Fire Devastates Mayflower Mills It Shrouds Downtown
A blaze discovered Sunday morning destroyed the Mayflower mills and elevators at 116 118 West Columbia street, with losses near 1760000. Firefighters battled for more than twenty four hours, limiting spread and preserving outside stock. insurance covers most losses and rebuilding is planned.
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Mayflower
West
Columbia Street
Mayflower Company
National Millers’ Mutual Insurance Company
Mayflower Milling Company
Peter D. Smyser
Harry E. Bash
Nora B. Hughes
Bash
Hilbrecht
Mayflower Mills
Grent
Wayne Hotel
Fire Rages Through Fort Wayne Milling Block
A massive blaze at the Mayflower milling complex in Fort Wayne caused extensive damage. Fire crews battled roaring flames that crowned the elevator shaft, while nearby buildings suffered water and structural losses. Dozens of firefighters worked through the day, with several men injured and hundreds of thousands in property losses tied to grain, flour, and equipment.
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Pany
Fort Warne
John Wiegand
Sentinel Want Ads Pay For Service
Sentinel wants ads paid promptly. Classified notices note payment required to place or renew advertisements in the Sentinel newspaper.
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Sentinel
Well Increase Tax Revenues In Indiana Session
Indianapolis Ind May 22 After fixed the appraised valuation of corporation properties assessable by the boards at 257 489 198 a net increase over the appraisement over a year ago of 9 726 303 the state board of tax commissioners prepared to adjourn the first sitting of the 1911 session. If the assessment stands after appeals it will mean an increase of about 500 000 in the state revenue. Only two classes of property show decreases. Pipeline companies or corporations engaged in the transportation of oil for refining purposes decreased 257 214 and express companies showed a total decrease of 401 151. The other properties showed a gross increase of 10 384 553 and of this amount 7 243 742 was on steam railroads and 1 190 585 on electric lines.
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Indianapolis
Ind
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Lee W Jacques Quits Traction After Five Years Service
Lee W Jacques retires as master mechanic of the Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana Traction Co after five years to take a June 1 position in Rockford Illinois. He previously worked as shop foreman for Minneapolis street railways and is viewed as a skilled expert.
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Lee WW. Jacques
Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana Traction Company
Jacques
Rockford, Ill
Fort Wayne
Minneapolis
Fred Rapp
Public Service Commission of
New Jersey
Watson
A. W. Greenland
Traction System
Measles Quarantine Man arraigned in Churubusco court
Frank Cramer of Smith township left a quarantined home for measles and was arraigned in the justice court at Churubusco Friday evening. He was fined $10 plus costs and ordered to serve eighteen days after being brought to Columbia City by John Claxton and turned over to Sheriff Schumaker.
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Columbia City
Ind
Frank Cramer
Smith
Churubusco
John . Claxton
Schumaker
Fort Wayne Hotels Through the Years Highlight Pioneer Taverns
An account of Fort Wayne’s hotel history notes seven leading modern hotels and a planned Cent Home addition, then traces early inns from 1820s taverns of Suttenfield and Ewing to later houses like the Palo Alto and Palo Alto era, describing lantern-lit rooms, simple meals, and genuine hospitality of pioneer days.
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Fort Warne
Randall
Robinson
Wiliam Suttenfield
Alexander Ewing
Columbia and
Barr Streets
Washington Hotel
Indiana
Mr. Ewing
Robert Hood
Abner Gerard
Joseph McMaken
Samuel Sowers
P. Timmons
Fort Wayne
Calhoun and
Columbia Streets
Lillie
Samuel Lillie
Columbia Street
Calhoun
Spencer
Calhoun Street
Court House
John Spencer
Amos Compton
Dalman
Kime
John Trentman
Wayne and
Clay Streets
J. J. Kime
Senator Nelson Attacks Taft Over Canadian Reciprocity Bill
Senator Nelson of Minnesota attacked President Taft before the senate finance committee for blocking senate amendments to the Canadian reciprocity measure. He proposed tariff cuts on farm products and argued the constitution makes the senate part of treaty making. He urged careful consideration of his amendments and cited past senate treaty edits.
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Washington
Nelson
Minnesota
Taft
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
United States
Senate of the
Soon to Complete Eighth Street Pavement in Auburn
Brick for the Eighth street pavement will be laid today if weather remains favorable. Bricklayers have worked diligently and made good progress. After brick is laid several days are needed for remaining processes to complete the pavement.
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Auburn
Ind
Eighth Street
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Bohn Building
McPhail Bros
Bash & Co
School Tailor Shop
Fisher Bros
Wolfand Mills
Monitoring Bros. & Millard
Mayflower Milling Co
George Jasper
City
Jasper Monday
Randall Hotel
E. F. Schoch
Bohn
Mills
Schoch
Harry H. Deam
Oscar Schnell
Wasman Cigar
Capt. Connors
Wallace Street
Bloomingdale
Nebraska
Fairfield Avenue
Maumee Avenue
Unil
S.bush & Co
Po-Lce
Harrison
Calhoun Streets
Mike” Connors
Engine Company No
John H. Bass
C. S. Hardie
Electric Fang
S. ‘<. Blair
Nickel Plate Railroad
Fort Wayne Foundry Company
Superior Street
Grice
Edward Henschen
No. 7 Engine Company
Watkins Street
Henry Plummer
No. 2 Company
Fred Tieman
William Brandt
Fred Schultz
No. 3
W. A. Bohn
McPhail Plumbing Establishment
McPhail
Wolland Flouring Mills
Moellering Bros. & Millard
S. Bush & Co
Standard Oil Company
Fisher Brothers
Mayflower Miling Company
Mossman, Yarnelle & Co
State Tax Board
Lee W. Jacques
Traction
Rockford, TI
Pioneer Tavern
Anthony
Wayne
Rich
Bakes
Alt Heidelberg
Pennsylvania Lines
Cent Hvre
Baker Street
Pennsylvania Depot
Gan
Madero
Custer
Rockhill
Willam Rockhill
Broadway and
Main
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Hadekin
Famad Maier
Palo Alto
White Fruit House
Frank Rohle
George Maier
Mater
J. 2. White
Aveline
Fort Wayrne
Ohlch
Bell Boys
Reardy
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