GED Man Found Hanging to Fence
Isaac Betts a 75 year old Indiana farmer living near Summit committed suicide by strangling himself to a fence post on a weekend morning. He had shown mental derangement since his wife’s death months earlier, and after a failed poisoning attempt and a head wound misattributed to a fall, he left his home to visit his son and was found dead hanging from a fence post in a field. The coroner ruled death by his own action.
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Auburn
Ind
Isaac Betts
Summit
Himsalf
Mr. Betts
William
George
Ashley
Infant dies from ruptured blood vessel after convulsions
Fernaald Bowers infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bowers of New Haven died after sudden illness on Sunday night. He showed convulsions and died half an hour later at Regednant drug store where Dr. J F Bickel treated him. Coroner Stults ruled death due to bursting of a brain blood vessel caused by convulsions.
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Fernaald Bowers
Albert Bowers
New Haven
South
Hanna Street
Hannan Street
Mr. Bowers
Regedtant Drug Store
J. F. Bickel
Positive home cure for consumption promoted by Fort Wayne doctor
Dr Charles Zimmerman claims a world class lung specialist has perfected a home treatment that cures consumption when vitality remains. He states it has saved hundreds deemed fatal and now offers testimonials and information by mail from Fort Wayne Indiana to the United States and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Zmuverman
Fort Wayne
United States
Europe
Charles Zimmerman & Co
Tf Fort
Wayne, Indiana
Runnels Arrested On year-old Warrant Charged With Assault
Hugens Runnels was arrested Sunday by Deputy Sheriffs Daseler and Gladfeux on a grand jury warrant dashed over a year ago. He faces charges of assault and battery with intent to kill. He is said to have threatened Mrs. Charo Hostman of 314 West Superior Street about eighteen months ago, an incident that caused excitement when she shot him at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugens Runnels
Daseler
Gladfeux
Charo Hostman
West Superior Straat
Hostman
Explosion at Sciones fireworks factory kills five in Camden
Camden May 23 One man and two boys were killed and two girls fatally injured in an explosion at Sciones fireworks factory. The dead include Simon Tiervincozzi 18 Joseph Logrea 16 and an unidentified man. Also fatally injured are Michael Scalona 52 and Leonardo Pinto 45.
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Camden
N. J
Sciones’ Freworks
Simon’ Tiervincozzi
Joseph Logrea
Michael Scalona
Leonardo Pinto
Stockwell Fired Upon Near Goshen Road Home
Deputy Sherifs report details a shooting near Stockwell’s Goshen road residence as he milked cows. He says a robber, who fled after two shots, demanded surrender and fired through the door hitting his hat. no description was obtained and no immediate police report was filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherif Daseler
Austin J. Stockwell
Goshen Road
Stockwell
Thore
Bari
Boy Run Over By Runaway Team on Cinnagn Street
Seven year old Master John Boyd, son of Mr and Mrs Seymour Boyd of Montgomery street, was knocked down and run over by a runaway team on Cinnagn street near his home Sunday while riding a bicycle. He was taken to a drug store unconscious with a severe brain concussion and severe head and facial cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Boyd
Seymour Boyd
Montgomery Street
Cinnnag Street
Best Pill Sold For Young or Old Dade's Little Liver Pills
Meyer Bros Co and A C Gocke promote Dade's Little Liver Pills as the top remedy. The ad markets this product to a broad audience, claiming effective liver support for all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dade
Meyer Bros. Co
A. C. Gocke
Five Get Diplomas at Lake Township Commencement
Lake township schools held Saturday night exercises in Joly's hall Arcola where diplomas were conferred by County Superintendent Felger and trustees Estella Joly John B Lewis Ray Smitley and Lewis Felger. The page also advertises Foley's Honey and Tar for throat ailments and local banking and security deposit notes.
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Lake Township
Joly
Arcola
Felger
Charles Archer
Estella Joly
John EB. Lewis
Ray BP. Smitley
Lewis Felger
Mrs Howe Dies at 81 Founder of Howe Military School
A. Hartwig reports the death of Mrs. James B. Howe of Lima Indiana age 81. Wealthy philanthropist and founder of Howe Military School at Lima was widely known in Fort Wayne.
Explosion at Lake Shore Novelty works claims seven dead
May 23 Findlay Ohio. The Lake Shore Novelty works plant, tied to fireworks production, suffered a massive blast. Seven died and five more were expected to perish, with 28 workers present during the explosion. Victims include Edith Dillon 17 Estella Decker 15 Frank Grapevt 24 Joseph Sherwood 24 Jay Sherwood 21 Dean Brian 18 Mary Snider 22. Fatally injured include Thomas Bock Maggie Logan Effie Peterman Hoy Peterman Claude Shaw. The blast occurred around 7:16 PM and wrecked six buildings used for weighing mixing molding drying and packing explosives. The plant produced railway torpedoes and Fourth of July cannons and carriages. The factory lay in the city’s southwestern sector near refineries.
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Findlay
Ohio
Lake Shore
Dillon
Edith
Decker
Estella
Grapvt
Frank
Sherwood
Joseph
Jay
Brian
Dean
Snider
Mary
Bock
Thomas
Logan
Maggie
Peterman
Effie
Hoy
Shaw
Claude
Sherwood Brothers
Jay Sherwood
Edith Dillon
Lake Shore Novelty Company
Fire damages vestments at St. Peter’s Catholic Church
A blaze at St. Peter’s Catholic Church around 12 30 Sunday destroyed vestments in the choir robes and damaged the sacristy. Sisters aided by buckets held the flames until the fire department arrived and used the chemical engine to extinguish. Estimated damage about 50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Valuable Horses Burn in Indiana Barn Fire
At Tebanos near this city on May 22 W H Gott a noted horseman was overcome by heat and gases while trying to rescue horses from a burning stock farm barn. Two horses perished including a Gott trotter and one owned by Lon Tomlinson of Champaign. Black Pet and five other valuable animals were saved. The blaze origin is unknown.
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Tebanos
Ind
W. H. Gott
Lon Tomlinson
Champaign
Gott
Black
Pet
Buntin & Stevens
TROLLEY CARS COLLIDE IN INDIANA INCIDENT
A waste bound limited car on the Union Traction One collided with an eastbound limited at Daleville. Motorman Joseph Martin broke his arm after jumping from his car. Several others suffered minor bruises. Orders to meet at Daleville were not executed in time, causing the crash.
Four Fruit Flavors Package Promises Easy Tea Preset
A promotional note touts a tea product that makes brewing simple by adding hot water and waiting two minutes. It highlights low cost and no trouble, with flavors listed as Lemon Orange Strawberry and Raspberry.
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Perry
Huntington County Democrats Plan July Convention
Huntington county delegates schedule a Democratic convention for July 9. The report also notes regional events including a Warsaw promise to promote city growth, a potential Logansport building trades strike, and various local incidents involving residents and officials across northern Indiana.
Forest Preserve Plan Aimed by Local Landowner
A landowner plans to set apart a forest preserve under the 1899 act. The land may be any acres with 170 trees per acre at least four inches in diameter. The reserve would be taxed at no more than one dollar per acre. The virgin timber in Glinton county is among the largest tracts, with parts never logged.
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Dew
Glinton
Fisherman Killed by Premature Dynamite Blast on White River
Martinsville Indiana May 28 Scott Gregory a coop factory worker died instantly while dynamiting fish in White River near Paragon His body was blown to pieces including hands and legs His neighbor John Suter heard the blast as he collected fish Gregory left a wife and a three year old son survived by his parents and widow The incident followed pleas from his wife not to go fishing and is attributed to a premature explosion of dynamite.
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Voelparaiso
Anna Peters
Grand Trunk Road
William
Bilver Lake
Adam Stout
Warsaw Union
Kosciusko County
C. W. Smith
W. Walhourn
H.S. K. Bartholomew
Bartholomew
Tod Dow
Logansport
Clinton County
Martinsville
Ind
Scott Gregory
Davis Cooperage
White River
Paragon
John Suter
Ther
Gregory
Suter
M.W. Gregory
South Main Street
Yale Polo Fatal Blow Ends Freshman Herry Babcock's Life
New York May 23 Herry 2 Babcock Jr Yale freshman and polo player died yesterday from an accidental head blow suffered during a polo match at Van Cortlandt Park. The accident occurred Saturday in the first intercollegiate polo game in the nation between Yale and Princeton. Babcock slipped from his pony after the blow but insisted on continuing. Yale Captain Baldwin overruled him and replaced him. His condition worsened hours later and he died as surgeons prepared for an operation.
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New York
Herry
Badcock, Jr
Yale
W. C G. Devereux
van Cortlandt Park
Babcock
Devereux
Princeton
Baldwin
Red Cross Specialists Offer Free Treatments For Three Months
Two years after establishing a Fort Wayne branch at 723 Clinton Street the Red Cross Medical Association invites all to a second annual free three month treatment period excluding medicines. Services include consultation examination minor surgery and care for many ailments with frank evaluation if incurable.
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Clinton St
Fort Wayne
Ted Cross Medical Association
Clinton Street
Passover lesson notes from May 20 1904 Sunday school text
The article outlines the Passover lesson in the International Series for May 20 1904 with scriptural references from Matthew Mark Luke and John. It describes the Triumphal Entry the cursing of the fig tree the cleansing of the temple and the institution of the Lord's Supper plus notes on the Passover meal its symbolism and the Last Supper scene including the betrayal prediction and Jesus washing the disciples feet. It closes with reflections and a sentence sermon about habitual sincerity and genuine religion.
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Matt
Willd
Mark
Jerusalem
Jesus
Bethany
Matthew
Leonardo da Vinci
Alti
Egypt
John
Judas
Poloubet
Indus
God
Luke
Burton
Mathews
Senator Culom in Washington on Illinois dispute
Senator Culom arrived in Washington and denied he was summoned by the president to discuss ending the factional fight among Illinois Republicans. He spoke at a meeting to select an office building for senators and urged leaders to reach a gubernatorial solution. The president said to have no part in the Illinois controversy.
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Washington
Cullom
Illinois
Catlom
Rev Preston to Be Orator at Wayne High School Graduation
Rev A S Preston pastor of Wayne Street M E Church will preach the baccalaureate sermon to the Wayne High School graduating class at Wayne Street M E Church on Sunday June 19.
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A. S. Preston
Wayne Atrest M. E. Church
Wayne Strest
M. E. Ebradh
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Camden, N. J
Atlanta
Ranke & Nusbaum
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Express
Foley's
Dreier & Bro
Citizens’ Trust Co
Ane Anthnen
Wdeposire
Foley
Dreler & Bro
Indiana
Huntington County
Democrats
Warsaw
P. R. Brooks
Jackson
Mich
Churubusco
L. Betts
Huntington
Emanuel Chalfant
Blufton
Wells County
Jack Gates
Auditorium
South Bend
Elkhart County
Charles T. Greene
E. A. Dausmen
Goshen
Julia Conitz
Wamtah
Hom E. B. Gerber
Ligonier
Omaha
Nebraska
Lincoln
Miami County
Peru
Hurty
State Board of Health
Foley’s
Ureler & Bro
the Red Cross
Heaven
Ram's Horn
Postoffice
Sentinel
Allen
LeRoy
Fort Wayne Trust Co
Corner Main and
Court Streets
Hi. C. Paul
M. Foster
A. Ely Hoffman
2D V
E. H. McDonald
W. J. Probasco
First National Bank
U. S
Gallioon St
Stamnuy
Phono
U. 5
Drs" Jo Ay
JW Willams
Calhoun, St
E. E. Niswonger
Beekeepers
West Binin St
Preston
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