Death of Mrs Adeline Kapp Shocks Fort Wayne
Excitement followed the discovery that two young women rooming at 116 West Brackenridge street and a man were in the room when Mrs Adeline Kapp died about 12:30 am Thursday. Coroner Kesler and Dr Harrod ruled natural causes due to heart trouble. The trio Matilda Junghans Minnie Holmes and Jerry Danehey were held briefly and released after statements. Kapp, widow of John Kapp, leaves two children a grandchild and several siblings. The family moved from Bluffton to Fort Wayne nine years ago.
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West Brackenridge Street
Adeline Kapp
Matilda Junghans
Minnie Holmes
Jerry Danehey
Kapp
Harrison Street
New Haven
Danehey
Kesler
Morse Harrod
Jennie Green
Allen Kapp
Solomon Nelson
Lee Martz
Lizzie T. Clark
Wilson
William Clark
Bluffton
Fort Wayne
City police criticized for private duty and neglect of ordinances
A citizen attacks police for taking private pay for outside work while city ordinances against sidewalk blockades and gutter dumping are ignored. He cites unlit street lights, a sleeping trouble man, and reports no action by the mayor. He urges a fund to support department duties and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Wheat Harvest Starts in Texas Amid Global Calendar
Texas reports the onset of wheat harvest as global calendar of grain gathering moves through January to December. Projections suggest U S yields near 600 million to 684 million bushels with potential dollar value around that range. Authors note Texas and other wheat regions drive harvest pace and world demand through mid year.
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Manitoba
United States
Interpal
Texas
Australia
New Zealand
Chile
Egypt
India
Mexico
Cuba
Asia Minor
Central Asia
Japan
China
Beginnning
Burma
South Wales
Time to Tell What the Umpire Has to Say in Texas News
The Texas report presents the first word on the controversy and what the umpire Time has to say. The piece emphasizes the unfolding argument and the need for an official statement from authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Tariff clash over constitutionality and party pledges
Lawmakers fray over a proposed minimum tariff as Mr. Shively warns it would lift duties higher than any prior law. Senator Beveridge defends lowering duties, cites Taft, and asserts a party campaign pledge. Rayner humorously mocks protections while threading sharp jabs at Aldrich and Bristow amid claims of a troubled citadel of protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shively
Mr. Shively
Beveridge
Taft
Bath
Maine
Heyburn
Indiana
Federal measure urged to curb cocaine trade
New York May 25 Thousands of medical and philanthropic leaders and major drug houses back a federal control plan for cocaine The American Health League seeks prohibitory duties on foreign cocaine and coca leaves to curb illicit supply A 150 per ounce tariff on foreign cocaine and five cents per pound on coca leaves plus licensing and bonding is proposed to restrict traffic and raise revenue Senate leaders have yet to consider the plan as backers press for action nationwide stake in the fight against the drug plague
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Congress
American +Health league
Washington
United States
Finance Committee
The
Senate
Uncle Sam
Two Income Tax Proposals Split by Senators Bailey and Cummins
Washington May 25 report that Bailey and Cummins have failed to agree on income tax terms within the tariff bill. Democratic and progressive Republican factions have only agreed that Bailey's amendment will be presented first. Cummins plans to offer amendments to refine the income tax provisions or present his own after efforts to perfect the current amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bailey
Cummins
Judiciary Committee
Higmn
Dover Likely Reassignment After Bank Examiner Controversy
Washington May 25 Elmer Dover former secretary of the republican national committee sees his New York national bank examiner post blocked by the comptroller of the currency. Protests urged the president that a twelve thousand dollar salary was too high for Dover who opposed Taft's nomination and was replaced on the national committee. Taft had agreed to the post as a favor but may offer a district where he interests align more closely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elmer Dover
Republican National Committee
New York
Dover
Taft
National Committee
Ias
National Bank
Emma Jenson Shober Dies After Illness at Hope Hospital
Mrs Emma Jenson Shober 35 died from uraemia at Hope hospital after a brief illness following an operation. Widow of Oscar L Shober she lived at 610 West Third Street and left two children Thelma 11 and Jenson 10. Born in Hamilton Canada she married in 1895. Funeral Friday at 2 from the residence Rev Frank M Fox officiating Lindenwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Jenson Shober
Hope Hospital
Shober
William Jenson
Hamilton
Ontario
Canada
Frank M. Fox
Lindenwood
Otto McVay 28, Laborer Died At 4:30 PM
Otto McVay aged 28, a laborer, died at 4 30 o clock according to a brief death notice. The record lists his occupation and time of death in terse format.
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Otto “McVay
Graduation list shows count and honors at county normal
The June class lists 154 graduates with nine on the honor roll reflecting unusually hard exams. Notable honorees include George Parker Perry township and Fred Rowe Wayne township. The recent class is smaller than last year's 194 as the county records a par with other districts.
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Jhune
Felger
George Parker
Perry Township
Fred Rowe
Wayne Township
Bernard Hart Kell
Bernard Snider
George D. Jackson
Delight Caston
James Leroy Zinn
Marie Whittern
Clarence McCauslin
Aboit
Dollie Decker
Carrie Oser
Agnes E. Philley
Walter Hyatt
Otts A. McFadden
Elma Klaehn
Adams Township
Edwin Ehrman
Vern Davis
Hugh W. Burgette
Charlisle Duell
Margaret Strebig
Edwin Parker
Louis Henry Kannine
Walter Mooney
William Robert Weber
Cedar Creek
Hattie Kathern Tonkel
Leah Liecht
Flora Gephart
Ernest Alen Crow
Hazel Earl
Linnie Fisher
Frank G. Fogwell
Grace Baker
Nellis Keller
Goldie Baker
Cleo Irene Mason
Clifford Coverdale
Lake
Robert Roach
W. Vincent Carmichael
Madison
Esther Reynolds
Marion
Lois Pearl Vaughan
Frank Kaiser
Dorothea Kaiser
Edith Esther Hiser
Pearl Worley
Mauree
Harry Thompson
Clyde Strayer
Henry Arnold
Edna Johnson
Vere Davis
Dora Bennett
Milan
Gladys Lantz
Erlena Yerks
Mollie Fern Ringwall
Albert Smith
Ralph A. Ewing
Bertha Mabel Stevens
Ray Irving
Monroe
Fred Bucher
Carl Jones
Laura Smith
Ralph Fry
Perry
Ruth Pauline Hieber
Walter Rundles
Arthur Murphy
Robert W. Hilegas
Harold N. Walter
Earl Eugene DeBoit
George
Oswald Brugger
Scipio
Fae _ Gorrell
Daisy Dorsey
Springfield
Virgil Eager
Hazel Starr
John Carrington
George Moore
Herbert L. McHarter
Florence Hemrick
Ted Julian
Donald Boston
Evin Mac Miller
Essie Merrill
Washington Township
William M. Oswald
Dorothy Delagrange
Walter Stahler
Julia Rodenbeck
Florence Moore
Frances C. Rowley
Bernard Earl Keil
Arthur Koons
Marion Connett
Samuel Orman Hughes
Frank Joker
Grace
Adella Schilling
Edwin Moellering
Zetta
Robinson
Alice M. Graham
Floyd Underhill
Homer Brintzenhofe
Rita Valentine
Monroeville
Lulu Reynolds
Marguerite McArdle
Lena Mae Shifferly
Leland Brown
Ida Mae Savieo
Glenn Isenbarger
New Haven
William M. Hargrave
For Sale Saloon in Fort Wayne Business District
Good paying saloon with old established trade offered at sacrifice. Fine location in city business district. Inquire Fern C. Bicknese at 1111 1115 Clay Street Fort Wayne Indiana. Phone 2086.
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Fern C. Bicknese
Clay Street
Fort Wayne
Ind
Notice of Final Settlement of Aaron G Carey Estate
Creditors heirs and legatees of Aaron G Carey deceased are notified to appear in Allen Circuit Court Fort Wayne Indiana on June 15 1909 to show cause why final settlement accounts should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares Martha B Dacey appears as guardian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron G. Carey
Allen
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Martha
Dazey
Anid
Kleindinst arraigned as mayor raids gambling house
Ed S. Kleindinst faced city court on a running a blind tiger charge. Judge Skelton fined him 50 dollars and costs and gave 30 days in jail with an appeal bond set at 200 dollars. Mayor Hosey led a raid on Kleindvist’s saloon seizing roulette tables and slot machines and turning them over to police. Several others were cited or fined in related drunkenness and vagrant cases as authorities vow continued crackdown.
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Ed S. Kleindinst
Tiger
B. W. Skelton
W. J. Hosey
Richard Kelly
Kleindvist
Gene Jamison
Harry Hilgemann
Jamison
Ankenburuck
Skelton
A. M. Reichelderfer
Captain Kelly
Kleindiist
Tom Clark
East Columbia Street
Hosey
Kleindvist Place
Kelly
Homer Hall
John O'Dell
Budd Slater
Thomas Shafer
John Geyer
Charles Bird
Billy Hendricks
Fred van Keuren
Lambs Gambol Opens With Herbert Orchestra Parade
New York May 25 Victor Herbert and his symphony band led the Lambs all star minstrel parade to the Metropolitan Opera house. An estimated 200000 people blocked sidewalks and streets as 200 mounted officers maintained order. Inside about 4600 attended the performance with Lamb Hopper as interlocutor and Charles Byans among the featured acts.
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Moore
Donald Bryen
John Ott Welsh
Neal McCay
Charr
Richie Ling
Rapley Holmes
William Stuart
Walter Lawrents
Melville ‘Stewart
J.B. Pats
John. Peachy
Frank, Belcher
Eugene Cowles
DeWolf
Hopper
Joseph Miron
Victor Herbert
Brutus
Shakespeare
David Belasco
Henry M. Blossom
A. Li. Erlanger
Lew Fields
George Broadhurst
Lambs Weber
Fields
George Hobart
Lambs
Hartford
Boston
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Washington
Baltimore
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Chicago
New York
Actors’ Fund
Symphony Orchestra
Broadway
Metropolitan Opera House
United Press
Metropolitan
Lamb de Wolf Hopper
Lamb
Charles” Byans
Agg
Lawyer Hartridge Promises Expose Of Thaw Case
New York May 25 Clifford W Hartridge former Thaw lawyer suing for fees states he will file a bill of particulars within thirty days and reveal names of witnesses he claims were paid to quiet allegations. He says Mrs Thaw’s signed letters support his claims and disputes Harry Thaws assertion that he would be disbarred over bribery allegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Clifford W. Hartridge
Thaw
William Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Hartridge
Hough
United States Circuit Court
Harry Thaw
Boston
Harry
Jerome
Reorganized Booth Fisheries Company Elects Frank Letts
Scoth Company of Chicago reports Booth Fisheries, a seven million dollar corporation born from A Booth & Co., elected Frank C. Letts as president. Branch offices to reopen soon. roughly $1,000 fine for rebates against Nickel Plate and Lehigh Valley railways lingered from a 2-year-old conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Ill
Booth Fisheries Company
A. Booth & Co
Frank C. Letts
Booth
Monroe County Farmers Endorse Local Option Dry Vote
Bloomington Ind May 26 Special farmers in Monroe county backed the dry side 499 majority in the local option election. Bloomington township gave a wet result while the Indiana university precinct led the drys with a 127 majority. No saloons are affected. the remonstrance would have expired in October.
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Bloomington
Ind
Monroe County
Bloomington Township
Court House
Breeden
Indiana University
Madison County Voting In Local Option Elections
Indianapolis reports Madison Owen and Crawford counties vote today in local option contests. Madison county includes Anderson Elwood and Alexandria with 107 saloons, a bitter dry wets battle leaving results doubtful. Owen and Crawford are dry and expected to remain without saloons. Laporte Floyd and Harrison vote tomorrow with wets predicting wins in Laporte and Floyd.
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Indianapolis
Madison
Owen
Crawford
Madison County
Anderson
Elwood
Alexandria
Laporte
Floyd
Harrison
Evansville Car Strike Impasse Ends Without Agreement
In Evansville Indiana a fresh conference between street car men and the Evansville and Southern Indiana Traction company failed to resolve differences. Officials said they cannot recognize the union though they will treat union and non union workers equally. A strike vote was threatened if arbitration is not pursued before the agreement expires tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Evansville and Southern Indiana Traction Company
H. B. Smith
Hartford City
H. W. Marshall
Lafayette
Fletcher M. Durbin
J. R. Ferguson
Varney Dixon
Evansville Business Association
Ike Hornbrook
Central Labor Union
Pennsylvanian mine fire at Penn Gas Coal No. 3 near Irwin
A serious blaze broke out early today in mine No 3 of the Penn Gas Coal Co near Irwin Pennsylvania. More than 400 miners were at work and all escaped to the surface safely. The fire started in a rear entry and is spreading rapidly. officials fear heavy losses and the origin remains unknown.
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Pittsburg
Penn Gas Coal Company
Irwin
Marion Bluffton and Eastern Traction elects new president
H C Arnold of Bluffton is elected president of the Marion Bluffton and Eastern Traction company replacing L C Davenport who resigns due to other business commitments. G Max Hofmann of Fort Wayne retires from the board. Indiana state appointments have been made to county men including Major Jos R Harrison on the advisory commission and Dr O Schuman to tuberculosis commission. John W Brand named pardon board officer and Isaac M Swigart appointed guard at the eo north. Revi A on uilleting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Arnold
Bluffton
Marion, Bluffton and Eastern Traction Company
L. C. Davenport
G. Max Hofmann
Fort Wayne
Thoman
R. Marshall
Whitley
Jos. R. Harrison
O. Schuman
John W.brand
Pardon Board
Isaac =M. Swigart
Eo North
Revi. A. On
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Maryland
Rhode Island
Aldrich
South Dakota
Michigan
Elmer
Dover , Will
New , York
Bank
Supt. Felger
John Oldfather
St. Paul's Church
Ed Kleindinst
Bltter
Scoth Company
An. Saghehe
Ing
Pat
Pennsylvania
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