Christian Education Emphasized At St Patrick’s Ceremony
At St Patrick’s church, the St Catherine’s Academy graduates received diplomas in a ceremony led by Rt Rev Mer Oechtering and Fr Delaney. The address stressed Christian education as a sacred duty, with praise for the church’s role in schooling and the importance of reverence in the next generation.
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St. Patrick's Church
St. Catherine’s Academy
St. Patrick’s Choir
Mer. Oechtering
W. G
Mgr. Oechtering
God
Jesus
Earth
Babylon
Egypt
Rome
Christ
St. Paul
Leonidas
Origines the Great
Father Delaney
Rt. Rev
Ne Oec
St. Catherine's Academy
St. Patrick’s Church
St. Catherine's
Toll line to Fort Wayne cut from Decatur service
Decatur Indiana May 22 Citizens Telephone board meets as Fort Wayne Telephone Company orders cut of the Decatur toll line from Fort Wayne due to interference from the interurban line. Removal would require relocating the line across the river at substantial cost, while the Home Telephone Company notes induction affected Fort Wayne city lines. The Decatur toll line remains the sole independent line to Fort Wayne not owned by Home.
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Decatur
Ind
Citizens Telephone Company
F. M. Schirmeyer
Moellering
Fort Wayne
van Wert
Citizens’ Company
W. L. Moellering
Home Telephone Company
Decatur Company
Mr. Moellering
Home Company
Toledo
Chicago
Van Wert Man Guilty of First Degree Murder with Mercy Plea
Martin Brown was found guilty of first degree murder in Van Wert Ohio after a five hour jury deliberation. The jury recommended mercy, likely reducing the sentence to life in prison rather than the electric chair. Brown killed his ill wife by giving her strychnine powders. a chemical analysis confirmed strychnine in the stomach.
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van Wert
Ohio
Common Pleas Court
Martin Brown
Lfe
Brown
Fort Wayne
B. W. Rhamy
W. O. Gross
Fort Wayne Eyes State Medical Meeting Again
Local doctors attending the Indiana State Medical Society convention at French Lick next month expect a 1909 meeting in Fort Wayne. After ten years, Fort Wayne Medical Society members show strong desire to host the next gathering for over 500 attending physicians.
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Indiana State Medical Society
French Lick
Fort ‘Wayne
Birds Conserve Crops and Woods Across Nation
New York May 21 Ornithologists endorse conservation of land water and forest resources through bird protection. Audubon Society to offer cooperation following governors conference. Uniform state laws urged to curb insect pests harming crops and forests.
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New York
Washington
National Association of Audubon Societies
Workers For
White House
Bird Guard
House of Governors
Governors’ Conference
William Dutcher
Broadway
Serum for Hog Cholera Plans Set for Ames Iowa
A joint conference of the US Department of Agriculture and agricultural experiment stations will meet in Ames, Iowa on May 28 to discuss plans for supplying serum to prevent and treat hog cholera. Attending will be Secretary Wilson, A D Melvin, and M Dorst. The bureau has developed a treatment method saving many hogs. Wilson urges state involvement to handle serum production.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Experiment Stations
Ames
Iowa
Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
A. D. Melvin
Bureau of Animal Industry
M. Dorst
Coroner defends verdict in inquest over New Aveline hotel case
Dr. A J Kester county coroner said his verdict was wholly warranted by evidence from the inquest and declined to discuss criticism from W E Blakely Indianapolis chief of the Indiana inspection service, noting his finding was based on witness testimony and substantiated by that evidence.
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A. J. Kester
W. E. Blakely
Indianapolis
Indiana Inspection Service
Kesier
State Inspection Department
Aveline
Dr. Kesler
Blakely Defends Indiana Inspection Department Over Fort Wayne Fire
Indianapolis May 21 chief William E Blakely of Indiana inspection department counters coroner A J Kesler s criticisms of the department in the Fort Wayne New Avenue hotel fire report He cites prior inspections and orders for fire escapes and warnings by deputies Richards Williamson and Spees asserting Kesler s statements are untrue and that records support the department s actions.
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Indianapolis
William E. Blakely
Indiana Inspection Department
A. J. Kesler
Allen County
Department of Inspection
Aveline
Fort Wayne
Kesler
State Inspection Department
Blakely
Dr. Kesler
Mr. Blakely
Harvey A. Richards
Insurance Company
Mgr
Richard
T. S. Williamson
Williamson
City of
Spees
H. A. Richards
Muncie
Unburned Coal Found Beneath Aveline Hotel Boiler
Exploration of the New Aveline hotel ruins reveals two shovels of coal tossed into the boiler firebox just before the fire, mostly unburned. Inspectors had said the fire did not start in the boiler room, while hotel staff and insurers dispute the cause.
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Aveline
Samuel W. Teeple
Winona Lake Conservatory Recital and Gr isw old Ent ertainment
At the Winona Lake assembly auditorium Miss Ethel Dickey contralto and Miss Tillie May Poulson pianist gave a well received graduating recital under H W Owens and Mrs Motta M Libis. Next week the Winona academy Y M C A plans a broader season opener with cartoonist and chalk talker Griswold, praised for rapid caricatures and engaging storytelling.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
Winona Academy
Winona Conservatory of Music
Winona
Griswold
Academy
City to amend meat measure after court ruling
Judge O Rourke voided the penalty section of the city meat inspection ordinance but indicated an amendment could fix it. The ruling leaves intact provisions on selling meat by farmers but denies city power to seize unwholesome food, pending trial on merits. The mayor's license revocation authority was deemed too broad and invalid.
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Colerick
Thomas McKiernan
O’rourke
O'Rourke
Public Works Board Sets Sidewalks and Sewer Plans
The board ordered cement sidewalks on St Joe Boulevard from Columbia to Old Fort streets and confirmed sewer assessment rolls for the alley between Franklin Avenue and DeGroff Street plus grading the alley north of Huffman Street. Resolutions authorize Forest Park sewer construction and street widening at Williams Grove Park addition, plus vacating Spring Street part and opening and vacating an alley on Fairfield Avenue. Forest Park sewer bids due around June 11.
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Board of Public Works
St. Joe Boulevard
Columbia Street
Old Fort Street
Franklin Avenue
DeGroff Street
Huffman Street
Forest Park
Williams’ Grove Park
Spring Street
William Griffin
Fairfield Avenue
Larceny Epidemic Reported in Logansport
Logansport newspapers warn of a prevalent larceny epidemic sweeping the city, noting rising theft incidents across neighborhoods and urging residents to exercise caution and report suspicious activity.
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Logansport
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St. Catherine’s
Mgr. J. H. Oechtering
Teleum
J. F. Delaney
Governors’ Movement
Audubon Help
Kester
Winona Lake
E.F. Sites
W. Wayne 8&J
Calhoun St
Klaehn & Melching
West Main
Costa
R. R
South ‘Bend
McHenry Millhouse
Bend
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