Mont Pelee Eruption Devastates St Pierre and Drains Fort De France
From Fort De France Martinique May 21 the Mont Pelee eruption of 5 AM proved ten times more violent than the prior disaster at St Pierre. Volcanic missiles and red hot boulders rained on ruins as ash clouds reach Fort De France while refugees flee. Lieutenant McCormick of the Potomac aided 180 evacuees to safety.
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Fort de France
Martinique
Mont Pelee
St. Pierre
United States
Cincinnati
Suchet
Panic in Fort De France Sparks Mass Flight
Reports from Castries St Lucia confirm a panic at Fort De France Martinique. Ashes covered the town stones fell and a tidal wave intensified fear as residents fled to hills. Three hundred refugees arrived here and thousands embarked for nearby islands seeking safety.
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Castries
Island
St. Lucia
Fort de France
Martinique
Fort Wayne Right of Way Case Upheld by Court
The lower court ruling in Aaron N. Dukes v Bash and others sustaining the sale right of way between Fort Wayne and Roanoke is affirmed by the appellate court. The canal corridor originally owned by Bash and partners was examined after A N Dukes of Peru proposed an electric line project from Fort Wayne toward the west.
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Fort Wayne
Southwestern
Dukes
Townsend, Reed & Co
Allen Superior Court
Aiken
Bush
Aaron N. Dukes
Charles
A. N. Dukes
Peru
Fraterville Mine Disaster Toll Rises to 226
Knoxville May 21 The latest estimate places deaths at 226 in the Fraterville coal mine disaster at Coal Creek including contract miners day laborers and boy helpers Thirteen bodies were found in an entry with five leaving letters describing their suffering and urging funds for relief Money is badly needed and donations are urged to R M Lindsay chairman of the relief committee Coal Creek Tenn
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Knoxville
Tenn
Fraterville
Coal Creek
R. M. Lindsay
Relief Committee
Unexplained Ohio Captain Kensill Death Prompt Post Mortem
Coroner deems Kensill death heart failure but Indiana law demands more specificity. Post mortem at Peltier undertaking rooms reveals gallstones and an enlarged heart weighing forty ounces. Extensive heart valve calcification found. no brain injury. eye cancer not fatal. Peritoneal bowel condition may stem from poison in a medicinal preparation. Specimen sent to city health commissioner for analysis.
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Ohio
Kensill
Indiana
Peltier Undertaking Rooms
A. E. van Buskirk
Gettysburg
van Buskirk
A. H. Macbeth
Drowning Man Finds Relief in Kodol Cure
Geo. S. Marsh of Nocona Texas recounts chronic dyspepsia that left him scarcely able to go. He tried pepsin and other remedies, then used Kodol and felt immediate improvement, claiming several bottles restored health. The ad claims Kodol reproduces natural digestive juices to digest any good food and cure stomach trouble.
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Geo. S. Marsh
Nocona
Tex
Meyer Bros. & Co
Nickel Plate Sunday excursions resume May 11
The Nickel Plate Road starts Sunday excursions on May 11. Tickets cost $1.00 per person for groups of five or more on a single ticket, valid between any two stations within 100 miles, round trip the same day. See local agent or C A Asterlin Fort Wayne or R J for details.
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Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Werne
Ind
R. J
Havana Night Illumination Cheers Cuban Republic
The May 21 Havana event showcased electric hotel facades lanterns and a sea of colored globes as crowds quieted after fireworks. A Cuban flag rose over the Casino beside Spain's banner while portraits of Palma Gomez and Marti were displayed. W J Bryan and the U S senate bloc sailed to Key West and voiced optimism about the republic’s endurance.
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Havana
Palma
Gomez
General Marti
Spain
Independence Avenue
Prado
W. J. Bryan
United States
Key West
Republic
Bryan
Jones
Andrew Wallace Dies at 76 in Chicago
Andrew Wallace vice president of the Fort Wayne Foundry and Machine Works and manager of the Chicago Bass Foundry and Machine Works plant died in Chicago on Wednesday at age seventy six. He had resided in Fort Wayne before 1874.
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Andrew Wallace
Fort Wayne
Smith to Post Bond After Shooting Incident
Ex Representative F. D. Smith will furnish a $2,000 bond this week to gain liberty after wounding McCoy Lassiter Friday night. Attorney John Branyan handles the bond while Mrs Lassiter contributes to the obligations. A relative asked Sheriff Gallagher if Smith was freed. the sheriff says Smith will avoid the area after the near-lynching incident Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia City
F. D. Smith
McCoy Lassiter
John Branyan
Smith
Alma L. Thomas and Edward Schele Wed in Secret Episcopal Ceremony
Miss Alma L. Thomas and Edward Schele were married Monday afternoon at the Episcopal residence by Rev. P. F. Roche. The couple kept the engagement private. They have gone east on their wedding trip and will reside at 521 East Wayne Street after returning.
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Alma L. Thomas
Edward Schele
Episcopal
P. F. Roche
Mrs. Schele
East
Wayne Street
Desperate Prisoner’s Escape Attempt Ends in Confrontation
In Canton at the Stark County Workhouse George Jacob is dead Homer Stone is critically wounded Charles Giganti is dangerously wounded after a brutal assault during an escape attempt from the brush and broom shop. The incident occurred May 21 as Giganti attacked fellow inmates and staff.
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Canton
Ohio
George Jacob
Homer Stone
Charles Giganti
Stark County
Giganti
Wedded at St. Patrick's in Early Wednesday Ceremony
Frank Kleinrichert, a car builder at the east shops, wed Miss Mary Cattez daughter of Mrs Julia Cattez of 139 Buchanan street in a 6:30 PM ceremony at St Patrick's church conducted by Rev Father De.
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Frank Kleinrichert
East Shops
Mary Cattez
Julia Cattez
Buchanan Street
St. Patrick's Church
Groom's Relative Acts as Groomsman at Kleinrichert Nuptials
G. Betzler, nephew of the groom, served as groomsman. Mr. and Mrs. Kleinrichert departed on the 10 o'clock Pennsylvania train No. 21 for Chicago to spend a few days. They plan to reside at the corner of Buchanan and Oliver streets.
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G. Betzler
Mrs. Kleinrichert
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Buchanan and
Oliver Streets
Calaveras Death in California Mine Claims Madden
Joseph Madden, a Wallen resident and former Allen County boy, died in a California gold mine by cremation. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Madden, received a telegram with only the sad news and no details. He was about twenty, had gone west years ago to mine, and another Madden brother was in Arizona. The parents seek information and plan to bring his remains home if possible.
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Joseph Madden
Allen County
California
Dennis Madden
Wallen
Madden
Arizona
Tales of State Home at Fort Wayne
Alexander Johnson superintendent of the school for feeble minded at Fort Wayne attends the Odd Fellows grand lodge in Indianapolis. The institution holds about 830 inmates with a waiting list near 150. A new cottage will house 150 women, with 46 admitted under 1901 law. A $25,000 boys cottage funded for July construction will add at least 50 spots. Six smallpox cases have been stamped out. The national association of superintendents meets at the school next Monday and Tuesday.
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Alexander Johnson
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Johnson
Grand Lodge
The
Odd Fellows
National Association of Superintendents of Feeble Minded Schools
Double Tragedy in Martin: Soldier Kills Wife then Takes Own Life
Shoals Indiana May 21 David Salmon a longtime Martin county resident shot and killed his wife in her home. He then fired again and killed himself, dying of a self-inflicted wound. The couple had a troubled marriage and she had left him for another man. A small boy witnessed the scene.
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Martin
Shoals
Ind
David Salmon
Martin County
Salmon
Electric Bitters credited by congressman Champ Clark
Champ Clark recounts his campaign fatigue and collapse and credits three bottles of Electric Bitters with restoring his health. He calls the medicine the best all around remedy ever sold by a druggist, urging readers to consider it for overwork and nervous strain.
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Champ Clark
Missouri
Eastern Star forms new Leo chapter with Fort Wayne members
Twenty eight charter members joined Leo chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star during a Tuesday ceremony in the Masonic hall at Leo. Dr. Fanning, deputized by the grand patron, instituted the chapter with Mrs. Fanning assisting. Fort Wayne attendees rode by carriage, and a banquet followed at the village hotel. Prof Brown named worthy patron with Lechner as worthy matron. The chapter remains under dispensation until the grand chapter session.
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Leo
Order of the Eastern Star
Fort Wayne
Masonic
Indiana news brief highlights deaths and local events
Northern Indiana notes deaths of David Bucher aged 60 in Huntington and William Cummings 84 in Hartford City. Efforts to revive Wabash county fair, Bluffton’s National Guard company, Knox blocks rebuilt, eight buildings under construction. Other items include a Verona era deeds in Bluffton, hotel blaze near Waterloo, school ban dispute over shirt waists, and a Meese marriage union reunion set for June in DeKalb. Local incidents involve fires, lawsuits, elopement rescues, and a Peruvian disaster near St Pierre.
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David Bucher
Huntington
Wabash
Bluffton
Indiana National Guard
George W. Rich
Elkhart County
William Cummings
Hartford City
Herman Williams
Xendallville
Fred Kappner
George Grissamer
Syracuse
Knox
Sarah Middleton
Nappanee
George
England
Locke Hotel
Waterloo
H. W. Biddle
Toledo
Mirs
J. T. Custer
Logansport
Washington
Ralph Ressler
Marion High School
W. L. Meese
Auburn
Noel's Grove
St. Johns
DeKalb County
Herman Voight
American Telephone Company
Voight
Telephone Company
George M. Leibter
Laporte County
Fred Riley
Riley
Ira B. Myers
Peru
St. Pierre
Martinique
Myers
Lillian
Haines Egbert
Goshen
Beulah Kreider
General Lafayette
Decatur Driving Club to Stage First Race Meet May 30
Decatur Driving club announces its first race meet set for May 30. Other rural notes: Bluffton drills new wells to address water famine. Prof W A Wirth re-elected Bluffton superintendent. several local deaths and incidents reported across Wells and Noble counties.
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Decatur Driving Club
Bluffton
W. A. Wirth
Howard W. Thompson
Adams County
George Allen
New Geneva
Dean's Kidney Pills Back Claims From Fort Wayne Ad
A Fort Wayne reader testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved her backache after kidney trouble. The endorsement notes purchases at Meyer Bros. Co. and lists the 50 cent price. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY is named as sole US agents.
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Dean
Fort Wayne
Mary Gerdes
Putnam
Oakland Streets
Meyer Bros. & Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
United States
Woman Succumbs After Grass Fire On Marsh Land
Mrs Lamiller attempted to stop a grass fire on marsh near her home when her clothing ignited. A heavy rain followed, likely saving her life, but she was later found lying in the rain away from her home, fatally burned.
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Mrs. Dennis Madden
Tales OF State Home
NEW Eastern Star Chapter
Wells County Council
Isaac B. Hire
Barket
South Bend
Mary Starr
Keystone
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Abolt
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Howard Wilson
Kendallville
Wilson
Carl Ruh
Lima
Huntington County
Ron
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Ledbedder
Jelm
Wyoming
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Earl Vanderson
T. M. Bucker
G. W
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
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Enk
DR. Joseph Ene
W. V. Macy
American Bicycle Co
Pacific Coast
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Union City
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