Ketcham Elected Indiana G A R Department Commander
Indiana veterans choose W A Ketcham as department commander after a tight vote with J B Barlow. Election of a five member council of administration follows, with J E Loughrey and D C Elder among top finishers. Fort Wayne hosts the 28th annual encampment and honors include reappointing Col J A Fesler and presenting badges to retiring leaders.
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Missouri
Indiana
Sparklin
Brown
Lafayette
J. R. Fesler
W. W. Daugherty
Indianapolis
C. G. Burton
Nevada
Department of Missouri
Theodore F. Brown
Department of Tennessee
I. H. C. Royse
Terre Haute
J D. Alexander
Bedford
J. E. Loughrey
Monticello
W. H. Wood
Wabash
D. C. Elder
Greensburg
W. C. Jackson
Rushville
A. J. Buchanan
Andrew Fite
New Albany
George W. Knapp
Brook
Ww. P. McKinsey
Plainfield
M. B. Walker
Fortville
McKinsey
Walker
S. M. Hamilton
Connersville
J. F. Nesler
Jaches C. Bell
Covington
Fhilin Noel
Auburn
Z. T. Landers
Mr. Nosler
Noel
W. A. Ketcham
J. B. Barlow
Ketchamad
Barlow
Ketcham
Col
Fesler
Colt J. A. Fesler
A. O. Marsh
Parade earns praise from Commander in Chief Brown
Commander in Chief Brown praised the Fort Wayne parade as one of the best department pageants ever witnessed. He said if Ohio performs as well as Indiana today he would be extremely proud of her. Indiana officers at the encampment shared the high judging.
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Brown
Ohio
Indiana
Fort’ Wayne
Local committees praised for encampment success
The Walter and his staffs along with other committee members are credited for tirelessly ensuring the encampment and all its features are a resounding success.
New Commander W A Ketcham Heads Indiana G A R
Hon W A Ketcham chosen as head of Indiana G A R for the coming year. His Civil War service in the 13th Indiana and 10th and 18th Army Corps included Cold Harbor Fort Fisher Peters burg and the Army of the James. He joined Perryville post 212 in 1886 and has held key pension committee roles.
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W. A. Ketcham
William A. Ketcham
Indiana Department
Indiana
Army of the James
Tenth Army Corps
Eighteenth Army Corps
Army of the Potomac
Cold Harbor
Petersburg
Army of
Schofield
Wilmington
Faisons Station
Sherman
Johnston
Perryville
Thomas Post
Boston
Louisville
St. Paul
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
National Pension Committee
Col. Walker
Andersonville
Senate
House
McCumber
Indianapolis
Pension Committee
Congress
Rainmarred Start of Grand Army Encampment in Fort Wayne
Rain drenched Fort Wayne as the twenty cent h annual Indian Department encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic opened. Visitors arrived by special cars and trains from Indianapolis and nearby cities while officials praised city preparations and bands performed at the Wayne hotel and court house.
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Indian Department
Grand Army of the Republic
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Wabash Valley
Pennsylvania
Wabash Roads
Kokomo
Marion
Elwood
Anderson
Brown
Monticello
Fesler
Milton Garrison
W. A. Ketcham
James M. Barlow
Plainfield
W. H. Armstrong
National Council of Administration
Capt
Wallace Foster
Court House
Citizens
Wayne Hotel
George W. Steele
National Military Home
Steele
Fort Wayne Welcomes Veteran Encampment Delegations
A large procession arrives by rail from Indianapolis and south, with nearly 400 veterans and a Knightstown Soldiers' and Sailors' home band leading the way to the Elektron and Randall hotels. Department Commander B. R. Brown and Col. J. A. Fesler praise Fort Wayne’s decorations and preparations as the finest seen for a department encampment.
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Fort Wayne
Wabash Valley Traction Company
Indianapolis
Knightstown
Court House
B. R. Brown
Monticello
J. A. Fesler
Stewart
Brown
Minneapolis
Col
Fesler
Minnesota
Notable Deaths and Local Incidents Across Northern Indiana
Lifelong Waterloo resident Wesley Bachtel dies aged, along with multiple obituaries from Wells to Huntington counties. Notable events include Former Sheriff Thomas Williams death after illness, Mrs Mary Croy in Nottingham Township, Mrs John Britain near Larwill, and banker Samuel Bitner dying in Los Angeles. Local officials adjust salaries in Kendallville. a washout disrupts the St Joe Valley line. heavy rains cause damage and injuries.
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Wesley Bachtel
Waterloo
Thomas Williams
Wabash County
Mary Croy
Wells County
Nottinghan Township
John R. Britain
Larwill
Benjamin F. Bunger
Syracuse
Alfred Juday
Millersburg
Samuel H. Bitner
Warsaw
Los Angeles
Cal
C. W. Camp
Garrett
State Bank Examiner
Star Tent
Knights of the Maccabees
Kendallville
George W. Harsh
Mongo
St. Joe
Lagrange County
Frank Adams
Toledo and Chicago Interurban
Sacred Heart Hospital
Big Four
Wabash
F. G. Sawyer
New York
Bluffton
Fort Wayne and
Wabash Valley
Fort Wayne
Platt Houghland
Elkhart
Indiana
William Cook
Mt. Etna
Huntington County
Frank Nance
Harry Whipple
Cass County
Logansport
Enyart
Harry Parker
South Bend
George Plumb
Goshen
Peeping Tom Captured After Night Intrusion in Elkhart
Mrs. William C. Hackman held a drunken intruder at bay until police arrived. Charles Tompkins, a coal company agent, caused a delirious scene wandering suburban windows. Courageous defense by Mrs. Hackman noted as wolves in marsh area are feared again by residents nearby.
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Earl Graham
Wabash
D. W. Zartman
Second United Brethren Church
Swayzee
H. T. Munea
R. P. Henley
Zack Hambi
Fort Wayne and Bluffton Traction Company
Bluffton
Fort Wayne
Muncie
Hartford City
William L. Wall
Blank Book Makers Strike Hits Holyoke Workforce
In Holyoke Massachusetts on May 28 about 200 workers at the National Blank Book company walked off the job due to managerial disputes, halting production as labor action begins.
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Holyoke
Mass
National Blank Book Company
Bids for School Coal Rejected for Noncompliance
The city school board rejected five coal bids for the coming winter as they failed to state mine name owner coal quality and meet specifications. One bid was properly made but over $500 higher than others, prompting rejection. The board also announced the selection of Mr Meyer as assistant to Dr Nohr in the physical culture department due to increased student numbers.
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Meyer
Turnverein Vorwaerts Society
Robert Nohr
Strike delays vessels halt Boston Philadelphia trade
A Longshore strike spreads from Merchants' and Miners' Transportation to Baltimore and Ohio Wharf workers and Boston Philadelphia line clerks. Ships Parthian Indian and Allegheny failed to sail, with 100+ strike substitutes housed on two Delaware river lighters. Wages rise from 20-25 cents to 26 cents and 30 cents overtime.
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Philadelphia
Merchants’ and Miners’ Transportation Company
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Boston
Parthian
Indian
Providence
Fall River
Allegheny
Savannah
Delaware River
New York
Pathfinders Open Indiana State Convention in Terre Haute
Terre Haute Indiana May 28 at the opening of the state convention of Pathfinders welcoming remarks were made by W A Church and Mayor Lyons with responses by State President M W Kemp and Supreme President George R McKay Supreme Secretary E H Root is also present The convention immediately began considering proposals to improve the organization structure and operations.
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Terre Haute
Ind
The
Pathfinders
W. A. Church
Lyons
M. W. Kemp
George R. McKay
Supreme
EH. C. Root
Roosevelt Enjoys Muddy Mount Vernon Ride Amid Storm
President Roosevelt led a party from Washington to Mount Vernon despite a sudden downpour. Rain drenched all, a lean is taken at a roadside shelter, then sun returns as the group tours the Mount Vernon estate and returns to Washington where the president resumes official duties.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Alexandria
Mount Vernon
Potomac River
Chain Bridge
Aqueduct Bridge
McDermott
Colonel Dodge
Fairfax Estate
Ethel
White House
Indian brides seek white husbands at college
Twelve Chickasaw women in Indian Territory write to President Winstone of a state agricultural college asking aid to marry white men. They pledge to wed only whites, citing landholdings and belief that agricultural students suit their hopes. Winstone shares the letter, stirring student enthusiasm as fifty students respond.
Denver Man Charged In Ohio Pole Scheme
William B. Moore, agent for the Western Pole and Lumber Co of Denver, was arraigned in Columbus criminal court on seven indictments charging fleecing the city of $50,000 in a fictitious pole purchase. Moore and city official William Willcox pleaded not guilty.
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Denver
Columbus
Ohio
William B. Moore
Western Pole and Lumber Company
Col
Moore
William Willcox
Von Sternberg in Berlin on way to Dresden
Berlin May 28 Baron Speck Von Sternberg German ambassador to the United States stays a day in Berlin en route from the Italian Tyrol to Dresden. He will be received by King Frederick in Dresden who will personally bestow Saxony's Grand Cross of Albrecht on him. He will later return to Berlin for an audience with Emperor William.
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Berlin
Baron Speck von Sternberg
United States
Tyrol
Dresden
Frederick
Saxony
Albrecht
William
Bowne Urges One Creed as Church Evolves with Science
Cincinnati May 28 Dr Borden P Bowne a Boston theologian told the Methodist Preachers association that orthodoxy fifty years ago has vanished and creeds are evolving toward advanced truth. He urged intellectual leadership, a single creed, and a platform broad enough for all clergy to stand on, cautioning against rigid dogma and urging settlement by scholars.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Methodist Preachers Association
Borden P. Bowne
Methodist Theological Seminary
Boston
Jaspers
Bowne
Jesus
John
Pitcher Mason Quits After Demand for Purchase Money
Adelbert Mason the Cincinnati pitcher announced he will quit baseball and join a hardware firm in Duluth. He had demanded 400 dollars from his Baltimore purchase but says he does not expect to receive the money and bears no grievance against the Cincinnati club.
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Cincinnati
Adelbert Mason
Baltimore
Duluth
Lake Superior
Mason
Purdue trustee appointee from Lafayette named by governor
Governor Hanly announces George A. Jamison of Lafayette as a new member of Purdue University board of trustees. Fred Meyer is reappointed to the Lafayette police board for a three year term from January 1, 1907. The factory inspector decision is deferred to Lawton Memorial Day exercises.
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Indianapolis
Hanly
George A. Jamison
Lafayette
Purdue University
Fred Meyer
Lafayette Police Board
Meyer
Lawton
Record Frost Drops to Fortieth Degree in Northern Ohio
In Cleveland on May 28 the temperature fell to forty degrees, a level matched only twice since 1871. Fruit belts along Lake Erie kept bonfires to stave off frost damage, with light winds limiting harm. Other areas report heavy damage including a killing frost in Muskingum valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Weather Bureau
Lake Erie
Zanesville
Muskingum Valley
Heavy frost grips Kentucky fruit and crops
A heavy frost covered eastern and central Kentucky last night. Officials fear it destroyed fruit and early vegetables, marking the coldest weather for this season in the region.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Moonlit frost spares area farmers in Petersburg report
Petersburg Indiana on May 28 reports heavy frost but farmers say the light of the moon limited damage. Some strawberry plants suffered, but overall crop impact appears minor.
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Petersburg
Ind
Frost Roils Wayne Vegetables and Strawberries
Frost last night did much damage to early vegetables in Wayne Indiana with strawberries also damaged as residents assess losses on May 28 in Richmond.
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Richmond
Ind
Tokyo Asks Roosevelt Aid After San Francisco Attack
Tokyo on May 28 reports a calm Japanese press while demanding government action to prevent renewed assaults on Japanese. It says public resentment is held in check by deference to President Roosevelt and his administration.
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Tokyo
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Washington
Nash Tax Case Ends in Washington Finality
The Nash tax dispute, spanning 1884 to 1903 with notes totaling 32000 to 369000 dollars, ends as the federal court decision makes the estate pass to Nash’s great grandchildren. Will R. Wood led the litigation for Tippecanoe county and Lafayette, with Byron W. Langdon as local counsel for Buck. Hanly J. and Wood clashed amid years of court action and personal strains.
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Nash
Washington, D. C
Will R. Wood
Byron W. Langdon
Buck
United States Supreme Court
Hanly
Mr. Wood
Job M. Nash
J. Frank Hanly
Indiana Supremed Court
Washington
Tippecanoe County
Lafayette
Federal Court
John L Sullivan Visits City During Brief Stop
The famed pugilist John L. Sullivan, once king of the ring, was in the city for a few hours this morning. He rode a westbound Pennsylvania train to the Wabash toward St. Louis, drawing a large crowd at the station who watched him eat breakfast and admire the fallen champion.
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John L. Sullivan
Pennsylvania
Wabash
St. Louis
King of the Ring
Chicago Salvage Co sale on Main Street
A local sale at 205 E Main Street offers dry goods shoes and clothing at reduced prices this week. Shoppers can stretch budgets by selecting apparel and essentials from the Chicago Salvage Co stock.
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Chicago Salvage Ce
E. Main Street
D&w
Chicago Salvage Co
Indiana
Main Street
Death of George H. Weller 1907
George Henry Weller died May 14 1907 at age 44 years 4 months and 10 days. Born in Ohio he lived in Eel River township Allen County Indiana and married Mary Galloway. Survived by wife two sons Harry and Virgil a father and mother a brother Andrew Weller and sister Anna Black. Funeral May 18 at Ari with burial in Fairview cemetery.
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George Henry Weller
Ohio
Eel River Township
Allen County
Indiana
Mary Galloway
Harry
Virgil
Andrew Weller
Fredericktown
Anna Black
Butler
Christian Church
Wabash
Turl
Church of God At
Art
Ind
Markley
Ari
Fairview Cemetery
Plants on sale by the dozen to the thousand
S. Bash & Co advertises tomato cabbage sweet potato geranium and aster plants in bulk quantities with options to call write or phone for orders and delivery.
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S. Bash & CO
D&w
For Sale Fine-room Modern House on Smith Street
For sale a fine-room modern house on Smith Street three doors from Creighton Avenue. A bargain if taken soon part down and rest on long time buy direct from owner save agent's commission. 2325 Smith Street 13-w-tf.
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Smith St
Creighton Ave
Smith
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Executive Committee
Elektron
Department G. A. R
Randall ‘Hotel
Ladies of the
Northern
Purdue
Wayne
Hanly J
Wood
John L. Here
George H. Weller
Dreier & Bro
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