Fort Wayne Encampment Finances and Farewell Yet
Fort Wayne completed the G A R encampment financial settlement with receipts near 5220 in the bank and expenditures around 5425.9, leaving a small potential balance to be divided between two local G A R posts. The event drew large crowds despite poor weather, earning praise from visitors and officials alike for its organization and hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
G. A. Rt
Executive Committee
J. H. Rohan
Grand Army of the Republic
E. H. Bookwalter
James B. Whitecamp
Sons of Veterans
Miller
Pythian
Fortayne Post Office
P. A. Randall
B. Weet
George F. McGinnis
Indianapolis
General Headquarters
Te Grand Army
George W. Steele
Marion
Marion Chronicle
Harry W. Lewis
Lawton Monument
W.stirk
Ladies of the Gasr
Vordermak
Cir Cle
Case Develops Awful Conditions Among Sheridans
The city court trial of Mollie Sheridan for drunkenness revealed dire family straits. Special Judge Ballou released her with a warning after detailing a ruined home life, with three children, a fifteen year old dishwasher, a factory worker son, and a ten year old wandering the streets. Police noted chronic drunkenness, abuse, and a messy home, while Sheridan claimed no appetite and loyalty to her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Sheridan
Ballou
Mike Sheridan
International Typographical Union
Dublin
Fort Wayne
United States
Sheridan
Kennedy
Linker
East Washington Street
Ankenbruck
Citizens' Trust expands board and leadership in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne bank the Citizens' Trust company completes a stockholders meeting adding Judge Owen N. Heaton as president and three new vice presidents John Ferguson John W. White and BE F Yarnelle. Existing officers remain and many new directors join, signaling strong growth while Judge Heaton continues on the bench and delays active duties until cases are resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Owen N. Heaton
BE. W. Cook
Judge Heaton
Messrs
John Ferguson
John W. White
BE. F. Yarnelle
E. F. Yarnelle
Henry J. Miller
Max B. Fisher
William L. Moellering
Charles A. Dunkelberg
George V. Kell
Samuel §. Fisher
Frederick J. Thieme
Howell C. Rockhill
J. P. Evans
W. E. Doud
E. W. Cook
Gottlieb Haller
W. D. Henderson
Herman Michael
H. A. Kepflinger
Charles F. P
Superior Court
Trust Company
Heaton
Department Store
Citizens’ Trust Company
Ferguson
Presbyterian Assembly Calls Church to Lead on Divorce
The Presbyterian general assembly adopted a report urging strict adherence to church teachings on marriage and condemning lax divorces. It pressed ministers to uphold church standards, forming a permanent judicial commission and expanding the board of church erection. May 24 in Columbus, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Presbyterian General Assembly
Charles A. Dickey
Philadelphia
Corey
United States Steel Corporation
American Anti-Saloon League
Committee On Temperance
Judicial Commission
John W. Dickinson
San Jose
Cal
James K. Thompson
Muskogee
I. T
C. W. Hays
Portland
Ore
Benny W. Jessup
New York
C. G. Neeley
Chicago
Robert Hunter
W. M. Hindman
Chillicothe
F. O. Ballard
Indianapolis
J. E. Settle
Frankfort
J. 8. Cairns
Minneapolis
John F. Hedy
Jefferson City
W. O. Ruston
Dubuque
Iowa
M. A. Montgomery
Nashville
T. F. Carver
F. N. Dickerson
Gunnison
Iola
Edward B. Wright
Austin
Tex
B B. Surface
Mount Vernon
Presbyterian Assembly Backs Anti-Saloon League Policy
In Columbus on May 23 the Presbyterian general assembly voted to bar the permanent temperance committee from political activity, endorsing the American Anti-Saloon League and urging cooperation within church rules, while affirming separation of church and state in political life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Assembly
Permanent Committee On Temperance
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
United States of America
American Anti-Saloon League
Committee On
William P. Fulton
Philadelphia
Samuel Semple
Titusville
Committee On Polity
Dr. Dosker
Louisville
Inter-church Temperance Federation
Anti- Saloon League
General Assembly
Permanent Temperance Committee
Anti-Saloon League
Indiana school enumeration shows state gain and city shift
Figures compiled by state Superintendent Fassett A. Cotton show 778,811 children in Indiana schools this year, up from 774,674 last year. City schools rise by 10,230 to 291,676 while country enrollment drifts down, indicating farmers send children to cities for better schooling.
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Indianapolis
Fassett A. Cotton
Supt. Cotton
Fort Wayne
Terre Haute
Vigo County
South Bend
Supt
Cotton
Delaware County
Grant County
Tippecanoe County
Marion County
Theodore Tilton Dies in Paris
Theodore Tilton American author and journalist died in Paris at age 89 after a period of double pneumonia and heart trouble. Born October 2 1835 in New York he edited the Independent and the Golden Age and later the Brooklyn Union He lived in Paris since 1888 and last year published a poem The Fading of the Mayflower
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Tilton
New York
College of the City of
Independent
The
Golden Age
Brooklyn Union
Mr. Tilton
Paris
Allen County seeks bids for 12 miles of macadam roads
The Board of Commissioners of Allen County Indiana invites sealed proposals by 10 am June 4 1907 for twelve miles of crushed stone macadam roads in Maumee Township The work follows viewer engineer plans and specifications on file in the Auditor's Office Bids require affidavit and a double penal bond for faithful performance The county may reject any bid. Also note Lake Gage Steuben County to get a new post office as a summer resort arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Alen County
Indiana
Maumee Township
Allen County
Auditor’s Office
George W. Lindemuth
Ahen County
Ind
Presbyterian assembly endorses temperance report
In Columbus on May 24 the Presbyterian general assembly passed the report of the permanent temperance committee, amid anti saloon league opposition. Rev E R Worrell praised the church for needing the league yet keeping it separate. Kansas City was chosen as the next meeting site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Anti- Saloon League
Permanent Temperance Committee
Presbyterian Church
Church Temperance Federation
Presbyterian General Assembly
E. R. Worrell
Pennsylvania
Anti-Saloon League
Presbyterian Assembly
Kansas City
Re-elected and fiscal report for church board
The report lists re elected ministers S M Hamilton W A Holliday and Duncan J McMillan and elders Fred C Burnham EF Francis Hyde John Sinclair and Edward Co Van Clahn. It notes grants and loans from church funds to 257 churches totaling 212394 dollars during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Hamilton
W. A. Holliday
Duncan J. McMillan
Fred C. Burnham
EF. Francis Hyde
John Sinclair
Edward Co. van Clahn
General Church Erection Fund
Reverend Newcomb Leads Poe Church Services
Regular services were conducted by Rev. J. C. Newcomb at the Poe M E church. Social visits included Miss Marie Spiegel from Fort Wayne and various local guests. Edith and Gertrude Hiser remain bedfast with measles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel
Poe
Ind
J. c. Newcomb
Marie Spiegel
Fort Wayne
Ethel Snider
John Snider
A. C. Hadley
Ida Lahrman
Loretta Hiser
Edith
Gertrude Hiser
John Essig
C. F. Essig
J. G. Newcomb
Snider Krick
H. I. Smith
Simon Somers
Jewel Skirt Supporter Waisted Holder for Women
Advertises the Jewel skirt supporter and waist holder made of nickel, boxed with directions. Sold worldwide for 25 cents, now closing out at 15 cents. Encourages women to send stamps or coin to Miss Emma Grage at 517 Wallace Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana, with an April 24 item date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Grage
Wallace Street
Fort Wayne
Ind
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City Court
Eleanora Gillispie
William R. Gillispie
David Sweigert
Cs Tat Company
Ohio
League
Interchurch Temperance Federation
Committee On Policy and Temperance
Permanent
Temperance Committee
Temperance Assembly
Himan Dalton
Winfield, Kan
Jennie Irvine
New Albany
M. A. Bailey
Richmond
B. W. Skelton
Lake Gage
Steuben. County
Klaehn & Melching
West Main Street
Home Phons
Rome City
G, R
Norfolk
Los Angeles
Eclectic Medical Ass'n
Atlantic City
American Medical Association
Spokane
Seattle
Winona Lalke
Winona Ana Eyey
Ticket Agt
Meigs
Calhoun ST
Washington
Boul
Heard Patent
DR. Wender
Bright
Dr, NR. Wenger
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