Stimson Sought as Taft Running Mate by Friends
Washington May 24 Political gossip says Henry Stimson New York secretary of war may join President Taft on the 1912 ticket. Taft expected to be renominated with progressive backing and Stimson favored for geographic and personal fit from New York. Other VP names include Senator Cummins and Senator Borah, but progressives may not be available.
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Washington
Henry J. Stumpon
New York
Taft
Stimson
White House
Cummins
Iowa
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Contract Let for Bursley Building to English Brothers
Last Wednesday the building committee of G. E. Bursley & Company awarded the contract for the new four story office building on East Superior street to English Brothers of Champaign. Fourteen bids were opened. the winning bid was 75000 dollars. The brick exterior will use dark red shale brick on three sides with a 106 foot Glinton street face and a 182 foot Superior street face. The structure will be fireproof with reinforced concrete and a flat slab system, designed to bear 300 pounds per square foot.
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G. E. Bursley & Company
Superior Street
English Brothers
Champaign
Cozx Cauree
Ie Puilders
Iso
Bursley
Illinois Company
Glinton Street
Exhumation of Mrs Ammer Body To Test for Poison
The three sons of Ernestine Hammer resent a suspected non natural death. Her body was exhumed from Concordia cemetery to remove the stomach and internal organs for poison analysis. Dr W C Gross to perform the examination with Dr A F Schultz and two brothers present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest
Carl
Herman
Hammer
Ernestiné
Concordia Cemetery
W. C. Gross
A.F
House passes Arizona and New Mexico statehood with amendments
Washington May 24 The House passed a joint resolution admitting Arizona and New Mexico to immediate statehood while withholding approval of their constitutions until voters decide on proposed amendments. The measure, opposed by Republicans, leaves recall provisions and future amendability to voters, not congress.
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Washington
Arizona
New Mexico
House of Representatives
Mann
Congress
Committee On Territories
Union
Territories
Sherley
Kentucky
Martin W. Littleton
New York
House
Graduates Form Bible Training School Class of Fourteen
The Bible Training School held its commencement with 14 graduates, featuring essays by Minnie Hilty, Minnie Brown, Norma Greenfield, and others, plus addresses by Menno Hirachy and George Hortetler. Fifty students attended the year, and the school expects a larger enrollment next September.
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Bible Training’ School
Minnie Hilty
Pandora, O
Menno
Hirachy
Berne
Minnie I. Brown
Hie
177
M. Anna Suderman
Reedt v
Cal
Cassie K
Edith M. Beverle
Goshen
Hickman
Norma S. Greenfield
Mansfield, CO
Martha Grieser
Flanagan, Ill
Pandora
George M. Hostetler
Cable, O
Dora A. Kriegwe
Edwardsville
Mary M. Lohrentz
Moundridge
Kan
Abraham M. Lohrentz
Lydia Myers
Elkhart
Cassie K. Neuenschwander
Bluffton
John W. Shumaker
Charlotte
Mich
Anna M. Sudermann
Reedley
Menno S. Hirachy
Satus Dents
D. Y. Schultz
Edward Hines Defends Actions at Lumber Association
Edward Hines, president of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, defended his acts and attacked accusers during his annual address in Chicago. He denied charges connected to a $100,000 endowment to Yale forestry and urged full legal investigation while criticizing newspapers and tariff reciprocity.
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Chicago
Edward Hines
United States
William Lorimer
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Assocition
Hines
Patt
New Orleans
Canada
Yale School of Forestry
Association
Fort Wayne High School Class of 1968 Graduates Sixty Eight
The Fort Wayne high school class of 1968 lists sixty eight graduates including Kenneth Ashley Elmer Braun Stephen Burns Elmer Eggemann Edward Eicks Victor Fitch Mergel Giles Elmer Goheen Raymond Goheen Flor enz Gummpper Theodore Haberkorn Raymond Hartt Eugene Hattersley Miles Hoopengarner Foster Houck Arthur Irmsher Donald Jones Alfred Kettler Homer Mertz Donald O Rourke Clarence Rich Edward Schlegel Verne Scott Albert Smith Andrew Snodgrass George Somers Burton Walter Oscar Wehnert Howard Winters Ver Wise Charles Wor den Elmer Bandelier Stella Albro Ethel Allgeter Marguerite Bicknell Amy Brown Katherine Byrer Helen Caldwell Grace Christensen Anna Cook Altha Doswell Grace Felts Esther Freese Myrtle Graeter Clara Gross Mabel Grubb Esther Jacobs Lu Jacquay Elsie Jesse Emma Krinner Esther Lahmerer G Leakey Garnette Lenhart Margaret Mages Margery Pickard Phyllis Randall Lorena Rousseau Ide Rush Gladys Schuet Ina Shordon Rachel Sirit Julia Sweer Martha Tolan Ruth Tracey Dorothy White Helen Wilke Helen Clark. Commencement exercises set for June 22 with class address by Dean John C. Reed of the University of Michigan. Baccalaureate sermon to be delivered by Rev. Henry B. Mester at the Presbyterian church on Sunday, June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne High School
Kenneth Ashley
Elmer Braun
Stephen Burns
Elmer Eggemann
Edward Eicks
Victor Fitch
Mergel Giles
Elmer Goheen
Raymond Goheen
Florenz Gummpper
Theodore Haberkorn
Raymond Hartt
Eugene Hattersley
Miles Hoopengarner
Foster Houck
Arthur Irmsher
Donald Jones
Alfred Kettler
Homer Mertz
Donald O'Rourke
Clarence Rich
Edward Schlegel
Verne Scott
Albert Smith
Andrew Snodgrass
George Somers
Burton Walter
Oscar Wehnert
Howard Winters
Ver. Wise
Charles Worden
Elmer Bandelier
Stella Albro
Ethel Allgeter
Marguerite Bicknell
Amy Brown
Katherine Byrer
Helen Caldwell
Grace Christensen
Anna Cook
Altha Doswell
Grace Felts
Esther Freese
Myrtle Graeter
Clara Gross
John C. Reed
University of Michigan
Henry. B
Presbytérian Church
Growth of Lutheranism at Missouri synod meeting
Rev. August H. Lange and Rev. J. W. Miller attended the Missouri Synod triennial sessions in St. Louis May 10 to 20. The gathering was the largest yet, with an estimated 575000 communicants in the synod. Concordia College in Fort Wayne received a $14000 appropriation for new buildings. Fort Wayne ranks among the strongest German Lutheran cities with over 8000 communicants. Other attendees included Revs Ph Wambsganss Paul Stoeppelworth J R Graebner and Paul Miller.
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August H. Lange
Concordia Lutheran Church
J.W. Miller
St. Paul
St. Louis
Missouri Synod
Mr. Miller
Concordia College
Chicago
Milwaukee
Fort Wayne
Synod
J. W. Miller
A. H. Lange
Ph. Wambsganss
Paul Stoeppelworth
J. R. Graebner
Paul Miller
Walsh Hears It Mututot Shock Taft Denies Pardon
John R. Walsh received a telegram from Chicago informing him President Taft refused to grant his pardon. Maj. S. W. McClaughey, warden, delivered the message and described Walsh as calm, reading the telegram and placing it in his pocket without comment. No interview was allowed.
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Leavenworth
Kas
John R. Walsh
Chicago
Taft
Maj
S. W. McClaughey
Federal
Governor Loses First Skirmish Over Constitution Suit
Judge Remster in Marion circuit court overruled the state officials motion in the suit challenging a proposed new constitution. He ruled that in a broad case a single or few may sue for all and ordered plaintiff attorneys to show authority. Defendants include Gov. Marshall and state officials. Dye is named as interested party with Addison Co. Harris and Sen. Ralph Kare as his attorneys.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Remster
Marion
John T. Dye
Gov. Marshall
Brigham
State Board of Election Commissioners
Addison Co. Harris
Ralph Kare
Dye
Fort Wayne Sees 723 New Buildings Erected in Year
Statistics compiled for Fort Wayne show 723 buildings, largely homes, now occupied by 1 952 people. Postmaster Hanna requests three additional letter carriers to raise force to 42.
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Fort Wayne
Hanna
Indignant West Virginia town blasts fake lynching tale
Bluefield West Virginia May 24. Mayor S Frazier Stowers and Chief M B Postlethwaite denounce a published report claiming a man was lynched by hanging from a church spire. They say no fatal shooting has occurred and no mob history exists, planning suit against outlets that ran the false story.
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West Virginia
Bluefield
S. Frazier Stowers
M. B. Postlethwaite
Mhet
Thet
Cider Not a Defense in City Court Drunkenness Case
Judge Frank Mungo van presided as Fred Dermain faced charges after attempting to kick a fruit stand. Police and Stationmaster Degitz testified Dermain was drunk on cider, with Chief Abbott corroborating. The judge mocked police efforts while noting earlier arrests over cider. James Murphy was held on public intoxication. a $500 bond and diamond theft linked to P. J. O’Reilly were noted as police investigated stolen items. John Johnson, the songwriter from Derby Day in Coontown, was fined five dollars and jailed thirty days for assault on Herbert Gerard, with a separate pending case against him for assault on Mrs. Gerard.
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Frank
Mungovan
Fred Dermain
Dermain
Degitz
Abbott
Murphy
James Murphy
Ben Warrell
Pappert
P. J. O'Reilly
Johnson
John Johnson
Coontown
Herbert Gerard
Woman Thrown From Carriage When Horse Flees
Mrs F P Wilt was thrown from a carriage on Fairfield Avenue after a runaway horse struck a telephone pole near Brackenridge Street. She sustained slight injuries while the horse fled the scene.
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F. P. Wilt
Fairfield “Avenue
Brackenridge Street
Johnson Arrest Follows City Chase By Officers
John Johnson described as a large man was pursued through a city alley by Captain Martin Rundell who fired several shots to stop him. He was arrested Wednesday morning by Patrolman Madden after officers pursued him at night and he escaped injury while wanted for assaulting Herbert Gerard per an affidavit.
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John Johnson
Martin Rundell
Madden
Herbert Gerard
Steamer Taboga Sinks After Rock Collision
Panama May 26 The National steamship line steamer Taboga struck a rock off Punta Mala and sank shortly after. Of about one hundred passengers on board only forty are known to have been saved. The Taboga carried cattle and was on a regular coastwise trip. The scene lies about 100 miles from the nearest telegraph station hindering details. The United States gunboat Yorktown left here today for the area.
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Panama
National Steamship Line
Taboga
Punta Mala
York
Fort Wayne Doctors Eye 1912 Convention Site
After the upcoming Northern Tri-State Medical association convention in Toledo on June 6 Fort Wayne physicians plan a strong bid to host the 1912 gathering. Dr B W Rhamy will present a paper at the Toledo meeting and other Fort Wayne doctors including MEF Porter and Dr G We McCaskey will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Northern Tri-State Medical Association
Toledo
B. W. Rhamy
Porter
Turbulence Renewed as Mexican Riots Erupt in Mexico City
Police fired on a crowd in front of the foreign relations department, killing one and wounding many as mobs roamed streets shouting Viva Madero. Officials said seven dead and thirty six wounded from last night's violence, with reinforcements deployed and no immediate signs of renewed chaos. Leading figures Diaz and Corral were expected to resign, triggering a provisional government to assume authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Department of Foreign Relations
Robles Dominguez
de le Barra
Ding
Corrall
Thrilling balloon incident near Ingolstadt ends in tree rescue
An officer from the Ingolstadt garrison faced a dramatic balloon mishap when a captive balloon broke free from its anchorage. At 16500 feet he climbed the bag and opened the valve. The craft dived toward Munich where the officer jumped to a tree and escaped with minor injuries. The balloon rose again and was later found near Innsbruck, Austria.
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Ingolstadt
Bavaria
Munich
Innesbrueck
Austria
Aged veteran Joseph Grice Dies in Larwill
Columbia City Ind May 24 Joseph Grice aged 84 longtime Larwill resident and Civil War corporal dies after 25 years in the village He endured prison at Andersonville and was noted for his Christian life and long Methodist church membership.
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Columbia City
Ind
Joseph, Grice
Larwill
Andersonville
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Jan
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Corral
Chamber of Deputies
Madero
Alfred Robles Dominguez
el Imparcial
Tampico News Company
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