No Official to Fight Proctor Reg law License Holders Liable
County Attorney E G Hoffman reports saloon licensees liable for bartender acts and that prosecutions under the Proctor regulation law depend on citizen filings with a $2000 bond to cover costs. A recent case shows minors sold liquor without saloon facing action. Hoffman's opinion also changes renewal rules: twenty days notice required and renewals can occur on expiration day, spreading renewals rather than a single day.
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E. G. Hoffman
Board of County Commissioners
Indiana Supreme Court
Montgomery
Fred Bohnke
Marion Wyatt
Hoffman
Madero Dances After Provisional Presidency Declared
Francisco Madero Jr arrives in Mexico City amid a surge of political moves as Coahuila names Venustiano Carranza provisional governor. Madero enjoys a private celebration in Juarez after the revolution, with upcoming receptions in El Paso and dinners planned with U S military officers.
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Juares
Mexico
Francisco I. Madero, Jr
de la Barra
Mexico City
Gomez
Valle
Coahuila
Venustiano Carrara
Venustiano Carran
Venustiano Carranza
Carranza
Senor Madero
Madero
Francisco Madero, Jr
el Paso
Stever
Fourth United States Cavalry
Sharpe
Twenty-third Infantry
Customs House
Diaz Prefers Staying in Mexico Amid Family Fear
Ex president Porfirio Diaz seeks to remain on native soil with his family urging caution after veiled threats at the palace. Finance Minister Limantour confirms Diaz would stay if safe, while Diaz dreams of retiring to a Oaxaca ranch as demonstrations unfold nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Porfirio Diaz
Mexican Republic
Jose Yves Limantour
Diaz
Senor Limantour
Oaxaca
Dine
Madero
Ex-President Diaz Flees to Vera Cruz Amid Attack
Diaz and entourage left Mexico City by train and were attacked at Tepeyahualco station by 150 rebels. Seven rebels and four federals wounded, Diaz arrived ill and planned to sail June 1 on the Ipiranga for Europe. No public reception occurred. departure carried out quietly.
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Vera Cruz
Diaz
Mexico City
Tepeyahualco
Ipiranga
Europe
Two Die by Drowning at Indiana Feeble-Minded School
Otto Lehman aged 22 and Wesley Hoppes 18, inmates at the Indiana school for feeble minded youth, drowned in the St. Joe river while swimming near the institution. About twenty others witnessed the drowning. rescuers failed. Bodies recovered after nine o'clock. Lehman came from Whitley County and Hoppes from Grant County. Remains were taken to Peltier undertaking parlors.
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Otto Lehman
Wesley Hoppes
Indiana School For
St. Joe
Lehman
Hoppes
Lehmen
Whitley County
Grant County
Peltier
Driver Hit by Horse Injures Face in Fort Wayne Incident
Clarence Omo of 1511 Fletcher Avenue, longtime driver for Fort Wayne Builders Supply, was struck by a horse’s hoof early Sunday. After leading the horse from the stable and bathing it, the animal struck his cheek with a steel shoe, causing a deep cut. He received several stitches and is expected to miss a week of work.
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Clarence Omo
Fletcher Avenue
Fort Wayne
Elks District Deputy Visit Progress Report
Maurice Nieger, district deputy grand exalted ruler of the Elks, visits Laporte lodge on June 1 and Michigan City lodge on June 4, to complete official visitation of the nineteen lodges under his jurisdiction and hasten ongoing work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte Lodge
Michigan City Lodge
Maurice: Nieger
the Elks
Niezer
Dreamland at Coney Island Destroyed in Major Fire
A massive early morning fire at Coney Island wipes out Dreamland and up to four surrounding blocks. Officials estimate losses at 2 to 3 million dollars with about 200 buildings burned and 2000 concessionaires and workers displaced. no lives lost. The blaze began at 2 a.m. near Hell Gate, with rapid spread through ten acres of attractions. A lion escape sparked chaos before police and handlers killed the animal. several other animals escaped but were recaptured or killed. Damage includes Dreamland worth about 2.5 million with insured value under 500 thousand. other amusements suffer additional losses.
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New York
Coney Island
Dreamland
Hell Gate
Bostock
Pellel
Aveue
Dublin
Equatorial
Africa
William Reynolds
Steeplechase Park
Surf Avenue
Ocean Front
Rosso
Ferrard
Dreamland Places
Burned American railroad official amid Mexican brigand raid
In Ajuno Michoacan bandits demanded money from Americans. Robert J Sweat Sweazey superintendent of the Central railroad of Michoacan was burned at the stake May 16 after refusing payment. His wife is missing believed captive. Refugee Joseph Hansfelder arrived in San Francisco recounting the atrocity and stating Sweazey was a former San Diego resident.
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San Francisco
Ajuno
Michoacan
Robert J. Sweazey
Central Railroad
Joseph Hansfelder
Newport
Manzanillo
Hansfeler
Sweazey
Hansfelder
United States
San Diego
Record Time in Auto Trip from Fort Wayne to Pittsburgh
A Packard car left Fort Wayne at 5 AM Saturday with Roger Fisher as host, Robert Bean of Boston as guest, and Guy Gragy as chauffeur. The party reached Pittsburgh by 10 AM Saturday. They planned to continue to Allentown, Pa. Weathered trip praised as exceptionally good.
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Fort Wayne
Roger Fisher
Robert Bean
Boston
Guy Gragy
Pittaburg
Allentown
Pittsburg
Burglar Returns Contractor’s Checks After Home Burglary
Henry Hilgemann, former public works board member, was burgled Wednesday night. The thief left behind and later returned three checks totaling 504 dollars and a time book in Hilgemann’s car, plus about ten dollars in cash. The driver kept the checks in a barn, and the thief likely returned them to avoid detection. Call to stop payment was canceled, and the checks were redeposited to prevent further theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hilgemann
Board of Public Works
Knight
Jimmy
Flashlight
Fort Wayne
Jefferson Street
Parade Incident Leads to City Court Fines
William Young received a $5 fine plus costs in city court after a Saturday assault and battery charge filed by Chief Abbott. He resisted a police officer during a parade incident when told to move back by a nonuniformed chief. Also fined were Jack Doyle and Fred Williams for misdemeanors, while John Mitten and Martin Moran faced minor penalties for drunkenness and related offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Young
Abbott
Jack ‘Doyle
Fred. Williams
Wac
John‘ Mitten
Martin ‘Moran
Wiliam Pak
Motorcycle racer critically hurt after fence crash at aviation meet
John Hughes, foreman for Cor Rugated Paper Box, crashed through an east fence at Driving Park during the second lap of a ten mile sixty second handicap race. He was found unconscious in a five foot embankment with head wounds and a punctured throat, later taken to St Joseph's hospital in critical condition. witnesses cited tire explosion or misjudgment as possible causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Driving Park
John Hughes
Corrugated Paper Box Company
Hughes
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Williard
Witmer
Canal Endorsement by Chicago Merchants Council
Captain Charles Campbell leads the Chicago Association of Commerce to adopt a resolution backing the Toledo Fort Wayne Chicago canal. The document calls the Michigan and Lake Erie barge canal essential, warranting federal support and cooperation with Indiana and Ohio to push for early construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Campbell
Chicago Association of Commerce
Lawyers file general denial in 1912 constitution suit
Attorneys for Governor Marshall Secretary of State Ellingham and election board members filed a general denial to a tax payer suit seeking to block the 1912 proposed constitution vote. The defense moves toward a Supreme Court appeal, with a hearing set for the week of June 19.
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Indianapolis
Marshall
Ellingham
State Board of Election Commissioners
John T. Dye
Frank S. Roby
Resignation of Fort Wayne Traction Superintendent Frank I Hardy
Frank I. Hardy longtime superintendent of transportation for Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana Traction resigns and will leave by June. He has other traction offers and will accept one in a few days. Hardy is a popular department head on the Wa bash Valley route and has trained with the Indiana Union Lines before joining Fort Wayne six years ago as interurban superintendent. The resignation was presented Monday but announced Friday afternoon.
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Frank I. Hardy
Fort Wayne
Northern Indiana ‘Traction’ Company
Bve
Hardy
Wabash Valley
Indiana Union Ines
New York Central Railroad
Roosevelt May Testify On Steel Trust Investigation
The House special steel trust inquiry seeks Theodore Roosevelt as a witness to explain what he knows about United States Steel's takeover of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company. John W. Gates challenged Roosevelt's statements, and Roosevelt may be asked to reconcile inconsistencies between his letter to Attorney General Bonaparte and Gates's testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Special “Steel Trust” Investigation Committee
House
Mr. Roosevelt
Tennesse Coal and Iron Company
United States Steel Corporation
John W. Gates
Bonaparte
E. H. Gary
H. C. Frick
Coal and Iron Company
Democrats Recede on Lorimer Reinvestigation Vote
Washington May 29 Democrats in caucus voted 14 to 11 to rescind their earlier decision to back a reinvestigation of the Lorimer case by the committee on privileges and elections. The move left the party uncommitted as the Lorimer question came up in the Senate today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Caucus
Martin
Lorimer
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Senate
Postmaster General Names 50 More Postal Savings Depots
Washington May 29 Postmaster General Hitchcock designated fifty additional postal savings depositories raising the total to more than 309 to be in operation before July 1. The plan remains to designate only second class post offices to extend banking facilities for smaller communities. The offices chosen today will open for deposits June 27 at Staunton Kentucky and Georgetown Kentucky.
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Washington
Hitchcock
AmoOa
Staunton
Georgetown
Germany Open to General Arbitration Treaty with US
Germany expressed willingness to negotiate a general arbitration treaty with the United States following Secretary Knox's draft proposal. Count Von Sternstorff conveyed the request for a copy of the U.S. basic proposition to Secretary Knox as the proposal circulated among Britain and France.
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Washington
Germany
United States
State Knox
Great Britain
France
Count von Sternstorff
Knox
May festival nets nearly four hundred for Y W C A fund
The May festival at Swinney park raised 395 36 for the Y W C A building fund under Miss Hawker. Thousands of Fort Wayne children enjoyed the event with prizes awarded for best decorated carts and girl vehicles. The queen’s parade featured Boy Scouts and local girls as Columbia, with props from local merchants. Miss Hanker funded expenses, ensuring receipts support the Y W C A fund. A found purse at the park can be claimed with Miss Hanker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swinney Park
Mendal Robinson
Liberty Street
F. M. Smith & Co
Seavey Hardware Company
Stella Greek
Mabel Comb
Helen Kruse
Columbia
Miss Ethel Shroyer
Vesey ‘Floral Establishment
Miss Flick
Murderer in South Bend Hangs Self in Cell
Grant Winrott, jailed for the murder of his wife on April 16, a life sentence awaiting transfer to Michigan City, hanged himself in his South Bend cell by tying two handkerchiefs into a rope. He chose death over a life term and his crime led to his suicide.
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South Bend
Ind
Grant Winrott
Northern ‘Penitentiary
Michigan City
Winrott
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