Premium bids lift Allen County bonds above par value
Bids opened for 200000 in county court house bonds attracted high premiums led by Chicago firm N W Harris & Co offering 205540 for a 5 540 premium. John W White, Fort Wayne Trust Co and others followed with lower premiums. Several bids lacked affidavits or checks and were disqualified. Commissioner Ferguson held higher bidders’ checks while others returned.
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Court House
John W. White
Fort Wayne Trust Company
N. W. Harris & Co
Chicago
New First National Bank of
Columbus
Ohio
Fort Wayne Trust Co
Spitzer & Co
Toledo
Lamprecht Bros
Cleveland
Fater, Holtzman & Co
Dennison, Pryor & Co
W. J. Hayes & Son
C. J. Streicher
Fort Wayne
Max B
Sam Fisher
Seasongood & Meyer
Cincinnati
Meyer & Keyser
Campbell, Wilde & Co
Indianapolis
Ferguson
Lansdorfer Chapin wedding at Berry Street church
Miss Bertha Chapin and Charles F. Lansdorfer were married at eight o clock Thursday evening at the Berry Street M. E. church parsonage by Rev. C. C. Cissel. They now reside at 52 Spy Run avenue.
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Bertha Chapin
Charles F. Lansdorfer
C. C. Cissel
Berry Street M. E
Spy Run Avenue
County Bonds Bid Awarded to Harris Company
County commissioners awarded 200000 in bonds to N W Harris & Co of Chicago for a premium of 5540 with delivery due by November 1. Commissioner Ferguson noted a slightly larger premium on 4 percent bonds would have matched Harris bid for 314 percent.
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N. W. Harris & Co
Chicago
Ferguson
Harris
Old Irish Social at Library Hall Promises Heritage Night
In November a traditional Irish social will be held at Library hall for the citys older Irish residents. The program features songs stories and music from a Chicago piper and veteran fiddlers. Elder attendees will also sing and recount memories while mothers of younger generations help organize the event.
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Library Hall
Chicago
Sng
Marriage Celebrated at Creighton Avenue
Miss Anna, daughter of Creighton avenue residents, wed Charles Osborne with Justice France officiating. Osborne works for the Packard Organ company. The couple will reside with the groom’s parents at 9 Purman Street.
Grand Lodge Overruled K P J Judiciary Committee
Indianapolis Oct 27 The judiciary committee of the Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias met in secret and ruled that nearly all acts of the last session were unconstitutional under Pythian law except the officer election and a lodge wide amendment. Rural members claim politics influenced the lodge and demand reconsideration by the grand chancellor.
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Indianapolis
Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Order
Minnie Bicknese and Paul Meyer Wed in Home Ceremony
Miss Minnie Bicknese daughter of E. F. W. Bicknese of South Hanna street married Paul Meyer at the bride's home on South Hanna street Wednesday evening. Meyer works at Baas foundry and is noted as a popular man giving out perfectos to friends.
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Minnie Bicknese
Paul Meyer
South Hanna Street
Miss Bicknese
E. F. W. Bicknese
Mr. Meyer
Baas’ Foundry
Linotype Inventor Ottmar Mergenthaler Dead
Ottmar Mergenthaler, born in Germany on May 10, 1844, died this morning in Baltimore at age 80. He invented the Linotype type setting machine, transforming newspaper and book production.
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Baltimore
Ottmar Mergenthaler
Germany
Greekwell Miss Ly Walters of Hunter Mra L C Hunter
Greekwell and Miss Ly Walters are linked to Hunter Mra and L C Hunter in a terse local notice. The fragment notes individuals tied to a family or property listing. The readable names suggest a social or legal notice from a small town record.
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Greekwell
Walters
Hunter- Mra
L. C. Hunter
Government attacks on Chamberlain during third reading
London reports the third reading of the appropriation bill sparks further anti war attacks on Chamberlain over Boer franchise details. Lloyd George clashed over misrepresentation claims, then the session paused for the queen's speech and Parliament prorogation.
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London
House of Commons
Gavin Brown Clark
Transvaal
Mr. Chamberlain
Volksraad
Reitz
Thomas Gibson Bowles
Lynn Reigs
Great Britain
Austria
Mr. Lloyd-George
Carnarver
Chamberlain
Wm. Court Gully
South Africa
House of Lords
Earl Halsbury
Lords
Commons
United at Hymens Altar Pretty October Weddings Solemnized
John W. Anderson and Miss Irma E. Seaney wed at 8:30 p m in the bride’s mother Rose Seaney home 50 West Lewis St officiated by Rev C C Cissell Berry Street M E church The ceremony featured white organdie gowns chrysanthemums and a simple rite A large gathering including out of town guests from Chicago Warren Ind Ridgeville Ind Richmond and more attended Social supper followed the service Mr Anderson, an employee of the Nickel Plate railroad, and Mrs Seaney reside at 87 West Superior St.
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John W. Anderson
Irma E. Seaney
Rose Seaney
West
Lewis Street
Cc. C. Cissell
Berry Street
M. E
Mr. Young
Harry Anderson
Harry Vickers
Chicago
Lizzie Henzely
Warren
Ind
Roe Kitselman
Ridgeville
Fay Kitselman
Winchester
Mary Seaney
Richmond
Joe Seaney
Anderson
West Superior Street
Mr. Anderson
Nickel Plate Railroad
Health board clash ends cordial relation in Fort Wayne
City board of health motions to halt Dr Carl Proegler from registering death certificates and asserts its own authority. Proegler defends his duty as county health secretary and cites state board orders. The dispute centers on enforcing health regulations in city and county.
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Carl Proegler
County Board of Health
City Board of Health
City Board
Fort Wayne
Proegler
Ranke
Sentinel
State Board
T. Henry Davis
J. N. Hurry
State Board of Health
Dr. Proegler
Porter Fleming Wed At St Joe Home Ceremony
Joseph F Porter and Miss Josie M Fleming were married at noon on Wednesday at the groom’s father Joseph Porter’s home in St Joe township, four and one half miles north of the city. Rev J J Fred of Geneva M E church officiated in the presence of about one hundred guests. A grand wedding dinner followed with many valuable presents given to the couple.
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Joseph F. Porter
Josie M. Fleming
Joseph Porter
St. Joe Township
Thomas Fleming
Washington Township
J. J. Fred
M. E
Geneva
Borgman Lehman wed at Lehman home in a simple wedding
Miss Emma Lehman and Christian Borgman were united in marriage at the bride’s parents home with Rev. Jacob Miller officiating. Only relatives attended while the dining room glowed with white and green chrysanthemums. The couple now reside on Hendricks street amid warm congratulations.
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Emma Lehman
Christian Borgman
John Lehman
Jacob Miller
Bergman
Hendricks Street
Look out for a land slide in Ohio Jones movement predicts win
The Jones movement managers in Toledo claim Ohio will be carried by Mayor Jones by about 35,000 votes. They forecast Jones will win a large share of votes in populous counties, claiming 111,250 of 244,500 votes and over 45 percent of total.
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Hamilton
Toledo
Dayton
Erie
Allen
Muskingum
Mahoning
Youngstown
Nash
McLean
Akron
Columbiana
Seneca
Williams
Jones
Lorain
Lawrence
Mercer
Washington
Greene
Ashtabula
Lake
Defiance
Shelby
Stark Morrow
Scioto
Ohio River
Ohio
Independent Jones Movement
Panes
Eve
Roe Ae
Bowser Bowserman Wedding at Liberty Street Home
A wedding was celebrated Wednesday evening at 9 Liberty Street for Miss Ethel B Bowser and Raymond J Bowser. Rev J W Lake officiated as the couple exchanged vows in the presence of close family. A four course dinner followed and the couple will reside at 9 Liberty Street. the groom works as a machinist at Bowser shops.
Coal shortages threaten winter supply nationwide
The country lags in orders as cars cannot be secured to move coal from mines. If cold weather arrives before year’s end, widespread suffering is feared. Mr. Anderson’s mines could ship 300 cars daily but cannot secure half that, a problem echoed by others. Fort Wayne dealers report decent stocks yet fear a long cold spell.
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Anderson
Fort Wayne
Child falls twenty feet from stairs at Fairfield Avenue
The young son of Mr and Mrs Fred Link living at 212 Fairfield avenue fell from a stair landing onto the ground. Dr Enslen attended and diagnosed a badly wrenched back and a fractured rib.
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Fred Link
Fairfield Avenue
Dr. Enslen
Stolen Goods Found at Charwoman’s Home in Kane Case
Police traced missing items from J. M. Kane’s toy house to the charwoman’s Hayden street home. Detective Coling found a locked house with a witness remarking the occupants were downtown. A search yielded ribbons belts knives and toys hidden in a bed and mattress box. The woman was arrested though Kane may not prosecute and she is expected to gain liberty.
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J. M. Kane
Coling
Hayden Street
Mr. Kane
Kane
Judge Wilson's Grudge in Goshen Court feud
Goshen Democrat reports that Judge Wilson has long harbored ill feelings toward Judge Lowry after Henry D. Wilson lost a supreme court commissioner appointment to Osborn of Goshen. The feud allegedly lingered, with Wilson seeking to "get even" at Lowry during a recent occasion.
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Goshen
Wilson
Judge Lowry
Gray
Supreme Court
Henry D. Wilson
Osborn
Lowry
Fort Wayne
Marriage of Yohn Gebert and Cora Hasler at Bride’s Home
The marriage occurred at the bride’s home on Wednesday with many friends in attendance. The couple, residents of Fort Wayne, plan to live there after the ceremony.
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Yohn Gebert
Cora Hasler
Goegigin
Fort Wayne
Coal auditor visits city as company rep guest
C h Anderson traveling auditor of the Sunday Creek Coal Company in Columbus Ohio spent Wednesday evening in the city as the guest of Dr L A Worch the Fort Wayne representative of the company who has sent gap in text
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C. M. Anderson
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Columbus
Ohio
L. A. Worch
Fort. Wayne
Phi Delta Theta Initiation Ends With Murder Thriller
Bloomington October 28 Phi Delta Theta Epsilon province held its annual meeting with a new initiation bringing nine members. A staged coffin in a hearse drew crowds before nine trips to Kirkwood hall where a blindfolded victim was carried upstairs. A banquet followed as DePauw Wabash Butler and Franklin attended events.
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Bloomington
Ind
Epsilon
Phi Delta Theta
Phis
Kirkwood Hall
DePauw
Wabash
Butler
Franklin
Courthouse South Fence Removal Nears Completion
The fence on the south side of the courthouse yard is set to be removed soon as grading for that courtyard area nears completion.
Hernley 48 Here Republican State Chairman Visits Fort Wayne
Charles S. Hernley chair of Indiana Republican Central Committee arrived in Fort Wayne to confer with Twelfth district Republicans. He spoke of primary election law, voting reforms, and unity, while noting Kentucky and Ohio politics. He denied seeking office and planned a December love feast with a January state committee reorganization.
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Charles S. Hernley
New Castle
Republican State Central Committee
Fort Wayne
New Aveline
Sol A. Wood
Angola
State
Frank Willis
Waterloo Press
William A. Bunyan
Noble County
Vesey
Republican Committee
G. W. Wilson
R. S. Robertson
Sentinel
Hornley
Washington
Taylor
Ohio
Nash
Allen County
Judge Hackney
Columbus
J. E. McCulloch
Anderson
Mr. Hornley
C. R. Lane
E. W. Cook
Theodore Thorward
Reader Smith
Judge Vesey Holds On Amid Resignation Talk
Mr Herniey attended a conference in New Aveline to discuss Judge Wendy's proposed resignation from the state role. The afternoon session addressed ongoing governance and potential changes in leadership.
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Herniey
New
Aveline
Wendy’ S
Erohes
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