Dense Fog Collision Injures Fort Wayne Traction Workers
Two Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction employees were painfully hurt in a head on crash of two West Creighton avenue streetcars during dense fog. Conductor James Moore suffered facial cuts, Motorman Charles A Miller sustained a left hip contusion. Passengers escaped with minor bruises as drivers failed to see 150 feet ahead.
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Fort Wayne
Webster Street
Hoagsland Avenue
W. L. Griswold
John, Laisure
Miller
Moora
Carey
Moore
Hope Hospital
Ruhl
Dr. Carey
J. F. W. Meyer
B. W. Skelton
Judge Skelton
Mr. Meyer
Clinton R. Willson
Youthman Struck By Cataleptic Fit At The Majestic Theater
Grover Huguenard twenty one son of Deputy Sheriff Jules Huguenard of 407 East Wayne Street suffered a sudden cataleptic attack as he and a companion stood near the Majestic theater door. He was carried to Schone Undertaking and later evaluated by Dr McOscar. Though rigid and semi conscious he improved overnight and is expected to recover soon.
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Grover Huguenard
Jules Huguenard
East
Wayne Street
Majestic Theater
Schone Undertaking Establishment
McOscar
Young Man Carl Dubois Dies by Own Action in Columbus
Carl Dubois aged twenty five a sausage maker at Eckart Packing plant committed death by own action in Columbus Ohio Saturday evening two bullets to his head. His body found Sunday along Hocking Valley tracks. A week earlier he attempted suicide with carbolic acid and recovered in hospital. He had been melancholy. sister Mrs Kibiger and a half brother in Fort Wayne notified. Relatives travel to retrieve remains for Fort Wayne burial after boarding at 78 Elizabeth Street.
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Carl Dubois
Eckart Packing Company
Columbus
Ohio
Hocking Valley Railroad Company
Kibiger
Dubois
Elizabeth Stret
Fort Wayne
Unclear fragment from old ad on sale at Rhoads' store
Fragmentary text from a historical ad mentions liver and bowel movement terms and a sale at Rhoads' store with no clear event or date.
Fort Wayne couple marks golden wedding at St Marys
The fiftieth anniversary celebration of Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Luley took place at St Marys Catholic church in Fort Wayne with Rt Rev J H Oechtering presiding. The couple, who came to America in 1854, have seven children and eighteen grandchildren.
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St. Mary’s. Catholic Church
Frank J. Luley
East Jefferson Street
Fort Wayne
Mer. J. H. Oechtering
Adeline Luley
Clemant Mettler
Luley
America
Watterheim
Kreis Benshein
Hesse Darmstadt
Germany
Margaret Huhn
Ulmbach
Kohressen
Kreis Schlichten
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Mary
Peter Mettler
Frank P
Joseph J
Jacob J
Andrew B
Henry W. Luley
Edward P. Luley
Milwaukee
Louis Griebel
Jones
S. Bass
Bass Foundry and Machine Works
James Buchanan
Roosevelt to Break Tradition on Panama Trip
President Roosevelt will depart from Washington with Mrs Roosevelt and Surgeon General Rixey aboard the Mayflower to Hampton Roads then the battleship Louisiana for Panama. He will cross foreign soil for the first time as president and visit Porto Rico before returning to Hampton Roads. The voyage will use wireless telegraphy and a fleet of armored ships for dispatch and security. He will spend four days on the isthmus inspecting the canal project and meeting officials, with Taft and Root handling Washington duties in his absence.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rixey
Navy
Hampton Roads
Louisiana
Panama
New Orleans
United States
Hawaii
San
Europe
Porto Rico
Colon
Congress
Rio de Janeiro
Tennessee
Au Courant
America
Charleston
Key West
Caribbean Sea
Guantanamo
Kidd
Canal Commission
Herbert Squires
Root
Taft
Oyser Bay
Oyster Bay
Loeb
White House
Cleveland Roaring 3 Cent Fare First West Side Line Ride
About 6 000 to 8 000 riders packed Cleveland’s Forest City Transit West Side line for the first 3 cent fare ride. Mayor Johnson and officials intervened at a roof peril as crowds jammed Denison avenue to Fulton road and demand for extra cars forced schedule delays.
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Cleveland
Forest City Company
West Side
Tom L. Johnson
Denison Avenue
Fulton Road Southwest
Clark ‘Southwest
Walton Avenue Southwest
Denison Avenue Southwest
Franklin Circle Terminal
Clark Avenue Southwest
Johnson
Frederic C. Howe
Municipal Traction Company
Howe
Fulton Road
Alber
Princess Alice Is Vote Getter in Ohio Campaign
In Cincinnati, November coverage portrays Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, wife of Congressman Longworth, as a driving political force. Her fashion, presence, and campaign energy lure voters and intensify campaign dynamics, with society both supporting and watching the bold shift of a presidential daughter into active politics.
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Cincinnati
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Ohio
Alice
Nicholas Longworth
Longworth
Buckeye
Republican Party
Secret Service
Nick Longsworth
Nick
West End
Columbia
Rhine
Race Riot in Wiggins Mississippi Leaves Two Dead
In Wiggins Mississippi a race riot led to two deaths and over 500 shots fired as William Smith a Black man resisted arrest and fired on Marshal Quarrela and Deputy Mitchell who was killed. Smith hid in his home until mob threats led to surrender then a jail siege ended with a dynamited cell and multiple fatalities.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Wiggins
Here
William Smith
Marshal Quarrela
Mitchell
Smith
D. Clarke
Megross
Home Cookery Ahead with Pickles Puddings and More
A bustling kitchen feature presents Southern fricassees then myriad recipes and tips. Dishes include fried chicken with olives and tomato rice, pickled gherkins, macaroons, caramelized sweet potatoes, and meatballs. Also includes sour milk waffles and quince preserves from 1807, with household notes by Hilda Lewis of Washington.
Captain Dougall Returns Home From Orient After Three-Year Mission
Captain Alan H. Dougall arrives in Fort Wayne after three years as a special agent in the Philippines. He reports progress toward civilization, better literacy, and rising commerce under American rule. His voyage home took forty one days aboard the Hong Kong Maru, with typhoons and rail delays noted. He will remain in Fort Wayne briefly before heading to Washington for a new government post.
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Philippines
Alan H. Dougall
Dougall
Manila
Fort Wayne
Hong Kong
Togo
Notable Noble County figures reported dead and marital saga unfolds
Northern Indiana reports the sudden death of farmer W. O. Krantz from heart disease. Kendallville resident Winnie Freyer is found and returned after eloping with O W Osburn and later denouncing her husband who died. Veteran Henry Saltsgiver dies after a one day illness. A divorce case in Wabash reveals long hidden friendships and intricate family ties surrounding Mrs Martha Lafollette and Dr Lafollette in Wisconsin.
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W. O. Krantz
Noble County
Winnie Freyer
Kendallville
O. ‘W. Osburn
Detroit
Henry Saltsgiver
Wareaw
Wabash
Pela
Martha
Lafollette
Brakeman Fred Gibbons Lifeless After Yard Collision
Fred F. Gibbons Nickel Plate switchman died after a switch engine was struck by passenger engine No. 179 in foggy yards near Perfection Biscuit. The incident injured night yardmaster Hugh Taylor and Fireman Ben Karburg. Gibbons, 28, from Corning New York, had a roving career with circuses and rail work. Body sent to Peltier morgue. relatives in New York notified. He lived at 623 Knitters Avenue and was a member of McKees Rock lodge No. 321 B of R T.
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Fred F. Gibbons
Perfection Biscuit Company
Gibbons
Hugh Taylor
Ben Karburg
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Dinnen
Corning
Steuben County
New York
Peltier Morgue
The
B. of R. T
McKees Rock
Knitters Avenue
Grounds Drive Fort Wayne Fair Faces Merger and Upgrades
Fort Wayne Driving Park Association and the Driving Park owners may merge to form a permanent corporation to build a new grand stand and upgrade facilities. The Great Fort Wayne fair directors appointed a committee to negotiate, with 1906 success credited to Secretary W. F. Myers who received a salary increase. Total 1906 receipts were 18 080.40 with disbursements 15 873.68 and a 10 percent dividend plus 1 122.93 added to the improvement fund. Attendance reached 42 703. Myers praised. the 1907 fair is slated for September 17 to 22 with Dr. Myers at the helm.
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Fort Wayne
W. F. Myers
Dr. Myers
Pine resin remedy for bladder and kidney ailments
It promotes relief for kidney related back ache and other troubles. PineVles priced at 31.00 for a 30 day treatment, sold by Rhoads' drug store.
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Rhoads’ Drug Store
Man killed without warning shocks Seattle readers
A brief Seattle Post-Intelligencer dispatch reports Norman Snaith of Tenakee, a former fisherman, was killed unexpectedly. details remain scarce as investigators probe the incident.
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Seattle
Wash
Post-Intelligencer
JW Alaska
Norman
Snaith
Samices
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Creighton Avenue
Rhoads’ Store
Mrs. Frank
J. Luley
Princess Alice
Nick Longworth
Mississippi
Concord
Hilda Lewis
H_ street
Washington, D. C
Martha's Manageoe Record-Herald
Cock Boo
Tsukemono—-apan
Capt. Dougall
Orient
Indiana
Cassip
Driving Park Association
Alaska
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