Wabash Train Derails at Pine Injuring Eight
Wabash passenger and express train No. 13 from Detroit to Chicago derailed at Pine Indiana at 8 pm Friday. Eight people injured. no fatalities. Injured include engineers and firemen from Montpelier North Liberty Martinsville Montreal and others. Train left rails while moving at high speed. engine No. 2037 and cars toppled but not broken up. Injured transported to Peru hospital or North Liberty for care.
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Wabash
Detroit
Chicago
Pine
Ind
John Lovering
Montpelier
Charles House
Charles Combs
North Liberty
Edward McGinnis
Martinsville
John Brannon
Howard Marsh
Montreal
Canada
Ivan Batinski
Benjamin Nelson
Fort Wayne
Lovering
Hoose
Peru
Nelson
Mr. Nelson
Old Shopman Resigns for Contractor Work
Albert Heider resigns after ten years as a mason at the Pennsylvania blacksmith shop and will pursue contracting work. Heider previously worked as a mason outside the shop and expects higher pay. B. O. Perry, formerly of Indianapolis, fills the vacancy left by Heider.
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Albert Heider
Pennsylvania
B. O. Perry
Indianapolis
Treider
Wedding of Miss Bessie Eckart and Frederick H W Ranke
Miss Bessie Eckart and Frederick H W Ranke wed Thursday at the bride’s mother Elizabeth Eckart’s East Wayne street home. Rev. Samuel Wagenhals officiated at 6 PM before about 75 guests, with Marguerite Pfeiffer as ring bearer and Hannah Schilling maid of honor. The bride wore ivory chiffon with empire back and pearl lace bodice, as Tromendle and Hall provided Lohengrin music.
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Ranke—Eckart
Bessie Eckart
Frederick H. W. Ranke
Elizabeth Eckart
East Wayne Street
Samuel Wagenhals
Trinity English Lutheran Church
Harry Ranke
Wedding Decor and Plans for Ranke nuptials in city
The marriage featured artistic decorations with ferns chrysanthemums and pink and yellow color schemes. The bride wore a blue chiffon broadcloth outfit and planned an eastern trip after the ceremony. The couple will reside at 1212 Fairfield avenue after February, with guests from Chicago Lima and Los Angeles attending.
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Miss Flick
New York
Anna Kammer
Chicago
Emma
Anna Kayser
Wapokeneta
Charles Schulteiss
Lima
Ranke
Sophia Ranke
Washington Boulevard
West
Wayne Knitting Mills
City
Marriage secrets and church wedding in Trinity German Lutheran
A small secret engagement led to a public wedding at Trinity German Lutheran Church as Miss Anna Lohse married Mr. Henry Wehr with Rev. Stoeppelworth officiating. The bridal party included Miss Lena Lohse as maid of honor and Prof. Charle led the Lohengrin bridal chorus. The couple will live at the St. Marys and St. Clair corner in housekeeping.
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Reinhart Lohse
Franklin Avenue
Lohse
John Wehr
Stellhorn
Richard Lohse
Stoeppelworth
Frank Miller
Marsachner
William Baade
Lena
Martha Lohse
Minnie Spindler
Marie Lohse
Minnie’ Haudenschild
Roselot
Otto
Alfred Lohse
William and
Albert Baade
Charles Mathias
Fred Leinker
George Nietzel
Mr. Nietzel
St. Clair ‘Street
Pennsylvania to build large Chicago depot on river west side
Chicago reports the Pennsylvania railroad plans a massive passenger depot on the west side, with about 25 million dollars in property purchases spanning Van Buren to 31st Street. The deal, described as the largest realty venture in Chicago history, has been quietly assembled over time.
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Chicago
the Journal
Pennsylvania Railroad
van Buren Street
31St Street
Charles W Buck Celebrates 77th Birthday Quietly
Charles W Buck, longtime railway worker in the city, is 77. The anniversary was quietly celebrated at the family home Monday evening as friends circulated among them.
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Charles W. Buck
Mr. Buck
Railroad work across Ohio lines spans decades and firms
The subject began railroad work with the Ohio Southern road at Zanesville in 1851 and continued for about twelve to fifteen years, then worked for Mad River, Lake Shore, L P C, Fort Wayne Richmond Cincinnati, L EB W, and Wabash, joining the latter in 1874. After retiring from railroading, he has run a business with his son.
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Ohio Southern Road
Zanesville
Ohio
Mad River
Lake Shore
Fort Wayne
Richmond
Cincinnati
Wabash
Mrs Winston's Syrup For Teething Under FDA Act
A note states Mrs Winston's soothing syrup for children’s white teething is guaranteed under the federal goal or Drags act, dated June 24 with reference to a series update or notice from a local paper.
Locomotive 508 Finishes Inspection at Pennsylvania Shops
An inspection locomotive No. 508 completed in the Pennsylvania shops in this city left for Allegheny to receive its furniture before joining the Erie and Ashtabula division. The car features an observation cab above the boiler with eight side seats and eight front seats, totaling about 24 in the observation section, and was built in 1880 for passenger service with four drivers.
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Pennsylvania
Allegheny
Erie and
Ashtabula
Engineer and Firemen’s Department
Chicago Terminal
America
Sentinel
J. B. Brown
Lake Avenue
Tragic fall to ruin of a railroad engineer Lupton
The Logansport Pharos recounts the life of William Lupton a once respected railroad engineer who after a fatal accident and ensuing guilt suffered mental decline. He became unsound and was sent to Longcliff hospital where he died August 4 at Longcliff hospital.
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William Lupton
Longcliff Hospital
Logansport
Round House
Mr. Lupton
Longcliff
Tragic Lupton Family Tragedy Ends in Separate Remains
In a sequence of hardships a mother and her two children endured illness and poverty in Wabash. After Mrs. Lupton died, arrangements sent her body to Illinois where the Luntons spent happier days. The children traveled with the corpse and are now cared for by relatives.
Foreigners Return Home From Fort Wayne
Over 100 Syrians and Macedonians have left Fort Wayne in the past two weeks for Southern Europe or their homelands. Some will stay abroad, others plan to return once financial affairs stabilize in America. The Bass works.
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Fort Wayne
Europe
America
The
Bass Works
Thanksgiving Sale of Table Linens Boosts Feast Prep
During Thanksgiving week a sale on mercerized and linen table cloths and napkins offers savings for housewives. Items include 2 yard square mercerized cloths at 1.63 and 2 yard square linen cloths at 2.50 with discount, satin Damask cloths at 3.34 to 4.80, and matching napkins at special prices.
Syrians and Macedonians Flee with Cash Reserves from Bass Works
The city has lost over fifty foreign laborers, mainly Syrians and Macedonians, who departed with substantial cash. Eyewitness accounts say many carried about $300 each, with some displaying rolls of $700 to $1,000. Workers fear a harsh winter and seek steady employment back home, where living costs are lower.
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Bass Works
Old Country
America
A. A. Schwind Record: Fort Wayne Native Dies in Chicago
A. A. Schwind died in Chicago last Wednesday after a months long illness. He was a locomotive engineer who worked six years on the Pennsylvania Railroad through Fort Wayne, previously serving as fireman and later engineer on the C H and D. He leaves a widow and several children. No funeral arrangements have been announced.
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Fort Wayne
A. A. Schwind
Chicago
Mr. Schwind
Pennsylvania Road
Pennsylvania
Schwind
James Southern
City
Wabash Engineer Injured in Defiance Accident
Engineer G. Miller of the Wabash was severely injured near Defiance Ohio at 6 30 AM Thursday. He fell twelve feet while assisting a water plug rope broke, landed on head and shoulders, was carried unconscious to the caboose and rushed to Peru hospital with Dr C F Kandt aiding en route. Conductor Ream led the Toledo bound train.
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G. Miller
Wabash
Defiance
Peru
C. F. Kandt
Miller
Toledo
Ream
Wound Treated By Round House Surgeon After Striking Incident
A man sustained a wound after an incident, and the round house surgeon dressed the injury at once, with witnesses reporting the event and medical response.
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Round House
Wabash Shopmen Suffer Injuries in Separate Incidents
Two Wabash shopmen were injured yesterday. Jacob Crawford crushed the middle finger of his left hand and T Sheets sustained an eye injury from a cinder. Both workers are off duty and receiving medical care from the company doctor.
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Jacob Crawford
T. Sheets
Blacksmith Suffers Finger Injury At Forge
Blacksmith G. R. McAfee of the Pennsylvania was injured yesterday when a crane at the forge snagged his finger, tearing the nail and crushing the fingertip. The accident occurred during steady work at the shop.
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G. R. McAfee
Pennsylvania
Doing a Fine Business by Retail Merchants Insurance Co
Thomas J. McKiernan reports from Anderson that Retail Merchants Insurance Company of Indiana, organized Oct 1, has written about 2 000 000 in business. The company serves retail merchants and is part of the Retail Merchants association with 8 000 to 10 000 members, mostly policy holders. He says operations are satisfactory and the company is flourishing.
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Thomas J. McKiernan
Retail Merchants’ Insurance Company of
Indiana
Anderson
Retail Merchants’ Association
Inspection at Monroeville Circle to Inspect Local Unit
The S W Stirk Circle No 18 Ladies of the G A R will visit Monroeville Thursday evening to inspect the circle. Mrs F M Gibson assistant department inspector will preside. Members meet at the interurban station at 5 45 o clock.
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S. W. Stirk
Monroeville
F. M. Gibson
Judges O Rourke and Heaton to Attend Decatur Banquet
Attorneys are invited to a Saturday night banquet in Decatur for the retirement of Judge R K Erwin from the circuit court bench and the succession of Judge Merryman. The committee asks attending lawyers to notify how many will be present.
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E. Burnham
Chicago
O’rourke
Heaton
Decatur
R. K. Erwin
Circuit Court
Merryman
Inventor Franz Burger Secures Gas Turbine Patent
Franz Burger, a noted local inventor, has received a patent in Washington D C for a reversible gas turbine. He predicts strong market success for the machine and notes turbines can be built up to 100000 horsepower.
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Franz Burger
Washington,d. C
Pennsylvania Pay Checks Cashed In Fort Wayne Scrip
Banks in Fort Wayne announced they would cash Pennsylvania scrip only for customers with existing accounts. About 300000 in scrip and cash were distributed yesterday and today with workers earning under 100 receiving half cash, rest in scrip. Those over 100 get roughly 75 percent in cash to ease payroll concerns.
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Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania
Clearing House Association
New Deputy Appointed To Serve In Superior Court
H A Swaney is named deputy sheriff to fill the vacancy created by Julius Huguenard retirement and will serve in the superior court replacing Harvey Hughes who becomes riding deputy. Swaney previously worked as a street car conductor and was a former brakeman on the G R I railroad.
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H. A. Swaney
Julius Huguenard
Superior Court
Harvey Hughes
Hughes
Mr. Swaney
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Spice—Augspurger
Selma Augspurger
DeWald Street
Robert Spice, Jr
C. A. Augspurger
Robert Spice
Hartman—Wilams
Hartmi
Hartman
Billings
Mont
Davis—Winegart
R. B. Davis
Bessie Winegart
Kendallville
J. D. Hull
J. E. Homsher
Jefferson Township
Pedro
M. F. Parker
J. Phillips
W. E. Bleck
R. Zimmerman
S. W. Rummel
J. W. Moorehouse
William Niel
Louis Edwards
Quimby Clayton
Margaret
Martha Hadley
Ada Borber
Alma Hess
Messrs
Harry Rice
Carl Boriner
Verne McWilliams
Fred Insche
William Treace
Cedarville
Leo Road
Treace
Chicaco
West Side
Man
George Miller
Superior Court Room
Bray
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