Circuit court reports varied cases and pleas in county
A jury in the circuit court found Samuel Baum guilty of selling un wholesome fruit and fined him 10 dollars plus costs. William Kennedy pled guilty to assault and battery and paid 5 dollars and costs. his brother John Kennedy was acquitted. A suit by Leslie B. Davis against D Ford Urbahns to stop using a Davis Medical Institute mailing list was dismissed. Edward Gilmartin faces a Kehoe Boat and Motor Co case with a needed ruling on mechanic lien priority after amended law. Caroline J Straughan links mortgage to a plant lien. The court trails include Charles Adams with fish spear possession, Harris and Merica assault cases, Dedolph’s animal cruelty case dismissed, and a misdated trial for George Googlein. Weils seek accounting from C R Higgins for a 600 dollar trust fund in the Stone Timlow Bristow suit. Mrs Louise Wessel acquitted of midwifery charge, Edward Gilmartin pleads guilty to obstructing a sidewalk, and John Rice, a Sheldon youth, is released on bond after cider theft charges.
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Samuel Baum
Tancey
William Kennedy
John Kennedy
Leslie B. Davis
D. Ford Urbahns
Davis Medical Institute
Edward Gilmartin
Kehoe Boat and Motor Company
Heaton
Lakeside
Caroline J. Straughan
Gilmartin
Supreme Court
Miss Straughan
Charles Adams
Abraham
Isaac Weil
A. E. Thomas
Circuit Court
C. R. Higgins
Albert H. Stone
William F. Timlow
Nathan S. Bristow
Weils
Fort Wayne Sheepskin Wool Company
Wessel
John Rice
Sheldon
Wessels
Louise Wessels
Adams
B. D. Fleming
William Adams
John Adams
Calvin Bowman
George Ott
Gates Torn Down Affects Fort Wayne Traction Suit
A Fort Wayne and Southwestern Traction Company sues Mrs. Catherine Junk over gates at canal outlets she removed before an injunction. The case seeks damages and has sat on the docket. Also reporting: Mrs. Louise Wessels on trial for practicing midwifery without license. Charles Adams fined $5 for possessing a fish spear, others' cases postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne and Southwestern Traction Company
Catherine Junk
Harris on Trial for Appeal After Heavy Attacks
Paul Harris a South Broadway galoonkeeper stands trial this afternoon in the circuit court on an appeal taken from Judge Dreibelbiss weeks ago. A heavy assault was inflicted on Harris in addition to the appeal proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Harris
South Broadway
Circuit Court
Dreibelbiss
Harris
Addi
Hasenfuss Claims Kinship in Felicia Fettig Case
In circuit court Mrs. Mattie Hasenfuss contends Felicia Fettig may be her granddaughter as Felicia is adopted by Elias H. Babb with no objection. Babb proves good character and means. a kinship claim accompanies charges of the child. Separate juvenile court action sentences Sammie Goldstein to Reform School Plainfield for knife theft after prior police trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felicia Fettig
Little Tootsie
Elias 8. Babb
H. I. Smith
Board of Children’s Guardians
Hasenfuss
Babb
Fettig
J. W. Hamilton
Bernard Haynes
Eaton, Ind
Reform School
Sammie Goldstein
Plainfield
Dnsti
Harris Acquitted After Liquor Case at Police Court
Paul Harris South Broadway saloonkeeper was acquitted by a circuit court jury last night after a sealed verdict. Earlier he had been convicted in police court of selling liquor to minors and fined with license revocation. General court notes include venue changes and dismissals in several civil actions.
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Cer
Harris
Paul Harris
South Broadway
General Court
Court House
Mary Miller
Wabash Railroad Company
Huntington County
Emma Mansdoerfer
Frederick Baus
Mary Smith
Matthews sues Fort Wayne Gas for $10000 damages
Jasper N. Matthews as administrator of Oliver N. Matthews estate sues the Fort Wayne Gas Co. for $10,000 damages in superior court. The Eckart explosion ground is cited with identical allegations as other related suits. Oliver Matthews, a victim, was single with Plymouth, Ind., parents, and the suit cites similar grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper N. Matthews
Oliver N. Matthews
Fort Wayne Gas Company
E. Leonard
W. G
Kenry Colerick
Fry
Auburn
Eckart
Plymouth
Ind
Charles D. Damon
Matilda Damon
Clem
Brown
C. A. Hays
Damons
Harry R. Tourgee
Amelia E. Brubaker
Fort Wayne
DeKalb County
Richard Taylor
James Wull
Michigan City
Rabbi Cohn
Sammy Goldstein
Calvin Brown
William Roberts
Josiah Smith
O’rourke
Heaton
Roberts
Frances O. Noecker
Aiken & Belot
James L. Noecker
Evers
William Thompson
Thaddeus Hendricks
Louisa Sheehan
Anna M. Purcell
Harriet
Reed
Anns R. Savage
Christopher Shaffer
Daniel Sheehan
Non-Resident Notice in Indiana Case
Non-resident notice under Indiana law. James Thomas is summoned to appear before J. P. B. W. Skelton on December 7, 1903 at 9 a.m. in Wayne township Allen County to answer or demur to the complaint filed by Ferdinand Pletz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Indiana
Allen County
B. W. Skelton
J. P
Wayne Township
Ferdinand Pletz
James Thomas
Ald Township
Striking Chicago Railway Tie Up Intensifies
A violent strike disruption near Cottage Grove Avenue crippled rail operations as rails were sawn apart and three power wires were cut. Police prepared for clashes as crowds trailed trains on State Street, and strikers refused to claim pay, leaving 500 employees unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirty-ninth Street
Cottage Grove Avenue
Thirty-eighth
State Street
Forty-third Street
Hunt
City Railway
McCulloch
Startling Test Proves Electric Bitters Cure Ulcerated Stomach
Dr. T. G. Merritt of No. Mehoopany Pa reports a startling test where Electric Bitters cured a patient with violet hemorrhages from stomach ulceration. The patient improved from the first dose and has gone 14 months without an attack. The remedy is guaranteed for dyspepsia indigestion constipation and kidney troubles and is sold for 50c at Dreier and Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. G. Merritt
No. Mehoopany, Pa
Dreier & Bro
Miss Jennies McClelland Hosts Mrs Noyes in North Side
Miss Jennies McClelland entertains Mrs W R Noyes of Albion Michigan as guests. Lieutenant Frank Davis departs from his father W E Davis to join his company at Jefferson Barracks. Drs S M Goslee and daughter Marguerite return from Toledo after Ivy Leaf lodge celebration. Royal Neighbors honor birthday with a gathering at 1327 Boone Street hosted by Mrs Jennie Johnson with games and gifts.
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Jennies McClelland
North Side
W. R. Noyes
Albion
Mich
Frank Davis
W. E. Davis
Jefferson Barracks
Drs. S. M. Goslee
Marguerite
Toledo
Ivy Leaf Lodge
L. A
R. T
Jennie Johnson
Boone Street
Red Cross Medical Association offers cure for chronic diseases
An advertisement proclaims immediate relief and permanent cures for a wide range of ailments including female disorders, cancer, goiter, kidney and rectal issues. It promises to treat weakness, addictions, eye diseases, and bronchial troubles with X ray methods and new techniques, plus free eye tests and consultations.
Wild Turkey Hunting Across Pennsylvania and Beyond
The article extols wild turkey hunting as a premier sport requiring strength, patience, and woodcraft. It describes still hunting, coursing with hounds and horses, and the thrill of shot or rifle work, noting Virginia Culpeper County as Roosevelt’s hunt site and rich areas across West Virginia, western North Carolina, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania where turkeys remain in open country and huntable tracts.
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United States
Europe
Turkey
Ginia
Blue Ridge
Culpeper County
Roosevelt
West
Great Smoky Mountains
Tennessee
Boston Transcript
Dinner Talk Sparks Courtroom Joke Exchange
A humorous exchange features two boys describing meals before a judge. The first boy says they had a minister for dinner yesterday, while the second boy claims they had turkey.
Thanksgiving Joke Delights Rural Family Dinner
A humorous family scene airs at a Thanksgiving gathering as granpaw shares a joke before blessing. The playful line about Turkey and Greece sparks laughs, with Mrs. Tausie and Resta mentioned as observers in a lighthearted rural setting.
Feasting And Fasting In American Life
A Brooklyn Eagle opinion contrasts an American trend toward frequent feasts with traditional fast days. It notes New England shifts toward military reviews and parades over prayer and discusses diverse national eating habits. The piece argues Americans enjoy prosperity and feed the world, seeking friendship and money in return.
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New England
Delmonico’s
Montana
Canada
Massachusetts
California
Connecticut
Michigan
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Minnesota
United States
Brooklyn Eagle
The Turkeys Soliloquy on Thanksgiving Carnival
In a fanciful turkey voice from the Howard Spectator, Gertrude Jefferson imagines the Thanksgiving feast with irony and humor. The bird laments being hunted and cooked, suggests turkeys hide underground in winter, and recalls a near escape last year while planning a futureroke to avoid slaughter.
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Marthy
Gertrude Jefferson
Howard Spectator
White House Turkey Box From Rhode Island Sparks Thanksgiving Tradition
Since 1878 a box labeled To the President and sent by Horace Vose from Westerly Rhode Island travels to Washington each Thanksgiving. The turkey, often 35 to 40 pounds, arrives with a note of thanks from the president or the president’s secretary, a custom rooted in Ulysses S. Grant’s era and preserved through successive administrations.
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Westerly
R. I
Washington, D.C
Horace Vose
Ulysses S. Grant
White House
Grant
Vose
Boston Herald
Thanksgiving In Porto Rico Observed With Leisure
The New York Post notes that Dia de Gracias in Porto Rico brings government offices closed and stores half time open. Plantation work stalls, townsfolk visit, and some workers indulge in dances or cockfights. Many celebrate with gusto akin to Cuatro de Julio, seeking no official mandate to follow the flag.
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Porto Rico
Our Republic
New York
Thanksgiving Gobbler Warns of Coming Cold
A dialect poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar predicts a frost and a busy harvest season. The speaker mocks a gobbler named Mistah Tu'key who boasts about parade of produce and meals while farmers and chickens prepare. The verse ends with a wary face and a reminder of the holiday’s feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dangah
Paul Laurence Dunbar
The Thanksgiving Pumpkin Lady of the Pie
The article explains the female pumpkin chosen for the Thanksgiving menu valued for smooth skin fine grain flesh and absence of stringiness. It notes the delicacy that betrays its sex and contrasts with male pumpkins known for knots and blisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
Spice for the Feast Turk Up to Date Gobbler
A light lifestyle note from Life suggests a turkeyless Thanksgiving in the era of horseless carriages. The piece playfully previews modern dining trends and seasonal meals.
Weather Page Forecast Mentioned In Conversation
A judge notes a newspaper weather page predicting tomorrow's weather with meals listed as hash for tomorrow and Saturday followed by turkey soup and croquettes. The exchange involves a star boarder and a drug clerk as the landlady overhears.
A Happy Thought On Thanksgiving Dinner
A dialogue blends humor and patriotism as Poor Boy and others discuss Thanksgiving plans at the Asterbilts. They mention seeing relatives eat, bringing home a turkey, and jokes about the eagle on the dollar, with mentions of Providence and a Rhode Island turkey.
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Freddy
Rhode Island
Teddy
Grandpa
Providence
Puck
No Celebration in A Street Thanksgiving Tale
A fragment shows Uncle Rastus saying he cannot celebrate Thanksgiving due to high prices. The dialogue hints at economic hardship and family tension over affording a turkey and feast. The piece captures a mood of restraint and worry in a modest Thanksgiving scene.
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Uncle Rastus
Turkey
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