Abbott Dies Prominent Fort Wayne Pioneer and Ex Auditor
William T. Abbott, 73, pioneer merchant and ex auditor of Allen County, died at his home 155 Ewing Street after years of declining health. A Democrat, he served one term as auditor beginning 1874 and later engaged in real estate and mineral well development, including the Abbott Sanitarium. Surviving children are Mrs. Charles H. Cannon, Mrs. C. P. Merrill, F. H. Abbott, and Miss Mattie C. Abbott. Funeral arrangements pending word to absent relatives.
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William T. Abbott
Allen County
Ewing Street
Abbott Sanitarium
Messrs
Eme and Carrier
Abbott
Berry Street
Charles H. Cannon
Milwaukee
C. P. Merrill
Farmington
F. H. Abbott
Walla Walla
Wash
Mattie C. Abbott
Trinity Episcopal Church
Mattie
Pioneer Merchant and Former County Auditor Dies
The obituary notes the death of Mr. Abbott a Pioneer merchant and former county auditor after years of frail health. Born May 2 1828 in Farmington Maine he moved to Fort Wayne around 1858 with his wife Brenda Whitner and child. He started in dry goods, ran a Columbia Street store, and later formed a partnership with Wade Shoaff.
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Abbott
Mr. Abbott
Fort Wayne
Farmington
Maine
Brenda Whittier
Fortt Wayne
Toledo
G. W. Ewing
Columbia Street
Wade Shoaff
Sunday School and Community Happenings at Hubler Union
Large attendance at Sunday school with a reminder to arrive half an hour early. Mrs. Davis of Orange Mass visits the Stockwells. Several visitors and hunters in the area. Misses Alice and Lizzie De Vilbiss attend. Chester Young heads on a hunting trip this week. Oyster supper planned for Thursday evening with encouragement to bring companions. Mrs. Sarah Fleming reported not much improved. Miss Millie Pratt to speak at the school house Wednesday afternoon. Sunday school to meet again next Sunday at 2 30 PM.
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Davis
Orange
Mass
Stockwell
Leonard Stolle
Alice
Lizzie de Vilbiss
Chester Young
Sarah Fleming
Millie Pratt
Viola Wells and John Geller wed in Perry township
The marriage took place last Thursday November 21 at the bride's home in Perry township with Rev Wagenhals officiating. The groom John Geller is the son of a prominent farmer near Huntertown and the bride Viola Wells is described as a charming young lady. Many friends extended best wishes.
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Perry Township
Viola Wells
John Geller
Wagenhals
Constipation Cure Ad Imply Digestive Health Remedy
A fragmented ad claims a product titled Dr Constipation Kay's Renovator cures constipation and suggests liver and kidney benefits. The crude text hints at a promotional pitch with free samples and medical guidance, but details remain unclear.
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Kay
Diagmsis
Coroner Deliberates on Steinbrenner Death in Bluffton
Bluffton Indiana coroner W W McBride held an inquest into the death of Jacob Steinbrenner an elderly veteran. Witnesses testified he left a saloon with blood on his face and was found on East Wabash street later. The grand jury will consider the case. The report also notes local railroad job prospects and lengthy expected construction timelines.
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Ed Stout
Herbert, Gearhart
Ezra Masterson
Stout
Steinbrenner
East Wabash Street
William Patrey
George Buckles
Jake
John Micsterson
Areo
McBride
Lagt
Runaway buggy injures Henry Miller near Lima road
Henry Miller of Lima road county area was thrown from a buggy Monday night after an apparent heart attack left him unconscious. The runaway team collided with Archer bridge and dragged him before securing, but Miller was found unconscious and taken home for treatment. His injuries were not as serious as first feared.
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Henry Miller
Lima
Slow Progress For Electric Traction Grade Near Muncie
The Muncie Hartford City and Fort Wayne Electric Traction company reports a severe labor shortage as it begins grading near Muncie. After ten days only a mile and a quarter is completed with twenty five laborers and thirteen teams. Farmers along the route demand high board and lodging rates, about four dollars weekly, prompting men to seek work elsewhere.
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Bluffton
Muncie
Hartford City
Fort Wayne
Old Merchant Dead in Ligonier at 76
Peter Sisterhen longtime shoe merchant of Ligonier Indiana died at age 76. He served as a captain in the Civil War with the 176th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
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Ligonier, Ind
Peter Sisterhen
Sisterhen
176Th Regiment
Ohio Volunteer
Mrs John Mitchell Dies After Illness in Kendallville
Mrs John Mitchell died at her Kendallville home after a three week illness. She was widely known with many Fort Wayne friends. Funeral services are set for Friday at 1 30 PM.
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Kendallville
Ind
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Fort Wayne
In Memoriam for a Schoolmate Libbie Dies in 1901
Marie Fuller writes a memorial for her schoolmate Libbie who died September 19, 1901 at age 17 years 6 months and 6 days. The poem recalls springtime youth, earthly trouble left behind, and Libbie joining her brother and Heavenly Father in a final home.
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Marie Fuller
Father
Head on collision of two divorce suits in Kansas
William Shotemeyer is summoned to Kansas to answer his wife Annie Shotemeyer in a pending divorce case. The notice dated January 22 requires his appearance by January 25 in Russell county court. Other items note guardian appointment for minor children, a Thanksgiving jail dinner, court decisions, and a Pittsburgh switchmen strike affecting rail traffic.
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Stout
William RB. Shotemeyer
Russell County Court
Kan
Annie Shotemeyer
Russell, Kas
Anna B. Larimore
Eli E. Larimore
Supreme Court
Samuel BR. Alden
Martin Blum
Pittsburg
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Union
Bass Works
Medicinal Power of Music Claims Support From Doctors
Dr John V Shoemaker argues music strengthens higher cerebral centers and via the sympathetic nervous system boosts heart lungs and viscera nutrition. He says overall human function is intensified by music though Dr C E Dudley cautions excessive music study harms younger women by overstimulating emotion and nerves.
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John V. Shoemaker
Chicago
Knights of Columbus hold first degree class at hall
Twenty five candidates received the first degree in the Knights of Columbus hall last evening. An impromptu program followed by social session and refreshments. Addresses were given by W P Breen Rev F J O Reilley and Rev Thomas Mungovan Attorney Chares Niezer spoke for the candidates. The Knights will confer the second and third degrees January 26 with delegations from surrounding cities expected. Supreme officers may attend.
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Knights of Columbus Hall
W. P. Breen
F. J. O'Reilley
Thomas Mungovan
Chares Niezer
Knights
Railroad Growth
The Philadelphia Inquirer reflects on the vast investment in steam railways and notes the first locomotive operator has died in poverty. It argues the early pioneer deserves recognition despite ongoing debate over who first ran a locomotive.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Fears A Fuel Famine Threatens Transatlantic Travel
The New York Tribune warns that unless large, economical coal reserves are found soon the cost of crossing the Atlantic in fast steamships may rise sharply. Demand for coal for naval and merchant vessels grows as more fuel is needed, and fields may not yield inexhaustible supplies.
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Atlantic
New York Tribune
Liverpool tobacco firm launches new cigarette promotion
A prominent Liverpool tobacco manufacturer unveils an inventive method to popularize cigarettes by issuing a promotional scheme designed to boost sales and public interest.
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Liverpool
Cigarette albums offered for hospitals promote photo collection
A new promotion invites cigarette smokers to buy a 1s 6d album of pretty photographs found in cigarette packets. The manufacturer will repurchase filled albums received by December 31 and donate the proceeds to children’s hospitals, per the London Sphere.
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London Sphere
De Booze Resigns as Nickel Plate Official
Nickel Plate Brokeman M. Devitt resigns this morning, making one statement about the reasons. The move is expected to surprise his comrades.
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M. Devitt
Devitt
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Hubler Union
Grand Jury
Big Four
Eaton
Libbie
William Shotemeyer
Kansas
the Court News
Erie
New York
Lake Erie
Commodore Vanderbilt
Harrisburg
The
Sentinel
Goodnesh
Cassimeres
Keneph
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