Fort Wayne Mason Geake Honored With Silver Service
Fort Wayne Lodge of Perfection unanimously awarded a handsome silver service and a silver loving cup to William Geake at the Scottish Rite fall convocation. The tribute, presented by Albert E. Thomas of the supreme council, marks Geake’s twenty five years as presiding officer and was a surprise to him. A committee will inscribe the items.
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Fort Wayne
Geake
Albert E. Thomas
Supreme Council
Valley of
City warns against tying horses to new lighting posts
Mayor Grice warns the public not to tie horses to ornamental posts around the courthouse. Police will pursue offenders as authorities begin installing the new posts on the south and east sides, with lighting not yet ready.
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Grean E Mough
Grice
Court House
Three Year Old Burned By Gasolene In Decatur
Three year old Martin Wilhem, son of Louise Wilhem, of Decatur Indiana, was severely burned after pouring a cupful of gasolene into a heating stove. He lies in serious condition at the home of his grandparents on South Cherry Street and may die from the injuries.
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Decatur
Ind
Martin Wilhem
Louise Wilhem
John Wilhem
South Cherry Street
Explosion at the gas works rocks East Superior area
A Friday morning explosion at the City Gas works on East Superior street shook nearby warehouses and sent a tall brick stack toppling. Workers say cold gas met hot vapor in a tank causing a blast that lifted the chimney. no injuries reported. Damaged tank will be rebuilt, with repairs costing about $100.
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City Gas Works
East Superior Street
Superior Street
Ton sing’s Silver Wedding Surprise at Fort Wayne Home
Henry Tonsing and Anna Snowberger marked 25 years of marriage with a surprise silver wedding party at their Fort Wayne home. Relatives filled the dining room, neighbors arrived after the feast, and a church ceremony in 1886 tied their union. Tonsing has worked at the Pennsylvania blacksmith shop since 1886 after four years as a section hand. He was born in Germany and came to America in 1882.
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Henry Tonsing
Pennsylvania
Mr. Tensing
Charles Snowberger
Tonsing
Father Romer
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary's Catholic Church
George H. Judy
Foreman Brown
Germany
America
Fort Wayne
Burns Springs New Sensation New Orleans Dynamite Case
Witnesses for the prosecution in the Los Angeles Times dynamiting case face death threats after resisting defense bribes, says detective Wm. J. Burns. He denounces Samuel Gompers and Eugene V. Debs while noting a fund over 1,000,000 pledged for the McNamaras' defense and that some witnesses have had to be hidden.
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New Orleans
Los Angeles Times
Wm. J. Burns
American Bankers’ Association
Burns
Samuel Gompere
American Federation of Labor
Eugene V. Debs
Darrow Denies Burns Address Report In New Orleans
Clarence S. Darrow, chief counsel for James B. McNamara, refutes Burns' New Orleans address as previously stated and calls it untrue. District Attorney officials decline to comment on the statement.
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Los Angeles
Burns
Clarence S. Darrow
James B. McNamara
Wm. T. Burns
New Orleans
District Attorney's Office
Labor leaders again to stand trial for contempt
Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison must again face a contempt trial in the District of Columbia Supreme Court. Justice Wright denied a statute of limitations claim and ordered the leaders to defend the court’s orders. A commissioner may be appointed to hear evidence within three days.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Wright
Supreme Court of the United States
Messrs. Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
American Federation of Labor
District Supreme Court
Themelves
Gompers
Sixty Die as Train Plunges From Bridge in Flood
Saumur France November 23 sixty passengers are believed dead after a train plunged into the Thouet river when a weakened Montreuil Bellay bridge collapsed. About 100 aboard Angers to Poitiers route. Rescue efforts continue as bodies recovered and survivors cling to debris.
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Saumur
France
Thouet
Montreuil-Bellay
Marne-et-Loire
Angers
Poitiers
Novice Pilgrims Reach Mizpah in Shrine Ceremonial
About one hundred novices crossed hot sands to Mizpah Temple for a Shrine ceremonial held at the Scottish Rite Cathedral. Illustrious Potentate E H Merritt presided as Albert S Bond led the caravan. A new member’s degree by Capt Guy Mahurin impressed attendees as the Nomad band performed and a feast was planned for 8:30 PM. A silver loving cup was later presented by the 143 candidates of the silver jubilee class to Fort Wayne Lodge of Perfection with Rev A J Folsom delivering the presentation.
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Mecca
Mizpah Temple
Mystic Shrine
E. H. Merritt
Albert S. Bond
Guy M. Mahurin
Mizpah Patrol
Fort Wayne Lodge of Perfection
A. J. Folsom
William Geake
First Time in Indiana Knight of St An drew at Fort Wayne Consistory
For the first time in Indiana the Fort Wayne Consistory exemplified the Knight of St Andrew ceremony for a 146 member class. The reunion closed with a 32nd degree class, largest since dedication. Banquet at the Scottish Rite cathedral featured Scintz as speaker and Rev. Folsom as a celebrated recipient of applause. New class officers were elected: Rev. A Folsom president, Dr. George Gille secretary-treasurer, James H. Rose historian.
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Indiana
Ft. Wayne
St. Andrew
Indianapolis
Scottish Rite Cathedral
Schlatter
Stonald Dawson
W. 8. Scintz
South Bend
Gray
Indiana Masonic Grand Lodge
Arthur J. Folsom
Plymouth Congregational Church
Mr. Folsom
A. Folsom
George Gillie
James H. Rose
Labor leaders face contempt case in Buck Stove dispute
At a Atlanta convention Samuel Gompers says Justice Wright is mentally incompetent to fairly try the contempt proceedings against him and others. The judge overruled a motion to dismiss stemming from the Buck Stove and Range case, as jurors hear arguments and a crowd awaits a likely quick verdict.
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Atlanta
Justice Wright
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Mr.Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
Committee On Laws and Adjustment
Ward
Simms
Clark
Schmidt
Morse Removed to Army Hospital for Morse Health Care
President Taft ordered Charles W. Morse transferred from Atlanta penitentiary to the United States army hospital at Fort McPherson near Atlanta for medical treatment under federal custody. Health condition cited as very serious, with potential later pardon or commutation depending on army physicians' observations.
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Washington
Taft
Atlanta
Charles W. Morse
New York
United States Army Hospital
Fort McPherson
Morse
Wise
TF. Dougherty
White House
Wickersham
Death of Edward Ersig in Denver Railroad Accident
A telegram informs William A. Ersig of his son Edward Ersig's death in Denver from injuries sustained two weeks earlier in a Santa Fe Rio Grande railroad accident. Edward, 32, a railroad fireman, was born in Fort Wayne and educated in local public schools. He previously worked at the Racester factory. Interment will be in Denver.
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William A. Ersig
Enat Jefferson Street
Edward Ersig
Denver
Col
Santa Fe & Rio Grande
Mgr. Ersig
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis treatment data fragment shows multiple therapies
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a medical treatment record from Indianapolis listing seven treatments and a four treatment sequence for symptoms. The readable text is disjoint but implies a patient care timeline in a clinical setting.
City Court Acquittals and Fines Reported
In city court Wednesday Nick and George Letz were acquitted under a surety of the peace warrant. Lazo Rudi filed charges, who had to pay costs of 16 dollars. Frank Colby and Carl Montgomery each fined five dollars and costs for intoxication. George Cantor was held over until tomorrow.
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Nick
George Letz
Lazo Rudi
Frank Colby
Carl Montgomery
George Cantor
Girl's Act Due to Despondency Reports Suicide
Despondency from ill health is given as the probable cause of the suicide of 32 year old Miss Sybil Daugherty of 706 Wildwood avenue. She drank muriatic acid at Lutheran hospital after taking two draughts in the afternoon, dying there four hours later. Nurses and doctors attended her. she had been acting strangely for days. Survived by sister Miss May Daugherty. her mother and two brothers had died in the past two years.
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Sybil Daugherty
Wildwood Avenue
Lutheran Hospital
Miss Daugherty
Miss May Daugherty
Joy E Dye Named Fort Wayne Post Office Clerk
Joy E Dye of Montpelier has been appointed to a clerkship in the Fort Wayne post office, succeeding Tay W Hersh of Avilla who has resigned.
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Joy E. Dye
Montpelier
Fort Wayne
Tay W. Hersh
Avilla
Portraits of Mr and Mrs F C Meyer and daughter Tillie
The photo shows Mr and Mrs F Charles Meyer and their daughter Tillie Meyer of 2613 Force Street taken last August at Seven Falls near Cheyenne Colorado where the family camped for two to three weeks. Mr Meyer, a Bavarian born January 30 1853 in Bayreuth, worked as a machinist and engineer in Bavaria New Orleans Fort Wayne and Fort Wayne area before joining the Pennsylvania Company in 1889 where he rose to foreman of the vise department and remained in various posts.
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F. Charles Meyer
Tillie Meyer
Force Street
Seven Falls
Cheyenne Canyon
Colorado
Mr. Meyer
Bayreuth
Bavaria
Franz, Liszt
Richard Wagner
George Hensel
Hensel
America
Hia
Bowser, Prentiss & Falls
Superior Street
Fort Wayne
Meyer
Bass Foundry and Machine Works
New Orleans
Fort’"Wayne
Pennsylvania Company
Iward
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Darius Council
Princes of Jerusalem
Ronald Dawson
Emanuel Chapter
Rose Croix
Henry B. Master
the Mayor
Burns Springs
New Sensation
McNamara
Case
Darrow
LABOR
Gompers, Mitchell and
Morrissey
Shriners
Idianapolis
Sybil W. Daugherty
F. C. Meyer
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