Carrie Nation Visits Fort Wayne and Tours County Poor Farm
Kansas reformer Carrie Nation spent hours in Fort Wayne on Wednesday. She visited the county poor asylum, spoke against tobacco, praised the facility, and described liquor as the root of social ills. Nation noted she would soon perform in a play and planned a New York appearance after October 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Nation
Kansas
Fort Wayne
West Main Street
Nation
Turflinger
Pennsylvania
Grand Rapids
Tegan
Ead
Gene Orion
Mrs. Mation
Couners
New York
Notable Northern Indiana items and incidents in Decatur area
Springfield and Fort Wayne Traction opens offices in Decatur. Goshen’s Delcamp family travels Chicago to Memphis by houseboat. Clarence Rehlander, 20, dies instantly from accidental gun discharge south of LaPorte. Harry White jailed in North Manchester after threatening another citizen with a knife. Richard Bush crushed between machinery near Bluffton. Ohio natives in Adams Wells and Huntington host a Buckeye picnic at Ossian’s Metts grove. Daniel Black, Fulton County versatile figure, dominates Bears. Eugene Agar, 74, buried at Huntington. critic of gravel roads and traction proposals. Two brothers missing in the west. two sisters live in Germany. Kosciusko farmer Charles Leffel reports earth crackling and electric sensations after heavy rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Rehlander
Laporte
Rehlander
Harry White
North Manchester
Wabash
Richard Bush
Bluffton
Ohio
Adams, Wells
Huntington Counties
Buckeye State
Metts Grove
Ossian
Indiana
Daniel Black
Fulton County
Bears
Eugene Agar
Huntington
Ager
Traction Company
Huntington Hospital
Germany
Blatchley
Charles Leffel
Kosciusko County
Roosevelt declares no discrimination against union members in Miller case
President Roosevelt meets AFL executive council and issues a final ultimatum. He will not discriminate in government employment based on union membership, framing the Miller case as a matter of equal justice for all citizens. The White House briefing reiterates the decision and its finality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
United States
White House
Samuel Gompers
James Duncan
John Mitchell
James O’connell
Frank Morrison
William A. Miller
Miller
Bluffton Pumps May Not Be Used
Bluffton pumping station of the Fort Wayne Gas Company, erected at substantial cost, may not be placed in service. The article notes the facility's potential nonuse and explores implications for local gas supply and municipal plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffton
Gas Company
Fort Wayne Gas Company
British Ambassador Sir Michael Herbert Dies in Switzerland
Sir Michael Herbert, the British ambassador to the United States, died in Davos-Platz, Switzerland, at 1:30 PM after a sudden decline in health. The death prompted an emotional adjournment of the commission, with condolences from Lord Lansdowne, Sir Edward Carson, and Ambassador Choate. Lady Herbert, the Pembrokes, and other officials were at his bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davos-Platz
Switzerland
Michael Herbert
United States
Lord Alverstone
Dickinson
Edward Carson
K. C
Great Britain
Lady Herbert
Michael M Herbert
Earl of Pembroke
Countess of Pembroke
Lord Pembroke
Lansdowne
Foreign Office
England
Salisbury
Choate
Lord Lansdowne
Mr. Choate
Death of Sir Michael Herbert Shocks London Scene
London mourns Sir Michael Herbert British ambassador to the United States who died in Switzerland. A Paris dispatch notes Lady Herbert nursing him at Davon Platz and lingering there with hope of recovery. Lady Herbert, formerly Miss Lelia Wilson, is linked to the Wilson and Vanderbilt families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Michael Herbert
United States
Switzerland
Paris
Lady Herbert
Washington
Davon- Platz
Herbert
Davon-Platz
Lelia Wilson
Richard T. Wilson
New York
Vanderbilt
Ogden,osset
Astor
Death of Sir Michael Herbert Shocks Alaska Boundary Tribunal
The Alaska boundary commission halted proceedings as Lord Alverstone announced the death of Sir Michael Herbert, the British ambassador to Washington, after a bout with rapid consumption. He helped negotiate and sign the treaty establishing the tribunal, drawing heartfelt tributes from both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sir Michael Herbert
Alaskan Boundary Commission
Alverstone
Washington
Lord Alverstone
Heid
Michael Herbert
Great Britain
Real Estate Transfers Highlights
Real estate transfers show Harriet A. and M. B. Anderson selling 50 by 100 feet on Spy Run avenue Wayne township for 1150 dollars to Cornelius M. Ryan. Ellen Gerardot transfers undivided quarter of east seven acres of the south half of southeast quarter of northeast quarter section 286 Jefferson township for 52.50 dollars to Joseph Giant. Caroline M. Olds conveys lots 66 and 97 in Heustis and Taylor's Abbott's out lots and lots 39 82 83 and 124 in Abbott's addition to Haat Wayne Adams township for 1 dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet A
M. B. Anderson
Cornelius M. Ryan
Spy Run Avenue
Wayne Township
Ellen Gerardot
Joseph Giant
Jefferson Township
Caroline M. Olds
The
People’s Trust and Savings Company
Heustis & Taylor’s
Abbott
Haat Wayne
Adams Township
Thirteen-Year-Old Boy Loses Fingers In Accident
Harvey Porter, age thirteen, residing with Mr and Mrs John Bloom on Columbia avenue, was injured while helping to erect a whirligig. A hammer struck his hand as he rose from a post, resulting in the amputation of his first and second fingers. He suffered a sand burr in the eye earlier that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Porter
John Bloom
Columbia Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Portland
LAW County Poor Asylum
Sentinel Mre. Nation
Springfield and Fort Wayne Traction Company
Decatur
E. T. Delcamp and Son
Goshen
Chicago
Memphis
Tenn
J. C. Heller
East Berry Street
Court House
Superior
Mfg. Co
W. Malan St
Wallen
Eet Baird Bros
Heaith
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