Pioneer Woman Read at Advanced Age in Allen County
Mrs. Margaret Rothgeb, longtime Allen county resident, died at 81 years, 2 months, 26 days, at her daughter's home. Surviving children include Mrs. John Ensch and Mrs. John B Federapell. funeral Friday at 8 PM from the residence with interment in Wakarusa. death due to infirmities of age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Rothgeb
Allen County
John B. Federspetl
Franklin Avenue
Rothgeb
Virginia
John Ensch
John B. Federapell
Nancy Lowry
Link A. Bixler
Samuel B. Bixler
Wakarusa
Infant Crandal Dies at One Day Old in Indianapolis
Samuel Metcalf Crandal, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Crandal of 1539 East Wayne street, died Tuesday of exhaustion at one day old. Funeral services and interment took place today. Lerence John Kief, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kief of 728 East Jefferson street, died at 5 a.m. from spasms at months old. The child was ill for twenty four hours. Funeral services are set for Friday morning at 8:10 from the residence and at 9 o'clock from St. Mary's Catholic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Metcalf Crandal
Arthur W. Crandal
East
Wayne Street
Lerence John Kief
Louis Kief
Jefferson Street
St. Mary’s Catholic
Death notices link Fort Wayne figures to California
News from Thursday reports Mrs. Anna Marhenke Dawson formerly of Fort Wayne died in Oakland California where she had moved four years ago. Another obituary notes Mrs. Anna Harper wife of Thomas Harper Payne Ohio died at Hope hospital at 1 o clock Friday after gall stones. Harper aged 47. Funeral and interment at Payne and Oakland. Surviving relatives include her husband and numerous siblings. Funeral services and interment set for Oakland Sunday.
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Joel Dawson
Anna Marhenke
Oakland
Calif
Fort Wayne
California
Anna Harper
Thomas Harper
Payne
Ohio
Hope Hospital
Fred H
Chriellen
William Marconi
Mra
Gerkie
Thomas Carroll
Ekland
Louis Funk
William Frank
Chicago
Mrs. Isabelle Fischer Dies After Illness at Fort Wayne Home
Mrs Isabelle Graham Fischer wife of Henry E Fischer died Sunday night at 308 West Berry Street Fort Wayne after months of carcinoma illness. She born Crestline Ohio lived most of life in Fort Wayne and was widely known. Funeral held privately at 4 PM Monday at home with Rev BE Averill officiating. cremation followed at Lindenwood per her wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabelle Graham Fischer
Henry E. Fischer
White
West Berry Street
Fischer
Crestline
Ohio
Fort Wayne
Episcopal Church
Robert Long
Cincinnati
James Blackburn
George Graham
William Graham
Nevada
BE. W. Averill
Trinity Episcopal Church
Graham
Lindenwood
Zoller Pioneer Resident Elizabeth Zoller Dies at 84
Elizabeth Zoller a longtime Allen county resident died Saturday at her Cedarville home at age 84. Widow for years she leaves three children George Zoller of Terre Haute Miss Caroline Zoller and Charles Zoller of Cedarville six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services from the residence Tuesday morning at 10 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Zoller
Allen County
Cedarville
Obituary Notice for Robert White Pioneer and Family Man
Robert White, long time resident of Fort Wayne area, passed away leaving his wife two daughters Mary and Bessie and a son Harry in Idaho. He had moved to Athens Ohio two years ago after living on the Bass farm north of Fort Wayne and later in the dairy business east of the city. His nephew, Robert Dean,stown a morning tribute recalls his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Dean
Mr. White
Athens
Ohio
Bass
Fort Wayne
Mary
Bessie White
Harry White
Idaho
Death of Edna C Sorg at age 5 in Pleasant Township
Edna Catherine Sorg youngest child of Mr and Mrs John M Sorg of Pleasant township died at 5 40 AM Tuesday at the family home seven miles south of the city aged 5 years 7 months after three weeks of spinal trouble Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 9 30 o'clock from St Aloysius Catholic church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Catherine Sorg
John M. Sorg
Pleasant Township
St. Aloysius’ Catholic Church
Death of Fort Wayne carpenter Michael Weipert at 76
Michael Weipert 76 died at 9 am Tuesday at 673 Huffman street from Brights disease after weeks of illness. A retired carpenter born in Germany he lived in Fort Wayne since 1862 and is survived by his widow five children Reinhart Welker Adolph Grotholtman Fred Weipert of Sidney Ohio and Mrs Lorenzo Nickerson plus twenty grandchildren and one great grandchild. He was a member of St John s Reformed church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Weipert
Huffman Street
Bright
Weipert
Germany
Fort Wayne
Reinhart Weipert
Daniel Welker
Adolph Grotholtman
Fred Weipert
Sidney, O
Another Shopman Retires After Long Service
John T. Rost retired from the Pennsylvania shops on Wednesday and will not return to work. Born in Germany on September 24, 1838, he reached seventy two weeks ago and will pension out. Rost came to America years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Rost
Pennsylvania
Pension Department
Mr. Rost
Germany
America
Retirement of a long serving shop worker after injury
The article recounts the career of a veteran shop worker, Rost, who served thirty eight years across two gangs led by Anthony Haverly and James Thrythall. Foremen included Harry Campbell, George H Judy and George A Szink. Rost, though injured, is strong and active and expected to live many more years. He is popular among the workers who regret his retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Haverly
James Thrythall
Hammersmith
Rost
Harry Campbell
George H. Judy
George A. Szink
Tragedy on Pennsylvania Line Asleep Man Struck On Bridge
A westbound local freight train on the Pennsylvania struck Oral Snodgrass of Convoy Ohio as he slept on a bridge near Convoy at 4 20 p m Friday. He died several hours later at Convoy hospital. Snodgrass had been in Van Wert and started toward his hometown when he sat on the bridge ties and dozed. The train crew, led by Conductor G W Balliet and Engineer William Beck, halted the engine and he was removed to Convoy where he died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Oral Snodgrass
Convoy
Ohio
Snodgrass
van Wert
G. W. Balliet
William Beck
Suffering From Brass Poison Strikes Machinist Clayton Johnson
Clayton H. Johnson a machinist at the Pennsylvania shops suffers severe brass poisoning contracted at work. The ailment causes large boils across his body and limbs, and Dr. McHugh is attending him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton H. Johnson
Pennsylvania
Dr. McHugh
Express car repair accident reported at shops
The bone of which was not hurt. Mr. Colvin and some car repairmen were summoned to the shops yesterday to repair an express car needed for service this morning and it was while thus engaged that the accident happened.
Paulding and Wyandotte Counties Vote Dry Under Rose Law
Paulding county voted out twelve saloons by a margin of 1,162 and Wyandotte county rejected fifty saloons by fifty votes under the Rose law.Thirty-one counties have held elections and all but one voted dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Paulding
Wyandotte
Woman Holds Babe Above Water To Save Boy In Cistern
Holland Michigan October 6 A neighbor’s 2 year old fell into a deep ten foot cistern. Mrs William Weiss climbed into the water and kept the child above the surface for ten hours until neighbors found her. She was faint and seriously ill but saving the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland, Mich
William Weiss
Vriesland
Merchants Press for More Street Lights in City
The Retail Merchants' Association named a committee to urge the board of public works for additional street lights and to protest the gas company's post construction street conditions. The meeting, led by new president Marx Dukes, praised Mayor Hosey’s administration for street cleanliness efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Thomas McKierman
W. R Seavey
D. N. Foster
Henry Pfeiffer
Harry Achenbach
Retail Merchants’ Association
Board of Public Works
Marx Dukes
W. R. Seavey
Hosey
McKiernan
Indiana Retail Merchants’ Fire Insurance Company
Col
Court House
Daily News
Fort Wayne Abendpost
Shoaft Furnishing Company
Lehman Book and News Company
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Stewart Base Dmurners
Stewart
King and Brennan
Milwaukee
Steve Foundry
Ry Abescis
Fort. Wayne
West Main St
William C. Pape
Charles Pape
St. Mary's Avenue
Roy Pape
Estelle
Carl
Clarence
Gladys Pape
Henry
Charles
Albert
Edward
Walter Pape
Henry Israel
E. H. Buuck
Emelia Pape
Edna Pape
English Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
Wells Street
St. Joseph's Hospital
Ulrey
Martinsville
Ill
Lima
Lew V. Ulrey
Grant Sharp
Louis, Yagle
Whitley County
Silas BE. Airey
Colfax
Crandal
Harper
Sorg
Joseph
Colvin
Buzz Planet
Paulding County
Dry
Society OF Equity
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