Veterans Meet In Reunion of Eleventh Indiana Battery
Veterans gather for a reunion of the Eleventh Indiana Battery as ranks thin but camaraderie remains warm and strong among attendees.
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1901
Page
6
Eleventh Indiana battery holds eighteen year reunion at Fort Wayne
Survivors of the Eleventh Indiana battery gathered in Fort Wayne for their eighteenth annual reunion at City Hall. Officers were reelected for the coming year with John Otto of Auburn as president and H M Williams of Fort Wayne as vice president. The group, organized in Fort Wayne eighteen years ago, plans next year’s reunion at Hoagland in September 1902. The old flag, carried in Civil War battles, hangs behind the secretary’s desk as a treasured memento.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Battery
Fort Wayne
Old Fair Grounds
Swinney Park
John Otto
H. M. Williams
W. M. Glenn
H. C. Zollinger
Otto
William H. Glenn
Samuel S. Kelker
John McIntosh
J. J. Conklin
S. S. Kelker
John Koons
Willian M. Glenn
Hoagland
Eleventh Indiana Battery
Army of Eternity
Olbto
Eleventh Battery Readied for Perpetuation at Reunion
At the reunion the Eleventh battery organization adopts a new constitution to preserve its name and admit sons of veterans as associate members. Veterans, families, and visiting comrades attended sessions at the Elektron building, with a campfire planned at Saengerbund hall. The article traces the battery’s Civil War service from Fort Wayne recruitment in 1861 through battles at Chickamauga Chattanooga and Atlanta, ending with mustering out in Indianapolis in 1865.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleventh Battery Organization
Battery
W. R. C. Hall
Elektron
Women’s Relief Corps
Saengerbund Hall
Indiana Battery
S. Daugherty
Fort Wayne
D. B. Walters
J. W. Vortermark
F. Ruple
J. Good
Bryan
Ohio
H. W. Caldwell
Garrett
J. L. Crowe
L. J. Riley
T. Schuler
Isaac Johnson
Arcola
John Otto
Auburn
A. J. Yeakey
W. H. Cutshak
G. Pfeiffer
Huntington
Eli Rank
Louis Woos
John McIntosh
Holyland
A. Smead
John Corcoran
S. S. Kelker
Theodore Johnson
George Craig
Henry M. Williams
William M. Glenn
John Koons
Ossian
Jacob Felger
John Conklin
John Schuler
John H. Jacobs
William Edmunds
Battery of Light Artilery
Indiana Volunteers
Indianapolis
Arnold Sutermeister
Louisville
Alabama
Georgia
Chattanooga
Buell
Sequatchie Valley
Tennessee
Kentucky
Bragg
Nashville
Rosecrans
Twenty-first Army Corps
Stone
Mission Ridge
Sherman
Atlanta
Eighteenth Indiana Battery
Local School Reports Growth and Staffing Shifts
The high school now numbers twenty six students with Professor Link as principal and plans for more. the primary has sixteen students with Miss Nellie Ringwall teaching. Several teachers have left this township, including Louis Ruhl Estelle Neireiter Etta Barkley and Grace Emrick. A Sunday school convention is eyed at Poe on October 20. Mrs. Nancy Wise and Miss Nettie Stakes of Inland Ohio visited Els worth Ruhl. Allen Steel of Decatur erected a windmill on Simon Somers farm, enabling the Somers Bros to proclaim let the wind do it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Professor Link
Nellie Ringwall
Louis Ruhl
Estelle Neireiter
Etta Barkley
Grace Emrick
Madison Township
Poe
Nancy Wise
Miss Nettie Stakes
Inland
Ohio
Elsworth Ruhl
Allen Steel
Decatur
Simon Somers
Somers
Ayer’s Hair Remedy Ad Highlights Youthful Dark Hair
An old Hampton Virginia reader testifies that dark hair remains long and heavy over 50 thanks to Ayer’s Hair Igor. The ad from J. G. Ayer Co. Lowell Massachusetts promotes the product at $1 and offers druggist locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
R. A. Lloyd
Hampton
J.G. Ayer CO
Lowell
Mass
Annual school meeting and reorganization noted
The report records a Saturday evening annual school meeting at the school house with a director re-elected. Henry Mail and Lee Hartzell were mentioned for wood and business college in Huntington. Hickory nut gatherings drew crowds from Summit City as the high school baseball team is reorganized for upcoming games on the school lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Mailand
Lee Hartzell
Huntington
Business
Summit City
Youngest College Presidents Named Across U.S. Schools
The article lists several college leaders and their ages at appointment. John H. McCracken at Westminster Fulton was 25, Henry M. McCracken at New York University age unspecified, Jerome Hall Raymond of West Virginia 28, Boothe Colwell Davis of Alfred University 32, Burris A Jenkins of Indiana University 2 years younger than 32, Daniel E B Jenkins of Parsons College 30 in 1896, and Jacob Gould Schurman at Cornell aged 38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. McCracken
Westminster College
Fulton
Henry M. McCracken
New York University
Jerome Hall Raymond
University of West Virginia
Boothe Colwell Davis
Alfred University
New York
Burris A. Jenkins
University of Indianapolis
Daniel EB. Jenkins
Parsons College
Iowa
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell University
Paid Teachers for Sunday School Experts Fund
The Church of the Holy Communion in New York launches a movement to fund a $100,000 educational endowment. Its interest will hire educational experts to train teachers and heads of departments and compensate teachers who prove fitness to meet established standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Holy Communion
New York
Saturday Evening Post
Highest Altitudes and Human Limits
Signor Mosso explains why few men have tried to ascend the earths highest peaks due to beliefs about unendurable air. He notes his experiments suggest gradual acclimatization could enable humans to cope with the Himalayas barometric pressure, citing birds reaching 29 000 feet and urging cautious progress. Subscribe for The Sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signor Mosso
Himalayas
Pearson’s Magazine
No Effort Being Spared to Free Miss Stone
Washington reports a strong push by the state department to secure Miss Stone's release from Bulgarian bandits. Cable money forwarded to Spencer Eddy in Constantinople supports efforts to trace the kidnap plot, with hope on Bulgarian cooperation and Turkish action already noted. If all else fails, ransom may be paid, placing Eddy in charge of a powerful auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Hays Hammond
State Department
Miss Stone
Spencer Eddy
United States
Legation
Constantinople
Eddy
Young man faces indeterminate sentence for forged check
Harry Gray aged youth forged a employer check on Saturday and, after failing to bluff officers, confessed in court and received an indeterminate sentence of two to fourteen years to be sent to the state reformatory pending morning progress. Orders were also issued in other circuit and superior court matters including paternity verdicts and various monetary judgments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Gray
Wil
State Reformatory Prison
Mary Stewart
Joseph Horstman
John W. Verdermark
Henry Tilberry
O’rourke
Travis
Charles Shaffer
Shively
Henry Yobst
Nurse's endorsement of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Miss Virginia Granes, graduate nurse and president of the Nurses' Association of Watertown New York, notes that physicians frequently prescribe Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ills. She cites broad physician support and uses in practice, even when not in original bottles, to aid patient relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nurses’ Association of
Watertown, N.Y
Lydia E. Pinkhamn
Lydia BK. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Miss Virginia Grames Praises Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
A Miss Virginia Graves of Los Angeles tests Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for ovarian and uterine troubles. She credits six weeks of use to resolving a womb prolapse and endorses the remedy to ill women. Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass offers to answer letters at no cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Granes
Pisxuam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Vinarnra Graves
Spring St
Los Angeles
Cal
Commission of Lunacy Presided by Justice France
This afternoon a commission of lunacy convened with Justice France as president and doctors Harrod and Mac. The proceeding assessed the mental state of a subject exhibiting apparent incapacity and potential guardianship needs. The outcome will determine next steps for care and legal authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice France
Drs. Harrod
Mac
Examination of Gwens Case by Beth and Nieschang
Beth and Nieschang will examine into the case of Andrew J. Gwens of Blaumea Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth and
Nieschang
Andrew J. Gwens
Blaumea Avenue
Millar’s Furniture Ad Promises Value at East Main Street
An old advertisement for Millar’s furniture store at 50-52 East Main Street promises “good made furniture” and a reputation for giving customers value with no misrepresentation. The ad urges shoppers to visit for quality furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millar's
East Main Street
Miller's
Patterson suit ad promises winner status in Fort Wayne
Best Horse is the horse to place your money on if you bet We say dont bet A man who bets is a gambler Yet many think a nonbet gives better standing A Patterson suit is a favorite against the field in Fort Wayne It claims to win with its neck curve body shape and fine front in the coat It offers money back present protection and one year repair Keeping suits for sale at 15 See our $15.00 suits with hand work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murfreesboro
Tullahoma
Tennessee River
Cowan’s
Sheridan
Dechord
Tenn
Stevenson
Ala
Rossville
Chattanooga
Patterson
Fort Wayne
Red Ribbon Week and Store Slick Promos Echo Fashion
The item highlights Red Ribbon Week with a Biblical horse image and promotes Patterson suits as safe purchases. It touts caution in buying and selling, claims constant novelty for the swell dresser, and underscores the idea that a good article’s value is its price.
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Veterans OF
Eleventh Indi
City Hall
Lieut
President McKinley
Middletown
The
Sentinel
Advanc
Flynn
Henry B. Manning
Ulrich Bulake
Charles Moellering
Circuit Court
O'Rourke
Lakeside
H. Richard Kuhner
William G. Franze
Sophia Webster
George W. Higland
Lydia K. Pinkham
National City Bank of
Lynn
Lydia EK
Pinkham Medicine Co
Bava
Reuben S. Patterson
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