First Sheriff Office Marriage in Allen County
William J. Merrill and Anna D. Krick of Springfield township wed in Sheriff Stout’s office under Justice Skelton marking a new kind of ceremony in the county building. In circuit court James L. Barnes seeks to block Shirley City trustees from erecting public hitching posts near his home. case set for October 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff Stout
William J. Merrill
Anna D. Krick
Springfield Township
Shirley City
Court House Notes Show Promissory Suit and Trials
Judge O Rourke to return from Louisville after attending the national prison reform congress. Citizens Trust sues Edward M Noll and Martin Lill for 550 on a promissory note. Parker v Grier set for October 15 in circuit court. Saale v Smith Randall Lumber Co. dismissed at plaintiff's cost. Ward's sale order granted for James F Thomas. Fry damage suit against Eckart Packing and Fort Wayne Gas involves missing 3500. Dreibelbiss adopted by Betts. School funds posted at 6 percent interest totals listed. Various affidavits and restraining orders noted in local courts.
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O’rourke
Louisville
National Prison Reform Congress
Citizens’ Trust Company
Edward M. Noll
Martin Lill
Oliver P. Parker
Joseph H. Grier
Samuel Saale
Smith & Randall Lumber Co
Thomas J. Betts
Smith
Joan
Congressional School Fund
John McCarthy
Justice Skelton
Sivit
Germany
Fort Wayne
Heaton
Schremser
Keeley Brewing Company
William C. Brase
J. E. K. France
Theresia
Robert C. Dickey
Fort Wayne, van Wert and Lima Traction Company
William H. Pfeiffer
Charles Ehrhardt
Fairview Place
City of
Harriet A. Anderson
Spy Run Avenue
Starehine
Monroe Township
Daniel Barto
Court House
Casper Smith
Trial of August Bork Over Burglary at John and Pontiac Streets
August Bork faced a circuit court jury on charges of burglary and grand larceny for entering John Bowers saloon on John and Pontiac streets and stealing about 30 dollars from a cash register. Henry Hartman pleaded guilty and testified that he and Bork planned the robbery and split the proceeds. Hartman also admitted guilt to burglary and testified against Bork as the trial continued. Eva Schremser filed to divorce John Schremser after withdrawing a prior absolute divorce suit and seeking a legal separation to mend their troubled marriage.
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August Bork
John Bowers
John
Pontiac
Henry Hartman
Bork
Hartman
Albert E. Thomas
Eva Schremser
John Schremser
Frank Griffith
Abbie Griffith
George D. Bergman
Wilhelmina Bergman
Rosenberger
August Bix
Emrick
John Kennedy
Harrison
Columbia Streets
John Smith
Justice Tancey
Willis Doolittle
Ellen Eldred
Doolittle
Burglar duo Dodge punishment in Pecatiac saloon theft
Friday a circuit court jury acquitted Friday Bork of burglary and suspended Hartman’s sentence for the July saloon robbery at Pecatiac and John streets. Hartman admitted guilt, claiming Bork helped, while witnesses testified to his good character after months in jail.
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August Bork
Henry Hartman
John Bowers
Pecatiac
John Streets
Bork
Hartman
Assault and Battery Trial in Circuit Court
Ellen Eldred sues Willis Doolittle in circuit court for assault and battery after he allegedly threw her from a saloon. Doolittle previously fined 25 dollars in Justice Skelton court and appeals. Geary Bates also appeals after a 1 dollar fine for assault on Cornelius Hines. County commissioners meet on ditch matters with appointed viewers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Eldred
Willis Doolittle
Auerditch
Jackson Township
Jasper W. Jones
Henry Woebbeking
Henry Scheppelman
Dennis Ditch
Wayne Township
Jacob Shaffer
C. D. Ambler
Henry Getz
Reichelderfer Ditch
Springfield
Milan
J. W. McNabb
J. F. Wertz
Absalom Stauffer
Children Remain With Gorsline After Waldschmidt Hearing
Judge O Rourke orders two Waldschmidt children kept with Mrs M B Gorsline at the children’s home after Deputy Daseler and Officer Schlaudroff report the mother’s conduct shows she is unfit to care for them. The elder child is named Catshall, and the mother previously sought to have the infant sent to charity. A teen mother describes an affiliated child as born before marriage and in Aunt Mary’s care.
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Waldschmidt
Hickey
Wells Street
Daseler
Schlaudroff
M. B. Gorsline
O’rourke
Catshall
Mary
Family guardians keep children as reform shows sought
Waldschmidt released to the board of children's guardians after admitting he misread a document. He vows to support his wife and children and denies drinking, but the board will retain custody pending genuine reform by the mother. In other news, Allan P. McQuiston seeks an injunction to stop taxes of 1,915.07 on alleged incorrect assessments for 1890s properties.
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Waldschmidt
Board of Children’s Guardians
Allan P. McQuiston
Superior Court
J. H. Rohan
J. L. Smith
Allen County
Washington Township
Thomas Greer
County Council Sets Fees and Allocations in Session
The county council met in session this morning and approved $125 for Judge S. M. Hench to file a brief in the Dunn murder case and $25 for extra expenses. They granted $200 to the county superintendent for a typewriter and supplies, and the Fort Wayne Sentinel was not approved for printing the brief in the Duar case. Attorney Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Hench
Dunn
Fort Wayne
Two Civil Actions Filed in Superior Court
Dr Herman J Nierman sues for damages of 500 over alley vacation between Harrison and Webster from Berry to Wayne contending remonstrance was ignored and alleging 8 compensation. Rose E Danner seeks divorce from Robert M Danner and 1500 alimony in a second yearly suit citing alleged abuse with a restraining order. Attorneys W G Colerick and W & BE Geonard represent the parties. Barney Snyder arrested in July on a theft charge under suspended sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman J. Nierman
Superior Court
Harrison
Webster Streets
Berry
Wayne
Board of Public Works
W. G. Colerick
Danner
Rose E. Danner
Robert M. Danner
Jan.e
Clinton Street
W. & BE. Geonard
Barney. Snyder
Oh Be Bae
Find My Long Lost Husband Sparks Reunion Hope
Mrs. Thomas F. Frederick of New York sought help to locate her husband after ten years apart. An appeal published last Sunday prompted him to respond by telegram and a letter revealing his attempts to reconnect. They plan to meet, recalling a Thanksgiving 1893 separation and anticipating happiness.
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New York
Thomas F. Frederick
Chicago
Loves Actor Taken as Poison Ends Honeymoon
Marion Indiana October 13 Mrs Stella Espiche 28 wife of William Espiche of Redwood Falls Minnesota came to Marion with her husband on their honeymoon. She admired actor Horace Weston invited him to call at an aunt’s home. A quarrel followed Weston left refusing to split couple. Mrs Espiche drank strychnine and is in great pain and likely not recover.
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Marion
Ind
Stella Espiche
William Espiche
Redwood Falls
Minn
Weston
Flaming Arrow Company
Espiche
Hanna Praises Cleveland in Ohio Speech
Senator Hanna praised Grover Cleveland in Cleveland at a large rally. He linked Jefferson and Cleveland as great democrats opposing modern faux doctrines. He contrasted historic leaders with current party followers as he spoke. Mayor Johnson’s ill health caused many event cancellations.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Senator Hanna
Grover Cleveland
Jefferson
Tom Johnson
Jackson
Tilden
Johnson
Six Victims of Train Wreck in Kansas City Yards
In Kansas City last night a collision between Missouri Pacific and Frisco freight trains in switch yards left three dead and three wounded. The dead are A L Johnson and John Murphy of Missouri Pacific and George Kirkpatrick a flagman. Injured include Will Austin with a compound leg fracture, R H Bradt Moody Missouri Pacific engineer with a broken rib, and J E Ward severely bruised as a freight car toppled onto waiting workers. The Frisco train stood on the crossing when the MoPac train struck it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Missouri Pacific
Frisco
A. L. Johnson
John Murphy
George Kirkpatrick
Will Austin
R. H. Bradt
J. E. Ward
Woman Seriously Wounded In Sudden Shooting Accident
In LaPorte Indiana on October 13 Mrs McHenry of Winamac and her sister Mattie Huffman were visiting their mother Mrs Dell. Mattie drew an old revolver and fired unintentionally wounding Mrs McHenry in the head. Doctors cannot locate the ball and the patient remains in serious condition.
Child Wife Sole Executrix
Richmond Kentucky October 13 report states one of five wills of the late General Conti remains unresolved with a widow named as sole executrix, signaling ongoing probate actions and potential estate claims in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond, Ky
Conti
Sunday School Lesson on David’s Penitence and Forgiveness
A 1908 Sunday School card summarizes Psalm 51, focusing on David’s confession to God after Nathan’s rebuke, the cleansing power of repentance, and the reliability of God’s mercy. It links Mephibosheth’s kindness to David’s penitence and notes the enduring resonance of the Fifty‑First Psalm for Christian experience.
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David
Mephibosheth
Jonathan
Jerusalem
Reab
Agien
Nathan
Israel
Perowne
Christ
Naturalization law not enforced across states
Tacoma report by C B C Van Deusen shows widespread irregularities since June 3. He found oaths ignored or misapplied, with cases in Ohio and Chicago exposing misuse by probate judges and others. Roosevelt urged Congress to restrict naturalization to federal courts.
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Tacoma
Wash
C. B. C. van Deusen
Department of Justice
Washington
van Deusen
Brooklyn
Roosevelt
McKinley
Assassination. Inc
van Deusens
Chicago
Ohio
Mrs Waldschmidt Found Guilty In Intoxication Case
Alice Waldschmidt was found guilty after testimony that contradicted her husband’s account of drinking. Captain Bergman and Patrolman Collins testified she was intoxicated. Judge Dreibelbiss imposed a $5 fine and costs. She jailed. Juvenile matter noted, with promise to reform. Charles Taylor, en route to Pittsburg, pled guilty to entering a freight car and was fined.
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Alice Waldschmidt
Bergman
Collins
Dreibelbiss
H. L Smith
Board of Children’s Guardians
O'Rourke
Charles Taylor
Pittexburg
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Anderson
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