Sudden summons ends aging farmer Wesley Forsythe
Aged farmer Wesley Forsythe of Abott township died suddenly at his Covington road home after a brief illness. He was 76 years, 4 months, and 24 days old, had lived in Allen County fifty years, and is survived by his wife, five children, and eleven grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at his residence and at Sand Bank church in Whitley County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Forsythe
Abott Township
Covington Road
Fort Wayne
Forsythe
Allen County
D. H. Forsythe
George Hollinger
Newton
Kan
Frank Forsythe
Isaac Forsythe
Elmer Robinett
Sand Bank Church
Whitley County
Pioneer Adams township resident Fruechtenicht dies at 80
John H. Fruechtenicht age 80 died Monday at his Decatur road home five miles south of the city after months with Bright's disease. Born in Altendorf Hanover in 1827 he immigrated to America in 1845 settling in Allen county. Survived by wife Caroline Weiner and children including Mrs Dammeyer Mrs Toenges Mrs Tons Mrs Remmert Mrs Volmerding William Fruechtenicht and Frank Fruechtenicht. Funeral Friday at 10 from residence with Rev Philip Ruhl. interment Lindenwood. Pallbearers named Harris Holle Lange Oetting Hockemeyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Fruechtenicht
Adams Township
Decatur Road
Bright
Mr. Fruechtenicht
Altendorf
Hanover
America
Allen County
Caroline Weiner
Frederick Dammeyer
Henrietta Toenges
August Tons
Joseph Remmert
Frederick Volmerding
Fort Wayne
William Fruechtenicht
Tledo
Frank Fruechtenicht
Fot Wayne
Henry Juengelnd
Metta Fruechtenicht
Henry Fruechtenicht
Egin
Philip Ruhl
Lindenwood
Messrs
George Harris
Frederick Holle
Frederick Lange
Louis Oetting
Frederick Hockemeyer
James E Brown Former railroad conductor dies at 57
James Erastus Brown 57, former conductor on the Pennsylvania and Nickel Plate railroads, died Monday at 822 East Lewist Street. Born in Ohio, he moved to Fort Wayne in 1873, served 11 years with the Pennsylvania line, 12 years with Nickel Plate, then worked at Bass Foundry until retiring seven months ago. He leaves a wife, five children, three sisters, and was a member of Summit City lodge No. 170 F and A M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Erastus Brown
Pennsylvania
Nickel Plate
East
Lewis Street
Mr. Brown
Ohio
Fort Wayne
Pittsburg Railroad
Bass Foundry and Machine Works
J. G. Polhamus
H. H. Scheele
H. H. Roembke
Joplin
Bert
J. E. Brown
Rebecca Forest
Osceola
Mendenhall
Mendenvall
Ohio Oil Company
Death of Equa Weaver at age nine
Equa Weaver son of Mr and Mrs Charles Weaver of 1113 Wabash avenue died at 5 PM Monday from cerebrospinal meningitis at age nine. Surviving are the parents four brothers and five sisters. Private funeral at home followed by burial in Catholic cemetery.
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Equa Weaver
Charles Weaver
Wabash Avenue
Catholic Cemetery
Mrs Mary Herring Dies at 45 From Cancer
Mrs Mary Herring wife of J P Herring died at 10 o clock Wednesday at the family home 1515 East Creighton avenue age 45 death due to cancer Surviving relatives include the husband and a daughter The husband a well known Pennsylvania railroad passenger conductor Funeral services Sunday at 2 PM from the residence and 230 PM from Bethel Evangelical church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Herring
J. P. Herring
East Creighton, Avenue
Death of Richard W. Ring at Lutheran Hospital
Richard W. Ring eight son of Albert Ring died at 1 25 Thursday at Lutheran hospital from peritonitis after abdominal abscess surgery. The lab had been ill less than two weeks. Funeral services Saturday afternoon at two from the residence of Mrs J B McMullen 1415 North Calhoun Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard W. Ring
Albert ‘Ring
Lutheran Hospital
Calhoun
Jacobs Mary Elizabeth Dies at 42 in City
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Jacobs, age 42, of the city, died at 4 30 o clock this afternoon. Funeral arrangements pending as details are released by the local death records office.
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Mary, Jacobs
Three Brothers Funeral Services Set
Funeral services for three brothers are announced for Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence. Relatives are invited to attend this family observance.
Infant Daughter of Sack Family Dies of Cholera Infantum
Florence Sack infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Sack 1311 Wabash Avenue died Thursday evening from cholera infantum aged 4 months 4 days One of triplets another baby at death's door Funeral services Monday at 8:30 from residence and 9 from St Marys Catholic Church
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Florence
Sack
Joseph
Wabash Avenue
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Johnson Infant Dies of ConVulsions at 4 Months
Charles Johnson aged four months died Saturday afternoon at 12:30 from convulsions. Funeral services Monday for the infant of Mr and Mrs James P Johnson of 1314 Bluff street. William K Boese died at 12:19 Monday morning at 449 Holman street after a long illness. Boese a shopman for 42 years with the Pennsylvania railroad was born in Windheim Germany and came to America forty two years ago. Surviving include wife and five children Mrs F Toenges William F Boese J C Boese and Mrs D Winner of this city and Otto Boese of Grand Rapids sixteen grandchildren. He was active in Bruederliche Unterstuetzung and St Pauls Lutheran church. Funeral services will probably be held Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Johnson
Bluff Street
Lindenwood
Willam K. Beese
Holman Street
Mr. Boese
Windheim
Preuss-Minden
Germany
America
Pennsylvania Railroad
F. Toenges
William F. Boese
J. C. Boese
D. Winner
Otto Boese
Grand Rapids
Bruederliche Unterstuetzuengsverein
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Matthews
Miss Emma Aurentz of Fort Wayne Dies at 72
Miss Emma Sarah Aurentz a Fort Wayne resident and philanthropist died at St Josephs hospital after a recent operation. Born September 4 1863 in Greensburg PA she came to Fort Wayne in 1868 and was active in Saint Augustines Cathedral and charitable work. Survived by mother two sisters and two brothers funeral from Cathedral Wednesday at 9 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Sarah Aurentz
Fort Warne
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Miss Aurentz
Solomon Aurentz
Fort Wayne
Greensburg
St. Augustine’s Academy
Young Ladies’ Sodality
Sacred Heart League
Mary L. Mahler
Anna Aurentz
Shelley A. Aurentz
A. C. Aurentz
Aaron Dazey 74 Found Dead at Home in Fort Wayne
Aaron Dazey, a retired farmer, 74, was found dead in bed at his home on 315 East Woodland Avenue at 6 30 Sunday morning. Coroner Stults ruled heart failure. He moved to Fort Wayne four years ago for a retired life after a December fall. Survived by widow, seven children, a brother and sister. Funeral Tuesday at 2 30 from the residence. Interment Milford Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Dazey
Woodland Avenue
Mr. Darey
Fort Wayne
First Methodist Church
Milford
Ill
Mrs Mary Horn Dies at 33 After Puerperal Fever
Mrs. Mary BE Horn wife of William Horn died Sunday at 2221 Smith street from puerperal fever aged 33. Survived by husband two children mother Mrs Christian Homeier sister Mrs Herman Reese of Friedheim Adams county and several step-brothers and sisters. Funeral Tuesday at 1 30 from home and 2 at Zion Lutheran church Rev C H Luehr officiating interment Concordia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary BE. Horn
William Horn
Smith Street
Zion Lutheran Church
Horn
Christian Homeier
Herman Reese
Friedheim
Adams County
Cc. H. Luehr
Concordia
Fragmentary Toe Roster Notes From Local Page
Fragments list names such as Floyd Back and Florence amid unclear notes about days and ages. The legible items mention a third place and a Thursday reference with scattered details.
Obituary: Tuberculosis Victim Dies at Local Hospital
A man about 46 years old died Monday at St Rochus hospital from tuberculosis. He had been a patient at the institution for some time. The remains were removed to Schone undertaking rooms awaiting relatives arrival.
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St Rochus
Schone
Infant son of Waldachmidt dies in Clinton Street home
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Louis Waldachmidt of 1113 Clinton Street died Sunday morning. Funeral services were held today from the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Waldachmidt
Clinton Street
Judge Rules Liquor Licenses Date From Grant, Not Issue
Lebanon Ind Oct 14 Judge Frank S Roby special judge in the state case against John H Hessman charged with selling liquor without a license held that a liquor license dates from the time of grant by the county commissioners and not from issue by the county auditor The case aimed to be a test case and would go to the supreme court If the case is dropped Halfman will close his business and surrender a license in the name of his bartender William Neff that would not expire until July 2 1908 The grand jury asked Judge Artman to rule on dating and indictments against Halfman and Bert Miller were returned for selling liquor without a license The Good Citizens league backed the action and the five Lebanon saloons will close when licenses expire
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Lebanon
Ind
Frank S. Roby
Appellate Court
John H. Hessman
Board of County Commissioners
Supreme Court
Roby
Halfman
William Neff
S. R. Artman
Artman
Bert Miller
Mr. Miller
Yan
Good Citizens’ League
Century Wedding in Isenbolgi Ends in Local Record
In Isenbolgi Hungary a couple Szathmari marks 100 years of marriage, with the groom 120 and the bride 116. They never left the village, live modestly, and receive pensions after long lives. The whole village celebrated a claim to a world record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Isenbolgi
Hungary
Szathmari
East Washington Car Service Resumes to Glasgow Avenue
Cars along the East Washington street line have resumed full service to Glasgow Avenue after several weeks of halted operation east of Harme Street due to paving work. The street railway company completed track repairs and resumed use of the line, restoring normal travel along the route.
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Washington
Glasgow Avenue
Washington Street
Glasgow
Avenue
Harme ‘Street
Railway Company
Wants a Wife and Hangs in His Front Window
Chicago widower N H Matthews 50 posts a window sign seeking a wife to care for his six children after his wife dies. He explains the plan to meet candidates and asks for a motherly partner to join his troubled household.
Kidnapping Attempt Ends After Pursuit in Logansport
In Logansport Indiana Barry Cardigan a vaudeville actor chased a cab driven by Claburn Lewis who kidnapped Grace Marvin a society girl. Police recovered the cab two miles from the city after a two hour chase with Lewis in custody. Grace Marvin was found unconscious with marks on her throat. Cardigan’s rings and $400 were missing.
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Logansport
Ind
Barry Cardigan
Claiburn Lewis
Grace Marvin
Dunkirk
Lewis
West Side
William Marvin
Miss Marvin
Cardigan
Episcopal leaders face doctrinal shift and marriage debate
In Richmond, J Pierpont Morgan and G C Thomas each gave 100000 to the general fund at a meeting of Episcopalians. Debates focused on replacing a constitution preamble phrase with the word God and on banning marriage of divorced persons. An accident halted deputies' business as Dr R L Bickford was injured near St Pauls church. arrests of China amount to
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Richmond
J. Pierpont Morgan
G. C. Thomas
General Fund
Church
Earth
Thomas Nelson Page
House of Deputies
House of Bishops
Doane
Albany
R. L. Bickford
Mlnni
Episcopal High School
Alexandria, Va
St. Paul's Church
Dual tragedy at Kentucky mansion ends in murder suicide
Pikeville Kentucky October reports Gen Webb Syck civil war veteran of wealth kills his young bride of two weeks at their Fairview mansion then shoots himself. Neighbors find Syck in the yard and Mrs Lyck slain in bed. coroner's inquest hints at jealousy and possible robbery motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pikeville
Webb Syck
Fairview
Syd
Syck
Kentucky
Gen. Syck
South
George Syck
Pike County
Bryan Aide Sees Third Term Idea in Roosevelt Echoes
In Bloomfield Indiana a Brook of about 10 000 gathered to hear William Jennings Bryan amid cheers and laughter as he discussed the third term idea. He contrasted Hamilton and Jefferson and argued presidents should not serve beyond two terms. He noted Roosevelt’s 1904 pledge against a third term and drew parallels to Democratic strategy for next year. The crowd pressed to shake his hand after his talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield
Ind
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Roosevelt
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Hamilton
Jefferson
Republic
United States
Washington
Madison
Monroe
Jackson
Grant
Brest
Bryan Panel Discusses Tariff and Trusts in Speech
The speaker argues age and health affect presidential succession and cites Hamilton's idea. he notes Grover Cleveland's still living status. He then covers tariff policy, swollen fortunes, taxes, and the referendum, but says nothing about monetary policy or railroad ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dent Roosevelt
Hamilton
Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
Bryan
Secretary Bacon Heroic Rescue on Charles River
Assistant Secretary of State Robert L. Bacon aided in a daring rescue when a Harvard launch capsized two boys. Bacon swam fifty five yards to save one boy while J H S Reed pulled the other aboard. Bacon later guided the unconscious youth toward the launch as rescued by crew members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Robert L. Bacon
Charles River
Harvard
J. H.S. Reed
Bacon
Eriza
Gasper
Cottage Farm Bridge
J. Nutting
Reed
Interstate fare readjustment eyed by rail lines in two cent era
Pittsburg officials say action on readjusting interstate passenger fares and differen tials will come soon as trunk lines meet. Rates from Pittsburg to Chicago may drop to about 9.36 dollars under two cent a mile rules, with the Pennsylvania seeking to abolish the differential entirely while rival lines resist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Wabash
Lake Erie
Baltimore and Ohio
Panhandle
Fort Wayne
American Girl Weds Lord at Hanover Square Church
Miss Anna Breese, daughter of Mrs Mary Higgins Breese, married Lord Alastair Robert Innes-Ker, heir presumptive to Duke of Roxburghe, in St George’s church London. Royal Horse Guards lined the aisles as the couple exited under crossed swords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. George’s Church
Hanover Square
Anna Breese
Mary Higgins
W. L. Breese
New York
Alastair Robert Innes-Ker
Duke of Roxburghe
Ambassador Reid
Royal Horse Guards
Important Sale of Dairy Cows
The property of Peter Certia White Hill Dairy Farm on Fairfield avenue one mile south of Organ factory offers 32 head of dairy cows a registered Galloway bull and a Short Horn bull plus 4 horses. Cows are of superior quality, good milkers many recently calved and in full milk. Sale to retire from business. No call sale as all cows will be sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Certia
White Hill
Fairfield Avenue
Organ Factory
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Aboit
Wesley H. Forsythe
BROWN
Aurentz
Dazey
Floyd
Frank Roby
N. H. Matthews
North Halsted Street
Nellie
Bernice
Iva
Carl
Marion
Negro
J. P. Morgan
Jthen
China
Gen
Webb Syke
MR. Bryan
Boomfield
State Department
Lord
Henry Branning
Michand
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