Henry to Speak at Bryan Campaign Meeting in Fort Wayne
Congressman Robert Lee Henry of Texas, a leading Democrat and former speaker candidate, will open the Bryan campaign meeting at Princess rink. The 7:30 PM event includes an introduction followed by Henry’s remarks until Mr. Bryan arrives on a special Fort Wayne line car. The gathering aims to be a major campaign event with a torchlight parade preceding.
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Robert” Lee Henry
Texis
Princess Rink
Henry
Bryan
Fort. Wayne
Indiana
Itg St
Democratic Organization
State Committee
Odeon
Bryan to Speak in Fort Wayne With Overflow Rally
Democratic county committee plans an overflow meeting in the court house assembly room for William Jennings Bryan’s Fort Wayne address on Thursday night. The principal speech will be at Princess Rink and he will appear from the court house balcony to crowds in the lobby. A large street parade will precede the talk, surpassing a past Balston demonstration.
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Democratic County Central
Court House
William Jennings Bryan
Fort Wayne
Princess Rink
Courts House
Samust M. Balston
Bryan
Judge Linebarger to Address Republican Mass Meeting
A mass meeting of Republicans will be held Friday night in the assembly room of the courthouse. Judge Paul W. Linebarger of Milwaukee, former Wisconsin congressman, will speak and likely preside over the Roosevelt assassination trial. Officials and other speakers will be chosen at a headquarters meeting this evening.
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Court House
Paul W. Linebarger
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
Straw Handbag Found Along Road Near Fort Wayne
W F Morrell of Woodburn found a small straw handbag hidden under shrubs on Harlan road about twelve miles from Fort Wayne. The bag held clothing items, jewelry, a man's shirt, and a card with the name Mrs Clyde Sutton of Greentown. Kokomo stores and Greentown jewelry boxes were identified, but no definite linkage found. Morrell says the bag lay far from the road and could not be from a passing vehicle.
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Fort, Wayne
Harlan Road
Fort ,Wayne
W. F. Morrell
Woodburn
Clyde Sutton
Greentown
Ind
Sheriff’s Office
Thaleman & Levi
Kokomo
Semplar Jewelry
Morrell
Women Grow Taller Feet Across Washington and New York
In Washington on October 14, Mrs. A A Birney heads the Mothers congress praising bigger feet and stronger muscles among young women in New York and Washington. She says the trend bodes well for the race and hopes other regions join in celebrating athletic progress. The Denver and Rio Grande ordered six superheater Pacific locomotives from Baldwin. each weighs 262,800 pounds.
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Washington
Gotham
New York
A. A. Birney
Congress
Denver and
Rio Grande
Baldwin Locomotive Company
Roosevelt Family Heads to Chicago After Shock
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt accompanied by Theodore Roosevelt Jr will travel from New York to Chicago on the 20th Century limited. Doctors say Mrs Roosevelt is able to go and rests poorly after the blow. Mrs Nicholas Longworth daughter of Col Roosevelt leaves for Chicago with Congressman Longworth heading there at midnight.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Chicago
Cincinnati
Ohio
Nicholas Longworth
Col. Roosevelt
Roosevelt Shot Injury Update Points to Possible Nonoperative Plan
Doctors reported the bullet in Colonel Roosevelt’s right chest may not require surgery and a local anesthesia removal could be considered. Roosevelt, stronger after X ray, planned to return home to Oyster Bay when feasible and asked Senator Beveridge to speak in Louisville on his behalf.
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Oysteray
R. T. Sayier
Milwaukee
Col. Roosevelt
Beveridge
Mercy Hospital
Roosevelt
Indiana
Louisville
Roosevelt Taken To Mercy Hospital For Second X Ray
Chicago reports Col Theodore Roosevelt remains shot in the chest with the bullet lodged near the tenth rib. Doctors order immediate X ray and possible operation after he arrived at Mercy Hospital from Milwaukee. Roosevelt travels in the Mayflower and Sunbeam trains with a guard of physicians ready for emergency steps.
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Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
John Schrank
Milwaukee
Mercy Hospital
J. B. Murphy
Gilpatrick Hotel
Col. Roosevelt
Rail‘way
Mayflower
Murphy
Roosevelt
Roosevelt X ray says bullet failed to hit lung
Col Roosevelt underwent an X ray at Mercy hospital after a bullet wound. Doctors reported the bullet embedded in tissue, not lung, with normal respiratory action. He remained resting with minor pain and will likely rest long. removal to Oyster Bay planned when feasible. A local crowd waited outside as telegrams and news desks sought updates.
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Vest
Hochrein
Mr. Martin
Col. Roosevelt
E. E. Martin
Oyster Bay
News Association
Would be assassin Schrank faces attempted murder charge
Schrank, held under $7,500 bail, remained unperturbed in custody as District Attorney Zabel read the formal charge of attempted murder. He spoke calmly about sleeping on the hard cell bed and recalled his past sweetheart Emily Zeigler of the General Slocum disaster. He said he votes mostly Democratic but occasionally Republican.
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New York
Schrank
Emily Zeigler
General Slocum
Schra
Bail Set At Seven Thousand Five Hundred For Prisoner
A court fixed bail at 7500 dollars the maximum allowed under the arraigned charge. Schrank was remanded to custody pending further proceedings.
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Schrank
Man Without a Family Stalks Roosevelt Assassin Case
John Schrank, the would be assassin of Col Theodore Roosevelt, lived alone in a two dollar a week room near the Bowery. He departed nearly a month ago to visit his uncle in the west leaving no papers. A postcard with a South Carolina postmark arrived days later bearing no message.
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New York
John Schrank
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
The
Bowe
South Carolina
Col. Roosevelt
How Gunmen Were Paid for Murder
Testimony tracks payments to Rosenthal slayers by Schepps and associates. He describes meetings at Webber's poker rooms and the distribution of money from Webber to Rose and to gunmen including Lefty Louie and Gyp the Blood, with Becker warned of watchers across the street. The witness details calls to Lieut Becker and the chain of payment through Rose to the gunmen.
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Schepps
Herman Rosenthal
Sam Scheppa
Fourteenth Street
Rose
Harry Vallon
Dago Frank
Webber
Sam Paul
Whitey” Lewis
Lefty
Louie
Gyp
Rosenthal
Metropole
Moss
Whitey Louis
Harry Wallon
Elks Club
Jack Rose
Harry Pollock
Lieut. Becker
Becker
Tark
Roosevelt's Escape From Death Described as Miraculous
Chicago, Oct 15: Doctors and X rays after noon show Colonel Roosevelt was miraculously saved from death by a bullet entering the upper border of his chest and exiting below, according to a dramatic examination report.
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Chicago
Roosevelt Tidd
DIES WHILE HERE VISITING A SON
Robert Wild aged 64 died at his son Carl Wilds home 1015 Hanns street Fort Wayne at 9 30 am of heart trouble He lived in Logansport most of his life and worked in the Pennsylvania shops there for thirty years He came to Fort Wayne a week ago during health decline with his son and passed away unexpectedly Surviving are his widow two sons John and Carl Wild of Fort Wayne one daughter Mrs Harry Kline of Wabash and one sister Miss Lottie Wild of Indianapolis.
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Robert Wild
Carl Wild
Hanns Street
Logansport
Pennsylvania
Mr. Wild
Fort Wayne
Geo. Wild
John
Harry Kline
Wabash
Lottie Wild
Indianapolis
Amiel F. Peters Dies After Yearlong Illness
Amiel F. Peters aged 43 died at 8 30 PM Tuesday at 2016 Kentucky Avenue after a yearlong illness. A Fort Wayne native who lived most of his life here he was a carpenter. Survived by widow two sons Walter and Raymond Peters one brother and four sisters. Services will be held in Leo with interment there. he was a member of Crescent Avenue Evangelical church.
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Amiel F. Peters
Kentucky Avenue
Mr. Peters
Fort Wayne
Leo
Walter
Raymond Peters
Samuel Peters
Big Rapids
Mich
Herman Workman
Samuel Workman
Jacob Lantz
Frank Milter
Sherman
Ind
Crescent Avenue Evangelical Church
Fort Wayne Man Remembers Fifty Years Local Life
Fort Wayne resident lived there for fifty years and worked twenty three years at Fort Wayne Lumber mills. He belonged to St Patrick Catholic church K C T M and L C. Surviving with his wife are one son Charles Miller and two daughters Jeanette Miller and Mrs Edward Lamb. A brother Louis Miller of Nappanee and a sister Mrs Eliza Meyers also survive.
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Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Lumber Company
St. Patrick’s Catholic
L. C
Charles
Jeanette Miller
Edward Lamb
Louis Miller
Nappanee
Eliza ‘Meyers
Frank Walsh dies after bronchial trouble in Fort Wayne
Frank J Walsh aged 26 dies at 10 30 pm Tuesday at 2325 Gay street Fort Wayne. Born and raised here he attended St Patrick Catholic parochial schools and belonged to the Young Men's sodality. He worked for Wayne Knitting mills for years. Survived by brothers Patrick Stephen Robert and sisters Mrs Harry Pfleger Mrs William Klingenberger Catherine and Nora Walsh.
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Frank, J. Walsh
Gay Street
Mr. Walsh
Fort Wayne
St Patrick’s Catholic Church
Young Men’s Sodality
Wayne Knitting Mills
Patrick
Stephen
Robert Walsh
Harry Pfleger
William Klingenberger
Catherine
Nora Walsh
Baltzell Widow Mary F. Baltzell Dies at 75 Here
Mary F. Baltzell fifty seven years a resident of the city died after a short illness at 7:5 Monday morning at 325 East Main street. Born March 29 1837 in New York she was widely known. Survived by two sons Frank Crary West Branch Mich U S Grary here and S W Tousley Chicago a sister Mrs Johanna Congdon and brother R W Beeson both of Roanoke
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Mary F. Baltzell
Peter Baltzell
East Main Street
Baltzell
New York
Frank Crary
West Branch
Mich
U. S. Grary
S. W. Tousley
Chicago
Johanna Congdon
R. W. Beeson
Roanoke
Reed Rites Held For Ira D Reed In Sheldon
Ira D Reed aged thirty one years six months and seven days died at his home in Sheldon. He leaves a widow and one daughter, his father and step mother. Born April 4 1881 he renewed his covenant with the Lord shortly before death. Funeral services were held at Fairview Church of God with Rev H G Henderson officiating.
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Ira D. Reed
S. S. Reed
Sheldon
Allen County
Fairview
Pioneer Fort Wayne resident Mary McElfatrick dies at 78
Mrs. Mary McElfatrick age seventy eight widow died at 10 oclock Sunday night at 405 West Main street from infirmities of age. She had lived in the same house for over fifty years and was a well known pioneer resident of Fort Wayne. Survived by several nieces.
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Mary McElfatrick
West Main Street
Infant Swinehart Dies at 1 Month in Sinclair Street Home
Adma E. Swinehart aged one month and seven days daughter of Mr and Mrs Ross Swinehart of 1719 Sinclair street died early this morning from spasms Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2:30 from the residence
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Adma E. Swinehart
Ross Swinehart
Sinclair Street
Schweigel Infant Dies in Early Hours
Catherine Loretta Schweigel aged three days, daughter of Mr and Mrs Diedrich Schweigel, died at 2 30 this morning of exhaustion. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 3 from the residence at the corner of Oxford and Thorns streets.
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Catherine Loretta Schweigel
Diedrich Schweigel
Oxford and
Thorns Streets
Infant Son of Mr and Mrs Frisch Dies at Home
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William Frisch died at 8 o'clock Thursday night at the family residence 215 California avenue.
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William Frisch
California Avenue
Mrs Louise Doenges Die at 54 in Adams Township
Mrs Louise Doenges aged fifty four wife of contractor William Doenges died Friday at the family home 1816 Oliver street. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs William Beese of Adams township and mother of six Emma Anna Charlotte Edith Carl and William Doenges. Surviving brothers and sisters also noted. Funeral services Tuesday at 1 30 from the residence and 2 from Zion's Lutheran church with interment at Concordia.
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Louise Doenges
William Doenges
Oliver Street
Doenges
William Beese
Adams Township
Congregation of Zion’s
William Aenges
Emma
Anna
Charlotte
Edith
Carl
Zion’s Lutheran Church
Concordia
Doebler Aged 35 Dies After Prolonged Illness
Frank P. Doebler, 35, died Thursday at his parents home 2808 John Street Fort Wayne after a long illness. Born in East Troy Wisconsin he lived in Fort Wayne 23 years and worked as a box maker at Perfection Biscuit Company before illness. Survived by parents Otto and Velma Doebler and several relatives including Mrs. F H Richta Mrs Albert Holzworth and Mrs James Kesler. He was a member of Zion's Lutheran Church.
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Frank P. Doebler
Theodore Doebler
John Street
East Troy
Wis
Fort Wayne
Perfection Biscuit Comany
Otto
Velma Doebler
F. H. Richta
Albert Holzworth
James Kesler
Zion’s “Lutheran Church
Real Estate Transfers Of Various City Lots And Parcels
Transfers recorded by Tri-State Loan and Trust Co. and others involve numerous parcels in Fairfield Heights South Side Suburban Place Belmont add New Haven and other locales with prices ranging from 1 to 475 dollars. Names include Samuel Ake Johnston Moses Kromm Oscar I Schnoestahesy Wm Lahrman and others with details of lots and blocks in multiple additions.
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Tri-State Loan and Trust Co
Wilie Moore
Fairfield Heights
Samuel Ake
Johnston
Parkison
South Side Suburban Place
Fred J. Savict
Edward M. Johnson
Dickerson
Monroeville
Kinirk
Martin M. Kinirk
Pleasant Township
Commercial Imp. Co
Mary H. Traxford
Commercial
Moses Kromm
Belmont
Iota
Oscar I. Schnoestahesy
Belmont Add
Charlies Schnorverger
Wm. Lahrman
Boerger
Daniel Brindle
Jennie Plumets
Mowry
Hicox
Lorenzo Don Lours
Franklin Griffith
Eureka Park
A. M. Reichelderfer
Harlan Lodge No
A. M
Maysville
Springfield Township
Pfeiffer Place Imp. Co
Emma L. Armstrong
Pfeiffer
Ray L. Oberhultzer
Clinton R. Willson
Oldsdale
Richmond Insane Colony Funds Ready for $75,000 Land Purchase
Governor Marshal informed Dr. E. E. Smith of the eastern hospital for the insane at Richmond that $75,000 appropriated by the 1911 legislature for land purchase for an insane colony will be released soon. The money should be available in early spring 1913, enabling the project to proceed.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Marshall Todey
E. E. Smith
Eastern Hospital For
Richmond
Italy and Turkey sign preliminary peace treaty at Ouchy
A preliminary peace pact between Italy and Turkey was signed in Switzerland at Ouchy on October 15. The article recounts the Italio Turkish War timeline from September 1911 declarations to key battles and occupations across Tripoli Tobruk Derna Bengasi and Rhodes ending with the peace accord.
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Duchy
Switzerland
Turkey
Italy
Tripoli
Duke of the Abruzzi
Prevesa
Tobruk
Derna
Bengasi
Homs
Ain-Zarah
Tagiura
Red Sea
Beirut
Macabez
Tunis
Dardanelles
Stampalia
Agean Sea
Rhodes
Misurata
Zuara
Tripoli Coast
Ouchy
Fanatic shoots Roosevelt supporter in Cleveland riot
Charles Brown a Roosevelt backer was shot in the hip by a fanatic amid celebrations of Col Roosevelt's shooting. Brown bought a newsboy’s paper when a man nearby fired twice, striking Brown. the shooter fled as Brown collapsed.
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Cleveland, O
Charles Brown
Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Brown
Double Aviation Fatality in Berne Switzerland
A Swiss airman Cobioni and passenger Rippert were killed when their aeroplane crashed today at Chaux de Fonds as it fell eighty feet. The fatality occurred in Berne Switzerland on October 15.
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Berne
Switzerland
Chaux de Fonds
Cobioni
Rippert
Bloomington Man Faces Serious Charge After Attack on Wife of Trustee
James Ravi, 82, was arrested as he prepared to leave Bloomington on a charge of attacking Mrs. Willam Stephens, wife of Salt Creek township trustee, at her home during the noon hour. The incident allegedly occurred while Mr Stephens was at his mill three miles away, with Ravi alone on the premises. Ravi is said to have overpowered her after she fought back. He has prior prison terms and was released seven weeks ago.
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Bloomington
Milfer
Ready for Odd Fellows in Kokomo
Kokomo Indiana residents welcome the upcoming Odd Fellows twentieth annual department council meeting. Citizens pledge decorations and hospitality for the Wednesday and Thursday events ensuring lavish entertainment for several hundred visiting members.
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Kokomo
Plana
Ind
Odd Fellows
Order
Department Council
Ben Hur Traction League to Held First Meeting in Avilla
Avilla Indiana hosts the Ben Hur Traction League annual kickoff meeting at court No 40 on Thursday evening December 12 Officers include President P L G Axel Kendallville First Vice President J R Lockhart Avilla Second Vice President R Garrett and Secretary Dr Charles Stewart from Nobrian The program promises first class entertainment.
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Avilla
Ind
Ben Hur Traction League
Axel
Kendallville
J. R. Lockhart
Neats R
Garrett
Secondice
Charles” Stewart
Nubiarn
Née ‘Retary
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