Dowie Train Stops in Fort Wayne Amid Restoration Tour
John Alexander Dowie leader of Zion City and head of the Christian Catholic church travels in a six car Pullman special on the Nickel Plate to New York. Deacon Stern bars access and Dowie refuses interviews in Fort Wayne while guards and staff manage reporters and crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Alexander Dowie
Elijah
Sacred History
Christian Catholic Church
Zion City
Ill
Fort Wayne
New York
Dowie
Elijah II
Deacon Stern
Mr. Dowie
Niagara Falls
Nickel Plate
Chicago
Prophet
Zion Guards
Mir
T. Peters
Miss Huffman
Ellen Huffman
West Creighton Avenue
Zion
Wayne Young
G. M. Sauer
J. Y. Callahan
D. H. Caldwell
J. T. Callahan
Invasion Plans of Dowie Herald Zion City Expansion
The piece outlines John Alexander Dowie's ambition to conquer New York and establish world dominion through Zion City. It traces Zion City's growth from 400 inhabitants to nearly 10,000, notes the planned larger tabernacle for 16,000 worshipers, and references Dowie's grand vision of a marble temple and global leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Alexander Dowie
Morgan
Christian Catholic Church
Zion
Gotham
Dowie
Lake Michigan
Old Jerusalem
Zion City
Elijah the
Plainview Woman Credits Foley’s Honey and Tar for Recovery
In Plainview Nebraska W W Baker reports his wife suffered lung trouble for fifteen years and spent over $1,000 with no relief. A friend recommended Foley's Honey and Tar and it saved her life and she now enjoys better health after ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Baker
Plainview, Neb
Foley
Dreier & Bro
Driver Injured in Runaway Collision with Laundry Wagon
Albert Auth, driver for Tray Steam Laundry, was hurt in a runaway in the eastern city Thursday afternoon. A horse owned by Jacob Bill ran loose, striking the laundry wagon and throwing Auth onto the pavement. He sustained bruises to the head and received surgical care from Dr. E A Crull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Auth
Tray Steam Laundry
Jacob Bill
Auth
E. A. Crull
Watch the Kidneys
Fragmentary note mentions kidneys and a health warning but provides no clear events, dates, or names.
Will Sue To Test Apportionment Act
Indianapolis Oct 16 The Democratic State Committee chair announces a suit will test the 1903 Indiana apportionment act. Democrats claim unfair representation under the law and seek to restore the old apportionment. The decision stirs political debate in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
O’brien
Democratic State Committee
Indiana
Reinhart Treadway Wedding Held at Freese Home
At the Freese home, Laura Reinhart wed Robert Lee Treadway of Bloomington with Rev. A. Preston officiating. The ceremony featured white mull gown, white rose bud bouquet, and a Mendelssohn match. The couple will live at 310 Washington street, Bloomington, after a short city reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Freese
Laura Reinhart
Robert Lee Treadway
Bloomington
A. §. Preston
Wayne Street
M. FE
Kathryn Freese
Miss Freese
Alice Freese
Mrs. Treadway
City
Washington Street
William Reinhart
Ruth Reinhart
Laporte
C. Freese
Jessie Treadway
Ora D. Boardman
Warsaw
Julia Kriedler
South Bend
Robbed the Grave
John Oliver of Philadelphia recounts severe illness with yellow skin sunken eyes and pain. After three doctors gave up he used Elei Bitters, saw rapid improvement in three weeks, and claims the product saved him from death. Dreier & Bros drug store offers them for 500 cents guaranteed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Oliver
Philadelphia
Attile
Dreier & Bro
Riot Threat Over Ballot List At City Hall
Edward Little former democratic candidate for police judge and allies demanded the ballot list for Tuesday's election at Indianapolis City Hall. Police arrived to disperse the crowd and prevent forcible seizure as Clerk Fogarty refused to surrender the ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Edward Little
Little
Fogarty
Minerva Smith Credits Foley Honey and Tar Cure
Mrs. Minerva Smith of Danville Illinois says she suffered bronchitis for twenty years before using Foley Honey and Tar, which she claims is a sure cure. Sold by Dreier and Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minerva Smith
Danville, Il
Dreier & Bro
Traders Mutual Life Insurance Shut Down in Indiana
Indiana insurance bureau orders Traders Mutual Life Insurance of Illinois to halt all business in the state pending court review. The company operates in Fort Wayne and across Indiana, and the action aims to protect the public as the court examines its condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
State Insurance Bureau
Traders’ Mutual Life Insurance Company
Illinois
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Foley's Honey and Wer Cures Coughs and Prevents Pneumonia
Advertises Foley's Honey and Wer as a cure for coughs and colds and a preventive for pneumonia. Claims no substitutes. Sold by Dreier and Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Dreier & Bro
Farmer Guernsey Wins License to Wed Minnie Jones
Guernsey, a farmer near Hebron, obtained a county clerk license to marry Miss Minnie Jones and the marriage occurred yesterday. His prior marriage ended last March with a cruelty divorce, and last week his wife left with W W Potter. Potter and the Guernsey woman died in a Cedar Lake hotel fire Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey
Hebron
Crown Point
Minnie Jones
W. W. Potter
Cedar Lake
Potter
Jilted suitor shoots university student then kills self
Miss Josephine Meade a UC student and Los Angeles teacher was shot four times near Laguna Street in San Francisco by Paul Schmidt 25. After killing her he killed himself. The pair had been engaged but Meade broke the alliance amid threats and fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Josephine Meade
University of California
Hartnott
Southern California
Paul Schmidt
Laguna Street
Miss Meade
Schmidt
Meade
Los Angeles
Boston
Woman Teacher Resigns After Harassment in Los Angeles
Miss Josephine Meade, a well known public school teacher, left Los Angeles after a man harassed her for months and threatened to kill her. The board of education accepted her resignation at last Monday’s meeting, noting she had written from San Francisco she could not return. She had been at the University of California for about three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Josephine Meade
East
Board of Education
Mias Meade
San Francisco
University of California
DeWitts Little Early Risers Sold By Meyer Bros Co
A Lafayette Indiana man touts DeWitts Little Early Risers as a perfect painless pill that cleanses the system aids liver action and cures headaches. The advertisement notes the pills are sold by Meyer Bros Co and contrasts them with other brands that gripe and sicken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Bob Moore
Lafayette
Ind
Meyer Bros. Co
Doctors Thompson and Staples Return From Iowa Dakota Hunt
Dr. J. W. Thompson and Prof. T. L. Staples return from a three weeks hunt in Iowa and Dakota with two young bucks and abundant small game. successful trip with plentiful sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Thompson
T. L. Staples
Iowa
Dakota
Kidney Cure Relief After Years of Trouble
A Benton Ferry West Virginia man Mr Owen Dunn says kidney and bladder issues forced frequent nightly awakenings. After many medicines he used Foley's Kidney Cure and reports relief after two bottles, claiming it cured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Dunn
Benton Ferry
W. Va
Foley
Sam
Dreier & Bro
Indiana Militia Pay Standoff Settled Then Favoring State
A Washington dispatch reports Indiana and the war department settled the dispute over paying state troops for duty at the Indianapolis encampment last summer. The federal government accepts Indiana pay rolls with some modifications. it was the first encampment under the new militia law and some roll irregularities were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Washington
Indiana
War Department
Negro Lynched in Jail Yard at Newcliffe Ky
Tom Hall alias Douglas a Negro charged with shooting Cockett Childers a white boy last Sunday night at Kevil was seized by a mob of about one hundred men and hanged from a tree in the jail yard Hall denied the crime and blamed another Negro Authorities feared a race riot but all Negroes left Kevil after the shooting Hall had been brought to Newcliffe for protection
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcliffe
Tom Hall
Douglas
Cockett Childers
Kevil
Hall
Childers
Danger in Fall Colds Warned by Doctors
Fall colds may linger into winter risking pneumonia bronchitis or tuberculosis. Foley's Honey and Tar is presented as a quick cure that prevents serious outcomes. It is described as old reliable tried and tested safe with no opiates and non constipating. Sold by local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Dreier & Bro
Regional notices from Northern Indiana yearn for late winter events
Obituary notes Jacob B. Schaeffer dies at 82 in Waterloo. Golden wedding celebrated by A C Mehl couple near Goshen. Bluffton woman burned seeking coal oil fire. East Goshen woman injured by pony kick. Land dispute settled for Spring field Fort Wayne line near Decatur. grading resumes. Burglar hits Amos Travinger home in Andrews. Adams county group buys 5000 acres near Phoenix Ariz and plans move. John W Shields chorister at First Presbyterian Perna enters 51st year at age 74 since 1853. Wells county farmers eye oil and gas find near Pittsboro. Old Wabash bridge near Andrews replaced. ferry serves temporarily. Auburn man Fred Funk loses leg to gangrene after toe blister. Elkhart couple Corrinne Oberholtzer and Chester Floyd wed secretly. bridal tour followed by surprise society reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob B. Schaeffer
Waterloo
A. OC. Mehl
Goshen
Irving Fyfe
Bluffton
Frank Try
East Goshen
Springfield-Fort Wayne Traction Company
Decatur
Amos Travinger
Andrews
Henry Egley
Adams County
Phoenix
Ariz
John W. Shields
First Presbyterian Church
Perna
Tocsin
Wells County
Pittsboro
Wabash River
Fred Funk
Auburn
Corrinne Oberholtzer
Chester W. Floyd
Elkhart
Bucklen Arnica Promises Thorough Calf Care
A short promotional note extols Bucklen's Arnica for calves. It claims the product offers thorough cleansing and healing benefits, suggesting the adage there is nothing like doing a thing thoroughly, applied to calf care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
Arnica
Young man helps passenger. wallet stolen at fair
At the fair grounds on Thursday, a courteous youth aided Mr. William Genth onto a crowded car and, after, Mr. Genth found his wallet containing $85 missing. Other losses included C. A. Blount reporting $40 stolen in the South Depot crowd and J. H. Baltes losing $8 plus two tickets. Police notes report missing children Belva and Vernon Imhoff and a gas boiler scare at Bash mill, narrowly avoided explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Genth
Fair Grounds
Genth
Pleasant Township
C. A. Blount
South Depot
Syracuse
N. Y
J. H. Baltes
J. W. Hauenstein
West Superior Street
Belva
Vernon Imhoff
Hayden Farm
Collins
Keil
Bash Mill
Columbia Street
Thoughtful offer for government stenographer jobs
A promotional appeal highlights a $1 000 yearly salary for government stenographers and a $40 deposit as a guarantee, advertising a six month Huntington Business University course in Huntington Indiana. O B Hawkins offers free information to interested locals seeking better employment opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Business University
Huntington
Ind
United States
O. BE. Hawkins
United States Express Company Auction of Unclaimed Goods
Notice announces public auction of express goods unclaimed or held in Indiana offices by the United States Express Company. Items received before November 1 1902 will be sold in Fort Wayne Indiana at 9 00 a m on Wednesday November 11 1903 until sold or charges paid. Benedict and Stapleford listed as officials. Pulaski county allocates 500 for St Louis exposition display. Mrs Luce of Waterloo baked 4147 pies in the past year. her husband runs a restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indidiana
Fort Wayne
Indiana
F. G. Benedict
H. T. Stapleford
Pulaski
Bmirs
G. W. Luce
Waterloo
Cough Remedy Note From A Fragment
Fragmentary text mentions a cough or cold remedy and a shorthand note. No clear events, dates, or identifiable persons or organizations are readable.
Man pleads guilty in intoxication case after tub sleep claim
Thomas Connaughton pleaded guilty in police court on a drunkenness charge but, questioned by Judge Dreibelbiss, showed a troubled mental state and was to be held for investigation. He said he slept in a bathtub to avoid a mob, believing pursuers were after him, with home listed as Reading Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Connaughton
Dreibelbiss
Spillmer
East End
Reading
Ohio
John Easter
Columbus
Frank Highier
Bluffton
Columbia Street
Spillner
Dreikelbies
William Coughlin
James Whitcomb Riley to Read His Works in Fort Wayne
The beloved poet James Whitcomb Riley will give readings of his own verses at Princess Rink on Thursday evening October 22. Fort Wayne crowds are expected to greet him warmly, praising his simple honest words and warnings against artifice as he shares his messages in his characteristic drawl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Whitcomb Riley
Princess Rink
Riley
Fort Wayne
Hiley
Harrison
Prees
Chicago
Michigan Couple Wedded in Wayne Street Church
Rev. Asher S. Preston united Miss E. J. Disbre and George BR McNutt in marriage at Wayne Street M E Church. Attending were Mr and Mrs Ed Ogden of Algansee. The couple planned to travel north toward a new home with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asher S. Preston
Wayne Street
M. E. Church
Yeeterda
E. J . Disbre
George BR. McNutt
Branch County
Mich
Ed Ogden
Algansee
McNutt Siow
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Treadway-Reinhart
Indiana State
Boy
Kentucky
United States Express Company
Michigan
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