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Newspaper

Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1889

Page

3

Prominent Fort Wayne items and marriages listed

The column reports numerous locally notable items including births marriages and licenses to wed for Christian Hockemeyer and Henrietta Goodram plus R G Thomp and Louise Horton. It notes W W Reed planning a Huntington hotel and Munice offices over Lauferty’s in the Trentman block. Also covered are legal matters elections staff changes and a large slate of society news from Fort Wayne and surrounding towns.

Christian Hockemeyer Henrietta Goodram R. G. Thompson Louise Horton

Vandal Fire Threatens East Main Street Bridge

Boys at Anthony Wayne park report a second arson attempt on the East Main street bridge. They extinguished a burning oily mass and dumped it into the river. Experts say repairs would cost about 650 dollars and the county commissioners vow to catch and punish the culprits to preserve local traffic.

Anthony Wayne Park East Main Street

Marriage of Miss Mary Baker to Mr Latham Bice

The Cathedral bells marked a 9 50 a m wedding as Miss Mary Baker daughter of Mr and Mrs Killian Baker of this city married Mr Latham Bice of Philadelphia Rev Joachim Baker cousin of the bride conducted the ceremony and sang the nuptial mass A breakfast followed at 92 East Main Street and the couple depart Friday for Philadelphia Miss Agnes Baker and Mr D Blee served as bridesmaid and groomsman

Latham Biee Philadelphia Misa Mary Killian Baker St. Augustine’s Academy Joachim Baker Portland East Main Street Agnes Baker D. Blee

Jenney Light Co Extends Night Work Amid New Contracts

Nearly a week ago Tae Sentinen announced Slattery incandescent light would surpass Westinghouse in candescent efficiency at New Orleans. Manager McDonald sealed the deal on a New Orleans visit, boosting Jenney works to operate largely at night with a larger workforce. Fisher and Fitzgerald of Detroit Electric Light and Power arrive to discuss a major apparatus order. For borrowers, sums on city or farm property, apply to Chas Edwards at Aldine Hotel East Berry Street. Oct 23-If.

Tae Sentinen Westinghouse New Orleans Jenney Works McDonald Messrs. Fisher and Fitzgerald Detroit Electric Light and Power Company Chas. W. Edwards Aldine Hotel East Berry Street

Murder near Payne Starrs with Biddle the killer

Sheriff Viberg reported a bloody crime occurred Sunday between Payne and Wortsville. James Biddle, a farmer, stabbed Andrew Fisher a teamster of Tarrall & Co. in the back of the neck after accusing him of infidelity with Biddle’s wife. Fisher died. Biddle fled and was not captured by 10 o clock Monday.

Viberg Payne Ohio Wortsville Andrew Fisher James Biddle Biddle Fisher Tarrall & Co Worstville

Fort Wayne College Expands to Bishop Taylor University

A recent returnee from New York reports 25 000 secured to boost Fort Wayne college improvements. Plans include alterations and an addition. The institution will be renamed Bishop Taylor university with a medical and law school, Chauncy Shaffer overseeing the legal department. The Fort Wayne medical college will be absorbed.

New York City Fort Wayne College Bishop Taylor University Chauncy Shaffer New York Fort Wayne Medical College

Falker Leaves Fort Wayne as Wife Seeks Help in New York

Hospital news follows Frank Falker’s departure from Fort Wayne after selling his household goods and planning to move to Chicago. He confirms his wife is ill at St Vincent’s Hospital in New York and discusses their estrangement and possible reconciliation amid hopes for restored happiness.

Thorpe American Midland Toledo Bee Landorf New York D. B. Kehler Spy Run Avenue Kehler Fort Wayne Ivory G. Kimball Washington, D. C Benj. H. Kimball Kimball Frank Falker Chicago St. Vincent’s Hospital New York City Mr. Mackie St. Joe Hospital Henry Finkelhorn Wilding & Son Ferguson Rosenthal Dinnen Hugh Stewart Monroeville George Webster Stewart Washington Joseph B. Davis Will Schiefer Wanamaker

Painter Falls From Scaffold at Second Presbyterian Church

A painter employed on the new Second Presbyterian church fell from a scaffold near the ceiling on Wednesday. He dropped about thirty feet and was picked up in a dazed condition.

Pennsylvania Sadie Madden East Wayne Street Columbia City Henry Finkelhorn Second Presbyterian Church Chicago New Second Presbyterian Church

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Fort Apne Sentinel Mrs. E. Griswold W. W. Reed Wayne Huntington Reed Muncie Lauferty Trentman Block Chas. H. Buttenbender New York Central Railroad Elyria Frank Forrester Theodore Lintz Strathmore White’s Wheel Works White Range Paul Berger George Lloyd Solomon Stauffer Faust Milan Township Williams Williams Street Josh Williams Kansas L. Higgins Squire Hays William Claudie Rudy Brockerman John Brockerman France Ellis Searles Chicago and Atlantic Ticket Democrat W. G.ace Edwards Charles G. Barthold Bertha Fairfield Stockton Cal Goshen Luella Day A. K. Zariman Ohio Synod of the Reformed Church Canton Nations’ Women’s Missionary Convention Lebanon Hovey A. C. Remy Indianapolis J. B. White Indiana National Convention of Dairy and Food Commissioners Cleveland Auditor of State Carnahan & Co Clinton Street Logansport Natural Gas Company John R. Coffroth Niblack Supreme Court Cincinnati Stonecipher Muncie Times Dan Stonecipher Times Lima Cincinnati Hnquirer Irvin Marion County Criminal Court Philip Klein Chicago Dressed Beef Company J. H. Omo Harlan William Tuxler F. Bashler Martha C. Welhsma Fred L. Crall Ashland Chapin Pleasant Township Frank Boshler Martha Williams Hugh McCulloch Bond A. Crawford Maples Dr. Myers Geo. W. McCaskey Paris S. C. Hoffman Henry Wendt Walton Avenue Zion Lutheran Church Frederick E. Trey Edward Grosjean W. P. Breen Bucyrus Williard Tiffin Heidelberg College Grace Reformed Church West Pierceton Ind J. W. Vordermark Fred Crall Hoosier Manufacturing Company Little Ida Fred Waltemath Terre Haute Wabash Concordia Lutheran Cemetery Martin Heuer The Journal Sarah Stephens Henry Stephens Swayne & Doughman Peru Sentinel Grant Weisell Warren News Peter Pernot Democratic Geo. Humphrey Post G. A. BR G. D. Adams Griffith Street Edward R. Sweet U. S Eliott Underhill James Liggett Joseph Lombard Elliott Underhill Pearl and Ewing Street Gustavus Greensfelder Jacob Klett Grensfeller Aaron Greensfelder Fruit House Plymouth Congregational Church Benjamin H. Kimball J. C. Cromer Plymouth Church Messrs James Cavins E. O. Poole T. J. Rodabaugh P. L. Potter Cyrus Allen Mrs. Wm. Devilkiss Edward Lindemuth Della Luce Kate Gerard Josie O'Connell New Haven Louis Fox & Bro Hubert Berghoff Nicholas Alter Massachusetts Jenney Electric Light Works Michigan City A. 8. Barrett St. Louis J. M. Barrett St. Joseph A. D. Cressler Kirkland & Sons Bertie Homsher Geo Ir. Felts Bridget Casey Lake Shore Railroad Rosie J. E. Deininger Wayne Township George Brown Heilbroner & Brown John O’connel Brown Harry Greenlan Pittsburg John G. Koester Martin John Frank Koester Greible, Weickhoff & Becker Gottlieb Orff Order of the Holy Cross Notre Dame Bengal India Forty-fourth Indiana Regiment Lake Shore Road Hillsdale Haberkorn Lowry Albion William Beverforden George Brans Wm. H. Thompson Bessie Neireiter Westminster Seminary Grace Harvout Dottie Boylan Jewel Hotel Christian Senbold Diether Bros Ludwig Gunteman Prof. Klein Zion Lutheran Schools Berry Street M. E Thomas W. Paxton John W. Filler Christian Newcomer Enos White Diether Will Heckman Angell Cottage Trinity Episcopal Parsonage West Berry Street William Miller Warsaw Fountain Park Nora Dawson Cary Omaha Neb Edith Brackenridge Brackenridge Rockhill Bros Lorna Doon 8. D. Bond Susie B Fairgrounds E. H. Harris Edison Postal Company Georgiana Helwig Edgerton Jake Meyer al. Capinas Minnie Rosenthal Fred Myers Wm. Brown H. Hagerman R. Nohrwald William Korte Herman Gerdom Peter Maroney Fred Schand Gus. Harges William Albersmeyer William Niemeyer Henry Wimmer Judge O'Rourke Mary A. Smith Johnson Smith S. A. Karn Hicksville Kilian Baker Franklin L. Bitter Mary Ellen Howe Cain Baker Ella Reed Edward Hall Mollie Slater John H. Steinbacher Anna C. Hatch Mrs. White New Hampshire G. E. Bursley South Wayne England Labor Fort Wayne.ing Mary Baker Jenney Light Springstep Bluffton Calhoun Street James And Presbyterian Church Goeglein Institute Mesers Bush Dr. Bull's Bull’ S Lange’s. Cuber Giaanerree Eee Reid al Eropgioce Hoosier Court House Hoosier Shoe Store Q. B. Fitch Honor Bright Children’s A. 5. Lauferty Penge Money & Company Pixley E. Berry Street Foi Ani Fort Wayne, Lxv Langtry Medicine Company Stz David McCay Brookside Farm Co Astrachan
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