Editor Samuel E. Morss dies after window fall in Indianapolis
Samuel E. Morss editor and proprietor of the Indianapolis Evening Sentinel fell from his third floor window in the Sentinel building and died at St. Vincent's hospital. Police suspect heart failure caused the fatal fall. Funeral planned for Fort Wayne birthplace. He leaves wife and daughter. policies totaled $75,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sentinel
Indianapolis
Samuel E. Morss
Indianapolis Evening Sentinel
Illinois Street
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Morss
Fort Wayne Journalist Morss Dead at 73
The life of Morss traces from Fort Wayne birth on December 15 1852 through a career with the Fort Wayne Gazette and Sentinel, Kansas City Star, Chicago Times, and Indianapolis Sentinel. A Democratic leader and Paris consul 1893 to 1897, he died after a long public service career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne High School
Fort Wayne Gazette
Fort Wayne Sentinel
William R. Nelson
Kansas City Star
Europe
Morss
Chicago Times
Washington
Indianapolis
United States
Paris
Cleveland
Fort Wayne Recalled as Home by Noted Journalist
The article recalls Mr. Morss lifelong attachment to Fort Wayne, calling the city home. Born there, educated there, married there, he began his newspaper career and remained closely tied to the community throughout his life. It notes his role as an orator at Fort Wayne High two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Mr. Morss
Col. A. T. Lukens
Lukens
Mr. Lukens
Morss
Old Gazette
E. “B. “Smith
the Gazette
Mason Long
William Fleming
William P. Cooper
Dickens
Thackeray
Emerson
Calhoun Street
Seidel Block
Henri Watterson
Louisville
Loyal to his party tribute to Samuel E Moras
Lawrenceburg chairman W H O'Brien lauds late Samuel E Moras as a modest yet bold Democrat. He credits Moras with a pivotal sacrifice in 1896, accepting a large sum for The Sentinel only if delivery aligned with the national election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. O’brien
Lawrenceburg
State
Democratic Committee
Samuel E. Moras
Morss
Indiana
Democratic
Last sad scene at Lindenwood
The funeral of Hon. Samuel E. Morss was held at Lindenwood cemetery with simple rites after his remains were brought from Indianapolis. A large crowd, including notable Indiana figures, attended the private interment and service at St. Pauls Episcopal Church in Indianapolis followed by a lengthy procession and tributes from friends and colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel E. Morss
Lindenwood Cemetery
Alexandria
Harvey Lowrie
New York
Isaac D’isay
Kansas City
John R. Hoagland
Merica Hoagland
John P. Hopkins
Chicago
Peter H. Pernot
Lewis Brown
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Indianapolis
D. W. Moffat
H. D. Tutewiler
Will H. Peltier
Lindenwood
Wells Street
Superior
Calhoun
Berry
Rockhill
Main
Dr. Brown
Episcopal Church
Brown
Dr. Moffat
Ind
Charles W. Fairbanks
Hugh Dougherty
Bluffton
Crawford Fairbanks
Thomas Taggart
W. H. O’brien
Emile Baur Tries Suicide In Eaton Glass Operator
Emil Baur of Koehlinger and Baur Fort Wayne glass works attempted suicide by shooting in Eaton Indiana. He suffered a skull fracture with bullet near the brain but is reported to be recovering. Baur had business ties in Fort Wayne Wheeling Arcadia and faced recent financial worries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Arcadia
Ind
Hamilton
Baur
Eaton
New Orleans
Bluffton Lodge Elka Incorporates In Northern Indiana
Arthur L McKinney 18 year old Redkey writer gains notice for songs. Goshen works to revive Elkhart County Fair association with active committees. Milo Gorrell farm near Ossian ruined by fire causing about 2000 loss. Huntington man Daniel Stevens dies from paralysis after a fall from a house roof. Chamberlain Bros operate peppermint farm near Albion advertised as part of regional agricultural activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffton Lodge
Elka
Arthur L. McKinney
Goshen
Elkhart County
Milo Gorrell
Ossian
Daniel Stevens
Huntington
Chamberlain
Bros
Albion
Ship Canal Construction Opens At Indiana Harbor
Chicago reports the ship canal linking Lake Michigan to the Calumet river began at Indiana Harbor with Governor Durbin activating two dredges. Speeches by Senator Fairbanks and Congressmen Landis and Corompacker plus Hammond Mayor Knott marked the event as a three and a half mile waterway designed for twenty one foot draft and bascule bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Calumet River
Indiana Harbor
Durbin
Lake Shore Road
Senator Fairbanks
Landis and Corompacker
Indiana
Knott
Hammond
Attorney H C Hanna Weds Sophia Seaton in Fort Wayne
Attorney H C Hanna and Miss Sophia C Seaton quietly married at the bride’s home on Lake Avenue with Rev D W Moffat officiating. The couple left for Chicago and will reside after November 1 at 903 Lake Avenue. Hanna’s fiancé is a noted Fort Wayne lawyer, and Seaton is the daughter of the late Dr John Seaton who worked as a stenographer in Hanna’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Hanna
Sophia C. Seaton
Lake Avenue
D. W. Moffat
D. D
First Presbyterian Church
Hanna
Fort Wayne
Elizabeth Hanna
East Berry Street
John Seaton
Warrants Issued for Sheldon Boys in Cider Theft
Affidavits filed Saturday in Justice Tancey’s court charge Bert Johnson William O Keefe John Rice Jr and Calvin Walker of Sheldon with stealing 40 gallons of cider from Allen Schatzer Johnson also faces charges of robbing a slot machine at Lake Erie and Western depot and throwing a stone at a passenger train window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tancey
Bert Johnson
William O’keefe
John Rice, Jr
Calvin Walker
Sheldon
Allen Schatzer
Johnson
Lake Erie and Western
B. F. Weaver
Emrick
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. Morss
Indianapolis Sentinel
B. McCarthy
Indianapolis Sentinel Company
Hubert Haskell
W. H.smith
Mr. Moras
Pearl Street
Mr. Smith
George J. Cook
Kenneth Jeffries
Tutewiler & Son
Charles A. Bookwalter
E. L. Cothrell
McCarthy
Mr. Bookwalter
Josephine Morss
North Meridian Street
Papa
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
Mutual Life of New York
McNiece & Alexander
Clarence G. Smith
Gazette
Young Morss
A. T. Lukens
EB. B. Smith
Susan Mores
Capt
Charles B. Woodworth
Old Jefferson School
Mr. Woodworth
Foot & Wooster
Calhoun Streets
Samuel E Morss
Friends of Home City
Memory
C. A. Bookwalter
John W. Kern
Henry Jamieson
M. B. Wilson
W. C. Ball
Terre Haute
W. W. Rockhill
J. M. Barrett
B. S. O'Connor
E. A. E. Hackett
Emile Baur
Senator Fair
Banks
H.C. Hanna
Sheldon Boys
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!