Murder at Plymouth Rocks Farmer's Son Myers Beard
The body of 19 year old Myers Beard was found early today in a buggy in front of his home in Plymouth Indiana with a gunshot wound to the head. Police have no clue to the perpetrator as investigators probe the scene and the Riverside Improvement Company plans a 120 acre subdivision on land near the river and a local institute.
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Plymouth
Ind
Myers Beard
S. B. Bond
John Bass
A.S. Evans
St. Joseph River
Centlivre Brewery
Feeble Minded Institute
Riverside Improvement Company
Branstratter
Allen County Male Population Aged 21 Plus in 1901
The table lists the number of male residents over twenty one years old in Allen County in 1901 as certified to the auditor of state by the county auditor.
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Allen County
Auditor of
Allen
Aged Elopers Wed After Twenty Years On the Road
Terre Haute Ind Oct 28 It is learned that Abbe Grimes 74 and Mrs Nancy Goden 58 who wed Thursday eloped twenty years ago. Goden, formerly married to a farmer in Ohio, wandered with Grimes in a covered wagon supported by a pension. They recently married near relatives in the squire’s office and walked away hand in hand smiling as newlyweds.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Abbe Grimes
Nancy Goden
Goden
Dhiois
Grimes
Tey
Thas
Andrews Hopeful on Wabash Division Terminal Plan
Citizens of Andrews Indiana claim they have information that the Wabash company will again make Andrews a division terminal. The Andrews Signal quotes a Peru official and General Manager Ramsey saying the Eel River division's reassignment was planned to shift operations back toward Andrews from Peru.
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Andrews
Ind
Wabash Company
Andrews Signal
Peru
Ramsey
Eel River
Peru Terminal Changes Hint at Wider Wabash Benefits
A regional official indicated the temporary Peru terminal would be discontinued and that Andrews would gain more advantages from the Wabash in the future. He noted Western developments beyond Peru support optimism for upcoming changes and benefits.
Ohio voter registration closes as election nears
Registration in Ohio for the upcoming election closed at 9 p.m. Saturday. Cincinnati reported 76,602 registered voters, the highest non presidential total, behind last year's 82,322.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
One Cent Fine in Assault Case Settled in Court
Clark Gif ford pleaded guilty to assault and battery against County Superintendent Young in Huser's court. He received a 1 cent fine plus costs, the lowest permissible under statutes, after attempts to withdraw the affidavit failed. Young attended with counsel, but no testimony was given. Gif ford stated the incident is closed.
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Clark Gifford
Young
Huser
Gifford
Trrs
W. A. Ferris
Emrick
Framee
Justice Francs
Ford
Justice Huser
Justice
Justice Husar
East Fourth Street
Walpole G. Colerick
the Sentinel
Publisher Coterie Visits City On Business
J. D. Alliger of the Monroeville Breeze B. M. Gorrell of the New Haven News and C. C. Grimm of the Payne Press-Review formed a group of newspaper publishers who were in the city Monday on business.
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J. D. Alliger
Monroeville
Final Sermon Opens Lutheran Synod Sessions
Dr. A Ort of Wittenberg College preached the final sermon at Christ's church as the Evangelical Lutheran Synod adjourned. President Rice thanked attendees for the hospitality and listed standing committees for the coming year. Adm Dewey rumor corrected. Metropolitan Club noted for exclusivity as officials attend legal actions in Tancey's court over embezzlement charges against William Meyer.
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General Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Christ’s Church
A. Ort
Wittenberg College
Christ
Rice
D. F. Thoman
Luther
Martin Luther
D. F. Kain
J. A. Burkitt
W. L. Tildrow
E. W. Erick
B. F. Grenahl
S. A. Ort
H. C. Harthcox
W. S. Dysinger
F. H. Wipperman
Advisory Board of Home Missions
C. BE. Rice
Messrs
Adam Stout
W. H. Meyer
E. S. Barnard
Columbus
Two Shannahan Sons Reported Missing After Tragedy
Wabash Indiana October 26 Will Shannahan committed death by his own hand at Edward Heyer home near the canal basin. He served in a Kentucky regiment during the Spanish war and later in the Philippines where the record was good. He returned to his father Mike Shannahan former Wabash marshal and had been lingering between home and South Bend. Drinking lately blamed for the act. Three days earlier a letter from Parker claimed Will and another son George were in a wreck on the Great Northern near Washington and Will disappeared. Parker suspects George is dead.
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Wabash
Ind
Will Shannahan
Edward Heyer
Canad Basin
Shannahan
Kentucky
Philppines
Mike Shannahan
Wabaca
South Beund
MURDER-SUICIDE IN CHICAGO OVER CHILDREN
James Kennedy a laborer killed his wife and then shot himself after a dispute over access to their two children. The couple had been married twelve years and recently separated. Kennedy confronted his wife to see the children, learning they were at church, then killed her and died by suicide.
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Chicago
Fvo
James Kennedy
Kennedy
Fort Wayne Gambling Flourishes Under Mayor Berghoff
Indianapolis police are directed by Mayor Bookwalter to suppress policy gambling, a campaign already yielding successes. Fort Wayne authorities under Mayor Berghoff allegedly tolerate the activity as it flourishes in the city.
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Bookwalter
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Berghoff
Dewey resigns Metropolitan club presidency
Admiral Dewey quits the Metropolitan club presidency amid member criticisms of the Schley court of inquiry. The move, effective yesterday, follows unrest over alleged bias toward Schley and favoring the Santiago hero, with governors expected to seek a withdrawal.
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Washington
Admiral Dewey
Metropolitan Club
Schley Court of Inquiry
Board of Governors
Schley
Santiago
Dewey
Benhham
Ramsay
Foy
Local Scenes From Fort Wayne and Surroundings
Reports from Fort Wayne and nearby areas detail a streetcar mishap injuring a child on Grand and Wallace, a missing dry goods package found by Police Commissioner Buck, and various local notices. Residents include Dr. C B Stemen appointed Purdue trustee, wedding travels, hospital transfers, and community events across Milan township and New Haven.
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Julius A. Bakefen
Grand Street
Hanna
Wallace Street
Charles H. Buck
Swinney Avenue
C. B. Stemen
Purdue University
Stemen
Benjamin Harrison
Ossian News
Frank Reichilderfer
Fort Wayne
Fred
Reichelderfer
Thomas Stark
St. Joseph Hospital
Arcola
St. Patrick’s Church
Byron H. Barnett
Berry and
Calhoun Streets
Marvin Lwis
Calhoun Street
Catherine Schneider
Fred Schneider
Stutz
Milan Township
Gar Creek
New Haven
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Chicago
Silver Cross Hospital
Joliet
Craiz
Nellie
Eva
Rome City
William Ensayser
William Kayser
Kayser & Baade
A. Kayser
Electric Works
Buffalo
New York
Germany
William Kayser, Jr
Rebels Take Tumaco City in Isthmus Struggle
Consul General Gudger reports from Panama that October 14 liberals captured the morro at Tumaco, sealing off government troops inside the city. A relief effort failed, and officials expect the city to fall soon.
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Washington
Gudger
Panama
State Department
Tumaco
Grace D Walker and Charles B F Shoup Wedding
At the bride’s home 157 Stawnea avenue on a Saturday evening the marriage joined Miss Grace D Walker of this city to Charles B F Shoup of Zanesville. Elder Walker performed the ceremony. Only immediate family attended. A wedding repast followed at the groom’s father’s home. A piano gift from the bride’s father was among the presents.
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Stawnea Avenue
Grace D. Walker
Charles B. F. Shoup
Zanesville
Walker
Engine project by Black and Ohlerhaus aims at lightweight marine automobile power
Messrs Marion Black and Louis Ohlerhaus are developing an improved gas engine for boats and automobiles. They expect a working model soon for exhibition and plan to attract local capital for large scale manufacture highlighting its light weight and new features.
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Messrs
Marion Black
Louis Ohnhaus
Messrs Black and
Ohlerhaus
Aboit Township Forms Game Protective Association
Farmers in Aboit township held a meeting at Aboit Center on Saturday evening October 26 to organize the Aboit Township Game Protective association. Members pledged to report all unlawful hunting to authorities and elected officers: President F. C. W. Klaehn Vice President O. E. Clay Secretary N. B. Kennedy Treasurer William J. Esterline.
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Aboit Township
Aboit Center
Boys Steal Bad Pop From Brames Bottling Works
At Brames bottling works on Clay street, a dozen or more cases of spoiled pop were set out for disposal. Boys found the damaged bottles and helped themselves. Mr. Brames warns the drinking could cause colic, but he declines responsibility for any resulting cases.
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Brames
Clay Street
Wedded in Washington Cragg and Wright marry in October
Barry Clark Cragg son of Mr and Mrs Charles Cragg of this city married Miss Hattie Wright on Oct 22 in Washington. Cragg a proficient machinist has worked for the government since the Spanish American War. They are now on a wedding tour in Buffalo.
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Barry Clark Cragg
Charles Cragg
Hattie Wright
Dalton
Robert Dalton
Washington, D.C
Cragg
Pastor's Wife Delivers Sermon At Valparaiso Church
In Valparaiso Indiana on October 28 the First Christian church filled in by Rev J H C Smiths wife who led hymns offered prayers read the text and announced a sermon title in his absence due to business in Chicago. The church is noted as the largest in the west.
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Valparaiso
Ind
J. H. C. Smith
Embezzler Faulkner Found Dead in Hartford Jail
Charles H. Faulkner of New Britain, jailed on charges of embezzling $16,000 in town funds, was found dead in his Hartford county jail cell shortly after 1 AM. Officials attributed the death to heart disease.
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Hartford
Conn
Charles H. Faulkner
New Britain
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St. Joseph
Perry
Madison
Monroe
Marion
Maumee
Absii Wee Eee Pleasant
Scipio Venece
Lafayette Jackson
J. Young
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
Dr. Ort
Occu
Army
Navy
Meyer Case
Journal-Gazette
CLUB
Boston
WM. Hahn & CO
Thing & Co’s
S. B. Thing & Co
Calhoun St
H. B. Tobey
Re Oo
Hatter
Rite
Harrison Street
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