New Honors for a Fort Wayne Lawyer
Fort Wayne lawyer James Morris Jr. is named on the American Bar Association executive committee alongside Fort Wayne members amid a heated session in Hot Springs Virginia. The committee report condemns trusts and prescribes remedies including graduated franchise taxes and mandatory rate reductions for interstate commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francs Rawle
Philadelphia
P. W. Meldrim
Georgia
Platt Rogers
Colorado
M. F. Dickinson
Massachusetts
Theodore S. Garnett
Virginia
W. P. Breen
Indiana
Everett P. Wheeler
New York
Committee On International Arbitration
Plus Fund
Committee On Commercial Law
United States Steel Corporation
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
United States
Congress
Great Trusts
Walter S. Logan
Henry Budd
Gardiner Lathrope
George Whitelock
John Morris, Jr
Fort Wayne
Ind
Logan
Ketcham
Hammond
Busby
North Carolina
Association
Commerce Committee
Disease outbreak in cattle prompts quarantine actions
A report notes a hemorrhagic disease, common in the southwest, spreading among cattle. Dr. Myers ordered a steer killed, cow barns disinfected, and a farm quarantined. Mr Schlatter suspects Chicago shipments introduced the illness, as cattle were being fattened on his premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oafes
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Southwest
Myers
Schlatter
Chicago
Capitalists eye oil venture near Warsaw with 4000 acres
The company has secured options on farms adjoining Warsaw totaling 4000 acres and plans to drill several wells. The first well has been sunk to 485 feet. Twenty stockholders formed the corporation, mainly officials or managers from the western division of the Pennsylvania railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Pennsylvania Railroad
Census Insights on Negro Population Growth and Data Accuracy
The report compares births and deaths in white and colored populations across Chicago St Louis and New Orleans. It notes smaller growth in the black population from 1880 to 1900 and questions 1890 figures, discussing data accuracy and potential underreporting. It cites Prof Bloomfield and Darwinian ideas on blood purity and interracial mating trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St. Louis
New Orleans
Bloomfield
Johns Hopkins University
Campbell sues Levine for 2000 contract and breach of promise
Martha Campbell through her attorney seeks $2000 from George Levine for contract breach and promise of marriage. She lived on his Garrett area farm with her husband, performed household duties, then widow remained as housekeeper after his move. Levine allegedly promised marriage but now avoids it. case expected at October term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Campbell
W. W. Sharpless
George Lovine
Lovine
Levine
Campbell
Cedar Creek Farmer Reports Livestock Losses
A Cedar Creek township farmer, Chris Schlatter, reports the loss of several head of cattle over the past two months. The fragment notes ongoing livestock troubles in the rural area.
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Chris Schlatter
Cedar Creek
British Attack at Washington Fails as Americans Retreat
British forces assault across the bridge and by fording the stream but are repelled by American cannons and rifle fire. Winder orders a retreat after heavy losses among District Maryland and Virginia troops. Americans report 26 killed and 51 wounded versus far higher British casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winder
Pinckney
Maryland
Virginia
Meeting of Promoters Plans Huntington and Northern Electric
Promoters gathered at the Randall Thursday to outline construction of a line from Hartford City through Huntington Columbia City Albion Kendallville and other towns north to connect with an electric line from Jackson to Detroit The company plans to begin construction soon with capital stock of 50000 Attendees included A M Kentz Judge Watkins Secretary Willis W Jones Senator Frank Heller and C A Kepner
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington and Northern Electric
Randall
Hartford City
Huntington
Columbia City
Albion
Kendallville
Jackson
Detroit
A. M. Kentz
Watkins
Willis W. Jones
Frank Heller
C. A. Kepner
Hartford City Storm Damage Hits Indiana Town
Hartford City Indiana suffered a severe rain and electrical storm that struck around 6 pm. Lightning damaged the courthouse tower injuring Prosecutor John Burns who was in his third story office. Fr M Robbins residence was struck and derricks in nearby oil fields were toppled. Little Creek floodwaters challenged the south side. The rainfall was the heaviest in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford City
Ind
John Burns
Fr. M. Robbins
West Main Street
Little Creek
Young People Drown After Auto Plunges Over Embankment
At a social gathering near Evergreen borough north of Pittsburgh three youths drowned when their car went over a high embankment into Girty's Run. Two others escaped. Deceased are Myrtle Scott 20, Nannie Scott 18, Annie Clifford about 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Evergreen Borough
Allegheny
Girty
Wet weather halts Floto show in town
Heavy rains forced the Floto animal show to cancel last evening after a matinee. The troupe moved to Huntington after the afternoon performance, leaving many attendees disappointed as the grounds appeared deserted aside from a lone sawdust ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floto Animal Show
Huntington
Clinton’ Street
Gro
Drillers Seek Gas Or Oil Near Warsaw Farm
Warsaw Ind Aug 28 Drillers at work on the Goddard farm adjoining the city limits search for gas or oil. The project aims to locate the resource and determine its presence in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Ind
Goddard Farm
Fleming Tapped as Secretary and Treasurer of Boxboard Firm
Hon S B Fleming of Fort Wayne was elected secretary and treasurer of the United Boxboard and Paper Co at a New York meeting. He succeeds Eugene M Ashley who resigned. The firm is a major national boxboard operator with strong local stock holdings. Fleming likely remains based in Fort Wayne due to extensive business interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boxboard Trust
New York
S. B. Fleming
United Boxboard and Paper Company
New York City
Mr. Fleming
Eugene M. Ashley
Boxboard Company
America
United States
Louis Fox
A. B. Trentman
Charles McCulloch
J. B. Reuss
C. H. Worden
H. J. Miller
Edward Gilmartin
W. H. Drei
Six Masked Bandits Rob Rock Island Depot Heist
At 1 o clock this morning six masked armed men robbed the Rock Island depot in McFarland Kansas. They entered the office and eating house, beat two railroad workers unconscious, looted valuables from six employees, and confined six men in a refrigerator car before fleeing toward Topeka. Sheriff Frey organized a posse two hours after the escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McFarland
Kas
Rock Island
Monnehan
Charles Toler
Frey
Topeka
Indianapolis couple stranded by broken car gear chain
Mr and Mrs Kynett of Indianapolis on an extended motor tour were delayed for several days in this city due to a broken driving gear chain. Mr Kynett an independent oil operator says Fort Wayne is one of the finest cities he has visited.
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Kynett
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Bankruptcy filed against saddlery shop owner Nellie Freygang
Creditors including Modern Bogey and Ohio Rope initiate voluntary bankruptcy proceedings in federal court against Nellie Freygang of Angola. Reported liabilities total $1,000. Proceedings seek declaration of bankruptcy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Freygang
Angola
Modern Bogey Company
Ohio Rope Company
Mount Victory Fire Destroys Parts of Bellfontaine Area
Bellfontaine Ohio August 28 report Mount Victory a town of about 800 residents suffered a fire damaging several buildings as crews worked to control the blaze and assess the damage. Local authorities had not released an estimated loss figure.
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Bellfontaine
Ohio
Mount: Varie
Rail crash near Udine during king and queen visit kills soldiers
A 3 AM collision near Udine between a soldier train and a freight train killed fifteen soldiers and one captain and injured over sixty, twelve seriously. Darkness worsened the confusion as fires briefly broke out. King Victor Emmanuel visited the hospital to view the victims.
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Rome
Udine
Venice
Victor Emmanuel
Girl Found With Throat Cut in Richmond Michigan
Twelve year old Agnes Douglass was found bleeding from a throat wound in her bed in Richmond Michigan. Her father reported she may have fallen against a glass plate. a physician said she cannot yet recover. The sheriff was summoned to investigate as no arrest had been made.
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Richmond
Mich
Agnes Douglass
Agnes
Douglass
Justice Heath
Neckar steamship suffers burst pipes near North Sea
The North German Lloyd steamer Neckar en route to Baltimore from Bremerhaven burst its main steam-supply pipes off Terche Hing en island in the North Sea. The event injured the third and fourth engineers and seven stokers as the ship returns for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broamen
Baltimore
Tereche Hingen Island
North Sea
Cardinal Gibbons Denies Paris Letter On Oriental Patriarchate
Cardinal Gibbons in Montreux Swiss dispatch calls a Paris newspaper letter about his statements to Breton clergy a total invention. He rejects claims of the pope’s plan for Anglo American supervision of the oriental patriarchate as untrue.
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Paris
Cardinal Gibbons
Montreux
Switzerland
Oriental Patriarchate
Medal of Honor Legion selects Gettysburg for 1903 reunion
The executive committee has chosen Gettysburg New York as the site for the Medal of Honor Legion annual reunion in 1903 with meetings set for October 12 and 13.
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New York
Medal of Honor Legion
Gettysburg
Landscape Artist Frederick Olmsted Dies in Waverly
Boston reports the death of Frederick Ee Olmsted, a noted landscape artist, at Waverly Massachusetts. He was 83 years old.
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Boston
Frederick Ee Olmsted
Waverly
Maas
Bowser Stays Home To Tackle Day's Odd Jobs
A morning at home turns chaotic as Mr. Bowser crowds in a civic fixit spree. He confronts yard pranks by teens, questions the iceman on weight checks, and deals with a pushy grocer while Mrs. Bowser and the cook endure the comic upheaval of a domestic day off from routine.
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Mr. Bowser
Milldams
Bowser Thwarts Street Vendors in Vivid Homestead Scene
In a colorful tale, Mr Bowser fends off a parade of visitors from a vegetable man to a German band and popcorn man. The crowd’s antics spark chaos as Bowser orders everyone away and ends the day by declaring a well earned rest with Mrs Bowser.
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Mr. Bowser
Ambiguous OCR Snippet on Military Preparations
Fragmentary text references military preparations and mentions of American pork and prohibition, but lacks coherent context or identifiable events, people, or dates. The readable bits suggest policy or wartime sourcing without clear attribution or outcome.
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Hot Springs
American Bar Association
James Hageman
Missouri
John Hinckley
Fred E. Wadhams
Auburn Dispatch
Washington
Court House
Kansas Depot
Possess
Victory
Sity
Italy
Richmond, Mich
Botowser
C. B. Lewis
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