Street Railway Directors Here Directors Meet For City Line Extensions
Fort Wayne Traction and Fort Wayne Van Wert and Lima Traction directors idle in Fort Wayne for a regular meeting. Prominent attendees include President George F. McCulloch and General Manager A L Drum. Extensions progress, Broadway line double track, South Calhoun street line next in line for work. Discussion planned on fixing meeting point with interurban line and progress on grading near Lima. Road graded to Roy street. track laying pending decision. Miss Blanche Gaffney and Frank Gaffney visiting Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne Traction Company
Fort Wayne, van Wert and
Lima Traction Company
Fort Wayne
George F. McCulloch
A. L. Drum
Union Traction Company
Seceral
Broadway
Fleming
Calhoun Street
McCulloch
Drum
van Wert
Lima
Roy Street
Japan and Russia Nearer Together in Far East Talks
Japanese minister in London says talks with Russia over Manchuria and Korea are hopeful for an amicable settlement. He notes Japan's interests in Korea and Manchuria remain, expects Russia to evacuate Manchuria in October, and worries over M. Witte becoming premier may slow negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Far East
St. Petersburg
Russia
Japan
Manchuria
Corea
Baronbayashi
United States
M. Witte
Council of Ministers
Finance
Evening interurban fares end with summer program
The Southwestern Interurban will close its midsummer night fare reductions tonight after June use. General Manager Nelson said the low evening rate did not prove as popular as hoped and the experiment may not be repeated next year. Cars now wear fresh green paint and new lettering after shop work in Huntington. Directors will meet next week in Augusta, Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Huntington
Augusta
Maine
Smooth Swindle Targeted Mr Getz During Carnival
Two swindlers, during a railroad carnival, befriended Joe F. Getz at Main and Calhoun and offered to sell two diamonds for about two hundred dollars claiming they were hard up and forced to sell. The incident occurred Saturday morning of last week as Getz bought cigars at his shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe F. Getz
Mr. Getz
Main and
Calhoun Street
Diamonds Switched. Getz Seeks Suspects in Chicago
Mr Getz testified the diamonds were genuine and worth about 225 dollars. He bought the stones, then returned to Greens where he found two pieces of glass had been substituted. Police were alerted and a description of two men was given, but they could not be located. Getz left for Chicago and is pursuing the men there.
Captain Allan H Dougall Reports Safe Arrival in Philippines
Capt Allan H Dougall, who left the city in June for a Maila to accept an auditor post in the Philippines, writes July 24 that he has reached the islands safely. He says the position pleases him and that the climate and work suit him well, and he sends newspapers and articles from the distant United States possessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan H. Dougall
Maila
Philippines
Dougall
Mate
United States
Trust Companies Plan Unified Interest Rate Agreement
Leaders from Fort Wayne Trust Tri-State Loan and Trust Citizens Trust and People's Trust met at Fort Wayne Trust to align on depositor interest rates. A joint committee of executives will draft terms for boards. The talks focus on establishing a uniform rate, currently advertised as 3 percent on time deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hort Wayne Trust Company
Citizens’ Trust Company
Peopie’s Trust and Savings Company
Tri-state Loan and Trust Company
Messrs. H. C. Paul
8. M. Foster
E. H. McDonald
Fort Wayne Trust Company
C. A. Wilding
W. E. Mossman
G. W. Pixley
John Ferguson
F. L. Jones
E. W. Cook
Citizen's Trust Company
W. L. Moellering
R. W. T. DeWald
P. J. McDonald
The
People’s Trust and Savings Company
Bryan postpones Ohio speaking tour dates
William J. Bryan said pressures of business forced postponement of his Ohio speaking tour with Mayor Tom L. Johnson. Three dates will be held this week and three moved to October. Bryan noted the dates were not cancelled and he will begin filling three shows tomorrow night, with the remaining three in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iihncoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Ohio
Tom L. Johnson
Mr. Bryan
Northern Indiana Briefs sum up varied local happenings
Items report a Hartford City school board contract for a new high school, a jail detention for Joseph H. Irving on arson charges, James Oliver celebrating his 80th birthday, a failed burglary at Decatur restaurant, the formation of W C Mumert Veneer and Lumber Co in Millersburg, and annual DeKalb County Battalion meetings at Waterloo. Also noted are burn injuries to Albert Claypool, the First National Bank of Angola organizers, the death of Mrs. Eddington, the false fire alarm case in South Bend, and the fatal stabbing of W A Wade at Goshen with O Neill's prison sentence in Michigan City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford City
Joseph H. Irving
Westville
James Oliver
South Bend
Alex LeBrun
Decatur
W. C. Mummert Veneer and Lumber Company
Millersburg
Elkhart County
DeKalb County
Waterloo
Albert Claypool
D. Eddington
Montpelier
Goshen
South Milford
Lagrange County
O’neil
Michigan City
Will Wed at Los Angeles in Sacred Heart Ceremony
Bans were posted at St Marys Catholic church for the marriage of Lena Merz of this city and Henry Kleinreichert of Redlands Cal. The ceremony will occur at Sacred Heart church in Los Angeles Tuesday morning with Rev Father Fitzgerald officiating. The couple will honeymoon at Catalina Island and reside in Redlands. Miss Merz daughter of Peter Merz, and Kleinreichert a baker in Redlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Lena Merz
Henry Kleinreichert
Redlands
Cal
Sacred Heart Church
Los Angeles
Father Fitzgerald
Henry Merz
Katherine Dugan
James Mellville
Cataline Island
Miss Merz
Peter Merz
Pennsylvania
West
Kleinreichert
Allen County
Bank of Wayne opens in Fort Wayne on Aug 10 at 127 E Berry
Bankers and Real Estate Dealers Soldier Co announce the Bank of Wayne will begin general banking operations on Monday August 10 at 127 East Berry Street Fort Wayne Indiana. The firm invites customers to call before buying or selling farm lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Berry Street
Fort Wayne
Ind
Soldier Co
Fort Wayne and Sigonier
Indiana
Lutheran Schools Open Fall Term Citywide
The Lutheran schools opened the fall term with attendance matching prior years and a largely unchanged instructor corps. Em maus church voted Sunday to replace Prof. Storch with Prof. Wolf of Indianapolis due to Storchs ill health. Catholic schools plan early openings with exams and enrollments set for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmaus Church
Wolf
Indianapolis
Storch
Brothers’ School
St. Augustine's Academy
Homeyer Miller Story at Rev J W Lake Home
On Saturday evening at his home Rev J W Lake of Calvary U B church conducted a service or event related to Homeyer Miller. The readable fragment suggests a religious or community gathering involving Lake and the Homeyer Miller names.
Magnates Face a Jersey Jury in High School Death Case
In Newark New Jersey on August 31 seven North Jersey Street Railway directors faced Essex county court on manslaughter indictments linked to the February Clifton avenue trolley crash that killed nine Newark high school students. Indicted were Cassatt Crimmins Young Ward Gaddis and others with jurors selected as witnesses and relatives filled the courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
North Jersey Street Railway Company
Essex County Court
Newark High School
Clifton Avenue
Alexander J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
John D. Crimmins
New York
Edward F. C. Young
North Jersey Street Railroad Company
First National Bank of
Jersey City
Leslie D. Ward
Prudential Insurance Company
Elisha B. Gaddis
David Young
North Jersey
J. Roosevelt Shanley
Street Railway Company
Ernestina Miller
Gummer
van Sickle
Dixon
Charles W. Riker
Hood and Wilson
Child
Werts
R. V. Lindaburg
Josep Cault
James B. Vredenburgh
Bands Picnic At Woodland Grove Attracts Local Crowd
Bands from Monroeville Payne Antwerp and nearby towns gathered for a Sunday picnic at Woodland Grove near Monroeville. Congressman J M Robinson spoke. Alien County Farmers Mutual Insurance reported lightning damage. A horn cow on W J Esterline’s Abolt township farm was struck and killed Friday night. A horse on J D Sterling’s Lake township farm was killed by lightning Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroeville
Payne
Antwerp
Woodland Grove
J. M. Robinson
Alien County Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Company
W. J. Esterline
Abolt Township
J. D. Sterling
Lake Township
Quiet Home Wedding Unites Miss Gary Wheelock and Thomas Dilworth
A small afternoon ceremony at 3 o clock joined Miss Gary Katherine Wheelock of 1020 Harrison Street and Thomas Gordon Dilworth of Waco Texas. Attending were out of town guests Mr J J Carmony Findlay Ohio E Crawford Chicago and Mrs Ralph Taylor New York City. Rev J Webster Bailey officiated under an arch of smiles with Ruth Wheelock as flower girl. The bride wore a charming gown and was married in a private Plymouth Congregational Church setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent K. Wheelock
Harrison Street
Gary Katherine
Thomas Gordon Dilworth
Waco
Texas
J. J. Carmony
Findlay
Ohio
E. ©. Crawford
Chicago
Ralph Taylor
New York City
Auger
Httle
Notable Union of Two Fort Wayne Arbors in Waco Marriage
The couple plan a short time in Fort Wayne before September and will move to Waco in October where the groom practices law. The bride, a gifted musician, is popular locally and graduated in June from the Virginia Female Institute in Scranton, Virginia. The groom is a leading Waco lawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Waco
Dilworth
Virginia Female Institute
Scranton
Roe Loses Furniture in Transit Near Baldwin
William Roe moved from the Godfrey farm to a Baldwin-area farm Saturday afternoon and reported two parlor chairs and a sofa missing during transit. The furniture was found further along the road and hauled to police headquarters. Authorities, including Sheriff Stout and detectives, investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Roe
Godfrey
County Asylum
Baldwin
Albert Roth
Gorsline
Rule
Stout
Thomas Turflinger
Roe
Fort Wayne Boy Is Champion at Quoits
James Miller of Fort Wayne won the United States quoits championship by beating G. Nixon 15 to 7 in Chicago. He plans to compete in Toronto on September 10 and 11 for an international title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Miller
Quoits
United States
Chicago
G. Nixon
Toronto
Canada
Mr. Miller
Mr. Nixon
Quoils
R. Bradbrandt
Jack Miller
W. Scanlon
David Miller
R. Gray
Fort Wayne
Judge Dreibelbiss to Speak on Trusties at State Conference
Municipal Judge R. B. Dreibelbiss will address the state conference of charities and corrections in this city. He will discuss trusties, prisoners granted limited liberty under assurance they will not attempt escape, and the implications of such programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Dreibelbiss
State Conference of Charities and Corrections
Roosevelt hosts New York officials and press figures at Oyster Bay luncheon
At luncheon in Oyster Bay on August 31 President Roosevelt welcomed John McMackin New York state board commissioner Henry L Einstein proprietor Ervin Wardman editor of the New York Press Dr Albert Shaw editor of the Review of Reviews and J Lincoln Steffens. He later expected to receive A J Fleming editor of the Comet Braymer Mo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
John McMackin
State Board
New York
Henry L. Einstein
Ervin Wardman
The
New York Press
Albert Shaw
Review of Reviews
J. Lincoln Steffens
A. J. Fleming
Comet
Braymer
Tragic Bank Clerk Fatally Shoots Woman Then Self
Richmond Virginia August 31 Herbert Bates a clerk at the First National Bank shot and killed Mies Rena Gentry then killed himself. No witnesses to the tragedy and it is believed she rejected his advances. Dr E Wright Codex and C Bush started at 6 oclock Sunday for Clear Lake in Dr Dodzs auto motile and due to the heavy Seine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Herbert Bates
First National Bank
Mies Rena Gentry
E. Wright
C. &. Bush
Clear Lake
Dodz
Emeritus Status for Fort Wayne Med Chair Sweringen
Dr H V Sweringen resigns as chair of therapeutics at Fort Wayne College of Medicine after long service since 1877. He is named professor emeritus and is among city’s earliest medical founders. Changes follow, with Wallace taking therapeutics, Calvin leaving physiology, and Weaver named physiology lecturer. Fall term begins September 8th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical College
H. V. Sweringen
Fort Wayne College of Medicine
Old Taylor University
Sweringen
Fort Wayne
Taylor University
Y. Cliff Wallace
W. D. Calvin
J. Perley Weaver
French Day At Centliva Park Draws Dense Local Attendance
Sunday event at Centliva Park showcased French culture with the Societe Chorale from Matthews and Ila Lyre Franco-Belge leading a vocal program including the Marseillaise. The Packard City band performed French selections, and plans for a regional French society across northern Indiana were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centliva Park
Detroit
Matthews
Societe Chorale
Ila Lyre Franco-Belge
de Rille
M. Houssiere
Packard City Band
Indiana
Turf Plunger Finds Haven in London
William Fleischmann of Cincinnati known as the turf plunger left Saratoga amid a $35,000 bookmaker debt and has since suffered a slight stroke in London. Julius Fleischmann, Cincinnati mayor and William’s cousin, exchanged messages by cable today while noting the betting ventures were his own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Fleischmann
Cincinnati
Saratoga
London
Julius Fleischmann
William
Fleischmann
Local Marriage Licenses Listed in Brief
Alva C. Bryant and Alice Moore Otto Homeyer and Clara Miller appear among marriage licenses. Georgeen and Pauline Ha big, Thomas G. Dilworth and Gara Kathe arine Wheelock also listed in the brief notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva C. Bryant
Alice Moore
Otto Homeyer
Clara Miller
Oo Goeghen
Pauline Ha
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fort Wayne, Ind
P. S. Safety Deposit Boxes
Mrs. Winslow
Blanche Gaffney
Frank Gaffney
Tour Trust
Cyrus Cline
Clarence Freeman
E. S. Croxton
A. E. Leas
Lauren E. Smith
J. B. Parsell
First National Bank of Angola
Will
Bank OF Wayne
Lutheran
Homeyer-Miller
A. J. Cassatt
Gara
Katherine Wheellock
T. C. Dilworth
Waco Tex
Charles Sherwin
Willie Farnan
Pettijohn
Penu
Sherwin
Lafayette Street
Farnan
William Schneider
HV. Sweringen
Centlivae Park
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