Fort Wayne Railway Pioneer William Miller Dies at 69
William Miller longtime Fort Wayne resident and first baggage master on the citys first passenger train in 1854 died at 169 East Washington Street after protracted illness. Born in Nas sau Germany June 20 1832 he lived in Buffalo Crestline and Lima before Fort Wayne. He leaves eight children and a widow Katherine Becker Miller survived. Miller was a former leather maker wholesale dealer real estate man and served as market master in 1859 60 under Mayor Thandall.
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William Miller
Fort Wayne
East Washington Street
Mr. Miller
Miller
Gberrossbach
Nassau
Germany
America
Buffalo
Crestline
Lima
Ohio
Delphos
Katherine Becker
Mary Miller
Henry J. Miller
John R. Miler
Charles C. Miller
Louis Burkas
Albert T. Miller
Emil A. Miller
Irma C. Miller
Salem Reformed Church
Myr. Miller
R. T. Taylor
Waiser Tannery
Centlivre
Conrad Neireiter
Neireiter & Miller
F. P. Thandall
Death of Florence Hilbrecht at 18 in Toledo
Florence Maria Hilbrecht, daughter of Henry Hilbrecht Jr, died at 144 East Berry Street after a long tuberculosis illness. She was eighteen years old and a member of St. Paul's Lutheran church. Survived by her parents and one sister Miss Clara. The fire chief was her father.
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Florence Maria Hilbrecht
Henry Hilbrecht, Jr
East Berry Street
Miss Hilbrecht
Hilbrecht
Legion
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Clara
Death of Fort Wayne resident Hugh W. Green at 78
Hugh W. Green longtime Fort Wayne resident died Friday at his Jackson street home at age 78 after a period of frail health. Civil War veteran and highly respected, he was the father of Lew H. Green.
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Hugh W. Green
Fort Wayne
Jackson Street
Mr. Green
Lew H. Green
Rubber stamp maker cited in city obituary list
The article names several relatives of the deceased including Mrs Ida M Sterling of Minneapolis and Mrs Laetitia Rhine along with Miss Emma Green and Will Green of the city, identifying mourners associated with the rubber stamp manufacturer.
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Ida M. Sterling
Minneapolis
Laetitia Rhine
Emma Green
Will Green
Miss Mamie Vordermark Dies at 22
Miss Mamie Vordermark daughter of Henry P. Vordermark died at noon Friday after a long illness at her parents home on Walton and Maumee avenues. The 22 year old was well known and had many friends.
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Mamie Vordermark
Henry P. Vordermark
Walton and
Maumee Avenues
Miss Vordermark
Death from ladder accident near Leo claims Amish woman
Mrs John Schlatter age 51 died instantly when a ladder she stood on to pick apples from a tree near Leo suddenly turned and toppled her. Coroner Barnett ruled neck fracture the cause. husband away hauling hogs. neighbor's child called him from field. The Schlatter family, respected Amish residents, lived two and a half miles northwest of Leo.
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John Schlatter
Leo
Barnett
Schlatters
Jealous husband kills man in Frankfort shooting feud
In Frankfort Indiana Albert Camp is shot by George Matthews after a jealous dispute. Camp crawls to escape as bystanders rush for help. Camp dies later in hospital and his daughter, aged eighteen, is driven to insanity. Matthews is arrested and jailed with no confession. Mrs Camp is treated for shock.
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Frankfort
Ind
Albert Camp
George Matthews
Matthews
Camp
Sues Brotherhood Over Fireman Eye Injury
Glenn W. Johnson, a Huntington Lodge member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, sues the Chicago and Erie railroad brotherhood for damages. An acid incident during initiation left him with possible permanent eye damage and a claim for up to 100000 dollars if his eye is lost.
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Chicago and Erie
Glenn W. Johnson
Huntington
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Johnson
Brotherhood
Harrod Secures Half Interest in Safety Nut Lock Patent
George W. Harrod, formerly of this city and now a Wabash detective based in Toledo, holds half the patent for a safety nut lock expected to yield substantial earnings within a year or two. The device, praised for simplicity and effectiveness, has operated reliably on Indianapolis traction lines for two years and has passed extensive tests. Harrod’s partner in the venture is Hiram Norris of Indianapolis. Harrod was in town on patent business.
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George W. Harrod
Wabash
Toledo
Indianapolis
W Harrod
Hiram Norris
Harrod
Train Schedule and Fare Offer Leaves Fort Wayne for Cleveland
Special Nickel Plate train departs Fort Wayne September 9 at 10 30 a m and September 10 from McComb at 7 45 a m arriving Cleveland 4 30 p m and 11 50 a m respectively with return by September 15 1901. Fare tickets sell at one cent per mile with inquiries to C A Asterlin or R J Hamilton in Fort Wayne. Louis Krock of New Haven visits cousin Miss Margaret Krock on East Wayne Street.
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Fort Wayne
Cleveland
McComb
Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
Ind
R. J. Hamilton
Louis Krock
New Haven
Margaret Krock
East Wayne Street
Youth Returns for Bluffton Elderly Woman
Bluffton Indiana August 28 Mrs Martha Myers aged eighty six is regaining youth she now has jet black hair like when she was twenty and remains as active as a woman of fifty despite her age.
Hang Governor in Effigy Sparks Outcry in Bourbon
An angry crowd of local depositors in Bourbon Indiana hanged Michigan Governor Bliss in effigy last night after their Farmers bank losses. The bank run by A C Probert of Niles Michigan suspended payments April 2 and Probert fled to Michigan. The event spotlighted widespread frustration over the defunct institution and its leadership.
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Bourbon
Ind
Bliss
Michigan
Farmers’ Bank
A. C. Probert
Niles
Mich
Probert
Requisition Papers Trigger Indignation Over Governor Bliss
Diana issued requisition papers on Governor Bliss with hearings in Detroit July 26 and a Lansing continuance postponing to September 5. Depositors met at city hall and hanged Bliss in effigy from the balcony once used by Probert at his bank.
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Diana
Bliss
Detroit
Lansing
Probert
Weather signal system piloted in Tippecanoe county
In Lafayette Indiana on August 28 the Latta weather signal plan was tested by Prof Huston and Postmaster Caldwell with five rural route wagons carrying tin signals indicating fair weather. Cards explaining signals were given to farmers along the routes. The post office department ordered the wagons to carry signals, making Tippecanoe the first U S county to adopt the plan.
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Lafayette
Ind
W. C. Latta
Purdue Experiment Station
Huston
Caldwell
Latta
Post Office Department
Prosecution Dismissed in Miller Station Train Robbery Case
John W. Brown of Auburn was released from jail in Crown Point Indiana after ten days in default of a $10,000 bond on suspicion of involvement in the Baltimore and Ohio Miller Station train robbery. The case was dismissed before a preliminary trial despite readiness of witnesses on both sides. Brown’s defense asserts he was not in Auburn during the hold up.
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Crown Point
Ind
John W. Brown
Auburn
Baltimore and Ohio
Miller Station
Conick
James Ryan
Morgan Grandson Arrested for Grandfather’s Murder in English
Harbin L. Morgan a 79 year old farmer near Alton was killed by his grandson Lewis Morgan who assaulted him last Friday. The sheriff arrested the grandson and he will be tried for murder at the October term.
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English
Ind
Sensational interracial wedding shocks St. Joseph crowd
Edna Williams a white 26 year old from Wabash Indiana married Fred Howard a Negro chef of the Lakeview hotel in St. Joseph Michigan last night. The couple was welcomed with a reception by local and Benton Harbor African American residents at the armory hall.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Edna Williams
Wabash
Ind
Fred Howard
Lakeview Hotel
Miss Williams
Lakeview
Benton Harbor
Armory Hall
Beating and Arrests in Fayette County Case Near Dublin
Fred Hines aged eighteen and his father were arrested by Connersville police and jailed in Fayette county after reports that Fred struck his mother on the forehead with a sharp instrument, killing her and rendering her unconscious while his father stood by. Neighbors say Mrs Hines had no food for a week and had previously been institutionalized. residents warn of vigilante action if justice is not served.
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Dublin
Ind
Fred Hines
Fayette County
Connersville
Hineses
Hines
Walter Driscoll Guilty of Man Slaughter
In Muncie Indiana on August 29 Walter Driscoll aged 16 was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter for the killing of Minnie McCall Stephens of Benton Harbor Michigan last July. He was sentenced to the state reformatory until age 21.
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Muncie
Ind
Walter Driscoll
State Reformatory
Minnie McCall Stephens
Benton Harbor
Mich
Sister whipped after beer with two men
In Portland Indiana on August 29 Mrs. Charles McClelland found her sister Della McCoy drinking beer with two men in a Camden saloon and used a whip on her shoulders. The mother’s actions followed.
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Portland
Ind
Charles McClelland
Della McCoy
Camden
Unnamed Pair Fined for Assault as Warrants Issue for Men
The report notes a confrontation where women were fined for assault and battery while the two men fled. Warrants have been issued for the male suspects, who reside in Hartford City and Louisville, and they will be brought back for trial.
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Hartford City
Louisville
Warants
Will
Boy Messenger Dies In Bicycle Crash At Hill
Muncie Indiana August 29 Harry Mills a Western Union messenger boy died after a bicycle forks broke while coasting down a hill. He was hurled to the ground and lay unconscious for a long time before being found.
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Muncie
Ind
Harry Mills
Western Union
Married adopted sister ties knot in Paris Tennessee
Evansville Indiana reports the marriage of Bichie Newton to Walter Newton of the city who wed in Paris Tennessee on Tuesday. The bride is the adopted sister of the groom who had vanished years ago before reuniting in Paris. The groom works in a railroad position there.
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Evansville
Ind
Bichie Newton
Walter Newton
Paris
Tenn
Newton
Young Newton
Hinshaw Said Grace in Home Visit Prisoner Mourns Family
Mrs Anna Johnson of Muncie reports meeting W. E. Hinshaw, the prisoner on a ten day visit from Michigan City where he serves time for murdering his wife. She says his aging parents lie ill together, his mother fails to recognize him, and his father only partially recalls him during the first day’s meal when Hinshaw gave thanks with siblings present.
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Muncie
Ind
Anna Johnson
Hinshaw
Randolph County
W. E. Hinshaw
Murchigan City
Drunken Farmer Flayed by Mother at Fair Ground
In Muncie Indiana an unknown farmer, drunk, collided with a buggy carrying a woman and two children. The woman then lashed the man with a buggy whip amid a cheering crowd, hurtling into his vehicle to flee. The child suffered only minor bruises.
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Muncie
Ind
Roanoke Seminary Reunion Draws Two Hundred Seventeen Alumni
Roanoke Indiana August 30 two hundred seventeen former Roanoke seminary students attended the reunion with many catching up on old classmates and memories at the event.
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Roanoke
Ind
Roanoke Seminary
Seminary founder's address marks anniversary visit
Yesterday many visitors attended a memorable program at the seminary, featuring an address by Mr. Reely, the first president. The institution, organized in 1861 and maintained until 1891, educated many people now prominent in the region.
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Reely
Conference Elects Officers at Progressive Brethren Meeting
Warsaw Ind Aug 30 The national conference of Progressive Brethren in Winona elected officers: Moderator Rev J M Tombaugh Hagerstown Md Vice Moderator Rev G W Rench Goshen Ind Secretary Prof W D Furry Ashland Ohio Treasurer Josiah Keim Ashland Ohio Statistician Rev W H Miller North Manchester Ind The retiring moderator Rev J H Knapp Myersdale Pa preached the annual sermon Prof J Allen Miller Ashland College conducted Bible reading Four hundred delegates attend the conference
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Warsaw
Ind
National Conference of Progressive Brethren
Winona
J. M. Tombaugh
Hagerstown
G. W. Rench
Goshen
W. D. Furry
Ashland
Ohio
Josiah Keim
W. H. Miller
North
Manchester
J. H. Knapp
Myersdale
J. Allen Miller
Ashland College
Prosector Burns Files Fourteen Suits To Abolish Roadhouse
Bluffton Indiana reports Prosecutor John Burns filed fourteen suits in Wells circuit court against Lewis Irey of Montpelier for keeping a house of ill fame selling liquor to minors frequenting ill repute selling liquor on Sundays and illegal hours. Irey freed on $800 bond. Burns says all cases will be pressed and plea offers refused. Roadhouse sits near Montpelier at the Wells county edge.
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Montpelier
Wells County
Amish Residents in Berne Arrested for Refusal to Swear
Eighteen members of the Amish church near Berne, Indiana, were arrested and fined for refusing to affirm their assessment lists as required by law. They contend their creed forbids swearing or affirming. Twelve were fined by justices of the peace and six by the Berne town clerk, each $10 plus costs, totaling $368.30.
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Portland
Ind
Berne
Justices of the Peace
German farmer tied to welfare deed fraud tale at Martinsville
Returns come in from Martinsville indicating a German farmer who posed as a respectable seller tried to swindle an insurer of $2000 by mortgaging a farm near Monrovia. Similar past action near Allison Breedlove farm is linked to Henry Ullman, possibly Henry Ulrich, who reportedly obtained $2000 from Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance.
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Martinsville
Ind
Wabash
Allison Breedlove
Monrovia
Eastern Insurance Company
Henry Ullman
Henry Ulrich
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
Burdock Blood Bitters and Eclectric Oil Promote Farm Health
An advertisement claims Burdock Blood Bitters strengthens the stomach to prevent indigestion. It also promotes Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as a remedy for cuts bruises stings and sprains, asserting instant pain relief and stressing daily safety on the farm.
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Thomas
Dean's Ointment Cures Hemorrhoids Says Saugerties Resident
C F Cornwell of Valley Street Saugerties New York reports relief from hemorrhoids after using Dean's Ointment. He states doctors failed before its quick and permanent cure.
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Dean
C. F. Cornwell
Valley Street
Saugerties
N. Y
Three Baby Health Threats Faced by Infants
Advertisement notes three dangers for infants cholera infantum dysentery and diarrhoea and claims Dr Fowler s Extract of Wild Strawberry can conquer them with no failure.
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GREEN
Vordermark
John
Schlatter
Indiana
Miss Camp
THE
G. A. BR
Negro Cook
Sister
Grace
Dr. Chase
Chase
Dr. A. We Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Meyer Bros. Co
Drusrists
Eterling Rehect Company
Chicago
NEW Monk
F. M. Smith &Co
Calhoun Street
Undertakers
Klaehn & Melching
West Main Street
Just
Bessemer
Eaiace
Sra
H. Pfeiffer and Son
E. Columbia St
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