Czar Arrives in France for Grand Maneuvers in Sept
Paris reports escalating excitement as the czar plans to arrive for the maneuvers. He will travel via Dunkirk Compiegne and Reims with a naval display reinforced by Mediterranean ships. President Loubet will meet him, with safety measures tight and crowds expected in Dunkirk and Compiegne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Dunkirk
Compiegne
Reims
Vitry
Betheny
Mediterranean
Standart
Alexis
Svetland
Chamber of Commerce
Czar
M. Loubet
Compigne
Salisbury Not to Retire Continue in Power Says Report
London reports an Associated Press detail that internal family agita and unionist leaders push Lord Salisbury to stay as premier to avoid a succession conflict. His sons and daughters fear health decline from duty while other Cecil relatives and unionists doubt relief would aid his health or governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
Lord Salisbury
Cecil
Unionist
Foreign Office
Lord Lansdowne
Rare Laurel Oak Attracts Attention In Indiana
A laurel oak tree in front of Dr. J. W. Younge’s Webster and Tabor residence draws notice. Professor Cressy notes only five such trees are known in Indiana. Dr. Younge learned the variety from G. F. Felts. The tree’s leaves resemble laurel and it resembles a weeping willow in form. Leaves stay year round and shed in spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Younge
Webster and
Tabor
Cressy
Indiana
Younge
G. F. Felts
Explosion Wrecks Munson Home. German Miner Hurt
In Munson a German miner Enmanuel Rinus was emptying powder from one cask when a spark from his pipe ignited the powder. The blast wrecked the house and sent the Rinus family flying. The father, mother, and two children are severely burned. all are living but in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Munson
Enmanuel Rinus
Rinus
Boers Blow Up a Train Near Waterval
A dispatch from Pretoria says 20 Boers blew up a train between Waterval and Haman's Kraal. They fired on the train, setting it afire. Lieutenant Colonel Vandaleur of the Irish Guards was killed. Other casualties were not yet reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Waterval
Haman
Kraal
Vandaleur
Irish Guards
Burglars Rob Frank Safford’s Home in Fairfield Area
Burglars broke into Frank Safford’s residence at 450 Fairfield Avenue while he was away in Odon Michigan. The prowlers also entered the barn and took several small items. Entry was gained by forcing a window. Mr. Safford believes losses will be minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Safford
Fairfield Avenue
Safford
Odon
Mich
Knox couple’s banns published at St Patrick’s church
The bans of Miss Sophia Passino and Frank E. Dumas of Knox Indiana were published Sunday at St Patrick's church. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Passino, and the groom is a jeweler in Knox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia Passino
Frank E. Dumas
Knox
Ind
St. Patrick’s Church
Peter Passino
General William Ludlow Dies at 63 in New Jersey
Briga dier General William Ludlow A S A died in Convent New Jersey after noon on Aug 31 from consumption. A West Point graduate 1860 he served in the Civil War the Atlanta campaign Custer Black Hills expedition centennial duties lighthouse board and Nicaragua canal commission among other posts. He commanded embarkation at Tampa and active in the Santiago campaign during the Spanish American War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
West Point
Sherman
Nashville
Army of the Cumberland
Thomas
Atlanta
Black Hills
Custer
Lighthouse Board
Philadelphia
Congress
Ludlow
District of Columbia
Detroit
Court of St. James
London
Nicaragua Canal Commission
Sandy Hook Channel
New York
Washington
Miles
Spain
Cuba
Tampa
Santiago
Funeral for General Ludlow in Trinity Church
Funeral services for General Ludlow will be held at noon Tuesday September 3 in Trinity Church New York. The body arrives from Convent Station with escort of engineers and artillery. Numerous telegrams of condolence reach the Ludlow family noted by the Army and Navy officers expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Ludlow
Trinity Church
Convent Station
Army
Navy
Ludlow
Remains of Brigadier General Ludlow to be cremated
Information from the war department confirms that Brigadier General Ludlow's remains will be cremated. A funeral service is planned for Tuesday at Trinity Church in New York, with interment of the ashes at the Ludlow family home on Long Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Ludlow
Trinity Church
New York
Ludlows
Long Island
Wreck At Avilla Delays Freight Train and Passengers
An early Saturday derailment of Baltimore and Ohio train No 22 hauled by Engine 60 at Avilla halted traffic for hours. Four cars left the rails. Rome City cottage train behind carried thirty passengers and was detained until 10 o clock. A special train led by Conductor Reilly Evans and Engineer John Abercrombie retrieved the belated passengers. Engineer Lopshire and his fireman escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids and
Indiana
Baltimore and Ohio
Avilla
Rome City
Lopshire
Train wreck at crossing blamed on towerman confusion
Passengers say the accident occurred after the towerman became confused and sent wrong signals. Engineer Lopshire was told to go ahead and, once moving toward the crossing, the signal was turned against him. The engine and cars left the rails, the engine careened, and about 200 feet of track were torn up or displaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lopshire
Robbery Hearing for Mrs McCullough Diamonds
Chicago hearing continued for Sam Peardon a bartender charged with stealing $1,000 in diamonds from Mrs Charles McCullough of Fort Wayne Ind The witness testified at the Perfecto cafe on August 18 that she was drugged and robbed Peardon’s defense failed and the case was adjourned to September 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sam Peardon
Charles McCuLloch
Fort Wayne
Ind
Wallace
Thirty-fifth Street
Peardon
Cottage Grove Avenue
Wabash Engineman Doubles Duty on Peru Line
Engineer Sible with engine 1 percent runs passenger trains Nos. 18 and 19 called the Peru plug and hauls gravel daily from the Peru pit to New Haven for the new line toward the Maumee river. The crossing work nears completion with rails laid to the river tonight and bridge structure work to start next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sible
Wabash
Peru
New Haven
Maumee River
Schnitker
The
Sentinel
Old Settlers Picnic at Stephenson's Grove
The old settlers of Monroe and nearby townships plan their annual picnic in Stephenson's grove on the Ridge road this coming Saturday September 7. Speakers include Hon. J. M. Robinson Superintendent Alexander Johnson and Rev. I. J. Bicknell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Stephenson’s Grove
Ridge Road
J. M. Robinson
Alexander Johnson
I. J. Bicknell
Concordia College Opens Fall Term With 40 New Students
Concordia college begins the fall term next Wednesday morning with about forty new first year students. Director J. Schmidt will deliver the opening address. In the afternoon new candidate admissions will be examined. The college has about 180 students on roll. Twenty eight students graduate this year and will enter the seminary at St. Louis for the final three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concordia College
J. Schmidt
St. Louis
Shaw Not a Candidate for 1904 Says Iowa Plan First
Governor Shaw of Iowa, passing through Omaha, denies any pursuit of a presidential bid in 1904. He backs Iowa’s aim to win the largest state mandate on its own ticket and freshens focus on local success rather than national speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Shaw
Iowa
Chicago
Dolliver
Robison Park praises and Port Townsend guest visits
Locals praise Robison Park Fort Wayne for courteous treatment under Mr Purcell. John Lillie formerly of Latty now in Port Townsend Wash visits friends, serves as grand commander of Knights Templar Washington and attended the Louisville conclave, reporting an excellent time.
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Latty
Ohio
Herald
Robison Park
Fort Wayne
Purcell
John Lillie
Port Townsend
Wash
Mr. Lillie
Knights Templar
Washington
Louisville
Reunion of Old Settlers Meeting at Bluffton Sept 26
The Indiana Ohio and Pennsylvania Old Settlers association will hold its twentieth annual reunion at Studebaker grove Bluffton on Thursday Sept 26. The program begins at 10 am with music by the K of P band Ossian band and Forty seventh Regiment band followed by dinner addresses glee club songs and hospitable events with reduced railroad rates and city decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Old Settlers’ Association
Fort Wayne
Studebaker Grove
Bluffton
K. of P
Kokomo
Ossian
Forty-seventh Regiment Martial Band
Arrests in August 1901 Report by Lieut Lapp
Record lists August arrests across categories including intoxication vagrancy prostitution burglary stealing and assault with counts for each offense. The report also notes cases of climbing moving trains keeping house of ill fame and associating with prostitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lapp
Bane
Eae Descene
Elopements Lead to Illegal Marriages in Portland Case
In Marion Indiana on September 2 two interracial marriages were performed by a colored preacher after men claimed the women had lived in Jay county for thirty days. George Size more and Albert Milton married white women Belle Calloway and Cora Taylor. Portland authorities investigate possible perjury and illegal union claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ind
George Sizemore
Belle Calloway
Albert Milton
Cora Taylor
Portland
Jay County
Unionism Does Not Hurt Across Britain Labor Views
The American Federationist reports British labor figures reply to Gompers about trades unions influence on industry. George H. Barnes of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers notes well organized industries on the workers' side are the most prosperous, with shipbuilding cited among thriving sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Federationist
Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Great Britain
Gompers
England
George H. Barnes
Amaggamated Society of Engineers
Manchester
Strength Through Foods and Ayer’s Sarsaparilla
Brooklyn resident John P. Hodnette testifies he has taken Ayer’s Sarsaparilla every spring for 25 years. The ad claims it cleanses blood, strengthens the body, and benefits overall health. Available at druggists for $1. J C Ayer Co., Lowell, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
John P. Hodnette
Brooklyn
N.Y
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell, Mass
Economic contrasts in industrial organization cited
The passage contrasts well organized industries like engineering coal-getting and cotton spinning with less organized heavy textiles and shoe making. It notes that prosperous sectors benefit workers, while indifferently organized industries tend to dwindle.
Fort Wayne minister Hanley takes Cleveland church post
Rev. E. A. Hanley, known in Fort Wayne for serving at First Baptist, has accepted the call to Logan Avenue Baptist Church in Cleveland. He studied at the University of Chicago Divinity School and has previously filled pulpits during transitions in Fort Wayne. Rockefeller interest noted in Cleveland church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Hanley
Fort Wayne
First Baptist Church
Henson
Field
Logan Avenue Baptist Church
Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Hanley
Divinity School
University of Chicago
Traction Project Not Dead Officials Promise Fort Wayne Visit
A proposed electric rail line nearly 360 miles long linking Fort Wayne Cincinnati and other Ohio cities is not abandoned. Secretary Morning of the Commercial Club and General Superintendent A J Miller say Fort Wayne is still in the plan with work progressing on the southern and middle divisions and a visit to Fort Wayne likely in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Cincinnati
Ohio
Morning
Commercial Club
A. J. Miller
Dayton
Church in ruins after gas explosion in Noblesville
In Noblesville Indiana the Christian church built four years ago for $20000 was wrecked last night when plumbers installing a meter ignited gas. The blast blew out the front, cracked walls and shattered stained glass as Doral Granger and Frank Shannahan suffered severe burns. Insurance covers the $8000 loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville
Ind
Christian Church
Doral Granger
Frank Shannahan
Milford Man's Long Walk Beginnings of Nine Thousand Mile Trek
Harry Chester known as Montana Joe starts a nine thousand mile walk from Milford Indiana yesterday. He aims to reach New York via Cincinnati and Pittsburg then proceed to Washington New Orleans San Francisco and Denver before returning by September 1 1902. He departs penniless and will carry Milford supplied literature.
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Warsaw
Ind
Harry Chester
Milford
New York
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Washington
New Orleans
San Francisco
Denver
Montana Joe
Our Native Herbs
Our Native Herbs drop a accord to J. W. Keck sole agent Cedarville Aller County Ind dé&w
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Keck
Cedarville
Aller “County
Ind
Dé&W
Local notes on births deaths and moves in Fort Wayne area
Dr C B Goodwin of Kendallville visited the city yesterday. Several births and illnesses are reported including a son for Mr and Mrs Val Rochell and a serious illness for George Geary's infant. Various weddings engagements and school openings are noted along with parish and academy events.
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C. B. Goodwin
Kendallville
Val Rochell
East Lewis Street
George
William Geary
High Street
Michael Koehler
Norah Pembroke
Fred Wellman
Knoxville
Tenn
Edward
Auburn Courier
Margie Crew
Fort Wayne
Cathedral High School
Chapin
J. H. Fry
Samuel Speece
Keil
Rome City
Minnie Belle Felts
Mary Patrice
Order of Providence
Terre Haute
St. Augustine Academy
Harry E. Schumaker
Bluffton
Morton and Kruse
Maumee
State Line
Frank E. Davis
W. B. Blake
Pennsylvania
Davis
Eighth Cavalry
Celia Baer
Home Telephone Exchange
Frederick Zagel
Effingham
Ill
Zagel
Concordia College
Henry
August
Jane
Sophia
Hanna Street
Albert E. Melching
Klaehn & Melching
Rekers
Wells Street
Melching
R. R. Stogsdall
Henry C. Stellhorn
Andres L. Lornsten
Christian Fuschaber
Val Kretzman
Bass Works
Hoagland
Kretzman
Suilor
South Bend Times
Daniel Whealan
Clay Township
Standard Oil Company
O’brien
Whealan
J. I. Redmond
John D. Rockefeller
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Tribunes
Grand
Roadstead
Alexander Bridge
Elysee Palace
Legion of Honor
Salisbury
Tinue
MR. Safford
William Ludlow
Manila
San Peardon
Butler Road
OLD Settlers
Diana
Association
Song K
Fred Tangeman
Harry Madden
Harry Spake
Homer Robison
Forty-Seventh Regiment
J. A. Hindman Sode
Ween Trostel Glee Club
Abe Scene
A. L. Sharpe
Ensens K
P. Quartet
le Forty-seventh Regiment
W. R. Barr
C. S. Lester
J. B. Plessinger
Trostel Glee Club
W. H. Eichhorn
Public Square
K.of P. Band
Neroes
Traction Project
Manning
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