Fort Wayne Man Patrick Reddington Dies by Suicide at 74
Patrick Reddington aged 74 died by his own action at 5 p m Sunday at his daughter Mrs Michael Murphy 128 Baker street Fort Wayne. He hanged himself with a handkerchief formed into a noose around a door hinge after being prevented from going out. The coroner listed death as suicide. He was a native of Roscommon Ireland born 1827 and recently resident here two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Reddington
Michael Murphy
Baker Street
Murphy
Mr. Reddington
Mr. Murphy
Barnett
Reddington
Roscommon
Ireland
Fort Wayne
America
Newport
R. I
Milwaukee
Wis
Valparaiso
Ind
Murder at Piketon Dance Sparks Panic and Arrests
In Piketon Ohio a man named Israel M. McCollaster was stabbed to death while trying to mediate a quarrel at a Crook dance south of Pikeston. The hall filled with fighters drew knives and revolvers, causing a panic and fainting among women as McCollaster fell. Two suspects were arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piketon
Israel M. McCollaster
Crook
Pikeston
McCollaster
Mission Festival Draws Fort Wayne Lutherans in Concordia Grove
Thousands attended the Missouri Synod mission festival held in Concordia grove. Emmaus pastor Rev. Wambsganss preached on missions and urged generous gifts, a 50-voice chorus directed by Professor Hahn performed, and Walther League orchestra provided instrumental numbers. 2000 to 3000 ate lunch as 4500 seated in the grove despite clouds. Rev. Overmeyer of St. Louis preached at 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concordia Grove
Fort Wayne
Hahn
Emmaus Church
Walther League
Concordia College
Chas. F. Overmeyer
St. Louis
Ev. Biederman
Mission Feast Draws Large Attendance at Grace and St John
Grace and St. John churches from another synod held their annual mission feast Sunday drawing a large turnout. Rev. Muehbern of Napoleon Ohio preached in the morning with Rev. Krueger of Sheldon in the afternoon. Walther League orchestra provided acceptable numbers during the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lish
Walther League
Grace
St. John’s
Muehbern
Napoleon
Ohio
Krueger
Sheldon
Indiana Terror Houchin Quits Desperado Career
Lum Houchin once called Terror of the Wabash ends his lawless years. Sheriff and deputies capture him near Mink Island after years of river roving and robberies blamed on his shanty boat. He is taken in as a citizen amid farmer crowds and political turnover in Gibson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Lum Houchin
Indiana
Houchin
Winchester
Cleveland
Pike County
Sam
Mink Island
Patoka
Wabash
Mouchin
John Balott
Gibson County
Lam Houchin
Belott
Houchin to Face State Charge Over Boat Fire
The article notes Houchin will be tried on a state charge. It suggests his reform resolution appears sincere and implies he will likely be allowed to go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houchin
Charles E Ward Died in Chattanooga Poorhouse
Charles E Ward died at the Hamilton poorhouse in Chattanooga Tennessee on September 2 He was born in Baltimore and descended from an English aristocratic family He once partnered with Adams in the Adams Express Company and during the Civil War invested in Confederate bonds He later tried to regain his fortune but failed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Charles E. Ward
Hamilton Poorhouse
Baltimore
Adams
Adams Express Company
Pioneer Citizen William Walker Dies at 96 in Allen County
Elder William Walker longtime Union township resident died at 96 after paralysis struck days earlier at the home of his son in law A M Bowman in Washington township. He settled in 1846, lived with daughter near the Wells county line, survived by children John William Martin Miller N Walker Mrs A M Bowman Mrs Sanford Rich and many grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday at Union town chapel with Rev Wingate officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Walker
Allen County
A. M. Bowman
Washington Township
Walker
Union Township
Wells County
Bowman
Lafayette Township
Uniontown Chapel
John
William
Martin
Miller
This County
N. Walker
Shawnee Avenue
City
Sanford Rich
California
Wingate
Markle
Circus CoupleIn Decatur Aims Acid At Wife
Decatur Indiana September 2 An incident at the Wallace circus left Marie Forepaugh a bareback rider disfigured for life after husband Charles Ross a fellow performer hurled carbolic acid at her face He claimed jealousy as motive Ross was arrested and the event caused intense citywide excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ind
Marie Forepaugh
Wallace Circus
Charles Ross
Ross
Adam Forepaugh
Peculiar Lawsuit Claims Mor ris Failed to Intervene
Porter Bond of Coal City sues Ed Morris for 10000 damages alleging Morris failed to act as peacemaker to stop a fight involving Abe Bailey. Bond suffered a finger bite leading to blood poisoning and amputation of his arm to save his life. Bond says Morris avoided intervening when called on to interfere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Porter Bond
Coal City
Ed Morris
Morris
Abe Bailey
Bond
Looking for Jack Tweedy in Goshen murder case
Elkhart sheriff seeks Jack Tweedy, a Goshen drayman, who rode with Rufus Hulwick three weeks ago and returned the same night Hulwick's body was found in a Lake Shore car at Wauseon. Tweedy says they parted in Chicago. he left Goshen after the death with a shotgun claimed for hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Ind
el- Hott
Jack Tweedy
Goshen
Infant Christine Goeglein Dies. Funeral Held
Christine, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Goeglein, died Sunday. The funeral was conducted this afternoon from the family residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine
Andrew Goeglein
Foresters Clash With Priest Over Funeral Attendance
Valparaiso Indiana September 2 The Order of Foresters bitterly protests a St Pauls church ban on Foresters attending the funeral of Daniel Dailey The High Board of Directors led by Supreme Chief Ranger Formuth condemns Father Moench and appeals to Bishop Alerding and the order nationwide for action The director group includes Blount Crume Kramer all from Indiana Michigan City and Wabash and Michigan City respectively
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Ind
Order of Foresters
Daniel Dailey
L. A. Moench
St. Paul’s Church
Harmon Formuth
The
Foresters
High Board of Directors
Father Moench
Herman Alerding
Indiana
Formuth
RB. D. Blount
M. D. E. Crume
Wabash
Leonard G. Kramer
Michigan City
Antonia Bollmer Dies at 70 at Sister's Home
Miss Antonia Bollmer aged 70 died at midnight Friday at her sister Mrs Barbara Schoerpf s home 82 Taylor street from dropsy Funeral services were held at St Paul s Catholic church Monday morning and interment followed at Leo
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonia Bollmer
Barbara Schoerpf
Taylor Street
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Leo
Brother of Mrs. Jessie Brosius Dies Suddenly in Ark
Mrs. Jessie Brosius learns from a telegram that her brother John Cunningham aged 33 died suddenly at Fort Smith Arkansas on Monday. He was a son of Michael Cunningham of 129 West Third street and had been away from Fort Wayne for years though he had many local friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Brosius
Cass Street
John Cunningham
Fort Smith
Ark
Cunningham
Michael Cunningham
West Third Street
Fort Wayne
Infant Grepke Dies From Bowels Inflammation
Otto Grepke Jr the infant son of Mr and Mrs Otto Grepke 264 St Marys Avenue died Tuesday morning from inflammation of the bowels The funeral is set for Thursday at 2 PM from the residence and interment will be in Concordia cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto, Jr
Otto Grepke
St. Mary’s Avenue
Concordia Cemetery
The Dummy Train Ends Winter Run For 1901 Season
The Warsaw to Winona to Fort Wayne trip on the Pittsburg road's famous dummy train concludes its season tomorrow. Though not a major money maker, it boosted resort access and overall travel on the line, carrying over 82,000 passengers during its two months of operation and may return next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Winona
Fort Wayne
Pittsburg
Goshen Man Murdered in Toledo Box Car
Elkhart Ind Sept 2 The dead man found in a box car at Toledo is Rufus Hulwick about forty a Goshen saloon keeper for ten years with a wife and two children He recently suffered reverses and left three weeks ago It is believed he was murdered and the name W H Davis was suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Ind
Toledo
Rufus Hulwick
Goshen
W. H. Davis
Indiana Leads Nation in Progressive Dunkards
A statistical report from the Progressive Dunkards' general assembly shows Indiana ahead of all states in both membership and congregations. Pennsylvania is second and Ohio third. Indiana counts forty six congregations and three thousand five hundred sect workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Ind
Dunkards’ General Assembly
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Church location and membership by county
A church located south of the national road reports two thirds of its members reside in Wabash Kosciusko G and J Joseph Elkhart Miami and Carroll counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Road
Wabash
Kosciusko
G&j. Joseph
Elkhart
Miami
Carroll Counties
Went After Joseph
Dublin Ind Sept 2 The citizens of Richland Rush county warned farmer Joseph Hawkins to treat his family better A night raid by whitecappers took him from his home and whipped him unmercifully Hawkins promised to do better It is claimed he beat his wife and failed to provide for his family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ind
Richland
Rush County
Joseph Hawkins
Hawkins
Plan Link for Big System Might Build Electric Rail
A syndicate of Cleveland and Chicago capitalists will survey a line for an electric railroad from Indianapolis to Michigan City as part of a Detroit Chicago connection. Building south from Peru is planned this fall with New York investors backing the Michigan City to Laporte link and a Michigan City to Logansport survey soon. Indiana Harbor to Michigan City is also proposed. Northern Indiana counties show extensive surveys for electric lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Ind
Cleveland
Chicago
Indianapolis
Michigan City
Detroit
Peru
New York
Logansport
Indiana Harbor
Indiana
Venerable Auburn Couple to Celebrate 62nd Anniversary
A venerable couple from Auburn Indiana Mr Charles Watson and his wife will mark their sixty second wedding anniversary on September 5. They came from the east to DeKalb county about 75 years ago and built a home in Jackson township where they still reside. Mr Watson is 87 and his wife is 77.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ind
DeKalb County
Charles Watson
Jackson Township
Watson
Century-Old Kokomo Woman Nears Death After Suicide Attempts
Mrs Lucy Washington a 122 year old resident of Kokomo Indiana lies dying after two self inflicted attempts. Once a servant in President Madison’s family she recalled seeing Washington. She recently fell at the county poorhouse and has refused food for three weeks saying she has lived long enough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Ind
Lucy Washington
Madison
Washington
Gold Nugget Found In Scottsburg Chickens
Mrs. H. W. Brodt found a small gold nugget in a chicken craw at an Indianapolis area hotel. An expert valued the piece at least fifty cents in gold. The chicken came from a farm eight miles southwest of Scottsburg near Finley knobs owned by Prosecuting Attorney S. B. Wells. Reports say two more chickens were found with similar bits and more finds follow this rural stir. The 120 acre farm sits near a deep cut and gravel ravine that attracts fowl, suggesting Scott county knobs may rival Brown and Morgan counties in golds discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsburg
Ind
H. W. Brodt
S. B. Wells
Finley Knobs
Scott County
Brown
Morgan Counties
Calamity fear as freight whistle runs for half hour
In Portland Indiana on August 31 a Lake Erie and Western freight train engineer lost control of the whistle due to a sticking valve. For thirty minutes the town rang with the blast, drawing crowds and causing widespread fear of disaster before settling down as the noise ceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ind
Lake Erie and Western
Watson and Pontius Bound Over in Indiana Assault Case
Wabash Indiana August 31 Justice Davis bound James Watson and Roy Pontius over to the grand jury in 1000 each for assault with intent to kill Frank Ireland trustee of Pleasant township who was attacked on the evening of August 16 with Watson's wife present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Ind
Justice Davis
James ‘Watson
Roy Pontius
Frank Ireland
Pleasant Township
Wi Tson
Ireland testimony details amid Watson family scandal
In Fulton county Justice Davis's examination Ireland admits visiting Mrs. Watson by marriage. He denies impropriety. Other witnesses say scandals arose from Ireland’s attentions to Mrs. Watson and that assailants regretted not killing him while he was breaking up the Watson family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Band of Robbers Tie Couple in Marshall County Home
A twelve man gang broke into the Stump residence near Lapaz Indiana tied Jacob Stump and his wife to their bed and demanded 2000 dollars. They ransacked the house finding little money and fled with a small sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Ind
Jacob Stump
Lapaz
Marshall County
Stump
Sisters Drown Together in Ohio River Incident
Evansville Indiana August 31 Anna and Lena Zunhammer ages thirteen and eleven drowned at noon while fishing. The elder slipped into the water and the younger leaped in to rescue her sister. They entangled in a fishing line and died in each other’s arms. A seven-year-old brother attempted to aid them but failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Anna
Lena Zunhammer
Ohio River
Eminent Schenck Family Reunion Details
Pittsboro Indiana hosts a Schenck family reunion at Adam Beaman’s grove drawing 182 members and friends. Samuel Schenck 73 recounts the family history from Holland to Pennsylvania. Notable members include James Finley Schenck a former rear admiral and Robert Cumming Schenck a congressman and Civil War major general wounded at Bull Run. Next reunion set for Sept 1902 in Allen Schenck grove near Shepherd Boone county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsboro
Ind
Schenck
Adam Beaman
Samuel Schenck
Holland
Pennsylvania
James Finley Schenck
United States Navy
Robert Cumming Schenck
Congress
Bull Run
Allen Schenck
Shepherd
Boone County
Street Duel Leaves John Cunningham Wounded in Shelbyville
In Shelbyville Indiana on September 3 John Cunningham was fatally wounded after an on street confrontation with Milton Evans an ex policeman Evans arrested about a year ago on a mail obscenity charge Cunningham shot first but missed Evans fired three shots wounding Cunningham who lies in a precarious condition at the Ross hotel Authorities report Evans is jailed amid street mob tension and calls for lawful action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Ind
John Cunningham
Milton Evans
Evans
Cuningham
Cunningham
Ross Hotel
Four-County Farm Family in Street Fight over Estate
In Greencastle Indiana four prominent farmers Richard Lloyd Eber Lloyd William Perkins and Otis Perkins clashed on a street over an estate dispute. William Perkins and one Lloyd suffered four scalp wounds requiring sewing by a surgeon. Affidavits for assault and battery were filed by both sides as the brawl drew a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Ind
Richard Lloyd
Eber Lloyd
William Perkins
Otis Perkins
Lloyds
Loyds
Perkinses
Moonshine raids in Indiana seize distilleries
Chiefs Revenue Collector F. M. Smith of the Sixth Indiana district A A Phillips of Noblesville and W F Withoft of Indianapolis returned from St Peters Franklin county where they seized the fruit distilleries of Jacob Miller and John Boehmer Arrests will follow the seizures by government officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville
Ind
F. M. Smith
Indiana
A. A. Phillips
W. F. Withoft
Indianapolis
St. Peters
Franklin County
Jacob Miller
John Boehmer
Boy 15 Rescued From Abduction By Laporte Police
Charles Boyts of South Bend was held prisoner for nearly thirty hours in a Lake Shore box car. Laporte police rescued him Sunday night as abductors on the way to Chicago resisted arrest but were overpowered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Ind
Charles Boyts
South Bend
Lake Shore
Chicago
Hell
Two Young Men Sentenced for Horse and Buggy Theft
Bluffton Indiana reports Charles Shepherd age 18 from Kokomo and Stephen Rush age 20 from Logansport pleaded guilty to stealing a horse and buggy last June and were sentenced to one to fourteen years in the Jeffersonville reformatory.
Street Car Service Favored for Dawson and Fairfield
South Wayne residents backed by a large turnout at 141 Fairfield avenue called for a street car line via Calhoun street to Dawson street Fairfield avenue and south to Rudisill avenue. A committee of J B Downing Gottlieb Haller and John Dalman Jr was appointed to draft a petition to Mayor Berghoff the board of public works and the city council urging prompt action for about 3000 residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Downing
Fairfield Avenue
Gottlieb Haller
M. S. Mahurin
Calhoun Street
Dawson Street
Rudisill Avenue
J B. Downing
John Dalman, Jr
Berghoff
Board of Public Works
South Wayne
Funeral of Mrs Mary F Daum Held at M E Church
Mayville and vicinity report the funeral of Mrs Mary F Daum wife of John W Daum of Cuba hamlet. She died of consumption two weeks after marriage and is buried in the new cemetery. Rev Zimmerman officiated. Mrs Daum leaves three children from a previous marriage. The piece notes pastor changes and local social visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary F. Daum
John ‘W. Daum
Cuba
M. E
Daum
Mr. Daum
L. C. Zimmerman
Fred
E. C. Ruchelderfer
Antwerp
Jerry Boston
Elmer Zeis
Maumee
E. C. Carrington
George Roy Returns Home After Scotland Visit
George Roy passed through the city this morning en route to Kalamazoo where he will reside after a three months visit to his boyhood home in Scotland. He was section boss at Kalamazoo for the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad from the line’s opening until last spring when he was placed upon retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Roy
Kalamazoo
Scotland
Mr. Roy
Grand Rapids and Indiana Company
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Perado
Elder WM. Walker
General Indiana News
Bollmer
Grepke
Dunkards
Joseph
Lively Family
Favor
Maysville and Vicinity
William Ringwall
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