Great Fort Wayne Fair Snapshots Feature Local Notables
Sentinel photographer captures diverse sights at the Fort Wayne fair. Images depict Merritt Heat of Muncie and Milton Millett of Portland praising sheep as best in the land, Charley Cutler and band with Marty Cutler and others, the whitewash squad prepping the driving park, officials including Secretary T. Strieder, Joseph Tonkel, Senator Kell, and Superintendents, plus Mrs. R. W. Smith with a white leg horn and a family of fine cattle on display.
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Fort Wayne
The
Sentinel
Merritt Heat
Muncie
Milton Millett
Portland
Charley Cutler
Marty Cutler
Jack Johnson
Jack Dribbs
Hamid Kalapasha
Governor Marshall praises parochial education at St Marys corner stone
Indianapolis reports Governor Marshall lauded the right of citizens to educate children according to conscience at the St Marys parochial school cornerstone ceremony. He linked religious training to good citizenship and urged early moral education as essential to Indiana’s welfare. The events included church consecration and Mass with clergy from across the country.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Marshall
St. Mary’s
Commonwealth of Indiana
Roanoke Flood Strikes After Cloudburst Saturday
A severe storm centered near Roanoke, Indiana, floods paralyze the village. Cellars and lower floors inundated, sewer system overwhelmed, and overflowing Cass and Cow Creek flood business streets. Lightning strikes damage interurban station and farm buildings nearby. Fort Wayne sees lighter damage with a barn fire and livestock saved.
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Indiana
Roanoke
Eighth Street
Main
A. W. Maines
Jackson Township
Fort Wayne
Henry Berghorn
Henry Horman
Charles Wiehe
Arba Lake Township
Big Sum for Bridges in DeKalb County
Auburn Ind Sept 9 The bridge expense this year in DeKalb county based on appropriations made by the county council and asked for by the commissioners will total almost 30,000. Eight bridges are to be constructed with estimated costs from 300 to 500 each. The Newville bridge stands as the large item at nearly 16,000. This bridge spending drives a small levy increase.
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Auburn
Ind
DeKalb County
Newville
Late Start On Their Hire Battery Marches West
The men of Battery B with ninety five horses left the armory on State Street for a 130 mile march through points west of here, starting about 1 30 oclock, several hours late but prepared for eight days on the road. They assembled at 6 30 this morning and will camp near Pierceton tonight with Sergeant Long leading the Pierceton section. The march aims to gain valuable experience as guns and caissons traverse country roads, a tiresome yet novel journey for the unit.
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Battery B
State Street
Here
Spy Run Avenue
Superior Street
Broadway
Huntington Road
Roanoke
Pierceton
Long
First Annual Bruederlicher Outing At Germania Park
Bruederlicher Unterstuetzungs Verein held its first annual outing at Germania park on Sunday. Prof. F A Kline spoke in German and William Fruechtenicht in English while Emmaus Maenner choir provided music. Amateurs dominated afternoon events with winners in races for children and adults, including Arnold Honeck, Hilda Schwerin, Herbert Scherder, Abraham Goeglein, Walter Kasemodel, Nora Knoche, Emma Prange, Lillian Kindt, and Clara Kindt.
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Bruederlicher Unterstuetzungs Verein
Germania Park
F. A. Kline
Zion’s Lutheran Church
William Fruechtenicht
Emmaus Maennerchoir
Wm. Fuhrmann
Hilda Schehn
Bertha Stein
Nora Knoche
Emma Prange
Lillian ‘Kindt
Clara Kindt
Webber Killed in Delphos Railroad Accident
Valentine Webber, a Pennsylvania freight conductor, was instantly killed at Delphos Ohio when struck by eastbound passenger and mail train No 48 late Monday night. He left a widow and two children. The tragedy occurred near the yard as the crew looked on in shock. Police and railroad officials investigated the fatality.
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Valentine Webber
Pennsylvania
Delphos
Webber
Death of Conductor Webber on Pennsylvania Freight Line
The Pennsylvania freight train conductor Valentine Wabber Webber was found dead after a possible strike incident on an eastbound freight near Delphos. Fireman W Horning and Engineer Tim McCarthy halted the train to inspect and recover Webber near the main tracks. coroner records and burial plans followed. Webber, born December 18 1864 in Fort Wayne, began as a brakeman in 1884 and became a freight conductor in 1901, married Ella Doriot in 1890, survived by wife, Mary Webber, and brother Henry, with church affiliation to St Patrick’s Catholic.
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Delphos
Webber
W. Horning
Tim McCarthy
McCarthy
Getz & Cahill
Pennsylvania
Valentine Wabber
Fort Wayne
Ella Doriot
Mary Webber
Henry Webber
St. Patrick’s Catholic
Funeral Arrangements Announced For Local Brother
The funeral will be held at 924 East Creighton Avenue and from St. Patrick's Church with time to be announced later. Brotherhood of Railway Trigen and Pennsylvania Voluntary Relief Association members are noted among the mourners.
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Fort Wayne Lodge No. 136
Railway Trigen
Pennsylvania Voluntary Relief Association
East Creighton Avenue
St. Patrick's Church
Resignations Grow in Atlas Township GOP Split
George Putran a Republican committeeman from Adams township resigns to join the Allen county progressive party central organization. Eight GOP members have left, with Putran a Roosevelt adherent to serve as progressive committeeman. Others who left include Burtsfield Golee Carey Bart Lari more Gray less and Kelker. County Chairman Houk plans no further appointments until Thursday.
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George Putran
Atlas Township
Amos FE. Tleuk
Putman
Allen County
Bull Moose
Stand Pet
Progressive Party
Adams Township
Republican Party
Preble
Progressives
E. A. Dunton
Perry Township
Thomas Carey
Republican Party Committee
Wilim Burtsfield
C. M. Golee
L. L. Bart
Albert Larimore
Lake Township
Frank Grayless
Samuel Kelker
J. Lockwaiter
Houk
Roosevelt
Democrats name speakers for Twelfth District campaign
Chairman Johnson of the Allen county democratic central committee has appointed a speaking committee to arrange the campaign in this territory. Members are Maurice C. Niezer John Hoffman Fred Zollars Martin Luecke and P E Colerick A county committee meeting will be held next Saturday at headquarters to decide dates and places for speeches.
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Johnson
Allen County
Democratic Central Committee
Maurice C. Niezer
John Hoffman
Fred Zollars
Martin Luecke
Colerick
County and City Committeemen Meetings Set
County committeemen will meet at 1 30 in the afternoon and city committeemen will meet in the evening.
Republicans to Meet to Start Campaign Activity
A. F. E. Houk, Allen county Republican chairman, will convene a meeting of country committeemen Thursday afternoon and city committeemen at night to decide their political stance. Leaders want members either to leave the party or pledge support for the regular organization and President Taft. Headquarters open at 716 Harrison Street. a county poll will begin as campaign work starts.
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A. FE. Houk
Allen County
Republican Committee
Taft
Harrison Street
Betting favors Wilson in Chicago dope sheet
A Chicago betting house release shows Wilson favored at 3 to 5 odds, with Taft odds against, Roosevelt bets at 3 to 1, Debs and Chafin facing large house bets. The May 1912 style report notes the book offers 2000 to 1000 against Debs and 4000 to 1 against Chafin winning.
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James O'Leary
Chicago
Wilson
O'Leary
Taft
Roosevelt
House
Debs
Chafin
Wabash Convention Elects Dry Fulton County Candidate
In Wabash at the joint Republican senatorial convention for Fulton and Wabash counties J. C. Werner won as the dry candidate over James H. Bibler by 17 to 11. Wabash county did not present a candidate, honoring the alternating county custom. Dr. T. R. Brady previously held the post.
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Wabash
Ind
Fulton
J. C. Werner
Fulton County
James H. Bibler
Wabash County
T. R. Brady
Ditch case stuck as judges decline jurisdiction
Huntington Ind Sept 10 Once more the Little River ditch matter is at a standstill. Judge Frank Powers of Angola declined jurisdiction in the case, the second judge to do so after the change was granted from Judge Cook. Judge Bernetha of Fulton county was the initial choice but declined after one session. Attorneys now must select another judge to hear the case.
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Huntington
Ind
Little River Ditch
Frank Powers
Angola
Cook
Bernetha
Fulton County
Vedrines Wins World Aviation Trophy Over America
France's Jules Vedrines in a De Perdussin monoplane dominated the 124.8 mile course in 1 hour 10 minutes 56.85 seconds to claim the James Gordon Bennett silver trophy, as American entrants withdrew or failed to reach pace. Prevost and Frey finished well behind after engine trouble and late starts. The Aero Club of America conceded the trophy to France, noting no American machine could meet the speed.
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Chicago
France
Jules Vedrines
de Perdussin
America
James Gordon Bennett
England
de Lloyd Thompson
Vedrine
Samuel Reber
Aero Club of America
Atlantic
Vedrines
Frey
Prevost
Charles Weyman
Major Reber
Skeleton Still Ripped Pistol near Indianapolis Farm
The skeleton of a man with a revolver in his hand was found nine miles east of Indianapolis on the Betermanya farm. A bullet hole in the temple and an empty cartridge suggest suicide, though coroner Durham investigates. The head was detached, the body clothed in a brown suit and shoes with a hat nearby. Dr. Walter F. Kelly notes the man may have been dead for a month. Found by Pete George, a Pennsylvania Railroad section hand, who reported it to foreman David Paxton.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Durham
Walter F. Kelly
Pete George
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
George
David Paxton
Farmer fatally wounded in Romney fight at Gail Bonwell farm
Lafayette Ind Sept 10 James Lincoln a wealthy Tippecanoe county farmer was fatally injured in a farmyard fight with Allen Warbitton on the Gail Bonwell farm near Romney. Warbitton wielding a pitchfork lunged and the tine pierced Lincoln's abdomen. Lincoln collapsed and Warbitton surrendered after sending word to the sheriff seeking pursuit.
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Lafayette
Ind
James Lincoln
Tippecanoe County
Allen Warbitton
Gail Bonwell
Romney
Warbitton
Lincoln
Child Identifies Briggs In Gruba Death Case
Gary Indiana police hold William Briggs after five year old Stefanie Stefanie identified him as the man seen with Mary Gruba before her disappearance on August 10. Briggs a 48 year old teamster was arrested after authorities noted he had been friendly to children and Stefanie said he gave her money to buy candy before taking Mary away.
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Gary
Ind
Stefanie
Mary Gruba
William Briggs
Gruba
Briggs
Elwood to fete tin plate factory anniversary crowd
Elwood Indiana expects 25 000 visitors Friday for the twentieth anniversary of the first tin plate factory in America. An 83000 worth decor in the business district is finished this morning. The program includes free attractions, an industrial parade, speeches by Governor Marshall and Charles W Fairbanks, band concerts and a grand fireworks display.
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Elwood
Ind
Ametia
Governor Marshall
Charles W. Fairbanks
Former Sheriff Badly Hurt in Car Repair Accident
Shelbyville Indiana September 10 former sheriff John Burk is badly injured after a touring car mishap when James Swango tried to fix a broken driving chain with a hatchet. The hatchet blade struck Burk in the face cutting a deep gash across the forehead and splitting the nasal bridge.
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Shelbyville
Ind
John Burk
James Swango
Mr. Burk
Lafayette Man Dies Amid Bronchitis and Pneumonia
Nicholas Reifers, a prominent Lafayette businessman and landowner, died last night from an acute bronchitis leading to pneumonia. He owned the Reifers hotel and served as president of the Reifers Furniture company.
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Lafayette
Ind
Nicholas
Reifers
Reifers Furniture Company
Circus drivers die in Indiana railroad accident
Evanaville Indiana September 10 William Scott age 50 of Green street Chicago was fatally crushed in a railroad accident yesterday. His companion Cliff Reed of Cincinnati lost a leg. They were drivers with a circus.
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