Odd Fellows Decide on Secret Work Copies Distribution
The sovereign grand lodge of Odd Fellows votes to allow one copy of the secret work to each state jurisdiction. No additional copies will be made, ending decades of attempts to distribute the document. A report on establishing an Odd Fellows sanitarium at Hot Springs, Arkansas is carried over to the next meeting.
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Indianapolis
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Todlay
Order
Odd Fellowship
Grand Lodge
Odd Fellows
Hot Springs
Ark
Supreme Body
Roosevelt resumes government duties after three day pause
Washington, Sept 20. After a three day suspension of business to honor the dead president, the government reopened at 9 am. Roosevelt and cabinet members arrived at Pennsylvania Station and the White House, where he met with Long and other officials. The cabinet convened at 11, with plans for continuity and possible retirement for Secretary Long in coming months.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Station
White House
Presdent
McKinley
Mr. Roosevelt
Secretary Long
Judge Forestalls Public Curiosity in Dunn Murder Case Arraignment
The Sentinel reports Judge O Rourke will not announce Dunn's arraignment date to the public to avoid crowding the court. Dunn faces murder and abortion charges and may seek a venue change. The piece also notes expectations of a not guilty plea and possible venue transfer due to media prejudice. A separate wedding in the courthouse features Solomon P. Goldsmith and 15 year old Hilla Vanzile with guardian Daniel Vanzile approving the marriage.
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Charles Dunn
Alice Cothrell
Elizabeth Weisell
the Sentinel
O’rourke
Dunn
The
Sentinel
Court House
O’rourks
Hammond
New Court House
Solomon P. Goldsmith
Billa Vanzile
Daniel Vanzile
Vanzile
Mr. Goldsmith
Boers Capture Mounted Infantry Unit at Vinkfontein
London dispatch reports Lord Kitchener saying Boers captured a company of mounted infantry and two guns at Vinkfontein. One officer was killed as Boers, in superior force, surrounded the British. Kitchener orders strict inquiry and has sent troops in pursuit.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Vinkfontein
Runaway buggy injures state home worker Arthur Doswell
Arthur Doswell, an employee at the State home, was thrown from his buggy Friday and sustained serious internal injuries along with painful cuts and bruises to the head and shoulders. The horse was frightened, causing the mishap.
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Arthur Doswell
Young Man Carries Injuries After Rig Overturns
A young man driving a rig lost control when frightened by an object on the road causing the animal to bolt. The rig overturned and he was thrown onto the road. He was taken to his home at 18 Mary avenue and placed under care of Dr. Greenawalt.
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Young Doswell
Mary Avenue
Greenawalt
Waterloo Waterworks and Electric Plant Contract Awarded
C. L. Olds Construction Company won the Waterloo project with a bid of 21795 dollars. Wayne Engineering and Construction Company, also of Waterloo, was the nearest competitor at 21900 dollars. Work to start within thirty days aims to have part of the system in service by year’s start.
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C. L. Olds Construction Company
Waterloo
Wayne Engineering and Construction Company
Youth Dies After Nickel Plate Train Accident West of City
Bertram M. Bedson 19 died at Hope hospital Friday morning after being severely injured Thursday when he fell beneath a Nickel Plate train west of the city. He lost a leg and sustained critical injuries, showing bravery despite blood loss and shock. Bedson, born in Toronto, had worked at Clay school post office Nickel Plate shops and the electric works. Survived by his mother Mrs. Mary Bedson and four brothers. J H Bedson of the Nickel Plate round house is an uncle.
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Bertram M. Bedson
Hope Hospital
Bedson
Toronto
Canada
Mary Bedson
East Berry Street
Fort Wayrie
Clay School
Post Office
Electric Works
Stony Island
Clarence
Percival
Ralph
Ernest Bedson
Joliet, Ill
J. H. Bedson
Nickel Plate Round House
Death of Allen County resident Alexander Huguenard
Alexander Huguenard died at 9 40 pm Thursday at his son Frank Huguenard’s home 63 Hugh Street Fort Wayne aged 70 after a seven year stomach cancer battle He was born in France came to Allen County in 1851 worked as a canal boatman and in wagon making at New Haven later ran a business in Arcola He was a Cathedral member survived by children Frank Mrs Cornelius Hayes and Louisa A Huguenard step son P C Laurent brother Deputy Sheriff Julian Huguenard and sisters Mrs Henry Kampheus Mrs Anthony Luegring and Mrs Joseph Bennigan
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Alexander Huguenard
Allen County
Frank Huguenard
Hugh Street
Huguenard
France
Edward Lee
New Haven
Arcola
Fort Wayne
Cornelius Hayes
Louisa A Huguenard
Mrs Emeline Walker Dies in Sheldon at 64
Mrs Emeline Walker wife of William M Walker died suddenly at her Sheldon home Thursday night. Coroner Barnett said death resulted from heart paralysis due to fatty degeneration and goitre she suffered for twenty years. She leaves eleven children youngest 21, the couple having lived in Sheldon twenty years.
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Emeline Walker
William M. Walker
Sheldon
Walker
Mrs. Walker
Ralph C Lane Heads to Ann Arbor for Michigan University
Ralph C Lane travels to Ann Arbor to enroll at the University of Michigan. The move signals his plan to pursue higher education at a renowned state university.
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Ralph C. Lane
Ann ‘Arbor
The
University of Michi
Memorial Ode At Fort Wayne For President McKinley
Fort Wayne held a public memorial at the Masonic Temple with Mayor Berghoff delivering the opening remarks. Speakers praised the late president, condemned the assassination, and urged unity, obedience to law, and national resilience under the flag.
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Fort Wayne
McKinley
Ask Your Doctor About Ayers Sarsaparilla
Read this spring recommendation from S. T. Jones of Wichita Kansas who urges asking a doctor about Ayers Sarsaparilla for blood purification digestion and nerve strengthening. He claims lifelong use since 1848 and notes the product costs $1 and is sold by all druggists with AVERCO Lowell MA listed.
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Ayer
S. T. Jones
Wichita
Kans
Averco
Lowell
Mass
Famous pioneer is dead grange county
Funeral services were held for Rev. John Paul Jones a prominent Grange County figure who died this week at seventy nine. Born in 1822 in Westminster Maryland he moved through Bangor Fort Wayne and Indianapolis before rising as a Methodist preacher and political leader shaping Whig and Republican eras in Grange County Illinois and beyond.
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Lagrange
Ind
John Paul Jones
Lagrange County
Reverend A. S. Preston Honors William McKinley as Immortal Knight
The Rev A S Preston praises William McKinley as a knight of noble manhood. He cites McKinley’s liberating work for the oppressed and exalted statesmanship, saying his influence remains even after death and his deeds immortal in guiding the nation.
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A. S. Preston
William McKinley
Moffat Recalls McKinley’s Rise From Humble Roots
In a Ohio town a century ago Dr Moffat recalls William McKinley’s modest beginnings and Civil War service. He notes McKinley’s Christian faith and courteous manners and praises the nation for standing firm after the assassination as a bulwark of liberty.
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D. W. Moffat
William McKinley
McKinley
Breen Reflects on Assassination and Lincoln Like Presidency
Hon W P Breen laments an anarchist’s blow to the nation in the first year of the twentieth century. He urges philosophers a tribute to the deceased chief magistrate noting his example of citizenship, service as son soldier lawyer statesman and husband.
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W. P. Breen
Clock of Progress
Republic
Dianhood
Tribute to McKinley from Rabbi Cohn
In a eloquent tribute Rabbi Frederick Cohn extols William McKinley as a mighty expander and one of the greatest presidents. He lauds McKinley’s memory, contrasts him with Washington and Lincoln, and laments his assassination with reverent lines and biblical cadence.
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Frederick Cohn
William McKinley
Universal History
Washington
Lincoln
McKinley
America
Israel
Remembering Three Assassinations of American Presidents
Col Robertson describes the assassinations of Lincoln Garfield and a third president, noting the nation's mourning and the enduring legacy of the slain leader. He praises the third president as a faithful public servant whose death深ens the republic yet preserves its sacred inheritance.
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Col. R. S. Robertson
Lincoln
Garfield
Republic
Tribute to William McKinley by Rev L J Motschman
The reverend extols McKinley as a good man with remarkable character and a noble life from early manhood to his tragic death. He notes there were no impassable Alps in McKinley’s triumphant path, and that light reveals his virtues.
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William McKinley
Martyrdom and faith lift McKinley legacy in uncertain times
The piece reflects on the fallen leader William McKinley, praising his sacrifice and urging continued faith in God. It calls for unity under divine will and envisions America growing nobler and stronger with Old Glory rising higher. The author laments national doubts while affirming providential purpose and resilience.
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God
William McKinley
America
Rev H J Norris extols McKinley in First Presbyterian sermon
The Rev H J Norris lauds William McKinley as a unique leader whose 32 years in public life built a colossal, worldly influential monument. He calls McKinley a clean Christian, praising his faith, the victory over death, and a imagined dying message to his mother.
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First Presbyterian Church
H. J. Norris
McKinley
Grant
Lincoln
Washington
Earth
Heaven
Tunnel work halted as Big Four blocks stone transport
Work on the Erie tracks tunnel under Huntington remains suspended as the Big Four railroad refuses to supply cars for Greensburg quarry stone. Contractor George Jaap reports the blockage delays the Southwestern Traction project, with a meeting among McKinley syndicate, Erie Railroad, Big Four officials, and quarry owners set to resolve the issue. A Greensburg report says a solution may come before morning and car service could resume by week’s end.
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Erie
Southestern Traction Company
Huntington
George Jaap
City
Big Four Road
Greensburg
Big Four
Jaap
McKinley Syndicate
Erie Railroad Company
Hunters' Discount Tickets Available Through November
Low rate hunters tickets to Wisconsin Michigan and the Southwest via Nickel Plate lines on sale until November 15. Inquiries should be directed to the nearest Nickel Plate agent or C A Asterlin Fort Wayne T P A.
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Wisconsin
Michigan
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Boy Hies from Arcola with Fractured Left Thigh
Arthur Hendrickson aged 10, son of Mr and Mrs George Hendrickson near Arcola, fell about twenty five feet while gathering hickory nuts. He landed across a fence breaking his left thigh and is under the care of Dr. W E Stemen.
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Arthur Hendrickson
George Hendrickson
Arcola
W. E. Stemen
Boy Born to Woods Family on Fairfield Avenue
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Robert Woods of Fairfield avenue.
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Robert Woods
Fairfield Avenue
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