Fort Wayne Count Was Fairly Taken In Investigation
A Fort Wayne count was investigated and the results found the tally to be fairly taken. Officials announced no irregularities in the voting process.
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1907
Page
12
Fort Wayne Enumeration Stands as Accurate Says Cotton
State Superintendent Fassett A Cotton commends Fort Wayne school officials after confirming the 1907 city enumeration of 16 634 school age residents was properly taken and will stand. He notes cooperation from Felger Study and the board, and contrasts with Terre Haute fraud findings prompting a re enumeration. The report includes Longs thorough audit and concludes Fort Wayne data are correct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fassett A. Cotton
Fort Wayne
Henry G. Felger
State Board of Education
Indiana
Terre Haute
Cotton
Frank B. Long
Franklin
Long
Felger
Indianapolis
H. G. Felger
Ind
Board of School Trustees
Messrs
George Behler
A. Schnoesenberg
Meusrs
Behler
Schnoesenberg
FF. B. Long
Diocese of Fort Wayne Reaches Fifty Years Old
The Fort Wayne diocese marks fifty years with a continuing history noted on this page. In 1905 Bishop Alerding visited Rome and his return sparked broad respect across Northern Indiana. The diocese lists Rev Father S M Yenn as chancellor and reflects strong local civic ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Alerding
Rome
Indiana
S. M. Yenn
Two Priests Elevated to Domestic Prelate in Fort Wayne
In Fort Wayne two diocesan priests receive Domestic Prelate honors from the Holy Father for exemplary service. Rt. Rev. Mer. Julian Benoit, V. G., a founding figure in the city’s church, helped procure Cathedral Square lands and fostered early parish growth. Rt. Rev. Mer. J. H. Oechtering, pastor of St. Mary’s and current vicar general, also honored.
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Fort Wayne
Holy Father
Mer
Julian Benoit
V. G
J. H. Oechtering
St. Mary’s Church
Mer. Benoit
France
America
Baltimore
Indiana
Chicago
Cathedral Square
Episcopal Ren Tae
Domestic Prelates Recited In Fort Wayne Obituary Notes
The piece recalls Father Benoit who joined Fort Wayne’s mission work and rose to vicar general in 1858 with the Diocese of Fort Wayne later. He received the title Domestic Prelate from Pope Leo XII in 1883 and died January 26, 1885, aged 77, buried beneath the Cathedral. Also highlighted is Mgr J H Oechtering of St Marys Fort Wayne, born 1845 in Hanover, ordained 1869, served in Elkhart and Laporte before leading St Marys Fort Wayne since 1880 and earning the Domestic Prelate rank in 1905.
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Kansas
Benoit
Mgr
J. H. Oechtering
St. Mary's Church
Hanover
Germany
Fort Wayne
America
Elkhart
St. Joseph’s Church
Laporte
St. Mary’s Church
Dwenger
Alerding
Pius X
Mgr. Oechtering
Religious communities in the diocese list
Conspicuous among the diocese’s religious groups is the Congregation of the Holy Cross with its Notre Dame university begun in 1842. Women’s orders include Sisters of the Holy Cross and many others. the diocese hosts numerous charity institutions with a long list of hospitals, asylums, sanatoriums, and homes across multiple cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregation of the Holy Cross
Notre Dame
Congregation of the Most Precious Blood
Fort Wayne
Sisters of the Holy Cross
Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart
Felician Sisters
Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth
Sisters of St. Dominic
St. Joseph’s Asylum
Lafayette
St. Vincent’s Orphan Asylum
St. Joseph's Hospital
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Turner Igo Named as Goebel Murderer in Sensational Affidavit
Richmond dispatch reports Lulu Clark Sworn affidavit in Indianapolis on April 11 1907 charging Turner Igo of Farmers Rowan county Ky with killing Senator William Goebel. Clark links Igo to John Sanford and says Igo planned and carried out the act while Sanford aided by fashioning a mountaineer disguise.
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Richmond
Ind
John Sanford
Covington
Goebel
Frankfort
State House
Sanford
Igo
Turner Igo
Rowan County
Stes
Mount Sterling
Jeffersonville
Gertrude King
Caleb Powers
Powers Defense Fund
John Marshall
Gibson, Marshall,& Gibson
Louisville
Powers
Itam
Clark Woman in Goebel murder story linked to Indiana governor
Indianapolis report tracks a Clark woman once married to a railroad brakeman who lived on South Arsenal avenue. The couple divorced two years earlier and she has not resided in Indianapolis since. She may have moved to Chicago. Three years ago she provided information about the Goebel case to a reporter who shared it with Governor Taylor, who sought her deposition but suppressed publication to aid verification and locate the witness.
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Indianapolis
W. S. Taylor
Ichmond
City
Clark
South Arsenal Avenue
Chicago
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Scott
cHeow
Mercy Sakes
Silas
NEW York Evening Telegram
NEW York Herald CO
Ing Investigation
F. A. Cotton
State Supt. Public Instruction
Diocese OF Fort
Wayne
Institutions of Charity
Diocese of
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Attorney Sanford
William Goebel
Young Sanford
China
Far East
Pritchard Strong Co
F. M. Smith & CO
True Temper
Madison Ling
Fred
Pfeiffer & Son
Columbia St
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