Prison staked robbers in the face
Harrisburg authorities issued warrants for fourteen men tied to the state capitol scandal. The list includes architects, contractors, a congressman, auditors, and stockholders across Philadelphia and nearby towns, all charged with conspiracy to defraud the state and false invoicing. Shumaker, once Johnstown official, is noted as ill and a prior witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State Capitol
Todd
Jos. M. Huston
Stanford B. Lewis
Philadelphia
John H. Sanderson
H. B. Cassel
Pennsylvania Construction Company
James H. Shumaker
Johnstown
George F. Payne
Charles G. Wetter
Sanderson
Frank Irvine
Auditor General’s
Stuart
Frank G. Harris
Edward B. Hardenberg
MEN INDICTED IN CAPITOL CONTRACT FRAUD
Philadelphia arrests target prominent business and political figures after a state capitol fraud probe. John P. Huston and John H. Sanderson face warrants, with others named in the report on nine million dollars illicitly collected. Cassel and the ConstructionCo. linked to steel fittings and furnishings contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Stuart
Capitol
John P. Sanderson
Jos. M. Huston
Harrisburg
State Capitol
Dauphin County
Capitol Commission
Board of Public Grounds and Buildings
Huston
Berry
John H. Sanderson
Sanderson
Beaver
New York
Cassel
P. B:rd Cassel
Marietta
Pennsylvania Construction Company
State Department
Casgel
Lancaster
Dr. Rosenthal Returns Home From West Tour
Dr. Maurice Rosenthal arrives back after a yearlong journey through Oklahoma Indian Territory Texas the western gold fields and the Great Lakes region. He reports full restoration of health and plans to resume practice while having treated patients and conducted clinics en route. Visitors including many physicians greeted his return and he expressed gratitude for the warm welcome.
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Maurice Rosenthal
Rosenthal
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Texas
West
Great Lakes
Walloon Lake
Petoskey
the Sentinel
Orr Ranks Eleventh Among U S Life Insurance Leaders
C W Orr agent for Aetna Life Insurance ranks eleventh in a seventy five member national list for life insurance sales since January. He reports Indiana conditions improving after two hard years and a strong year so far with about 40 percent more sales than last year. Orr recently returned from Toronto where national convention reports predict a rush in insurance business.
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C. W. Orr
Aetna Life Insurance Company
United States
Indiana
Orr
Toronto
Canada
Gilhams Pushes River Cleanup With Federal Aid
Lakeside residents urge action to clean the Maumee River. Congressman Gilhams says he will first assess feasibility then approach Theodore E. Burton to learn if Rivers and Harbors funds could finance the project.
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Gilhams
Maumee
Theodore E. Burton
Rivers and Harbors
Mixed trunk swap at Wayne and Aveline hotels causes confusion
A porter misdirected a trunk between the Wayne and Aveline hotels. The mistaken guest reportedly took a valuable trunk of linen samples to another room. Wayne management said there was no trouble beyond the trunk mix up, reported Wednesday.
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Wayne
Aveline
Railroads face indictments over unfiled pass records
Jackson Mississippi September 18 grand jury returns true bills against every railroad in the state for issuing passes to ineligible persons and failing to file required statements showing pass numbers and recipients.
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Jackson
Miss
Sinois Central
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Witnesses and fines in city court case detail curious testimony
Harry Gilbert fined ten dollars and costs for keeping a house of ill fame after a session that stretched to noon. A key witness with a false name claimed he and a woman visited Gilbert's place, drank in nearby saloons, and were later found by police. Gilbert disputed that the room was rented by him, saying the man paid to occupy it alone. Attorney John Eggeman plans circuit court appeal. Clyde Jackson, a negro porter, bound over for an attempted assault after denying insults to a woman. Other defendants faced charges of drunkenness, hindering a game warden, and a case involving a woman said to be of unsound mind. Witnesses in the Wormcastle matter were delayed by grand jury investigations before resuming.
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Harry Gilbert
Smith
Jones
Gilbert
John Eggeman
Circuit Court
Genna Golinge
Dick Hodgin
Clyde Jackson
Timmins and Miller
Thomas Dunbar
William Benedict
William Wagner
R. D. Fleming
Lemuel Wormcastle
Harry W. Ninde
A. E. Thamas
Wormecastle
Skelton
Lorain Woman Searches for Missing Husband in Fort Wayne
Mrs W L Woodruff of Lorain Ohio visited Fort Wayne seeking her missing husband. Her last message claimed he was in Chicago heading to Fort Wayne. After fruitless Chicago search she learned he was ill there but recovered and his whereabouts remain unknown, leaving her hopeful for word soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
W. L. Woodruff
Ohio
Fort Wayne
Lockard Is Re-Elected Supreme Protector of Knights and Honor
Indianapolis report lists elected officers for the Knights and Ladies of Honor including Supreme Protector Lorenzo B. Lockard and Vice Protector S B Watts, with officers from Indiana Illinois and Massachusetts. The credentials committee delayed seating Missouri delegation as the supreme protector’s report shows 237 new lodges and 40,468 new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights and Ladies of Honor
Indianapolis
Supreme Lodge of the
Lorenzo B. Lockard
S. B. Watts
Aberdeen
Miss
George D. Tait
George A. Byrd
Lillian Herding
Somerville
Mass
H. G. Dillenberg
Aurora
Ill
George T. McIlvey
St. Louis
Missouri
Supreme Protector
Carrie Nation Sentenced to 75 Days in Workhouse
Washington Sept 19 Mrs Carrie Nation refused to promise not to address crowds on streets and was sent to the workhouse for seventy five days for disorderly conduct defaulting on a $25 fine. She was arrested yesterday while addressing a crowd in front of the post office department on the evils of cigarette smoking.
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Washington
Carrie Nation
Post Office Department
Auto Wrecked in Collision With Street Car
An Apperson automobile owned by O Gandy & Co. was wrecked after colliding with an Huntington interurban at Harrison and Main streets shortly after 9 on Wednesday. Driver O H Baum and Clyde Gandy escaped injury as the car, hooded by rain, veered east along Main. Two extra tires strapped to the side were carried onto the tracks. neither vehicle was moving fast, and no one was hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Harrison and
Main Streets
O. Gandy & Co
O. H. Baum
Clyde Gandy
Churubusco
Harrison Street
Main Street
Fort Leavenworth Inmate Boltz Protests Conviction
Prison authorities report Fred C. Boltz of Fort Wayne serving three years at Fort Leavenworth for receiving stolen postage stamps. He laments his imprisonment and asserts innocence while warden Robert W. McClaughrey notes Boltz’s persistent requests for extra letters and constant complaints.
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Fred C. Boltz
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Congress
Chicago
Robert W. McClaughrey
Fort Wayne
Boltz
McClaughrey
Unlucky Thirteen Haunts Haverly Family Tragedy
Huntington Times reports a grim pattern as George N. Haverly and nine relatives die or are fatally hurt on the thirteenth of the month. The sole survivor, a daughter, was injured on August 13 in Fort Wayne, while Haverly himself was struck by a traction car on the Bluffton line. Motorman Emmett Bickel’s nerves fray after the fatal accident and a $80 fund from the employer aids the widow in arranging the remains.
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George Haverly
Huntington Times
George N. Haverly
Fort Wayne
Bluffton
Emmett Bickel
Erle
Rampaging Black Saloon Owner Fatally Struck in Alabama
Collinsville Alabama September 19 a Black man named George White who owned a saloon was fatally struck through the heart by Deputy Sheriff Will Blake after White roamed streets with a public safety item terrorizing residents and barricading his saloon door. White had long been viewed as dangerous.
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Collinsville
George White
Will Blake
White
Blake
Drunkenness and brawls haunt Montgomery street
George Woodard, a Montgomery resident, faced city court for drunkenness after a night of trouble sparked by a questionable liquor. Officers described several suspects, including Jesse Andrews and Oliver Smith, with varying charges from assault to vandalism. Wormcastle, charged with criminal assault, faced a preliminary hearing and was bound over to the circuit court with a $500 bond.
Pioneer Jacob Maring Died In Allen County Township
Jacob L. Maring died in Aboit township Allen county Tuesday evening. A pioneer who settled in Washington township Whitley county in 1844 with his father he was renowned as a woodsman rail splitter and wood chopper. He hunted extensively claiming fifty seven deer and could swing an axe from daylight to dark into old age. He lived in Columbia City for years chopping wood even in winter and endured harsh weather without fatigue.
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Columbia City Mail
Jacob L. Maring
Aboit Township
Allen County
Washington Township
Whitley County
James Broxon
Jefferson Township
Columbia City
Mr. Maring
Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup Ignores Teething Claim
Classified note lists patent medicine Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup with references to the Drugs Act and a serial number 1088, suggesting a regulatory or advertising entry. The fragmentary line hints at official scrutiny or labeling under government act.
Money to loan on real estate or personal security
Local ads offer money to loan secured by real estate or personal security. Terms and conditions unspecified, contact Pfelffer at rooms in Base Block for details.
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Pfelffer
Man Named Maring Noted for Clearing Native Forests
The text credits Mr. Maring with felling more native forest trees in the county than any other man. He cleared vast areas of primeval woodland, took pride in his work, and often spoke of his forest-clearing feats to friends.
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Maring
Montgomery named moderator of Fort Wayne Presbytery
At a Pierceton Indiana meeting of the Presbytery Rev A L Montgomery of Lagrange was named moderator to succeed Rev W M Elliott of Lima. Rev Frank M Fox of this city was named indefinite head of the home missions committee. Rev W H Wilson became temporary clerk. The adjourned session will install Rev A J Arrick at Kendallville on October 22.
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Pierceton
Ind
A. L. Montgomery
Lagrange
Fort Wayne
W. M. Elliott
Lima
Frank M. Fox
Home Missions Committee
Ormand
W. H
Supreme Officers Coming for Yeomen Union Meeting
Three Fort Wayne homesteads of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen plan a big union meeting at Aldine hall on Thursday night. Supreme Foreman Cope and Supreme Master of Accounts Hayes of Des Moines Iowa will attend with a program of addresses refreshments and a general good time.
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Fort Wayne
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Aldine Hall
Cope
Supreme Master of Accounts
Hayes
Des Moines
Iowa
Bethany Presbyterian Church Plans Extensive Repairs
The Bethany Presbyterian Church will begin major repairs including a new roof interior re decoration and installation of a pipe organ. The congregation continues to search for a pastor and a call is likely to be issued.
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Bethany Presbyterian Church
Pastor J M Canse Named New Leader at University Church Seattle
Rev J M Canse has accepted transfer to Puget Sound conference and been appointed pastor of University Church Seattle Wash plus compensation of 1800 dollars a year and a fine pastoral residence He recently resigned from Simpson M E Church Fort Wayne and expresses pleasure with the outlook of his new post.
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J. M. Canse
Simpson M. E
Fort Way
Puget Sound
University Church
Seattle
Wash
Famous Dietz Dispute Over Dam Is Now Settled
Winter Wisconsin September 19 The famous Dietz dam dispute has been settled with an agreement to move millions of logs held up by Cameron dam on the Thorn Apple river near here. The settlement terms are not disclosed. The case centered on land title between Chippewa Log and Boom company and John Dietz who defended the property against authorities.
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Winter
Wis
Dietz Dam
Cameron Dam
Thorn Apple River
Chippewa Log and Boom Company
John Dietz
Dietz
Change in the by laws of K and L of H alters voting
Indianapolis Sept 19 The supreme union Society of Honor changed by laws removing social members from voting on admission of candidates to the relief fund branch The investigating committee asked for more time Reports of officers were adopted and approved
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Indianapolis
Ind
Supreme Lodge of the Knights and Ladies of Honor
Relief Fund
Missouri Grand Lodge
Deafness Cured by Doctor Wells at 229 E Berry Street
A well known horse dealer from a neighboring city reports cure of discharging ear catarrhal deafness after prior failures with other physicians. He praises Dr. Wells whose office at 229 East Berry Street features modern devices for ear disease treatment and says many similar cases have been cured.
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Wells
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Shumaker
House of Representatives
Cambria
DR. Rosenthal
Cc. W. Orr
Maumee River
Mississippi
Brand
Lockard
F. C. Boltz
Castoria
Bignatare
Kacy
Illinois
George Woodward
Michigan
George Woodard
Montgomery
Mich
Perdition
Spillner
Beverle
Montgomery Street
Jesse Andrews
Fred Jackson
Inez Smith
Oliver Smith
Johnston
Joseph Heisler
St. Peter’s Catholic School
Charles Ent
Margaret Ackerman
Wormcastle
Jacob Maring
Hunter
Woodsman
University Church At
Klaehn & Melching
West Main Street
Wayne Peppa
Dr. Wells
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