Last Letter of Captain McQuistan Reveals War Experience
News letter from Captain Charles MeQuistan of the U S Infantry to his mother describes his health decline and death after being attacked during a fit of temporary insanity. He recounts life in Fort Wayne and weather, food, and military routines, ending with affectionate wishes and birthday hopes.
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Gayiaty Ghyrles McQuiston
Ty Fourie
United States
Jafinlry
Hiewn
Hem
Fort Wayne
McQwistan
Bersie
Sun
Elien R. McQuistan
Wells Street
MeQwisee
Yan Nauk
China
Charles Meaniston
Charles Meguistany Font
U. S. Infantry
Ani
Bash
Aged Soldier's Letter From Philippine Campaign 1900
Fragmentary wartime letter describes movements from Cavite to Manila, Red Sea voyage, and occupation duties in multiple towns. Mentions 830 enlistments, officer patrols at Port Galil Bay, Suez, and arrival in Manila. Notes climate illness, rain, and the strain on troops during early 1900 operations.
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Totane
Cavine Ishimud
Lyn
Tuygleetel
Tom Sue
Routsg
Port Galil Bayot
Shay Enaal
Arwintis
Wade
Asa
Saaegent Wanda
Indtong
Moeembey
Examiner Shanis Replacement Leads Fort Wayne District
The Examiner's offices reopen in Washington as a new examiner is appointed for the Fort Wayne district. J. I. Jolly from Washington arrives to take charge, with Allen, Webath, Steuben, LaGrange, Noble, and Whitley counties under his jurisdiction. The change follows the removal of Examiner Shanis and signals ongoing efforts to restructure the district office.
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Shanis
Fort Wayne
Pat
Tally
Jark
Sis
Wayne
Wayne District Over Which Mr. Jolly Pe
Allen, Webath
Steuben
Lagrane
Noblu
Whitley
Brakeman Glover Killed on Calusa Bridge
A Pittsburgh, Thi and Consdueton brakeman Glover was fatally injured Wednesday on the Calusa river bridge when slipping from a moving train. Fireman W A Previn witnessed the accident, saying Glover fell beside the engine near the tender and died from a skull fracture. Glover, 25, of Kalawizoo, was married. details note his stepmother and brother, and a relative who works on the Grand Rapids road.
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D. DM
Cluver
Pittsburg
Consdueton
Braveren
Calusa Siver
Tarvind
Kalawizoo
Grand Rapids Road
Rx Niles
Chin
Train Into Galveston Reported After Storm Disruption
Sparse OCR text notes Galveston Texas rail traffic resuming after a storm. Mentions first train arriving late, regular service reestablished, and movements of people leaving. Brief references to martial law ending and unsettled conditions.
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Galveston
Tex
Heidga
Long Lives Ended Mrs John Hamilton Fort Wayne Resident
Mrs John Hamilton died at 161 West Wayne Street Fort Wayne after a long illness of consumption aged 77 born in Tiarin Ireland and brought to Fort Wayne in 1833. She married John Hamilton forty four years ago and had six children, though only one living. She was a respected figure in business circles and known for kindness and domestic steadiness.
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John Hamilton
Tov Aisetyr
Fort Wayne
West Wayne Street
Witich Jing Leer
Haaillui
Mrs. Hamilton
Tiarink
Ireland
Wayne
Louis Petfier
Trontuay
Pegak Hamiltan
Sehot
Flamilion
Mrs John Brown of Port Wayne Dies at 60s
Mrs John Brown died Wednesday afternoon at her home 387 Wee Washington Street Port Wayne. Born in Glasgow Scotland August 6 1816 she moved to Port Wayne in 1845. She married twice and left immediate descendants including one niece and two other relatives. A lifelong Presbyterian, she remained faithful to church and family.
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John Brown Dod
Washington Street
Mary Elizabeth Guleve
Glasgow
Scotland
Eset Wayne
Beninand
Mir Reaven Jens
Bits
White
Tiabel Dolel
Nashville
Brown
Port Wayne
Infinoy
Wier ‘Brawn
Mix
David Magehy
Chicago
Robert Lirthecan
Pacific
Brawn
Presbyterian Church
Couchp
First Presbyterian Church
Saber
Widow Wilder Dies After Prolonged Illness At Home
After an illness lasting nearly a year, Mrs. Wilder of 184 Calhoun Street died peacefully. She was the wife of William Wilder of River, aged forty one, a native of Logan County Ohio. She leaves a husband and two children Win Nie and Gar. She was a member of the West Ta Pergun Church of Christ and of Degree of Honor No. 2.
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Dirs
Bingy
Wilder
Calhoun Street
William Wilder
Willer
Logan County
Olfo
Hid
Winnie
Gar
Wildey
West
Stoppenhagen Rites Held For Pioneer Allen County Resident
Funeral services for Mrs. Chariotha Stoppenhingen were held at her home near Frielhollmy, Adams County, with Mort Wayne relatives in attendance. A pioneer resident of Allen County, she moved from Friedtheim to join her husband Bengt Stoppenhagen.
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Chariotha Stoppenhingen
Frielhollmy
Adams County
Ee AY
Ware Old
Mort Wayne
Obituary notices for multiple residents in New Haven area
Mrs Boppenhagen died at about 70 with surviving children Mrs Charles Reese Mrs Fred Heine and Mrs William Bichett from this city Feed Broppenhagen Onte That Cul Mra Henry Stager Bibteburgs Mrs Edward Heckman Woodburn and Bimnst Conrad and Christ Stoppentogon Wadars Oarint Eichhoff Freelandm Julia McCarthy died at 89 at her home in Men Tixvén born in Limerick Ireland and long time New Haven resident. survived by husband Mr McCarthy, five children and eleven grandchildren.
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Agen
Boppenhagen
Terundatiin
Charles. Reese
Fred Heine
Wiliam Bichett
Tila
Broppenhagen
Onte- That
Henry Stager
Bibteburgs
Edward Heckman
Woodburn
Bimnst
Conrad
Christ Stoppentogon Wadars
Oarint Eichoff
Frelanotm
Wigarthy
Julia McCarthy
Men
Tixvén
Mr McCarthy
Limerick
Treland
New Haven
Hove
Fischer Bia Anima Catherine Fischer Dies in Port Wayne
Anima Catherine Fischer died at 3 in the morning Saturday at Ba Enst Burty Street after a long life in Port Wayne spanning more than fifty years. The German-born widow of Michael Fischer, she was seventy six and survived by eight children including Miss Kulu Fischer and Miss Minnie Fischer of Peoria and others in Fort Wayne, Portla, St. Louis, and Oregon.
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Catherine Fischer
Burty Street
Fischer
Michael Fischer
Germany
Port Wayne
Kulu Fischer
Miow Ligzie Eiseher
Big Sity
Henry Kern
Panl Dasniche
Mies Minnie Fischer
Peoria
Fred Fischer
Fort Benll
Ian
Henry Fiveler
Portia
Ore
Charles Fisches
St. Louis
Mrs Sophia Wilde Obituary At 74 In This City
Mrs Sophia Wilde widow of the late Inte Tewari Wilde died after a brief illness from complications of discards at her home on 19% Easy Toward street. She was seventy four years old and a lifelong resident of this city with no children.
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Sophia Wilde
Tomas Show
Wilde
Ynars
Miss Clora Nieman Dies After Illness
Miss Clora Nieman daughter of My and Mee Tay Miema died at home after a long illness from consumption. Age nineteen, she was the granddaughter of PRINSETT ton Robert Poinsett and other family members. The notice lists addresses and relatives in a terse obituary fragment from the Adair Mwnship area.
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Clora Nieman
My and
Mee Tay Miema
Prinsett
Robert Poinsett
Tasopl Paine
Adair
Clidlera Faturum
Prominent New Haven Native Hilda Entivenons Mom Dead at Seventy Five
Obituary for Jam Rogers, longtime New Haven merchant, born in Adams township in 1780s era, who moved to New Haven from Preble county. Funeral plans note he lived a long life in Wayne and Adams townships, with deep ties in the hardware and mercantile trade and a habit of reading until illness limited him.
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Wes
Bagers
Aes
New Haven
Sun
Ador Cie
L. Mt
Rogers
Snales
Lathens
Fuainese
Althagh
Fiat Mit. Hogers
Preble County
Rogie
Adams Township
Wayne
Allen County
Te Auiwhire
St. Toe
St. Mary's
Fort Wayne
Tip
Roxeva
Jam
More New Rural Free Delivery Routes Ordered
Three new rural free mail delivery routes will open October 1 in Porter county, expanding coverage across Hopulus rural areas. Route assignments name Nos 1 5 and 6 with new carriers at $500 salaries plus substitutes. maps show start points Port Wayne and surrounding towns.
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Eannit Ottobe
Itese
Hopulus
Iuiglet
WZ. Conger
Thze Ilépaviment
Muaed Ag
Atl
Fragmented Local Route Notes In Routings and Post Changes
Fragmented OCR notes place locations in Tafayette township Pleasant town and Bl. Foo township along routes near Bushs corner and Fort Wayne. Mentions routes No 93 073 between Gloyd and Ferry and a closed pouch movement from Parry post office with post office reassignments to Fort Wayne.
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Tafayette
Pleasant
Bushs Corner
Achunt Honak Me
Foo Township
Ferry
Carter
Routa Ne
Parry Postanlec
Newt
Fort Wayne
Editor Daniel Tomlinson Dies in Logansport
Logansport Ind Sept 20 Daniel W Tomlinson editor of the Tom Jitson Torr publishers of the Logansport Journal died at his home at 1 o'clock this morning. He was 87 years old and had retired about 1 o'clock yesterday. Death was due to apoplexy, according to early reports.
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Logansport
Ind
Daniel W. Tomlinson
Tom Jitson & Torr
Lox Ganapart Journal
Ito Howe
My. Tomlinson
Way
Jy Tagans Sporl Sisler
Veterans at Cromwell Hold Seventeenth Regiment Reunion
The Cromwell veterans of the Seventeenth Regiment gathered in Cromwell, Moble County, to honor fallen comrades and celebrate service. Officers Knox T. Meani more and Philip Noel led the event with H. G. Tucker and Isaac Price giving remarks. The procession included memorial exercises and a Lawson Memorial supplement detailing biographies of the departed, while Captain J. W. Oldwine received praise for decades of service to the association.
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Cromwell
Moble
Wayne
Teft
United States
Thirlieth
Dian Dans
Mecil
Mer Rey Wwent
Ogre Lune
Peters
Victovia
Wexas
AL Silloh
Bake
Henry W. Lawton
Annt
Andrew Guett
T. Kendal
New Haven
W. G. Wershens
B. Hymnis
J. W. Liveringhouse
EK. Tou Byrk
Call Christian Bosche
E. Tort Wayne
Philly P. Lnen
F. Fandaltville
Quowwell Loday
Minnie Messimove
Drg
H. G. Tucker
Gominds H. D. Fulton
Chicago
Comrada
Isaac Price
Halfwaye
Sueceha
Nunne
Association
Knox T. Meanimore
Philip, Noel
DeKalb
Snepor
N. Ohiwine
Cromell
J. W. Ohiwine
Thirtisth Regiment
Tadinoa
Valiavle Ag
Eort
Lawson Mamorial
Hirlys
Ohlwine
Editor's Aidauiul Plight. Higgins Leads Seneca Mewa
A garbled report mentions editor M. Higgins in Seneca Mewa facing years of affliction with piles. It hints at a remedy claim named Plu Cura and a promised guardian or maker, with vague references to drugs and an actor named Robert Tickson.
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M. Higgins
Seneca
Hegin Bankruptcy Action Targets Walters
In a tense involuntary bankruptcy case, Forti gh Tiams pursue Walter s and associates over alleged fraudulent transfers and intent to delay creditors. The petition, led by O N Th sun, accuses Mary A Walters of transferring assets to a new creditor to prefer some creditors, with proceeding tied to Wood Distilling and Graham Emmet Cigar interests.
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Evpwood Distilling Cumpsiey
Dinehoak
Graham-Emet Cigar Company
Byath Norwaite
Conn
Witdhiis Company
Cleveland
Mod Ross, Sprague & Co
Wary A. Watters
Fwy Wayne
N. Th.suin
Mick Gills
Watters
Mary A
Sime
B. Walters
Creditove
Lew Cannes
Preliminary trial set for three defendants in county fraud case
United States Commissioner Toh Tay on Probacy Shaye man Ripple Edward Oldfather and Howey Lewin face preliminary hearing on charges of passing money worth silver certificates raised to $10. All are held. Ripple and Clyther placed under bonds of $41,000 each, Lewin at $500.
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United States
Toh Tay
Prbdag
Shayeman
Edward Oldfather
Howey Lewin
United Shyla Age
Ripple
Clyther
Lewens
Miller Dound Over in County Court Confession
Yong Millen was arrested Wednesday by officers Bayuler and a third party for tapping a local office. He confessed to a mayoral count Thursday and was bound over to circuit court in the inn of ODO for further proceedings. Prior testimony indicates prior priors and claims of serious injuries.
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Yong Millen
Omees Bayuler
Betty Nizar Lonit Company
Puyilt
Ats
Fort Wayne officials inspect bridge project renewal
In Fort Wayne a county bridge inspection team from Vini ting county examined the Wile ua ivemie bridge pad to review the project and renew the price terms under which it was built, as part of ongoing maintenance oversight.
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Eniny
Gynt
Fort Wayne
Jolly Bus Party Attends Royal Visit Outing
Twenty-Eve ladies of Hive No BT Om embarked on a bus party to the Buwick family near Dantes on Wednesday. They were guests for Ore Etmvick, a member of the ink order. The party departed for the city at 7:30, returning by evening.
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Hive No. BT
Buwick
Dantes
Ore
Etmvick
Ink
Minvassigais
M'SHALON-MEIERDING Nuptials Reported In Evening Notice
At the home of the bride Thursday evening the marriage of Mrs Lilian McSharon and Chris Meierding was celebrated with Rev F W Mayer officiating. Only relatives and friends attended as the couple began their life together amid modest decor and quiet celebration.
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Lilian McSharon
Chris Meierding
F. W. Mayer
Miss Finake
Gua Evanice
Mir
Wen
B& E
Local Fort Wayne Notable Passes in Wealthy Circles
Fragmentary telegram notes announce the death of Mrs. Gorue Marsh and reference her husband Bence Marsh, a wealthy businessman in Von Wert, Missouri. The message mentions the White National family in Whey and Fort Wayne, with unclear details, but signals a notable social obituary among local elites.
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Frianda
Bence Marsh
von Wert
Whelly
Ste
Fort Wayna
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