City committee hears plans for municipal electric plant
At a morning meeting in the city clerk’s office, council committee members and Hubbell & Co. discussed a proposed electric plant for the city. Judge Alden and Hubbell outlined contracts, franchises, and the potential for a corporation to build and operate the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodworth, Baker and Bursley
BH. C. Hubbell
Hubbell & Co
Xanin
Ohio
O’ryan
Pearse
Hubbell
Burley
Judge Alden
SR. Alden
Dir. Hubbell
Board of Works
General Electric Company
Bursley
Alden
Boundary fight resumes as Robinson attacks maps
London Sept 28 The Alaska boundary commission resumes with Christopher Robinson insisting the maps mislead Canadian claims. He mocks US claims of native allegiance and argues article vii grants inland water privileges to Britain. Hannis Taylor outlines Hudson Bay Company ties and US interests, with argument slated to continue Wednesday.
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London
Alaskan Boundary Commission
Christopher Robinson
K.C
Alverstone
Robinson
Incheon
United States
Lord Alverstone
Russia
Great Britain
Hannis Taylor
Spain
Mr. Robinson
Hudson Bay Company
Madson Bay Company
Taylor
National Army and Navy Spanish War Veterans Meet in New Haven
Delegates totaling about 250 from across states meet at the Young Men’s Republican club for the first business session of the National Army and Navy Spanish War Veterans convention. Auxiliary members gather at the second regiment armory to discuss differences over pensions. The day includes executive sessions, reports from Commander Urell and Adjutant General Dyer, and plans for a museum of war in Washington. Reverend D W Kerr will lecture at the Home Mission Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Convention of
National Army and Navy
Young Men's Republican Club
National Auxiliary of the Veterans
Second Regiment
Hiveller
Flora A. Lewis
District of Columbia
Isabel Worrell Ball
Washington
Harold C. McGrew
Indianapolis
M. Emmett Urell
Arthur W. Ireney
Urell
Dyer
National Council
J. Walter Mitchell
Tirga Congress
United States
Robber Captured After Fight In Sherman Hotel
At the Sherman houses a hotel thief fought in a corridor and was captured after an exit search. Charles Foster of TiMin, D was seized with $2,500 in cash and jewelry, property of L A Worch, a coal merchant of Fort Wayne. The second thief evaded capture as guests fled.
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Chicago
Marandan
Clark Berring
L. A
Charles Foster
TiMin
Buchanan Considers Stepping Down Amid Union Feud
President Frank Buchanan of the International Association of Structural Iron and Bridge Builders hints to a reporter he may resign his candidacy as leader amid mounting support for Samuel Parks. The convention faces a split as factions clash over leadership paths and future policy.
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Kansas City
Frank Buchanan
International Association of Structural Iron and Bridge Builders
Samuel Parks
Daniel Brophy
Scranton
Offic Ters
Parka
Resolutions Committee
Roosevelt
Miller Cade
Washington
Peabody
Colorado
Western Federation of Minera
Central Labor Organization
Buchanan
New York
Frank Keller
Keller
Parks
H. FB. Donnelly
Fort Wayne business trip with Dr L A Worch
Dr L A Worch a Fort Wayne notable and Mrs Warehie departed Saturday for Chicago on a brief business trip representing Sunday Creek Goal company. Mr and Mrs Worehorn were expected to return home tonight or tomorrow from Washington boulevard residence.
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L. A. Worch
Fort Wayne
Sunday Creek Goal Company
Warehie
Chicago
Worch
Washington Boulevard
Defunct Angola Bank Assets Grow in Amended Schedule
The defunct Angola bank of Kinney & Co. shows $14 830.57 in assets in an amended bankruptcy schedule filed in federal court. Added property includes $10 793.07 in bank property, $2 330 for John T. Kinney, $1 816.50 for the Russell estate, with notes and undivided interests in five stocks and farm machinery. Referee Harris held a rehearing on a separate bankruptcy claim of George H. Amram of Bluffton. William E. Rowe, once in Hope Hospital care, has recovered and returned home to West Dawald Street.
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Angola Bank of Kinney & Co
Kinney & Co
Peter W. Russell
Kinney Bank
John T. Kinney
Russell
Harris
George H. Amram
Bluffton
Premier Balfour Milner Meet Amid Cabinet Speculation
London September 29 Premier Balfour and Lord Milner held a three hour talk at Downing Street. The premier also met Mr Ritchie who resigned as chancellor of the exchequer and was joined by Lord Esher Lord Cromer and M P Ian Z Malcolm among others. No cabinet personnel details were released. Five thousand tickets were mailed for Mr Chamberlains Glasgow meeting on October 6 with over 50 000 requests. In Ohio the Lorain county grand jury announced no indictments in the Reichlin murder probe.
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London
Balfour
Lord Milner
Downing -Street
Ritchie
Lord Esher
Lord Cromer
Egypt
Ian Z. Malcolm
M. P
Mr. Chamberlain
Glasgow
Reichlin
Elyria
Ohio
Lorain County
Agatha Reichlin
Hanna’s Car Derails Near Berlin Heights
An electric car carrying Senator Hanna and others from Cleveland to a Republican meeting struck a derailing switch three miles east of Berlin Heights, jumped the track, and threw all occupants to one end of the coach. No one was seriously injured, though all were badly shaken.
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Berlin Heights
Ohio
Hanna
Cleveland
Hanna on Speaking Tour Heads to Berlin Heights and More
Sen Hanna and Col Myron T Herrick the republican gubernatorial candidate left Cleveland for Berlin Heights to deliver the first speeches in a tour. They will be joined by Hon W G Harding at Berlin Heights and speak tonight at Sandusky. Tomorrow they address audiences in Montpelier with a lengthy itinerary to Napoleon Defiance Paulding Van Wert Linn Findlay and other towns.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Hanna
Myron T. Herricl
Berlin Heights
W. G. Harding
Messrs
Honna
Herrick
Harding
Sandusky
Montpelier
Napoleon
Defiance
Paulding
van Wert
Linn
Findlay
Ienton
Greenville
Piqua
Water Works Staff Dismissals Ordered By Board
Secretary Urbohns notified engineers W Koehn and J H Franke that their services would end October 1. Firemen George Schust and James Riley were discharged. Ed White signaled further changes to balance the force toward a nonpartisan basis. Henry Boquet is to be retained. Vacancies created to accommodate appointees from the board meeting.
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Urbohns
Water Works
Itd
W. Koehn
J. H. Franke
George Schust
James Riley
Henry Boquet
Edward White
Births Recorded for Gibson and Hook Families
The birth notices report a son born to Mr and Mrs John D Gibson of Smith Street and a daughter born to Mr and Mrs John Hook of Fox Avenue.
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John D. Gibson
Smith Street
John Hook
Fox Avenue
John Mitchell Guest at White House Lunch
WashingtonSept 88 President Roosevelt resumed duties with a long conference with Acting Secretary Garfield on the Miller case. At 1 oclock John Mitchell head of the miners union lunched with the president. Moody Payne and Wilson visited. Moody spoke of naval matters while Wilson introduced Iowa friends.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Garfield
Department of Commerce and Labor
John Mitchell
Miners’ Union
Moody
Payne
Wilson
Iowa
Iowa Friends, Mr. Payne
Mines Owners Visit Fort Wayne For Hicks Process Demo
Capt H O Rose of Petoskey Michigan and BR J Lyon a Wyoming mine manager visit Fort Wayne to inspect the Hicks ore extraction process with plans to install a Fort Wayne plant in Wyoming mines. A demonstration at the Bass works is shown this afternoon. They stay at the New Adelph hotel.
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Capt
H. O. Rose
Petoskey, Mich
BR. J. Lyon
Wyoming
Capt. Rose
Fort Wayne
Bass Works
New Aveling Hotel
Stock market turns positive with broad gains after early weakness
New York traders saw a shift from an opening dip to a broad rise as key issues led the rebound. Gains spanned Pennsylvania, New York Central, St. Paul, Louisville & Nashville, Amalgamated Copper, and Steel stocks, with the market closing near day’s high.
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New York
Shorts
Sean
Pennsylvania
New York Central
St. Paul
Louisville
Pennsylvania Ross
Strees
Miracle Escape After Wagon Wheel Dragging Boy
Herman Schoedel nine year old son of Mr and Mrs Jacob Schoedel was dragged along Lawton Place after his horse shied at a flying paper and the wagon wheel caught his foot. Despite a leg injury and facial abrasions he escaped serious harm, aided by a nearby physician. The soft dirt street limited worse injuries.
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Herman
Jacob Schoedel
Carson Avenue
New Lawton Park
Young Schoedel
Spy Run Avenue
Lawton Place
Schoedel
Ind
Caledonian Adopts New Plan for Scotch Society
The Caledonian society will launch a new season to fund social and literary interests and boost Scottish literature. A fall and winter meeting series begins with the Brown home at 1118 Lake Avenue next Wednesday evening, featuring songs and stories of bonnie Scotland followed by a supper. Each month a member will host a gathering to continue the program.
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Caledonian Society
J. B. Brown
Lake Avenue
Eris
Scotland
Inevitable Tension Persisting At Soo After Riots
Reports from Sault Ste Marie show open taverns and a swelling labor force as 1 500 men head toward the Soo from Wiera. Police arrest riot leaders including Jack Dean as we await more troops. The Minnie M. sails in with miners and ferries remain guarded on both sides as tensions rise.
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Gault Ste Marie
Wiera
Algoma Central Road
Soo
Toronto
Boo Bagan
Jack Dean
Minnie M
Michipicoten
Soos
Royal Canadian Dragoons Lead Force to Soo
Twenty dragoons with sixteen horses and forty infantrymen under Colonel Buchan depart Toronto for the Soo. They are joined later by seventy men and officers from three city regiments, totaling 210 regulars, sent in response to Colonel Eliott of the Ninety-seventh regiment who warned the troops at the Soo could not cope with the situation.
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Toronto
Ont
Royal Canadian Dragoons
Buchan
Soo
Eliott
Ninety-seventh
Plan of Reorganization May Be Made Public Soon
The Evening Register reports a Consolidated Lala Superior director says a reorganization plan prepared by a board committee will be disclosed in Philadelphia soon. Directors have chosen a great upon and it is being worked out by the executive committee and is said to satisfy Philadelphia stockholders and many in New York and Canada. Miss Leona Thompson has joined the People's store.
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New Haven
Conn
Evening Register
Consolidated Lala Superior Company
Philadelphia
Haing
New York
Canada
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Home
Fort Wayne Mann
Kinney Estates
William E. Rowe
Hope Hospital
W. D. Ruhl
Sylvia Fitzgerald
Payne, Ohio
Tohn Groy
Ohio Statesman
John A Mitchell
White House
Herman Schoedel
Caledonian
BIG Force
Leona Thompson
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