Hutton Visits Hobart As Campaign Talks Draw Locals
Levi Hutton of Palmer republican nominee for commissioner second district visited Hobart Friday. He recalls Hobart as his landing place in 1865 and praises local support, while Ray Seely for County Surveyor and A D French banker from Glenwood also called in to hear speeches and reminisce about Hobart’s early days.
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Levi Hutton
Palmer
C. F. Heck
Crumpacker
Mr. Hutton
Hobart
Hutton
Lake County
Hobart Township
Ray Seely
Judge Crumpacker
Seely
Woods
A. D. French
Glenwood
Iowa
B. B. Bale
French
Mr. French
Double wedding near Hobart on September dates
Last week two weddings occurred within Hobart, both at Crown Point with Judge Nicholson presiding. John Vincent wed Hazel Looker on September 14, and Alice Vincent married Robert Hatford on September 16, all familiar locals moving to Chicago. The Vincent family plans to follow their children to the city.
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Hobart
John Vincent
Charles Vincent
Hazel Looker
E. J. Looker
Crown Point
Nicholson
Robert Hatford
Chicago
Alice Vincent
Mr. Hatford
Chas
Vincent
City
Chestnut horse found near Hobart on Ridge road
A dark chestnut horse weighing 1300 pounds with four white feet and a white face was found four miles west of Hobart on Ridge road. The owner may recover by paying damages and expenses. Contact Sylvester A. Smith at 23 3.
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Hobart
Ridge Road
Sylvester A. Smith
Indiana Republicans vow progressive campaign in 1916
Chairman Lee told the Indiana Republican state central committee in Indianapolis that the campaign this fall will be progressive and up to date. He cited Maine as a counterexample where leaders forced stagnation and defeat.
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Indiana
Lee
Republican State Central Committee
Indianapolis
Maine
Horrible Murder in Pennsylvania Leaves Family Dead
In Westchester byres Pennsylvania a Pole named John Zoos returns home to find his two daughters aged three and ten months murdered with head injuries. His wife is gravely injured and may die. A six year old son is found near the house with a crushed head. Robbery suspected as the motive. Authorities question the father though friends doubt he acted.
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Westchester
Byres
John Zoos
Obituary: William Read of Hobart Dies at 75
William Read born May 24 1835 in Maidstone England died Sept 15 1910 at 7 30 am after peritonitis. Survived by eight two sons and three daughters in England and sons Harry Read and daughters Mrs E Hartnup and Mrs Chas Nagel in Hobart. Married Rebecca Bowen. later Sarah Waghorn. Emigrated to America 1889 arriving Hobart May 18 1889. Funeral 2 30 pm at home north of town Rev Servies officiated. Interment Hobart cemetery. We loved him. Christ loved him too.
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Wm. Read
Maidstone
Kent
England
Rebecca Bowen
Harry Read
E. Hartnup
Chas. Nagel
Sarah Waghorn
Horsmonden
Eng
America
Hobart
Servies
M.fe
Christ
Death toll from consumption in Indiana 1909 state report
The Indiana state board of health reports 4,479 deaths from consumption in 1909. Homes invaded numbered 3,866 with 2,180 broken by loss of a father or mother. Mothers 18 to 40 who died totaled 1,286 and 998 fathers died in the same age range. Consumption left 4,369 children under twelve father or motherless, and 928 deaths among ages fifteen to twenty five. Dr King estimates sickness costs and lost wages at 13,943,980 dollars.
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Indiana
State Board of Health
King
Beer Flood at Fort Wayne Berghoff Brewery
A vat at the Berghoff brewery in Fort Wayne collapsed during foundation repairs. It held 18,000 gallons of beer and caused a flood that trapped several workmen, who were rescued. The sewer outlet carried the suds into the Maumee river, a scene described as the worst beer flood in Fort Wayne.
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Berghoff Brewery
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Maumee
Hobart Gun Club Reorganized Captures New Officers
Local sportsmen met in L. E. Barnes office to reorganize the Hobart Gun Club electing L. E. Barnes president Chas Klausen secretary and John Hillman treasurer The club plans to revive trap shooting with renewed vigor after years of regular shoots.
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L. E. Barnes
Hobart Gun Club
Chas. Klausen
John Hillman
Hobart
Crumpacker Addresses Campaign Issues in Hobart
Hon E D Crumpacker republican nominee for the tenth district spoke in Hobart last Friday night. He defended the Chicago platform as the standard for Republicanism and urged support for tariff reform with a proposed tariff commission. He praised Senator Beveridge, noted rail rate laws, and cited district gains including harbor work at Indiana Harbor and funding for Hammond and Gary government buildings.
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E. D. Crumpacker
Tenth
Hobart
B. W. Strattan
Judge Crumpacker
Republican Party
Crumpacker
Chicago
Mr. Crumpacker
Senator Beveridge
Indiana
Lake County
Indiana Harbor
Grand Calumet
Hammond
Gary
Congress
Two Deaths Hit Scheidt Family On Friday Night
E C Scheidt learned that his brother Anthony Scheidt of Chicago and his uncle Michael Scheidt of Dyer died Friday night, nearly simultaneous. Michael, 77, pioneer Lake County settler, died after long illness. Anthony, 46, left three sons and a daughter. Funeral services were held Monday in Dyer.
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E. C. Scheidt
Anthony
Chicago
Michael Scheidt
Dyer
Anthony Scheidt
Scheidt
Lake County
Union Avenue
Agnes Scheidt
Straussburg
Ill
Frank Scheidt
St. John Township
Frank
Michael
Chicago Heights
Bernard
Joseph
Henry
Margaret Jennings
Riverdale
Ed Keilman
Hobart
Wm. Krausse
Walter G. Black resigns from Hobart Bank
Walter G. Black, cashier of the Hobart Bank for six years, resigns to resume studies in engineering at Valparaiso University. He has completed two years and plans to graduate in a year. The station’s loss is felt by business and farming communities and his army of Hobart friends wish him success. His move stems from a wish to pursue outdoor work for health reasons with hopes of returning to Hobart soon.
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Walter G. Black
Hobart
Valparaiso University
Black
Detention Rumor Tangles Returning American in Germany
Peter Jolly, of Rheinpfa's, Germany, left last July for his homeland and has not returned or written since. His family suspects official detention for army service. His wife hired counsel to investigate and the case will be taken up with the U.S. State Department in Washington.
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Logansport
Ind
Peter Jolly
Rheinpfa's
Germany
Jolly
State Department
Washington
Bed folds trap woman in Princeton incident
In Princeton Indiana on September 21 a folding bed toppled upright portion trapping Mrs. W. Williams. Neighbors freed her, finding a badly mashed thigh and head injuries. She is expected to recover.
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Princeton
Ind
Lenberg Rites Held in Blake Cemetery After Death at 52
Jacob D Lenberg of East Gary died Thursday night Sept 15 1910 aged 52 years 10 months from a cancerous trouble He leaves a wife a son and two daughters Funeral services were at the Mission church and interment at Blake cemetery Marie Schmidt Tolleston aged 76 died Friday night from old age breaks She leaves two sons Funeral held Monday Tolleston Lutheran church and interment at Tolleston cemetery
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Jacob D. Lenberg
East
Gary
Mission Church
Blake Cemetery
Marie Schmidt
Tolleston
Tolleston Lutheran Church
Republican Chairman Schaaf Tours Lake County Activities
Republican County Chairman Schaaf holds organizing meetings around Gary, visiting Ross at 10 a.m East Gary at 3 30 p.m Miller Tol leston by 4 30 p.m and plans an evening session with Gary committee men. He is joined by John Reid candidate for state auditor and possibly others on a Lake county swing.
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Schaaf
Gary
Ross
East Gary
Miller
Tolleston
Republican Committee
John Reid
Lake County
Secret Marriage Revealed of Fort Wayne Pair
Miss Leona Ruser and Victor Seeles of Fort Wayne secretly wed May 25 in Centerville, Michigan. They notified parents Tuesday in Decatur with notes, were forgiven, and will live with the bride’s parents, as they cited expected opposition.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Leona Ruser
Victor Seeles
Centerville
Mich
Decatur
Samuel Ruser
Erecting New Building and Railway Dept at Dodge Institute
The Dodge's Institute of Telegraphy will begin a two story building to accommodate growth and add a railway agency instruction department to train students in a key telegraphing field. Foster Lumber Co. awarded the $10,000 contract for erection and furnishings.
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Dodge
Institute of Telegraphy
Foster Lumber Company
Valpo Messenger
Will Address Convention by Beveridge at Lafayette
Plans for the Indiana Federation of Labor state convention in Lafayette are set. Senator Beveridge will speak at the banquet on September 29 at the Hotel Lahr, with Gov. Marshall and Senator Shively invited. The event runs three days starting next week.
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Lafayette
Ind
Indiana Federation of Labor
Beveridge
Lahr
Marshall
Shively
Out in the Country Bell Ringer Reflects on Accidents
A reader from the Sylvania Telephone muses on poverty and danger, noting how country life and church bells bring perspective amid frequent land and sea disasters and sudden deaths.
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Sylvania
Woman Injured as Old Barn Timbers Collapse in Bedford
In Bedford Indiana on September 21 Mrs W A Jones a 70 year old woman was struck by falling timbers from an old barn. She was thrown to the floor sustaining fractures to both arms and a compound fracture of the left leg. She was not found for two hours after the accident and recently recovered from a broken hip suffered earlier in winter.
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Bedford
Ind
W. A. Jones
Sightless Civil War veteran Jacob Biggs dies at 82
Corydon Iva Sept 21 Jacob Biggs died at age 82. A Civil War veteran his eyes were shot out by a minnie ball and he kept the ball as a keepsake for forty five years. He was married three times and all his wives survived him.
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Corydon
Iva
Jacob Biggs
Fire destroys three Rockfield business rooms in Indiana
Fire of unknown origin in Rockfield fourteen miles west of Logansport destroys the Kimmans grocery building along with a harness shop and a restaurant. Estimated loss is $3,000, fully insured.
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Logansport
Ind
Rockfield
Kimmans Grocery
Lake vessels crash in fog near Sault Ste. Marie
The passenger steamer Lakeland of Port Huron and the barge John Smeaton, owned by the Pittsburg Steamship Company, were severely damaged in a fog collision near Sault Ste. Marie Michigan. The Lakeland was beached while the Smeaton lay anchored alongside.
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Sault Ste. Marie, Mich
Lakeland
Port Huron
John Smeaton
Pittsburg Steamship Company
Smeaton
Baby drinks formaldehyde in Bedford incident
Bedford Ind September 21 little Mil dred Sieg daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Sieg drank from a bottle she thought water but it held formaldehyde. A stomach pump saved her.
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Bedford
Ind
Mildred Sieg
Albert Sieg
Mother's Responsibility in Early Child Guidance
A writer argues that mothers should begin as their child's companion from birth. Early childhood impressions shape future conduct and a Napoleon quote reinforces the mother's pivotal role.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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Odd Fellow’s
Hobart, Indiana
H. W. Abbott
Roper
Hobart, Ind
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New York
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Senate
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