ALLEN COUNTY INDIANA
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
9-06-1899
The Withington handle factory long established at Huntington, had
decided to remove to Fort Wayne, and has just let the contract for 9
buildings to be used.
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Fort Wayne, IN.
Feb. 22, 1898. The county has been clouded the past 2 weeks
with advertisements for a celebration of Washington's birthday by a
silver meeting in the City hall for the farmers in the afternoon and
for citizens in the evening. The afternoon meeting was a failure. At no
time was there 300 hundred people in attendance, and but very few
farmers. The meeting this evening was better attended, but that did not
exceed 500. Judge Mack, of Bluffton, was the afternoon speaker, and Ho.
D.K. Erwin and Sam Small, addressed the evening meeting
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Fort Wayne, IN. June 25,1898.
The 12th congressional Democratic convention met here today and
re-nominated Hon. James M. Robinson by acclamation. Resolutions
were adopted reaffirming the Democratic national platform and indorsing
William Jennings Bryan and senator Turple.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind., Dec 2.
The Leikauf Packing Company, located in the Hake building,
on Wells street, burned out this morning. The fire was caused by an
overheated stove. A quantity of meat and lard valued at $3,000 was
lost. The second floor was partly destroyed and the contents consisting
entirely of wool was damaged by smoke and water to the extent of
$3,000.All was fully ensured as follows; Phoenix, $2,000; Western
Assurance. $4,500: Traders',.$5,000; Associated Underwriters,
$2,000; Caledortican, $3,000; Westchester- Fire $2,&00; Scottish
Union and National, $2,000; British American, $1,000; Hamburg-Bremen,
$5,000; National Fire insurance, $3,000; Connecticut Fire, $1,500;
Detroit Fire and Marine, $1,000; Reading. $2,000; Lion. London. $1,500;
Greenwich, $1,500; Atlas, $1,500; Northern Assurance, 11,000; Tuetonia,
$1,000; Insurance of North America, $1,000; Grand Rapids, Mich.,$1,000;
total. $41,000.
Source: Indiana State Journal December 9, 1896
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FORT WAYNE, Ind., Dec. ,1
A plot to blow, up the Allen county jail with dynamite was discovered
by Sheriff Melching last night. The leader is John Riley, alias
John E. Butler, a noted Chicago crook just sentenced here to ten years
at Michigan City for burglary. With him In the plot are Charles
Moyauson and Charles Hammond, both having received five-year sentences
yesterday; The dynamite was smuggled in the prison yesterday by a
recently released prisoner who called to see the men. Riley gave him
$15 before he was released to buy the dynamite and he returned with
it when he made the call. The arrangement was to blow off a window
while on their return from supper and in the confusion to escape
through the hole made by the discharge.While they were at the meal the
dynamite wars accidentally discovered by a deputy sheriff. The three
men will be hurried to Michigan City tomorrow mornings.
Source: Indiana State Journal December 9, 1896
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. April 23.—Charles Jordan was arrested last night In
the Pennsylvania Railroad yards with a number of other tramps that
were about to board a west-bound freight train to steal a ride. When
searched at the police station the sergeant found a pocket book in
Jordan's inside vest pocket containing certificates of deposit for
different amounts aggregating $778.96. The certificates are of recent
dates and on Toledo and Canton. O., Banks. He also had $10 in
currency besides several dollars in silver. He said he wanted to
travel, but did not want to pay car fare. He says he has been, working
his way West for the past two months, but would not give his place of
residence.
Indiana Journal April 28 1897
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. Aug. 20—For the past eleven years Mr. Charles E.
Everett, chairman of the Republican county committee and one of the
candidates for Governor last May, has been the successful general agent
of the Union Central Life Insurance Company in northern Indiana. To-day
he tendered his resignation, to take effect Sept. 1. He has recently
purchased large tracts of land In Brown county, this State, which he
expects to divide up Into farms and lots, and his interests there will
demand his, entire time and attention.
Indiana Journal June 26, 1896
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FORT WAYNE, Ind., April 10.—J. H. Sanford, now under arrest at
Jamestown. N. Y. is wanted here for swindling two Fort Wayne banks last
September as W. L. Pierce, He cashed a New York draft for $800 at the
Hamilton Bank, and another one at the Nutman Bank of the same amount.
Both drafts had been raised from $8. He will be brought here for trial.
Indiana Journal April 14, 1897
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The Democratic Twelfth congressional district convention at Fort Wayne,
yesterday decided to hold the district nominating convention at
Kendallville April 7.
Weekly Indiana State Journal January 29, 1896
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Several Hoosiers win honors at Camp Lee, VA
Washington, Nov. 28 --- 200 young men have just completed the required
military training at Camp Lee, Va., and have been commissioned as
second lieutenants of infantry in the reserve corps. They include
several Indiana men: Herman J. Adams, 1011 Lake Ave., Fort
Wayne; Derlie V. Hammons, Portland; Shirley M. Faulkner,
Woodburn; Ernest H. Krutzsen, 521 E. 29th St, Indianapolis;
Horace T. Mathews, 2415 Park Ave, Indianapolis; Gilbert A. Reed,
Shirley, R.R.; Carroll K. Sheffield, 2143 N. Alabama St., Indianapolis
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Two months ago Oliver Simon started to move a house from a farm south
of Bluffton to that city. He got the building as far as the Indiana
Union Interurban tracks, where he was stopped by an Injunction and tho
building was left, standing in the road. Monday night the house caught
fire in some mysterious manner and was burned to tho ground.
The Fort Wayne Sentinel Wednesday March 10, 1909
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SELL COUNTY LINE ROAD.
Joint Highway Will Be Sold at Decatur, April 4.
County commissioners of Allen county announce that the Miller road,
which forms the boundary between Monroe township, Allen county, and
Union township. Adams county, will be sold at Decatur, April 4, at ten
o'clock in the morning. The road is 5,312 feet long. Specifications
call for a double track, twenty-four feet of highway, the macadam to be
ten feet wide and ten inches thick in the center and eight inches on
the sides. The engineer's estimate is $4,382.50.
The Fort Wayne Sentinel March 6, 1917
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Church Awards Medal to Scout
Eagle Scout John Shomo was awarded the God and
Country Medal by the Rev. Edgar Walz, pulpit assistant of Emmaus
Lutheran Church, during services Sunday.
The first Emmaus attendant to achieve the award,
Shomo did it on the basis of 150 hours of church work, a thorough
knowledge of his church, and a special project about the history of
Emmaus. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Shomo, 1809 Hale
Ave., and a sophomore at South Side High School.
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
Monday, November 25, 1963
Contributed by Kate Watson
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