What was making news in our area during this week in years past? The History Museum offers these newspaper excerpts to give you an idea.
April 25, 1901: âJacob Kerner, ex-chief of the fire department, is again in the service of the city, the board of public safety at a meeting held Wednesday night, appointing him building inspector and supervisor of fire escapes. He will also look after the wires and electrical mechanisms of the police and fire departments. The office which Mr. Kerner has been appointed to fill has not hitherto existed in South Bend. Inspector Kerner will enter upon his duties at once.â â The South-Bend Daily Tribune