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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1900
Page
3
Private Hospital and Maternity at 141 North Cass Street lists Dr. L McKintey Dereystine with office rooms in Kite Block and a phone contact 1277. Facility details are sparse in this fragment.
Columbia Candy Kitches offers best fancy Christmas boxes for presents. Sweet mixtures of all kinds at lowest prices. They make all of their own candits at 62 Calhoun Street opposite Court Howse.
Practical shear grinding listed for dressmakers barbers and all shears. Tailors shears carving knives manicure sets pocket knives and razors mentioned. Located at 61 East Berry Street offering services for grooming and tool maintenance.
A reported halfway robbery near Logansport Ind ends in gunfire as a pair of suspects flee toward Columbia City. An armed posse led by Sergeant Morris pursued the suspects at 10 pm, exchanging shots and wounding one assailant while Briggs’s hat was struck.
The article recounts Marvin Kidins life from youth in Ohio to his ascent in crime. It notes his escape after assaulting an officer, a motive linked to desire for costly possessions, and describes his move to California with a fraudulent fortune. It mentions Old Pere Kaluu as a familiar figure and hints at Kidins’s criminal end in the penitentiary.
Washington reports the Senate may delay action on the Hayes Poneetote treaty and appropriation bills until after the holiday adjournment. Senator Lodge expresses hope for a quick accord while opponents plan a broad slate of speeches to press their case before the recess.
The House contemplates adjournment over holidays if the concurrent resolution passes, with key action on river subtitle and WL appropriation slated for Wednesday or Thursday. No division has occurred on the bill, and no report to the House yet. Tomparrea faces suspension day. private pension bills and District of Columbia business fill the agenda.
Jubilant Adwine suation marks dedication of its first house of worship. Rev. 4 oH. Whagate led construction with Carpenter Preacher focus, bringing a cathedral feel to the village. The project unified residents and church band under a fund drive, completing a long-held dream for faith and community service.
City officials observed a rising head in wells after weeks of compressed air pumping. Tests showed water level higher than during suction pumping, supporting claims a vast, underlying aquifer can yield increasing flow as rock is expanded. Critics note measurement limits and drill integrity concerns.
Necropsy notes that five additional bodies were found at the nara school ruins, burned beyond recognition. Workers uncovered them at the foot of a fire escape, stacked and charred. The district attorney and coroner will lead a strict inquiry into the structure and cause of the disaster.
In Swamp area rumors place Marvin Kuhns, the escapee from Ohio prison, in Lone Swamp Morin. He has been seen at his uncle’s home and says he will not be captured alive. A Fulton County sheriff’s notice adds a $190 reward for Kubas in a horse theft case. Accidents urged prevention with Page’s Climax Salve for burns and minor injuries.
A Cleveland jewelry theft case tied to a mail carrier is traced to Tama Ohio where thirteen rings valued near 8500 were recovered from Ira M. whose possession is under police examination. Investigators linked a valuable single stone to a Marburg repository and traced a shipment to a Philadelphia mint after a complex sequence involving rings, a sack, and a bank note.
An account from Olu Cincinnati describes a woman found dead in her home by suicide. The note implied intentional self harm and the report mentions scant personal details about the deceased, including hints of tenancy at the residence and affiliations with the home’s owner.
The New York Supreme Court appellate division dissolves an injunction against Crawford and Popjer cheese importers over alleged odor concerns. Two health department inspectors testified no offensive odors were found, weakening plaintiffs who described the odor as extensive. The decision emphasizes lack of corroborating evidence and questions the credibility of witnesses.
A mother recommends Syrup of Figs as a pleasant laxative for her children, noting its effectiveness and that it benefits them. The syrup is produced by the California Fig Syrup Company.
A fragmented report describes a fatal fire involving an oil industry worker identified as Marley in a coastal area known for petroleum activity. Investigators seek details as the blaze caused severe injuries before outside help could intervene.
Report from Washington notes the engagement of Depew's niece to a man from New York. The ceremony details remain unclear due to fragmented text. The announcement references Miss Polite and names such as John Edie, with surrounding political or social context unclear from the garbled passage.
The government will submit in parliament a plan to extend Canada’s defensive power by raising auxiliaries attached to district regiments. The program envisions up to fifty thousand men, with distribution caps near one hundred thousand across provinces. A Montreal newspaper editorial echoes McKenzie, urging obedience and rifle training for national defense.
AERON RIOTER CONVICTED. Wilter Viel, a prominent figure in sacrhee circle, was today convicted of participation in the riot of August 22. It was the fiercest of the fifteen cases tried to date, with twenty two rioters now jailed and seven pleading guilty. Fourteen indictments remain to be disposed of at the next court term.
A report from Cathalogin, Samar Island, dated December 15, states Corporal Merhert Chase of the Twenty-ninth Infantry was shot by private Jake Henderson during a night skirmish. Chase, honored with military burial, was mistaken for an enemy as alarms of 2800 Filipino besiegers rose. Henderson faces a charge of manslaughter.
Advices from Iloilo report American troops advancing north and west in Panay as units from the Sixth Eighth and Seventy-sixth engage near their stations. Insurgent losses in ten days include five killed seven wounded and forty taken. American losses total three wounded and two killed. Native forces report several attacks with high allegiance to the insurgents. General Wheaton cites 440 natives registered for Orlane. Pate notes current rates generally trend tone down per cent. Latest figures appear only at Loesch's Deng Sinve and nearby streets.
Ms Gustave J Hacktus will retire from Kerr Murray Manufacturing to take an assistant manager post at Bel Aerm Tarwill Electric and Manufacturing. The change announced Saturday brings a higher salary and public congratulations from colleagues and friends.
An Omaha loan ad proclaims fast cash with no cost to join, promising loans for permanent workers and solid employers. It claims low rates, flexible security on goods horses and wagons, and states deposits are left in personal property while payments are friendly. An Indiana based company, Open Barie iin [rine Toto, is advertised.
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