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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1901
Page
2
A long fragment from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette dated Sunday December 29, 1901 discusses holiday trade in Fort Wayne merchants, wartime politics, McKinley’s death, and antitrust debates. It notes shipping, subscriptions, and varied opinions on trusts, railroad discrimination, and federal law enforcement, with references to Yerkes, Hinman, and political quotes.
L. Lockwood of Zelienople Pennsylvania, president of the American Anti-Trust League, issues a statement criticizing Roosevelt's approach to trusts. The remarks contrast regulatory aims with the president’s policy, highlighting ongoing tension in trust reform debates.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses a sale notice or post, mentions a person named Morrisey and an event with high admiration or recognition. Unable to extract a coherent main fact or clear entities beyond the partial names.
Fragmentary report mentions a world record daily stamp sale near 2 dollars, an average daily stamp sale around 5000 SEK and 2000 to an entity named Siva. Also references a post office and a person named Mikbeart in a garbled context.
A garbled panel of jokes and quips appears, featuring a parade of punchlines about doctors, newlyweds, politics, and social foibles. The readable scraps reference humorous exchanges, a few named places, and a sense of light, social satire from a late 19th or early 20th century column.
A fragmented ad style note touts Scott's Emulsion as a remedy for weak babies and frail infants. It claims milk alternatives strengthen and fatten infants, presenting the product as beneficial for both babies and the elderly, urging caretakers to try it for noticeable gains.
In Irvine Depot Kentucky, Wills Bote Jr. allegedly shot his father fatally wounding his mother during a drunken frenzy. He was arrested and jailed under guard to prevent a lynch mob. The mother suffered a gunshot wound to the right breast as bystanders watched, and a crowd of twenty armed men gathered at the jailTonight.
In Muncie Indiana on December 48 an effort to unite window glass manufacturers across the country failed. A second meeting is set for next Saturday with nine of the thirty two independent outsiders remaining to be brought in. After sessions a committee was appointed to secure their attendance. Seventy two manufacturers attended today leaving 284 of 2850 plants outside the fold.
Indianapolis, Ind Dec 28 1901 Malott filed the annual report for the fiscal year ending Oct 11 1901. The net result to the Terre Haute and Peoria railroad company after interest on bonds rentals on leased lines losses in operation and obligations was a profit of 5014 030 28. Receivership began Nov 1 1906 with Terre Haute and Peoria lines earning 2 196 981 39. Net profit to the railroad company was 1653.
Harvey Bruce one of four young men arrested for the Christmas Eve murder of Peter Hallenbeck at his Greenport home. Bruce testified that he and Burton Willis and Fred Van Wormer killed Hallenbeck, who was married to Loree Van Wormer.
In Seattle Washington today Corbett one of James J. Corbett's brothers was found dead in his bed. The death is reported from local authorities with no immediate details on cause or next steps. The article notes the relation to the famed boxer and identifies the deceased as a sibling named Corbett.
Rear Admiral Francis Asbury Roe US Navy retired died in Washington tonight. Born in New York, he left active service October 4, 1883 after decades in the Navy. The report mentions a Navy Department contract and related financial details, with unclear editorial text surrounding his death.
An Indianapolis report recounts Jesse Johnson and Loria arriving in the city for a reform school placement. The governor meets them, consoles the boy, and presents a cherished middle flag as a lasting keepsake, saying it symbolizes ancestors. The boy later hides the flag and gives it to Superintendent York for safekeeping.
A fragmentary account describes how Pulaski Tennessee embraced a young Klan faction after the Civil War, linking memory of Gettysburg and Morgan to local politics. It references a proposed in six seats a congressional committee, and mentions a dusty pamphlet about gold mining and a flower show next Monday.
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