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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1900
Page
8
Chicago and St Louis report a major strike ending as machinists return to work. About half of five thousand workers resume duties with the rest following in days. An agreed settlement provides a nine hour day with ten hours pay and backdated positions for many old employes.
In St Louis on April 2 two thousand journeymen painters and 1500 carpenters walked out over wage disputes. Carpenters seek 45 cents an hour up from 35, while painters demand 3 dollars a day from 2.50. About 2600 union carpenters exist with 500 still working after employers granted the new scale.
Several hundred union carpenters in Indianapolis did not work today awaiting wage talks. They insist they are not on strike, but have quit pending negotiations with the contractors association seeking thirty five cents per hour.
About 12 000 to 15 000 miners in the Pittsburg district and 9 000 in the Irwin district struck work today. The Pittsburg dispute centers on the dead work scale under the Indianapolis agreement and was entirely unexpected.
Bourke Cochran, a New York politician, rose rapidly by marriage to wealth and sound investments. He became a leader of the hunting set and gained fame and riches. Yet a dark day disrupted his ascent as he sat on the stone.
Esther L Hudspeth through attorney A H Bittinger sues Guy P Hudspeth for divorce alleging failure to provide abusive treatment drunkenness and verbal abuse. They married in June 1908 and separated in January 1909.
Sebastian Miller, Valentine Fox and William Smith report favorably on Shambaugh road. Judge O'Rourke rules in Suelzer v Harrison for $50 and costs. Lemon executors report sale of personal property. approved by Judge O'Rourke. Martha Jefferies declared unsound mind. guardian to be appointed. Kramer v Kramer et al ordered partition. George Felts appointed commissioner to sell. Sheriff Melching ill with pleurisy. Change of venue sought in Weiser v Alderman. Charles Goheen files final report and discharged in McQuiston v Bennard. Judge O'Rourke awards $215.60 to Seabold against Schell Loan. Bertha Reed admitted to Indiana Home for Feeble Minded Youth. Hess Warming and Ventilating sues West Jefferson Street Church of Christ for $450. Ever sole, Dalman, Ake named as defendants. Attorney H G Keegan listed.
Rev. J. S. Ainslie of Plymouth Congregational Church notified trustees in Chicago of acceptance of the call extended last week. Plymouth church trustees view two pastors as desirable candidates and plan to secure one. Ainslie will likely continue until a new pastor is chosen.
In Delhi county a small woodland house burned. Frank Hendry and his wife were found dead among the ruins when their son visited Sunday morning. The blaze destroyed the couple’s home about five miles from town.
The venerable M. E. Woodward remains critically ill at his residence at the corner of East Main and Lafayette streets. Doctors report paralysis of the throat and say the end may not be far.
J. J. Rundells, a well known Allen county farmer, died Sunday night at his Hunter town home after a brief pneumonia illness. He was 48, born and raised in the county, with a surviving family. Also noted: Frederick Tieman and Mrs. Charlotte Koch, both passing away, with funeral notices to follow.
Mrs Mary Heintzelman wife of Adam Heintzelman of Lake township died at 11 o'clock Saturday night after an illness of thirty four years four months and eight days from peritonitis funeral services were held at the residence Tuesday morning at 10 interment at Linden Wood.
Mrs Charlotte Koch dies Sunday at her daughter Mrs Charlotte Herne's residence 205 Gay Street after a long illness of old age. Born in Germany she had lived in the United States many years.
Tuberculosis caused the death of Rose Tighe, infant daughter of Anthony Tighe, at St Vincent's Orphans Home on Sunday. She was one year, three months, and twenty seven days old. The mother died of the same disease about two years earlier.
Frederick Tieman, 43, died Saturday at his home 83 Wall street from tuberculosis. A stair builder at Diether Bros. for two years, he previously worked as a carpenter. Survived by widow, three children Bertha 17 Harry 12 Albert 6, a brother and four sisters. Funeral Wednesday at 1:30 from home and 2 o'clock Emanuel's Lutheran Church with Rev. Wambsganis officiating.
Friends in the city were notified Sunday of the death of Dr. Alton Decatur DeVilbiss who passed away at noon Sunday from Brights disease. He was a brother of Thomas DeVilbiss of this city and W. F. DeVilbiss of Washington township and was well known in Fort Wayne.
The Inter Oceanic Canal company was incorporated in Trenton with an authorized capital of 10 million dollars to construct own and operate a maritime canal between the Atlantic and Pacific via Nicaragua or other Central or South American territory. Incorporators include William B Cromwell Levi B Gillchrist James M Rooney James E Trainer George W Bell Charles P Cadley and Richard W Purcell of Jersey City.
Ralph V. Dennis wed Maud A. Fisher. Henry Dawson married Lydie Parker. William Schafer tied to Hannah Ge bers. The notices confirm these four license issuances.
West Virginia lawmakers Blackburn B. Dovener and Romeo Hoyt Freer face Speaker Thomas Reed in a humorous incident. Reed, described as ponderous and imposing, greets them with a quip about the Persimmon state, provoking a brief exchange that ends with a tease about being “only waders.”
The tale opens with banter about ponies and dwarfs as Mr. Freer counters a jab about persimmons and pumpkins. Laughter erupts, then a cordial finish as the speaker seals the moment by greeting the assembled small figures.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs John Lindenberg of West Jefferson street and another son to Mr and Mrs A R Connell of West Lewis street. Various local updates include health, travel, church work, and college news with community figures such as Dr C F Nieschang and Rev L L Henson noted.
Albert Tretman an elderly resident arrested for failing to send his child to school as required by law. The court fined him but he requested time to pay and raised funds to cover the amount, after his family had faced prior court action this winter.
Dr. David J. Hill delivers the spring convocation address at the University of Chicago as President Harper touts a $2,000,000 Rockefeller pledge funded since January. The speech emphasizes moral order over liberty and fraternity, urging sovereign accountability, universal human rights, and the spread of ethical law across nations and oceans.
M. W. Walsh assessor for Wayne township appoints a list of deputies to conduct the annual property assessment. Appointees include John Scheffer Edward Parker Charles S Kiser Louis Jacquel August LeGraw John Forbing Henry W Becker Patrick Bulger Andrew Shearer Valentine Keintz E W Miller John F Greim Charles Rose John Wilkinson Nicholas Petgen Gottlieb Steup A L Hulburd John Dalman and Charles C Meyer.
Easter preparations are highlighted with a larger scale this year featuring gloves hosiery ladies neckwear shirt waists and other items at money-saving prices.
Not too soon for Easter gloves. Women’s 2 clasp Kid Gloves in tan grey blue green red black white at 75 cents. Ladies’ 2 clasp Grace and Suede Kid Gloves worth up to 1.39 priced at 1.00 a pair.
Ladies hosiery in cotton lisle and silk imported, selling 19 25 39 50 cents and up to 2.00 a pair. Great values on boys and misses stockings this week. Men's half hose offered at special prices.
An Easter sale advertises Ladies' knit underwear including vests and Lisle vests in various sleeve styles with prices from 10c to 50c, children's long sleeve vests and pants, bracelets in several price points, gold filled and solid gold rings, Pulley Belts, and discounted women’s clothing items such as skirts and wrappers.
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