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Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1908

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2

Minnesota Goes On Record For W. H. Taft

The Minnesota caucus adopted a slate for the Chicago delegation to be ratified by the state convention. Delegates include United States Senators Henry A. Dupont and Harry A. Richardson, Governor Preston Lea, and Congressmen Hiram R. Burton Walter O. Hoffecker and John G. Townsend. Alternates named are T. Coleman Dupont L. Heister Ball William D. Denny William Ellison L. A. Drexler and Charles L. Moore. The delegation will be un instructed by the convention.

Chicago Caucasses United States Henry A. Dupont Harry A. Richardson Preston Lea Hiram R. Burton Walter O. Hoffecker John G. Townsend T. Coleman Dupont L. Heister Ball William D. Denny Wiliam Ellison L. A. Drexler

Bryan Has Quiet Day in Denver During Campaign Visit

William J. Bryan spent a calm morning making personal calls and visiting the local national Democratic headquarters in Denver. He was later entertained by the Denver Press Club, then departed for Lincoln Nebraska to rest for a week at home.

Denver Colo Apri William J. Bryan National Democratic Denver Press Club Lincoln Nebraska

Bryan to Speak in East at Easter YMCA Meeting

Utica N Y April 7 William J Bryan will address a meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association on Easter Sunday April 19th.

Bryan East Utica William J. Bryan Young Men’s Christian Association

Congressmen Brick Dies in Hospital Sudden Death

Abraham L. Brick of South Bend dies in hospital at age 60 after a life in St. Joseph County. A joint congressional funeral committee will travel to South Bend, with Overstreet Chaney Foster Holliday Gilliams Dixon Cox named from the House and Beveridge Hemenway from the Senate if possible. Brick was a Republican law graduate from Yale and Michigan who served as prosecutor of St. Joseph and Laporte counties before representing the thirteenth district in five Congresses.

House South Bend Overstreet Chaney Foster Holliday Gilliams Dixon Cox and Watson Appropriations Committee Committee On Beveridge and Hemenway Abraham L. Brick St. Joseph Cornell Yale Michigan St. Joeseph Laporte

Democrats Name Fleming as Joint Senator Nominee at Allen Adams Rally

The Fort Wayne Democrat Stephen Fleming received an enthusiastic ovation after being nominated by acclamation for the Allen Adams joint senator seat at the convention held in the circuit court room. Fleming pledged to support the party platform including temperance measures and predicted Bryan's national victory and Marshall's Indiana governorship outcomes.

Circuit Court Room Thomas Gallogly Adams County M. J. Stock Fort Wayne John C. Moran Decatur Moran Allen Adams Indiana Lew G. Ellingham Thomas F. Bresnahan Fleming J. W. Vizard Stephen B. Fleming Jasper W. Jones Steve” Fleming Mr. Fleming Wil-lem Jennings Bryan Thomas R. Marshall Temperance Plank

Fleming letter frames Indiana Democratic convention clash

The document recounts S B Fleming denouncing Indianapolis News misstatements about local option plank support. He challenges editors to a public fact duel with legal judges, offering to fund orphan asylums if proven wrong, and flags misreporting at Lafayette and Lyons. E G Hoffman and county delegates are noted in proceedings.

Fort Wayne Indianapolis News Indianapolis Ind Indiana Fort Warns Lafayette Bryan Lyons, Ill Lyons Berghoff Brewing Co Steve Fleming Ill S. B. Fleming E. G. Hoffman Fleming Twelfth Congressional District Hoffman Allen County Jasper W. Jones J. T. Beatty Adams County

Vast Florida game preserve sale ends in fraud and vanished riches

A city man named Pomeroy advertised a Florida game preserve and club house for 10000 with expected value higher. Springborn and others met to seal the deal but a wrestling match erupted, a locked box with 42000 including Springborn’s 10000 disappeared, and all but Fleming and Foster vanished with the money.

Pomeroy Florida Springborn Fleming Foster

Local option battles intensify as elections approach

The article outlines ongoing prohibition fights in contested townships with liquor groups investing heavily in travel and bribes to influence turnout. Prohibitionists find it cheaper to renew the effort at upcoming town and village elections, including April 21, as the local option law stays on the statute books.

Prohibition Debates and Chicago Suffolk Electoral Sweep

The piece weighs prohibition's economic impact on city finances, noting big towns rely on liquor licenses for revenue while smaller towns resist. It reports Chicago electing Republicans, gaining 43 aldermen to 26 for Democrats, with prohibition as a contextual factor in broader results.

Fineis Decatur Rockford Chicago

Rose Wins Milwaukee Mayor Election in Personal Liberty Campaign

Rose, a democrat, was elected mayor of Milwaukee by about 3,000 in a personal liberty driven campaign. Outside Milwaukee, results on the temperance issue show about an even break.

Milwaukee Wis David Rose

Democratic ticket sweeps Kansas City mayor race

Kansas City April 8 The entire Democratic ticket led by Thomas T. Crittenden Jr won the mayoral contest by about 500 votes over the Republican ticket headed by incumbent Henry M. Beardsley.

Kansas City Thomas T. Crittenden, Jr Henry M. Beardsley

Lincoln votes to retain saloons by 700 majority

Lincoln Nebraska on April 8 reports a narrow vote outcome with the city retaining saloon licenses by about seven hundred in the latest election tally.

Lincoln, Neb Lincoln

Oakland County Votes Dry as Prohibitionists Lead

Detroit April 7 reports from Oakland county show the dry side by 75 to 150 in yesterday's ballot. Prohibitionists carry ten of fourteen counties, up from nine of fourteen, marking Oakland in the wet to dry shift in Michigan's focal option vote results.

Detroit Mich Oakland County Oakland

One New Pastor Appointed for Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne receives a new pastor appointment as the Decatur and Wayne Street churches announce assignments across multiple districts. The list names pastores serving First Church Fort Wayne Trinity and many other congregations, with presiding elders coordinating the assignments in Goshen, Elkhart, and Muncie districts.

Decatur C. B J. Magor Ossian G. W. Martin Pennville T. M. Hill Poneto J. H. McNary Portland CG. E. Line P. HE. Walters Spencerville C. B. Sweeney Woodburn Wesley Kemper York Goshen Henry W. Bennett Presiding Elder Albion C. J. Graves Avilla M. L. Stright Basher A. A. Turner Bourbon D. S. Jones Bristol M. R. Pierce Butler E. F. Culbertson Clunett BE. R. Wood Corunna Leroy Baker Elkhart St. Paul W. H. Brightmire Trinity Wakarusa C. L. Debow Warsaw Sherman Powell J. S. Cain Waterloo R. D. Bivans Wawaka Henry Lacey Walcottville W. M. Hollopeter Wabash Hellopeter Andrews Burker C. T. Brindley Roanoke J. S. Bain Silver Lake E. E. Wright Sims M. E. Thompson South Whitley Benjamin Kendall Swayzee C. H. Crab Uniondale A. J. Duryee Upland H. J. Norris van Buren W. EB. Murray First Church G. H. Guild Middle Street H. C. Smith Wabash Street J. J. Fred Warren G. B. Work W. W. Wiant Muncie Leslie J. Naftzger Prise B. McNarry Albany A. Sevite Alexandria A. G. Neal Isteaine Anderson First Chesteen Smith Grace Church W. Walters Indiana Avenue F. L. _Enlougher Noble Street T. F. Frech Park. Place Carmel H. Wilkinson DeSoto Foster Eaton J. A Or. South Fort Huntingburg Ind Indiana the Evangelical Association Bishop Horn Fort Wayne J. Wise Q. Landeman Kendallville P. L. Browns Wolcottville E. Greiner Defiance J. E. Young Scott T. J. Steake van Wert W. H. Myegrant W. H. Myegrant; Celina, J. M. Lantz Fort Recovery J. Rees D. O. Wise Linn Grove J. L. Buyer Markle Charles Geist Hicksville H. Burgener Berne F. Berne Eagerton N. H. Freshly Webster D. R. Heil Huntington J. W. Metzner Bippus G. F. Zuber Elkhart District W. L. Braeckly Louisville Elmer Praetorious S. J. Luehring Rockport J. A. Tutt West Salem J. W. Feller Lancaster F. Reutephole Enterprise Camp Creek A. W. Feller Altmont J. Mundorf Marshall BE. J. Nitsche Terre Haute E. C. Ewald Evansville If. Sundeman Mt. Carmel C. P. Maas Grayville J. H. Greseine Carmi B. E. Koenig Olney A. B. Haist Elberfield G. Steirle

Clergy District List Covers Indiana Towns and Churches

A long roster lists names and churches across the Logansport and Richmond districts. Supplied by various stewards, pastors, and church offices, the compilation names presiding elders and a wide array of towns from Akron to Winchester.

Logansport C. C. Cissell Presiding Elder Akron C. A. Luse Alto G. Osborne Amboy C. A. Asay Atlanta Aroma J. W. Kerr Boxley Arthur Jones Bunker Hill A. E. Sarah Center le Roy Myers Cicero Arcadia A. D. Alexander Converse J. E. Coffin Denver J. F. Lutey Elwood J. A. Sumwalt Forest R. H. Smith Frankton J. 2. Barrett Galveston Herbert Boaz Goldsmith John Parker Greentown F. A. Hall Kempton Eli C. Fisher Kokomo Grace M. Swadener Markland C. W. Shoemaker Broadway J. C. White H. N. Herrick Market Street C. H. Brown Wheat Newcastle F. G. Brown Parker M. L. Hardingham Philadelphia C. A. Hile Richmond Fifth Street J. Cc. Graham First Church R. J. Wade Grace Church W. M. Nelson Third Church A. J. Carey Ridgeville E. BE. Tripnees Red Key J. K. Watts Saratoga P. ™. Greenw.t

Post Office Clerks Dined At Berry Cafe Gathering

Chief Clerk Blair hosted an evening at Berry cafe for Berry Saturday guests after a shift, praising loyal service. Attendees included Jégse Braden W H Smith Ford Young Stephen Algeler George Beck James Hattery Elias Hire and George Humphrey amid varied remarks.

Mr. Blair Berry Cafe Blair Jégse Braden W. H. Smith Ford Young Stephen Algeler George Beck James Hattery Elias Hire George .Humphrey

Methodists pick Greenfield for conference location

Anderson Ind April 4 Greenfield chosen as next meeting place for North Indiana M H conference Bluffton also sought 1909 session but Hancock County seat won delegates elected to Baltimore general conference three reserve delegates named B and S Hellopeter Thomas J Johnson Summerville Light Bishop Berry cautioned that pastor appointments for next year may not be announced until Monday night due to unfinished business

General Methodist Conference Bishop Berry

Miners to Hold Joint Meeting in Toledo This Spring

Indianas mines stay in operation while western Pennsylvania and Ohio idle awaiting Toledo conference on April 14 to revive Central Competitive field agreement. Illinois operators may skip interstate pact. Indiana may join. About 600 participants expected. wage baseline likely unchanged.

Indianapolis Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Illinois Toledo Springfield Iinois Lewis Kansas City Southwest Iitnois W. D. Ryan H. L. Chapman Ohio and Western Pennsylvania Detroit

Local Boys with Fleet From Fort Wayne Listed in Navy Bulletin

Fort Wayne men appear in the Navy secretary’s bulletin of those now with the fleet circling the world. Names include Oscar K. Blodgett Frank E. Anderson Myles Brazil Edgar W. Brill John H. Clear Charles F. Cunningham Marshall Erickson Walter J. Fanger Frederick Graue Floyd E Libbing Walter A. McDonald Zeno Henry Manuel George W. Mitchell Guy Emory Oberlin William F. Pelzer John Reber Orpha A Stocks Walter R. Wells Roy L. Worden with addresses or streets where available.

Secretary of the Navy Fort Wayne Oscar K. Blodgett Baker Street Frank E. Anderson Fox Avenue Myles Brazil McClellan Street Edgar W. Brill Alliger Street John H. Clear Cass Street Charles F. Cunningham West Third Street Marshall Erickson Miner Street Walter J. Fanger Fairfield Avenue Frederick Graue Home Avenue Floyd E.libbing Monroe Street Walter A. McDonald Bass Street Zeno Henry Manuel Brackenridge Street George W. Mitchell Winter Street Guy Emory Oberlin Hanna Street William F. Pelzer Staphlet Street John Reber Hayden Street Orpha A. Stocks Spy Run Walter R. Wells Oliver Street Roy L. Worden

Big Price For Trotting Mare In Lexington Sale

A trotting mare sold in Lexington on a spring afternoon to George Isbrook of Denver for a high price. The event drew attention from local buyers and high bidders, highlighting strong-interest in racehorse stock in Bardstown and surrounding markets.

Lexington

Prince de Sagan Engagement Clears Family Opposition

New York April 7 Relatives of Madame Anna Gould agreed to not object further to her engagement to Prince de Sagan. George Gould maintains property control and opposed the match. Mrs George Gould aided reconciliation after a Hot Springs trip, with Madame Gould found with friends at the St Regis.

New York Madame Anna Gould Prince de Sagan Paris Madame Gould George Gould

Truce in House as Sterling Bill Passed Amid Debate

Washington April 6 A brief truce in Congress emerged when the House under suspension of the rules passed the Sterling employers liability bill. Democrats applauded as Sterling Illinois explained the measure applying to interurban lines between states and street railroads in territories and the District of Columbia. Minority leader Williams outmaneuvered Payne on a journal approval roll call during a tense parliamentary session.

Washington House Sterling Illinois Territories District of Columbia Henry Texas Littlefield Supreme Court of the United States Williams Payne

Army Appropriation Bill Seeks Increase in Senate

Washington April 6 The army appropriation bill reported to the senate carries 298 820 409 dollars a net increase of 14 612 543 over the House passed amount.

Washington Senate House

Will Not Release Reid Prison Chief Refuses to Quit

Michigan City Ind April 2 The prison board of control refused to accept the resignation of Warden James D Reid and urged reconsideration He departed for New York to consult a specialist with his final decision to be made after the trip Board members Amos Butler Father Gavish and D A Coulter attended the session Governor Hanly had on similar action regarding Coulter

Michigan City Ind Prison Board of Control James D. Reid Reid New York City Board of Control Amos Butler Board of State Charities Father Gavish Board of Charities D. A. Coulter Frankfort Hanly Mr. Reid

Induced Brother to Steal Charged in Larceny Case

Albert McKee was arrested by Chief Ankenbruck on Tuesday and charged with petit larceny. His sixteen year old brother was released on promise to appear in court tomorrow morning. The younger boy claims involvement.

Albert McKee Ankenbruck

Engineers to discuss canal plan at Toledo meeting

P A Randall and Frank B Taylor will accept Toledo Society of Engineers invitation and travel to Toledo Friday evening to deliver remarks on the proposed Lake Erie Lake Michigan ship canal via Fort Wayne. C S Bush may also appear if available. A further public meeting in the city will follow within days with additional local speakers.

Toledo Society of Engineers Messrs P. A. Randall Frank B. Taylor Toledo Lake Erie-Lake Michigan Ship Canal Fort Wayne C. S. Bush

Baptist pastor L H Eby transferred to Michigan City

Rev L H Eby who led the Baptist Brethren church in Fort Wayne for six years is moved to Michigan City where he will serve as elder and pastor in charge. No successor is appointed yet. Church members regret his departure but express gratitude for his diligent work and the friendships he leaves behind.

L. H. Eby Baptist Brethren Church Fort Wayne Michigan City Eby

Cyrus Cline Nominates For Twelfth Indiana District Congress

Editor announces candidacy for representative in congress in the Twelfth district of Indiana. Cline from Angola declares seeking nomination subject to majority delegates at the forthcoming congressional convention. J W Adair from Columbia City adds a similar notice about congress and convention decisions.

the Sentinel Congress Twelfth Indiana Cyrus Cline Angola Ind Twelfth District J. W. Adair Columbia City

Joint senator candidate declares bid in Allen and Adams counties

The writer informs readers that he will seek the senatorial seat from Allen and Adams counties, noting it is contingent on the Democrats at their forthcoming convention. The brief message signals intent but offers no campaign platform or dates.

Allen and Adams

Candidates Announced for Allen County Representatives and Officials

Multiple political nominees announce candidacy for Allen county offices including state representative and county roles. Names include HARVEY C. CRABILL A. C GLADIEUCX JOSEPH F. GETZ ROBERT E. KELLY ROBERT B. LIPES CHRISTIAN G. VONDERAU HENRY L. BRANNING JACQZA WAGNER J H STELLHORN EDWIN W MILTER JOHN A BUSHMAN ALBERT E THOMAS WM H SCHEIMANN and others subject to the democratic primary on May 1 1908.

Sentinel Allen County Harvey C. Crabill

Candidate Announcement for County Commissioner Seats

John Wyss declares candidacy for re election as county commissioner in the third district subject to the will of the democratic county primaries. He requests editor to announce his bid for the second district as well under the same nominating process.

the Sentinel W. F. Rosenwinkel William Watson Sentinel A. C Gladieucx Allen County Aaron Reichelderfer Editor Sentinel County Recorder Robert E. Kelly Wayne Township Rima

Also Mentioned on This Page

Minnesota W. H. Taft Congressman Brick Democratic E. J. Maupin Lapel C. Tinkham Matthews Loren Rose Avondale J. P. Chamness High Street Clark Crawford Madison Street David Wells Normal City C. J. Everson Whitley Daleville Barton Newburlington C. M. Hellopeter Noblesville L. M. Krider Ninth Street Edwin Dickson Pendleton W. A. Gr E. Q. Laudeman Bethel Evangelical Church Methodists Greenfield Meeting of North Indiana FLEET Anna Gould ARMY Prison Board Albert McKees Bere Meet Editor Sentinél Nelson H. Whittern D&wtf A. Roggen Joseph F. Getz Robert B. Lipes Christian G. Vonderau St. Joseph Township Henry L. Branning Jacoza Wagner J. H. Stellhorn Edwin W. Milter Lincoln Ave Sixth Ward John A. Bushman Prosecuting Attorney Albert E. Thomas H. Scheimann John E Wyss
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