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Newspaper

Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1909

Page

3

Shylock Outdone Carver Faces Court Over Brutal Assault

Salvator Roberto and Nicola Cigliotti were held without bail in Braddock after allegedly carving flesh from Joseph Gugliotto’s breast during a Black Hand extortion attempt. Gugliotto, injured and bleeding, described the assailants in a bank visit to draw $300 as authorities arrested the pair.

Pittsburg Salvator Roberto Nicola Cigliotti Braddock Joseph Gugliotto Gugliotto George Todd

Hains Case Will Not Reach Jury Says Defense Counsel

Flushing New York April 20. Defense attorney Daniel O Reilly predicts a speedy end to Captain Peter C Hains Jr trial for the killing of William E Annis. He says a lunacy commission to determine sanity is inevitable and the case may not reach a jury. Court session for the second day before Justice Garretson follows a first day with two jurors seated.

Flushing XN. Y Peter C. Hains, Jr William E. Annis Daniel O'Reilly O'Reilly Supreme Court Garretson Talesmen

Indiana Doctor Appointed State Veterinarian Arrives to Inspect Local Dairies

Dr. W F Coover of Indianapolis, named state veterinarian by Governor Marshall, arrived Tuesday to assess field conditions and appoint Dr. George Gillie as deputy. He offers tuberculin testing to dairymen and supports the local crusade for pure milk, while not aiding milkmen opposing city ordnance.

W. EF. Coover Indianapolis Marshall George Gillie Focal Meat and Dairy H. O. Bruggeman City Health Department Coover

West Columbia Street Lighting Plan Progress

Business men along West Columbia street from Calhoun to the Randall hotel are investigating an extensive electrical lighting scheme for a brighter street Promoters expect a report at a later meeting The plan has been discussed for years but no action before now

Columbia Street Calhoun Randall Hotel

Court Holds Interurban liable in Dr. Howard death

Indianapolis April 20. The appellate court ruled Indiana Union Traction liable for a collision that killed Dr. Charles Howard near Indianapolis. The decision states Interurban cars must be under control when approaching highways.

the Sentinel Indianapolis Indiana Union Traction Company Charles Howard

Young Man Jumps From Bridge in Fatal Kentucky Attempt

Walter Wellman aged 22 leaped from a bridge over the Big Sandy river at Louisa Kentucky in an alleged altercation with his father. He fell about sixty five feet into the water and was not drowned but gravely injured with death expected. The Wellmans are prominent merchants.

Lexington Big Sandy River Louisa Walter Wellman Déi8

Increase Board and Elect Officers at Tri-State Loan and Trust

The Tri-State Loan and Trust company increased its board from fifteen to twenty members at a stockholders meeting held Tuesday afternoon. Directors then re elected officers serving the past year with Charles A Wilding as president and William E Mossman as vice president. The annual reports show the institution in excellent condition.

Tri-State Loan and Trust Company Charles A. Wilding William E. Mossman Louis Fox George W. Pixley Fred C. Heine William J. Vesey Mr. Heine August Becker D. N. Foster W. J. Vesey F. 5. Hunting Leo Freiburger J. B. McKim John Dreibelbiss Henry C. Paul J. B. Reuss John W. Sale C. F. Pfeiffer R. L. Romy Harry Hogan Edward Hoffman Theo F. Thieme Louis F. Curdes

Mercy for Sarah Koten in New York court

Sarah Koten, who killed Dr. Martin W. Auspitz and pleaded guilty to manslaughter, was granted a suspended sentence by Supreme Court Justice Blanchard. She was placed in the custody of the council of Jewish women to find a suitable home and raise her child under a changed name.

New York Sarah Koten Martin W. Auspitz Supreme Court Blanchard Babe Miss Koten Council of Jewish Women Daughters of the American Revolution Portland Alexandria John Wallace Hazel May Newton Kosciusko County C. G. Sterling Garrett New Presbyterian Church Claude Sark Louisville Logansport John Nelson Ben Dawson Angola Crooked Lake Joe Lash Kendallville Peter Noggle Harry Cox Warsaw Mr. Noggle Ashley High School Georgia Conrad Rollin Lower Pearl Grear Mary Barber Emory Getts Edna Bickel Charles Parsell Edna Sat Eli Hull Hull Huntington High School Francis J. McConnell Depauw University Syracuse Light, Power and Manufacturing Company John M. Lowell Rosciusko Samuel Gray Elkhart Roosevelt Harkinsville Sarah K. Holtz Elkhart County Edward Coe Maggie Fayette Madison Counties Zanesville Ohio Indiana Wabash Zella Nicolaus Howard Gould Sehowd Baltimore Francis Bundy Baker Camillus Bundy Bridget Roche Huntington Avilla St. Mary’s Catholic Miss Roche Homer Bell Traction Company Peru Tillett Bell Jeffersonville Reformatory S Bell Fort Wayne M. E. Church Richmond Beveridge Ey D. Stuckman

Machines to supply county for August primary elections

Empire Voting Machine company of New York informed county commissioners there will be ample machines for the primary elections and to proceed with districting the city and county. While a fixed date is pending, August 21 is the company’s target.

Empire Voting Machine Company New York

Wayne division O R C plans annual dance and pedro party

The executive committee of Wayne division No 119 O R C has arranged the annual dance and progressive pedro party at Minuet hall next Friday. Grand march led by Mr and Mrs C M Bushey, with Mr and Mrs Owen Owens assisting. Ladies Auxiliary joins O R C men and committees list officers and conductors.

Wayne Division Pedro Minuet Hall C. M. Bushey Owen Owens Mesdames Owen Owens Ed Nulf M. Deadrick C. M. Taylor T. P. O’connell A. J. Dawson N. Murphy T. P. McArdle M. C. Ginty

Venezuela and Netherlands move to reestablish ties

Willemstad reports that diplomatic relations with Venezuela will be restored at once. A signed protocol settles disputes and includes a material reduction in differential duties on merchandise from the Dutch Antilles.

Willemstad Venezuela Netherlands Dutch Antilles

Five Drowned When Steamer Eber Ward Sinks in Lake Michigan

Five crew members perish when the grain laden steamer Eber Ward sinks after striking a heavy ice floe about six miles west of Mackinaw City. Nine crewmen are saved from the Milwaukee to Port Huron voyage.

Mackinaw City Mich Eber Ward Milwaukee Port Huron Lake Michigan

Mexico to Raise Coal Tax to Aid Local Producers

Mexico City reports the government will raise the import coal tax by one dollar per ton after a railroad commission recommendation. The move aims to protect local coal producers.

Mexico Mexico City Railroad Commission

Kokomo Financier James D. Johnson Critically Ill

Kokomo Indiana April 20 James D Johnson founder and president of the Kokomo Trust company and former president of the trust company branch of the Indiana Bankers association is critically ill at his home in this city.

Kokomo, Ind James D. Johnson The Kokomo Trust Company Trust Company Indiana Bankers’ Association

British cocoa firms halt cocoa from Sao Tome and Principe

British cocoa firms decide to stop using any more beans from Sao Tome and Principe due to ill treatment of native laborers on plantations. This embargo reflects concern over labor conditions affecting supply.

Sao Thome and Principe

Money on call and loans in New York markets

Money on call remained easy at 1 2 percent with a ruling rate of 2 percent and closing bids around 1 1/2 percent. Time loans were active with sixty days 2 1/4 percent ninety days 2 1/2 percent and six months 2 3/4 percent. Sterling exchange held steady with bankers bills at 486.35 486.45 for sixty day bills and 487.70 for demand. Government and railroad bonds showed irregular movements amid a quiet market.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange

Whitley and Nearby Counties News Digest

Goshen organizes artificial ice ventures while Miss Artie Leota Himick of Collins is dead. Obituaries include Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson of Os sian and John E. Harris of Columbia City. Local projects span from interurban line plans Kendallville to LaGrange, to Puget county charity board chairmanships. Fire, accidents, legal notices, marriages and divorces fill the page with multiple court actions and civic changes across Whitley, Kosciusko and surrounding counties.

Goshen Artie Leota Himick Collins Elizabeth Wilson Ossian Church of the Progressive Brethren Roanoke Frank B. Iddings Kendallville Naple County Baptist Church Columbia City John E. Harris Whitley County Edward Malony Churupusco Charles Berry Peru Knights of Pythias Ashley Owen Hamilton Garrett C. T. Greene Richard Turnock J. J. Hoffman D. A. Fleming Elkhart George Louthan Decatur Ellen V. Louthan C. B. Wilcox Elsie D. Wilcox Huntington Erie Railroad Rochester Cromwell Syracuse Emanuel Schaefer Logansport Jay County John Depew Alonzo Alta Christman Montpelier Hartford City Clamme Louis Domke Kingsbury Laporte County Wolfe Mangold W. H. Skelton Salina Kan Warsaw Cincinnati Skelton Fort Wayne Hope Hospital L. A. Spaulding Bluffton Lamar Knepple Riverside Geneva Wabash Albertus Boreis Plymouth James M. Gilbert Kate Hall Auburn Mary Flora Noble County Isaac Evers Ligonier J. D. Hart H. L. Merry Avilla John Lower Harrison Township Elkhart County Willam Helminger Bremen John P. Butler South Bend W. A. Beane Frances Copp Albion Philip Arnold North Webster Jonesboro R. P. Davidson Tippecanoe County Lafayette

Local residents host visitors and travel notices from Poe Indiana

Mr and Mrs M J Sprang of Ossian visited in Poe with Mrs Somers. Miss Ethel Snider visited Munson Chapel for a week with cousin Miss Bessie Smitley. The Sniders visited Munson Chapel. Frank Hendry canvassed for F M L S I A. Prof G M Fishback attended a teachers institute at Fort Wayne with Mrs Fishback joining later.

TRACE OF MURDERER'S WIFE

Detectives trace Mrs Pietro Torlorico through a letter to an Italian woman in San Francisco. Police in Chicago have been asked to monitor the writer who may reveal the husband’s whereabouts. Torlorico is charged with dismembering Bragio Vilardo and dragging the body in a sack from the crime scene.

San Francisco Pietro Torlorico Bragio Vilardo Chicago Torrorico Vilardo

Judge Taylor Returning From Inspection Trip

Judge R. S. Taylor and his wife return tomorrow from a two week inspection trip down the Mississippi river. Support from river district inhabitants remains strong if his position as river commissioner comes under threat. The removal agitation arose during his absence from Fort Wayne and has since fluctuated.

R. S. Taylor Mississippi River Judge Taylor Fort Wayne

Pittsburg Faces Possible Street Car Strike

Pittsburg is threatened with a street car strike as the old wage agreement ends at midnight. Conductor and motorman workers of the Pittsburg Railways voted 2115 to 35 to demand restoration of a half cent per hour cut made a year ago and another meeting was set for tonight to decide on strike action.

Pittsburg Pittsburg Railways Company

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