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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1908
Page
8
Sentinel Correspondence from Manila lauds the 1998 carnival as a monumental success. It praises the clean city, native self government, and contented populace under American guidance, noting visitors abroad praise the event as a model for future Oriental celebrations.
The Manila carnival drew fifty thousand on Luneta to welcome the Occident and Orient courts. Miss Margery Colton led the Occident queen role, while Miss Purita Villaneueva charmed the masses as Orient queen. Captain George T. Langhorne directed the event with army support, earning praise for a show that blended Filipino, Spanish, American cultures in parades, hippodrome acts, and revels. The piece notes educational value, future provincial exhibits, and a shift away from cockfighting toward baseball as amusements.
At Belostivar and surrounding villages Russians fight Kurdish raiders in the Karabagh mountains. Russian forces number 460 Cossacks with sharpshooters and machine guns. Persian authorities face turmoil as Teheran issues orders and Turkish mobilization concerns rise near the frontier.
Fragmentary report details a band named Cat Bolestvar performing in an event labeled Raide-8. The text hints at routing or lineup changes but provides few concrete facts or context about location, date, or outcome.
Indianapolis April 18 Judge A B Anderson refused to grant a restraining order in the case of Marion W Savage against Willard J Jones state chemist. Savage sought to enjoin enforcement of the law regulating analysis and sale of concentrated foodstuffs.
Paris dispatch reports in today’s Cri de Paris that Mme Anna Gould and Prince Helie de Sagan have secretly wed in a border town, with New York family aware of the match. The notice claims release from past ties and notes Gould plans to sell her Bordeaux wine stock valued at $16,000. A separate item describes Osborn confessing to a crime in Panhandle yards, detailing his travels to Canada and intent to flee to Greentown, with the murder weapon recovered.
Kokomo arrest closes case as Osborn confesses to the slaying of Fairy McClain. Authorities report the suspect’s admission after capture, detailing sequence of events leading to arrest and confession.
Negotiations for the White National bank building at Wayne and Clinton streets closed Friday with transfer to a new owner for 40000. The First National bank had owned it since a merger. Physicians' Defense company will add two stories and convert it into their home office, with remodeling planned by architect J F Wing. Existing tenants must surrender soon as work begins.
Frank Moore, a young man arrested in South Whitley, faced charges over the theft of a gun and an overcoat. He posted bail while serving as a trusty at the jail. The case reflects local crime concerns and ongoing investigations.
Washington reports that if the attorney general fails to show substantial action against the paper trust for restraint of trade Congress may intervene. Speaker Cannon and Chairman Payne argue tariff affects print paper prices, not scarcity, and may push for a congressional inquiry into the International Paper company’s supply, manufacture, and distribution.
Representative Richmond Pearson Hobson of Alabama stated the push for a large navy will continue after an interview with the president. He argued battles are won on strategy beyond skirmish lines and dismissed the notion that the issue is partisan.
The Rescue Home and Mission plans a campaign to raise 5000 dollars to fund the coming year and cover a deficit of about 1000 dollars. New officers include A. G. Barry as president and George S. Cooper as superintendent, with a large board of managers and finance committee members named.
Henry Miller an elderly shoemaker of Sheldon is in a very critical state at St Josephs hospital with paralysis. His wife died three weeks ago and he has lived alone in Sheldon since then. He became stricken Thursday night and lay helpless for hours before neighbors found him. He is completely speechless.
The membership of Battery B increased by twenty volunteers Friday evening to strengthen a grand showing at the government inspection set for next Monday. Names include John C. Roesener, Benjamin F. Thomas, H J Schnorr, Harry D Hardendorf, Ernest C Klepper, and others.
A stirring false tale of Pansy Scheid, nineteen, claimed assault by two Black men led to a West End panic. Detec tives and patrols swarmed the area after Hoyt confessed the pair fabricated the story and Hoyt endured the sweating process.
Burglars entered the J. Bonn hroom pool room at 1214 South Calhoun Street by forcing a window Friday night. They stole candy and tobacco valued at 8 dollars and 75 cents in cash. Police are investigating.
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