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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1904
Page
3
Rev Edward W Averill of Peru will succeed Rev A W Seabrease as rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, marking a leadership change at the congregation.
Rev Averill resigns from Trinity parish in Penn effective May 20 and will assume duties in Fort Wayne. Rev J M Rippey will supply the pulpit until then. Bishop White praises Averill’s fitness to lead a major diocese parish and Peru’s paper lauds his brilliance, popularity, and successful Peru tenure.
Fort Wayne and Southwestern Traction officials say Conductor Herman E Wilson was killed by an electric shock when a piece of light wire, thrown across high tension lines, contacted the telephone system below. Superintendent Williams found the fault minutes after the incident near Huntington, noting the wire dangling and striking the phone line as the wind blew it.
A fatal accident occurred after a wire was removed and laid across interurban lines. Authorities seek who placed the wire, offering 25 dollars reward. Telephone system and high tension lines were damaged, cars running on Fort Wayne system. The deceased, identified as a young man named Wilson, was from Huntington and his funeral is scheduled Thursday at 2 PM.
New York journalist H. R. Hertzburg dramatic editor of the Evening Journal was likely fatally injured after falling nine stories in an areaway of the Morton building. He had been at the Press club, found in the basement while returning home. The 35 year old, unmarried reporter recently arrived from New Orleans.
In Auburn Indiana on April 20 a fire destroyed the Kneppers home near Auburn Junction. Mr and Mrs Knepper escaped with only night clothing as a kitchen stove fire raced through the woodwork while they slept. Neighbors tried to rescue belongings but failed.
Chicago April 20 The jury found Emil Roesk the last of the carbarn bandits guilty of killing Otto Bouder during a saloon robbery on July 19. He received a life penitentiary sentence after hours of juror deliberation.
Mrs Hravi land of Armonk recalls a near fatal attack of whooping cough and bronchitis cured by Dr King s New Discovery. Her daughter s life was saved and her other daughter recovered from advanced consumption after using the medicine. Trial bottles free. 50c and 1.00 bottles guaranteed by Dreier & Bro. Albert Leonard and Oscar Zeinberg face bonds for robbery near Kendallville. they captured after fleeing into a wood. Fa ley s Kidney Cure is advertised as best for kidney and bladder diseases by Dreier & Ber.
The Tri State Loan and Trust company held its annual stockholders meeting Tuesday approving reports and a 3 percent dividend. No board or staff changes were made. G W Pixley W J Vesey Leo Presburger R L Romy C A Wilding A E O Backer Louis Fox D N Foster John Dreibelbiss W E Mossman F S Hunting B McKim were reelected as directors. Wilding was named president Mossman vice president Fox second vice president Pixley secretary and Vesey attorney. The firm reports 95000 cash on hand and the dividend is payable at the office.
John Sparkin of Elkhart dies from gangrene due to poor blood circulation in the feet. Daniel Coonfire, 61, falls from a scaffold at the new Presbyterian church in Portland with injuries likely fatal. Charles Purcell, longtime Seybold Dry Goods clerk in Logansport, confesses to stealing hundreds of dollars in goods. Daniel Dunfee, missing from Wabash county infirmary, struck by a Big Four train near North Manchester, beheaded by the wheels.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for blood poisoning cancer ulcers eczema and carbuncles with testimonials from Robert Ward and Geo A Williams. It offers free sample and medical advice by mail and lists Fort Wayne Indiana and Auburn state bank news in the same column.
A vintage advertisement claims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure treats dyspepsia indigestion and sour stomach. It asserts the tonic digests food strengthens digestion and improves overall health, noting the product is sold by Meyer Bros Co.
WANTED to buy tight blue hay and straw at highest market price. Also have choice feed corn for sale. Apply to B F Tinkham at 205 West Superior Street Fort Wayne Indiana. 4-G-wAt
Henry Colerick reported from Democratic primaries in the Twelfth district that 47 of 58 delegates from outside counties favored William R Hearst for president while 11 backed Parker. In Lagrange county eight delegates were elected to vote for Colerick and Hines, supporting Hearst. Colerick added that 11 of 54 Allen county delegates would decide the district in Hearst’s favor, with about three quarters expected to back Hearst.
Indianapolis April 20 A snow storm blankets southern Indiana with three to four inches of snow. Evansville reports the heaviest in thirty years while Rockport records four inches as traffic slows.
Reports indicate heavy snowfall and crop damage across western Kentucky including Morgan Field Owensboro and Hopkinsville with six inches in places. Madisonville Middlesboro and Louisville also report snowfall and freezing temps unprecedented for the season. St Louis endures a severe storm delaying Fair preparations and Kinloch Park races postponed to tomorrow.
Four inches of snow covers Marion Indiana on April 20. Fruit blooms are wrapped in white and damage to orchards farms and crops is expected to be heavy.
Major Harold G. Megrew, commander of the Spanish War Veterans, Captain William E. English of the Spanish-American War Veterans, and Colonel George M. Moulton of Chicago, head the consolidation signing in Indianapolis. The leaders finalized articles uniting the three organizations, marking a new cooperative structure among veterans.
Telegram to President Roosevelt dated April 18 1904 reports the consolidation of the Spanish War Veterans Spanish American War Veterans and Service Men of the Spanish War into a single organization named United Spanish War Veterans It lists national officers including Major Harold C Megrew Captain William E English and Colonel George M Houston and notes 800 camps and about 160000 members across the U S Hawaii Porto Rico and the Philippines.
Rev Edgar W Allen, pastor of the West Jefferson Street Church of Christ, furnishes a Smyrna diary dated April 1 1904 recounting the American delegates visit to Constantinople for a world wide Sunday school convention. He describes police guards and crowds, the Bosphorus voyage, and the city’s lack of modern amenities as he reflects on the empire’s condition and a vision of Liberty.
In a tocar, the House judiciary committee approved two resolutions led by Diz Williams demanding information from Attorney General Jenkins. The move followed absence by most Republicans. One asks for any past investigations into the so called anthracite coal trust and full reports. The other seeks criminal prosecutions tied to the Northern Securities ruling. The AG declined, saying disclosure would harm public interest, while Williams urged constitutional duty to impeach noncompliant officers. The session included Democratic support and a party-line vote.
Passage recalls a gathering where ministers and hundreds of Sunday school workers seek to project influence beyond the local sphere. The speaker notes a mission set toward Ephesus with a dramatic appeal to Diana of the Ephesians.
A woman using the alias Nellie Foster and two other women were fined five dollars with costs after a slumming party near the Arlington hotel ended in improprieties. Men William Bender John Cobb and Charles Stellar received varying fines. arrests were made by Superintendent Gorslins and Captain Bergman during a round up in the red light district.
Patent medicine advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as stopping coughing fits and strengthening lungs. Claims early use prevents pneumonia attacks. Notes sales via Drelor & Bro and warns against substitutes.
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