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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1908
Page
6
In St Paul Minnesota and Superior Wisconsin on April 27 a severe damp snowstorm with 32 to 35 mph winds coated streets with wet snow. City transit faced delays while downtown saw quick melting, but outlying areas gathered several inches of accumulation and disrupted travel in the region.
Sedalia Missouri reports a light fall of snow today with wintry conditions affecting the central region. Temperatures cooled as light flurries were observed in surrounding areas.
Snow fell in the Sioux City region today with thin ice forming last night, creating hazardous travel conditions in the area.
Frost over two nights in the Arkansas and Grande valley fruit belts causes about 1 million dollars in damage. Smudge fires were used to combat the cold. losses are thought to be heavy but perhaps less than last April.
Intermittent snow fell in the northern part of Nebraska on April 27 and continued into today. Residents fear damage to fruit and young vegetables if clear skies do not soon restore growing conditions.
In Des Moines Iowa on April 27 the northern part of the state recorded temperatures falling below freezing last night and early today. Sioux City reported the coldest reading at 28 degrees with a light snow falling in that area.
A light frost in southern Nebraska caused slight damage to peaches, with reports noting minor injuries to the fruit and potential impact on yields. The citation comes from Lincoln on April 27.
Albany reports Gov. Hughes issued a proclamation calling an extraordinary session starting May 11 after the 1908 legislature adjourned. The session may tackle the Percy-Gray race track gambling law, direct primaries, and expanding the public service commissions to oversee telegraph and telephone firms ferries and stage lines. Senator Grady signaled he will likely not seek re election after eighteen years of service. Speaker Wadsworth highlighted the assembly's stance on race track gambling. A recess burlesque proposed Wadsworth for governor and mixed reactions greeted renominating Hughes.
Secretary Louis S. C. Schroeder of the Democratic county central committee will be in Attorney F. J. Belot's office in the Bank block for the remainder of the week to provide information about Fridays primary.
J McBeth Smith, long practicing in Hammond, returned to Fort Wayne and opened a law office in the Harmony building at 120 West Berry Street. Smith previously came to Fort Wayne from Ohio and taught school in Maysville for six years.
Boston report details a sweeping prohibition wave. Over 2,000 workers face job loss as 210 licensed saloons in 36 Massachusetts towns go dry by May 1. Worcester and Lynn lead a regional shift with major cities moving to no license regimes, while Haverhill and Essex county towns pivot away from liquor sales.
Fort Wayne representatives P. A. Randall Charles S. Bush and Frank B. Taylor left for Washington to urge a deep waterway linking Lake Erie and Lake Michigan via the Maumee River. They will lobby the House committee on railways and canals tomorrow at 10 AM with maps and data to support a government survey for feasibility. The delegation expects aid from Indiana lawmakers including Congressman Watson and Senator Sherwood. They return later this week.
Kalamazoo Mich April 27 in the circuit court Mrs George Metzger is arraigned on a charge she shot Carlton Morgan of South Berd The incoherent report notes the shooting occurred at her house and mentions May 4 as a referenced date.
Mrs. Warren Rogers aged 45 died at 5 am Sunday at 2210 Walton Ave from severe burns after a kerosene lamp filled in the basement ignited, possibly due to gasoline fumes. The blast occurred about 7:80 pm Saturday as she lit a match to note progress. neighbors aided, but medical help failed. Funeral Tuesday at St Paul Methodist Episcopal Church with Lindenwood interment.
The show boat Marion capsized eight miles above the St Francis river mouth after a storm. Captain W A Joyce reported twelve drowned, including one woman, out of sixty two passengers and crew who rode the overturned hull as ten foot waves swept the wreck. The boat had been carrying a carnival company from Helena, Arkansas, and sank late yesterday.
In Kokom Indiana April 1924 Jesse W Osborn pleads guilty to the charge connected to the Fairy battle slaying. The record notes felonious intent and degree of the offense.
Washington reports that the public buildings bill will not be reported to the house until leaders secure a pledge to pass a currency bill. Chairman Barthaldt says the measure will carry about $23 million in allocations and delays reflect political leverage over Aldrich or Vreeland currency bills.
Subscriptions to half of Pennsylvania railway bonds worth 40 million dollars were opened at Kuhn Loeb offices. News indicates the 20 million dollar U S allotment was heavily subscribed and overall subscriptions may exceed 120 million dollars.
London brokers report the Pennsylvania 4 per cent bonds heavily oversubscribed with half allotted to London. Subscriptions closed one hour after opening as Baring Brothers and the Rothschilds note massive applications. They cannot yet announce the final oversubscription count.
James Fitzgerald headlined City Judge Skelton's Friday session refusing to be called James or Mr Fitzgerald and drawing $5. He denied being a vag and was sent in after a sleepy alley incident. Dick Brennan got $100 and 30 days for drunkenness after resisting officers. Other defendants included Pat Sullivan, William Mantas, John Morris, and four vagrants held for departure or kept overnight.
County commissioners filled a vacancy in the school appraisal post amid a meeting today. The action replaces the outgoing appraiser and sets the stage for evaluation procedures in the district.
Mary Garry files suit in the Superior Court seeking 3500 dollars with 3048 dollars for wages spanning August 10 1893 to April 19 1968 at four dollars a week. She alleges confinement abuse and injury including eye damage and a fractured hand.
Guatemala City reports President Cabrera announces that eighteen leaders linked to a conspiracy against him have been executed and more executions are likely. He says he uncovered a wide plot tied to his attempted assassination and vows strong measures to maintain order amid unrest.
E. D. Jump of this city was the lowest bidder for redecorating the postoffice interior. Bids opened at 2 pm Saturday by Postmaster Hanna showed Jump at 2108 dollars with other bids from O'Brien Bros 3300 dollars Grohne Decorating Co 2945 dollars Mong and Misner 3759.78 dollars N Trainor 3890 dollars. The estimate includes sidewalk repairs and incidentals and Jump pledges completion in 100 days.
Frank Flowers, a one arm man, appeared in city court Saturday for peddling without a license and received an hour to leave town. John Bunting and Maria Fisher, alias Battle Ax, were found in a rooming house on Chicago Street Briday variety ida.
The French cruiser D'Estrees, in port at New York, recovered from Hayti after the attempted revolution. Officers recount the nocturnal execution of March urchins and the massacre of rebels. A merchant forced to witness his own burial but survived as his grave proved too small.
New York April 24 Thomas F Ryan told the special grand jury that 95 percent of railroad stock nationwide never cost a dollar in cash. He explained that prior stock issues were largely bond funded and that many roads, including the Union Pacific, were built with bonds and land grants.
A man claiming to be George Washington and Daniel O Connell disrupted the Senate naval bill debate in the gallery. He was seized by guards, later identified as William O Leary, a former Navy gunner's mate, and sent to an asylum after remarks about God and a railway bore the hall.
Salem Mass April 24 Harry H Lebaron 17 years old shot and killed his wife whom he married in February and then killed himself A note said they planned to die together Despondency over unemployment blamed for the tragedy The shooting occurred in the house of the husband s father where they lived
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