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Newspaper

Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1907

Page

19

Drowned boy Eugene Huth of New Haven

Eugene Huth eight years old son of Mr and Mrs Charles A Huth of 417 Buchanan street drowned in Six Mile creek near New Haven while playing with two companions. The body sank in seven feet of water and was recovered half an hour later. Coroner Stults summoned from Fort Wayne. Father works at Kerr Murray Manufacturing.

Eugene Huth Charles A. “Huth Buchanan Street Six Mile Creek New Haven Stults Fort Wayne Huth Schlink Leonard Huth Joe Adams Charles Treucher Mr. Trencher Kerr Murray Manufacuring

Young Offender Given An Opportunity 10 Mien Ways

Gordon Cartwright admitted in city court that he took two harness sets and a pair of collars from Johns & Thompson company. His fine and jail sentence were suspended on condition he avoids alcohol and reports weekly to the judge. He is from a well regarded family and will be given work to make good. Sixty three keepers and inmates of houses of ill fame were fined in the police roundup totaling 1020. Other cases include Amos Mack and Joseph Morgan given chances for drunkenness and a vagrant ordered to leave. A bicycle theft case against William Bobmeter continued next Wednesday. County asylum officials seek a home for a healthy week old baby girl.

Gordon Cartwright Johns & Thompson Company Perrie Armstrong & Co Joseph Morgan Amos Mack Henry Douglass Clinton Jackson Joe Steven William Bobmeter William H. Shorey Rephidim God Moses Egypt Red Sea Pharaoh Aaron

Vast mining interests in Korea earned Fort Wayne visitor millions

Leigh Hunt former Whitley county man famed for mining and railroad ventures in Korea arrived in Fort Wayne from New York. He plans a visit to Columbia City with his parents then heads back toward Whitley county. He has built a global reputation in mining and finance and has led a large group of Whitley county youths to the Orient. He remains intensely interested in Korea’s political scene under Japanese influence.

Leigh Hunt Whitley County Korea Fort Wayne New York Columbia City Mr. Hunt Orient Hunt Little Empire

Robbers Loot Railway Depot at Syracuse Indiana

Three masked men held up the night agent of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Syracuse early today in Goshen Indiana. They bound the agent and his brother, blew the safe, and escaped with a small amount of money.

Goshen Ind Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Syracuse

Poe News from Poe Ind Aug 10 Hoagland services and local visits

Corres from Poe Indiana note varied social activity including attendance at M E church in Hoagland led by Rev J S Newcombe. visits to Fort Wayne relatives, Friedheim picnic, excursion to Cincinnati, and a close Hoagland ball loss to Poe 7 to 6 with Hesline pitching and two base hits by Shookman and Smith.

The Sentinel Poe Ind M. E Hoagland J. S. Newcombe Marie Spiegel Fort Wayne Ethel Snider Friedheim Ethel Longsworth Alberta McKeeman Verba Mercer Lydia Oberlin Clem Harve Hart Hudson Oberlin John Essig Harley Somers Cincinnati Monta Essig James Essig Henry Smith Simon Somers Merl Valentine Atwell Shearer Poe Boys Hesline Ossian Emerick M. Shookman Smith Poe—Emerick Hoseland

Deluge Drenches Fruit Stand After Street Flush

A burst feed pipe from an automatic street flushing machine at Berry and Clinton streets at 9 o clock drenched bystanders and swept away part of Phillip Dondero s fruit stock. The hose burst while filling from a fireplug near Citizens Trust, flooding the corner and soaking onlookers including J K McCracken Li King and Tom Nesbit as the driver shut off the supply. No major damage beyond the soaked display and wet pedestrians.

Berry Clinton Phillip Dondero Citizens’ Trust Company J. K.mccracken Li King Tom Nesbit

Revolvers Guarding Cash Spotted in Pennsylvania Case

Louis Casselburg and Walter Scott, traveling from Philadelphia with about $20 in cash, armed themselves with revolvers believing midwest crime style. Judge Skelton fined the man but suspended sentence and ordered weapon destruction. Other local cases include train climbing fines, a rail worker warned to leave town, and multiple minor punishments.

Louis Casselburg Walter Scott Philadelphia Middle West Colorado Montana Casselburg Pennsylvania Judge Skelton William Lind Ohio Thomas Brown Kientz James McCormick Rose Field Angola

Pioneer Farmer Beck Dead After Sixty Five Years South of Town

Pioneer farmer Mr. Beck, who died Thursday, had lived about sixty five years just south of the community. Neighbors recall his steady work and longtime residence, marking a long agricultural life in the area. Funeral arrangements were not disclosed in the brief notice.

Mr. Beck

Williamsport Pioneer Farmer Dies. Funeral Set Sunday

Allen-Wells county line near Williamsport mourns a widely known pioneer farmer and longtime prohibitionist. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the M. E. Church in Williamsport, conducted by Rev. C. W. Martin of Ossian.

Allen-Wells County Williamsport M. E. Church C. W. Martin Ossian

W R C Notes Annual Picnic at Robison Park

The Woman's Relief Corps held its annual picnic at Robison Park on Tuesday with an afternoon program and two races won by Mrs. Martenbee and Mrs. Sutton. Supper followed at 6 pm with husbands joining. An ice cream social at Comrade Liggett's Lakeside home on August 26 was accepted, and the sewing society plans an all day session at Mrs. Rhinehart's Walton Avenue home on August 20.

Woman's Relief Corps Robison Park Martenbee Sutton U. S. Bass Comrade Liggett Lakeside

Prizes in Winona Bible Quiz Honors Women from Indiana and Kansas

The Winona Lake Bible match drew contestants nationwide with prizes awarded to Mrs. E. G. Bebbs of Winona Lake ten dollars and Mrs. William Menninger of Topeka five dollars, with Menninger donating her prize to charity. Eva Tolbert of St. Louis excelled in tough questions as judges Rev. H. G. Rice and J. S. Hawk presided.

Indiana Kansas Warsaw Ind Winona Lake Assembly United States E. G Bebbs Winona Lake William Menninger Topeka Kas Menninger F. N. Palmer Winona Eva Tolbert St. Louis Jesus Rev H. G. Rice Monticello J.S. Hawk Jeffersonville

Coast Artillery Recruits Noted At Army Station

Two men enlisted for coast artillery service at the U.S. Army recruiting station Saturday. The entry records Severo as one recruit and another unnamed man, with Beg noted as the recruiting official.

Coastry Severo Coast Artillery U.S Army Ee Beg

Rockefeller Says Wealth Is Widespread and Interwoven

Cleveland August 10 John D Rockefeller defended Judge Grosscups view that national wealth is widely distributed and that damage from attacks on transportation harms all industries He noted he invests across sectors and bears responsibility for workers and investors He argued business success rests on serving the public and that critics misunderstand his role as a servant not a master

Cleveland John D. Rockefeller Grosscup Manetary Rockefeller Mr. Rockefeller

The Enemy In The Way Seventh In Clout And Piller Series

A Hebrew encampment at Rephidim faces alarm as Amalek forces threaten. Joshua urges bold resistance, Moses on the hill with the rod, Aaron and Hur support. Israel defeats the attack, Moses names the victory Jehovah-nissi and records the lesson for Joshua.

Clout and Piller

Fragmentary quote hints at financial motive in exile

Fragmentary OCR text shows a speaker musing on converting interests into gold and sending money to England or Europe. The garbled phrasing mentions Yankee Doodle and a contemplated move abroad, suggesting a late 18th or early 19th century discussion of finances and emigration.

England Europe

Bible Furnishings Spark Hotel Policy Change

The New York hotel proprietor orders 200 Bibles from a publisher, citing guest complaints about missing Bibles in rooms. He notes hotels once included them as standard, but interest waned, and many volumes disappeared, leaving guests without a chance to read before bed.

New York New York City

Escaping Responsibility and Wealth in Early American Thought

Fragmentary text reflects confusion over wealth and responsibility in American life. The speaker hints wealth brings embarrassment and that the United States struggles to develop adequate solutions, admitting personal limits and concerns about future progress.

United States

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