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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1906
Page
6
The scene describes a quiet rest spot near a railroad station with hens and cows nearby. Advertised country comforts include coal shade and fine bathing, while crowds seek relief from heat. The text references trees and a mob, hinting at a bustling past and local amenities.
Thousands of German descendants gathered at Centlivre Park for German Day with city bands and singing societies energizing a clear cool day. Speeches by Philip Rappaport urged U S Germany arbitration and cautioned on recent anti citizen laws. State officers were elected for the Federated German Societies of Indiana and resolutions urged moderation and support for individual liberty and temperance education.
Angola faces a busy period with Tri State college commencement activities and the thirteenth annual Old Settlers Day. Prominent speakers include Judge Stephen A Powers and Rev Barton B Bigler. Festivities feature bands, posters, free coffee, and special Lake Shore railroad rates. Christian church meetings cap the weekend with services on the fair grounds led by Hitler F Arthur.
Kansas City Kansas August 13 The saloon raids led by C W Trickett assistant attorney general appointed by Governor Hoch were renewed with arrests of three saloon operators. Attorney General Coleman at Topeka declared all state power resources pledged to defend and vindicate the supremacy of the law.
The annual meeting at Langard's hall Sunday elected Frank Joly as president Florentine Roy as vice president Charles F Centlivre as treasurer Frank Manuel as recording secretary Charles Marechal as corresponding secretary M Strachin as sentinel and trustees Joseph Romary Sr August Lanternier and Louis C Langard. Eight new members were admitted and fifteen applications received, signaling a flourishing society.
Photographer G C Parrat inaugurates an exclusive art store in East Berry street rooms. Extensive improvements enlarge the space for displaying pictures and art goods. Parrat plans rotating original paintings on view to establish a high grade art store.
Fraulein Hipsberger presents a needlework copy of Raphael's Madonna at Winona Lake Indiana. The exhibit draws attention with a near exact replica, praised by visitors and linked to a German government display in Paris earning a grand prize at a world fair. The seven year project showcases intricate stitching and artistry.
Goshen Indiana Aug 13 Ex-treasurer E D Drake of Elkhart county killed himself at 7 80 this morning by a gunshot to the head. He was compelled to repay public funds lost in the collapse of the Indiana National Bank of Elkhart.
An explosion at 7:15 am at the Laflin Rand powder mill in Fontanet Ind. kills Frank Hamilton 28 of Xenia Ohio who was repairing a machine. The press mill is blown to the ground with a $36000 loss. Windows and smoke stacks shattered and the blast heard fifteen miles away.
Vice President Charlies W. Fairbanks accepts invitation to open the Ohio State Colored Educational and Industrial Exposition in Columbus on August 25. The invitation came from P. W. Chayers, general director. Governor Harris of Ohio and Booker T. Washington are also slated to speak.
Local lawyer John Bays, a well known attorney for coal interests, died at his home in Bullivan Indiana. He served as a Democratic member of the Southern Indiana Hospital Board, appointed by Governor Hanly.
Allen county township trustees and candidates met to seek relief from the reform law. They adopted resolutions asking repeal of sections 9 and 5 and amendment of section 6, authorize open market purchases up to 50 cents, require advisory board approval of bills, and define advisory board duties and pay. Cornelius Gearin and Joseph Pfeiffer led the resolutions.
Prof Charles H Frye former superintendent of the Chicago normal school returns after a 31 year disappearance. He hands his wife 5000 in hundred dollar bills saying ask me no questions and has settled back at home in Chicago after time in the Philippine islands.
Armenians and Italians clash as laborer gangs in Somerdale injure and kill. Tony Brand dies, Charles Anthony injured, revolvers and shotguns used. John Sterk jailed for murder, Valley Cope charged with inciting riot. Chicago visitor Margaret Wenninghoff returns home.
Preston Machtney, 41, a Pittsburg stage carpenter, is badly wounded on a Bowery trolley car after a man knocks him down and a second assailant slashes him with a razor. Machtney and a companion, Mary Cook, were hospitalized in an unconscious state. both attackers fled. Mrs. Taylor of Louisville visits her mother nearby.
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