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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1911
Page
4
The remembrance portrays John W Gates as a complex figure driven by energy and foresight. He profited from barbed wire futures, thrived in big business, and earned a romantic image from wealth and audacity, while critics warn the public mythologized him beyond his practical impact.
A Pennsylvania Railroad wreck at the city edge Sunday night left no passengers killed and many injured. The crash involved a passenger train crashing into a freight train, killing the engine crews but sparing riders due to modern car construction and careful operation. The eventHighlights the dangers of rail travel and the courage of those who work in locomotives.
The steel passenger coaches on the Pennsylvania line Chicago to New York survived a Sunday collision with a freight train without any passenger deaths. Despite massive impact some injuries occurred but cars did not telescope or become debris fields, underscoring steel cars' resilience. Railways with high passenger收入 lines push to equip steel cars and seek mandatory steel mail cars from the Post Office, arguing cost justified by lives saved in accidents.
A railway mishap prompts examination of the new advanced car type. The incident highlights potential value and limitations of the design, with officials noting how the cars performed under stress and what improvements may follow.
The city faces improving unimproved street ends that connect to main country roads. Costs should avoid heavy pavement unless local property owners demand it. Minor, affordable improvements could provide better access for country trade and urban traffic, with material city profits.
The death of William Pitt Frye of Maine removes the last of the old school senators who bridged mid-century statesmanship and present politics. Frye entered the Senate in 1889 and served continuously, often as president pro tempore. His passing opens a path for a Democratic gain as Maine’s legislature and governor lean Democratic.
Judge Mungovan uses a sliding scale for false alarm offenses after George Bopp drew 20 dollars and costs. Two teens, George Bopp and Fred Oetting, admitted lighting an alarm box at Berghoff brewery. Detective Sgt Pappert pursued them. Detting, not yet 16, was sent to juvenile court with plans for the Plainfield Industrial school.
Catherine Lipps sues Francis Lipps alleging repeated absences since 1884 causing self support, cursing, and threats to kill. Ethel Weyer seeks divorce from Orin Weyer with claims of excessive drinking and threats to kill. custody of two children requested. Halk case moved to federal court for $5,000 in personal injuries. Judge R B Dreibergiss presiding. McAdams Hartzell represent Lipps and Weyer plaintiffs.
In superior court today Catherine Stoll received a divorce from Mathias Stoll with custody of the children and support set at six dollars monthly. A will provision details life tenancy for Laura and Caroline Wilson, then bequests to Mrs. Frank Stouder and Major G. Will Wilson. Beers-Offutt Construction sues Daniel W. Kane and others over a stalled St James apartment project alleging architect delays costing ten thousand dollars. Olds and Campbell filed the suit.
The will of Herman A. Bengs filed for probate bequeaths $100 to Otto, Gustav, Robert, Herman, Rudolph, Martha and Minnie Bengs. The remainder goes to widow Anna Bengs, who is named executrix.
Emma Sturm accuses John L. Sturm of abuse and hair pulling during marriage, with eight children and a $50 monthly income from National Handle. Colerick and Hogan filed the suit. Anna Block’s divorce suit was dismissed in superior court. Belle Grady sues Charles H. Eckert for $2000 damages alleging assault after being dragged from a taxi, clothing torn, ribs broken, and being kept at the National hotel before hospital transfer. C J Ryan and Howard Hawthorn represent Grady.
Cattle and hogs see steady to lower trends across York Chicago and Cincinnati markets. York shipments total 3040 head with mixed loads and troughs priced around 6.75 to 8.15. Chicago reports cattle at 7000 head steady with steers 4.10 to 6.50 and hogs 6.86 to 7.80. Cincinnati lists cattle receipts 664 with slow market while hogs run 7.80 to 8.95. Pittsburg and Indianapolis show varied results with hogs around 7.75 to 7.85 and sheep and lamb values mixed.
City Judge Mungovan sentenced a bartender to one month in jail for selling drinks to a man already intoxicated. The ruling laws as a warning against aiding drunkenness, with the chief of police catching the offender. The dissent argues bar owners resist reform, but the public and police see this as a needed enforcement.
The Coatesville incident shows a Negro murderer burned by a mob within a Quaker area. The piece notes the Quakers’ anti violence stance and Underground Railroad role, stressing the offenders were not the local Quaker community and more facts are awaited.
The Jersey democracy will need more than noise to sway public opinion about Woodrow Wilson as governor and leader. The piece notes Wilson may not reach the presidency but will be remembered for his service to his state and party.
A fragmentary note discusses a shift in attitude toward a jump on Joka, signaling a change in behavior or plan. The text hints at a new, calmer approach replacing prior impulsive actions.
Saturday Catherine Stoll obtained a divorce decree in the superior court then quickly formed a new union with laborer Frederick E. Huhn, twenty years younger. The decree was granted yesterday forenoon and a marriage license followed shortly after. A new club named Berliner was organized with no capital and filed articles with the county recorder for social uplift of its members.
The report details corn selling on street markets at 68c a bushel not reflecting true market value as scarcity drives bid prices. It also cites hay at up to $20 a ton, wheat and oats selling slowly, and a generally poor corn crop outlook due to July damage.
Chicago market notes lower prices for wheat and corn at the opening, with English traders reporting a strained labor situation in Liverpool. September wheat opened 4 to 5 cents lower, holding near 90 ¾ cents. corn opened about 4 to 4 ½ cents down and traded around 64 to 65 cents as shorts covered.
Chicago reports steady butter with varied creamery and state prices and a lower eggs market after 41,466 cases. New York market mirrors firmness in cheese and butter with high receipts and multiple grade prices. Poultry and veal show steady tones in live markets across regions, while Toledo notes North Lima and South Lima price points for barrels.
The Day on Wall Street reports heavy early losses with Union Pacific down over a point and Canadian Pacific sliding. Reading, Atchison and others open lower while some issues show fractional gains. Bearish tone persists through midday and afternoon with Texas Company at a new low and Amalgamated Copper weak.
A condensed market report lists wholesale prices for Wheat at 83 cents per bushel Corn at 8 cents per bushel Oats at 31 cents per bushel Rye at 65 cents per bushel and barley at 0 cents per bushel Fresh gathered extras priced at 16 cents per dozen Potatoes new home grown at 1.25 to 1.40 dollars per bushel Butter from Elgin creamery listed at 25 to 26 cents per pound and prints at 22 to 29 cents per pound The note mentions fluctuating packing stock and sustained fractional losses with selling pressure not renewed.
Prices for apples and turkeys per pound, cheese and butter quotes, eggs offered free from rats and spots at 18 cents per dozen, candled eggs 18 cents per dozen, Winona butter 27.14 cents per pound and Sweet Clover butter 23 cents per pound. Corrections note by C L Trall appears.
A brief listing shows Butter at 29 to 32 cents per pound, country butter 28 to 56 cents, Potatoes at 150 dollars per ton, Chickens 14 to 11 cents per pound, Apples at 10 to 90 cents per bushel.
Corrected textile from Harry Bush shows quotes for winter wheat and spring varieties, bran and middlings, screenings, seed and cornmeal, with per bushel and per ton rates. Also lists oats rye barley corn prices and flour rates for winter wheat and middling chop feed.
Quotations of S Bash Co and Weil Bros on cured hides green hides calf hides horse hides wool tallow rags copper brass and tin foil with prices per pound and per cwt plus city scales retail prices for oats corn and hay listed.
Albert Siminger and James Snyder faced fines of five dollars and costs for drunkenness after leaving Fort Wayne’s Transfer restaurant with signs kicked and street debris. Snyder received an additional five and costs for cruelty to his horse. Harvey was fined ten dollars and costs for insulting language toward George Porter. Other cases included a drunkenness continuance, license-less motorcycle riding, an overbearing affidavit against a stepchild, vagrancy detention for Andrew J. Foster, and a $500 bond for William Oesterman on an assault charge with Iva Cantwell as witness.
Miss Elizabeth Meyers 27 slept then sprang from a bakery window in Terre Haute Indiana after dreaming she was attacked by four men with a long knife. She suffered a fractured collarbone and ankle in the fall and is being treated.
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