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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1909
Page
4
Editorial denounces Fort Wayne officials for allowing wholesale liquor-law violations. It accuses Mayor Hosey and the police chief of failing to act while the liquor dealers’ association allegedly regulates saloons, urging decisive action to protect the city’s reputation and public safety.
Justice Mills documents Thaw as incurably paranoid and a danger to society. He rejects release, keeping Thaw at Matteawan asylum for the criminal insane. The ruling notes conflicting expert opinions on Thaw’s mental state and affirms confinement as necessary.
The piece urges readers in inland states to elect lawmakers who will support Roosevelt era conservation and national improvements. It warns of organized opposition by powerful interests seeking public lands forests water power and roads, asserting a strong public-spirit alertness and voting for friends of the program is essential to protect these resources.
A critical look at Gary Indiana and Pullman Illinois as so called model towns reveals how corporate control and hurried urban planning can fail to deliver livable communities. Gary’s rapid industrial growth clashes with governance, while Pullman’s company town design yielded high rents and poor sanitation before reforms ended the model illusion.
Alabama's lower house passed a stringent measure to enforce prohibition by banning all liquor sales and ads in newspapers and on signs. It also prohibits liquor transport on any railroad track and forbids any refreshment place from using the term saloon, even if an internal revenue license is displayed on the premises.
The text outlines a stringent framework aimed at enforcing the prohibition statute. It discusses raids on suspicious gatherings, required indictments for illicit liquor traffic, and destruction of seized contraband. It argues Alabama’s approach tightens gaps in enforcement, contrasting with other states like Kansas.
Dr. Robert J. Aley state superintendent proposes a new course reviving the old spelling bee to improve common English word spelling. He notes past districts valued spelling schools for social ties and news exchanges, but modern communications have less need. still, spelling drill remains essential to train minds.
Fort Wayne mayoral candidate Jesse Grice releases a policy statement detailing his Republican platform. He pledges municipal improvements including lighting and water systems, streets, sidewalks, sewers, parks, playgrounds, rail elevated tracks, and clean streets, along with a strong police department and prohibition of gambling and illegal liquor sales to protect homes and public morals.
The editorial questions Mr Grice on his stance toward enforcing Indiana liquor laws and saloon regulation. It asks for clear language from Grice, argues Schmidt has a strong chance to outpace him on law enforcement while Fort Wayne awaits a definitive position.
The Chinese government recalls Dr Wu Ting Fang as court power shifts in Pekin alter policy. Dowager Empress Tsi An and Kuang Hsu die, Pa-yi sits on the throne under Prince Chun, and calls for law codification abroad hint at a changing administration. The Boston attack on the city is noted with New England panic in 1798 memory.
Dispatches from Salt Lake note the strain on union veterans during the Grand Army parade as August encampments test men aged beyond sixty. The piece argues against canceling the national encampment, praising veterans' endurance and iron will despite the heat and age.
A Spokane irrigation congress speaker praised John D. Rockefeller as a benefactor to humanity arguing that refined petroleum is cheap. He cited Rockefeller’s vast wealth and estimated totals for Henry H. Rogers John D Archbold and other magnates. He claimed over a billion dollars in profits have flowed to stockholders since Standard Oil’s rise and that oil could have been cheaper for consumers.
Elizabeth Phillips, known as Miss Santa Claus for her charity work in Philadelphia, is found dead in her room. The article notes her mind faltered amid disappointments and impostors who exploited her kindness, including a young ex-convict from a good family who she tried to reform.
The piece discusses E H Harriman's presumed takeover of the New York Central with 50 million dollars to connect railroads from Gotham to the Golden Gate. It credits his persistence and hard work, noting railway dreamers and George Gould's earlier attempts as context.
The aged Mrs Thaw becomes an irrepressible pamphleteer while her eminent son shows literary bent in a pursuit the world promised would engage him once free from jails and mad houses. Evelyn, though innocent, can talk and replies to pamphlets.
The piece lampoons Thaw pamphlets and literary postures while noting F Augustus Heinze faces grand jury indictments and erosion of wealth. It reports the Wrights claim a thousand mile flight at one hundred miles per hour and hints at future aeronautical development and commercial potential.
Spokane convention delegates press for a federal bond issue of 5 000 000 000 to fund irrigation drainage reclamation forest preservation internal waterways and roads. They claim the program would yield a fivefold return in material growth and civilization benefits despite doubters.
The article predicts Secretary Ballinger will clash with western interests over his no new government aid for irrigation and land reclamation. It suggests his stance could lead to sharp opposition and possibly threaten his position in the Taft administration as the president contemplates policy shifts.
The Tipton bank shortage cleaned by Noah Marker climbs past 150000 and may reach 200000. While Marker handled the cash, others appear involved in the misappropriation. Bank examiners pore over ledgers as respected Tipton citizens fear a monetary eruption. The Texas land lure has attracted several prominent local businessmen.
Forester Gifford Pinchot warns of a vast water power trust forming and urges vigilance to prevent corporate control of a national resource. President Roosevelt has stressed the need to keep water power from trusts and to develop inland waterways for preservation and use.
The police chief speaks with candid bluntness about saloons operating on their terms, closing when convenient and overruling the law, showing a man aware of his duties under restraint and oversight.
The article notes chiefs admit enforcement of the law is not their concern and praises the city for its handling. It also discusses China’s protest over Japan gaining strategic advantages in Manchuria, warning that Japan’s program will continue and urging China to civilize to deter aggression.
A report claimed Count Zeppelin, the German airship inventor, was dead but sources indicate he is alive and the danger seems past. He may attempt new flights, possibly crossing the English Channel, to demonstrate the airship’s viability.
An amateur with a Curtiss plane set new American cross country flight records and surpassed Wright brothers tempo. The Wrights counter with a claimed device enabling thousand mile flights and an official German demonstration is expected soon.
The Young Turks push a hard line against Greece in the Cretan dispute to show Europe a vigilant foreign policy. They seek to mirror Western nationalist rhetoric used in the United States and elsewhere to bolster power after imperial shifts in Constantinople.
Thaw vows to bring a jury to arbitrate the state of his mind. He argues a sane purpose behind the move and notes juries have varied views on his sanity. One jury doubted a brain storm, another found him insane enough to avoid the chair, while experts face wary, hostile witnesses in such disputes.
The piece notes a forthcoming clash between Jim Jeffries and Jack Johnson, each asserting the other is a fraud and a coward. Only a preliminary agreement exists, with negotiations open to scrutiny and debate as two great artists prepare in various forms of English to assert their views.
President Taft is reviewing numerous census posts and a few postmasterships along with diplomatic roles while studying railway timetables and the encyclopedia for travel ideas. He also plans talks in towns in coming weeks and enjoys golf baseball horseback riding and gymnasium work in the meantime.
Saloonists and allied interests press for a direct appeal to Fort Wayne voters on Sunday opening and related liquor traffic issues. The Indiana option law has delivered surprises akin to a dry Allen County scenario.
Chief of Police Ankenbruck notes in a newspaper interview that saloons closed on Sunday of their own accord months ago and implies they reopened last Sunday without his concern, suggesting state or city action is not his issue.
The platform committee has held many meetings and the sessions were strenuous. Observers expect a momentous decision this week on whether to pursue a straddle or a straightforward leap in the party’s direction.
The opening phase shows Schmidt drawing underhanded support that burdens him with heavy responsibilities and limits travel. Thaws lawyers seem to have overproved his insanity in a two sided trial setting.
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