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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1901
Page
12
A boiler smokestack overheated and exploded at a lake crib two miles offshore, killing at least ten and injuring others. Rescue efforts saved nine men in the tunnel below while two more remained unaccounted. crews combed wreckage as firefighters battled flames and air supply failed.
The state executive committee met at noon and chose temporary convention officers. Charles P. Donnelly of Philadelphia resigned and ex-Governor Robert E. Pattison replaced him. Pattison chairs the city committee led by the Donnelly Ryan faction, with delegates certified on the roll by State Chairman Crease.
Three men robbed the Grand Rapids and Indiana and Wabasha ticket offices and the Wolcottville post office last Tuesday. They looted cash from the sites and another railroad tool room before escaping. Captain Stoll of the Pennsylvania police received descriptions the following day.
Harrisburg August 15 campaign for the ticket nominated by the Democratic state convention will center on state issues. The platform blames the last legislature as the most corrupt ever, pledges purification of public authority, and invites all parties to join in a crusade against political corruption in Pennsylvania.
Judge Walter Olds returns from Mt Gilead Ohio and tells The Sentinel he has taken no action toward a federal bench and is not a candidate. He declines to discuss the Indianapolis speculation and says there is nothing to the report. He would not comment on whether he would accept the position if offered.
Acting Secretary Sanger issues order to form ten coast artillery companies as part of a broader national defense expansion. The directive outlines recruitment and organization steps for establishing the new units.
The army forms new units by transferring men from existing companies and recruiting new soldiers. Stations include One Hundred and Seventh Fort Preble Maine One Hundred and Eighth Fort Williams Maine One Hundred and Ninth Fort Preble Rhode Island One Hundred and Tenth Fort Adams Rhode Island One Hundred and Eleventh Fort Dale Florida One Hundred and Twelfth Fort Dupont Delaware One Hundred and Thirteenth Fort McHenry Maryland One Hundred and Fourteenth Fort Slocum New York One Hundred and Fifteenth Presidio San Francisco Eleven Company Fort Screven Georgia
Harrisburg reporters indicate the Democratic state convention will nominate Judge Harmon Yerkes of Doylestown for supreme court judge and State Representative Andrew J. Palm of Meadville for state treasurer. Yerkes appears assured and Palm likely to be named by acclamation with a platform patterned on Ohio Democrats. The campaign will begin after the Republican ticket is chosen.
A new company, Mystic Gold Mining, plans to operate Hicks mills on its New Mexico property. Dr. Hicks previously tested the ore in Fort Wayne, and a July 26 contract with W A Mougey and others through 9 P Eversole secures exclusive ownership of a complete Hicks mill with unlimited capacity. The owners plan to ship commercial samples to Dr. Hicks for treatment under the Hicks process.
Vice President Roosevelt on a return trip from Colorado paused at Hutchinson to address several thousand G A R members from a train rear platform. He thanked veterans for their valor and urged Americans to honor productive work and judge men by merit. The crowd applauded the brief speech.
Wilkes-Barre, Aug 14 Robert Shortz civil engineer and novelist turned on the gas in the Hotel Hart last night. The author of The Gift of Bonaparte The Song of the Sword and The Girdle of the Gods he was 34 and a member of a leading local family. He spent two years at West Point and his body was found this morning.
Christian Mack president of the Ann Arbor Savings Bank and proprietor of the largest dry goods store in Ann Arbor collapsed and died in his store. He was father in law to Willis J. Abbott and Harry Hawley both prominent in journalism.
Weather bureau reports a developing storm at the river mouth with strong winds along the coast. The Mississippi River has risen two feet flooding low land near Fort Phillip, and the gulf remains rough with feared damage to shipping.
John B. Manning secretary of the Commercial club has bought the Business Guide from Clarence G. Smith. Manning will publish the September issue and plans to use the guide to support commercial interests in Fort Wayne.
Five people narrowly escaped death as the hay barge Merchant burned at the foot of West Forty-fourth street. Captain George W. Shear, his wife, and 18 year old daughter Bertha were badly hurt. Mrs. Shear is in shock with severe burns and critical condition. Bertha Shear has shock, a broken ankle and internal injuries. Captain Shear is severely burned. All three are in Roosevelt hospital.
San Francisco August 14 John Winters looted the Selby smelting works vault at Vallejo Junction last Tuesday morning and secured gold bullion valued at 320000. The haul exceeds the original report by nearly 50000 due to an error in listing the stolen bars.
Professor Henry Benner, mathematics chair at Albion College for four years, drowned yesterday in Lake Orion during a summer school session at the resort. He was found with a small life preserver on the body and was noted as a scholar with degrees from American and German universities.
Birth records list a son born to Mr. and Mrs. William C. McCoy of Broadway. a son to Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Scoles of 48 East Columbia Street. a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bucker of 409 East Washington Street. and a son to Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Gates of Indianapolis, whose mother Miss Rose Pressler is of this city.
Margaret Pens filed for divorce from Henry Pens on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment and habitual drunkenness. Married in 1865, Henry receives a $12 monthly pension. Margaret asks for $5 of it as alimony.
Indiana Attorney General Taylor says metropolitan police boards may exercise constable powers anywhere in their counties. The ruling targets prize fighting in gas belt cities like Anderson Elwood Alexandria and Muncie. Sheriffs must attend sparring exhibitions. if they refuse, police commissioners enforce the law across the county.
Militia encircles a bank bandit group near Millersburg Ohio after a daytime attempt at the James D Adams bank. Dal Shoup alerted neighbors and the thieves fled in two farmer stolen carriages. Company I Eighth Ohio National Guard dispatched to aid pursuit.
A pamphlet attacking the United States Philippine commission, signed by the Centro Catholico, circulated in Manila yesterday. The commission members deny ties to it and say the piece, likely from another paper, aims to stir the public. It brands Taft and the civil government as enemies of God. Also noted, an insurgent captain and eighteen men from Malvar’s forces surrendered yesterday.
Washington reports no new developments in Colombia Venezuela tensions. Machias completes coaling and ammunition loading tonight and leaves for Panama by tomorrow morning. French warship Suchet arrives at Colon. no U S acquisition believed likely. Suchet may calm Isthmus disorder.
The twenty third annual Fort Wayne College of Medicine session for 1901 1902 is announced with first address on September 11 at 9 a m in the college amphitheater. Lectures start at 10 a m and the six month term ends March 22 1902 with commencement March 25. A dental surgery department led by Dr W W Mungen is added.
In Honston, a five year old girl reportedly revived after a bolt struck her metal coffin on the way to burial. Funeral services were held, horses were knocked down, and the child sat up calling for her mother. Doctors say she is improving though still in danger.
A patient entered a cataleptic state, from which a lightning shock restored consciousness. Medical notes describe the unusual seizure-like episode and the subsequent recovery process.
Philadelphia reports democratic leaders quietly back former Governor Robert E. Pattison for president with William F. Harrity as sponsor. Harrity met with Thomas Gahan John P. Hopkins and other northern leaders in Chicago and elsewhere to gauge support in Cleveland Detroit and Illinois New York areas.
Mrs Carrie Nation arrives from Rochester and will lecture for three weeks in Atlantic City on temperance and women's rights. She is said to be armed with hatchets and intends to target saloons and cafes open on Sundays, according to reports.
In Sedalia Missouri William Harline, barred from free drinks, tried to blow up Dan T Clifford's saloon by lighting a fuse and hurling a bomb. The bartender extinguished the fuse, preventing explosion. Harline was captured after a pursuit and jailed.
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