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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1899
Page
14
Berlin reports Emperor William unveiled a stone monument at St Privat near Metz honoring the dead of the First Guards regiment. The emperor praised both French and German soldiers, calling for peace and mutual remembrance as troops of the Sixteenth corps stood nearby.
In Russell Mississippi on August 18 Dr P P N Wells fatally wounded a black cattle thief. On Tuesday night two black men tried to kill the doctor and one was shot dead. Another attack failed last night and white residents warned the others any new assault could spark a race clash.
Fort Wayne Organ company will establish an agency in Manila to distribute Packard pianos and organs across the Philippines. Holt, representing Flint, Eddy & Co. of New York, is named Manila agent and sails for the Philippines mid September with a large shipment. The firm already runs branch houses in most European countries and reports strong business, though Manila’s prospects are uncertain.
The steamer Vigilancia, which left on Wednesday August 9 for Mexican ports via Havana, arrived at Nassau last evening in good condition. She departed Nassau again at 2 o'clock this morning heading for Havana.
Big Rapids Mich Aug 8 The county poor house at Stanwood burned last night in the frame insane ward. Adolph Murin believed to be the only occupant who died in the blaze. Forty inmates of the main building narrowly escaped during the fire.
Three divorce petitions filed in the superior court on Thursday evening include Ella Bieber seeking separation from William Bieber amid accusations of cruel and inhuman treatment and a loaded gun threat. Katie Farner seeks abandonment and restoration of her maiden name Katie Markle, while John F. Reid seeks a divorce from Eva J. Reid alleging cruelty and adultery with a child custody request for their six year old, Thomas Buford Reid.
Walter Wellman and his polar expedition survivors arrive at Tromsoe aboard Capella after exploring Franz Josef Land. They survived a harrowing voyage with fifty below zero temperatures, a snow crevasse fall injuring Wellman, and an icequake destroying sleds and dogs. They report new lands and scientific work, but no trace of Andree.
James Hughes and his son Scott were arrested for drunkenness on Madison and Fifth streets. They were tried before Mayor Beatty. the father pleaded guilty while the son fought the charge but was found guilty. Each received a one dollar fine plus costs, near ten dollars, unpaid. James was released. Scott remains in jail at Adams county.
William Carter of Richland, Spencer county, traveled to Evansville and quickly wed widow Carrie Kummer after a five minute license wait and a call to a pastor. Carter, 75, has been married five times and sought a companion after years living alone.
The Wellman expedition, begun in June 1898, seeks a second north pole attempt after 1893. Wellman, who faced a crushed ship on his first try, pressed on abroad in 1897 outlining a 550 mile sledge trek via Franz Josef Land toward higher latitudes.
The Veterans of '61 announce their annual encampment in Philadelphia along Wickie Piste road offering special low rates. Tickets on sale from September 1st to September 30th for discounted travel with no extra charges by booking through agents.
The text outlines the Wellman Arctic expedition led by Charles Wyville Wellman with support from the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and Weather Bureau. The Fridtjof carried the party from Tromsø on June 27, 1888, with six Norwegians and others, including Lieutnant Baldwin and Dr. Hoffman. They landed at Cape Tegethoff August 30, 1898, after landing a supply base near Cape Flora and planning a two-stage sledging push toward the pole with dogs and canvas boats, aiming to winter near Cape Fligely and hunt for food.
Miss Elizabeth Jordan and Otto Gunkel wed in St Pauls Catholic church with Rev F J Kroll officiating. Bride attended by Celia Gunkel and William Jordan served as best man. A large reception followed at the bride’s parents home in Wayne township with about two hundred guests.
Armis tead Taylor and John Alfred Brown were hanged in Rockville Md this morning at 10 20 am for the Rosenstein killings Brown proclaimed innocence to the end and Taylor retracted his confession stating Brown had no part in the murder W E Belt of Chicago sought a commutation or reprieve by appealing Governor Lowndes who promised to interpose if Judges Motter and Henderson agreed Chief Judge Mc Sperry refused to endorse executive clemency despite the pressure.
R P Olivia of Barcelona spends winters in Aiken South Carolina and credits Electric Bitters with curing back head pains and nervous weakness. He says the medicine cleanses blood, strengthens nerves, and revives vigor. Guarantee on every bottle, 50 cents. Dreier and Bro.
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