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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1903
Page
13
Fort Wayne observed Thanksgiving with business closures and a citywide pause in activity. Churches held large services, hotels offered lavish menus, and the newsboys were hosted at Ohneck cafe with a turkey feast and program featuring speeches, music, and a violin performance.
Western Union messenger boys in the city were treated to a Thanksgiving dinner Thursday by Mr. and Mrs. O L Perry at their Clay Street home. The elaborate menu featured an array of delicacies and marked the sixteenth wedding anniversary of the hosts.
Friends in this city were notified Wednesday of the death of Mrs Anna Eliza Robinson wife of Marvin S Robinson of Peru She was born Anna Vermiyea on the old homestead ten miles west of Fort Wayne and moved to Peru after her marriage thirty five years ago She was sister of Mrs Stephen B Bond and lived with Hon Hugh McCulloch after her parents death until her marriage
Northern Indiana items report Wabash ministers veto Sunday funerals when possible. Mrs. John Luck of Domestic dies of heart failure. A.B. King cleared of blackmail charges in Huntington. Kokomo junk dealer finds amputated leg. Daisy Chapman, 12, saves Geneva from fire by sounding alarm. Lake Wawasee to get 500000 bass brooders. Goshen police scandal worsens as Mrs. Ernest Elliott accuses Mrs. Heaton, leading to a street altercation.
Mr and Mrs F L Taft have traveled to Columbus Ohio for a brief visit staying a few days in the city.
Drillers on John F. Hodabsaugh’s farm near Edgerton completed their well on Wednesday but found no oil or gas. The opening encountered a strong flow of salt water, rendering the bore worthless.
Four firemen were killed as a dramatic blaze gutted the Allen Bros wholesale grocery house at Ninth and Jones in Omaha. The five story Allen building and the adjoining Ogeific Storage structure burned, with property losses pegged at 300000. The four fallen firemen Le Roy W. Lester William Burmeister Lu Goldborough and William A. Barrett were inside the burning building when the floor collapsed above them. Their bodies were not recovered and rescue attempts ended in tragedy.
A long piece argues that authority must curb vice and oppression, praising moral character as a nation’s fairest fruit. It links stable government to fixed laws and Christian civilization, citing Mount Sinai, Calvary, and Galilee as roots of American liberty and global leadership.
A speaker urges keeping the Bible in schools as essential to national life arguing the Bible shapes culture, law, and freedom and that skipping religion weakens government and prosperity. He invokes patriotism and gratitude for the United States while condemning godless sentiment and frivolous distractions.
New York reports Frank P. Norman and Frederick B. Hall were arrested in Hoboken for stealing eight sets of Holland submarine torpedo boat plans. Detectives Fields and Clark posed to buy four sets, then moved in during a meeting. Hall allegedly stabbed a detective, but plans were seized and more sets found in Hall’s furnished apartment.
Washington report highlights James M. Robinson's use of figures from Secretary Shaw on October 31 showing public funds deposited in national bank depositories across the United States. It lists banks with over 1 million dollars in deposits and notes holdings of regular depositories and offshore territories including Honolulu and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
County officials observed Thanksgiving in a restrained manner with most at home except for County Clerk Johnson and Michael Walsh who issued marriage licenses to couples who had not yet completed the legal steps. A list of licenses granted since yesterday includes multiple couples. Prosecutor Emrick and deputy closed their office and all justices of the peace except Justice Tancey also closed. he remained on duty to join couples as needed, though activity was light.
Special rates via Nickel Plate Road for the International Live Stock Ex position in Chicago. Tickets on sale November 26 to December 1, inclusive, good returning through December 7, 1903. Obtain particulars from nearest agent or address C A Asterlin, A P A Fort Wayne Indiana.
Miss Margaret Ahern and Walter Beall wed Wednesday afternoon in the Cathedral rectory with Rev. P. F. Roche guiding the ceremony. Attendants Miss Mamie Ahern and M. J. Ahern. A traveling gown worn. Wedding supper at Mrs. Thomas Ahern’s home on Wagner Street. The couple will reside in the city after visiting South Bend and other western points.
Low rates for Thanksgiving on Mickel Plate road within 150 miles from start. Tickets on sale November 25 and 26 good to return until November 30, 1908 inclusive. See nearest agent or O A Asterlin Fort Wayne Indiana. Tue Thu and Sat with extension to Nov 30.
Local notes report friends and relatives are summoned to the bedside of Andrew in the town of Bingen where family and friends gather for support as a health update circulates among the community.
An experienced physician offers $40 000 worth of a new treatment for heart nerve stomach and dropsy free for readers. Numerous testimonials plus endorsements from Rev W Bell Prof Jewell and others claim high success. Send $3 75 value for a free Personal Treatment and begin at 504 to 514 Main Street Elkhart Ind.
John Robbins of Auburn touted a Continental Skunk Trust claiming to raise eligible furs and profit millions. Publicity drew inquiries from New York to Paris, with funds sent and returned to avoid government issues, damaging Robbins's credibility and ending the hoax exposure.
Dr. Charles Zimmerman claims a proven home treatment cures consumption and has saved many patients once deemed fatally ill. He advertises nationwide and European availability with testimonials and free information. Address Dr. Charles Zimmerman & Co Fort Wayne Indiana.
Roads carrying California business adopt a $45 round trip rate for the Methodist Episcopal church general conferences in Los Angeles next May the grocery convention in San Francisco in May the Knights Templars conclave in San Francisco in September and the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows in San Francisco the same month. Edith Bauer returns from Chicago for a day while Misses Kittle and Teresa Bauer travel to Defiance Ohio.
Green and Uncle Sam Trading Stampe are advertised at Derriers Drug Store in an undated small town notice. The item description appears brief and the listing is part of a period commerce or feature segment.
Securi Co offers loans on real estate or personal needs. E Pfeiffer oversees a local office with rooms listed for borrowers seeking quick financing in the area.
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