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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1901
Page
2
In Payne Ohio Mrs Ida Cheney and George Franklin are jailed in Paulding charged with the murder of Franklin's six year old daughter Opal. The coroner's verdict says the child died by violence and remains were exhumed after neighbors reported convulsions and foul play.
H. H. Schnelker of New Haven returned from Chicago where six Gere ford cattle were shown at the fat stock show. He won five ribbons including seconds and thirds on steers and heifers with strong Allen county competition noted against world prize stock. The beef test awards for the fat steer were not yet announced.
A Fort Wayne Indiana real estate offer invites buyers to join a winter trip departing December 17 via Trinity Central and Choctaw and Gulf railroads to Oklahoma City. The prospectus promises rich farming land with reliable rainfall and rail support and lists farms from 80 acres to full sections and contact details for Lennart and Zorbaugh at 81 Calhoun St.
Indianapolis news notes on December 7 mention Reverend C. D. Dickey Home in a brief local item.
The Winona assembly pastor Rev. 8 C Dickey returns after a six week European trip to recruit speakers for the Bible conference to be held at Winona Lake from August 17 to 27 next year. Speakers visited Liverpool Edinburgh Bristol and other continental cities. J L Sievert patent holder and optician jeweler unveils a Memorial Souvenir spoon with a gold bowl and silver handle depicting Lincoln Garfield and McKinley with death dates. He plans to personally control sales after refusing offers from large firms for the patent.
Ed Etchey, a young man, spotted flames reflected in a Brooklyn Avenue house and acted swiftly. He forced open the door, dragged a blazing couch to the dooryard, and extinguished the fire before the fire department was needed. The loss is estimated at about $35.
Fort Wayne men push for a new independent telephone franchise in Muncie. George F. Tria of National Telephone says council will vote at next meeting, with 900 subscribers listed in favor. Action paused to hear a report from the Commercial club committee on lower rates.
Mrs. George Snyder returns home after eye removal surgery at Hope hospital in Huntington. Mrs. J W Costigan and baby visit from Cincinnati to stay with Mrs. Margaret H McDonald. Mrs. Lank Bush shows improvement after a critical illness northeast of the city. Ed Smith, arm broken on interurban work, heads to Fort Wayne for X ray guided treatment to possibly save the elbow. D Gandy & Co. of Columbusco purchase Nancy E Deck’s 20 acres near Columbusco Bel River township for Indiana Furniture Co.
Chicago court frees Hearst Chicago American after ruling Judge Hanecy’s final order disposed of the case. Lawrence and Canfield were discharged from contempt custody. Hearst and cartoonists remain under inquiry.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Joseph Hausbach of Duryen street. The brief notice confirms a new arrival in the family with no additional details.
An elderly man in Schenley park extols the grass as a tonic and muse. He recalls John A. ingalls praising grass as nature’s grand benediction, noting how grass outlasts war, shapes climate, and sustains nations, ending with a call to view grass as a source of true greatness.
A quack healer explains throat anatomy to villagers with humorous misstatements while reflections on American steel makers show a rise in self made markets and Carnegie era entrepreneurship. The piece ends urging practical gifts like a Nick rocking chair from Indiana Furniture Co.
Ray Stan writes that the steel trust aims to create new markets as a major step of progress, with the full expression to come through a new steel corporation and expanded applications for steel products.
Miss Eva Roberts of 125 Monroe street is rapidly improving from a critical operation at Hope hospital performed by Dr. Wheelock. Columbia City Post manager Taylor of Fort Wayne’s Central Union Telephone Co arrives with workmen to extend a line from Summit City to Churubusco, aiming to give residents two toll lines.
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