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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1903
Page
3
A committee of contractors from St Pauls congregation was appointed to inspect the church walls for needed repairs and safety concerns, with findings to be reported to the church leadership.
Dr Frank Burr Mallory of Harvard medical school will present to the Boston Society of Medical Sciences that scarlet fever is caused by a protozoa of animal origin rather than a vegetable germ. He traces the disease through the animal’s growth and compares it to the malaria organism while noting its high infectivity and his background as a Boston City Hospital pathologist born in Cleveland and educated at Harvard.
In Huntington the Matilda street L B congregation plans a new church. Goshen sash maker Harry R Whitmer battles blood poisoning and tuberculosis. A barn near Portland burned, destroying hay corn and eight horses. Elkhart pastor Rev S S Albert dies of pneumonia at 68 after visiting from Decatur. Interurban tracks near Huntington witness a near fatal crossing. A duel between J M Andrews and Osman P Andrews ends with injuries. Juror Nathan Harshberger excused to care for his ailing mother. Clyde Husselman tests escape from Logansport jail by brickwork hole. Columbia City Auditor C E Lancaster house kitchen explodes as water thawing mishap ricochets debris.
A neighboring city seized a lot of so called cheap baking powders exposing their low quality. Tests showed alum powders composed of alum sulfuric acid and rock powder and deemed hazardous to health. Several thousand pounds were confiscated and destroyed. Physicians advise avoiding cheap powders and using cream of tartar brands for safety and better cooking.
Fire losses in Rochester total about half a million dollars with 50 percent insured. The Foster & Armstrong piano factory on Commercial street burned completely, followed by the Williams Hoyt & Co shoe factory and the Wendell piano plant on Central avenue. Firemen fought two blazes and suspect arson in all three, with the Wendell fire still burning at night.
In Malvern Iowa on December 15 the Burlington Chicago Denver limited locomotive jumped the track. Engineer Knox a veteran employee was killed while his fireman and passengers escaped with minor injuries. Panic spread as people were thrown from beds and seats. cause of the crash is not known.
Chicago banker Leopold Mayer, a retired private financier who shaped Chicago's financial history, died at his residence after a week of illness from heart disease. Born in Abenheim Germany in 1827, Mayer came to America in 1850 and retired from banking in 1900.
A Dominican government official reports a plot to kill William F. Powell U S minister to Haiti and Port au Prince chargé d affaires. The plan included killing ex President Jiminez during a street melee and two prior failed gun attacks on Jiminez. The plot against Powell was halted after cabinet opposition and Powell is kept under guard.
Patrolman P J Murphy arrested J M Andrews of Monroe at the south depot last night. Andrews was held until morning and turned over to Constable H C Andrews who took him back to Monroe on the noon train. He is charged with assault and battery. His face showed many cuts and bruises from a fight that occurred in a butcher shop and restaurant. the principals are cousins.
The U S legation in Constantinople released a report condemning local authorities and police for an unwarranted attack on Consul Davis at Alexandretta. It states Attarian, a naturalized American, was not molested until attempting to depart for Egypt with consul protection. Washington awaits instructions on securing satisfaction.
Washington December 15 The cabinet meeting planned for today was postponed to tomorrow due to the funeral of John R. Proctor, former president of the civil service commission, attended by the president and Mrs. Roosevelt.
The Ladies of the Catholic Benevolent League of Indiana organized St Elizabeths council No 15 at St Marys school hall naming meeting nights on the first and third Thursdays. Officers include President Mrs Disser. Vice President Mrs Tonsing. Orator Mrs Ankenbruck. Secretary Mrs Zurbruck. Collector Mrs Voiland. Treasurer Miss Webber. Chancellor Miss Alter. Revival at Union chapel led by Rev E A Bunner grows with over twenty converts. strongest in years.
Jesse Green a Black man convicted of murdering his wife in Chester was hanged in Media on December 15 after a prior November 17 death sentence was delayed by a gubernatorial respite from Governor Pennybacker.
Ernest P. Bicknell, general secretary of the Associated Charities in Chicago and a Fort Wayne Daily News owner, is in the city on a business trip.
E Rider of Wayne county Colorado is staying with his sister Mrs J A Ginder who lies seriously ill at her daughter Mrs T E Bailey's home at 1811 Clinton street.
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