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Newspaper

Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1902

Page

10

Reciprocity Sparks Detroit Conference On Tariff Reform

Nearly 100 delegates from northern states and Canada gather at the Hotel Cadillac as N C Staver of Chicago chairs a national reciprocity meeting. Gov. Cummins and speaker Eugene Hay argue for freer trade while warning against harming American industries.

Detroit Mich N. C. Staver Chicago Cadillac Canada FE. D. Smith Detroit Chamber of Commerce Maybury Eugene Hay Minneapolis Hay United States Minnesota Staver Wathaniel French Davenport Iowa E. N. Foss Boston C. H. Deere Moline Ill Maurice N. Price Buffalo Governor Cummins A. B. Cumming

Botanic Blood Balm Claims Cancer and Blood Poison Cure

An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for cancer and blood poisoning. It promises to heal eruptions, sores, ulcers, bone and rheumatic pains, and to purify the blood, with claims of thousands cured and improved digestion.

House Passes Tea Import Relief and Other Bills in Split Session

Washington December 10 The house convened and immediately formed a committee of the whole to consider the tea import relief bill from the ways and means committee. The measure was passed, as was a refund bill for duties on goods from Porto Rico and the Philippines. Ex Speaker Grow delivered a notable state of the union style remarks on labor and capital signifying the end of his fifty year public career. A pure food bill was set as a special order. other minor measures cleared. Nellie Ett Heen’s title to a South Dakota homestead was confirmed after her husband’s death. The house adjourned at 1 30 p m.

Washington House Ways and Means Circuit ‘Court Southern District of New York Payne Congress Treasury Department United States Porto Rico Philippines Grow Pennsylvania Hepburn District of Columbia Territories Nellie Ett Heen South Dakota Heen

Quay Proposes Oklahoma Statehood Measures in Senate

In Washington on December 10 the senate heard resolutions from Oklahoma citizens backing the omnibus statehood bill and opposing joint statehood with Indian Territory. A telegram favorable to one state would be deemed hopelessly democratic and was read by mistake. Quay also presented an individual report in favor of the omnibus bill and against the majority committee plan. The statehood bill was read at length at 2 p.m.

Washington Senate Quay Pennsylvania Oklahoma Indian Territory

Death and fire tak e life near Lakeview cottage

Aaron Burt aged 60 a wealthy bachelor was found dead this morning with a bullet hole in his breast the Lakeview cottage where the body lay was also on fire Bellefontaine officers have rushed to the scene a substantial amount of concealed money is missing from the residence

Bellefontaine Ohio Aaron Burt Lakeview

Indictments in Martin county vote selling case

Grand jury in Martin county Indiana concluded a four week inquiry into vote selling at the recent election. It returned 104 indictments against alleged bribe-takers, with arrests and bonds to be set for the February term. The accused are said to belong to a purchasable element with years of past vote sales.

Indianapolis Ind Martin County

Williams Surveilled Court Suspends Sentence For Stealing Chickens

Robinson of the circuit court had Williams arrested on a chicken theft charge but suspended the sentence conditional on sobriety and daily work. Police later found Williams drunk in an alley under watch.

Talige Robinson Circuit Court Williams

Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies

A historical ad-like note claims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It states ear inflammation of the Eustachian tube causes hearing loss, often from catarrh, and promises $100 for any deafness due to catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It promotes the product and pills by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio.

United States Hall F. J. Cheney, & CO Toledo

Priest Undergoes Dental Ulcer Surgery at Fort Wayne

Rev. Father Heuser has been admitted to St. Joseph's hospital in Fort Wayne for an operation to treat an ulcer at the root of a tooth in the upper jaw where an abscess had formed. The hospital stay follows prior dental issues.

Huntington Herald Father Heuser St. Joseph’s Hospital Fort Wayne

Illness Delays Leader Pending Bone Cleaning Operation

The Heginn remains seriously ill after an operation described as drilling through the bone to remove pus from a diseased cavity. Officials expect a recovery in a few days.

Church Society Elects Officers

Calvary United Brethren church elected officers last evening. President C. C. Davidson. vice president Miss Edith Buskirk. secretary Miss Myrtle Shaw. treasurer Edgar Pfeiffer. organist Miss Blanche Rauch. chorister F. H. Gaylord. librarians Verd Cole and Eldred Sherrick.

P. C. U. of Calvary United Brethren Church C. C. Davidson Edith Buskirk Myrtle Shaw Edgar Pfeiffer Blanche Rauch F. H. Gaylord Verd Cole Eldred Sherrick

Auburn Man Files Involuntary Bankruptcy In Federal Court

Joseph E. Ensley of Auburn filed in federal court for voluntary bankruptcy with liabilities listed at 4914.84 and assets of 248.25. Attorneys are J. E. & J. H. Rose of Auburn. Also noted is the Cass county record dinner at Logansport for Mr and Mrs William Gibson with 100 guests attending from 11:30 am to 7 pm, seven and a half hours of revels and toasts.

Joseph E. Ensley Auburn J. E J. H. Rose Cass County William Gibson Logansport

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H. C. Staver National Reciprocity League Atlantic Pacific Nathaniel French Arkansas Forcet Galusha A. Grow The Martinsville Arnot Wil Auburn Man Ames N. C Dr. Pierce
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