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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1903
Page
3
The paper jokes about a livery drivers strike in Chicago producing a unique union label funeral. It notes Christmas is only December 25 for some, mocks Uncle Hanna’s presidential candidacy, and mentions a Sullivan county school marm suing pupils for 10,000 dollars after a ducking in hog wallow.
European governments caution Colombia that any quick move toward war with the United States will lack foreign support. They prefer to stay out of the conflict as tensions in the Far East rise and global powers seek to avoid entanglement.
The article notes a surge of family-related capital crimes in Indiana over the past year, with five such murders reaching trials or grand juries in the last week. It suggests criminologists and sociologists study these deadly cases as a notable pattern in the state's criminal annals.
The piece urges union leaders in Chicago to curb the back drivers strike violence. It condemns interference with burials as disorderly and says such acts will fuel public contempt for unionism and sharpen opposition to the movement.
Reports filament through air sources suggest growing tensions in the Far East with Russia and Japan nearing war and each side showing readiness for decisive action. The uncertain forecast reflects a world uneasy about regional balance.
Fragment discusses Russia attempting to bait Japan into revealing intentions without issuing a formal ultimatum.
A festive menu lists breakfast items such as steamed hominy figs and cream and broiled sugar cured ham with potatoes and coffee. Dinner at 2 pm for ten features bouillon Blanc snowballs roasted young goose and garnishes including pecan timbales and celery plumes with Chantilly apple sauce cranberry sherbet and other dishes culminating in mince pie and Kris Kringle frozen souffle.
A detailed luncheon menu lists courses and recipes for a festive meal. Items include Entire Wheat or Brown Bread with Noel Fruit Cake, Snowballs, Pecan Timbales, Cranberry Granite, Burnt Mince Pie, and Frozen Souffle. It provides prep notes, serving suggestions, and a Plum Pudding modification.
One pound pickled pork finely chopped with eggs and butter omitted. A cup of brown sugar and a cup of New Orleans molasses are included. The text appears as a garbled recipe fragment from a historic menu or cookbook ad.
A long list of kitchen instructions covers cauliflower with macaroni and cheese, Boston Creams, Tri-cotor Fudges with pink and brown layers, Chocolate Cream Cake with fillings, Baked Salmon with Egg Sauce, Aladdin Stew, Philadelphia Oysters in mayonnaise crusts, Buffalo Cream Jelly Cake with Apple Lemon and Chocolate fillings, and a baked Beet Heart recipe. It reads like a home cook’s guide to economical, nutritious dishes.
A dated cookbook style list describes roasting a stuffed heart, pork fat seal, apple cake filling, lamb stew with vegetables, chestnut pates, a Christmas bowl tea, and various Christmas sweets. It also covers Maple Panache and violet balls with almond paste, plus an Oriental Delight fig date raisin roll, all framed as home kitchen recipes.
Obituaries report Mrs. Rosanna Magiey 76 dead at Flufiton and Dewitt C. Eggleston 76 dies in Mishawaka. Smallpox case Miss Maude Worley 17 in Ossian. Drowning of Charles Rubishaw 10 in St. Joseph river South Bend. Fire destroys Dell Stavely farm house southeast of Decatur. Asphyxiation scare for Mr. and Mrs. Sutton in Peru. The Lake Erie depot in Bluffton looted for 43 dollars. Two ride tickets sale by Lake Erie railroad to rival electric line. Mrs. Margaret Harter 87 dies after fifth stroke. Andrew Baxter 90 dies in Auburn. William Seward Dodd 57 dies in Marion. Dodd death precedes doctor arrival. Willam Lemon of Marlow faces an upcoming wedding after drinking spree. Police note discomfort and Studebaker ads amid local chatter.
Reports detail Harold Abner near Winamac in Fulton county slowly turning to stone since 1870, with preserved mind but unable to move. Elkhart window hats hide a theft of $1 bills. Bristol dam bids stir county sale. Amish youths Amos Schrock Elmer Christner vanish, sparking concerns of a movement challenging church norms.
Real estate transfers list numerous deeds. Transactions include RS anO Wilhelm Rohrs to Frederick Witte for 3525, Frederick Witte to Conrad and Minnie Nagel for 1325, and Frederick and E. David to Charles Minnich for 2950. State of Indiana sells to Michael Crow and Royal W. Taylor for 50 and unspecified amounts. Other transfers include Cordelia M. Edsall to William W. Rockhill for 350, Zachariah Franklin to Harrison D. Pattee for 150, Jesse and M. Rothgeb to Herman T. Hockemeyer for 50, United States to William Davisson, and Commercial Improvement Co. deals on lots in the Commercial addition. Major listed sums include 10,000 for James Cheney and Alice Knight and 250 for Roseboom and the Commercial add.
Indiana supreme court rules county clerks may receive per diem allowances for attending court. The Flynn case from Tippecanoe County increases Marion County Clerk W. E. Davis by about 3000 dollars annually and benefits J. W. Fesler and George Elliott by roughly 10000 dollars each.
Sioux City reports Dr William Jepson of the State university performed a groundbreaking neck operation on John Norstrom of Danbury Conn Who had fallen from hay causing a broken neck A portion of the third cervical vertebra was removed the false growth cleaned out and the bone replaced The patient is said to be doing well and recovering gradually with prospects for full recovery
A speaker denounces government graft and lobbyist influence while praising a young president enforcing the law. The speaker urges civic responsibility and calls on young men to enter politics to place good men in office.
Washington reports that officers fear war with Colombia may require rapid troop movement. The quartermaster general has been besieged by rail and shipping interests offering transport. The navy will keep control of Isthmian waters for now pending any need for army cooperation.
A New York hospital reports a tetanus cure after injecting large quantities of anti toxin following street car injury and leg amputation. The patient’s body relaxed by day eight and he fully recovered after stopping injections.
Bloomington Ind December 22 A circulating report says Governor Yates is considering calling out the state militia to guard Chicago funeral processions due to police failures. James S Neville confirms the matter is under review and could be discussed in Springfield if the situation does not improve.
Gladstone Michigan December 22 The Cream City Development company of Milwaukee will start a second oil well on its Rapid River property where oil was recently struck. The first well is ready to go on stream once the storage tank pumping machinery and a pipeline to the railroad a mile away are in service. The field is expected to become an important producer.
The Scandinavian-American Line steamer United States arrived in Copenhagen from New York on December 22 with 850 Scandinavian-Americans aboard. Delayed by fog in the North Sea, the passengers plan to spend Christmas with relatives and send gifts home with the money saved in America.
El Peso Texas December 22. After appealing in vain to Rome for a dispensation allowing him to marry a divorced woman it is said Rivers manager offered $10000 for a divorce satisfaction.
In St Petersburg on December 22 the czar sent his photograph with an autograph to William J. Bryan. Ambassador McCormick hosted a luncheon for Bryan Prince Khilkoff and other officials while Foreign Minister Lamsdorf visited Tsarkoye Selo.
William J. Bryan met Czar Nicholas in St. Petersburg for a fifteen minute audience arranged by Ambassador McCormick. The Czar spoke warmly of U S Russian friendship and discussed Russia's education system in detail. Bryan planned to proceed to Berlin after a dinner hosted by the ambassador.
Rear Admiral Taylor head of the Bureau of Navigation met with Captain Pillsbury Captain Swift Commander Winslow and Lieutenant Belknap in the secret office to review cablegrams from Rear Admirals Glasa and Coghlan and prepare instructions for Secretary Moody. Coghlan asked for crackers instead of bread for the Colon isthmus due to mold concerns in the tropical climate.
Paris police report testimony from Weschid, wounded by a bullet in the Nordau attack. Chai Selik Louban admits firing into the air and says he sought attention, not to murder Nordau. Authorities charge Louban with carelessness in handling firearms rather than attempted murder.
In San Francisco on December 22 a near disaster was averted when Captain of the transport Sherman arrived on the bridge just as the steamer approached treacherous Wake Island. Second Officer Jones kept watch as the ship neared Wake Island midway between Hawaii and the Ladrones, preventing loss of vessel and passengers.
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