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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1907
Page
2
A 1907 editorial urges reviving the Christmas spirit beyond one day. It argues generosity, brotherhood, and helpfulness should permeate daily life, family circles, and business, to ease want and envy, through the whole year. It recalls the Judean shepherds and angels proclaiming peace and goodwill.
Auditor of State Billheimer ordered the closing of three private banks led by Daniel P Bata Win of Legangport under a new law aimed at Inspecting and regulating private banking. Officials say deposits may be protected dollar for dollar, though assets may fall short. The Baldwin group notably opposed the private banking measure, now shown as a target of reform. Fort Wayne banks are cited as exemplars of sound practice amid wider northern Indiana scandals. The overhaul is described as salutary and vindicating the new law.
The people of San Francisco and Beattie have not enlisted a Pied Piper but have used more pragmatic and scientific, though less effective, methods against rats during wartime. The excerpt references Molden Verstegan and Brown-Quax in poetic allusion while noting the Marine Hospital Service involvement.
The Pacific coast fights bubonic plague with bread spreaders five men daily eight hours and rat catchers, poison prepared by a chemist, and a ten cent bounty per rat. San Francisco reports hundreds of suspected houses destroyed and thousands trapped, while Seattle marks no deaths since November 5 as imports falter and exports soar, with November and eleven month totals highlighting shifting trade and gold imports as finance tightens.
The New York Republican Club moves to back Hughes for nomination despite Washington inspired opposition. The clash with Roosevelt plans shows the party’s effort to control the New York delegation while Hughes garners support beyond the empire state.
The parcel post proposition takes shape as organizers rally nationwide opposition. Critics argue the plan brings more harm than benefit, with key supporters limited to few interests while opponents foresee broader adverse effects on the public.
The article warns that large urban consolidations will curb employment and reduce competition across commerce. It notes the danger to local mercantile enterprise and consumer welfare, arguing against parcel post plans that could worsen these effects.
The secretary denies pursuing the presidency or resigning his post, insisting he seeks no office. The piece notes cabinet tensions and forecasts a possible shift in Democratic temperance stance as party leaders maneuver. Also cited are mine disasters killing hundreds and brewery interests influencing party politics in Indiana.
Reports credit Colonel Goethals with steady progress on the Panama Canal as he directs vast labor forces. He says 80,000 men are at work and ready to grow if needed. The president appears to have found the right man for the job and the project’s famed labor puzzle grows less daunting.
Washington notes suggest the president has moved another piece in the patronage game. The acting Postmaster General and a top federal official are reshuffled during Meyer’s absence. Any further moves toward a third term will reportedly be conducted discreetly.
Practical note describes Tillman bill’s enforcement failures and the plan to remove liquor exemptions across state lines. It warns the measure would greatly affect prohibition efforts and enforceability.
A fragment discusses a legal challenge by a claimant described as a descendant of the Sitting Turtle. It warns that if successful, Fort Wayne would lose Lawton park pumping station municipal lighting plant crematory Clinton street dump and the baseball park with potential impact on jail flats. The tone implies renewed citizen protest against the claim.
The obituary praises Lord Kelvin as a towering figure in science and notes his practical, utilitarian work for humanity. It then commends Hon. George Brace Cartelyou and Hon. Charles Warren Fairbanks, and comments on Speaker Cannon’s committee assignments seen as support for his presidential bid. It notes politicians in Washington travel after announcements and anticipate reports to Uncle Joe on national affairs.
Mayor Bookwalter declares saloonkeepers in Indianapolis must close at legal hours and on Sundays. Those who defy the law will be driven out of business. The note hints at broader reform contrasts with Fort Wayne, where a broader lid may shift the balance in the saloon scene.
In Hlinals and surrounding areas temperance advocates prepare to submit the Neonse question to voters next April. Supporters expect success in large cities and smaller centers, hoping a strong early showing will advance the national anti liquor campaign and widen the war into the elites.
A chaotic wartime scene unfolds with a medical officer commanding a hospital ship and the navigation chief resigning in protest. Rumors swirl about Lawson and the White House visit, while third term whispers and domestic disputes surface amid a tense political climate.
The piece notes legislative adjournment and ongoing rest from Congress as a peaceful pause. It highlights Chattanooga's dry Christmas, Georgia’s dry New Year, and Union Pacific shop closures, with Sherman era references and social contrasts between rich and poor in a broad national snapshot.
The piece muses on jury independence and public interest in juries amid talk of boycotts and a two-edged weapon metaphor. It notes Pennsylvania and other railroads boosting dividends to 17 percent, suggesting mood shifts. It mentions South American leaders supporting Admiral Ivane Lrua’s promotion, praising him as a Fighting Bob, and questions if a higher rank is warranted.
A chaotic editorial column notes a great financier’s $12 million push for a technical school is deemed wasteful by a prominent manufacturer. The piece also mocks a Sunday closing pledge by the mayor and hints at Republican candidates exploiting county findings for delegates, while Allen county pursues its own path.
Albany party leaders show mixed signals as they weigh Governor Hughes against potential rivals. West coast Republicans eye a stronger stance while framers in the Williams DeArmond dispute hint at renewed challenges. Fort Wayne property worries ease with Walcott claim to Little Turtle’s land. Cortelyou aligns with Liames Loeb amid treasury department upheaval and a surge of bargain day mood in St Louis.
The operation of the screen jaw as it is interpreted by Allen County juries proves as complex as a republican tariff schedule, leaving readers grappling to parse the competing implications and legal stakes.
In a surprising move at Dengar, Dry an's daughter could place him in nomination for a new prosisiency role. The proposal is untested and may succeed, though doubts persist about its feasibility and reception.
Saidh Be seeks divorce from Chiaimer Bowman filed in centerville court with a December 16, year marriage and a claim that he deserted her September 2 leaving no support. She asks $700 alimony alongside divorce while noting her late husband died in January. Attorney H. W. Kerr represents her as the case is dismissed.
Victoria Hite seeks relief in superior court claiming Harvey Hite left her ill and without means while they ran a Huntington boarding house and second hand store. She received $20 for attorney fees and $6 weekly support until the hearing, says she survived on pennies from a Columbia Street candy shop, and had to sell blankets to procure essentials.
John L. Herman sues Gertrude Herman for divorce alleging desertion and two children since ten years. Custody sought. Frank R. Dulin filed the complaint. Willis Barbera versus Preston Arnold over damages from a bicycle automobile collision tried today in the circuit court. Charles J. Renner sues Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad for $200 damages to household goods in transit. Lee J. Wartacil filed the action.
James Brown, aged fifteen, was sentenced today to the reformatory at Plainfield for Incorrigibility. In the case of Wills Barber versus Preston Arnold, the jury returned a sealed verdict awarding damages of $20.
Albert E. Carroll of the Indiana School for Feeble Minded Youth asks the state to own legal troubles and moves for abatement in a suit filed by Samuel Hyndman alleging damage to Hyndman lands from power lines connected to the main institution. Carroll contends the state owns the property and he bears no responsibility. Leonard & Wignot sue Lilian W. Wignet in superior court offering $15 a month from a $26 weekly salary to support their two children, who are with his wife in Webster Mass.
Prosecutor Don B. Ninde moved to strike 47 Union motions of dismissal from the elrenit court docket. Several cases were wiped out as witnesses vanished or settlements occurred, including liquor charges against Conrad Brower and August Miller. A streetcar injury judgment for Elisabeth Mwendek, and estate bequests to ZurMuhlen, dominated today’s docket amid mixed outcomes.
A Christmas poem by Helen May Irwin reflects on the nativity with shepherds and angels in a Turen hillside setting. Fort Wayne dispatch notes Bluffton gang of chicken thieves raiding a storage yard, stealing about 30 dollars worth of poultry from Ballaton Toastimerating and Storage company.
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