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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1907
Page
9
Fort Wayne celebrated Christmas with widespread church services and family gatherings. Holiday crowds filled downtown areas and travel surged as trains and trolley lines faced heavy demand. post office and delivery workers handled a large influx of packages and mail.
London reports a massive Christmas exodus with nearly a million travelers departing from city rail terminals in the past thirty six hours while fog disrupts sea travel. Edward and the prince and princess of Wales spend Christmas at Sandringham. Queen Alexandra visits estate workers with gifts.
In New York a burglar dressed as Santa Claus visited John Meller's home during the night. A startled family member heard a noise in the dining room. The intruder fled when confronted, leaving behind a large quantity of silverware not belonging to the household. No silver was stolen and the suspect disappeared.
Chicago December 28 fire damaged the Burton building at 71 81 Van Hiran Street causing 376000 in losses. Reports list several small manufacturing plants affected and a fatality involves T. Byie, a Med yer resident aged 69, survived by a widow and four children including Miss Mode Dale.
New York gears up for Christmas with 1 340 000 packages handled by mail and express services. Express shipments valued at about 7 400 000 dollars. about eight percent more parcels than last year. Customs examiners process goods from England and Germany causing delays. four thousand piles of pallets left unprocessed. Holiday celebrations include gifts for crew and staff aboard ships.
Two anonymous men fought a knife duel on Grand Avenue and Tiespinines Street. Both were wounded and unable to talk as bystanders and police gathered, one man identified by witnesses as Louta or similar surname is dying from a chest wound.
A San Francisco report recounts the American bark Atlas collision with the Viking near Cape Horn. The Viking vanished by dawn, mutinies occurred aboard, and several crew members died or drowned. The Atlas reached port at Rio Janeiro after 120 days at sea, quarantined with hull damage and passengers aboard.
Philadelphia, December 26 report a fatal double tragedy where George A. Green and Edith Wonderly, aged in their teens, died after Green shot Wonderly and then killed himself. Green, married and separated from his wife, left a letter claiming joy denied by the girl’s mother and stating “we could never be apart.” No letters were found on Wonderly’s clothing. police noted Green’s condition hindered further statements. Both were taken to their deaths in a joint act witnessed by locals.
Denver dispatch reports a tornado struck a local passenger train north of Marshall, Colorado, on the Colorado and Southern line shortly before noon yesterday. A baggage man named Chilus of Denver was killed and 102 trainmen and passengers were injured. Wires in that direction are down and details are scarce.
W Anger a machinist on the armored cruiser Pennsylvania says he was turned away while in uniform from a public dancing academy in San Francisco. After the incident several of his companions were barred as well, with a report to Washington to follow.
The forecast calls for generally fair weather tonight with clear to partly cloudy conditions. Snow flurries are possible in the northern portions tonight with a touch of colder air and a cold wave extending southward.
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