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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1899
Page
3
A long, fragmented local notice recounts Dwight Moody’s rise from a Boston clerk to a self questioning merchant. It highlights a pivotal Chicago visit, a religious conversion, and a vow to devote life to evangelism, with witness accounts from students and teachers.
William H Gordon of Millerone aged ninety one longtime railroad signal and locomotive engineer with the Pennsylvania Railroad passed away. Born in South River New Jersey he began railway service in 1848 and worked nearly continuously, surviving family and descendants among a large railroading lineage. His life spanned a pivotal era of U S rail transit and he remained linked to the industry through much of its development. Nearby relatives note his long career and his ties to a historic locomotion tradition.
Fragmentary text mentions arrest and police action near a county and city, with names and locations garbled. It references a chief, a move to a city, and an ongoing public celebration. Details are corrupted, but the items imply a crime or police response and a relocation.
A fragmentary report describes a short court proceeding where the defendant faced a one day trial. The text mentions attorneys, a jury, and mention of costs but lacks clear names or outcomes due to damaged OCR.
G M Frasier general agent of Une McCowntele Harvesting Machine company receives Chrintman remembrangs from Hie offer farae wict traveling anfusuien inter Nia dt ielion Gint Reprises. Saturday Mrs Frusier furelyled Wek Wasisoind baie at Ure ususer-honp. list of names across numerous towns honors Frasier’s eight-year York Way office tenure.
The Much Good Cheer charity celebration in New York and Philadelphia featured festive meals, a Madison Square Garden benefit with thousands of attendees, a 2300 bassists performance, orchestral entertainment, and substantial donations. Officials reported wide turnout and substantial food provisions to aid the needy for the day.
The readable text notes executive departments moving slowly and details about the executive mansion and attendees. Mentions include references to the White House, Abn, Vers, McKintoy, and a presidential grounds walk. The passage is fragmented and lacks clear dates or outcomes.
In Lapavts Indiana on December 25 the Anti duloun femme group announces a vigorous crusade against youth vices. They claim thousands of dollars have been spent on young people's vices and demand enforcement of laws. The language is unclear but indicates petitions and action aimed at curbing youth activities.
A fragmented report notes a Christmas charity event with bids and gifts. It describes volunteers, a relief drive for destitute children, and assistance from an army unit delivering baskets and funds to the needy. The text mentions American volunteers and various donations totaling around 8,000 pohnie.
Poor children, churches, and social groups unite for a large Christmas dinner and gifts for about 1,000 youngsters. Hospitals remembered, and many donors aided by Children’s Aid Society with clothes, books, and warm items to ease winter hardship.
On Saturday police were told a horse had vanished from the farmhouse stable. John Tilcom had driven to the city and returned with his son, Bloom, who investigated but did not find the missing horse until he reached home. Local resident Merquette, near Monroeville, was mentioned in the follow up.
A garbled note describes a suspect reporting to the police and a person going to a home with a friend to claim a horse belonging to Mx Bloom. The text is incomplete but suggests a potential theft or misplacement incident and an effort to locate the animal.
W F G A presented a purse containing 17 dollars to Peppers, janitor of the building, on Saturday evening with Secretary Burns delivering an appropriate speech. Peppers greeted by a large number of friends among the youngsters of the neighborhood, in token of esteem.
A fragment notes a person named McDonald living at 174 Fant DeWird Street involved in a Sunday breaking incident. The text is garbled with incomplete details about two other items or individuals and an apparent reference to an ATM or SRO.
The quail season ends this week with the final roundup planned before next Sunday. Reports say quail are plentiful and hunting activity has been high across regions, with many hunters preparing for the last rounds and stretching into the weekend.
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