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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1903
Page
1
Tokio dispatch reports an emergency ordinance grants the government virtually unlimited credit for national defense. Additional measures place the Seoul-Fusan railway under tighter control, reorganize the imperial military headquarters for wartime, and create a wartime war council. The moves are described as fully adequate for all emergencies.
Paris reports authoritative figures say France does not expect war between Russia and Japan. The Japanese move is not an ultimatum and lacks a reply date. Russian officials deem the Japanese reply somewhat unsatisfactory but negotiations should continue to settle details, with Russia willing to meet Japan halfway per AP cables.
Twelve batteries of four Grenadier brigades around Moscow receive new guns claimed superior to French pieces. Three batteries slated to depart early, totaling 108 field guns for Viceroy Alexieff. Volunteers aged from high school graduates ordered into barracks for a year of service. No large troop movements eastward reported yet.
In the last eight business days Minneapolis mills booked nearly 100000 barrels of flour for export to Japan with further inquiry expected. While millers avoid discussing Japan, a single company has booked about fifty thousand barrels in a day or two. The Japanese government has not bought flour directly.
New York City police chief F W Greene resigns to take effect at year end or New Year. Deputy Commissioners Ebstein Piper and Davis also resign. A set of engrossed resolutions signed by nearly all inspectors and captains was presented to the commissioner as he spoke of bad men on the force and the need for reform.
At President Roosevelt's urging the state department directs active inquiries via diplomatic and consular channels into reports of massacres and threats against Jews in Kishineff. Odessa reports no fresh outbreak, while Simon Wolf and Adolphus Solomons press for clarity, meeting with Acting Secretary Loomis and seeking audience with officials.
The city plans to send an engraved parchment invitation to Andrew Carnegie for the January 7 1904 dedicatory exercises at the new Fort Wayne library. Signed by Mayor Berghoff and school trustees, it requests Carnegie grace the occasion with his presence.
An engineer misreads orders leading to a deadly incident leaving one man dead and 13 injured. Injured workers were transported to Fort Wayne for treatment and evaluation.
A westbound limited and an eastbound freight collided head on one mile west of Larwill at 5:58 am. One man died and several others were seriously hurt while many more sustained minor injuries. Engineer Cowell and Fireman Hebert were trapped under coal and debris. Hebert died, Stafford died later, and many crew and passengers were injured and taken to St Joseph hospital and Chicago for care.
Washington reports three revolutions in progress on the island as Jiminez forces near San Domingo city. Secretary Moody orders a warship to aid, with Rear Admiral Lamberton to dispatch a vessel to protect American interests. In Puerto Rico the Gil faction plans to sail January 4 to Santo Domingo. munitions gathering continues and Governor Hunt refuses Morales consulate recognition.
San Domingo faces barricades as General Pelletier's forces move on the capital from Azua Da Compostela. Morales government struggles with rations and arrests rise. President Morales returns and bombards Puerto Plata while the south and east join the northern revolt. American minister Powell moves legation inward as new warship reinforcement is awaited.
Judge Kersten overruled motions for postponement and separate trials. The car barn bandits will face trial one week from tomorrow with all defendants to be tried together.
News says two boys from Wayne Trace east of the city fought and Fred Weisheit was cut in the right groin. Dr. Duemling treated the injury. the assailant, a neighbor, is unnamed and no affidavit has been filed.
A marriage ceremony described as a very pretty home wedding occurred Monday at the residence of Mr. Brown Neen. The event was intimate with close family in attendance and plans for a future reception were mentioned.
Ottawa December 29 The plan to build a Canadian armed cruiser for the Great Lakes prompts debate on a pact. Under Secretary Pope says no treaty exists between Britain and the United States limiting the vessels for the two nations on the lakes. An agreement to stop placements after six months notice may not be binding.
Washington reports indicate growing pressure from Michigan Representative William Alden Smith to repeal or modify the Bush treaty that bans naval vessels on the Great Lakes. Canada ready to protest a U S training station plan while Ottawa questions construction of modern lake cutters.
The pope, after discussions with experts including composer Abbe Poerosi, issued his own note on sacred music in churches. The note, published in Osservatore Romano, sets forth guidelines to standardize church music in line with papal instruction.
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