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Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1902

Page

3

Illness of Roosevelt's Son Improves in Groton

Groton mass feb 11 with pneumonia in the left lung showing improvement The crisis passed for the left lung though pleurisy appears in the right The president and Mrs Roosevelt stay near the boy doctor Lambert attends the case reports say the son may not yet fully recover and Prince Henry’s yacht launch remains on schedule

Groton Mass Groton School Infirmary Roosevelt New York

Cleveland Offers 3-Cent Fare Franchise Bid

The city of Cleveland holds a $50,000 deposit for a proposed 3-cent railway franchise as bids move toward council action. John B. Hoefgen of Brooklyn submitted a bid covering 17 routes with 100 miles of track and universal transfers, while Mayor Johnson backs the plan despite opposition questioning its financial viability.

Cleveland Board of Control Johnson John B. Hoefgen Brooklyn Hoefgen Ime Ole Cleveland Street Railway

President's Son Improves After Illness

Washington dispatch says the president's son is better this morning after a bout of pleurisy in one lung. Temperature and respiration have improved, though a slight pleurisy remains.

Washington White House Cortelyou

Judge Bennett High Court Victory In Mount Vernon Gas Case

New York February 11 The Mount Vernon City Judge refused to pay a 165 gas bill claiming no contract existed The gas company shut off supply three years ago He sued The appellate division of the supreme court affirmed a 4300 judgment in favor of Judge Bennett For daily damages valued at 85 The decision preserves the award for inconvenience caused by the disconnection

New York Bennett Mount Vernon Appellate Division Supreme Court

Negotiations Resume in Ellen Stone Abduction Case

American delegates at Seres in Macedonia reopen talks with brigands after the failed ransom negotiations for missionary Ellen Stone and her companion Mme Tsilka. The incident continues to draw international attention as delegates seek a swift resolution.

Constantinople Seres Macedonia Ellen Stone Mme. Tsilka

Meyer Celebrates 21st Birthday with A U W Lodge Gift

Edward F. Meyer was surprised by about thirty members of A. O. U. W. lodge No. 19 who gathered last evening to honor his twenty first birthday. Ronald Daw son presented him a gold ring bearing the order coat of arms as the lodge noted the occasion with a sevialbe evening.

Edward F. Meyer A. O. U. W. Lodge No. 19 Lodge Order Ronald Dawson

Mrs. Rudy Reinewald Undergoes Appendectomy at Hope Hospital

Mrs. Rudy Reinewald was successfully operated on today at Hope Hospital for appendicitis. The procedure proceeded without complications and her condition is reported as improving.

Rudy Reinewald Hope Hospital

Prince Henry to sail for US as planned despite Roosevelt illness

Prince Henry of Prussia will travel to the United States on Saturday as arranged. Even if President Roosevelt's ill son dies, the visit should proceed unless Roosevelt wishes it deferred. The prince expressed sorrow over the youth's condition and noted officials may adjust the schedule. officials in Washington will handle any reorganization.

Cortelyou Washington Alice Roosevelt Groton Prince Henry Berlin Prussia United States Roosevelt Associated Press Schloss Emperor William Young Roosevelt Hay von Holleben

Schooner Burned at Sea Off Cape May

The burned schooner hulk lies in ice a few miles offshore near Cape May New Jersey. Life saving crews from five stations aided overnight but could not reach her by 3 am due to darkness and thick ice. Most men landed at Anglesea as wind prevented shoreings. observers speculate a passing vessel evacuated the crew after the captain anchored and set the fire.

Cape May N. J Anglesea

Tragic suicide at Peddie Institute shocks campus

Clare Hannum, son of W. G. Hannum, an assistant paymaster in the U S navy, was found dead in his room at Peddie Institute Heights Town N J. He hanged himself with a cord from a closet door hook after securing the room and a bureau. The incident, initially believed as a mock death, is thought by many to have become a fatal real action.

New York Clare Hannum W. G. Hannum United States Navy Brooklyn Peddie Institute Hightstown N. J

Country Bank Looted in Double Theft at Stonefort

Carbondale Indiana February 11 burglars entered the private bank of Dr Lewis at Stonefort Illinois. The safe was blown open with dynamite and the entire contents taken. A large sum of money was reportedly secured though the exact amount is not yet known.

Carbondale Dr. Lewis Stonefort

Socialist Riot in Brussels Protests for Universal Suffrage

A cavalry detachment was requisitioned in Brussels to disperse socialists who staged a demonstration in favor of universal suffrage this afternoon.

Brussels

The Cause of Charity Letters Prompt Donations

Readers respond to the Associated Charities treasurer’s appeal for direct donations. Many have not replied. letters were set aside and forgotten. The message urges completing the 1902 collection and asks contributors to mail or send checks directly to treasurer Mr. V. D. Bond.

Associated Charities V. D. Bond

Delinquent tax sale proceeds. Dunn murder transcripts and local court actions

The annual delinquent tax sale in the treasurer’s office continues with rapid progress and will likely finish by tomorrow evening. Auditor Ortlieb reports Dunn murder trial transcripts totaling about 1,200 pages will be ready by next Saturday. Other items include divorce suits, property disputes, and a misappropriation case linked to Pudden Head Wilson.

Ortlieb Indiana Loan and Trust Company Warsaw Thompson & Osborne Greensburg Underwood The Sentinel Dunn Marie Sampleson Mary Buhr Henry Buhr Louis F. Lumbard Emil Stauffer

Eighteenth Birthday Surprise for Fred Allgeier

Fred Allgeier of Taber street was joined by a large group of friends for an eighteenth birthday anniversary celebration last evening. The event featured progressive pedro music and dancing with prizes awarded to Miss Catherine Offenloch and Herbert Rauner and consolations to Miss Edith Grable and Ben Herber. He received a handsome alligator music roll as a gift.

Fred Allgeier Taber Street Pedro Catherine Offenloch Herbert Rauner Edith Grable Ben Herber Allgeier

Copper to Lead Randall Auto Shop Foreman Return This Week

John W. Copper of Randall Wheel has spent months at Mobile's factory in Tarrytown on the Hudson. He returns late this week to become foreman of Randall's automobile repair shop after completing a course in automobile construction.

John W. Copper Randall Wheel Company Mobile Company Tarrytown on-the-Hadson

Fort Wayne hosts breakfast for Wu Ting Fang party

A special Pennsylvania Rail Road car bearing Wu Ting Fang Senator McMillan Representative William Alden Smith and others heads toward Fort Wayne en route to Grand Rapids for a Michigan Lincoln league event. Tippecanoe club invites them to a Fort Wayne club breakfast with no reply yet as of this afternoon. An engine is expected to take the car north later.

Fort Wayne Pennsylvania Railroad Wu Ting Fang McMillan William Alden Smith Michigan Couzins Iowa Landis E. H. Nebecker United States H. C. Martin Attica Grand Rapids Michigan Lincoln League W. C. Geake Tippecanoe Club Pennsylvania Indiana Road Muebecker

Local items note illnesses travels and events across town

A list of local notes includes scarlet fever at No 30 Oliver street and pneumonia with Charles Youtz at 113 High street. People travel to Lafayette and Plattsburg, while automakers plan to attend a Chicago show. Schoolgirls enjoy a sleighing party near Harmer street, and doctors report a successful strangulated hernia operation.

Oliver Street Charles Youtz High Street Chris Browand Garrett Nettie Paulus Columbia City Carrie Souder Home Edward White New Orleans Oscar Miller Washington Boulevard J. Kretsinger J. Rabus Bierbaum Lafayette Howard Laubach Texas Plattsburg N. Y Fort Wayne Chicago St. Mary’s School Anna Beuter New Haven Road Vieland Eunice Poyer Wooster Ohio E. B. Conklin Marion I. T Kate Meyer Agatha Landin Belling Harmer Street Milan Township Dr. Hicks Huntington Maurice Rosenthal Ellison Ladies’ Auxiliary The Caledonian Society Caledonians Caledonian Hall S. Lindsay Indianapolis Hubler Union Chapel Goshen Road George Brown Wallen J. W. Kannel State Eclectic Physicians W. J. Hess Centlivre Brewery Fred Wolf Company

Ten Years Apart Ends In Elopement Return

Jack Conroy and Minnie Beal, neighbors near Pawnee, Indiana, married in Crawfordsville after a decade apart. Each believed the other faithless, a forged note claiming an elopement with another man prompted Conroy to roam the West under an assumed name. He returned to learn the note was forged by the rival, and Beal had cared for the loved one's mother for two years.

Crawfordsville Ind Jack Conroy Minnie Beal Pawnee Conroy West Miss Beal

Young Girl Weds A Negro in Indiana Turmoil

In Gochen and South Bend a marriage license was issued to Robert Hale a 29 year old Black man and Mamie Cassell of Waterford Indiana. Hale recently faced arrest for the Royal Oak Michigan murder of Mrs. Christian Huss.

South Bend Ind Goshen Elkhart County Robert Hale Mamie Cassell Waterford Hale Christian Huss Royal Oak Mich

Elopement and Court Case Ties to Life Term Conviction

A witness held in the case against Henry Wiseman helped secure his life term in Michigan. Hale wooed Miss Cassell, eloping to Goshen last week after her parents were unaware. A clerk refused a license due to Cassell’s age of 17, prompting parental notification. The mother later signed consent to the marriage.

Henry Wiseman Michigan Hale Miss Cassell Goshen

Forged warrant cashed and traced to Indiana banks

A forged $1,000 warrant drawn on Daniel Marine township trustee was cashed by the First National Bank of Elwood and sent to the Grant County Bank at Upland where Marine pronounced it a forgery. The warrant related to furnaces sold by Mason A Johnson of Anderson for the Peck Williamson Heating and Ventilating Co of Cincinnati. The forger, a traveling salesman, had left that employer and was not in Indianapolis. he will be arrested.

Marion Ind Daniel Marine First National Bank Elwood Grant County Upland Marine Mason A. Johnson Anderson Peck- Williamson Heating and Ventilating Company Cincinnati Johnson

For Sale Cheap Fine Silver Spangled Hamburg Chickens

Classified brief announces sale of silver spangled Hamburg chickens described as cheap. Contact via phone at 28 Jones Street. Listing appears as a local small ad with no further details.

Hamburg Jones Street

Wells Publishes Allen County Candidacy Announcements

Editor Sentinel publishes WM. S. WELLS name as a candidate for representative of Allen county and for auditor, both subject to the democratic nominating convention.

Allen County WM. S. Wells

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