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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1908
Page
6
New York reports Mrs. Moilo Desmond died after eighteen months of surgical hunts for swallowed needles. Doctors removed 132 of 144 needles with ongoing search for the rest before her death. An autopsy will determine if a needle pierced the heart or caused septic complications.
Indiana state board of finance distributes funds to banks under the new public depository law. No Michigan City bank applied. rewards go to Hammond Mishawaka and South Bend banks and others. Notable awards include $60,000 to Northern Indiana Hospital funds and $50,000 to Indiana University funds at Bloomington and Bloomington’s Boys School funds.
Chicago report on a National Ethical Convention session valorizing Sunday saloons as an ethical necessity. Speakers Dr Amii G Hirsch of Chicago and Prof Nathaniel Schmidt of Cornell argued for Sunday saloon operation as a tolerated modern life feature rather than an orthodox ideal.
Hunters of the county will gather Friday evening at the hall to distribute funds for the season. A large turnout is expected with plans to auction some items. Prominent local figure Farhan died Saturday in an automobile accident.
Edward Hutchinson, station agent for the Baltimore and Ohio at Clarington Ohio, was robbed and murdered early today and his station set on fire. Investigators suspect a large cash theft as motive. burglars bound him and escaped with watches and money after ransacking the station. Hutchinson, a longtime employee, had only been in Clarington three months since coming from Newark Ohio.
A Polish immigrant, deprived of food and English skills, pleaded guilty in city court after three days with no bread. He arrived by Pennsylvania freight, was hungry and jobless, and was remanded with a lunch provided by Lieut. Lapp as he sought work.
Dale and Corrie Tonkel were reported to the city health department Monday as smallpox patients. They flew at 1307 Scott Avenue and recently came from the country where they are said to have contracted the disease. The house has been quarantined.
James Ballinger, employed at a farm west of the city since November, was found dead in about three feet of water in a ditch beside the Wabash tracks one mile east of Prairie Switch. Coroner Stults said Ballinger, about sixty, had been dead ten to twelve hours. witnesses noted he was heavily under the influence of alcohol after leaving the Ellison farm on Saturday. He had no identification on arrival. his relatives are not yet located.
Garrett Indiana residents confront false reports about Adam Stewart store raids by 200 men allegedly seeking clothes in exchange for Baptist faith. Stewart says crowds came for in store premiums, while Rev Shannon held revival and many converts joined. Local Baptist church reads a resolution praising 84 new members and 12 reclaimed souls amid controversy.
Lincoln Neb March 26 information received today confirms the death of Zimri Dwiggins formerly of this city. He engaged in banking here and later founded a chain of banks and the Columbian National Bank at Chicago. Many banks later closed their doors.
Henry C Zollinger longtime Allen county resident and former Fort Wayne board of public works member died at 7 40 Monday at his home 110 West Superior street He served in the Eleventh Indiana battery from 1862 to 1865 and four terms as Adams township trustee He leaves a wife seven children and several siblings The funeral is set for Thursday at 10 oclock from St John s Reformed church
The deceased will be laid to rest after a partial will is prepared for the Odd Fellows cemetery in New Haven. The 8. W. Stirk circle of the Ladies of the G. A. R. will conduct a flag service over Zollinger's remains at the residence Wednesday afternoon at zy o'clock.
Pittsburg Pa Dec 30 after three days entombed in Ellsworth Number One mine John OMil ian 26 year old miner was released from his underground chamber a rav ing maniac. He ignited his blush causing a fall blocking exit. Officials clearing debris found him attacking rescuers until overpowered. He failed to regain mental balance and was taken to the county home at Arden.
The Wayne Street Methodist Episcopal church started a drive to bring the 1909 North Indiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church to Fort Wayne. The conference, with about 250 pastors and churches, usually lasts a week and attracts several thousand visitors. it met in Fort Wayne once long ago.
In a recent election by Protect ed Home Circle No. 279 officers for the coming year were chosen: Poat President John Herrick, President Frank Selah, Vice President Winnin Young, Guardian Mrs. Morse, Chaplain Miss Jennie DeAnnott, Secretary Samuel Lewis, Treasurer John Himfrey, Custle Paul Lehnh, Companion Mrs. Tillison, Sentinel Ike Boyce, Watchman John Morse, Representative Mrs. Lins K. Robinson, Pianist Miss Gertrude Troxell.
Invitations issued to church members and wives for a First Baptist banquet by the board of deacons on January 9. An interesting program includes an address by Professor Gerald B. Smith of the University of Chicago on "The Church in Modern World."
Sion S Basa post Grand Army of the Republic and the Latter of the G A TR announce an annual installation of officers on the second Friday in January at the Elektron building. The event is expected to attract a large crowd due to its interest and impressiveness.
In London the body of Thomas Charles Druce was exhumed at High Gate cemetery forty three years after burial. The coffin contained a human body debunking claims of a lead roll and bolstering the Druce case against perjury allegations. The scene drew officials and onlookers as George Hollamby Druce seeks the Portland dukedom with an estate valued at about 1.6 million annually.
Robert Caldwell, key witness in the Druca case, is confined at his daughter’s home in New Brighton, Staten Island, on $6,000 bond for perjury linked to the British charge. Extradition delays prompted medical bail, with doctors finding him in precarious health as the grave reopening aimed to prove perjury and the Duke of Portland mystery.
The Rebecca White Institute in Wabash Indiana reports receipt of the second dividend from the Rebecca White estate in Philadelphia. Mrs White held shares of Lehigh mining stock and the accumulated dividends total about $700, aiding the institution funded entirely by the Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends.
In Warsaw Indiana yesterday Elder Bennett of the Goshen district urged war against tobacco during a tour of a conference. He denounced cigars cigarettes and pipes as harmful and claimed that nationalities smoke opium and morphine. He hinted a society would form to regulate tobacco after the Hyvor business is eliminated.
Wabash Indiana expects a large crowd for the Lincoln League gathering February 12 and 18. Committees plan to house visitors, with families offering homes and a packed program including a smoker and speeches by prominent politicians, possibly including Senator Beveridge.
John Pyle a pioneer resident of Koseluske county dropped dead at his Warsaw home yesterday. At a revival meeting at the Methodist church the previous week Rev Tilimgsa Hobson and Albert Small of Anderson AK influenced his faith. He stated he wished to live again and spend his declining years helping others. He had not been ill for several years.
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