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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1904
Page
7
Love can burden women with exhausting duties and pain. The text promotes Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for headaches back ache bearing-down pains and other effects of female disease claiming it restores regularity dries weakening drains heals inflammation and ulceration and cures female weakness.
Chicago officials report Will J. Davis Harry J. Powers and City Building Commissioner Williams charged with manslaughter. Bonds set at 10000 each. Davis and Powers released to await arraignment. Hull plans funeral for his four family members before resuming case work. Twenty others arraigned in related hearings with bonds lowered to 1000 each. Total dead from the blaze reaches 586 with 24 still unidentified.
Elmer Barrett’s house on Silas Nihiser farm in Eel River township burned Thursday night leaving the family destitute. He saved his watch and a barrel of meat while the outbuilding with 10 to 15 cords of stovewood burned. The family was away and reached the blaze too late to save anything else. Barrett had just bought a new suit. all they had left were their worn clothes. Neighbors started a subscription at the courthouse to raise funds to replace the lost property.
Porter A. Pangborn and May Wolfe secured the first marriage license of the leap year. Deputy Clerke Mike Walsh and John Belot staffed the office but no other licenses were needed as the day passed without applicants. Pangborn telephoned County Clerk Johnspon Inte, who went to the courthouse to issue the document. No licenses were issued today.
A horse owned by Dr. M. F. Schick spooked and bolted, causing a runaway incident near the electric power lines. No injuries reported, horse recaptured after the scare.
Hon. Andrew A. Adams of Whitley county was unanimously elected Twelfth district Democratic chairman at Columbia City Indiana. He succeeds S. B. Fleming of Fort Wayne, who could not seek re election. About 200 delegates attended in the circuit court room despite bad weather.
Hon W L Penfield of Auburn, a rising international figure and longtime state department solicitor, visited Fort Wayne and Indianapolis events while hinting at a possible run for Indiana governor. He offered no firm announcement and planned to return to Washington after a weekend in Auburn.
W L Taylor former attorney general appears set to lead the Twelfth district delegation. Judge Penfield says he is weighing a governorship bid, with his decision tied to the support he can muster and guidance from political allies after consulting many leading Republicans today.
A Christmas tree fire at Mr. Bowman’s home on 313 Douglas Avenue caused about 50 dollars in damage before firefighters arrived. Candles used to please a child ignited tree trimmings and draperies in a second floor apartment owned by Mrs. Summers. Fire alarms also reported a small paper fire at the Journal-Gazette office with no damage.
Howard Simon a 22 year old laborer with John A Roebling Construction fell forty feet from a second story scaffold at the Barnes building on West Berry street. He suffered a dislocated right ankle multiple rib fractures and other painful injuries but doctors expect no serious danger. He was treated at his home at 2125 John street after being removed by cab.
New Haven lodge No. 253 I C C F elected Noble Grand Orland Brown Vice Grand West Mix Recording Secretary John Miller Permanent Secretary L S Null Treasurer A J Crippen Lodge Trustees L S Null James Harlor Cemetery Trustee W BS Rogers Maumee lodge No. 354 K of P elected officers December 31 D O West Mix Vice C Thomas Hathaway Keeper of Records and Less Ed Master of Exchequer William Zed dis Master of Finance Jerry Doyle Master of Work B C Pickett Prelate L S Null Master at Arms Oliver Tustison Inner Guard Robert Bell Outer Guard Leo Tustison Trustee Edward Boteram At Cristity M E parsonage Friday eve at 6 30 occurred the marriage of Miss May Wolfe Hoagland and Porter Pangborn Chicago Rev David Weiss officiating. Tha left 8 at once for their piongo.
Chicago observes a day of mourning for the Iroquois Theater disaster victims. Bells toll hourly citywide and public and private funerals proceed as authorities arrange unidentified remains for burial. Coroner proposes a public funeral for unknown victims amid snow and solemn processions. Nine Moore family members perish in the tragedy.
Mayor Harrison orders every Chicago theater shut until compliance with city ordinances is confirmed. The action follows last night's closure of seventeen playhouses amid fire safety concerns and asbestos curtain fears.
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