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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1907
Page
13
In Hazleton Indiana officials report one of the worst floods in the region’s history. Rivers White and Wabash converge as water rises rapidly, forcing farmers from homes in lower Knox County. Gauge readings show sixteen feet eight inches on the falls, nineteen feet in the canal, and forty four feet two inches at the locks foot, with rate changes during the day.
Terre Haute Ind Jan 4 The Wabash river stood at seventeen feet and rising endangering Taylorville on the west bank. The seven hundred residents began moving out as bottom lands across the river were flooded.
Western Kentucky rail lines face disruption as creeks and rivers exceed banks. In Henderson area tracks of Illinois Central, Louisville & Nashville, and Henderson railroad are under water, trains annulled or blocked. Rivers rise, Ohio boom increases flood risk as weather clears.
Albert M. Shepard through Vincennes Paper Mill controls an option on the historic Harrison house property owned by Edward Shepard. If city or state does not act to buy, the house may be torn down to store baled straw. Built in 1804, the mansion once sheltered William Henry Harrison when governor of the Northwest Territory.
William Egle of the Bible Training school in South Wayne has been appointed superintendent of the Eureka Plantation and Colonization company, formed in Indianapolis with 750000 capital to settle land around Tampico Mexico. He plans to move with his family in late February or early March. W. J. Robinson is president and general manager. A Tampico mission under the Missionary Church association will be started by the Bible Training school.
A half crazed woman fired a pistol at Judge Jessa McDonald in St. Louis on Wednesday morning. The attack followed displeasure with the judge's ruling in a pending case. The incident prompted police investigation and surface details indicate the assailant acted alone.
Utica New York witnesses a flood as Mohawk River rises to flood stage after heavy rain. Trains on the New York Central are delayed one to two hours. two highway bridges over the river near Utica have been carried away. Rainfall in the last 24 hours reached 2.26 inches, surpassing any single day in 1906.
In Princeton Indiana on January 4 fifteen Gibson county schools were closed due to rising flood waters. Nearly a third of Wabash township was underwater with water entering several school buildings. The Patoka River flow was at a standstill and Princeton's pumping station supplying water was shut yesterday as water rose above the machinery.
Petersburg Indiana January 4 Farmers along the east and west forks of White river rush live stock to higher ground as waters rise rapidly two inches per hour. Grain is moved to safety on higher ground. Local bottomlands are flooded forcing precautionary relocations.
Arrangements are set for five entertainments and lectures under the Woman's Club league in Wayne street M. E. church with dates from January 21 to February 28. Admission to the full course is likely 1.50, sold by league members and downtown outlets. Noted speakers and performers include Lee Francis Lybarger John V White W S Battis Clara Vaughan Wales Concert Company S N Spedon and a cartoonist for Frank Leslie's.
Engineer Tony Burke of Garrett, injured in the B and O wreck at Woodville, is now suffering from blood poisoning due to his injuries. He had shown initial improvement, but new complications have developed.
Bowser Works reports a year of rapid expansion with major management changes, new vice presidents and an expanded eastern and Canadian presence. The firm added large shop space, a Toronto plant, and hundreds of office staff while purchasing heavy machinery to equip a nearly mile-long complex. Sales topped 1 million dollars, up about 70 percent from the prior year, reflecting strong growth and confidence in future needs.
Samuel H Lock a well known War saw man and Civil War veteran died Thursday. The obituary notes his military service and local ties in Kendallville.
A group of Democratic members of Indiana's legislature including representatives and senators will dine Tuesday January 8 at the Grand hotel in Indianapolis. A conference is expected to be held during the event, with many attendees later traveling to Lafayette for the Jackson Day banquet in the evening.
Washington reports Representative Engelbright of California was appointed to the mines and mining committee in place of Williamson of Oregon who was elected to the fifty-ninth congress but never attended a session. Williamson had not qualified, and the move reflects correct practice. Wilkinson, indicted in land fraud prosecutions, is awaiting appellate action after appealing his 1904 election. The house also debated war measures and other claims in committee of the whole.
William Coe of Laporte Indiana will not be sent to Logansport asylum nor state prison after jurors fail to unanimously testify the gun was aimed at them. Prosecutors say criminal sanity actions may proceed. Coe’s defense claims he fired to frighten game after being frightened by the Garman party.
Indianapolis January 4 Samuel B Ralston of Lebanon announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor next year after a consultation among leading Democrats in the city.
South Bend ind jan 4 The report that B F Shively will announce as a Democratic vice presidential candidate is not credible. Shively is in the east and business political associates say there is no truth in the report. His aim is to go to Congress or become Indiana governor.
Mary Watson Wall, former Fort Wayne resident and daughter of pioneer James Barnett, died in St. Louis on Thursday. Barnett helped establish early Fort Wayne business and homes on Columbia Street. Survived by two daughters, two sons James and Charles, and siblings including A G Barnett and Susan R Shoaff. The Wall family business lineage traces to Meyer Bros Co through Watson Wall.
In Kansas City Judge John F. Phillips denied a writ of habeas corpus for Mrs Aggie Myers who is on death row for murdering her husband. Frank Hottman faces execution for complicity. If Governor Folk does not intervene, the pair will be executed January 10th. Attorneys plan to appeal to commute to life. They seek a Supreme Court retrial on a technicality.
In Mayersville Mississippi William Harvey a Black man condemned for April murder of Peter Bromo was hanged after a commutation to life imprisonment arrived too late. Governor Vardaman angry over the delayed message via long distance line ordered an inquiry into the telephone company.
The Sentinal reports a correction: Charles Zuber of Antwerp did not die by his own action. He succumbed to Bright's disease after years of illness. The earlier story alleging self-inflicted death was erroneous.
United States deputy marshals were tasked with serving about three thousand notices of ejectment in a circuit court suit filed by Sidney Smith of Cambridge MA. He seeks to claim land on the south side valued around 40 million dollars, bounded by Thirty-fifth to Thirty-ninth streets and Grand Boulevard to a line north from Cottage Grove Avenue. The action names residents including prominent individuals and aligns all within the claimed boundaries to establish standing.
A Big Four freight train derailed west of Lafayette Indiana near Montmorenci shortly after 2 AM. Two unknown tramp victims were crushed in a box car while fireman Horace Sefton of Indianapolis was injured as he fell down a twelve foot embankment. Engineer and head brakeman escaped unharmed.
Bedford Indiana January 4 authorities dismiss grand jury inquiry into Frank Bergers claim of killing Sarah Schafer no examination needed the matter will be dropped Bergers prison records show he was in Ohio state prison at Columbus on the night of the murder
Terre Haute Indiana January 4 another warrant served on Terre Haute Traction Manager Charles T Murdock to seek court decision on city power over the street railway service The disputes involve complying with a council fixed schedule and the companys right to use city streets for interurban freight traffic The busiest corner in the city is used for switching freight cars
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