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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1908
Page
13
A deadly theater crush in Barnsley England killed sixteen people including several children, with many injured. The hall was crowded after a children's performance at Harvey Institute. crowd panic and blocked exits caused the fatal stampede despite no danger present.
New York, Jan 11 Four men died and about five million dollars in property burned as the thirteen story Parker building at Fourth avenue and Nineteenth street burned between midnight and daybreak. Firemen, hampered by weak water pressure, battled collapsing floors and bulging walls while several rescuers saved colleagues from the upper floors. Three missing workers and a printer, Robert Beyer, were unaccounted for as authorities assessed the extensive damage and disruptions to subway and streetcar service.
A fire at the four story Warren building in Ashtabula caused wide damage after an explosion at Reed Furniture on the second floor. More than a score of residents were rescued with several badly hurt. Mrs. Kitzler fell twenty feet while being removed from a third floor window. Estimated loss is $20,000.
Huntington Herald recalls Major J B Kenner’s 1878 mission to Washington to back a Toledo to Chicago canal via Fort Wayne and Huntington. He secured a $20000 Congress appropriation for a preliminary survey, directed by Alfred Moore. Engineers surveyed Toledo Fort Wayne then Huntington and west, reporting favorably though no follow up action occurred.
Ben Hur Court No. 15 of the Tribe of Ben Hur installed A. S. Coverdale as representative to the supreme tribe. Officers installed by Past Chief W. A. Crawford included Chief W. A. Ferris, George E. Mong, Anna B. Henkenius, Georgia Warner, W. T. Jeffries, John A. Orr, and others in a ceremony led by drill master X. Sallier.
Ground was broken Saturday afternoon for the Hotel Anthony at Berry and Harrison streets. Contractor Henry Hilgemann has begun excavation with a 160 by 160 foot site ten feet deep, near the old Berry Street Methodist church. Sub contracts include McAfee & Arter for excavation and Fort Wayne Brick and Tile for brickwork. A $100000 surety bond ensures completion by December 1, with extension discussions possible to December 15.
Allen county claimed two of five premiums at the Indianapolis grain contest. John Miller of Wayne township won second premium on yellow corn and A. D. Hepperly took fourth on yellow corn. About 100 samples from six northern Indiana counties were entered. Grain Dealers' Association speaker Mr. McClure warned moist corn from last year could rot in dry bins and urged using homegrown seed rather than imported seed to avoid late maturing ears and crop losses.
Mayor Hosey favors widening Calhoun Street to eighty feet beneath the Pennsylvania and Wabash tracks. He envisions sixteen feet of clearance with ten feet for sidewalks on each side and twenty feet for driveways, preserving street car tracks. The proposal would close Chicago Street to the west but avoid broader road disruption. He expects railroads and the traction company to respond and may submit the plan for review.
Indianapolis report details a conflict over Terre Haute school child counts for January funding. Multiple enumerations occurred, with 13,199 used for apportionment after deductions for transients and growth. State Superintendent Fassett A Cotton defends his actions amid criticism and questions about attorney general opinions.
A lengthy description of the 1908 New York East Side rent strike depicts Comrade Kaplan directing a busy improvised office where tenants confront dispossession notices. Multicultural residents mix with socialist organizers, landlords, and young activists as the rent war escalates with court dockets rising and police dispersals increasing.
Conductor Hull on the South Wayne line was struck by an engine backing at the Calhoun street crossing after his car passed the block signal. He was knocked ten feet but only slightly injured and he continued work. Lieutenant Colonel H. A. Bowman of Waterloo has traveled to Booster at the governor's request for National Guard duty.
In Indianapolis on January 11 the Seventh district Republican convention re elected Oliver P. Ensley as district chairman by acclamation and endorsed Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks for the presidential nomination. They also backed Representative Overstreet and National Chairman Harry S. New and endorsed William L. Taylor for governor. The group pledged earnest cooperation and noted similar conventions in other districts. Precinct committeemen and county committees were being organized across Indiana.
New York reporting bets placed at the Hoffman House for campaign wagers. The first recorded stake is $5,000 offered by John S. McDonald to a taker identified as Thomas H. Shevlin. The wager bets Governor Johnson of Minnesota will win the presidency if nominated.
The English Lutheran Church of the Redeemer held its annual meeting and elected officers Friday evening. W. P. Kindt was named chairman, H. J. Meyers corresponding secretary, C. E. Strasburg financial secretary and treasurer, W. F. Sanders and P. Harges as elders, C. Sablotzke and J. Rudolphson as deacons, and W. F. Lindenberg as trustee. The congregation reported an excellent condition and a financial meeting is set for Sunday January 19.
The Woman's Relief Corps held a Friday meeting then joined the G A R hall for a joint officer installation. Officers installed include Libbie Hutchinson as President Annie Winans Senior VP Minnie Schracer Junior VP and others with a fair and dance planned for January 27 at Hibernian hall 917 Calhoun Street.
A barn on High Street owned by Dick Henning burned at 1 30 a m on Saturday. Fire of unknown origin spread before fire crews arrived, gutting the structure. Two valuable horses perished in the blaze, including a stallion of especial worth, with hay corn and other valuables also lost.
In Tangier on January 11 Mulai Hafid is proclaimed sultan at Fez with a holy war declared. Abd-El-Aziz is deposed as sultan, Mulai Suramini named vice regent, and Moorish leaders urge resistance to European influence linked to the Algeciras act.
Paris reports shock over Murali Hafid declaring holy war at Fez and being named sultan of Morocco. France and Spain, under a Powers mandate, must recognize Abd El Aziz while awaiting tribal support and Hafid's strength.
Indianapolis Jan 11 Governor Hanly appointed delegates to the Indiana branch of the national rivers and harbors congress to meet January 21 and 22 in the board of trade building. Appointees include J M Lyons Terre Haute Spencer F Ball Terre Haute James J Cooper Jr Terre Haute David W Henry Terre Haute F W Sweezey Marion J Wood Wilson Marion Chas I Bush Fort Wayne Owen N Heaton Fort Wayne George R Durgan Lafayette and W T Latta Lafayette. Governor Hanly will attend a Washington May governors meeting on conservation of natural resources.
Fort Wayne educator Miss Martha Staub was selected by Bluffton school board to fill the English instructor vacancy caused by Miss Earla Mills resignation for health reasons. Staub, a Fort Wayne High School and Indiana University alumna, previously taught in Columbian Building and served as assistant principal in Petroleum schools. She is a grand niece of Mrs. Martha Plessinger and comes highly recommended for effective service.
In Muncie Indiana early today burglars broke into the Butterfly grocery in the business district and, unable to find money, saturated the store with kerosene and set it ablaze. They escaped via a rear door they had forced open as firefighters battled flames in several areas.
Berlin reports calm after yesterday demonstrations for manhood suffrage in Prussia. Police maintain presence at strategic spots, with most arrested individuals released. The social democratic leaders condemn Chancellor Von Buelow for rejecting universal suffrage and secret ballot, while liberal papers urge reform. Conservatives back the government amid a widening split with socialists and liberal blocs.
Monroe County Commissioners denied four ex-saloon keepers liquor licenses keeping Bloomington in the dry belt for another year. The decision followed a full day of arguments with county attorney R. L. Morgan urging use of the last city election votes to validate the remonstrance.
Cars 106 and 129 of the Main street line collided at Berry and Calhoun streets at 5 45 Saturday morning as they were being brought from the barns to start the day. Fenders were sprung but the car men escaped injury.
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