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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1910
Page
5
Local discussion centers on rear iglaltform strawing and near side control amid calls for a safer system. Officials note the need for time and effort to test feasibility while recounting incidents from other cities as context.
The article argues for a new system to punish errant men by enforcing strict, work-based confinement rather than jail terms. It links Lake County unrest to broader Chicago influence and political pressures. The piece suggests using correctional labor and wage allocation to support families, reduce state costs, and deter abuse and neglect. It notes Taft’s administrative obstacles and the need for legislative action.
The death of Mr. Newton Doughman in Cleveland will shock a wide circle of friends in Fort Wayne and Allen County where he was born reared educated and achieved rapid early success. As Allen County prosecuting attorney he served two terms with diligence and efficiency and later took a high position with Lake Shore railroad. His sudden passing at a young age ends a promising legal career and will be deeply mourned by many.
Fragmentary text presents disjointed remarks about dealing with a wife and a legal or personal dispute. The readable content is limited and lacks clear names, dates, or events to identify a specific incident. The passage appears garbled with no verifiable facts suitable for precise summary.
The attorney general’s office has uncovered evidence against the beef packing firms and a federal grand jury in Chicago will hear the case. Penalties may include prison for trusted executives if indictments are returned, with details on pricing, freight rates, and market control expected to emerge during the inquiry.
A discussion on rising living costs blamed on the meat trust and other market forces. The piece notes widespread price increases and hardship for average families, cites political maneuvering around the Cannon faction, and references Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis urging government restraint while probing the meat trust.
The piece surveys congressional tensions over Speaker Can yon and party control, notes aviation figures like the Wrights as real progress leaders, and argues for police pay raises in Fort Wayne. It reports Sunday law enforcement strictness, insurgent friction in Congress, and the United Mine Workers annual convention with a poised but unsettled path ahead.
Entire surplus sale by Paragon Manufacturing Co moves items at half price and below. Waists range from 50c to 1.48, dresses to 5.48, petticoats to 0.98, and skirts from 2.48 to 7.00. Hosiery and undergarments discounted. Children and Misses coats offered below factory cost. Corsets highlighted as reliable value.
A grocery or general store advertises a sale with low prices on shelf items. Sleeve boards 10¢ dippers milk pails 80¢, wash basins 10¢, four bars soap 5¢, coal seats 19¢, dust pans 10¢, nest eggs eight for 5¢, linen thread 10¢, 10-quart pails 10¢, table glasses 25¢ per dozen, hat boxes 10¢, harness pans 10¢, milk pans 10¢, chamber pails 50¢, slop jars 8¢, clothes pins 60 for 5¢, toilet paper 3¢, golf gloves 1¢, suit cases 95¢.
The column rails at Uncle Joe for labeling insurgent Republicans and praises Taft's stance while condemning meat price protests and food trusts. It critiques congressional factions, suggests budget trimming for a market house name plate, and laments food costs and political tensions.
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