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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1904
Page
4
The Weekly Sentinel discusses the Bryan stance at the St Louis convention and the Democratic Party’s direction. It also critiques an electric lighting franchise bid in Fort Wayne, noting demands for an exclusive monopoly, city revenue, legal risk, and the need for a solid bond.
A menu features Rabbit fricassee with lemon sauce and toast diamonds, Cream Slaw with whipped cream, Apple Charlotte with currant jelly sauce, East Indian chicken curry with rice, Prune Pudding set with gelatin, and Corn Soup noted as suitable for cold days. Also includes Potted Rabbit and notes on oven cooking and family portions.
A recipe collection describes corn muffins with boiled meal, oatmeal gem breads, and egg muffins. It details oatmeal bread and a yeasted overnight process, plus a mock mince pie, potato lyonnaise from leftovers, and coffee tips. The text covers sponge cake, nut frosting, Poor Man's Toast substitutes, and breakfast dishes like oatmeal mush and breakfast-use oats.
A series of property transfers lists buyers and sellers with parcel identifiers and sale prices across Shirley City Hoagland Rockhill Adams New Haven and East Wayne. Notable deeds include Schellegger to Sylvester Roberts for 525 and Werling to Gilbert for 6500. several parcels transferred to individuals and banks with amounts and lot descriptions.
In Guthrie Kentucky on Sunday night a mob of about thirty to forty black men lynched Lewis Radford a negro who had been jailed after being arrested for the murder of Priscilla Frozell another negro. Radford confessed to assault but denied killing her. He was hanged from a tree near the jail after the mob overpowered a jailer and seized his keys.
An editorial in the City Times, Galveston, argues Afro-Americans should win one sixth of national jobs, from cabinet downward, citing the race’s electoral influence and urging inclusion in the administration. It notes Hanna’s indirect endorsement of the platform.
Mrs Catherine Walker Herr of Suffolk County Massachusetts gains possession of the late John Walker’s estate in South Omaha. She presented an old Massachusetts photograph showing her as the decedent’s sister. Walker, a recluse who kept about 11 000 dollars in gold and notes sewn in clothing and hidden in hats, avoided banks.
H L Drummond foreman in the mechanical department of this office was injured several days ago when struck by a Wabash wreck train. He is rapidly recovering and able to be about with help.
A fierce blizzard overwhelmed Fort Wayne with the season’s heaviest snowfall. Snow depth reached up to three feet in drifts, delaying trolley lines and blotting sidewalks. City workers and snow shovels mobilized as crews kept trains and streets moving despite continuous snowfall overnight. Temperatures stayed above zero but remained bitterly cold as the storm persisted into today.
Mine Alix a 20 year old New York born circus performer broke her skull and several ribs when the automobile struck an object, left the track and plunged to the floor. She was taken to a hospital in Madrid where doctors called her condition desperate as a court opened an inquiry.
United States Consul General Skinner departed Port Said for Marseilles on his return from Abyssinia. The gun boat Machias is due January 30 from Jibatil, French Somaliland, with two lions and other gifts from Emperor Menelik to President Roosevelt.
An old advertisement extols Burdeck Blood Bitters as a cure for pure blood and overall vigor. It urges daily use of Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil at home to guard against sudden accidents.
A fragment references Dr Wood warning that untreated colds lead to grave outcomes. It mentions Norway and a syrup aiding men and women toward a happier, vigorous old age, though details are unclear due to garbled text.
Fort Wayne youth Lee F. Hartman, famed for his literary talent, becomes a member of Harper publishing house editorial staff in New York. A Fort Wayne High School graduate of 1897, Wesleyan alum 1901, he previously worked at Tabard Inn library and Associated Sunday Magazines before this advancement.
President Roosevelt appoints Hon. William B. Breen of this city as a delegate to the universal congress of lawyers and jurists for the St. Louis exposition. The White House notice dated January 23, 1904, notes the appointment in pursuance of requests from presidents of the respective republics.
The Muncie Hartford and Fort Wayne interurban may choose between two routes to extend to Fort Wayne. The proposed straight north line would pass Kingsland Ossian Sheldon, while Uniondale and Zanesvillebacked options could reroute the line via Uniondale and Zanesville with added miles. Subsidies will largely decide which path is selected, with petitions circulating in Zanesville and other towns as residents seek to attract the line.
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