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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1900
Page
4
In this issue editor E A K Hackett riffs on political and global topics. He mocks Roberts, Warren, and Bryan while joking about Angora kittens as a better investment. Beveridge elevates Mabini, and Congressman Landis delivers a fiery speech impacting Republican gubernatorial prospects.
Indiana reports expanding small pox cases with daily updates from the state board of health. The contagion is spreading rapidly, not confined to any area, and affects northern, southern, and central districts as officials warn of a winter epidemic.
Washington honors Commander Wainwright for Gloucester’s daring destruction of Spanish torpedo boat destroyers at Santiago. The piece praises his leadership and calls the act a heroic moment. It also notes evolving debate over Brigham H. Roberts’s ouster and Utah polygamy precedent, along with Republican reactions to John B. Connor’s bid for state office.
The piece surveys party maneuvers with Bryan’s stance on a third term and McKinley’s amnesty moves toward rebels in the Philippines. It notes smallpox fears in Indiana, Georgia race tensions, a negro labor exodus to Arkansas and Mississippi, and Senator Fairbanks quietly backing Charles B. Landis for future senate aims.
The article asserts William J. Bryan is the preferred candidate of eastern Democrats and will gain delegates for the 1900 convention. It notes mixed party reactions, praise for Bryan’s courage and leadership, and hints at potential vice presidential discussions centering on Indianapolis Mayor Daniel F. Taggart as a strong second-place possibility.
The Philadelphia Ledger denounces monopolies and foreign control, arguing tariffs protect consumers and workers. It cites the St. Louis Republican convention stance against domestic monopoly and urges concrete action beyond vague resolutions and protracted investigations.
Montagu Whyte visits Washington while Webster Davis travels to Pretoria. Macrum returns from Pretoria and Hay moves toward the Transvaal. Observers question the purpose of these swings as Kruger seeks influence and the U.S. weighs its stance.
Gen John M Palmer writes that gold democrats will not vote for Bryan. He says Gorman or Morrison could win with Palmer's support, while decrying Gorman as anti Cleveland. Four thousand teachers plan a Paris exposition trip to showcase American achievement.
The article recalls a past effort by Lord Salisbury to discard the Clayton Bulwer treaty, blocked by Canada demanding Alaska concession as trade for surrender of territory. It notes British authorities now favor the premise, while Canadians may press for royal backing as a reward for loyalty and volunteers for South Africa.
A young daughter of Mr and Mrs Catting of Shawnee avenue slipped on ice and severely injured her leg in a skating accident.
Samuel R. Hardy of near New Paris, Indiana, inspired by an angel after a seven year illness, quits farming to evangelize. He describes a heaven with streets of gold and a hell lit by a white glow, and he plans a long tour advertising his own creed and meetings.
Logansport Indiana January 24 Elizabeth Myers sixty says she was mistreated at Cass County infirmary She claims she was locked in a room for demanding morphine and beaten by two inmates until she escaped down a rope She is a known morphine user and reform advocates highlight past inmate fights and a hip fracture of a nonagenarian resident that followed recently
Lafayette Indiana January tale recalls Peter Anderson a manufacturer who entered the Republican commissioner race only to suspend plans after a dream. He described riding a mule drawn wagon up South Street Hill to meet a rival, and decided to drop his campaign.
Narrator recalls a rough ride as a mule team veered off course, sending him and a companion into a ditch. Brushed up and chugging ahead, they chased the runaway mule up a hill but found the animal gone by dawn. Peter Anderson remains fixed in the race mindset.
Schlatter and Co., hardware dealers of East Columbia street, were awarded the contract to furnish hardware for the new courthouse. The prize is the largest ever given in northern Indiana and was won in open competition with major U.S. wholesale firms, highlighting the firm's hustling enterprise.
Deputy Clerk Logan received Judge Baker's decision in a long standing action by Frank Long of this city against W H Kib formerly of this city. The case had been on the docket for three or four years in this federal court.
The suit claimed the defendants copied a buggy cushion spring invented by Long of Auburn. Judge Baker ruled evidence shows Long granted a parol license to build the cushions, so there is no infringement. The complaint is dismissed at the plaintiff's cost.
Chief Marshal Johnson selects Capt John H. Rohan Capt Allen H. Dougall Capt W F Banke Maj W W Barnett Capt I N Medsker and Col H C Zollinger as aides for the reception of General Lawton's remains in Fort Wayne. Committee has no new information on the funeral train arrival date.
Z H Tibbl es has recovered enough from a critical illness to be about the house, after months of illness and convalescence.
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