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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1909
Page
1
Terrific convulsions drive fear as Messina and nearby areas suffer renewed panic after devastating events. Residents seek safety amid widespread destruction and ongoing relief efforts, while authorities warn of further tremors and instability.
Messina and Reggio in Sicily faced renewed quakes at 7:20 and 7:25 am causing walls to fall and panic. One woman killed and a child seriously injured in Messina, with looting suppressed by troops and police. Many residents fled, food and shelter scarce, while Reggio reported no casualties but widespread fear.
In Chicago on July 3 Ella Gingles, 18, testified Miss Agness Barrett and Mrs Kenyon arranged a man to lure her to French Lick Springs for money. The lace-maker described being taken to a room at the Wellington hotel where a man named Charlie called someone from the room. She said the larceny charge against her was tied to a plot to force her to French Lick.
Shocks at 7:20 am in Messina and Reggio caused walls to collapse and residents to flee. A woman and eight month old child died when a doorway collapsed. the child was pulled free alive. Troops and police patrolled to curb looting and protect American huts, with eight shocks reported since 8 pm the prior day.
Chicago July 6 reports a policeman James Dozier was shot and killed during a quarrel after a prolonged Fourth of July celebration. Isaiah Holt, brother of Tris, was said to have been wounded as officers search for him.
A local pageant name sparks a sensation as residents rally around the controversy. Community leaders urge calm while efforts continue to resolve the dispute over who should bear the name Targart in public events.
Chicago July 6 Tom Taggart of French Lick Springs Ind former chairman of the democratic national committee was named in the Hall a Gingles trial record. The Irish lace maker testified about a room search for lace and a later visit to Miss Barrette s room at the Wellington hotel where she said she was forcibly disrobed. She said she fought until exhausted by crying and exertion.
Boston reports death sentences for five Chinese men convicted of shooting four members of the On Leong tong during the August 1907 Chinatown tong conflict. Leong Gong Min Sing and Hom Woon face death the week of October 10, while Warry Charles and Joe Guey are set for the following week.
Herbert J. Stansbury aged 37 and Miss Dora Keehn 18, both of Ligonier, drowned at Lake Wawasee around 10 30 this morning. Their bodies were recovered by 3 this afternoon after Miss Keehn’s hair snagged a fish hook in her cap and the boat overturned as Stansbury moved to help. Keehn is Dr. Cr. G. Keehn’s daughter. Stansbury commanded a local mercantile firm and leaves a widow and child.
New York reporters say Ung Yow a Chinese laundryman was found strangled with a rope wedged into a washtub at 124 Stanton Street. The cluttered scene suggests a struggle occurred before the victim’s death.
In South Bend Indiana on July 6 a Chicago couple H Lindeman and his wife killed themselves by rowing toward a dam on the St Joseph river during their bridal trip. They had married the day before in St Joseph Michigan. Crowds watched as the boat neared the dam and the man smiled at rescuers before the craft reached the drop. Police traced identity via Lindeman's coat found later at the Crescent hotel. The scene drew hundreds of spectators before the tragedy continued to Page Two.
Rev. Father John Biedermann formerly assistant pastor of St. Peter's Catholic church in this city is reported seriously ill at his home in Nix settlement Whitley county as a result of sunstroke suffered Thursday afternoon News of his illness reached.
The tariff bill moved from committee of the whole to the Senate at 1 20 this afternoon. senators recessed to 3 30 awaiting a printed bill as amended. Further discussion of the tobacco tax was postponed until tomorrow.
The senate finance committee finished work on the internal revenue section of the Payne Aldrich tariff bill. It retains the 3 dollar per thousand tax on cigars over three pounds, but raises high grade cigar taxes to 4 dollars per thousand for wholesale prices 75 to 110 dollars and 9 dollars per thousand above 110 dollars. The house rate for cigars three pounds or less is cut from 1 dollar to 75 cents per thousand.
New York July 6 Francis W Cushman representative in congress from Tacoma Washington died today in Roosevelt hospital. He was attended by doctors and nurses alongside U S Senator Samuel H Piles and Andrew S Burleigh a lifelong friend. Cushman had recent surgery and pneumonia followed. He was known as the House humorist but was respected as a strong advocate on tariffs and lumber duties. His remarks and stories often supported policy aims and he once described constituents hardships during the 1893 panic with a vivid tide metaphor.
After six hours of deliberation the jury finds John B. Scott, 38, guilty of manslaughter for the January 18 shooting of C. Walter Thornton in a Harrison Street saloon. Scott, owner of the saloon, faces a two to twenty one year term and will serve at Michigan City. State and defense debated self defense as jurors split on degree, with witnesses largely friends of the defendant.
John B. Scott testified for over two hours in Columbia City detailing his version of events after a quarrel with John Welch and C Walter Thornton. He claimed the matter seemed settled before being attacked, facing a violent confrontation he believed sparked the deadly incident.
In Santa Cruz on July 4 20 000 spectators watched Jesse Wyman a ten year old boy become entangled in a balloon rope during ascent. He was carried head downward about 500 feet above the beach as many fainted. Virgil Moore the astronaut pulled the boy up to him and kept him close amid a drift over the ocean until a gust drove the balloon toward the water.
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