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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1909
Page
7
A roundup of local incidents includes mayors ordering dog muzzles in Huntington area, multiple deaths from illness or accident, a town hall building plan in Peru, and civic moves such as a council seat change in Kendallville. Reports cover weather, fires, burglaries, and personal misfortune across Wells, Huntington, LaGrange, and surrounding counties.
A crowded bulletin of Indiana items reports Kosciusko wheat cutting, new letter carrier roles, obituaries in Adams and Huntington counties, fire damage near Kendallville, and legal steps on sewers and saloon closures. Incidents include a fatal gas and explosion, a crash in Ligonier, health enforcement disputes, and railway stop orders affecting Vandalia trains.
Lieut Commander William K. Gise executive of ficer of the gunboat Annapolis station ship at Tutuila Samoa died there yesterday at age 38. A Dwight Illinois native he joined the naval service as a cadet in 1889 and served on the battleship Texas during the Spanish American War. Rev C C Travis delivered the Fourth of July oration at Payne Ohio on Monday.
A newly married pair just moved in. A baker, delivering daily, asks for their business. The wife, shy but agreeable, agrees to a trial and wonders if five loaves a day suffice for two. The judge notes the interaction as a humorous domestic scene.
A hotel proprietor boasts of his rat catchin' dog as the best in the state while two large rats scurry across the office floor. A traveling man and the landlord exchange quips, noting the dog's familiarity with the rogues.
An old resident estimates autmobile boarding at about $30, while a young man notes a horse boarding rate of $26. A Miss Stenographer adds trolley boarding at 5B cents, and the group concludes with success.
Advocates of a calmer Fourth report few injuries as celebrations stretched over three days. Notable incidents include Miss Cone's severe hand burn from a large firecracker, a blank cartridge wad injuring S F Evans's son, a boy burned by a Happy Hooligan cracker, and Corliss Bulger injured while restraining a deer during Robison park events.
In New York on June 5 a memory tablet for George Washington was unveiled on the new steamship George Washington of the North German Lloyd fleet. Daughters of the American Revolution members from New York state attended, and Mrs William Cumming Sto presented the tablet.
Brief citation notes a dialogue about speech preparation with emphasis on anecdotes in oratory. It contrasts completing the speech with organizing arguments and mentions selected anecdotes as a key element.
A dialogue from the Catholic Standard and Times notes Subbubs saying visitors arrive daily, mostly women, described as servant girls, while Cillman comments on the small visitor count.
Somerville Journal notes chatter about Williams and Young with remarks on exclusivity and a sighting of Williams in an automobile with a policeman this morning.
A Cleveland based agri culture paper notes a claimed movement among farm hands and dismisses it as a fake. In Preble Adams county during Fourth of July celebrations a cannon exploded into fragments but caused no injuries among onlookers.
Henry Hockemeier who runs a saloon and restaurant on Calhoun near Jefferson sought a continuance after being charged with admitting nonfamily patrons on Sunday. The judge granted Thursday’s delay. Patrolman Dickson reported other possible violations, while minor fines were issued to several intoxicated individuals. Also noted were local civic notes including Miss Helen May Irwin’s convention work and a Forty-seventh Indiana reunion planned for Bluffton on September 8.
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