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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1906
Page
8
Residents flee as an aging rock formation shows signs of collapse near the quarry. Authorities cordon off the area and urge caution while assessing structural stability and potential danger to nearby homes. Authorities schedule further inspections and public advisories.
More than a million people entered the United States through Ellis Island in the fiscal year ending June 30. The exact total was 1,062,054, including 888,543 aliens, with 222,606 Italians and 125,000 Hebrews. Immigrants brought cash exceeding $19 million.
Former Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage, signing from Point Loma California, states he is sympathetic to the Theosophical movement but not yet an accredited follower of Mrs. Tingley. He explains his life choice to study and support the Raja Yoga school and Universal Brotherhood while remaining unaffiliated with any group.
Miss Jeanette Rowan and Mr. Fred B. Davis wed July 3 at Monroeville United Brethren parsonage in a quiet ceremony kept from the bride’s parents until after. In Concordia, Miss Anna Ahlersmeyer and Mr. Gerhard Berghorn married with Rev. August Lange officiating and a reception at the bride’s parents’ Wabash avenue home.
A jolly gathering of friends of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Huguenard surprised them Saturday evening at their home five miles north of the city. The attendees included Mesers. and Mesdames Barrand White Cramer Parnin Houser Poirson and others with several Misses Ada Ida Laura Della May and Julia among the guests.
Secretary of War Taft addressed North Carolina Republicans in Greensboro urging end of the solid South and a two party system. He praised Theodore Roosevelt for decisive reforms and cited the railway rate bill as evidence of Republican progress against abuses.
Washington reports strong interest in Secretary Taft's Greensboro remarks as a possible Roosevelt endorsed signal to the south. Taft drafted the speech with Roosevelt last week and the two discussed it, suggesting it represents the president and could aid Republican gains in 1908 given southern warmth toward Roosevelt's southern tour last fall.
The French American Society of Allen County plans a picnic at Den Park on Sunday July 15. Daw
Sunday evening services at the M E church drew a large crowd for children's day with Rev. Dougherty giving a short address. Local families and Fort Wayne visitors joined community events, ball games, socials, and picnics amid weather disruptions and Sunday closing laws in Elkhart.
Fresno dispatch reports the lone highwayman who held up five California stages near Ahwahnee Saturday night has been captured at Wawaona. The bandit wore a mask and carried a rifle, forced passengers to alight, and even ordered a young woman to act as collector before being thwarted at the Wells Fargo box.
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