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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1908
Page
3
Indianapolis dispatch details remarks on a contempt citation tied to a miners convention and a 1908 Democratic plank. John Mitchell, ex UMWA president, discusses the DC supreme court citation while Taft engages in campaign revision with Kellogg and Republican delegates from Virginia, West Virginia, and other states plan outreach.
Washington July 21 Justice Anderson ordered Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison and John Mitchell to appear September 8 to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt of the court injunctive order. The action stems from a Buck Stove and Range petition alleging boycott activity and published remarks in the Federationist aimed at sustaining the boycott and harming the defendant's sales. Mitchell earlier backed a $5 fine threat against Mine Workers members who bought Buck Stove products.
Taft plans a extended address lasting 90 minutes addressing a wide range of campaign questions. He faces the political risk of lengthy delivery but aims to clarify his positions with advisers guiding the approach.
Colorado Springs dispatch reports a western Republicans meeting led by Frank H. Hitchcock transferring from the Antlers hotel to Pike's Peak atop the cog railroad. After a midday break the conference resumed and is expected to conclude tonight with Hitchcock departing from Denver tomorrow.
Fort Wayne hosts an Indiana Bankers association gathering at the Anthony Wayne club with Theodore Wentz presiding. Governor candidate Thomas R. Marshall arrives amid welcomes as visiting bankers register and discuss the group system and depository law.
A compiled list of local banks by town including Albion Angola Auburn Butler Churubusco Columbia City Corunna Cromwell Fort Wayne Fremont Garrett Grabill Kendallville Lagrange Ligonier South Whitley St Joe Station Waterloo Wolcottville Woodburn with associated bank names and affiliations across Steuben and adjacent counties. The record catalogs each town and the financial institutions operating there.
Visiting bankers from the Twelfth district praised Fort Wayne hospitality after an elaborate banquet at the Anthony Wayne club. The event featured five dining tables with a 6:30 menu and included officers Theodore Wentz and Harry K. Scott, plus newly chosen committees for arbitration reception press and program protection fraud entertainment and more. A post luncheon drive toured local venues including the Golf club before returning for the banquet.
A traveling family of father mother and young girl camped on Bethel school grounds over Sunday in Poe Indiana. Gerald infant son of Mr and Mrs C E Morton was sick last week with Dr Smith Hoagland called Sunday. Marion Chapman of Fort Wayne visited relatives. Dr D J Mercer and his father Robert Mercer went to the lakes for a few days outing likely fishing. Charles and Will Fuhrman did business in Decatur last Friday. C F True attended mercantile business in Decatur Saturday. Mrs J W Fenner has been indisposed the past week. Miss Rose Malone f quired as guest of Mrs Dr Mercer Sunday. A St John Lutheran church picnic drew many Sunday as interurban cars ran at capacity for the country outing.
The annual stockholders meeting of the Fort Wayne Hotel Association was held Monday at the Wayne club with strong attendance. Re-elected old board and new officers included President Charles McCulloch First Vice President C H Worden Second Vice President S M Foster Treasurer W M Griffin Secretary Louis F Curdes Assistant Secretary Will A Burdell. Directors listed include McCulloch Worden Foster Griffin Curdes A D Cressler Baltes D N Foster Charles Goodman John H Bass Frederick Smock William Fleming C A Dunkelberg Samuel Wolf O N Guldlin W H Shambaugh F S Huptieg C p Emmons W J Vesey WD Mossman EB 2 Rurode H G Rockhill.
A day of field and track events at the Stadium featured the running high jump and 800 metre flat race with heats for the 100 metre dash and 400 metre hurdles. Kerr of Canada beat May of Illinois in the 200, while Huff and Cartmell advanced. Porter won the running high jump, and Sheppard led the 800 metre final with new record pace.
American athletes dominated the Frankfort event with wins across high and broad jumps shot put triple jump long throw and running and free exercises. Scores ranged with John Grieb 91 percent George Meister 90 Louis Schroeder 87 and others near 80 percent while Wagener of Switzerland led all with 108.
About 1,000 miles covered in 119 hours and 22 minutes by hundreds of boys aged twelve to twenty-one racing from Atlantic to Lake Michigan. Mayor George B McClellan confirms finish time. crowds cheer as runners enter Chicago, aided by a lead train of cars and mounted police in a tense last stretch through Indiana terrain.
Relay teams passed Oak Glen Illinois heading toward Chicago at high speed. Runners averaged about ten miles per hour, delivering a silver tube with a message to Hobart Indiana and continuing toward Dalton. Mayor plans to receive runners at two o'clock as part of the formal presentation.
An Illinois trolley collision near Lovedale station telescoped both cars with eighty to one hundred passengers aboard each. Motormen Bell and the Aurora Elgin crew escaped with minor injuries as passengers jumped clear and fire was contained by bystanders.
Structural iron for the new Scottish Rite cathedral at Washington and Clinton streets has arrived in the city but remains unloaded due to incomplete excavation. Officials expect excavation to finish by week’s end and aim to begin erecting the structure early next week.
Ringling's circus will tour to Fort Wayne on August 6 and set up on the grounds across Griswold avenue from the state school after agents closed a contract today. The lot north of the baseball park was deemed too small for the show.
Z T Jones of Scranton has taken a solicitor post in Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction, working under his brother Col J Levering Jones, head of the company. Robert Spice bid $912.68 for local post office plumbing, with competitors Albert Tompkinson and Joseph Martin & Co bidding $1989 and $1,000 respectively. Bids were forwarded to Washington for record.
West Wayne Miss Sophia Prange hosted a hayrack party with guests including Miss Clara Walper and Arnold Berry. A shower of linen gifts blessed Miss Walper, and Miss Christina Thiele, Eugene Lechner, Emma Walper, and Louis Wehrer won prizes. Numerous local residents attended tea and a leap year dance at Robison park. Weddings noted include Fleming and McCalip in Crawfordsville, and Thayer with Rhoda Green in Honolulu. O'Connor Lanternier engagement announced for Aug 4.
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