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Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1904

Page

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Jury finally seated in Dunn murder trial after long voir dire

After multiple venires and peremptory challenges, the state and defense agreed on a twelve member jury. Prosecutor Ronald Dawson began presenting the case as Judge Brith rejected a third special venire and Sheriff Stout drew county residents to fill the panel.

Dunn Wes Harry Stephenson Maumes Jesse Stump Lafayette August Girard Hench Payton Smith Lake Township John H. Barkley Monroe Township Henry Bishop Milan George W. Mitchell Springfield Maysville

Juror Venire Debate Delays Trial in County Case

Judge Smith rejects a second regular venire and orders a sheriff led bystander venire to complete the panel amid a high profile case. State prosecutor Judge Hench urges a traditional box draw, noting decades of rural juror selection and seeking fairness.

Ada Gruse Enid Smith Hench

Hanly Visits Fort Wayne Ahead of Indiana Governor Bid

J Frank Hanly of Lafayette Republican candidate for Indiana governor spent Friday in Fort Wayne en route to St Joe. He spoke with locals at republican headquarters, dined with Charles R Lane, toured the court house and told the Sentinel politics had nothing to do with his social visit.

J. Frank Hanly Lafayette Indiana Fort Wayne St. Joe Hanly Wabash Aveline Hotel Charles R. Lane Ianly Berry Street Sentinel

Bible Revision Debates Stir Mediation in Peavey Meeting

A May 27 discussion in Peale ME centers on revising a version of the Bible. Participants weigh amendments and methods for standardizing texts while addressing community concerns and scholarly input.

Clergy and lay leaders sway decisive vote argues over biblical text

Rev. Dr. H. A. Holland of St. Louis influenced a pivotal vote by arguing the Bible is poetic rather than scientifically exact and that Greek and the King James English convey the original text. He rejects altered texts as insults, equating Shakespeare and the Bible in their preserved forms.

H. A. Holland St. Louis Holland

Quiet title action in Allen County Indiana

In the Allen Superior Court April term 1004 State of Indiana Allen County action to quiet title Joan Heckler vs Dennis Grover et al nonresident defendants named nonresidents must appear by July 18 1004 to answer or demur or the case will proceed in their absence. Clerk W A Johnson attested. Olds and Boughman attorneys for plaintiff. 2wSt

State of Indiana Allen County John Heckler Dennis Grover Allen Superior Court Anna Doolittle Doolittle Graver Lucy Swarthout Swarthout Mary Graver Lydia Grover William Grover David Grover Percy Baldwin Emma Baldwin Anna Baldwin Wm. Baldwin Janos Baldwin Wram Shepard Minma Shepard Lucy Kreighbaum Lydia Kreighbau Nelile Kreighbaum Carrie Kreighbaum Leonard Kreighbaum Clare Kreighbaum Emmetta Bellard Eling Fellers Exiata Gall Waintin Joan Heckler Noileela W. A. Johnson Olds & Boughman

Appointment of executors for Horathy Ma Ulda Totter estate

Notice names JSS E Graham attorney and executors Thomas Potter and William A Me Ox as executors of the last will and testament of Horathy Ma Ulda Totter in Allen County Indiana. The probate filing appears in the miscellaneous estate records with a sale pattern noted.

Allen County Thomas Potter William A Rawat

Japanese Push Russians From Kin Chou In Liao Tung Fight

London reports a Tokio dispatch detailing Japanese gains near Kin Chou and Nan Shan hill after hours of fierce combat. Japanese forces enveloped Kin Chou, pressed from Talien Wan bay, while Russian positions around Mot a eg haata Merion en cee aly Shan Liu held briefly before yielding.

Tokio Kin Chou Nan Shan Hill Tshen Wan Nen Shen Talien Wan Chang Thwte Seibe Tendete Hushangtao Nan Shan Talien Wan Bay Wesr Liu Chin Yeng Chin Tian Liao Tung Kin Chow Wang Chin Tung Talien Wan Bay Shan Liu Wan Quan Lin Tafangshan Tvere Nan Shyn Kin Chou Bay Walier Wan Bay

Russian forces defend hill positions amid siege lines

The report details fortified hills with crown batteries and mine placements surrounding Yen Chi Tung and Talien Wan bay. Russian infantry and artillery on Kin Chon face Japanese lines forming a right angle around Chin Li Chan. Japanese reconnaissance probes drew Russian fire to assess calibers, revealing four 15 cm howitzers and two 12 cm quick-firing guns.

van Shan Yen Chi Tung Talien Wan Bay Ziu Chin Tien Kin Chou Kin Chon Talien Wan Chin Li Chan Chen Cha Tien Chiu Li Chan Chaitsuho Chiu Zi Chan Nan Shan Hill

Roosevelt push to elect Cortelyou as national chairman

Washington report says President Roosevelt pressed influential party leaders to back Cortelyou for the chairmanship after senators Kean Aldrich Spooner and Proctor resisted. The note hints at a split with the Senate bloc as Roosevelts plan faces opposition. Indiana notes mention forestry tests at Lafayette laboratory and several postmaster appointments including West Lafayette and Maxamese.

Indianapolis Washington Cortelyou Kean Aldrich Spooner Proctor Cartain Indiana Bureau of Forestry Department of Agriculture Lafayette Int Brunswick Lake John Hurdup Maxames Gibson County John Chiam Harry C. Matthews West Lafayette Revenue Cutter Service

Kidney Cure Ad Promises Safe Kidney Health

An old ad fragment touts Foley's Kidney Cure as a remedy for kidney issues. It notes no details on losses or events and claims the medicine restores kidney health, sold by Dreier & Bra.

Foley's Dreier & Bra

Notice of Unclaimed Freight Sale by Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway

The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway Company announces all unclaimed freight and baggage held for over a year will be sold at public auction. Items located at the freight house on Island Street Grand Rapids Michigan will be offered to the highest bidder for cash starting July 12 1904 at 10 oclock a m and continuing until sold. Immediate payment and delivery to purchaser required. E C Leavenworth General Freight Agent GL Lookwoop General Passenger Agent 1118

Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway Company of Anid Railway Company Island Street Grand Rapids County of Kent Grand Rapids & Indiana, Railway CO

McDonald Found Not Guilty in Bedford Murder Trial

Bedford Ind May 27 After a three and a half hour deliberation the jury returned a not guilty verdict in the James McDonald murder trial of Miss Sarah Schafer The courthouse bell was not rung to avoid a possible mob McDonald was escorted into the courtroom as the crowd waited all day closing argument by Lowe concluded the trial and Palmer’s claim of stronger evidence against an alternate suspect was disputed by Lowe

Bedford Ind James McDonald Sarah Schafer Court House McDonald Lowe BR. N. Palmer Misa Schafer VicDonald

Almost Unanimous for Church Union

Buffalo May 27 The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States adopted the union report with Cumberland Presby terian church by an overwhelming vote The resolution urged steps to secure union and clarify positions The basis of union will go to presbyteries and require two thirds approval at next general assembly to complete the union

Buffalo General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In United States Cumberland Presbyterian Church General Assembly James D. Moffatt Presbyterian Gi Assembly

Bucklen’s Arnica Balm Ends Everyday Accidents

Reliable salve for burns cuts sores eczema and piles. Bucklen’s Arnica Balm soothes and speeds healing. Available at Dreier & Bra. drug store for 25.

Bucklen Dreier & Bra

Insane Man Attacks Hawley Family in Pa Murderous Frenzy

Stephen Haggerty aged 26, described as mentally unbalanced, attacked four family members at their Hawley home. Two victims were unconscious and not expected to live, while the other two were seriously but not necessarily fatally injured. The report notes his illness amid mentions of summer kidney irregularities. An advertising line about Foley's Kidney Cure follows.

Scranton Stephen Haggerty Hawley

Wayne Telegraph and Railroad School Ad

Advertisement for Wayne Telegraph and Railroad School offering training as Telegraph Operator Clerk and Agent in six to seven months. Located on the third floor of Main and Calhoun Streets in Fort Wayne Indiana.

Wayne Telegraph Ani Calhoun Sts Fort Wayne Ind

Cancer Cure Claim Targets Fort Wayne Readership

A dubious advertisement promises a home cancer cure from Dr. Charles Zimmerman and Co. It urges readers to write for testimonials and free information, reasoning there is no doctor or X ray treatment needed, with a Fort Wayne Indiana address.

Oidors Hesrat Lving Charles Zimmerman & GO Fort Wayne Indiana

Engineer's Arm Mangled At Fort Wayne Box Plant

Joseph Buhover a young married man and machinist at Fort Wayne Box Company was pulled into a belt driven shaft at the Columbia street plant. His left arm was amputated at the shoulder after being drawn into the machinery. He was stood against the shaft and wrapped with bone and flesh. The incident occurred Friday afternoon.

Joseph Buherer Wagner Atres Fort Wayne Box Company Columbia Street Buhover

Mangled Arm Leads to Amputation at Hope Hospital

Dr. C. B. Barnett ordered the injured man removed to Hope hospital where his arm was amputated. The man, Bucherer's condition was described as very critical after the examination showed no other injuries.

C. B. Barnett Hope Hospital Bucherer

Assistant Grand Chief Drops Dead at Convention

In Los Angeles on May 27 T. 5 Ingraham first assistant grand chief engineer of the International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers collapsed at his desk from apoplexy during the convention in this city.

Los Angeles Cal T. 5 Ingraham International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

Electric Bitters advertised as cure all ills

A vintage ad claims Electric Bitters will end nervousness sleeplessness and stomach upsets by toning the stomach regulating kidneys and bowels purifying the blood and improving overall health. It promises to aid run down systems and offers a 50 cent guarantee by Dreier Brothers druggists.

Dreier 1& Bro

Money to Loan on Real Estate or Personal Security

An advertisement by CG Pfeiffer offers money to loan on real estate or personal security. Office location listed as Rooms 6-7 Bass Block at 174.

Pfeiffer Bass Block

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Pordicutor Stout Tudge Smith Episcopal Diocesan Convention of Missouri Jss E. Graham Atty Dalny Port Arthur London Kin Chou Yester Ling Takien Wan Bay Merion Encee Aly Aes Poewille Toon Reid In Ey Eed Roosevelt Acouit M’donald Miss Schafer Ato Et Foley Dreier & Bro Ceiling
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