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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1906
Page
3
Madrid reports General Weyler fatally wounded by a bombing yesterday. Twenty killed, sixty wounded as guards pursue attackers. King Alfonso and Queen Victoria survived, with the queen denying cooperation with Spanish police. Royal fetes pause as authorities chase suspects and tensions rise.
Madrid reports a noon open car appearance by King Alfonzo and Queen Victoria amid huge crowds. The pair escaped yesterday’s assassination attempt unhurt. the would-be killer, wealthy, rented a balcony at a high price and hid a bomb inside a bouquet later found with the flowers.
Officials believe two bombs struck the king and queen, exploding with a single flash as corpses and wreckage littered No 38 Mayor Street. In the Duke of Ahumada apartment the Marchioness Tolosa and her daughter were killed. Police sealed surrounding streets. crowds pressed for details while the king assisted the wounded.
In a Democratic convention, Dr Morr received the nomination for congress by acclamation after a speech praising his roots in DeKalb county and his lifelong Democratic service. He pledged to campaign actively, urging every Democrat to act as a one-man committee to help win the election in November and unite the party for public service.
The candidate argues for a democracy that speaks openly and acts on public questions. He pledges to add a fearless Democrat to Congress and to work for reform, urging voters to elect a full Democratic administration including House Senate and President. He critiques Roosevelt era politics and vows to resist trusts with bipartisan support at Washington.
The Allen county delegation met in caucus at the Coliseum in Auburn Indiana on June 5 to adopt the unit rule binding the votes of present delegates to guide absent delegates. Chairmen Smith Connelly and Stout led the session with 46 delegates of which 13 were unrepresented. Leaders named Colerick Vonderau and Smith to credential organization and resolutions committees as they prepared a ballot to decide support for Doctor Marr of Albion.
Portland detectives uncover a Roslative group of Russian nihilists in Portland planning to send a deputation to Washington to assassinate President Roosevelt. A recently acquitted Pole claimed threats and sparked police attention to the scheme and possible funds gathering.
In St Paul Minnesota on June 2 delegates arrived on time after doors were secured to prevent late attendance. The morning featured a library extension report by Mrs Charles Morris an address by Rev Florence Buck on what should we demand of the novel and a civic session led by Miss Kate Cassatt McNight. Dr Justus OHage spoke on municipal sanitation and civic improvement. Miss Mary Abbott led the educational session with an address on character building in home and school followed by Mrs Sarah E Hyre and an address from Mrs Webster Glynes of London on opportunities for American women in English universities.
Obituary outlines Senator Gorman as a leading Democratic figure, longtime Senate leader, and architect of key measures. It notes his role in the 1884 Cleveland campaign, the 1890-91 elections bill defeat, and the Wilson Gorman tariff. It mentions his stance on the Philippines and his push for economy in public spending.
Rev Dougherty delivered a memorial day sermon for soldiers at the M E church. George Somers funeral and Fort Wayne ties noted. Poe graded school closed with outdoor event at Preston Sniders woods. Daniel Sprang broke his arm after a fall. Families visited relatives in Fort Wayne Ossian New Paris and Huntington.
Governor Hanly offers a $3,000 reward for the arrest and return to Marion county of Oscar A. Baker who is indicted for attempting to bribe Representative Ananias Baker of Fulton county. The reward follows a house bill authorizing up to $5,000 for apprehension and conviction in bribery cases.
Boston hosts the American Medical Association annual meeting with thousands of physicians and surgeons present from the United States and abroad. The event features clinics for all medicine and surgery departments, about four hundred papers, and multiple daily sessions across departments as delegates and their families fill hotels and lodging.
Mossy Milton Grohs of Indianapolis killed himself in a Louisville boarding house after leaving a note about love and rejection. He then swallowed cyanide, ending his life, as authorities note his domestic unhappiness and despair.
Fred L. Purdy publisher of the Indianapolis Sun was jailed for thirty days and fined 250 dollars after Judge Fremont Alford found him in contempt for publishing two editorials about the indictment of Chief of Police Metzger. He had earlier obtained temporary release by habeas corpus but was this morning remanded to finish the full term by the superior court.
Hammond Indiana June 5 A farmer named Herman Wolfe was killed near the city when his horses were frightened by an automobile causing a runaway accident.
A heavy storm struck a barn on William McAlee’s farm near Princeton Indiana killing McAlee and Charles Armstrong and seriously injuring six workers. Local authorities reported the fatalities and injuries as a result of the storm’s lightning and ensuing blaze.
In Monticello Indiana on June 5 evidence was submitted in the McCoy trial showing the bank's ledgers were kept loosely and records were not closely scrutinized by staff.
In Wabash Indiana on June 5 workers at Pioneer Hat Works struck after returning to work Monday. More than a hundred employees demand reinstatement of the old trimmers and the plant remains idle.
A Cananea report says Mexican troops and rurales have sufficient force to quell any outbreak as General Torres and Colonel Kostertlitsky take command. Miners remain off work, smelting and mining proceed short handed, banks and stores reopen after Friday’s revolutionary unrest. A circulated circular urges Mexicans to unite and claim rights, condemning foreign control.
Bloomington reports in June that former Congressman Miers is barred from attending the Democratic state convention. The general sentiment is that Bryan is practically settled as the presidential nominee and will be solid for him when chosen.
Dr. R V Pierce promotes Golden Medical Discovery from forest roots to purify blood, improve digestion, and balance liver and kidneys. It claims to cure weak stomach biliousness indigestion headaches and related symptoms with no alcohol or habit forming drugs. Also recommends Pleasant Pellets for constipation.
At 7 o clock this morning the Lyons company saw mill boiler exploded killing three men and injuring three others likely fatally. The dead are Jim Mayborn and Jim Ingram and another unnamed worker. injured include Smoot Stamper Jim Krim TM and Brandy Stamper. Burglars robbed Lee Thompson’s jewelry store in Andrews at dawn, making off with stock.
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