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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1915
Page
4
Chairman Toner resigns from the Indiana Progressive State Committee along with Secretary Haynes amid a retreat toward Republican ranks. The Indianapolis meeting exposed fractures as Toner warned of fading support after a campaign downturn.
Dr. William Lowe Bryan, president of Indiana University, denounces public school vocational instruction while acknowledging its interest. He argues routine training limits adaptability and questions public endorsement, but concedes vocational education is here to stay and warrants demonstration by experience.
A rhetorical scenario explores how individuals justify reacting to a street insult to maintain social standing. The text follows the impulse toward confrontation, the ensuing fight, and the police intervention, raising questions about motives and morality in communal reactions to aggression.
Fragmentary remarks ponder why crime occurs and whether psychology explains it. The writer notes a lack of a clear explanation and questions the link between offense and virtue.
President Wilson signals a move beyond watchful waiting as Mexico’s factions vie for power. He stresses a duty to save Mexico from anarchy and famine, while noting possible steps including support for the most promising faction or even intervention if necessary. Public opinion elsewhere could influence the new policy.
Officials consider rescinding the preliminary order disbanding Company D of the Third regiment Fort Wayne’s last Indiana guard representation. The move, backed by Major John E. Miller, aims to restore interest and membership after Battery B’s disbanding and revive the unit’s role in state service.
Fort Wayne will on Friday June 11 conduct a two hour home visitation census. A committee of twelve hundred workers will visit every home to learn church affiliation or religious preference and invite unaffiliated residents to join a faith. The effort has full support from all city churches and aims to aid churches and unassociated residents.
City meetings circulate petitions for flood prevention work and explain the law to gain signatures. The outcome hinges on public demand and whether 1913 flood memories spur action or fade with time and cost doubts. Unanimous signing will show earnestness. apathy will doom the effort.
A Columbus Indiana grand jury, idle with spare time, issues mock indictments against the weatherman in Bartholomew county. The jurors joke about crimes on the calendar and others not yet listed, noting any real jury might convict if given a chance.
The federal court for the district of New Jersey has announced the government’s big antitrust suit ruling. It holds that United States Steel did not unlawfully restrain trade in acquiring its home and foreign markets.
A determined inquiry vows to go to the bottom of the affair and identify everyone involved, stating no one will be spared in determining responsibility. The effort emphasizes thorough scrutiny and accountability across all parties.
County officials plan summer weed mowing along highways using jail prisoner labor following successful spring road repairs. They claim Richmond inmates yield better work results and less resistance than Fort Wayne counterparts, where efforts have been laughed at as a farce.
Terre Haute police ban baseball pools, with about thirty or forty skin games expected to be closed. The order may end pools temporarily, but previous experience shows they resurface when vigilance lapses. The pools appeal to gamblers seeking easy losses, drawing in sporty youths and others.
The Indiana state fire marshal's office links humanitarian and economic efforts to prevent fire losses. It promotes a Fourth of July free of burned fingers, powder-marked faces, blinded eyes, singed hair, or suffering, striving for a celebration without casualties.
At a recently held Indianapolis meeting, Indiana health officers unanimously resolve to assist in the crusade against alcohol. Physicians, long opposed to indulgence, pledge to aid a statewide educational campaign against beverages and alcohol as an ingredient in patent medicines, aligning with temperance forces.
Attorney General Richard M. Milburn rules that bonds and mortgages owned by others, not taxed when held by the institutions themselves, become taxable. The decision may shift thousands of dollars onto county tax duplicates as mortgages on charitable and public institutions are now taxable when held by private parties.
Washington announces 710 new rural delivery routes to serve 82,390 families and extend service to reach 5,460 more. Inauguration set for June 15. The program, expanding rapidly since inception, faces no opposition despite high costs and stands as a major development in the mail service.
Dispatches report the new Terre Haute mayor moved the redlight district half a block closer to the river by executive order. The piece suggests the aim is to have the area nearby if he later acts to abolish it amid rising political risk.
The Belgian legation in Washington denies charges from the German white book that Belgian civilians attacked invaders as they crossed King Albert's domain toward Paris last autumn. The war of words continues with each side denying the others.
A dispute involving the Indianapolis park board a major business concern and a railroad over 95 cents has cost about 50 dollars, been appealed to the Interstate Commerce Commission, and may spark a railroad suit to recover. The text frames it as a nationwide principle fight, costly and ongoing.
A group of burglars testifies about an alleged crime trust involving Chicago policemen on the witness stand. The article notes prior charges against the Chicago police and suggests any new disclosures must be unusually strong to shock the country.
Assessors report 1,182 automobiles owned in Fort Wayne this year. A pedestrian claims to have barely escaped at least that many on a single street, highlighting dense traffic and risky crossings.
Colonel Roosevelt suffers two broken ribs and hurries off to New Orleans. Had the injury been four ribs he would likely have extended his trip to include the San Francisco exposition.
This study summarizes Psalm 32 as a penitential psalm of David, outlining happiness as forgiveness of sin through God, the consequences of hidden sin, and steps to happiness via confession. It stresses God's forgiveness, guidance, and the believer’s trust in the Lord.
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