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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1899
Page
2
New Richmond Wisconsin reports a devastating storm that struck along the Omaha road from Boardman to New Richmond. Officials estimate 175 killed and 400 wounded as entire streets and buildings were leveled and residents pinned beneath debris.
A dispatch report from St. Paul confirms a tornado struck New Richmond Wisconsin around 6 o clock causing widespread ruin. The town of 2500 lost about 200 residents to death and around 1000 were injured with many fatally.
J A Carroll, arriving from Stillwater, describes the New Richland cyclone that killed hundreds and burned ruins. He details the hotel destruction, rescuing Charles McKennon and his wife, and a child trapped beneath wreckage. The Main street town lay ruined with homes uprooted and fire spreading at night.
Fred Koehline becomes a surprise guest at his sister Mrs. Pauline Albrecht’s home 57 Hendricks Street after an unexpected Sunday evening appearance. He had departed the city previously, leaving residents curious about his sudden return.
A man who wandered from the Black Hills for eighteen years returned to his sister in Fort Wayne. His travels took him to Leadville, the plains, Australia, Africa, and an Orient voyage. He plans to settle in Fort Wayne after meeting Ed. Withers in Colorado, he saw only one Fort Wayne man during the voyage.
Philip Conway, an employee of the Olds Wagon works, suffered a serious accident Saturday when a wood splinter struck his eye in the shop. A physician removed the splinter and dressed the eye. permanent loss is unlikely. He lives on Hamilton Street.
Admiral Is vashintsoff of the Russian navy arrived in New York today aboard the French steamer La Touraine. He will return to Russia via San Francisco and the Pacific, traveling on private business and not for official duties.
County commissioners opened new bids for the courthouse vault finding savings from earlier openings. The lowest bid came from C H Pixley at 10940, with other bids from F M Smith 14800 J C Peters 14600 McNeal and Erban 13173 and Victor Safe and Lock 24000. Auction to award contract at 10 am tomorrow. The old Schell loan vault may be sold as prices dropped to reasonable levels.
Coroner Barnett indicated on Monday a verdict of death by phenique acid poisoning in a personal crisis. Gottlieb Hettler was found dead in his cellar days earlier. Dr Drayer reported about one and a half ounces of acid in the stomach with no other poisons detected.
The annual commencement exercises at Woodville Ohio will honor Carl G Beck and Carl W Honhaus of this city. Honours include a declamation Rubenstein's Piano Playing by Honhaus and a German essay by Beck with Rev H P Dannecker of Fort Wayne delivering the graduating address.
A brutal fight on South Calhoun street Sunday night left Charles Frantz badly beaten. Police found Frantz but did not locate the attacker. He was taken to his mother’s home at the American house on Railroad street for care.
The last will and testament of Artes Springer has been filed for probate in the circuit court. She leaves all property to her mother.
Cleveland Ohio June 17 violence escalates as streetcar service resumes with guards and imported crews. Rioters throw missiles, block lines, and derail cars on Euclid avenue amid clashes with police. Authorities, amid bitter labor friction, report widespread arrests and a looming general strike danger in Buffalo.
The company states it will not compel joining or discharge actions through arbitration. It reserves the right to deal directly with its employees, hire new workers as needed, and discharge inefficient staff without accounting to others beyond its directors. It respectfully declines to submit these questions to arbitration.
Buffalo freight handlers at New York Central Lehigh Valley Wabash and Great Northern docks refuse to work in solidarity with Erie and Lackawanna strikers. Anchor line docks see twenty non union workers turned away. Lehigh docks report few workers. Central docks show about forty on duty as outside longshoremen face possible involvement.
Monday arraignment before Judge O Rourke in the county jail cases. Jo Meyers pled guilty to grand larceny and received one to four teen years in Michigan City prison. Newton Murray denied a new trial and drew one to fourteen years for prior larceny. Fulton children aged 13 and 10 await trial for larceny with proceedings postponed. Stephen Scott, under 16, may be sent to the reformatory after arraignment for criminal assault. George Wilson released after prosecutors dropped charges of stealing $14.
Manila reports indicate a fierce daylong engagement at Las Pinas with General Lawton leading about 3000 troops. Insurgents resisted strongly as U S forces pressed to the Zapote river. casualties on the American side include several wounded and at least sixty dead or missing, with renewed fighting as reinforcements arrived. Naval bombardment from Monadnock and other warships pounded rebel positions near Zaporte river, driving rebels from key coastal guns after hours of heavy fire.
General Otis reports Lawton's troops engaged near the Zanate river at Bacoor Cavite Province driving the enemy with heavy losses. Our casualties total about thirty. Insurgents in the southern area, not molested until now, are scattered and retreat, doubtful they will renew a strong stand around Manila.
In Manila on June 12 a report, believed reliable, says General Luna and his aide Lieut. Pasco Ramon were killed on June 8 by Aguinaldo's guard at his headquarters. Luna and Ramon reportedly went to confer with Aguinaldo, had an altercation with the guard captain, and were shot with bayonets after a revolver was drawn.
A Saturday Garrett road race drew few entrants from nearby cities. Of about twenty registered riders, only two appeared, one from Waterloo and one from this city. Garrett merchants refused to provide prizes, and the remaining competitors pursued no glory, settling for a watch won by the Waterloo rider and cuff buttons won by the Fort Wayne rider.
A masse convention of the Fort Wayne district north Indiana conference Epworth league societies of the M E churches will be held in Geneva June 19 20 and 21. Geneva five societies will send about twenty delegates each. The Geneva society has prepared entertainment for attendees and a concert by the German Concert company on Tuesday evening June 20 is a noted feature of the program.
Manila reports a heavy morning clash south of Las Pinas where American field guns met a concealed Filipino battery. Companies F and I of the Twenty first infantry were nearly surrounded before breaking through with losses as US ships bombarded Bacoor and trenches near Las Pinas. Rebels fired nails-filled canister and fought from lagoons and mangrove terrain, with natives known as amigos turning on US troops.
County Commissioner Ed Orff traveled to Mount Clemens Michigan for his health this morning and will likely stay at the health resort for several weeks to recover from his illness.
Elwin Arthur Moore aged eight months died of spinal trouble in Englewood. He was the son of Mr and Mrs C A Moore, grandson of Mr and Mrs C H Moore of St Martins street. Louise Kendrick visits friends in Logansport.
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