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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1907
Page
18
In New York on June 14 a violent clash erupted as strikers confronted departing strike breakers at pier areas after a vote to end the strike. Hundreds fought with clubs knives and improvised weapons in the streets for nearly an hour, leaving many injured and ambulances called to the scene.
Indianapolis June 1. Judge Carter overruled the demurrer of J Oscar Henderson former auditor of state in the case the state seeks to recover fees allegedly retained illegally. The ruling allows the state to proceed to collect monies claimed as embezzled or improperly kept during Henderson’s term. The decision follows a related supreme court action concerning David B E Sherrick.
Three armed men looted the North Shore health resort on Sheridan road Winnetka early today robbing a woman and a hospital attache and terrorizing more than 100 patients. They cut telephone wires, took a watch a diamond stud and money and escaped in a wagon as police traced them from Chicago to Winnetka. Mrs Metcalf was recentered and the injury to her is serious.
Secretay Taft became suddenly ill at Fort Snelling during a troop review and was rushed to St. Paul where he was cared for by Dr. Sneve. Indigestion suspected, later described as a severe attack likely to respond to rest.
Washington dispatch says President Zelaya ordered munitions and troops to aid General Alfaro in Salvadoran unionist effort. Figueroa opposes the union plan. The cable confirms a de facto war posture following the Acajutla incident.
Northern Pacific passenger train No. 2 the Oriental Limited was ditched near Palermo North Dakota about forty miles west of Minot and burned. Passengers were injured and the fireman, Engineer Longavan, was initially reported killed then later said to be alive. A rail spread caused the engine and cars to plunge into a ditch as the train, traveling at high speed, passed Williston to Minot. Dr. L. R. Kermott and wrecking crews left Minot for the scene aboard a special wrecking train.
Vernon Indiana June 15 Charles Dawson was killed and Fred Ochs seriously injured by a freight train on the Big Four railroad last night. The men were walking the tracks and bantering about who could stay on the track the longest time.
Atlanta June 15 Will Johnson a negro condemned to hang confessed at the gallows listing three assaults two murders and other outrages linked to the Atlantic riot of last September which killed fifteen negroes and two whites His confession followed Mrs Hembree s assertion of his guilt and a small witness gathering including the sheriff doctors and two negro preachers
Robert Mote, jailed at Antwerp on a Toledo larceny case, has been returned to the Toledo workhouse to finish a previously begun sentence. Sheriff Grice will be informed when the sentence ends so Mote can be brought to answer the Toledo charge if needed. Also referenced are Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup and old patent medicine marks.
Secretary Metcalf received word from Admiral Berry at Norfolk that the Minnesota's launch was raised to the surface and one fireman’s body recovered. The search for the remaining crews continues.
Norfolk report says only George W West phal, first class fireman, was in Minnesota's launch recovered from the surface. Six midshipmen and four other seamen remain missing and no clothing or items indicating their presence were found. The wrecked launch shows a stove in hull and canopy, suggesting a collision by another vessel and sinking in a storm.
Three elderly women died and two others were seriously injured in a fire that destroyed the four main buildings of the Whitewater Shaker settlement near Harrison Ohio. The blaze, likely from a defective flue, overwhelmed the main building, with elder Charles Sterr and others attempting to reach safety. The loss is estimated at $20000 with partial insurance, and the tragedy threatens the historic community’s independence.
At The Hague on June 1 M Nelidoff asserted universal peace and disarmament are unattainable while proposing better methods for judicial dispute settlement. He praised Roosevelt and Carnegie amid applause from American delegates as the conference adjourned briefly. The day was drizzly and overcast but public displays marked the gala mood. Delegates were asked not to wear uniforms to emphasize the peace mission.
Fort Wayne lawyer J M Barrett resigns from the Purdue university board of trustees leaving a vacancy to be filled by Governor Hanly. The session reorganized the board with Addison C Harris elected president, David Deem reappointed vice president, and Edward A Elsworth and James M Fowler named secretary and treasurer.
A horse and wagon owned by Frank Street disappeared from in front of the Ryan saloon on Columbia Street. Officials believe it was stolen. Sheriff Grice and Deputy Huguenard pursued to Auburn road ten miles north of the city to recover the property.
Prof. Earl E. Ramsey, science teacher at Fort Wayne High School for four years, has been selected as principal of Bloomington High School, Ind., and will assume duties at the start of the fall term.
In Kansas City on June 14 Judge Parks of the state circuit court ordered Missouri’s eighteen principal railroads to obey the two cent passenger rate and the maximum freight rate laws. The railroads seek federal injunctions against enforcement, arguing the laws conflict with a prior U.S. district court order. Judge McPherson delayed the railroad case until tomorrow, keeping yesterday’s restraint in place. The dispute now pits state actions against federal authority. Radical laws also take effect, targeting trusts, bucketshops, and rail and insurance regulation, including penalties for bucketshops and for transferring cases to federal courts.
San Francisco authorities refuse bail to Mayor Schmitz, convicted of extortion, with sentence set for June 27. Judge Dunne orders the sheriff to keep Schmitz in jail unless court orders release, while an informal motion for release is briefly allowed. The case hinges on policy and legal procedure as prosecutors weigh public sentiment and court options.
A Selma telegram to the Item describes a supposed plot overheard by a journalist in Montgomery. He claimed two foreign descent men planned to kill Vice President Fairbanks and Senator Foraker during Senator Morgan’s funeral in Selma. Montgomery police chief Taylor doubted the tale.
Chief of Police Taylor in Montgomery dismisses the rumor of an attack on Vice President Fairbanks and Senator Foraker. He notes a Morgan train arriving at midnight and a special staying till 3 AM before heading to Selma.
A Selma report claimed an attempt would be made to assassinate Vice President Fairbanks and Senator Foraker at Senator Morgan's funeral. A Montgomery newspaper man, cited by police, heard an Italian on a train say parties from New Orleans would carry out the act. Authorities deem the report foolish and absurd.
Louis Scherer, who two weeks ago sold the Model bakery, resumes his old position with Fox Hite Furniture after five years with the store. He was a popular salesman and his friends are glad to see him back in his familiar place.
Elkhart Ind June 13 Northern Indiana Baptists closed their annual meeting selecting Valparaiso as the 1908 convention site. Delegates named to the Northern National Baptist convention in Oklahoma City in May 1908 include Rev Fradenburg Goshen Rev Dr Bryce South Bend and Rev E R Parker Laporte.
Under the Anti-Saloon League, a business men's meeting is set for Friday night at the West Creighton Avenue Church of Christ. Out of town speakers will include Editor Fred Rohrer of the Berne Witness, a leading temperance agitator in the state.
Rains ruin the large onion fields at Nappanee area near Warsaw Indiana causing about half a million dollars in losses. Highest impact on low lands and midwest onion production. Local growers assess damage and await further weather updates.
Classified notice listing C and Pfeiffer at Bass Block rooms 6 and 7 related to real estate or personal security matters with terse descriptor.
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