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Newspaper

Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1907

Page

9

Orchard denial and letters in Harry Orchard trial

Boise reports recount the state presenting letters from witness Har ry Orchard and defendant Haywood to show a conspiracy to deceive Mrs Orchard about Orchard's spring and summer 1905 whereabouts. Orchard testifies Haywood claimed to be relaying Alaska letters and that Mrs Orchard replies came via Haywood amid defense impeachment questions.

Boise Idaho Harry Orchard Haywood Orchard Cripple Creek San Francisco Western Federation of Miners Nome Alaska Marion Moore Steunenberg

Bodies of two more Minn. launch crew recovered at Hampton Roads

Norfolk Va June 18 the bodies of Midshipman Walter Car Ulrich of Milwaukee and Seaman Hurley Loyall Vanderdee were found. They were among the crew of the ill fated launch of the battleship Minnesota in Hampton Roads a week earlier. This brings recoveries to six besides Ulrich and Vanderdee others named Field Stevenson Holcomb and Westphal. Ulrich’s body went to the naval hospital at Portsmouth for shipment. Vanderdee’s body was found in Hampton Roads today.

Norfolk Walter Car Ulrich Milwaukee Hurley Loyall Vanderdee Minnesota Hampton Roads Ulrich Vanderbee Field Stevenson Holcomb Westphal Naval Hospital Portsmouth Seaman Vanderdee

Body of Seaman Van Dorn Found Near Fort Monroe

The body of seaman Harry L. Van Dorn of West Cedar Rapids Iowa, from the Minnesotas launch, was found near the Ripraps at Fort Monroe Virginia. He lay with arms outstretched as if swimming and barefoot, suggesting he swam after the launch disaster. Six bodies recovered. five remain missing. Funeral services planned at the naval hospital unless claimed by family.

Fort Monroe Harry L. van Dorn West Cedar Rapids Iowa Minnesta Emma Gouldman Old Point Pine Beach Minnesota The Naval Hospital van Dorn

Tug Crisfield Crew to Face Probe After Tragedy

Norfolk June 18 The crew of the tug Crisfield is ordered to appear before a supervising boat inspector for examination to determine if the tug's tow was responsible for the Minnesota wreck and sinking.

Norfolk New York Philadelphia Crisfield Minnesota

Orchard Steady As Haywood Trial Opens In Ada Court

Boise June 18 The Haywood family filled seats near the prisoner as the Haywood murder case resumed in Ada county district court. J T Nichols testified on Caldwell jail matters and a letter from Pettibone was copied. Defense objections and a telegram from MM halted further details.

Boise Idaho Haywood William D. Haywood Ada County J. T. Nichols Canyon County Caldwell Orchard Steunenberg Pettibone Nichols Fred Miller Spokane Miller

Municipal League of Indiana Opens Seventeenth Session

Logansport Indiana hosts the seventeenth annual Municipal League meeting starting today and running to Thursday. J Fred France of Huntington chaired the session with invocation by Rev B B Bigler and welcome by Logansport Mayor George P McKee. Mayors Durgan of Lafayette and Murphy of Wabash spoke on municipal needs as officials discuss problems and garbage disposal methods.

Logansport Ind Municipal League of Indiana J. Fred France Huntington B. B. Bigler George P. McKee George R. Durgan Lafayette Joseph Murphy Wabash France W. P. O'Neal Richmond

Three Men Fatally Hurt In Boiler Explosion

Huntington Indiana June 17 three men were fatally injured by a boiler explosion at the Andrews Cabinet company's sawmill Low water in the boiler caused the blast William Mote William Gift and William Burton mill hands were among the injured.

Huntington, Inn Andrews Cabinet Company William Mote William Gift William Burton

Gas mains between Fort Wayne and Bluffton sold

The Fort Wayne Gas Company received court approval to take up and remove long natural gas mains between Fort Wayne and Bluffton. Receiver Henry C. Paul oversees the transaction as part of the court proceeding.

Fort Wayne Bluffton Federal Court Henry C. Paul Fort Wayne Gas, Company Fort, T “Sy

Miraculous Escape as Big Four Train Derailed in Columbus

Big Four passenger train No 19 plowed into an open switch in northern Columbus. The engine kilometer nose sank, the tender and engine toppled, and fireman Joe Mahaffey was fatally injured while engineer William T. Smith was unhurt. Passengers faced injuries ranging from hip and back to facial cuts as responders rushed to the scene. The wreck blocks a factory spur and investigators seek tampering or switch failure as cause.

Columbus Ohio Big Four New York Central Cleveland William T. Smith Joe Mahaffey Twentieth Century Limited New York Elizabeth Lawrie J. K. Keegan H. L. Leed Mansfield Dr. Hyndman West 144Th Street Lake Shore Limited

Engine Strains as Train Lies on Track

A huge engine groans and nearly topples as it is moved along the track. Crews sand the rails and guide the ponderous machine while it clings to its position and rattles under strain.

Boys Blamed for Wreck Near Columbus

Officials of the New York Central report from Columbus that an open switch wrecked the Big Four Express No. 19 at North Columbus. A gang of boys is accused after an earlier train passed moments before and drew the engineer’s attention to the crowd near the spur leading to the sewer pipe works.

New York New York Central Railroad Columbus North Columbus

Indiana counties pay over three million dollars to state treasury

Indianapolis June 18 A May settlement totaling 1 379 321 53 from ninety two counties is paid into Indiana state treasury with Bartholomew county overpaying. Final state total will exceed 3 175 000 from five taxes distributed by the state auditor. Counties listed with payments by amount and county name.

Indianapolis Bartholomew State Auditor's Office Benevolent Institutions State School Fund State Educational Institutions Fund Adams Allen Benton Blackford Boone Brown Carroll Cass Clark Clay Clinton Crawford Daviess Dearborn Decatur DeKalb Delaware Dubois Elkhart Fayette Floyd Fountain Franklin Fulton Gibson Grant Greene Hamilton Hancock Harrison Hendricks Henry Howard Huntington Jackson Jasper Jay Jefferson Jennings Johnson Knox Kosciusko Lagrange Lake Laporte Lawrence Madison Marion Marshall Martin Miami Monroe Montgomery Morgan Newton Noble Ohio Orange Owen Parke Perry Pike Porter Posey Pulaski Putnam Randolph Ripley Rush Scott Shelby Spencer Starke Steuben St. Joseph Sullivan Switzerland Tippecanoe Tipton Union Can

Verdict for $8 000 Awarded in Garrett Woman Case

In Fort Wayne the jury awarded Mrs. Mattie Odenkirk of Garrett $8,000 against the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in her suit for the death of her husband, engineer Zane B. Odenkirk, who died in a wreck west of Albion in 1905. The trial followed hearings and arguments after opening court on Tuesday afternoon, with witnesses and jurors listed and more than two dozen potential jurors named.

Albert B. Anderson United States District and Circuit Court District of Indiana Fort Wayne Mattie Odenkirk Garrett Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Zane B. Odenkirk Albion Anderson Indianapolis Noble C. Butler United States Henry C. Pettit A. W. Boyd John Jones John Hess John A. Scott Mrs. Odenkirk Samuel S. Teeters Andrew J. Little The Incandescent Monroeville Elmer Vandemark Barket Oliver A. Ormsby Uniondale Edward Jones Hartford City George B. Griffith Dilman R. W. Redding Rock Creek Emanuel Hart John Zeigler Somerset John D. Johnson Teegarden Samuel Smith Kewanna Grant Henderson Montpelier Frank White Portland Christopher H. Hardy Arthur McFarlane Monument City Leon Freygang Angola John W. Sale Fort. Wayne

Nashville Tenn Tune Entry From Scan

Readable fragment notes Nashville Tennessee and a date like Tune 18 in quoting marks, but lacks clear event or details. The text appears as OCR remnants with city and month indicators without a complete report or outcome.

Plan to Bombard Black Sea Ports Time to Frustrate

An outlook details a strategy to bombard Black Sea ports to disrupt enemy supply routes. The plan aims to frustrate operations by targeting shipping hubs and coastal facilities, with emphasis on swift, decisive action and minimal civilian impact.

Black Sea

Mutiny Rumor Surrounds Black Sea Fleet at Odessa

Odessa reports a mutiny among 5 000 sailors in eight battleships eight cruisers and torpedo boats. Admiral Tzitsinsky halted the bombardment and ordered guns dismantled before ships were returned to Sebastopol. Moderate and radical factions debate government strength as Stolypin faces backlash over parliamentary convocation.

Odessa Black Sea Caucasian Tsas Iver Tzitsinsky Rostislav Sebastopol

General strike odds fade after government coup

In St Petersburg on June 17 officials say the push for a general strike in response to the government coup is weakening. A secret conference of the central committee of social democrats is meeting in Finland where opposition remains strong.

St. Petersburg Central Committee of Social Democrats Finland

Five Men Die in Explosion at Sinnemahoning Powder Mill

Five workers were killed today in a blast in the gelatine department of Sinnema honing Powder Manufacturing at Sinnemahoning Pennsylvania. Names listed include Billmire Summersons Edward Cole J B Nelson Harry Cole and Samuel Shadman. Only fragments of the bodies were recovered and investigators could not determine the cause as all men in the building were killed. Two nearby workers were injured.

Williamsport Sinnemahoning Powder Manufacturing Company Sinnemahoning Billmire Summersons Edward Cole J. B. Nelson Harry Cole Samuel Shadman

Tot Found After Long Desert Wander in Idaho

Boise June 18 a nineteen month old boy baby of Lawrence Marsh missing since Saturday night was found alive after a hundred man search in sage brush wilderness. Henry A Hawthorn led the rescue and the child asked to ride the pony, uttering a hopeful query about riding.

Boise Idaho Lawrence Marsh Caldwell Henry A. Hawthorn Hawthorn

Saloon zoning ruling tightens ban near parks and schools

Indiana appellate court rules cities may keep saloons at least five hundred feet from parks or schools. The decision upholds municipal powers to regulate alcohol outlets as part of public health and safety.

Sentinel Indianapolis Ind Indiana

Polish election law sparks gloom in Warsaw

In Warsaw on June 17 the new law reducing Polish representation in parliament is blamed for deep gloom. Leading papers say revolution is impossible against Russian forces and that Poles must entrust their cause to Europe and America's public judgment.

Warsaw Europe America

Four Die Trying to Save Boy in Lake Sammamish Tragedy

Five people died in a Lake Sammamish accident at Monahan Point near Seattle. The victims include Antone Meyer, 13, his two sisters Lizzie and Ida, their mother Mrs Meyer, and aunt Mrs John Herter. Four women drowned while attempting to rescue Antone.

Seattle Wash Monahan Lake Sammamish Antone Meyer Lizzie Meyer Ida Meyer Meyer John Herter

Stove full of cigars found in Woodburn shop raid

Herman Miller, former Woodburn deputy sheriff, cleaned his blacksmith stove Monday and uncovered hundreds of cigars packed under papers. Sheriff Grice investigated but found no clues to the thieves. A false mustache near the Joe Falkner saloon linked to local robberies and the marshal murder two weeks earlier is also being examined by Sheriff and Prosecutor Ninde.

Herman Miller Woodburn Grice Joe Falkner Marshal Columbus Cray D. B. Ninde

Typhoid outbreak hits Pittsburg with new cases

Typhoid fever remains epidemic in Pittsburg with forty one new cases in the last 24 hours and 22 total since June 1. Health Superintendent Edwards cites impure water supply as the present outbreak cause, noting higher virulence and mortality than last year and spread along towns along the Allegheny river.

Pittsburg Bureau of Health Edwards Allegheny

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M. Uexkill von Gyldenbandt M. Golonbew M. Iswolsky M. Schusanebach M. Stolypin Baron Freedericksz M. Kokovtsoff Finance M. Schaufuss M. Filosofoff Commerce Star Witness Hercules Richardson Hoosier Vention Treasury OF Garrett Woman aMittie Odenkirk Nashville Tenn CZAW Constitutional Democrats Stolypin Woodburn Shop
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