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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1906
Page
5
The notice lists She Weekly Sentinel as the publication edited and published by Blolect, with ZA as editor and proprietor. It specifies subscription in advance at $4.00 per year.
The article details Oklahoma’s entry as the 46th state, noting a population above 700,000 in Oklahoma and 1,350,000 including Indian Territory, rich mineral deposits, coal, natural gas, oil, and extensive railroad networks. It outlines area, wealth, taxation, Democratic leaning with possible Republican gains, and the public school land and federal funding set for education.
West Virginia Senator Elkins once seen as a symbol of corporate sway in the Senate now speaks of a brighter future. In a recent address to West Virginia bankers he predicts poverty will be banished and progress will continue as society quietly advances toward higher civilization, despite humble beginnings of humanity.
The piece argues that unrestrained competition harms society, calling for a twentieth century readjustment to balance benefits of individualism with its evils. It links Standard Oil prosecutions to rail rate battles, notes health authorities targeting meat markets in Indianapolis, and describes political pressure on Ohio leadership amid a party stampede and ongoing railway rate debates.
In a Washington denial President Roosevelt refutes a Sunday newspaper report claiming lavish White House menus. He states his meals are simple with milk and bread and recounts occasional boiled eggs and bacon, calling the described breakfast menu too extravagant. Ida Tarbell and others note a broader debate over Pine Lines law and railway rebates affecting monopoly power.
The Brooklyn Eagle rejects Wall Street as mastermind, arguing the western Bryan movement began in Chicago a decade ago and later shifted to a spontaneous, clean wave with no Wall Street influence. It contends Wall Street cannot sway Missouri, Indiana, or Arkansas democrats, criticizing the Eagle's yellow-story framing.
The late United States Senator Arthur P. Gorman’s will, filed in Howard County Maryland, leaves $5,000 cash to his widow son and every daughter. The widow receives the country residence and contents, the son two Howard County farms totaling 250 acres, with the remainder placed in trust to a Baltimore or Washington trust company. Half of rents and profits go to Mrs. Gorman for life. The document gives no valuation of wealth beyond farms and possible coal interests.
The text lists the number of farmers in the current Congress by state. It notes 24 farmers in the House out of 476 members and 2 in the Senate, with detailed state allocations including New York, South Carolina, Alabama, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, and others. It also mentions Rockefeller's funding appeal for national scope.
In Philadelphia the convention resolved that the principle of the protective tariff is sacred. Critics note waning appeal in Iowa and elsewhere while even McKinley warned that sacredness must yield to common sense when framing tariff schedules.
The Indiana supreme court has launched about six appeal cases on the remonstrance clause of the Nicholson law, known as the Moore law, to render a single decision. The outcome will settle the law’s validity, giving Indiana communities a vote on saloons and is believed to pass constitutional scrutiny.
The senate demands two core Bev eridge meat inspection provisions return to the bill the packer bears inspection costs and cans bear the date. The outcome could threaten the measure while broader federal probes into Pennsylvan ia Railroad head Cassatt and oil monopoly crimes spark national attention and unsettled politics.
Mrs. Sarah Rumbly mother of former Secretary Walter Q. Gresham died at her home in Lanesville Indiana in her ninety ninth year. She joined the church over eighty years ago and remained devoted to it living in the same house where she became a bride. Her intellect shaped much of her son’s character.
The Cincinnati congressman Nick Longworth Roosevelt faces scrutiny as he chooses a bride, with commentary on the honor cited and public perception. The piece notes political implications and references General Treport as a potential future Russian premier, reflecting speculative international tension.
The article notes that John D may view absence beyond justice as not entirely calamitous. It argues Russia lacks civilization rather than a popular government. It decries the Bialystok slaughter of Jews as an extreme horror for a nation supposedly Christianized and civilized in the twentieth century.
More than 100 Jewish families settle in Jerusalem weekly, mostly poor yet making scanty living. Jerusalem is becoming once more a Jewish city. Lord and Lady Aberdeen are credited with ending gambling in bridge whist at the vice-regal castle in Dublin, which had continued under the previous governor.
The Young Men’s Christian Association plans support for an army secretary traveling to military posts along the Yukon river. He will be equipped with a launch, snowshoes, and a dog sledge for the Arctic journey.
Ambassador Whitelaw Reid addressed an English academic audience and forecast a shift from utilitarian to spiritual ideals in education in this country, signaling a major change in curricular emphasis.
The article notes Mr. Cleveland has not yet committed to a sympathetic regard for the Bryan boom, but is believed to be awaiting the arrival of the psychological moment to respond.
The meat inspection deal may not meet all public welfare expectations but exceeds what packers were willing to accept, reflecting a shift in balance between regulation and industry pressure.
Legislature passes bill prohibiting docking horses tails and forbidding import of dock-tailed horses from other states. Panama election turmoil cited as evidence Panama ready for annexation by United States.
Baron Takaki states that four-fifths of Japanese boys currently study English and predicts the language will soon dominate in Japan, reflecting a shift in national education and communication.
With summer weather arriving, Toledo sees a sharp fall in ice prices. Retailers report cheaper blocks and quicker turnover as heat drives demand, reshaping daily shopping costs for households and small businesses alike.
St Johns Lutheran school pupils present their ninth annual entertainment at the school hall on Washington boulevard, Thursday and Friday evenings at 8 o clock with refreshments afterward. The program includes music, songs, drills, declamations, and a farewell march, featuring performances by primary and upper grades and under Rev H P Dannecker. Participants include F H Grey Orchestra, Walter Kronmiller, Adelia Warner, John Frech, Helen Haag, and many others.
An advertisement lists rubber tired top buggies with Phaeton seats priced at $75.00 and backed by a two year warranty. The seller is W. Bell located at 111 and 113 B. Columbia.
An editorial style advertisement laments wasted life due to poor nutrition and promotes Malta-Vita, a malted whole-wheat cereal. It touts digestion, energy, and blood health, detailing ingredients and claiming superior health benefits with a 10 cent price at all grocers.
Washington June 26 Mrs Roosevelt left today for Oyster Bay and the President's children are already at their summer home.
Bargains in wall paper offered at L. O. Hull's located at 830 Calhoun Street with a focus on low prices and wide selection for home interiors.
Chicago markets opened firm as rains in the southwest and northwest slowed harvests. Wheat led with September futures around 83 1/4 to 83 1/2 cents, while corn, oats, and provisions showed strength. Local receipts for wheat and corn varied, with steady to higher closes and notable prices for pork, lard, and ribs. Timothy and flax prices were cited with specific bids and marks across cash and future contracts.
The document enumerates bank personnel including Wm. H. Rohan as cashier Stephen Morris as assistant cashier and a roster of officers and staff such as Clement P ADP, John H. Bass, Gaylord M. Leslie Aug E Becker John M. Landen Wm A Bohn Stephen B Bond Chas E Bond John W Eggeman B Fitzpatrick Chas G Guild Willis Hattersley A Ely Hoffman berger Henry F Moellering Wm E Mossman Wm K Noble Henry C Paul John C Peters George W Pixley Edward M Wilson.
Live stock markets in Chicago and Cincinnati on June 26 showed cattle receipts around 2,500 in Chicago with beeves 4.00 to 6.10 dollars and cows and heifers 1.40 to 5.10. Hog receipts about 15,000 with mixed and butchers 6.30 to 6.65, heavy 6.50 to 6.75, light 6.20 to 6.62, pigs 5.50 to 6.60. bulk 6.25 to 6.60. Sheep receipts about 12,000 with sheep 4.75 to 6.50 and lambs 5.90 to 7.75. Cincinnati hogs active at 6.70 for best, cattle 4.25 to 6.10, sheep 3.50 to 5.25, lambs 6.50 to 8.00.
Pittsburg market report for June 26 shows light cattle receipts and a steady market. Hog receipts include five double decks with heavy and light Yorkers and mediums selling around 6.90, pigs at 6.70. Sheep receipts on one double deck sell 5.80 down, lambs 7.00 down.
Butter steady at 15 20c for creameries while dairy items stay mostly unchanged. Cheese steady with daisies at 11 11c and young Americas at 11 11 4c. Poultry remains strong with turkeys at 10c and chickens around 14 1/2c to 16 20c range.
New York Market dated June 26 shows butter receipts at 19 000 packages with street and official creamery prices ranging from 12 to 20 percent. Cheese remains steady with mixed lots and creamery grades listed. Eyes prices hold firm with receipts of 26 275 across state and nearby markets and varied catagories from fancy to seconds.
In Toledo on June 26 oil prices listed North Lima at 98 cents, South Lima and Indiana at 93 cents.
Extensive Fort Wayne market sheet lists Barr Street wheat at 85 cents per bushel corn 50 to 54 cents oats 37 3 8c rye 63 cents barley 50 cents apples 75 cents to 1.50 butter 13 to 15 cents lard 8 to 9 cents potatoes 85 to 90 cents cabbage 5 cents per dozen turkeys 1b chick en s 9 to 10c live ducks 25 3c geese 9c lb wool unwashed 25 to 28c washed 20 to 31c honey 13c lb and various grain hides wool and mill Quotations from S Bush Co Weil Bros Co Mayflower Mills Tresselt Sons J T Johnson Eckart Packing Co and local dealers for live stock butter eggs onions potatoes and coal prices.
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