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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1909
Page
1
Senator Aldrich moves to take up Bailey income tax amendment as the prevailing question. Senator Lodge offers a countervailing tax, while Aldrich presents a corporation tax substitute. Debate centers on tax measures and the first vote on the corporation tax. Senator Flint opens with support for the corporation tax provision.
Washington June 29 Many people visited the capitol to witness the start of the income tax debate as 55 senators answered a roll call. Senators Aldrich Bailey Borah Brown Beveridge and Owen spoke as Brown sought consent to take up the finance committee’s income tax amendment but Bailey argued it violated a prior unanimous agreement. The finance committee indicated no further amendments would be allowed during the committee of the whole and Tillman planned to press a tea duty amendment as the tariff bill was set to advance.
Paris June 29 Sinor Guglielmo Ferrari the Italian historian who visited the United States last year comments in the Figaro on the anti plutocratic movement in America. He notes a lack of organized resistance by the rich and cites abuses that threaten wealthy participation. He sees these events as another form of Adesism in America.
Pittsburg, June 29. After hours of negotiation Mayor Magee secured a compromise between streetcar workers and company officials. Concessions included halving short runs, preserving Sunday schedules, reinstating Ashford, paying Halboth, restoring McGibbony, and agreeing to arbitration on one point. Service resumed by 5 a.m. and full operation returned soon after.
A street car in Evansville Indiana ran over a large stick of green dynamite last night but it failed to explode. Police investigated this morning to gauge its potency. Experts said the blast could have blown the car and crew to atoms. no passengers were aboard the vehicle at the time.
Washington June 29 Senator Tillman’s amendment to levy ten cents a pound on tea failed 18 to 55 in the Senate. He pressed for domestic tea protection arguing American growers could supply the nation and even export tea, while opponents discussed bounties as a workaround.
New York June 29 Brandenburg was acquitted on a grand larceny charge tied to selling to the New York Times an article claimed to be by Grover Cleveland. He faced a kidnapping charge over removing his stepson in St Louis. The forgery question centered on the Cleveland signature but was not the basis of the larceny verdict.
Seven men jailed in Whiting Ind plead heat caused rage as they beat their wives. James Brown struck his wife injuring her ear and faced a $25 fine after earlier arrest. Thomas Bosock and John Brezina defend amid violent clashes. others claim heat fueled their anger.
New York dispatch reports a broad dragnet in Paterson Passaic Hackensack and nearby towns as detectives hunt Chinese suspects for links to Elsie Sigel murder. Fifty top investigators focus on possible information while clues about Leong Ling and the trunk move puzzle remain unsolved.
Active and alert in the dry goods trade on Broadway, Peter Pierre marked his eightieth birthday Tuesday. The celebration featured no absence from his shop as he continued to run his business alongside his brother Jaco, with local members noting his longevity and steadfast presence on Broadway.
Work begins next week on the main building of the Ola Fort Knitting Mills with bids to be received this week. Plans prepared by Architect By My Snyder indicate construction will start soon as stock subscribers contribute six percent of their subscriptions.
Abram Peck plans to reopen his saloon on South Main street this week after a judge ruled the county option law unconstitutional in the Fredeke case. Peck had surrendered his license June 23 and now demands its return, with Goshen saloonists expected to seek licenses at the August county commissioners session.
In Marion Indiana on June 29 Ester Galbreath age twelve sacrificed his life to save his younger brother Cecil Galbreath age ten from drowning in the Mississinewa river. The parents heard the news and then learned the tragedy as they arrived at the river bank to assist the search for the bodies.
Norma La Mazue a 20 year old Salome dancer was arrested in Indianapolis on charges of stealing 400 dollars from a Columbus Indiana company manager. Police found 200 dollars on her and she claimed she had danced for the manager since April without pay and last night took receipts to pay herself, heading toward Denver.
Terre Haute Indiana June 29 The Rose Polytechnic Institute today received a bequest of about half a million from Susan Francis Heminway a principal heir of the school's founder The fund is to be held in trust named for her mother with interest used for general school expenses She also leaves the Rose homestead on a full city block for the school's use.
Crawfordsville Indiana June 29 A 28 year old Patrick O'Brien killed himself after a failed romance with an Indianapolis woman who would not return his affection He had been sentenced three years earlier for attempted highway robbery and had recently been paroled from Jeffersonville Reformatory.
Terre Haute manager Grover of the Terre Haute Indianapolis & Eastern Traction company orders all cars to stop for two minutes at 2 PM Tuesday and all employees to remove their hats in tribute to the late C C Reynolds.
Gas City Indiana reports 11 year old Clarence Voris son of Wm Voris drowned at the Jonesboro dam on the Mississinewa River. The body was recovered after an hour long search and rescue effort.
In Chicago on June 29 a jury in Judge Keraten's court sustained the unwritten law and freed acellano linked to Frank Sereno, following a controversial verdict. The deliberations concluded with acquittal amid community debate over mob rule and justice.
In Columbia City Indiana June 29 the Scott murder trial heard witnesses from Toledo and local officials about Walter Thornton's dangerous reputation. The defense aims to show the saloon brawl victim was quarrelsome, influencing jurors with testimony from Thornton’s foe and hotel owner.
Thomas J. Logan has been reappointed as United States commissioner in Fort Wayne for a fourth term. He has held the position for twelve years and will continue in the role upon the expiration of the new commission.
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