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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1901
Page
4
In Indianapolis and Washington a deteriorating health update on former President Benjamin Harrison shows pneumonia and related complications advancing. Physicians report no improvement. family and officials are alerted as the 72 year old battles a dangerous illness with a grim prognosis.
March report from Saratoga New York states Mrs Mary Harvison McKee and her husband James McKee remain at the bedside of two children Harvison and Mary McKee aged five and thirteen who are ill with a severe disease. General Benjamin Harris is noted as their grandfather.
A terse dispatch from Washington reports President Hariinni near the bedside, with officials including Mace TH and Tul Tiews urging calm. There is word of a planned address to Washington and a forthcoming statement to Indian citizens.
Friday discussion at 41 West Main Street to form a society for protecting game and hunting dogs. Aimed to guard all game out of season and to function as a detective society for recovering stolen or missing dogs. Promoters promise strong plans and invite all interested in hunting dogs to attend.
Mrs Jenkie Razer visited friends in Garratt City. Sunday echoes and piercing services poorly attended due to bad weather. Christian Endeavor meeting held. Quarterly sneezing event planned for Pridele Grove with a gathering beginning next Sunday morning. Elder Sawer to preside. efforts described as increasing in frequency. Court session notes mention Owenine Racht versus Wichalas Richt case dismissed.
Frank Shumpson a cigar factory foreman living at 308 Hungland avenue attempted suicide by cutting his throat in the county jail. He was taken to the jail hospital for sobering but inflicted serious neck wounds with a pen knife. He survived the initial peril and was later moved to Hope hospital where his condition improved after blood loss.
U S Steel corporate managers announce dividends on preferred stock of American Steel and Wire Company and Wallona Steel, with record dates March 2 and March 12. Common stock dividend for American Electric Wire Company declared yesterday. payment set for April. Deposits with the new corporation remain in place.
Hon C T Gorham longtime Michigan figure dies at home in Michigan City at age 89. He served as minister to The Hague under President Grant and assistant secretary of the interior under Archibald Chandler. Gorham founded a private bank in 1840 and led the first national bank from 1865 to 187? as president. He was a state militia major general and later a senator, leaving a widow and three children.
Rear Admiral W T Sampson addresses publication of a letter from Gustave Morgan. He states he did not copy or authorize distribution and explains how official correspondence was prepared and pressed. He denies involvement by named clerks and asserts he was not responsible for publication.
Yesterday at noon began the impeachment proceeding as Associate judges Purehes and Douglas of the supreme court, with the senate proceedings arranged to showcase the managers and their attorneys. Spectators filled the hall as proclamations and ceremonial entries marked the event. The board chair and ex-Senator Tavish led the defense as pleadings formed, and the fifty senators were sworn in for the second time. A motion adjourned to Thursday noon to dispose of the legislative business, while the senate judiciary committee may report favorably, with a concurrent sit urged by four opponents. The Sentinel.
May corn opens five to six cents higher on a bullish government report. Wheat gains near 7 eighths as outside business improves sentiment. Plentiful receipts bolster hog markets while oats stay steady. Close prices show mixed advances across grains and pork products.
Chicago livestock figures show steers selling around 5 to 6 dollars for various weights with receipts totaling about 21 000 to 28 000 head. Cows and heifers bring roughly 1.75 to 4.40 with feeders at about 8.75 and calves near 4.20. Texas import steer prices around 3.85 to 4.00, and butcher figures indicate general strength across grades with price ranges listed.
Market report from New York on May 18 notes various dairy items and creamery receipts. Listings include butter, milk, cheese, sugar goods, and wholesale prices with unsettled tone. Names and figures appear with mixed readability, reflecting a busy, uneven old market column.
Market items show prices for wheat at 75 cents per bushel with other grains including corn at 78 cents and oats at 27 cents per bushel. Timothy seed 1.80 per bushel, cloverseed 36 cents per unit, and various farm products listed. Also noted are hides, wool, tallow, and pork with assorted prices. overall totals include heavy cattle and pork figures.
Poor weather kept the attendance small at the Perry town teachers institute held at the schoolhouse last Saturday night. Local events included a social at Vibouge schoolhouse and a debate on temperance with Mrs Nation’s destruction of saloons as the issue debated. Deputy Sheriff Dasaler did not report for duty Monday due to illness.
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