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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1899
Page
8
Fort Wayne mourns multiple deaths including Henry A. Steup a longtime resident who died at his son’s home from dropsy aged 76 plus stories of Mrs Myra Eakin Mrs Dora Friend and several others with details of ages origins and places.
The Third Presbyterian Church held its annual meeting last Friday electing officers. Joseph Lombard is president and E. G. Schultz clerk. Elders named include O. B. Fitch Dr. Chambers B. W. Hart Wm. Pearsall I. L. Barclay for three years. Deacons are Alexander Wilson Wm. Creighton Henry L. Miller Hiram Riblet. Trustees F. E. Riblet Will E. Jenkinson. Site selection for the new church was discussed but not publicized. The constitution revision was voted upon and approved.
A Philadelphia man describes near death from illness until Electric Bitters restored his health over three weeks. Advertisement notes low price at Dreier & Bros. and cites rising wholesale quinine costs due to bark shortages and U S military demand. Dr Kings New Life Pills praised for headaches. 26 cents and money back offer.
New York reported on March 18 as the Windsor hotel blaze killed fourteen to fifteen and left about forty missing. Seventy five percent of the guests had no chance to escape as fire and panic raged during St Patrick's Day crowds. Fire crews and police battled the flames, with a wall collapse hampering rescue efforts and many injured rushed to Bellevue Murray Hill Roosevelt hospitals.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Third Presbyterian Church adopts resolutions denouncing Mormonism as fraudulent and a threat to homes and civil liberty. Elders John Phillips and Robert Bradford visit Fort Wayne proselytizing. reception is cool and street meetings are not allowed. Also noted, R L Polk reports 1699 directory printing underway with address change notices to 33 Bass block.
Two letters from General Gomez, dated Havana the 6th and 8th, call for dissolving the Cuban assembly and army to let the people form a government. Separately, Spain through Ambassador Cambon asks the State Department to address the status of Spanish prisoners held by Philippine insurgents after General Otis blocked Spanish efforts to secure their release.
Advertises farms for sale or trade ranging from 20 to 160 acres with easy terms. Prices listed from 22 to 75 dollars per acre. Located at 76 Calhoun Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana. invites prospective buyers to visit before purchasing.
Short horn cattle and Shropshire sheep of all ages and both sexes offered for sale at reasonable prices. Breeding stock includes top representatives of desirable bloodlines. Location at Fort Wayne area with contact through WM. C. Carles, Mr. P.O. Fort Ind. Fort Huntington Road area.
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