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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1909
Page
1
A fragmented report from Cleveland describes a dramatic scene with a crowd, detectives restraining people, and a photographer posing a family while onlookers gathered near a street.
In March at Hollenden hotel in Cleveland a boy named Billy While is abducted by a man in a grocery store who paid ransom to his captors. The kidnapper is tracked by police, a dramatic chase ensues, and the boy is recovered unharmed. the father expresses relief and thanks to officers.
The steamer Hamburg American carried Theodore Roosevelt amid cheers from Italian Americans in New York and dignitaries as they parted from the pier. Troops and diplomats observed the departure while a plaque and garden tablet honored the ex president for aiding the region after a recent catastrophe.
Willis Whitls is safe with his father after a mysterious abduction at a hotel in Sloveland. The boy was reportedly taken Saturday night by men connected to kidnappers demanding $10,000 in ransom and promising to release him only to his father once terms were met. Local authorities confirm the child’s safe return and the agent of the kidnappers has been identified.
Passengers report the Roosevelt-Hughes party and entourage disembarking from the Hamburg line vessel. The voyage includes the President’s suite with mahogany fittings and bronze fixtures, an ocean-view gallery, gym equipment, and portraits of Taft and Roosevelt family members adorning the parlor.
Fragmented OCR notes recount a heated exchange involving Payne and Payne’s charges on revision, with Mr. Garrett and Mr. Garner present. The dialogue centers on tariff schedules, accusations of fairness, and defense of industrial policy amid congressional questioning.
Fragmentary report notes a gas well at Snnburg with mentions of Edwards Dix and a court matter involving a withdrawn offer and trustees in Johnson township. Details are unclear due to damaged text and incomplete sentences.
Richard Kinman, a prominent farmer and Republican politician from near Velpin, reappeared at home after two weeks away. Kinman had vanished following reports of his departure from Palerevuirg and was traced to Menlo, Kansas, where relatives had been urging his return. The episode unsettled local families who feared for his safety.
Vodianapolis Ind March 23 Governor Starshall announced plans to address Purdue University. He intends to speak to faculty and students with precedent set by Governors Mount Durbin Hanly.
A fragmented report describes a saw accident harming several men including Hammond Marek and Holmes. Two were struck and another man lost an arm while attempting to operate the tool amid noisy crowds and disrupted events.
Albany March 2 Gov Marmares announced Anat No hed denied the appeal for executive clemency in the murder case of Mrs Mary Yarmar who faces the death sentence at Aghurn nordeon for killing Mrs Sarah Bronkan near Waterowsl Brownville. Mrs Farmer to be executed next week as the second woman to the electric chair in these states the first being Mrs Mary tha Place who was executed in Slug Sing on March 20 3AM0. James O Farmer her husband was indicted jointly for the Diehanih itieger. they worked separately and both were convicted. An appeal in Mrs Farmer's case was denied and the sentence ordered to be carried out during the next week.
The incident near a Wabash freight train results in two brothers dead. A seventeen year old, Claries aged, was aboard the freight car and survived. Their uncle in Marion had joined them on a fruitless search while visiting a relative. The father Samuel Deltrich resides at 69 Barney Street.
The government charges a young man named Carson with attempting to enlist or procure men for service. He is held awaiting trial in a city jail as authorities pursue the alleged recruitment plot. Meanwhile, Governor Marshal grants clemency to inmate Alinys Kolpler in Tekkoth County.
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