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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1906
Page
12
The Pall Mall Gazette reports Russia plans a naval expansion totaling 100 million dollars over two years. About 25 million dollars is earmarked for four first class battleships akin to the larger Japanese builds, with British shipyards expected to gain a substantial share.
In Moscow at the Credit Mutual bank twenty armed robbers entered at dusk, kept employees present, and fled after securing 432500 dollars. They claimed allegiance to a revolutionary committee, placed a bomb and fuse, and warned of a second blast if alarms were raised. The vaults remained open and phones disconnected during the operation.
In St Petersburg on March 21 it is reported that government repression drives labor agitation in the provinces. Ekaterinoslav reports 16,000 Hughes Ironworks workers on strike while Moscow’s industrial districts show great unrest. The wave is linked to social democrats and revolutionists calling for a general political strike.
St. Petersburg dispatch says sensational reports of the execution of former Lieutenant Schmidt and a massive mutiny at Sebastopol were unfounded. An Associated Press correspondent confirms that conditions at Sebastopol have remained quiet.
In St Petersburg on March 21 electical voting equipment was installed for national assembly seats at the Tauride palace. Members press buttons to register votes at the clerk’s desk, eliminating roll call delays like the Washington system proposed years ago.
Odessa students from all local high schools walked out in protest of the March 19 execution of Lieutenant Schmidt, the mutiny leader at Sebastopol last November.
Indianapolis March 21 Attorneys for former state auditor David E. Sherrick move for a new trial citing a juror who expressed an opinion during the trial. They argue the juror's public stance compromised the verdict, and evidence supports the claim.
New York report says a party including Walter Scott and his brothers was waylaid en route to Death Valley California while inspecting a mine. Warrants issued for Scott and associates amid claims of an attempted murder, fraud and extortion tied to an eastern capital loan. Owen, a Boston mining expert, alleges Scott plotted to gun down and forge a report to trap investors.
Secretary Taft released Major Scott’s report on the Jolo campaign and Ide’s cable denying sensational Mount Dajo reports. The narrative credits American and Moro constabulary forces with restraint and heroism, describing the crater stronghold as an impregnable yet dangerous menace.
Los Angeles reports on warrants for Walter Scott known as Scotty. A. D. McAvoy, veteran peace officer, recounts actions over the past years including a rich New Yorker who accompanied Scotty into the desert last summer and vanished with $4,000 on his person. Under Sheriff McKennie recalls Scottic arrest in Tonopah for highway robbery and subsequent release. He also cites Grimes and Hardy claiming Scotti acted as a gang front man guiding men with money into the desert to be murdered or left to die and robbed.
Indianapolis March 21 Bids for histories grammars spellers and physiologies for all Indiana public schools were submitted to the state school book commission. Grammar and speller contracts run ten years while history and physiology contracts run five years. Final choices are expected within sixty days.
The article extols gorilla lungs and argues for studying breathing, highlighting Mrs Ora A Stephens of Port Williams Ohio who credits Dr King’s New Discovery with stopping a two year cough and curing consumption. Dreier Bro druggists guarantee the remedy priced at 50 cents and one dollar with a trial bottle offered.
Joseph W Bailey father of Senator J W Bailey of Texas dies in a New Orleans sanitarium after a long illness at age 71. He will be buried in Crystal Springs Mississippi. Senator Bailey travels from Washington to attend. He served in the Confederate Army from the Civil War era.
Mrs Mary H Walters of St Clair St Columbus Ohio was dying from a weakened stomach and nerves before trying Electric Bitters The tonic produced immediate improvement and a complete cure She calls it the best health tonic on earth and notes the product is sold by Dreler Bro druggists 50 cents guaranteed
Chicago prospectors John M. Thomas and Carri M. Jameson report being held captive for days by moonshiners in Kentucky mountains near Hazard. They were forced to chop wood for a distillery and guarded with rifles until seizing a stone, escaping to Breathitt County and taking a train to Louisville. Pine-ties medicine marketed by Meyer Bros. Co. and Henry Dick preparing for Methodist ministry noted in brief.
An 19th century health note urges mothers to use Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as the best remedy for teething children, claiming it soothes gums and helps the baby.
A brief comic exchange shows Mrs D Vorcee noting her third husband is short, with Mrs Lake Fronte agreeing she has noticed similar traits in prior spouses. The dialogue hints at light social banter about marriages and appearances.
Louis Ludlow writes from Washington that Newton W. Gilbert of Fort Wayne is a strong candidate for the Philippine commission. Gilbert, urged by Secretary Taft and supported by California governor elect Smith, accepts the judgeship with no delay. He plans to inform his aged parents in Fort Wayne in person before any publication. Gilbert has never liked a congressional post.
A cold neglected now may lead to pneumonia and weaken lungs for consumption. Foley's Honey and Tar will stop the cough heal and strengthen the lungs and prevent pneumonia. La Grippe coughs yield quickly to Foley's Honey and Tar. Dreier & Bro.
Richard T Nott known as Tiff, aged 77, of Kendallville who moved from Smith township last fall, has seen his hair turn two thirds coal black within eight to ten weeks while his whiskers remain unchanged. Relatives fear the change may signal an early death though he appears healthy. Frank Nott of the city is his nephew.
Phillipsburg Kan resident Sam Kendall touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the quickest cure for burns boils sores and wounds with claims it heals many conditions. The product priced at 25 cents is sold by Dears Bros drug store and Meyer Bros Co with a pledge of genuine salve.
March 26 exercises at Roanoke with President Hughes of DePauw to deliver the address. Elizabeth Robinson of Decatur presided at a recent eighty ninth birthday dinner. Muncie Conservatory band to play for Island Park at Rome City for twenty four days. Remains of Henry Rosebrough to be interred in Huntington. Warsaw dry list grows to twenty seven. Elkhart man Walsh claims Manila Bay sailor ties and stops prison by bond. Northern Indiana Historical Society seeks support for Constitution preservation. Goshen to form city hospital with church wards to be endowed.
An advertisement promotes a King’s Dyspepsia Tablet for after meals to ease bloating belching and indigestion. It is sold by Meyer Bros Co.
Members of the Summit City of Friendship invite the public to an open meeting at the Koff Hall where they will present the play A Regular Fix. The event aims to showcase local talent and community spirit.
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