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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1904
Page
6
A comic tale unfolds with Mr. Bowser proposing a milk punch substitute to curb cocktail use by the Blue Jay club. He envisions saving millions and lives as he experiments with dairy based beverages, while Mrs. Bowser cautions and questions the plan amid domestic quarreling and nods to social reform.
A journal letter from Tokyo recounts a dramatic plunge into a canal after a jinrikisha accident. The writer describes surfacing, being rescued by three Japanese men, and returning home amid injuries, shock, and steady support from locals and temperance advocates.
In a humorous basement scene Mrs Bowser and Mr Bowser argue about cocktails and a substitute drink. A cat samples the punch substitute, becomes inebriated, and wrecks the room before being carried outside. Mrs Bowser orders everyone to clean up and go to bed, ending the farce.
Ex Governor John 19 Long elected president of the Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society. Prohibition messages urge stand with right and warn against drinking since it harms business and marriage prospects. Russian temperance journals condemn state alcohol sales and urge abstinence, noting broader Scandinavian interest.
The King of Sweden, famed for temperance remarks, met with English mine executives in Norway. They presented him with gold jewelry from the mine. He expressed gladness upon learning many workers were Gond Templers, saying they are the kind to give satisfaction.
Mrs. Silas Briggs of Columbia City died Tuesday evening at age 69. She was a native of Allen county and sister of A. B. Nickey of Princeton. TRY THE SENTINEL WANT Ads.
Rising St Marys and Maumee rivers flood Fort Wayne core districts causing water to cover swaths from Wells street to Spy Run and flood Swinney Park. Factories like Foster dyke and box plants fight advance while residents flee higher water in Baltes avenue Wagner street and Prospect area.
In San Francisco a hard fought twenty round bout ended with Featherweight Champion Young Corbett losing his title to Britt. Both fighters remained quick on their feet, Corbett visibly weakened, Britt showing fight wear. Corbett cried in his dressing room and claimed unjust judging. Trainer Harry Tuthill announced a rematch in three weeks with winner taking all.
A Democratic county central committee resolution leads Chairman Scherer to appoint a twenty member committee, including ten central committee members, to draft rules for the percentage system governing delegates to the June county convention. The roster lists James Nuttle Milan township Louis Roy Jefferson Christian Schlnudroff Adams George Geoglein At Tee Henry Felger Lnne William Schroeder Marion Edward McComb Cedaxy Creek and W. Bauar George Lindamuth Henry Lehnert Fort Wayne plus Mosers William H. Shambaugh Ww. W. Rockhill H. C. Berghoff A. B. Melching D. C. Stout Henry Odertek S. D. Blaning Anselm Fuelber Herman Mockwits and BE A KK Hackatt. The committee will invite candidates to attend to secure broad input for a universally satisfactory plan.
A powerful storm wrecked ten houses in the central area and injured several people. Henry Doburg's residence on Eighteenth Street was blown away with his eight-member family escaping. Alexander Lawson was trapped under debris and severely hurt. About 150 houses damaged. A distillery building lost its roof and telegraph lines from Louisville to the south were knocked down.
Scene of desolation described as Hammond Indiana endures a crustal disaster. Debris blocks streets as 43 wrecked buildings line the town. Three-month-old infant dies, parents Brussells mourn, and Harry Van Dine dies or lingers after severe head injury. Charles Linde severes wrist saving his mother. Samuel Davis, 69, found dead, suspected senility. Local victims and heroic acts emerge amid widespread ruin.
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