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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1900
Page
11
Ohio Republicans assemble in Columbus voting to endorse McKinley and name L C Laylin as Secretary of State. Delegates approve platform praising prosperity, gold standard, and imperial policy, with nominees including Shank for Supreme Judge and Bonebrake for School Commissioner. Delegates at large named Orr and Herrick.
In Harrisburg on April 25 the Republican state convention nominated for auditor general and other offices. The Quay influence disrupted plans with uncertainty over nominees just before the meeting. State Senator E B Hardenbergh was set for auditor general amid leadership opposition to renominating Gallusha A Grow. Strong contest and shifting alignments followed the M S Quay case.
The Republican state convention convened at noon in the Davidson theatre to select four delegates at large and ratify district delegates for Philadelphia. James G. Monahan, temporary chair, urged McKinley’s re-election, while committees formed and a 2:30 p.m. recess followed. The platform reaffirmed 1896 principles, endorsed gold standard, praised McKinley’s administration and national prosperity.
In Boston on April 26 Massachusetts representatives elected delegates and alternates to the national Republican convention in Philadelphia. Of 1,894 entitled, 1,254 attended. Congressman F H Gilett served as permanent chairman and delivered a long address. Attorney General Knowlton presented the platform which two phrases endorse McKinley and the gold standard, oppose trusts, and back keeping island possessions from the Spanish-American War under liberty and humanity. The platform also urges John D. Long for vice presidency.
Burglars escaped with $5,000 from the Bank of Coulterville owned by J. L. A. Nesbitt in the early hours. The raid is linked to a gang active across Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin over the past six months.
Chicago hosts the Methodist General Conference on May 2 and 31 with round trip tickets from stations on the Nickel Plate road available May 1 2 7 14 and 21 at one and one third fare. Return by June 1 with a 200 mile radius from Chicago. Inquiries to agents or C A Asterlin Fort Wayne Indiana.
Murray Hartnett a Fort Wayne real estate and insurance figure and water works trustee died last Tuesday evening at 133 East Berry Street. Born March 24 1858 in Warsaw he began as a newsboy and rose to partner in Glutting Bater Hartnett before solo enterprise. A Democrat active in municipal affairs he served on the water works board since 1896 and was married to Mary Elma Beach with no children. Surviving are his widow his aged parents three brothers and one sister.
Recalled to the revenue department, the special office of deputy commissioner was created to utilize his services. He later moved to New York and practiced law. His son, Henry Harland of London, is a well known writer.
Very Rev J H Guendling and three other priests returned from Indianapolis where they attended exercises connected with the consecration of Bishop O Donaghue. At the Denison hotel banquet Guendling responded to the toast The State of Indiana and delivered a brilliant address.
Captain Frank H. Whitney was unanimously elected by the Fort Wayne board of public safety to succeed Fred Daseler as captain of the police department. Whitney began duties immediately, despite a prior police petition suggesting alternative appointment for Sergeant Harkenrider. Mayor Scherer noted ongoing department differences believe not easily healed.
Constantinople notes an American demand for immediate payment of the indemnity promised to Minister Strauss by the sultan. The Turkish porte stands by repudiation while considering a cruiser purchase gimmick to offset the debt. Embassies discuss terms to raise duties and abolish ransoms before new negotiations.
Frank H. Whitney, a well known Fort Wayne citizen and Civil War veteran, has been appointed sheriff after filing his bond and taking the oath. He previously served 25 years as a locomotive engineer on the Pittsburg railway and is regarded as a man of integrity and ability.
William Wiegand of this city died Tuesday in Denver Colorado after going there for health. He had worked at the Packard works until recently. His wife died two years ago and there are no surviving children. The remains were brought back for interment here.
Harley M Crabill son of Mr and Mrs Levi Crabill died at 4 pm Wednesday at the home of Joseph Imler 9 East Wayne street from typhoid pneumonia He was thirteen Interment and funeral services will be held in Dixon Ohio after the body was shipped there Friday.
Thomas Harland, a renowned New York lawyer aged seventy, died in the city on April 27. In his prime he shaped the American internal revenue system during the Civil War era and was a key contributor to modern patent law. He joined the internal revenue bureau in 1862 and aided first commissioner Joseph Lewis, becoming a pivotal figure in tax and patent policy.
Daniel R. Deardorff, a Buffalo division postal clerk from Hagerstown Indiana, fell from a moving train door at sixty miles per hour. He died on scene with a wife and four year old daughter surviving. A former printer, he recently sought the division superintendency but lost to Hollowell.
An old advertisement touts Castoria for infants and children as the familiar remedy. It urges using Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and notes the trusted signature, presenting a dated scene of early child care products.
A newborn hippopotamus born last night in the Central Park menagerie is the fourth hippo to be born in the park. The calf measures about fourteen inches long eight inches tall and weighs around twenty pounds.
Grand chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star at Indianapolis elected officers including Grand Matron Mrs. Alice C. Stewart and Grand Patron Daniel McDonald. Reports showed growth with twenty charters granted and four applications pending.
Friday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs George Smith on Hurd Street the marriage of their daughter Laura to Ernst Velvick was performed by Rev J W Lake of Calvary U B church in the presence of immediate relatives. The bride wore blue serge and carried white roses. The couple will reside on Wallace Street.
Miss Eleanor Kaiser and Charles Knock wed at the Kaiser home at six Thursday evening with Rev Jacob Miller of St Pauls Lutheran conducting the ceremony. Bertha Tilberry was bridesmaid and Christian Kaiser a groomsman. A wedding repast followed. The couple have started housekeeping at 89 Elm Street.
Fort Wayne Odd Fellows and guests held a Thursday evening celebration at Harmony hall under Harmony lodge No. 19. Alexander Johnson gave welcome, Hon. C. N. Cranor spoke on Odd Fellowship, with Alexander's mandolin orchestra, piano solo, Grace Durr reading, Hessie Hunter whistling, and a 400-seat banquet. Toasts by Cranor and others accompanied by music from Wayne quartet and phonograph.
The Huntington News-Democrat recounts a striking coincidence from 1851 involving William Colbert, Robert C. Mayne, and Henry Rosebrough who rode the Yankee Blade from California. In their final Huntington meeting Colbert told Mayne and Rosebrough they were slow to depart, hinting at fate.
Mrs. Pinkham describes a women‑run system handling thousands of letters from suffering women. Trained assistants read and answer only by women, and confidentiality is emphasized. A new book includes letters from Lynn city officials who investigated and claim to have helped many with female troubles.
Henry Rosebrough awaited Robert C. Mayne's remains at Wahasa depot when a telegram announced the death of William Colbert in Wabash at 2 a.m. from heart trouble. The coincidence struck Rosebrough as a poignant reminder of shared fates among old friends and their surviving kin.
Sheriff Melching states no deputy sheriff will be appointed to replace Frank H. Whitney who becomes captain of police. Bob Young moves from jail to the circuit court room and Herman Witte takes over Whitney's outside duties. Melching will serve as turnkey.
Judge Rabb held a truancy case against William Sayres unconstitutional. The indictment was ruled bad because the law requires children six to fourteen to attend school but allows a pupil to transfer to another school or private or parochial options within the six months. The decision states a child need not attend at all in six months if they attend some school within the calendar year, preventing enforcement.
Constable Kennelly arrested Samuel Eby for failing to send his children to school as required by law. An affidavit was filed against Bricker for alleged assault on Gerald McSweeney. Judge O Rourke sent George C Dubois to the reformed school on Magdalena Dittman’s petition. The Curdes versus Osborne case was transferred to DeKalb County by Judge Vesey for change of venue.
The grand council of the Royal Arcanum elected officers in Indianapolis. Names include Grand Regent R. M. Millican Evansville and Grand Treasurer N. S. Byram Indianapolis with deputies and trustees from Indiana cities such as Vincennes Aurora Michigan City Terre Haute Huntington Fort Wayne Richmond Lawrenceburg and others.
An advertisement extols Ely's Cream Balm as a cleanser soother and healer for nasal catarrh. It claims not to dry or irritate and not to provoke sneezing, with immediate relief upon application. Priced at 50 cents or mailed from Ely Brothers New York.
A five year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Stucky of Lopaz, crawled toward a moving freight car and was fatally crushed. The wheel ripped his right leg from hip downward and he died within an hour. Local authorities investigated the accident.
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