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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1906
Page
14
Capt Ivers W Leonard, a popular Fort Wayne officer with years of regular army service, is appointed military instructor at Con- fort? The readable text confirms his noted appointment and prior active duty, highlighting his local prominence and ongoing role in military training.
Captain Leonard, a Fort Wayne native with a long Army record including two Philippine campaigns, has been selected to inaugurate military instruction at Concordia College Fort Wayne. He will retain rank and salary, and the department at Concordia will be expanded to support War Department supervision starting next fall.
Bert Smith paid a $3 fine for profanity. Deputy Prosecutor Harry Ninde urged calm and debt settlement as neighbors argued, while Nick Weiss received fifteen days for drunkenness. Miller stayed in town eleven more days after a court nudge. Ed Devoe, with prior chances, was jailed for train climbing and fined $1 plus costs.
Henry Gibson of Midford plans to contest a subsidy vote by Van Buren township Kosciusko county to the Fort Wayne and South Bend Air Line Traction company. He alleges illegal voting and a narrow margin that questions the election’s legality and seeks court action. The report also notes the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Co inaugurated a four hour thirty minute trolley service from Fort Wayne to Indianapolis with low fares and a new buffet on cars. Park improvements at Robison Park and over twenty upcoming picnics and meetings are planned by Ingersoll Amusement for the summer starting May 27.
Rome reports on Ambassador White hosting a private dinner honoring Archbishop Ireland with four cardinals in attendance. Cardinals Satolli and Vannutelli described it as a personal gesture, not political, and Ireland said American Catholicism remains loyal to the pope.
Marie Louise aged 24 and Bella Bailey aged 20, two Black women, fought on West Twenty seventh street with a knife and a revolver. Marie Louise was shot and killed. Bella Bailey surrendered to police claiming self defense and was uninjured. One had accused the other of causing her arrest recently.
In six coal townships of Jefferson County Ohio farmers appeal to the courts for a constabulary amid terror fears. Striking miners described as bands of Poles French and Slavs allegedly roam at night armed and raid farms killing livestock and driving away goods.
In Chicago on April 28, Jefferson Davis Benton and his wife faced a motion for a new trial after a recent forgery conviction in Judge Kavanaugh's court. The court overruled the motion and imposed indeterminate penitentiary sentences on both.
A man matching the description of Erich Muenter, the former Harvard professor wanted for his wife’s murder, was seen dining at the Wobrock restaurant on West Main Street Thursday. He appeared intoxicated and rambling, said he did not know his city or state, and spoke to bystanders before leaving. Police believe he is en route to Chicago where he is currently sought.
Indianapolis officials announce no Sunday baseball at Washington Park between the Indianapolis and Milwaukee teams or any other matchups. The American Association club owners W H Watkins and C F Ruschaupt state they will halt Sunday games to avoid legal action, noting public demand and a prior 12 000 attendance.
Sunday visits mark the community ties as Mr. and Mrs. Atwell Shearer host guests with Dr. and Mrs. Mercer. The Snider funeral is held near Os sian. Fort Wayne visitors and local families share stories of illness work and school day events across Poe.
Ouster filings lodged in a Toledo circuit court seek dissolution of Standard Oil and seventeen affiliates including oil and pipeline firms. The petition requests appointment of trustees for creditors and stockholders, targeting franched railways such as Lake Shore and Hocking Valley.
Berlin reports four earthquake shocks in several Saxony villages on April 28. No damage occurred but residents were greatly alarmed by the tremors during the eruption of Vesuvius mud deluges.
Rains and gale sweep the Vesuvian area causing mud slides and avalanches of sand ashes and cinders over Somma and Santa Anastasia. Homes are destroyed roads blocked and telegraph and rail links interrupted. Troops rush to aid survivors as fears grow of further volcanic danger.
Churubusco's Rev W Lindstrum accepted as Kendallville Baptist pastor. Wabash merchant Fletcher Ruddell dead at 57 from paralysis. Editor J D Alleger of Monroeville to seek re election after twenty years as justice. Goshen man William Mast missing, feared suicide in Elkhart river. mentally unbalanced recently. J J Quinlan of Garrett killed under wheels riding cut of cars at Millers sand pit. Huntington Central Christian church plans large electric cross on spire for evening services. Baby from South Whitley nearly choked on tooth wash. Forte near Waterloo: five year old struck on head by wire tightening apparatus. skull fracture, recovery doubtful. Forty pairs of martins in Winona park. orioles arriving. sparrows driven away. J M Studebaker gifts Winona Assembly with Chinese pheasants. Huntington two year old nearly strangled by buggy top. earlier swallowed morphine. Bluffton divorce suit alleges wife cold feet harming husband. wife counters husband kicked her in bed.
Readers learn that many women with limited incomes deliberately restrict diets to save money on clothes and lodging. Despite claims of frugality one can live cheaply with careful food choices, but such self denial harms health causing weight loss, dull complexion, wrinkles, and chronic dyspepsia.
Cracksmen used nitro to blast the Avilla Indiana post office early today causing extensive interior damage. They escaped with stamps totaling about 200 dollars and cash plus money order funds, leaving investigators with few clues to the number of robbers.
The Parisian seeks luck in charms beyond the usual, listing items like an enamel peacock tail, green ribbon bunch, crossed knives pendant, a gold tablet marked 13, a cracked mirror charm, and an eye plaque, noting 18 and opal as English luck symbols.
Prosecutor Brower said the grand jury, which adjourned today, studied a report on milk analyses from all local dairymen showing formaldehyde in large quantities. James Harney, chemist for Wabash Baking Powder Co., conducted the tests. While indictments were not stated, arrests will follow.
A tale illustrates the queen and her maids of honor sharing pleasant relations at Windsor Castle. A maid arrives without luggage and tells the queen, who responds with gentle humor about not losing hers.
Indiana district No. 8 United Mine Workers approves mine repairs to maintain physical condition during suspension and to continue sinking on 1903 scale. Operators may rip and relay double partings with pay set by the 1903 scale. A circular letter to locals and a Logansport press club formation are noted.
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