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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1906
Page
4
Ex mayor John Holtzman leads a bid by about twenty five Indiana Democrats to shorten the life of the current state committee and restore the old method of selecting committee members. State Chairman William H. O Brien signals a broad fight across thirteen districts with two exceptions.
In South Bend Indiana on April 30 Rev Dr Henry Webb Johnson denounced John D Rockefeller as a menace to American institutions before the First Presbyterian church audience including the Studebaker and Oliver families. He accused the Rockefeller fortune of corrupting power and questioned whether such wealth could exist without dishonesty.
Richmond Ind April 380 John Locke held on larceny charges after being brought back from San Francisco two weeks ago escaped from jail during the night. He sawed through bars, crawled a 38 foot chimney shaft, and rappelled to the ground with a rope of bed clothing, leaving no trace.
Terre Haute Indiana April 80 The executive board of the Indiana operators association will meet this evening to consider the situation at the end of one month of suspension of coal mines. There is no change in the situation and none expected soon.
Miss Margar et Slemandel aged 43 a well known church figure in Aurora Indiana died last night by taking carbolic acid in what authorities deem a self inflicted death the incident reported from Aurora Indiana on April 30.
Elkhart Indiana April 30 Mrs Anna Johnson aged 70 died from burns after her clothing caught fire at a gasoline store. Police report she was alone at the time and succumbed to the injuries in the hospital shortly after.
A Sunday school convention in New Haven elected officers for the coming year. President H C Helmick, vice president Ira J Butler, secretary Mrs Byron Dimler, treasurer Byron Dimler, superintendent home department Miss Lida Butler.
Northern Indiana firms and patentees showcase numerous recent inventions from Fort Wayne area. Notable filings include automatic oiling for windmills by George S. Walling and Guy A. Schutt. a beer faucet with thermometer by Gary Braybook. a pivoting pot lid by Edwin E. Spottswood. a chain tool for driving chains by C. E. Brown. and an automatic railway crossing gate by Arville M. Sanders and Stephen Van Dusen. The list spans street railway switches, lace display cabinets, dust proof ash sifters, wheel tires, fence stretcher devices, and many more across Kendallville, Butler, Woodburn, Auburn, Decatur, and surrounding towns.
The first car on the Auburn to Fort Wayne leg arrived at Well Street at 1 p m Tuesday for inspection by traction officials and local papers. Car No 4 bears Fort Wayne Division and resembles early interurbans with oak finish and baggage compartments. Only Huntertown station stop. curve to city tracks not yet installed.
Former Fort Wayne resident and United States consul at Bremen Henry W. Dieterich has declined Roosevelt administration plans to appoint him consul general at Cape Town. He prefers to remain at Bremen where he has a stable post and family ties. Dieterich has long been noted for his service and recently visited Fort Wayne in December.
A promotional notice promises a free sample of Eczine to readers suffering from skin eruptions and a wide range of ailments. It claims a $50 reward for eczema not promptly cured and notes widespread hospital and physician use, urging readers to send for a sample directly from The Physicians Laboratories in Chicago.
Edith Hughes, missionary in Utah for twelve years, told Linwood Presbyterian Church in Kansas City that the Mormons seek political power. She said a constitutional amendment against polygamy is the only limit to their influence, as they aim to place safe men in key states to undermine federal authority. She compared the Mormon church’s organization to the German army’s efficiency.
George Miller of Seavey Hardware completed a perilous ascent to dismantle and repair the Trinity Episcopal church cross after Cincinnati’s Steeple Jack Brown declined due to dangerous metal fastenings. Miller, aided by Charles Neu, brought the cross down from the 180 foot spire last Saturday.
Henry Beitzell a carpenter for a Pennsylvania company living at 101 Riverside avenue was acquitted in city court Tuesday of wife desertion. He was arrested while boarding a Pittsburg bound train to visit his daughter. his wife claimed he left provisions and assaulted her while he accused her of morphine use. The daughter’s relation, from a former marriage, worsened the couple’s dispute.
Corporal Swift in charge of the local marine recruiting station at the Commercial hotel reports that April business more than doubles any prior station he served with. He says Fort Wayne is a fine field for recruiting officers and prospects look bright for a record May.
Historic advertisement promotes Mother Gray's Australian Leaf as a safe monthly regulator for female ailments including back and urinary issues. It claims to cure inflammation and ulceration and notes a 60 cent price with free sample by mail from The Mother Gray Co in Le Roy New York.
The Women's Christian Temperance Union of Allen County holds a two day institute at Monroeville Methodist Episcopal Church starting Tuesday at 10 AM and ending Wednesday evening. Prominent members will speak. program includes devotions, songs, recitations, and addresses by county officers and visiting leaders.
Terre Haute Indiana May 1 W D Chambers secretary of the Indiana Division Travelers Protective association received a telegram from national headquarters at St Louis that Indiana has won a 200 prize in the contest among Illinois Missouri and Indiana for the largest increase in membership in the year ending April 30 Indiana shows a net gain of 1032 and 1400 applications were received bringing total membership to 4916.
William Metcalf of St Joe was struck and killed by a passenger train on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in Auburn Indiana late last night. The engineer reported the man was sitting on the track. Pearl buttons grow in fashion among tradesmen as the Birmingham pearl button trade shows signs of revival.
May 1 report from St Petersburg notes the emperor may accept Premier Witte's resignation or dismiss Interior Minister Durnovo as Tsarskoe-Selo politics sway. Witte's exit could strip government of its last reformist channel, while opponents gain a clearer maneuvering field before parliament.
Mary McKittrick aged 108, born March 17, 1798 in Ireland, died by her own hand at her son Luke's home near Uniontown. She was brought to the United States in old age, lived past the century mark, and was honored by Fayette County residents on her birthday when she danced an Irish jig.
Advertisement for PAZO ointment promising a cure for piles including itching bleeding and protruding piles. States druggists will refund money if not cured in six to fourteen days. Price listed as 50 cents.
The only local labor difficulty at the season opener May 1 involves bricklayers. About forty workers did not report for work as they seek a 10 cent daily wage increase from 50 cents to 60 cents per hour. The issue is expected to be settled soon.
In a decisive vote the Democratic county central committee adopted direct vote for June 1 primaries, replacing the percentage system. The plan won 29 to 1 with city members leading the drive, while changes in committee membership were also approved.
The Democratic county central committee decided to nominate by direct popular vote under Australian law and safeguard the process as in a general election. A nominations financing committee was formed with members from Jackson, Madison, and Jefferson townships and will meet at the city hall board of works office Tuesday. Delegates to state and congressional conventions will be chosen at the same primary. Wayne township also adopts direct vote plans for township nominations.
Official statistics show excessive drug use accounts for about twenty percent of Austria's deaths. In the same country, forty four percent of physicians die from heart disease, highlighting health risks across the population and medical community.
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