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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1913
Page
17
A Chicago proposal unites progressives with Republicans to reform the party after last year’s split. Backers seek to fuse the Roosevelt wing with the old machine, imagining a modernized GOP aligned with progressive ideals. Past promises suggest the effort may fail if the “Mahomet” governs the move rather than the mountain.
Analysis shows 53 Indiana units voted on local saloon status this year with eight moving from wet to dry, four dry to wet, twenty eight staying dry, and thirteen staying wet. Anti saloon forces gained ground since the county unit repeal, indicating continued public reluctance toward liquor in Indiana.
A researcher finds Indiana has twenty five native-born members in Congress including Vice President Marshall and six Hoosier senators and representatives. The tally suggests if other states matched Indiana's share Congress would rise to about 1,200 members, stirring envy across states.
Reports collected from several sections indicate a generally favorable outlook for Indiana crops. Early-season conditions appear suitable for plant development, with adequate moisture noted in many regions and farmers planning timely planting and nutrient management strategies.
The report says the Indiana crop prospects are exceptionally strong with rapid expansion across counties. Grain dealers and bankers note optimistic conditions similar to other Great Central region states as normal yields seem achievable barring frost or unforeseen damage. Judges foresee record grain and fruit yields this year for Hoosier state farmers and supporters alike.
The National Monthly notes a record year for equal suffrage bills with five states enacting amendments Michigan Nevada Montana North and South Dakota. In Michigan a May 7 election defeated the amendment while an initiative campaign will start. New York New Jersey and Town bills await final approval. NY votes were 125 5 in the assembly and 40 2 in the senate. NJ votes 46 5 and 14 4. Town 81 26 and 51 15.
Congress considers an enabling act to allow direct election of senators in states without local mechanisms for the new constitutional amendment. It mirrors gubernatorial candidate processes, placing nominees on tickets for statewide votes. Passage would avoid extra legislative sessions to update state election laws.
The state committee of the progressives insists on nominating progressive municipal tickets and suppressing independent movements in city official selections. The piece argues this stance opposes the progressives’ aim of government by the people rather than by politicians and supports voters acting as citizens.
The democratic House approved the Underwood tariff revision after a month of deliberation and sent the measure to the Senate amid public suspicion of tough passage there. Lawmakers in the upper house are urged to act promptly to satisfy voters expecting direct Senate elections.
Foreign dispatches claim the Albanian throne may be offered to Ex President Roosevelt because he resists dictatorship and European court rule. Critics say his presidency gave him practice for ruling as King Theodore I, though he would not be spared from American politics for such honors.
The first report by state fire marshal W. E. Longley uses early May figures to estimate Indiana will see somewhat more than 4,000 fires in a year. He plans an education and prevention campaign, aiming to make his new office worthwhile to the state.
Indiana University authorities prep a volume on local literary figures titled Who's Who of Literary Indiana People. They identified 900 Hoosiers who have devoted themselves to literature, challenging the view that Hoosiers only produce best sellers for shops.
The United States Public Health Service outlines its investigation into a tuberculosis outbreak in Friedmantle burg. Officials stress rapid measures, case tracking, and coordinated responses to curb spread and protect residents.
Former Senator Chauncey Depew guides visiting commissioners from Britain and others through the U S Capitol describing the Senate chamber snuff boxes and rules a modern clock a market room and the president's room as President Wilson renews old customs.
In Pittsburgh on May 12 a 35 year overdue board bill owed to a deceased woman was paid to her son Edward McCutcheon, county buildings superintendent. A former boarder in a western city sent a letter apologizing for the long delay and enclosing four dollars, noting she could not be certain the payment would reach the recipient.
In San Francisco on May 12 aviator Lincoln Beachey declares he will never fly again saying he could not enter an aeroplane under threat of a revolver. He recalls 24 aviators killed in flight and reflects on audience hunger to witness danger and his own fear for others.
Twenty four members of the Allen County Audubon Society joined a Saturday field trip in Foster Park and identified forty five bird species in the area. Director Charles A. Stockbridge notes robins grackles orioles and rose breasted grosbeaks as common at this season. A discussion on the findings will be held Friday evening May 16 at the public library inviting all bird enthusiasts.
Miss Hazel G Baker and William H Stauffer of Kalamazoo Mich were married at Wayne Street M E church parsonage at 10 o clock Saturday night The groom contacted Harry Crull of the Empress theater to help arrange the ceremony The newlyweds stayed at the Anthony hotel and returned to Kalamazoo this morning They plan to keep the marriage secret for a month Both formerly worked in the Kalamazoo Corset company office and had a romance for several months.
Coroner EF H Kruse begins inquest into the death of Herman Lesas. Five witnesses are summoned to testify at his office above the People's drug store. Lesas suffered severe burns from a water feed tank at the Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana Traction Company plant and died within a day.
Five Texas Pipe Line Company workers were instantly killed by a bolt of lightning while driving to an oil field three miles from Collinsville Oklahoma. Two others were probably fatally injured in the same incident reported May 12.
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