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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1901
Page
28
Jurors say Dunns remarks during cross examination influenced their verdict with strong belief in guilt. Balloting showed 9 to 3 initial bias for conviction, then a steady push to death penalty before settling on life sentence. Officials express satisfaction with the verdict and preparation for appeals.
Information reached Fort Wayne of Willie A Perkins of Company A Thirtieth Infantry dying July 19 at Santa Cruz Marinduque P I. His sister Mrs Frank Peterson is the only immediate relative remaining in the city. His father Lafayette B Perkins was killed in 1888. Uncle Officer Richardson will arrange removal of his body to Fort Wayne for burial.
Harry Agenbroad, 12, chased a frightened Brown Trucking team past the Pittsburg freight depot on Clinton street. He climbed aboard and steadied the wagon until the horses halted. He is the son of John Agenbroad of 227 Barr Street.
A scarlet fever case is reported at the address 881 Lafayette Street. The brief item notes illness location without additional details.
A Toronto reader credits Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with curing a long standing dyspepsia. He describes initial failure with remedies, severe symptoms, and eventual recovery after a week and three bottles. He urges others to accept no substitute for stomach and related diseases. Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are mentioned for liver stimulation.
Hon John D Sarnighausen longtime Indiana Staats Zeitung editor and former Allen County state senator died this morning at age 83 The notable newspaper figure served many years in public life and was widely known in the community He led the Staats Zeitung shaping editorial coverage and civic dialogue for decades
Fort Wayne honors J D Sarnighausen, longtime Staats-Zeitung editor and German community leader, who died at 83 after a prolonged decline. He arrived in Fort Wayne nearly forty years ago and shaped German civic life as editor and former state senator. Funeral held at his home with interment at Concordia.
Mrs. Catherine Hurin Skinner aged 100 to 101 died Thursday at 3:45 PM at her daughter H T Tolan’s home 62 West DeWald Fort Wayne. Born November 27 1800 in Lebanon Ohio she was the first white child born there. She survived by four living children including Mrs Colsman and Mrs H Tolan and several grandchildren. A devout Presbyterian with a memory for pioneer days she had lived through all presidents except Washington and Adams.
Mrs Anna P Hume aged 78 of 260 Hoagland avenue died Thursday at 2 30 from apoplexy. She had three sons and two daughters Dr Charles Anadarko I T Frank and Will Medina Mich Miss Alice Hume and Mrs C B Fitch of this city. She resided in Fort Wayne ten years. Born in Bergen New York she was widow of Roderick R Hume who died twenty four years ago.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Martin O Brien of Fulton Street. The brief notice records the new birth and the family surname, with no further identifiers.
Paris reports France secured full acceptance of its demands from the Ottoman Porte in the Turkish dispute. The sultan yields to all French terms, with only the form of execution to be settled, and Admiral Caillard to leave Mitylene once the irade is issued. Foreign Office notes confirm the decision and authorities anticipate departure within days.
John McCrary, a Tipton county farmer, believed buttermilk could cure cancer. After doctors diagnosed liver cancer and a Indianapolis physician warned of imminent death, he rejected medicines and began drinking buttermilk regularly to fight the illness.
Daily report notes a patient improving over four months and now feeling like a new person as health and weight increase. Friends observe a striking change in appearance while Miss Flick presents at The Senti nel office with six kinds of chrysanthemums, praised for beauty and flawless color and form.
Fort Wayne citizens endorse Doan’s Ointment for itching skin and piles. Mrs. M. Hagward of 152 High Street reports quick relief and cure for hives and a severe hand cut after using the product sold at Meyer Bros. & Co.’s drug store. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo is sole US agent. price 50 cents. Remember the name Doan’s.
Miss A. De Zavala of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas has acquired five old oil paintings dating to the 15th century or earlier. One work, The Stable of Bethlehem, is dated 1496 and claimed to be Correggio. The Crucifixion is dated 1621. The pieces, found possibly in a Jesuit mission passageway, will be shown at the St. Louis world fair. Three on canvas and two on wood.
Bluffton prepares for hunting as at least twenty-five dogs are being trained for the season starting next Monday. The daily quail limit is twenty-four, and hunters must secure a landowner permit or face trespass. Despite abundant quail, overall hunting slaughter is expected to be lower this year than in recent years.
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