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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1906
Page
3
Mrs. J N Camp wife of a farmer near Atlanta was bound with a leather strap and assaulted by a Black man at her home. The suspect escaped and an armed search party has not yet located him. She was found later by two passersby in the yard of her remote residence.
Indiaranolis Nov 13 Indlaran Reinollers of the Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York plan a meeting tonight to discuss election of boards of directors. Governor Hanly will preside. W Z Van Aretelard Shirley and four ticket nominees from the Mutual Life group are to speak, including W H Hart former state treasurer and Herbert M Yell former Delaware agent.
The article lists the newly elected officers and leaders of the Young Men's Society at the congregation. Willard Pher and others are noted among the officers chosen at the evening function.
William Knepper stood in city court facing a charge of assault and battery filed by his wife Cora Knepper. She testified he knocked her down and he claimed she was having a high old time and prevented her from going outside. Special Judge William Ballou postponed the case indefinitely. Frank Fowler and James Brown pleaded drunkenness and each paid a $1 fine plus costs.
Commercial Improvement company officers in correspondence with a large radiator and furnace fixture maker to secure a local factory. If successful, the plant would occupy the former Clark 2 and Fixture Company site. Local businessmen seek Detroit rail works to move to Fort Wayne with strong inducements.
The ad touts Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup to stimulate the liver and bowels, claiming it makes you feel bright and active without nausea or griping. It compares Urino favorably to pills and ordinary cathartics and notes a Dreier & Bro. endorsement.
Charles Thieme of 1121 Liberty street declined to file an affidavit against William Parent after an assault in the Dickmeyer saloon on East Wayne street. Parent was taken to police headquarters and released.
An advertisement touts PAZO OINTMENT as a remedy for piles with a claimed refund by pharmacists if not cured in 6 to 14 days. It mentions symptoms like itching and bleeding and lists a 50 cent price.
A 24 year old man identified as John Driscoll of Waterford Connecticut is in critical condition at Bellevue Hospital after a hold up blow to the head. He was found unconscious on a sidewalk at 116th Street and Amsterdam Avenue early today.
Advertises Dade's Little Liver Pills from Rhoads' Drug Store claiming tone and cleansing of the liver and bowels with no griping. Describes sale through local drug shop and implies health benefits.
A young man is sought to learn watch repair and will be provided a fitting outfit at one fifth of the original price. Call at 1602 North Harrison Street for details.
New York returns indicate Democrats swept the state ticket except for the governor race with Chanler narrowly ahead of Bruce for lieutenant governor. With eight counties yet to report Chanler leads Bruce by about 16 000 votes, and total margins suggest a broader Democratic edge for other candidates. Hamilton and Herkimer show mixed results but do not overturn the overall trend.
New York November 8. Democratic state committee chairman Connors called a meeting at the hotel in the city to guard the state ticket amid reports of irregular returns. Republican chairman Woodruff refused comment. Charles Murphy of Tammany said the up state count is close and the meeting aims to protect Democratic interests. Connors claimed Republicans were delaying returns and fraud could affect Hughes or Hearst. Porter declares himself.
Peter A. Porter who defeated Representative James Wadsworth in New Yorks thirty fourth district says his goals are practical and non revolutionary. He will focus on aiding agricultural interests and oppose oleomargarine interests while opposing any repeal of a key tax. Porter supports stamping pack dates on meat cans as proposed in the meat bill and intends to enforce those positions.
Reports from all Montana counties show the forthcoming legislature will have 57 Republicans and 43 Democrats, securing a Republican majority on joint ballot to elect a senator. Pray leads statewide with about a 6,000 plurality for Congress, while Walsh is seen winning Silver Bow by under 1,000 votes. Lewis County results appear surprising for Republicans too.
With three towns missing returns, Charles M. Floyd the Republican leads by about 3000 but lacks a majority. The law requires a majority, so the legislature will select the governor if no candidate achieves it.
Official returns from all counties in the Eighteenth district show Joseph Cannon, speaker of the national House, with a 10,088 vote plurality. This exceeds his four year prior plurality by about two thousand votes.
Des Moines reports predict a Cummins victory with about twenty thousand plurality. Democrats gain in the senate, winning ten of twenty two districts for fourteen seats, and gain thirty three house members. Final returns show Lacey defeated in the Sixth district and D W Hamilton elected as Democrat. Republicans win in the First and Second districts.
Providence reports divided opinion as Republicans gain control of the next assembly. Senator Wetmore seeks reelection against Col. R H S Goddard and Col. Samuel P Colt. Forty three reps pledged to Goddard, ten favor Wetmore, fifty seven undecided. fifty six votes needed for the seat.
Unofficial returns from 105 of 114 counties show the Democratic ticket ahead by about six thousand. Kennish leads for supreme judge with Woodson close behind. Nineteen state senators elected. fourteen Democrats and five Republicans. House members chosen for two years. Democrats hold a 30 vote joint majority.
In Detroit with remaining precincts incomplete William B. Thompson, a Democrat, defeats incumbent Mayor George P. Codd by 3,241 votes. The public vote rejects the proposed Detroit United Railway franchise by 28,828 to 13,316. Fare plan would have offered ten tickets for 25 cents during peak hours and six tickets for 25 cents off-peak. the test period has ended as the plan is withdrawn.
Fuller returns from San Francisco dated November 8 show the Republican ticket elected from top to bottom. Gillett wins governor by a plurality over 12,000 with a solid GOP delegation to Congress. Supreme court justices also elected by large majorities, reflecting Roosevelt-year support.
Governor elect Henry A. Buchtel, a Methodist divine, plans liberal administration on prosperity law and order. The Republican ticket led by Justice W. H. Gabbert won by about 12,610 in a statewide victory. Policies of Governor Jesse F. McDonald to be continued.
The piece notes C A Buchtel’s pre election tactics and motto Smile and push while dodging criticisms with climate tributes. It discusses Simon Guggenheim's likely senate bid aided by Republican campaign funds, amid a Colorado landslide and Patterson’s contested influence. Buchtel, born near Akron, rose from pastor and missionary to Denver University chancellor.
Topeka announces E W Hoch Republican has been re elected Kansas governor by a plurality of 1986 as shown by the official canvass completed today.
In Irkutsk on November 13 a bomb thrown at General Rennenkampff, governor of Transbaikalia, failed to injure him due to the explosive chilling. His two aides de camp sustained minor contusions. The would-be assassin, unnamed, was captured at Amur street and later tried by drum head court martial. He admitted ties to the Social Revolutionary organization.
In Cleveland on November 13 J R Zimmerman chairman of the Wooster National Bank was sentenced to two years in the federal penitentiary and fined 10000 for conspiring to wreck the bank. Co-defendant L P Ohliger pled guilty to seven years in the Ohio penitentiary. Ohliger, once a congressman from the Seventeenth Ohio district, testified but Zimmerman pleaded guilty at trial.
A vintage advertisement claims a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tavlets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure and E. W. Grove’s signature appears on each box. Price 26 cents.
A westbound Missouri Pacific passenger train near Glencoe was derailed by spreading rails while at full speed. Eighteen miles northeast of St. Louis, the wreck injured twenty seven aboard and halted service.
Major General William R. Shafter retired U S A died in Bakersfield California at age earlier service began in Civil War with Michigan volunteers and continued in regular army. He led American forces in Cuba during the Spanish American War and commanded in the Santiago campaign.
General William R. Shafter, the retired U S Army officer who died in California, lay in state in Fort Wayne for a day. He escorted General Lawton’s funeral procession from the Philippines to Arlington and was hosted at the New Aveline hotel where many Fort Wayne residents and veterans paid their respects.
New York details show Dr. Walter R. Gillette swore to the money in the Dobbs Ferry bank being his, then recanted after a betrayal. He admits the funds belonged to Mutual Life Insurance Company and says he planned to hand them over for a long time. District Attorney Jerome counters demurrers as indictments for forgery and perjury proceed. Judge Greenbaum hears arguments as the case moves forward.
Minneapolis November 13 The executive council report on American Federation of Labor activity outlines labor politics. It notes campaign funds of 8056 with expenditures 7834 and states no intent to form a distinct party. It urges independent voting and support for pro labor measures. An alliance with the farmers educational alliance is noted.
Moscow reports identify the bomber who attacked General Rheinbot as a brother of Vladimir Mazury, leader of a terrorist group captured in September and executed days later. A third brother, Sergei Mazury, was executed for St. Petersburg customs robbery, and a fourth is imprisoned for revolutionary activity. A daughter of ex governor Benersky was sentenced to ten years for involvement in a plot against ex governor Dubassoff.
Indianapolis judge sparks a storm by instructing the county grand jury to investigate the city grant of a franchise to the Chicago Indianapolis and Evansville Railroad company. He vows to uncover wrong and compel testimony from the mayor, common council, and board of public works.
Next Sunday evening the Brotherhood of St Andrew and Philip hosts a men’s service at Third Presbyterian Church with Rev. Frank M. Fox delivering the sermon Look at That Man. Music will be excellent and ladies are invited to attend and bring men.
A telegram from Professor W. W. Campbell at Lick Observatory reports Thiele’s comet observed on November 12 at Harvard College Observatory. Right ascension 9h 21m 52s, declination plus 14° 2′ 42′′.
A wireless report to Washington says the battleship Louisiana with the president and party aboard is about six hundred miles from Colon as of last night. The weather is reported fine. The message traveled from Guan tanamo Naval Station to Key West and then to the western wireless station.
Dr. Frederic E. Dewhurst pastor of University Congregational church died in Chicago from pneumonia. He arrived in Boston City six years ago from Indianapolis.
Public notice warns that no atom of opium or other listed substances should be present in Dr Miles' Remedies and warns against false testimonials. It notes guarantees from druggists and a money-back offer for the first package, with sales limited to unopened original packages.
In St Petersburg Count Witte arrived quietly, met by Baron Alde and a few reporters with little public fanfare. Secret police eyed possible assassination threats as reactions were muted. Authorities plan temporary measures easing Jewish disabilities before parliament convenes, including residence rights and trade restrictions, with broader settlement left to parliament.
The November 12 explosion at the Lake Shore road shops in Collinwood, near Cleveland, killed seven men including Frederick Kergan and left five others seriously injured. Workers near the boiler were scalded by a blast of steam as a subway mouth blew out. Engineers attribute the blast to a mud ring forming in the filtering apparatus blocking water flow to the boiler.
Public notice offering loans secured by real estate or personal assets. Cc E Pfeiffer Rooms 6 7 Bass Block.
Nashville Tenn November 13 The conference established a permanent organization to be known as the Southern Immigration and Industrial Association with Governor D C Heyward of Columbia D C as president and J C McMullen of Gadsden Alabama as secretary treasurer The next annual convention will be in Birmingham on the second Tuesday in November.
Washington on November 13 reports that committees from the American Bankers Association and the New York Chamber of Commerce continue secret talks on a measure to issue emergency currency during financial stringency.
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