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Newspaper

Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 22, 1899

Page

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Hobart Dies After Long Illness in Paterson

Vice President Garrett A Hobart died at 8 30 this morning in Paterson New Jersey after a protracted illness. He had shown weakness since yesterday and suffered angina pectoris before passing away. The death prompted a federal proclamation from President McKinley closing executive offices and mandating flag half mast for 30 days.

Ing Hobart Paterson White House Executive Mansion McKinley Hay State Department United States Garrett Augustus Hobart N. J Senate Army Navy Washington

Grief in Washington After Vice President Hobart's Death

Washington flags fly at half mast in mourning for Vice President Hobart. The unexpected death casts a pall over the capital, where he was widely loved and respected.

Washington Ett Hobart

Hobart Career Noted As Business Leader And Politician

Washington report recalls Garret A. Hobart born 1844 Long Branch New Jersey who rose from teacher to lawyer to Paterson city counsel and state assembly speaker. He built a broad business network and influenced Republican campaigns from 1884 to 1896 before becoming vice president three years earlier.

Washington Garret A. Hobart Mr. Hobart Long Branch N. J Rutger’s College Socerstes Tuttel Passaic County Paterson Hebart Tuttel Hobart State Assembly Republican National Executive Committee

Kaiser in Britain Receives Royal Greeting at Windsor

German imperial yacht Hohenzollern entered Portsmouth harbor at 10 15 am and received guns salutes from British warships and forts. Emperor William and Empress Auguste Victoria with two sons landed at 10 30 am and met Duke of Connaught and court dignitaries. The party toured, exchanged greetings, and proceeded to Windsor at 11 30 amid flags, bands, and crowds.

Portsmouth Eng Hohenzollern William Duke of Guard of Honor Windsor Count von Sendebran General von Schell Pribluitz von Rasch Cout von Platen Lord Churchill Lady Churchill

German Emperor and Empress Visit Windsor

The emperor and empress of Germany arrived at Windsor at 1 45 p m with a large party. They were greeted by the prince of Wales the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of York in German uniforms amid cheering as they moved to the castle to receive Queen Victoria at 2 05 p m.

Windsor Emperor Empress of Germany Prince of Wales Duke of Cambridge Duke of York Castle Queen Victoria

London papers hail imperial visit with warlike tone

British newspapers push a eulogistic view of the emperor and empress ally during the visit, stressing political capital to be made from the event while dissenting voices contend with opposition from the comics pages.

London

Family Affair Marred by Political Irrelevance

The text states it is only a family matter with no political significance, underscoring its private nature and lack of public impact.

Fort Wayne High Defeats Kendallville 12 to 6 in Saturday Game

Fort Wayne High School football beat Kendallville High School 12 to 6 at the baseball park. Key players for Fort Wayne were Hopkins captain and left tackle Upmeyer Murray Thayer Barrows and Long. Kendallville’s Thomas stood out among the visitors. Cap tain Hopkins was carried off the field amid cheers as the athletic association cleared $25 after expenses.

Fort Wayne Kendallville Hopkins Upmeyer Thayer Barrows Murray Long Thomas The Athletic Association

Hope Hospital Association Annual Meeting Report

The Hope Hospital association held its annual meeting Friday evening at the hospital. The institution is thriving and largely self sustaining with a growing patient load. The board of trustees for the coming year includes G. W. Pixley, D. N. Foster, W. D. Page, J. B. Harper, J. F. W. Meyer, H. C. Paul, W. C. Gross, E. F. Yarnelle, Allen Zollars, and August Becker. Officers re elected were Henry C. Paul as president, William Bohn as secretary, and Dr. W. O. Gross as treasurer.

Members of Hope Hospital Association G. W. Pixley D. N. Foster W. D. Page J. B. Harper J. F. W. Meyer H. C. Paul W. C. Gross E. F. Yarnelle Allen Zollars August Becker Henry C. Paul William Bohn W. O. Gross

Hunt Alter Wed at Cathedral in Morning Ceremony

Miss Alice Hunt and A C Alter were married Monday morning at the Cathedral with Rev Father O Reilley officiating. Attendants were Miss Lulu Offenloch and William J Alter. After a wedding breakfast at the bride’s parents home the couple left for their honeymoon and will reside at 56 Columbia Avenue with the groom’s mother.

Alice Hunt A. C. Alter O’reilley Lulu Offenloch William J. Alter Miss Hunt Mr. Alter Mrs. Alter Columbia Avenue

Rev Reinke Dies in Chicago of Typhoid Fever

Friends in the city learned of the death of Rev. Reinke at his Chicago home from typhoid fever. A Lutheran minister famed for twenty five years of visiting Fort Wayne to preach to the deaf and dumb in sign language, he was about sixty and once a Concordia College student and a principal speaker at its fiftieth anniversary.

Reinke Chicago Fort Wayne Concordia College

Watterson and Elliott Wed at West Superior Street

Charles B. Watterson and Miss Lida Elliott were married Sunday morning at 198 West Superior Street. Rev. Sherman Powell of Trinity M. E. Church officiated. Watterson works as a blacksmith at the Pittsburg shops, and Elliott, formerly a teacher at the state school, hails from Warsaw.

Charles B. Watterson Lida Elliott West Superior Street Sherman Powell Trinity M. E. Church Watterson Pittsburg Warsaw

MacArthur Advances Into Gerona and Paniqui

General Otis reports MacArthur entered Gerona and pushed toward Paniqui with troops welcomed by inhabitants. Rail line north of Tarlac remains intact though engines and cars were damaged by insurgents retreating. Lawton’s forces and Bayambong patrols reported. several skirmishes occurred as insurgents withdrew northwestward.

Washington War Department Otis Lawton MacArthur Manila Gerona Paniqui San Fernando Tarlac General Lawton San Jose Curranglan Taygua Bayambong Degupsen San Fabian Wheaton Luzon Sambeies Tawton San Nicholas San Manuel Young Ballance Asingan Rosales Pozarrubio Swigert Bayonbong Agno River Thayer Hayes San Isidro Aguinaldo

Indian corn products highlighted at Paris exposition

The California Vineyard notes that corn now yields over twenty products including distilled spirits used in smokeless powder, glucose varieties, grape sugar, starches, corn oil and gum substitutes. It asserts modern methods waste no corn, leaving no refuse.

West California

Bynum Named to General Appraisers Board

Washington November 18 Former Congressman W S Bynum of Indiana has been appointed a member of the board of general appraisers in New York to fill the vacancy created by Wilkinson's resignation.

Washington W. 8B. Bynum Indiana New York Wilkinson

Baby Deserted Near Tremont Street

A young woman carried a baby into Tremont Street area on Cal Shkgun street and left the infant, prompting an investigation by local authorities. Details on the case and the baby’s condition were not disclosed in the fragment.

Tremont Horse Cal Shkgun Street

Arm Mangled in Steam Corn Husking Machine

Amos E. Whitney, a well known farmer near Monroeville, lost his right arm Thursday when it was caught in a steam corn husker on Jesse Strong’s farm. The belt was removed too late. the arm was mangled to the elbow and amputated at Monroeville hospital, with doctors Mentzer and Edwards attending. Whitney, about fifty, is married with no children.

Amos E. Whitney Jost Jesse Strong Monroeville Mr. Whitney Mentzer Edwards Whitney

Mrs Anselm Fuelber Injured in Runaway Accident

Mrs Anselm Fuelber wife of the Staats Zietung city editor sustained a broken right arm and severe bruises when a runaway horse upset her carriage on Fairfield avenue and Brackenridge street. She was taken home by carriage as the horse wrecked the buggy and continued at speed.

Anselm Fuelber Staats-Zeitung Fairfield Avenue Brackenridge Street Fuelber

Minor Mishaps Reported In Local Streets

Leonard Martin of John street fell from a fence Thursday and broke his right arm above the elbow. Mrs D S Arde of Smith street slipped while carrying a tub of water Thursday and bit her tongue when she struck the tub.

Leonard Martin John Street D. S. Arde Smith Street

McKinley Unable to Attend Baltimore Meeting

President McKinley, pressed by public business, cannot attend the Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip four day session in Baltimore. He has not decided about a Nashville trip to welcome Tennessee volunteers, though he hopes to arrange it if possible. The Tennessee regiment is due in Nashville on November 28.

Washington McKinley Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip Baltimore Nashville Tennessee Volunteers Congress Tennessee Regiment

National Grange reports flourishing state groups in meeting

Springfield Ohio November 18 reports from State Masters Horton Michigan Baird Minnesota Broderick New York Hillary Oregon Thompson South Carolina High Washington Atkinson West Virginia Huxley Wisconsin show each grange in flourishing condition Past Master Col J H Brigham declares he represents the Washington agriculture department and favors agricultural expansion.

Springfield Ohio National Grange Horton Michigan Baird Minnesota Broderick New York Hillary Oregon Thompson South Carolina High Washington Atkinson West Virginia Huxley Wisconsin J. H. Brigham Department of Agriculture

Boers Slaughter and Heavy Fighting Reported at Ladysmith

A dispatch from Estcourt dated November 20 reports cattle battles at Ladysmith on November 15 and 16. Boers suffer hundreds of deaths with many prisoners taken. British losses described as moderate to small amid renewed fighting and a likely change in war status this week.

London Estcourt Ladysmith

Conflicting Reports On Boer Battles With Inactive Garrison

Dispatches from Tasndysmith and Estcourt conflict over alleged battles in the Boer war. One set says Tuesday evening alarms and little shelling with only minor damage as the garrison remains idle, while Estcourt reports a more terrible loss for the Boers on Wednesday despite earlier claims.

Estcourt

Janitor Kills Burglar in Wabash Avenue Flat

Chicago police report janitor A Swanberg of 1297 Wabash avenue shot and killed a burglar and wounded another after awakened by a back porch noise. He fired when a head appeared at a window and pursued the fleeing intruder, arresting Swanberg as the dead man slid in. The slain burglar, about 30, rough dressed, remains unidentified.

Chicago A. Swanberg Wabash Avenue Swanberg Swanberge

Olds Wagon Works Foreman Resigns for New Jackson Post

Emmett Dunfee, longtime foreman in the machine room, will resign next Saturday to take a higher paying job with Austin Tomlinson Webster, which controls wagon making at the state penitentiary in Jackson, Michigan. He will move to Jackson next Monday to begin duties, while Mrs. Dunfee stays temporarily. The Olds Wagon Works vacancy is not yet filled.

Emmett Dunfee Olds Wagon Works Dunfee Austin, Tomlinson & Webster Jackson Mich

New buggy top factory to open in Coombs building

A new enterprise will establish a factory for buggy tops and carriage fittings in the wholesale hardware house of B. H. Coombs at 45 East Columbia Street. It will operate by January 1 with Frank Bond as manager and E C Smith as factory superintendent. Coombs will hold a controlling interest and the firm is amply capitalised.

B. H. Coombs East Columbia Street Frank Bond E. C. Smith Coombs

Also Mentioned on This Page

Church of the Redeemer William McKinley John Hay Gaeret A. Hobart GRIEF Kaiser Britain Windsor Castle Annual Meeting OF Hope Hospital Association Hunt-Alter Poesy Mrs. Charles M’arthur Murphy St. Vincent's Orphans’ Home Indian Corn Products Bynum Amos E. Whitney MR. M’kinley
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