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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1899
Page
17
The Weekly Sentinel notes Dewey declining Chicago festival invite and comments on the election scene in Ohio and New York. It mentions Aguinaldo’s peace talks, Dewey’s habit of surprises, and a jab at political maneuvering around McKinley and Platt.
Henry Watterson argues Dewey should not be nominated on the Democratic ticket due to his Republican ties. He recalls General Grant being Republican despite Democratic leanings and says politics should not determine support in this era.
Amos L Allen nominee for First Maine district to succeed Thomas B Reed signals strong support for the administration's Philippine policy. Reed's resignation viewed as due to estrangement from admin backers. Also notes remarks by William R Newell on English views of Americans and Moody, and Admiral Dewey's brief Washington visit before returning to Vermont.
A line about a person who will be delighted when crowds disperse, allowing him to retreat to the hills for quiet. The passage conveys a wish for solitude and escape from public attention.
Mr Croker says Admiral Dewey is a great man and rights the New York show. A Cleveland wife ordered to pay 4 dollars weekly alimony and 20 dollars in attorney fees pending divorce. Aguinaldo suppresses gambling in insurgent areas. Kipling plans a return to Australia with possible stopover in South Africa seeking material.
Senator Hanna declares Theodore Roosevelt unlikely to ignore the positive Akron reception and says the New York governor has a knack for taking good advice. The remark aims to settle questions about his presidential prospects.
The Minnesota Valley Historical Society plans a granite shaft 52 feet tall to honor Indians who befriended white settlers during the 1862 Sioux uprising. The monument will stand on state land near Morton in Renville county with inscriptions limited to full-blooded Indians.
A group of French, German and Russian investors has raised $50,000,000 to compete with U S pork exporters by raising hogs on a large scale in Siberia and establishing slaughter houses under American methods, aiming to reduce pork prices in the United States.
The pope names Archbishop Chappelle of New Orleans apostolic delegate to the Philippines, signaling a possible path to the cardinalate. In Paris and Rome the move is viewed as France’s reward for services in Spanish US peace talks. The Carter court martial sentence is approved and he faces Fort Leavenworth. his career ends in scandal over alleged embezzlement nearing two million dollars.
The piece cites Denmark’s shift from poor soil to rich farming through education and cooperative dairies and egg and meat cooperatives. It argues similar American farmer cooperation could yield comparable gains and notes political jab at Admiral Dewey vs. Schley. It also reports on Indiana’s dental board pushing to revoke a Marion dentist’s license for gross immorality and outlines plans for a Dewey arch in New York to honor the navy victory.
A reader celebrates Admiral Dewey's return to American soil after nearly two years away. The writer notes his revered status, wartime service, patriotism, and modesty, asserting his enduring popularity across the nation and promising hearty local reception beyond New York.
A Washington rumor claims a “Sampson ring” of naval officers resents Admiral Dewey’s rising prominence while favoring Admiral Sampson. The piece suggests Dewey’s humility may provoke pushback, but asserts Dewey remains a hero of Cavite and central to naval prestige.
D L Moody and Campbell Morgan opened their week of meetings in Chicago with a crowded service. Moody spoke on the promises of God and contrasted earthly honors with divine glory, urging listeners to believe in eternal life and the gospel.
At its annual meeting Zion’s Walther League elected Alfred A. Kramer as president Otto Bengs as vice president G Dehne as secretary F A Klein as treasurer and named Theodore Doebler William Frauenfelder Ed Schroeder as trustees librarian Fred Kiel and a list of members and committees. It was decided to give a concert and entertainment on Thanksgiving evening.
Capt Henry McKinnie a famed hotel man died of heart disease at his Sewickley Pennsylvania summer home age 77. He arrived Fort Wayne in 1867 and built the McKinnie House later operated Wayne Hotel and Neil House Columbus. Survived by wife Malinda Bean two sons William M and F H McKinnie and a daughter Mrs C F Bingham funeral held in Sewickley with burial at Allegheny.
Notice to residents that an applicant will seek a one year license to sell spirituous malt and vinous liquors in quantities under five gallons at his ground floor business in a two story frame building on lots 88 and 84 in Bagerton Allen County Indiana. The Allen County Board of County Commissioners will consider the request at their first regular October session.
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