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Newspaper

Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1906

Page

5

Tornadoes hit New Orleans and gulf coast area

Three separate tornadoes struck Pontchatoula New Orleans and near Biloxi causing deaths and heavy property damage. In New Orleans the storm carved a five mile path through the city’s core inflicting 500000 dollars in damage. several injuries were reported with no confirmed fatalities.

New Orleans Pont Chatoula Here Biloxi Miss Mobile Gulf Coast Bilox Dantzler Lumber Company Lake Pontchatoain Howes Roberts Street River Front Columbus Jefferson St. Charles Marengo Carondelet

Remembers Bluffton Boy Ralph Rinear Receives Gift

Bluffton Indiana dated October 5 Ralph Rinear son of Councilman George W Rinear gains a Remington target rifle gun case 500 cartridge rounds and 200 targets from Annie Oakley famed marksman and friend of his mother Mrs Rinear Oakley’s gesture honors the boy and notes his practice to master the gun.

Annie Oakley Alfie Ralph Rinear Bluffton Ind George W. Rinear Walls County Remington Annis Oakley

Gardener Captures Burglar and Delivers to Police

John Wipf, a gardener near Omaha, bound and escorted burglar John Smith to Omaha precinct. Smith offered $2000 for release, and police found he carried that amount.

Omaha Neb John Wipf John Smith Smith Wipf

Fraternal Insurance Rates Expected to Rise

Washington sources report the National Association of Insurance Commissioners adopted a resolution denouncing rebates as unjust. An address by Charles B. Hardy of Chicago signaled higher fraternal insurance rates ahead.

Washington National Association of Insurance Commissioners Charles 8. Hardy Chicago

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Beveridge Praises Bryan While Foeing Roosevelt As Idealist

Lincoln Neb Oct 5 Senator Beveridge praised William J Bryan as a righteous but not right critic and contrasted him with Theodore Roosevelt. He argued Bryan stands as a protest voice in free institutions while Roosevelt is a practical achiever guiding reforms. Beveridge defended government supervision over ownership as preserving individual initiative.

Lincoln Neb Albert J. Beveridge William J. Bryan Roosevelt Bryan Beveridge Mir St. Louis Peter the Hermit Rienzi Robespierre Danton Patrick Henry Wendell Phillips Mr. Bryan Theodore Roosevelt Nebraska Republic

Grand Jury Hears Theodore Roosevelt Jr and Blagden

Theodore Roosevelt Jr and Meredith Blagden, coxswain of the Harvard varsity crew, testified before the Suffolk grand jury in the assault inquiry on Police Officer Lawrence Fraher. Roosevelt and Blagden left without charges. the probe aims to build a case against Shaun Kelley, with Kelley already under $3,200 bail and a forthcoming hearing.

Boston Mass Theodore Roosevelt, Jr Meredith Blagden Varsity Suffolk Grand Jury Lawrence Fraher Boston Common Shaun Kelley Roosevelt Fraher City Hospital Harvard Peeentee - Roosevelt Blagden Court House Moran Ceed Blagdon Kelley

Republican state convention renominates Guild slate

Ex Governor Bates chaired the gathering in Boston on October 5 as the Republican platform praised Governor Guild and President Roosevelt. The ticket was renominated by acclamation, with Curtis Guild Jr as governor and Henry B. Turner as state auditor among others.

Boston John L. Bates Moody Committee On Guild Theodore Roosevelt United States Congress Poland Russia Roosevelt Curtis Guild, Jr Dben S. Draper William M. Olin Henry E. Turner Arthur B. Chapin Dana Malone Henry B. Turner Henry Cabot Lodge New York Massachusetts

Italian Women Riot At Brooklyn School In Fear For Children

In Williamsburg Brooklyn 1590 Italian women rioted at a public school fearing murder doctors were cutting throats of children. Police reported injuries to several officers and one rioter was arrested as board of health physicians inspected pupils eyes and throats to trace contagious eye disease origin.

Board of Health New York Williamsburg Brooklyn

First Presbyterian Church Issues Coupons for Attendance

Sandusky Ohio October 6 Detachable coupons authorized by the First Presbyterian Church to track service attendance among members. Each card will carry four coupons for coming communion services with monthly dereliction noted for those who miss worship.

Sandusky, O First Presbyterian Church Sandusky A. P. Higley

Gas Main Explosion Rips Through Philadelphia Subway

A massive gas explosion in a Philadelphia subway under Sixth and Market kills seven and injures about a dozen. The blast toppled heavy timbers, damaged mains, and wrecked storefronts for blocks, with extensive property losses and several workers buried or hurt.

Philadelphia Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company Sixth and Market Streets John Lawless Millard Construction Company Frank Leans United Gas Improvement Company R. Capero Mary Crow Sixth Market Sixth Streets Fifth Street Seventh Street Market Street Sixth Street

400 Girls to Be Detectives at YWCA in Philadelphia

Four hundred residents of the Young Women's Christian Association building in Philadelphia plan a mass meeting to assist police in the mystery of a dead baby found in a trunk. The girls pledge to report incidents that affect the association’s reputation and will assist in the investigation, with updates from board members and possibly a city detective. Police pressed the inquiry, examining trunks of every girl living in the building.

Philadelphia Young Women’s Christian Association Board of Managers Nut Eliza ‘Simart

Rev. Father Boeckelmann Dies After Years of Parish Debt Fight

Henry Aloysius Boeckelmann former assistant pastor at Fort Wayne Cathedral and longtime Elkhart pastor died at his home after a life of service. He guided St. Vincent's in Elk hart to full debt freedom, battled lawsuits, and served diocesan roles. Funeral planned for Elkhart with Rev John Bleckmann leading services.

Henry A. Boeckelmann Fort Wayne St. Vincent’s Catholic Church Elkhart Alerding Father Boekelmann Ftkhart Ben Henry Aloysius Boeckelmann Olster Cappeln Hanover Germany America Logansport Christian Brothers’ University St. Louis St. Vintner’s University Bourbonnais Grove Til Foley St. Vintner’s St. John’s Church Goshen Father Benoit Father Brammer Delphi Father Boeckelmann Diocesan Priests’ Benevolent Association John Bleckmann St. Mary's Church Michigan City

Spinster Frances Robinson's Hidden Fortune Found in Hudson

In Hudson New York the estate of Frances Caroline Robinson revealed about $50 000 in cash and coins after her death. Searchers led by executor Smith Thompson of Farmers Bank unearthed bundles of bills wrapped in rags and coins dating to the era of King George III and 1767 Spanish money hidden throughout the decaying mansion.

Hudson, N. Y Frances Caroline Robinson Hudson Smith Thompson Farmers’ Bank George III

Leaves Society for Indians Missionary Journey

Miss Maud Kimball of 7211 Carnegie Avenue Southeast leaves Cleveland for the Episcopal St Elizabeth school to work with Indians at Standing Rock Reservation South Dakota. She is an Emanuel church member and former secretary to the rector Rev Wilson R Stearley. She says her church work gave her taste for religious effort and she will stay if suited for the task.

Cleveland East End Society Maud Kimball Carnegie Avenue S. E Episcopal St. Elizzabeth School Standing Rock Reservation South Dakota Miss Kimball Emanuel Episcopal Church Euclid Avenue Wilson R. Stearley

Bryan Visit Plans Tie Fort Wayne to W J Bryan Tour

Democratic county chairman E G Hoffman reports details of W J Bryan’s Fort Wayne stop October 24 in a tour from Indianapolis. Bryan will arrive at 6 PM after speaking in Columbia City, then address Princess rink at 8 PM before heading to Ohio. He’ll be accompanied by Indiana party leaders. Fort Wayne marks his final Indiana stop of the campaign.

E. G. Hoffman Indianapolis Party Hoffman W. J. Bryan Fort Wayne Bryan Columbia City Princess Rink Ohio O'Brien Hendren Indiana Clarence C. Gilliams Congress Bicknell Court House Mr. Bryan Huntington Bluffton

Five Killed in Train Wreck Near Lansingburgh New York

Fred L. Block of Peoria Illinois and four other passengers died when a military special collided with a Boston and Maine passenger train near Lansingburgh station. Mrs Block and Mrs J W Dacey were among the injured on a honeymoon trip. The military train carried the Fourteenth Cavalry en route to Newport News for Cuba.

Lansingburgh N. Y Fred L. Block Schipper & Block Peoria Ill Illinois Chicago Boston and Maine Railroad Troy Wallace BE. Shaw Bath Stevens Boston Mass J. W. Dacey Arlington H. S. Poole Concord N. H Albany Fourteenth United States Cavalry Ft. Ethan Allen Newport News Cuba Block Carl Hays Anna Block

Neireiter Named Seventh VP of Retail Clerks Association

Charles Neireiter of this city is appointed to fill the unexpired term of Walter Massey of Fort Worth Texas as the seventh vice president of the Retail Clerks International Protective Association of America. The honor follows his service in Local No. 10 as recording secretary.

Charles Neireiter Walter Massey Fort Worth Tex

Lawyers Secure Queer Evidence In Slain Laughlin Kennedy Case

Attorneys for Laughlin and Kennedy along with their physicians oversaw exhumation of Samuel Augsburger's body at Columbia City. Photographs of the head and facial injuries were taken to aid the defense in the upcoming trial of Charles Lachlin and Kennedy charged with delivering the fatal blow in a saloon at Lafayette and Wallace streets on September 6.

Samuel Augsburger John Kennedy Lafayette Wallace Columbia City Charles Lachlin Kennedy Elmer Leonard W. W. Barnett Laughlin George W. Louttit B. F. Ladd E. F. Perrey Fort Wayne Leonard Barnett Allen County Augsburger

Hearst Defies Brooklyn Boss Over Independent Ticket

William R. Hearst declares in Chatham that he will field independent league candidates in Brooklyn despite P. H. McCarren’s threat of a 75,000 vote split against him. He denounces McCarren as a hired corporate agent and confirms his Jeffersonian democracy.

Chatham N. Y William R. Hearst P. H. McCarren Democratic Organization Brooklyn Hearst Independence League Kings County McCarren

No Muzzle For Newspapers Court Free To Publish

Denver judge dissolves temporary restraining order against the Daily Mining Record. A libel case will only allow damages claims after publication. G G Rice of Goldfield Nev sought prior restraint, but court ruled newspapers cannot be restrained before printing.

Denver Courts of Equity John I. Mullins Denver District Court Daily Mining Record G. G. Rice Goldfield Nev

Rescued From Thirty-One Foot Well After Six Hours

George Young was trapped at the bottom of a thirty-one foot well when a cave-in left him buried under rocks in Terre Haute Indiana. For six hours men labored above him lifting earth and stones until a natural arch formed and he escaped unharmed.

Terre Haute Ind George Young

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Forcaster I. M. Cline St. Elizabeth Convent Napoleon Avenue New Orleans Furniture Company Bell Castle Street Jat Alai Poydras and Magnolia Streets St. Stephen's Church Toledano Saratoga Streets Beveridge Lauds Leader Grand Jury Teddy” JR Tella Harry Cotterly Cot F LAUD Curtis Guild Russell Mn A. Benjamin Smithsfield Township DeKalb County Philadelphia Association H. A. Boeckelmann Leaves Society For Indians W. Landstros Rch Kindallville Fort. Wayne New York State MR. Neireiter International ‘Gterka’ Organization Sam Augsburger M’carren
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