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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1901
Page
15
Washington dispatch reports Miss Stone remains alive after kidnappers grant a brief extension of the deadline. Officials say the public interest waned and subscriptions to raise the ransom have fallen off, risking the prisoner’s fate if donations do not come in time.
Sofia October 9 Consul General Dickinson has requested a meeting with Prince Ferdinand but the audience is not granted yet. The prince is away in the country. No new news from Miss Stone since her letter to Mr Haskell. Bulgarian troops and police intensify frontier search.
Boston reports little fund activity as only two small checks arrived by noon. The Stone ransom fund stands at nearly $56,600, with contributions slowing to a crawl.
A trust worthy report places Miss Stone's abductors on a mountain summit at Gultene near the Turko Bulgarian frontier. The band is said to number eighteen and Turkish and Bulgarian troops are to surround the peak. Suspicions point to the old Macedonian committee seeking to undermine the current group. The Bulgarian government pledges vigorous action.
Decatur Indiana October 10 One of the era s most sensational divorce cases features ice cream maker J W Place as defendant Mrs Place accuses him of infidelity and alleges his cross complaint claims her habit of tobacco use intoxication morphine and association with Frank France who worked for him and shared meals and a warm fire in his home making the domestic life unhappy.
The Bush farm home seven miles southwest of the city was burned to the ground Tuesday night with an estimated loss of about $2,000. The fire is believed to have started from a spark from nearby prairie fires.
Mrs L A Seeley, who balooned at the La Salle street fair and vanished after her parachute jump, was found dead in the Illinois river. Fishermen Scott Foster and Sam Kramer located the body about a mile west of Peru, four miles from the landing point. Seeley had believed she was kidnapped.
The remains discovered end the mystery of the wife’s disappearance and settle rumors she had eloped. The parachute was not located. Seeley and the detective he hired for the search left for Chicago yesterday.
The Plymouth Congregational church and society held a well attended annual meeting with a thriving report across departments. Elected officers include Deacons M S Willson and Prof William Miles, Trustees William Lawson and Harry V Anders, Church Clerk Aaron B Howey, and Sunday School Superintendent B Paul Mossman. The Ladies Society provided refreshments as the year begins with bright hopes.
Mrs. Lucy H. Carroll of 76 South Elliott Place Brooklyn was wounded by Capt John B Neilson who entered her room and fired three times before killing himself. Police found a portrait of Neilson in her room. she had known him and said he had been jealous, while her husband served in the Philippines.
A detachment of the Twenty first Macca bebbees fought a large insurgent force near Lipa Batangas, two hours of fighting ending in a retreat for reinforcements. Lieutenant Beaver was killed and one enemy wounded while over 300 insurgents armed with Remington and Mauser rifles held their position.
The Evangelical church of North America began its bi annual general council in Lima with hundreds of delegates attending. President Rev M C Ransen delivered the opening report detailing growth in ministers congregations and members and outlining financials for missions seminaries colleges and orphanages.
Fort Wayne residents cite Dr. A W Chase's Nerve Pills as restoring nerve force and improving liver function, digestion, sleep, and strength. Testimony from Mrs A McBride details relief after use bought at Meyer Bros Co No 14 Calhoun St. Pills cost 50 cents per box from dealers or Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY.
London dispatch reports no basis for US ambassador Choate allegedly sailing home on Saturday with his family for a holiday and not returning to London. The Philadelphia was mentioned as the vessel in the United States rumor.
Hunters rates to designated points via the Nickel Plate road and connections are on sale until November 15. Inquiries may be made with the nearest Nickel Plate ticket agent or C A Asterlin, T P A, Fort Wayne Indiana. Date September 24 to th until November 15.
Cabled dispatches to the Times report that Commandant General Botha seems likely to slip past the inner cordon of British troops guarding Natal. He will be forced to abandon part of his forces, as General Lytle cannot blockade the entire stretch from the Natal border to Vryheid.
At Lima Ohio on Oct 11 the biennial session of the Grand Council of the Lutheran Church of North America elected recording secretaries from delegates. The Mission Board led by Rev Ashley Shager reported on India and Porto Rico missions with stations, missionaries, teachers and native preachers. In India, seven stations in Madras, five missionaries, 100 plus teachers and 500 children in Sunday schools. Porto Rico work since 1899 has grown to three field workers in San Juan and Canóvanas with English and Spanish services. Ground grants for churches sought as reports noted hospital plans and funds raised.
The fifteenth annual reunion of the Twenty third Indiana battery was held at the court house assembly room with veterans from Allen and Huntington counties. New officers were elected and Huntington chosen for the next reunion on the second Thursday in October 1902.
Detroit October 11. A body found in woods near Royal Oak was believed to be Lizzie Jeffreys of Birmingham. The real Lizzie Jeffreys was located alive in a Detroit hospital after her family had identified the decomposed body, leaving officers unable to confirm the victim’s identity.
Mrs Elizabeth Malot alleges Mr and Mrs Cole stayed at her No 60 Barr street boarding house last week. Mr Cole paid a $20 bill with a Union Bank Jackson check signed by J H Ellis Co. The check failed and returned dishonored, and the Coles have since disappeared.
An advertisement urges mothers to use Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as the best remedy for teething children. The short claim touts its soothing effects and popularity among caregivers.
Expert Accountant George D. Crane reports Avilla bank opened with little or no cash from H. W. Leach. Bank furniture paid with deposited funds. Leach allegedly remitted small drafts to cover payments. Suspect handwriting on Ensign certificates links to a Chicago connection. creditors face poor outlook.
Col. C. E. Briant of Huntington and well known in Fort Wayne has been elected Indiana vice president of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland.
Miss Ella Carto is convalescing after an attack of typhoid fever. The report notes her illness and improving condition.
A Fort Wayne resident testifies that Doan’s Kidney Pills helped her son’s kidney trouble and backache after initial reluctance. The ad promotes the product as effective and urges purchasing from Meyer Bros. & Co. and other dealers at 50 cents per box.
Affidavits accuse William Meyer of embezzling $500 placed with him as president of the Western Association. Sheriff Stout has not yet served the arrest warrant as Meyer left the city at 2 a.m. and has not been located. Additional affidavits from J Mautner and J Strobel referenced. Wilmot affidavit expected.
Washington Oct 11 There was a slight falling off in the number of President Roosevelts callers today Representative Thompson of Alabama presented Capt John B McDonald of the Third cavalry an applicant for a brigadier generalship Captain McDonald was wounded in the Philippines last spring while assaulting a force of insurgents under General Tino whom he centured Thompson said the president believed in rewarding officers for exceptional service and should not hesitate if the occasion warranted to jump them over their superiors Senator Dietrich of Nebraska talked to the President about Nebraska appointments and the Philippines situation he thinks civil government is being extended too rapidly there natives who massacred the company of soldiers in Samar were refugees driven from Luzon by the military authorities at Emmaus church Fort Wayne Rev Luehr of Zions church preached the sermon and discussed educational work at Fort Wayne and Addison Ill a paper on Duties of a Pastor at Funerals and His Proper Conduct at Conferences and Synods by Rev Prof Crull of Fort Wayne college was read followed by lengthy discussion
In Winamac area eight miles north, James Fugate shot Samuel Hook during a dispute over alleged corn theft. Hook sustained a likely fatal wound in the lower face. Fugate was arrested on charges of assault and battery with intent to kill.
The body of Isaac Nave, who died at Garrett, was transported to this city Friday for burial at Lindenwood Cemetery. Nave once lived in Fort Wayne and will be remembered by many older residents. The Sentinel notes the engagement of Miss Lydia Niedhammer to W. F. Close, bookkeeper for A. L. Johns & Co., with marriage planned for the month's end.
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