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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1901
Page
3
The fragment discusses the McKinleys of Der nok and their duty to bury the broken body of an Irish patriot in a churchyard. A headstone at William McKinley’s grave is noted as a reminder of Ireland’s stormy history.
An English observer recalls meeting Sir Chi Chen, then Chinese ambassador to London, in Tianjin. He notes Li Hongzhang's envoy Lo Feng Luh acted as interpreter and posed broad questions about European intellectuals from Spencer to Depew, linking East and West through literary and philosophical references.
Consul Hughes cites undveloped Persian mineral wealth with petroleum in Mazanderan Gilan Chamsee Kerman Luristan and Arabistan and abundant coal and metals. Lack of transport hinders development while Eastern markets rely on Baku and Pennsylvania supplies. quail and game laws show enforcement challenges in the West.
A vigorous campaign against long skirts has begun across Saxony Switzerland and neighboring regions. In Emng Prussia notices ban skirts sweeping the ground and bar women in such dress from gardens. In Isch Upper Austria cases report trailing skirts torn by reformers.
A Fortuguess servant reports a discovery by Mr. Leite de Vasconcellos of a lost Provencal poem honoring Sainte-Foy d Agen. The work, dating to the end of the eleventh century, contains 593 stanzas but may be unreadable to modern readers along the Rhone.
The article notes legal measures being considered to enforce modest dress in parts of Europe. Observers warn about potential clashes between governance and personal freedom as authorities debate rules.
A Virginia vacationer records a wren feeding three young in a nest. Within four and a half hours the brood consumed twenty green caterpillars sixteen May files twenty nine insects eleven worms two bugs ten grasshoppers seven spiders and two chrysalises.
Jack Froind a Mississippi River farmer reports rats attacking 40 to 50 chicks nightly. He released three half grown rattlesnakes in the chicken yard and the rat population vanished. The snakes now reside in the stable yard while chickens were moved to a new shed. London school board opens crippled children schools with ambulance transport and midday meals included.
D Miller, prominent Indianapolis attorney and son of ex attorney general W H H Miller, sues for divorce from Helen Miller of New York and seeks custody of their son. The filing recalls a year ago when Helen allegedly secured the boy and attempted to take him out of state before being stopped near Lawrence.
A Louisville doctor died on the ninth day after a mysterious woman prophesied a fatal chain of events. The soothsayer warned the doctor to avoid danger after the mare’s death, and the predicted fate of the doctor followed. Detectives search for the unknown woman amid theories of psychic influence.
A Saturday morning fire at the M. A. building on Calhoun Street caused about 2000 dollars in damages to fruit stock and offices. The Eureka Cooling Alley on the second floor suffered most, with insurance covering the Prudent Life Insurance office and clerical stock. A separate small stable behind a bakery on West Columbia Street burned Friday night, with losses around 150 dollars.
William Peckham former treasurer of Lafayette school board streams return of 393 dollars kept as interest before his conversion to Downsism. In a Johnson letter Peckham explains he kept interest due by law during his tenure, seeks to “make things right” and regrets harming church or Christianity.
Prominent scientists from around the world gather in Berlin to honor Prof. Virchow on his eighty eighth birthday. Newspapers feature extensive profiles of his life and note his remarkable vitality and diet of four to five hours sleep per night.
News from Beatrice Nebraska states the Narka Kansas bank was robbed Thursday night by safe blowers. Dynamite used on the steel safe yielded about 15 000 dollars mostly cash. Beatrice bloodhounds were sent and followed the suspects with a posse in pursuit.
A 1886 notarized testimonial assures Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh by affecting the blood and mucous surfaces. Frank J. Cheney of Toledo declares the firm will pay $100 for any case cured. Notarization by H. Bason notes and Hall's Family Pills are endorsed as best.
Elwood Indiana October reports Joseph Hoadley a farmer north of town asks the court to credit alimony 4 per month against his wife who has moved from their home and refuses to pay rent or leave He says he has paid alimony promptly and believes his wife should pay up or move out in this unusual divorce case.
The Express Company leads the Allen County pest-raising contest by several laps as of yesterday. Mr. Beaver staged a mammoth exhibition at his Lakeside home, featuring Bartless paar raising and weighing pounds.
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