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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1907
Page
14
Martin Ulrich a 52 year old farmer near Brown's Corners Huntington County committed suicide with a 22 calibre rifle. He left a final note on a shingle asking family to forgive him and to not worry about him as rumors about a neighbor woman fueled his distress.
Three men died and several were injured when a derrick collapsed during lifting of an eleven ton girder for Nickel Plate’s new bridge over the Cuyahoga river in Cleveland. Fred T. Deahl, 38, trainmaster of the Eastern division at Conneaut, is identified as the deceased. He is survived by his wife and four sons, plus parents and a large extended family. Deahl’s career spanned freight and passenger roles, with recent posts in Fort Wayne and Cleveland. Remains will be brought to Fort Wayne for burial as relatives travel.
A mandamus suit seeks to force State Superintendent F W Cotton to order Terre Haute city schools to retake the census or show cause why not. The case sets Oct 13 for Cotton to appear as recounts show Terre Haute outpaced Fort Wayne for a state board seat, while city officials dispute Cotton’s figures claiming inaccuracies in the overall enumeration.
A Chicago jury awarded Dr. L. C. H. Zeigler 106000 from the estate of the late Mrs. Harriet McVicker, widow of James H. McVicker theatrical manager. Zeigler claimed a contract granting exclusive attention for the remainder of her life. The verdict followed her California death years ago.
In Laporte Indiana on October 9 a report identifies Mrs Clara Bes, former president of the Indiana WW RC and wife of C D Hess, noted as a prominent manager of opera companies in the United States, with details partially obscured in the clipping.
Indiana farmers are receiving one dollar per bushel for wheat with Indianapolis millers paying the price today for the first time in three years. The dollar price is expected to hold statewide where mills can absorb output, with small regional decreases to cover freight to distant mills. There are about 600 flour mills in Indiana.
Mrs. Thomas A. McNearney living three miles west of the city reported leaving her pocketbook in her wagon while she hurried to restrain her frightened horse on Columbia street. A thief is believed to have taken the eight dollars and the wallet from under the buggy seat while she attended to the horse.
Evansville Ind Oct 9 River men returning from the Memphis Waterways convention challenge President Roosevelts order revoking Pilot Nichols license as ill advised They claim the Hartweg never crossed the bow of the Mississippi and posed no danger Pilots Browinski and McCullough testify contradicting the presidents statements and noting no threat to other boats.
In Columbus on October 9 Fred Butte shot his wife to death at her home in the presence of their two young children. He then shot himself, drank carbolic acid, and was rushed to St Francis hospital where his condition is critical. The couple had separated and she had sought a divorce.
The Washington D. H. Ohio area reports a home fire destroying James Mitchell's residence near New Holland. The aged mother of Mrs. Mitchell and three children aged 11 6 and 3 months died in the blaze. Defective flue is suspected as the cause.
State Auditor John E. Reed announces the sexennial voter enumeration for Indiana. Total voters 740,245, with 17,065 colored voters. Marion county white 66,498 colored 6,488. other counties list white and colored tallies including Grant 16,268 white 538 colored and Vigo 24,204 white 983 colored.
Fort Wayne friends report the death of George H. McLain formerly of this city. He died October 4 in Winchester North Dakota after many years working as a baggage master.
Denver reports dynamite laden bombs sent through the mails aimed at Governor Henry A. Buchtel and bankers David H. Moffat and Charles B. Kountze. The devices were designed to explode upon opening, with deaths certain if mishandled. Police had warning and protected the intended victims.
Four Port Amboy men drowned when a surf skiff caught fire in Raritan Bay after leaving Port Amboy. The vessel overturned as flames spread. three survivors were rescued exhausted after clinging to the boat for over two hours. Names: Harry Baxter, Edward Oleson, Floyd McHose, Charles Wicksburg.
South Bend Indiana October 10. A bar committee member says the St Joseph county bar will be cleansed as never before with disbarment actions likely against more lawyers besides former Prosecuting Attorney George A Kurtz. Names are not released but City Judge Feldman may be among those targeted for perjury allegations.
A radiator burst on the second floor of the Citizens' Trust building at Clinton and Berry streets flooding the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance office on the floor below. Books and papers were soaked but damage is not expected to be extensive. heating plant repairs are reportedly out of commission.
In Indianapolis a filing by New Long Distance Tele p hone challenges Central Union and Citizens Telephone over exclusive Kokomo contract. It seeks an injunction to curb the Bell-aligned rival from future arrangements and cites lost Kokomo toll business and $5,000 in related improvements as damages.
Thomas, a Clermont Ferrand dealer, confessed to pilfering church relics and selling priceless bronzes, ivories, paintings, and tapestries mainly to England and America. He cited 400000 dollars in robberies, implicated prominent families, and described poisons and a stiletto found at his home. He fled London to rescue his mother and brother, admitting his crimes to police.
Paris reports the arrest of Antoine Thomas, a barrel manufacturer, who confessed leading a gang that looted French churches of relics. He described bribing parish priests to surrender genuine relics and replace them with counterfeits for state use, with ongoing months of plunder.
Indiana Attorney General James Bingham rules that a county auditor may not issue a payment warrant to the chairman of a county farmers' institute for expenses, beyond an approved county appropriation of at least 100 dollars, and only after the county council has made the appropriation.
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