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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1904
Page
5
William Jennings Bryan opened a day of speeches in Auburn after a large Fort Wayne welcome. The crowd packed the rink as Bryan led a torchlit parade and spoke on democracy, imperialism, and reforms, praising Governor candidate John Kern and urging support for Parker and Davis.
At Auburn a platform in the public square drew about 2,500 hearers for a Bryan visit. The crowd cheered as he arrived by train and on the steps, with Democrats greeting him. He urged direct election of U.S. senators and accused Republicans of trusts and militarism harming labor and the nation.
The speaker criticizes federal patronage and postmaster appointments while urging democratic reforms. He says he aimed to support millions of voters and fought through the convention despite knowing the majority did not back him. Bryan and associates then traveled by train via Auburn to Decatur and Portland.
Goshen Indiana October 14 the jury in the case of banker Rollin Ellison of LaGrange Indiana retired to deliberate for two hours ten minutes before returning a verdict of not guilty on the charge of accepting deposits know ing the institution was insolvent Judge Dausman had instructed that a draft for deposit would free the defendant but the judge told the jury he believed they failed to do their duty upon delivering the verdict.
New York reports quote Charles F Murphy Tammany Hall leader accusing Republicans of voter intimidation at registration. He cites a pastor of fifteen years in one district challenged. Governor Odell notes 6,000 to 7,000 at polls and says challengers are used to ensure no one is registered unchallenged.
Henry G Davis and a corps of campaigners toured towns on the Ohio valley from Wheeling to Parkersburg. Meetings of about ninety minutes were held at Benwood and Sistersville with a rally planned at Parkersburg. A cannon salute damaged windows on the train but no one was hurt. Davis pressed questions about the four year old republican full dinner pail and voters remained silent. At Benwood Hill spoke on labor and labor trouble in Colorado and urged restricting injunction use in industry disputes. A schedule change forced McMechen stop to be skipped as residents were absent.
The Fort Wayne Oil and Supply company held its annual meeting on Thursday. Officers elected were BE W Puckett as president Max B Fisher as vice president W J Vesey as secretary and T Stier as treasurer. The existing board of directors was re elected. A regular dividend was declared and a substantial portion of profits set aside as surplus.
Reno report: a mountain lion about ten feet long was killed by 12 year old John Howard while hunting small game. He trailed a deer's track, surprised the predator feeding on the carcass, and shot the lion through the heart with a light rifle.
Democratic National Committee announces Representative W Bourke Cockrans itinerary with speeches in New York on Oct 17 then by special car through Cleveland Oshkosh Chicago Davenport Kansas City Salt Lake City Butte Terre Haute Indianapolis Lafayette and other Indiana stops from Oct 18 to Oct 28.
Edward DL Garrett takes a position as prescription clerk at Pellens and Lewis drug store. He has years of drug business experience at Clin ton and Berry streets and long experience as a pharmacist.
Herman Rider, president of the German American Continued on Page Twelve.
Headquarters of the Russian Western Army report fierce fighting near Tousanpu as Japanese forces press a central thrust and Russian defenders withdraw five miles north. Casualties mount as artillery duels, dust, and bayonet actions mark a rising intensity along the railway front.
E S Andrews was sentenced to eight months in county jail for embezzlement after four months in custody. Arrested in this city, he was held for Milwaukee authorities and was charged with collecting funds under a contract with a physician. He previously worked the same scheme in Fort Wayne, using printed contracts to target physicians.
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