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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1903
Page
3
In Ostego Michigan on September 1 Duncan Swan a well known farmer shot at moving corn he believed to be crows His daughter Mary was hit in the breast and died last night from the wound The father is distraught and nearly crazed by the tragedy
A Philadelphia woman folds circulars and wrappers daily in an office and hires a night shift with bottled milk, earning a cent and a half per bottle. Another mid day worker cares for children and assists families, while others knit, walk dogs, fetch eggs and butter, pump wind for an organ, sing in a choir, teach dance, or locate travelers abroad for trunk packing services.
In a quiet neighborhood, a woman runs a children’s hair cutting setup while another resident sharpens razors for young men who cut their own hair. The pair exemplifies informal grooming services serving local youths.
The naval monkey Pete, aboard the U S S Florida, died after a lingering illness in the New York navy yard. Pete fought at Santiago, was found by sailors in Philadelphia, and was buried with full naval honors amid a unique maritime funeral on the forecastle.
David H. Lamar a New York broker must stand trial September 17 on two Monmouth grand jury indictments arising from the July 9 assault on his former coachman James McMahon in Long Branch One indictment accuses assault and battery with intent to kill the other accuses conspiracy Lamar pleaded not guilty and was held in 5000 bail for the September 17 appearance.
Attorney J B Harper is in Angola on legal business H H Tyrrell of Bourbon visits the city Miss Mabel Geller enters international Business college Mary Besson returns from a two week New York trip Mrs Sechler travels to Cleveland and Norwalk Mrs A Vogeley and daughter Mabel Vogeley visit friends in Toledo The Misses Mabel Geller and Bertha Reinkensmeier return from Chicago Mrs Louis Bruci goes to New Haven for a week visit Join Kiel and daughter Katie Pittsburg visit Mrs Krone miller Stella Graham returns from Chicago Mayme Grieb returns from Cleveland Rev Laird to preach at Bethany Presbyterian church Maude Baum improving after illness J F Harding H A Little and sons plan visits to Pittsburgh Buffalo Niagara Falls Toronto Lida Roth leaves for Fort Wayne Grace O Neill and David O Neill return to Bloomington Secretary Clara M Greer notes Women’s Hope Hospital committee meeting moved to hospital parlors on September 16
A September sale runs from the 5th to the 19th offering buggies carriages and related items from Viberg Co at 214 216 East Columbia Street. The Younger Brothers troupe disbanded after a Chicago suit for infringement left a receiver in charge of their property. The receiver Henry Weil and manager J H Dobbins had a dispute leading to dissolution and the production. Attorney W C Ryan represented the receiver.
Money for the defense of James Lyndenham who escaped an Irish prison and was arrested as Joseph Walsh has risen to nearly 3000 dollars. The Irish-American Citizens committee hired Ford Winter and expects two Chicago lawyers to assist at the trial. A mass meeting is planned for Friday night with several prominent speakers invited.
A hoisting rope broke while placing an iron joist at the Barnes building on West Berry street. The falling joist damaged a stone pillar and loosened it from the base, forcing rebuilding. A workman narrowly escaped injury as the joist grazed his clothing.
St. Petersburg notes M. Witte the former finance minister and new president of the council of ministers is named a member of the imperial council.
Readville Mass September 1 officials cancel the Neponset stake left over from the Grand Circuit meeting. The purse of five thousand dollars will be
Judge George Gray, head of Roosevelt's coal strike commission, returns from Alabama and urges arbitration to settle capital and labor disputes. He warns peace must be earned through humane, voluntary settlement, not force, and predicts gradual progress toward less conflict and broader recognition of arbitration's value.
The Weather Bureau reports a cool wet week in the north and hot conditions in the south and west. Rainfall delays harm grain in the Missouri valley and lake region while some crops improve with recent rains in the upper Ohio valley. Cotton shows deterioration but picking spreads in the southern belt. tobacco and apples have varied conditions and fall plowing advances in Nebraska.
Miss Lizzie M. Carter and John W. Wilson were married by Rev. J. W. Lake at his Calvary U B church home on Monday evening. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Schaaf and Miss Bessie Carter. The bride, from the Carter family west of the city, wore white silk. the groom is a Milwaukee resident. They departed this morning for Milwaukee to reside.
A telegram from Pekin reports the steamer Stanley Dollar, now American owned, was stopped from entering Yongampho at the Yalu river mouth by a Japanese gunboat. The commander said Yongampho was not an open port and that foreign vessels had no right to enter.
A native boulder shaft marking Bartholomew Gosnold's 1602 landing and first New England settlement was dedicated on Cuttyhunk Islet. A committee of New Bedford and Boston men funded the project by private subscription.
The Hague reports Professor Lan masch of Austria named as arbitrator for allied powers claims seeking preferential treatment in the Venezuela settlement. Dr Zorn of Koenigsberg University represents Germany in the arbitration.
City work to double track Broadway requires tearing out the switch at Broadway and Taylor streets. Broadway cars now run south only to this point, halting beyond.
A cryptic OCR fragment shows figures "Poor Total" with numbers 15 230 3 and code-like markers 10 U3 96, lacking context or names. The readable data suggests a statistical or scoring snippet without identifiable people or organizations.
Montagu Holbein began his Channel crossing from Dover at 6 pm aboard a tug with favorable conditions. He plans to land at the South Foreland and re-enter the water around 8 pm after three prior unsuccessful attempts.
The health of Senator Hanna in Cleveland is reported as considerably better today. He expects to resume his usual duties in two or three days. An advertisement at 830 Calhoun St. promotes affordable wallpaper from L. O. Hull.
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