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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1904
Page
1
Captain E B Smith longtime Fort Wayne Newspaper Union foreman and police chief veteran leaves his post to devote all time to directing the campaign for the Democratic nominees. He plans vigorous activity to secure an overwhelming victory in November.
The report details Russian withdrawal around Liao Yang on Sept 3 after ongoing fighting near Yentai. Japanese forces attacked from multiple fronts, shelling positions and advancing briefly before Russian counters drove them back. Desultory actions continued around Mukden as retreating movements intensified.
St Petersburg reports show Kuropatkin pulled back most stores before the clash and escaped with Stalelberg’s corps. War office deems the battle largely over and Kuropatkin’s retreat open. They call Oyama’s failure to trap him a strategic setback for Japan.
Reports from the front describe Kuropatkin’s withdrawal after Japanese forces under Oyama pushed northward. General Stakelberg aided by Kuroki's flank movement helped save the Liao Yang railroad, while Kuropatkin aims to regroup for a possible retreat to Mukden. Emperor shows strain but supports mobilization. casualties feared and communications incomplete as battles extend from Aug 28 onward.
A delayed dispatch from St. Petersburg dated Sept 2 details ongoing fighting. The 8:20 a.m. report to the Official News Service is incomplete and awaits follow up with fuller casualty and event details.
A Russian AP correspondent describes heavy fighting as Japanese forces concentrate artillery against hill No. 08 and Maetum village, launching repeated assaults for hours. Our left and west lines resist multiple charges, with nightfall ending fierce shelling and a dramatic display of artillery fire. Our eastern front position is reported as growing stronger.
New York dispatch details Frank Holborn who was declared dead after an inquest and burial in Cypress Hills. He reappeared alive in Brooklyn after years of drifting, with widow Mrs Holborn and two sons in view. The tale traces the mistaken death, insurance payout, and his strange return to life.
About thirty to forty years ago public tooth picks were scarce. Gentlemen carried gold or silver picks, or two gonsa quills if poor, and only used them after leaving the table.
An 1860s New Albany tale recounts Caroline Holbrook Chandler-Du Barry later Mrs. Maybrick, famous for divorce from Charles Rebello. Descriptions paint her as bright, multilingual, with Paris gowns, who lived quietly, studied medicine in Paris, and eventually moved abroad after failing to obtain Indiana divorce.
Judge Edward O Rourke opened the September term in circuit court but adjourned after a few minutes with only a couple of estate matters. The court faces a heavy month of criminal and civil cases. juries to be called later. County offices briefly opened with little business. Mary tinge licenses issued. Auditor Smith and Lancaster reviewed Hot River ditch collections. Frank Alderman departed Saturday for Mexico, possibly to settle there.
Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Elks lodge held its annual picnic at Centlivre Park drawing about two hundred members. An elaborate luncheon featured endless chicken as guests enjoyed athletic contests with several strong showings. Egg throwing and celery race winners were named, a wheelbarrow race winner, and social games victor announced. The Longs defeated the Shorts in a baseball game, with umpire Kelly blamed by the losers. Senator Lew V Ulrey presided as master of ceremonies, and speakers included Congressman Robinson, Lieutenant Governor Gilbert, William Niezer and Exalted Ruler Sthwier. City Pacifard band and Citizens' band orchestra provided music.
Fannie Shoup, after a Sunday session of confession, burned most of Ed Mortimer's clothing and threatened him with digging or being burned. Patrols intervened, fining Shoup five dollars plus costs and urging relocation to Peru. Other incidents include Fowler and two women fined for alcohol related disputes, Barnhouse warned about child welfare, and multiple drunkenness cases.
The Fort Wayne Ministerial Association met at First Presbyterian Church and elected Rev. J. K. Watts as president, Rev. J. N. Field as vice president, and Rev. J. Budman Fleming as secretary and treasurer. Also announced is the marriage of Harry F. Kinnerk and Nora Wickens in North Vernon on Sept. 14. Kinnerk is a local lawyer and Jefferson club secretary, Wickens teaches in city schools.
East end residents credited a quiet two day investigation by a victim and three neighbors for identifying a fourteen year old boy as the prime suspect in a series of arsons. Although no direct evidence was found, the vigilance committee detained him, he cried, and his parents were notified with plans to send him to reform school if needed.
The Jump family reunion at 317 West Butler Street drew nearly two hundred relatives tracing ancestry to Elijah Jump of Crawford County Ohio. Guests arrived from Ohio and from Dounquat Oklahoma, with a long feast and an afternoon of singing, recitations, and speeches. Officers were elected for the coming year with Homer Melroy as president and several Jump family members named as officers, with Lemert Ohio as the meeting place for next year.
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