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Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1908

Page

6

London Mob Attacks Catholic Parade at Westminster

London Sept 14 crowds mobbed the Catholic procession near Westminster Cathedral amid anti Romanist tensions. Police charged to clear a narrow route as Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishop Bourne led a tense, calm Vatican presence. Cardinal Gibbons urged English Catholics to renew zeal and unity.

London Westminster Asquith Cardinal Vannutelli Howick Place Queen Queen Victoria Bourne Westminster Cathedral Gibbons Cardinal Gibbons Britain England Augustine Winfrid Patrick Leo XIII Gregory Leo Cardinal

Hog Cholera Threats to Hog Industry and Remedies

Farmers face the risk of hog cholera a highly contagious disease that can wipe out many hogs quickly. A Burnetts Creek Indiana farmer recalls using Sloan's Liniment to save hogs during a past outbreak and urges careful treatment and prevention.

A. P. Williams Burnetts Creek Ind Mr. Stai

PALL OF QUIT AND SMOKE OVER THE STATE

Patches from across Indiana describe a severe drought with water shortages and dust storms. Farmers haul water for livestock. many towns ban lawn sprinklers. Dust blights crops and irritates throats. reports say red sun and moon glow from airborne dust. Oakland City notes aurora like displays when sunlight hits dust clouds.

Indianapolis Ind Oakland City

Notre Dame Welcomes New Coach Victor Place

South Bend Indiana reports Victor Place of Dartmouth 1905 new Notre Dame coach arrived today for the football program. Active work will begin Monday at the campus with coaching staff ready to implement training and strategy.

South Bend Ind Victor Place Dartmouth Notre Dame

Fireman Clyde Horton Dies After Crane Accident

Clyde Horton of Elkhart, a fireman on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad, was struck by a main crane at Mishawaka last night and died while being transported to the hospital.

South Bend Ind Clyde Horton Elkhart Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Mishawaka

Dillon Shot by Brother-in-Law Undergoes Operation

Washington Indiana September 12 An operation was performed last night on Ham Dillon a trustee of Himore township who was shot by his brother in law H B Pale and it is believed Dillon will recover.

Washington Ind Ham Dillon Himore Township Pale Dillon

Bonds Bring Premium for Fort Wayne Bloomingdale School

Fort Wayne school city sold bonds totaling 100000 for Bloomingdale school and other improvements. C C Wedding & Co of Indianapolis bought them Monday evening at a premium of 1657.50. Bonds are 4 percent, ten year securities. Other bids: J F Wild & Co 1340 Breed and Harrison 1501.50 Joseph T Elliott and Sons 1006.

Fort Wayne Bloomingdale C. C. Wedding & Co Indianapolis J. F. Wild & Co Breed &Harrison Cincinnati Joseph T. Elliott& Sons

Fort Wayne Statistics canvass by Indiana bureau official

Charles L. Stubbs connected with the Indiana bureau of statistics arrived in Fort Wayne yesterday to collect industrial statistics of the city. He is canvassing all large state cities on a similar mission and his findings will be included in the upcoming biennial report of the state bureau of statistics.

Charles L. Stubbs Indiana Bureau of Statistics Fort Wayne

Freight train cattle fire kills twenty in Hammond yard

A hot box caused a freight train in Hammond Indiana yards to burn early today. One car carrying cattle was destroyed and twenty head perished in the blaze.

Hammond Ind

Bloomington Man Dies Chasing Burglary Suspect

William W. May a Bloomington businessman died from gunshot wounds suffered while pursuing a burglar with a shotgun. He fell during the chase and the weapon discharged.

Bloomington Ind William W. May

Lee Ivins Buys Berry Street Buildings for Cigar Store

After the Aveline fire the unoccupied space on West Berry Street is purchased by Lee Ivins the former sole conductor of the cigar stand in the hostelry He takes the Berry cafe rooms and the second floor above Rabus tailoring shop The cafe will close next Monday and Ivins will begin improvements to create a premier cigar store in northern Indiana.

Aveline Lee Ivins Berry Cafe West Berry Street Rabus Tailoring Establishment Tvina Northern Indiana

Divorce by constant calling ends job in Indiana

Evansville report says a husband resigned from work after his wife telephoned him too often at his place of employment, leaving him unable to support her. Charles Small is named in the case.

Evansville Ind Charles Small

Explosion at Windsor dynamite car kills workers

A Windsor Missouri explosion of a dynamite car near Kansas City leaves from five to eight dead and sixteen to twenty injured, with four confirmed dead by 2 PM including depot agent Frederick Yates, Windsor drayman Dee Hall, and two unknown workers.

Kansas City Windsor Frederick Yates Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Dee Hall

Eagle Attacks Boy During baseball game near Point Richmond

An American eagle swooped into a crowd watching a baseball game near Point Richmond and grabbed 8 year old John Pollackson by the neck. Neighbors subdued the bird and the boy suffered only scratches before his father returned with a shotgun and killed the eagle. The bird measured seven feet six inches from tip to tip.

New York Point Richmond John Pollackson Joan Pollaskgon Pollackson

King completes cross-country walk from Montreal to Vancouver

Vancouver report states Charles King reached Vancouver after a 137 day trek on foot following the Canadian Pacific tracks. He aimed for 160 days and a $150 prize, but with extra time and funds he remains hopeful of earning a larger award.

Vancouver B. C Charles King Montreal Canadian Pacific Railway King

City completes own street lighting after paying final bill

Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company final bill of 619.11 settled. City switches to municipal plant with connections to public buildings and test slated soon. Ordinance planned to fund alcatraz paving repairs and bond company actions discussed. Council committee meets tonight to review next year's expenses.

Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company Witk Alcatraz

Poe News from Poe Indiana School Openings and Visits

In Poe Indiana on September 15 Mrs. Fred Miller of Fort Wayne visited her daughter Mrs. C N Fuhrman. Marion township schools opened with Lucius Somers and Miss Ketrow in charge. The district plans bus transfers as other township schools remain closed. Local residents hosted relatives and attended family reunions in nearby Fort Wayne and Gallion Ohio.

Hoagland Avenue Fort Wayne A. J. Archbold John Ruhl Gallion Ohio H. I. Smith Ho L Somers Joseph Somers Lakeside Marion Smith Foster Bila Fort: Wayne Reenter

Governor Hanly Appeals to Indianapolis Women Rally

Governor Hanly addressed a large all female audience at First Baptist in Muncie on September 14 urging organized female support for county local option and prohibition. He argued the issue mainly affects women and children, calling for mobilization to curb the saloon and empower voters. The event drew about 1,500 women, with men barred except for the governor, pastor, and two reporters.

Muncie Ind Hanly First Baptist Church C. M. Carter America Thomas R. Marshall Terre Haute Christian Ministry Indiana Daily Press

Indiana Governor Discusses Temperance Fight and Remonstrance Law

The governor, amid a church audience, recounts a hypothetical governor elects story and reflects on the temperance movement in Indiana. He recalls proposing to the legislature a two year bar on liquor trade following ward remonstrances and describes the change from individual to ward based restrictions.

Marshall Indiana

Roosevelt Might Take Flight With Noted Aviator

Washington reports a possible presidential ascent with aviator Wright amid government aeronautics trials. Wright cautioned that such a flight risks are real and could affect the nation, though he noted the president’s return to Washington next week.

Washington, D. C Roosevelt McCutcheon Wright Washington

Marie Bricker Mascot of Indiana National Guard Battery

Marie Bricker, age 13, mascot of Battery B Artillery, Indiana National Guard, has served seven years and assists drill as a trusted leader. She wakes the unit daily, peers through army customs with ease, and has attended camps with Fort Wayne units since age four, with brother Harry in the force and father J. M. Bricker a Fort Wayne businessman.

Indianapolis Star Pretty Marie Bricker Artillery Battalion Indiana National Guard Reveille Fort Wayne Harry Bricker J. M. Bricker Battery Marie

Carelessness His Defense in Avery Court Martial

The court martial of Captain Solomon Avery, charged with embezzling soldiers funds entrusted to his care, has completed testimony and begun summing up. The defense says Avery kept accounts carelessly and sent sums by messenger to a bank that recently failed, omitting to verify the account.

San Francisco Solomon Avery Avery

Narrow escape on interurban tracks in Shelbyville

Shelbyville Indiana September 15 Carl Burns a stranger was overtaken by heat and collapsed on Harrison street on the S and C interurban tracks. The limited due at six near stopped three feet from his body. He was removed to a hotel for medical care.

Shelbyville Ind Carl Burns Harrison Street

Artesian Wells Progress in French Projects

The Grenelle well required from December 24, 1833, to February 26, 1841, for completion. Passy reached depth quickly in two years. Maisons-Laffitte engineers expect one year to finish a 550 meter goal, currently at 460 meters. De Dion Bouton Journal.

Grenelle France Passy Maisons-Laffitte de Dion- Bouton Journal

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Orville Wright Fort Myer Fort. Myer Fireman State Bureau Minnesota Eagle Lad Ings POE News Mr. Marshall Marshall Sroat Marie Bricker Hicksville
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