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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1901
Page
11
A historical account recalls McKinley leading a regiment at Winchester and praises his character while noting a Kokomo waterworks contract awarded to C. S. Knight for 177 994 dollars with city ownership after 25 years and a 5 percent hydrant rental interest.
Lion S Bass Post No 40 G A R urges punishment for Czolgosz and accomplices and calls for annihilation of anarchists. The resolutions praise James Benjamin Parker for restraining the assassin and express support for President McKinley’s recovery.
A local construction company, Waynep Zingincortig and Construction, secured a substantial contract in the city. Officials praised the firm’s bid and construction plan, noting value and capacity to complete the project on schedule.
The article surveys royal and political attempts from 1840 to 1897, noting Umberto, the king of England, Belgium’s Lipidio, William I’s successors, and Russia’s czar evading plots. It recounts Li Hung Chang’s shooting in 1895, Victoria’s seven near-assassinations, and U S presidents Lincoln and McKinley followed by an assault on a secretary of state.
Max Witzencrider William Jones and L R Keller attended the Montpelier Gun Club tournament in Montpelier this week. Witzencrider and Keller posted second and third high averages in a field of thirty marksmen.
Ernest Wilson, a Lake Erie and Western rail road section worker under Foreman George Stover, was shot in the right arm Friday evening while returning to Fort Wayne on a handcar. A bullet from a bushy prairie area near five miles from the city struck him and embedded near the elbow. Dr. G B Stenmen removed the bullet. Wilson suspects a deliberate shot. Foreman Stover suspects a stray from a known hunter's gun.
Justice France fined Isum Ireland fifteen dollars and costs for abusive conduct toward his wife and jailed in default of payment. Other cases note affi davits expected against Ireland, out of court settlements, and multiple drunkenness and assault charges involving individuals in the area. The squire remains isolated due to scarlet fever in his household.
An advertisement touts Krause's Headache Capsules as unique in America, claiming first prescribed by Germany's court physician Dr Krause before antipyrene's discovery. Sold for 25 cents by Dreier & Bro at the Calhoun and Columbia streets corner.
Engineer John Parrish of Pittsburgh surprised railway colleagues Friday by marrying Mary Newhouse while listed as sick on the absentee list. The roundhouse men were unaware until the marriage license announced the union. The Sentinel offers congratulations to the bride and groom.
Advocates blame indigestible foods and candy in lunches for pale, nervous children with headaches and sleep talk, not brain strain. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery is pitched as a cure, claimed to help indigestion in children and adults, with testimonials from mothers about dramatic recoveries.
In a dated advertisement Dr N R Wenger offers private treatment for nervous and sexual diseases, kidney and bladder issues, and general weakness. He promises cures for cancers and tumors without surgery, with office hours on Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays at 126 Calhoun Street Fort Wayne IN.
The legible portion shows garbled OCR with mixed letters and diacritics, lacking identifiable people places dates or events to summarize into a coherent news item.
A fragmented timetable notes southbound service to Richmond and Cincinnati with multiple times. It mentions arrivals from Grand Rapids and daily service with a note daily except Sunday. The readable items show departures at 1 45 am and 6 55 am and reference Richmond Cincinnati and Grand Rapids origins.
Money to loan at 4 16 percent with privilege of partial payments. Also money loaned on personal security. Property for sale. P A and F P Randall Bass Elk Fort Wayne.
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