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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1903
Page
2
An advertisement touts Cuticura Wash Ointment Soap and Resolvent for soothing itching rashes eczema and disfiguring humours. It claims rapid cures from many users including children and emphasizes local and constitutional benefits with depots listed in London Boston and others.
George Meyers, held as a witness in the East Side feud riots, hid two bullet wounds for thirty hours before admitting he was shot. He was arrested at 3 AM in the Allen street house linked to Monk Eastman. Dr. Emily Dunning diagnosed wounds in the thigh and above the knee. Meyers named Antonio Bernhauser as the shooter.
Frank C. Tolan, while in this city, had a painful accident in which a knee was wrenched from a stopping position while attempting to use a something. The injury was serious enough to loosen the carriage and cause concern for his condition.
John Gilbert a well known Fort Wayne resident died at his home 916 Washington boulevard shortly before noon Monday. He was over seventy and had been in feeble health, with a paralysis attack years ago. Born March 10 1833 in Europe he came to America as a youth, worked in New York drug trade, moved to Rockford Illinois and then Fort Wayne 35 years ago with Meyer Bros. He later led the Standard Oil local branch until 1891 retirement. Survived by widow Lena Mandevilla and daughter Gertrude Plantirga of Cleveland, he was active in Plymouth Congregational church and a Mason. The funeral will go to Rockford for interment likely Wednesday.
Daniel Wright aged 71 and twenty seven years a night watchman for Packard died at 2:00 am at his home 807 Home avenue after a two year illness from diabetes. He was born in New Jersey and moved to Indiana as a youth. He lived in the city forty years and is survived by his widow eight children including Daniel Howard Florence Anna and several daughters. He belonged to the National Union and was well known in the community.
Charles Hennings a 50 year old cigarmaker died at 9 a m Monday at Hope hospital from brain trouble after weeks of illness He was born in Lawrenceburg Indiana and had lived in Fort Wayne eight years Surviving are his widow his mother and three sisters
John Schmitt of Knox Indiana died at 7 30 this morning at St Josephs Tuberculosis Hospital aged 87 years seven months He was a native of Indiana and longtime resident of Knox.
Mrs Elizabeth Ebner aged 50 years 7 months 27 days died at 8 30 Saturday morning in St Josephs hospital from inflammation of the bowels. She was born in New York on June 22 1853 and is survived by her husband George Ebner and six children Catherine Smith Mary Wies Jacob Joseph Charles and Leo Ebner. The husband is foreman of the wrecking crew on the Pennsylvania railroad.
John Mason a Perry township farmer died Friday afternoon at his home north of the city at age about 78 from heart trouble and age. A France native born December 21 1825 he emigrated to America at 28 and farmed nearly all his life. Survived by five children brother and half brother. Funeral services were held Monday at 9 from his residence and 10 at St Vincent Catholic Church.
Mrs Barbara Genth wife of Michael Genth of 2925 Force Street died at 9 30 Friday night from pneumonia following a week long illness She was 32 and left six children the oldest 12 and the youngest three months Her birthplace was Germany born May 6 1871 she came to America at age six Surviving relatives include three sisters two brothers and a son in California She was a member of St Peter s Catholic church Funeral services were held Tuesday at 9 30 from the residence and 10 from St Peter s church
Miss Lena Sutton 29 of Buffalo New York died at 3 30 Friday in the home of her sister Mrs Mary Smallback 1119 East Creighton avenue from organic heart trouble She visited this city in January for a stay with her sister Surviving are her mother three sisters and two brothers Mrs Smallback Cincinnati Mrs Fred Ashley Buffalo Miss Gertrude Sutton George and Charles Sutton Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 pm from the residence with Rev Zeichel officiating and interment at Lindenwood
Roy Edward Galland infant son of Mr and Mrs Leo P Galland of 1412 Francis street died at 1 o clock Thursday from inflammation of the bowels aged one month and seven days funeral services likely tomorrow afternoon
Mrs Paulina Krockenberger wife of Georga Krockenberger died Thursday night at the family home 1208 Taylor Street from consumption. She was 31 years 5 months 2 days old. Surviving relatives include her husband who is escipione at the Olds.
A funeral service was held in the residence block this afternoon at 1. The event followed a period of mourning after the death of a resident. Relatives and friends gathered to pay their respects and honor the deceased.
William A. Wagoner died in Michigan City prison ending a famed Indiana murder case. He had been serving a life sentence for his wife’s murder in Owen county ten years earlier. His conviction rested largely on his late wife’s mother testimony alleging motive and burial in a cistern. Wagoner claimed suicide.
A monster devil fish attacked a camper boat off Vancouver Island. John Dickson speared it between the eyes as it struck at the crew with tentacles. The octopus, 16 feet long and about 200 pounds, was forced back to shore after the occupants escaped by wading to safety.
Curtis Jett testified in his own defense in Cynthia Kentucky describing his whereabouts during the shooting. He placed himself in Hargis Brothers store and later in a courthouse room with James Hargis King Ford Ed Callahan and Douglas Hayes. He admitted drinking that day. Defense witnesses William Spencer and G W Fleener described Jett’s movements after the shooting and Spencer noted a ladder outside the courthouse the following morning.
William H. Collins of Parry Manufacturing was struck by Frank Davis a union hod carrier as he refused to discuss unionism. The blow caused a brain concussion and Collins died the next day witness accounts say the attack appeared unprovoked and Davis fled the city.
The Heit-Miller-Lau company of Fort Wayne has announced a jump in capital stock from 25000 to 50000 dollars. Organized a little over a year ago, it took over the Fox bakery candy division and cites growing business as the reason for the increase.
The Allen County Law Library association elected new officers at a circuit court room meeting. James B. Harper, L. Morris, C. N. Heaton, Edward O'Rourke, Charles M. Niezer, C. H. Worden and W. P. Breen named to the board, with Harper president Niezer secretary and Worden treasurer. The group oversees a library of 8 100 volumes available to members. A majority of local lawyers belong to the association.
In Maysville on September 17 1903 Cedar Creek Milan Springfield and Scipio townships held a joint institute. County Superintendent H Felger led the session at 9 30 with Mellie Perkins as secretary.
In Valparaiso Indiana Mrs Edward Ryan a 70 year old Chicago area resident was informed she is heir to a $400000 estate left by Seattle bachelor John Sullivan The administrator planned to close the estate and distribute it to two Washington state heirs before learning of a sister in Valparaiso and another in La Salle Illinois Mrs Ryan proved her heirship yesterday and has two daughters in Chicago
Ithaca New York Sept 22 Fred Bogart 21 a Junction House hustler at Freeville near Ithaca has gone violently insane from heavy cigarette smoking He had smoked forty cigarettes daily for two years then rose to sixty to eighty and after three packs last night threatened to kill all within reach He is under a physician care and the doctor has cut his allowance to twenty hoping to restore his reason.
Coach Brown of the International Business College football team and Coach Long of the high school team have arranged a series of practice games starting Thursday afternoon. Both teams have trained for a week with good showings. The business college roster is mostly green hands but active in drills. The high school opens its season next Saturday at Goshen.
A meeting of the directors of the Fort de tae Van Wert and Lima is scheduled for Monday to discuss pending matters and plan upcoming operations and governance.
London report states the duke of Manchester who wed Miss Zimmermann acquires a renowned Irish castle. No further details are provided in the fragment.
A London dispatch reports a murder by syringe poisoning of Martin Tomashefsky, a well to do landowner, in Moscow. Three relatives confessed after a clear chain of evidence tied them to the crime, which involved a card game plot, a basket, and a staged death.
The executive council of the Federation of Labor resumed its sessions today amid ongoing controversy. Delegates discuss union pressure points and potential reforms as tensions remain high in the labor movement.
A Saturday evening surprise party honored Milo Carnahan on the 56th anniversary of his arrival in America. Guests including Silas Kesler, William McCann, Matias Paulen, Milt Simonton, William Wyatt, Milt Myers, Hudson Hull, Daisy Walters, and Berth Gault shared a meal and games for about two hours, with gifts given as tokens of the occasion.
In Cynthiana Kentucky on September 23 a jury convicted Curtiss Jett of the July year murder of James Cockyill and voted for the death penalty. Jett had prior murder conviction for James B. Marcum and received life imprisonment.
George Landstoffer a longtime Pleas ant township farmer and pioneer citizen died at his home ten miles south of the city at 11 oclock Monday night aged 84 He is survived by a large family Funeral services will be held Thursday morning from the Catholic church at Sheldon.
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