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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1906
Page
13
In Indianapolis a Brazilian dispatch reports Mrs. Sallie Forrester and Mrs. Cora McKenna battled to a finish with McKenna knocked out. Husbands served as seconds and offered advice on landing the knockout blow. The feud, longstanding with police court run-ins, ended by this resort to a prize-ring duel.
John R Pearson, longtime vice president and general manager of the Indianapolis Gas Company, was found dead at his NorthPennsylvan ia street home in Indianapolis. Born in Allegheny in 1849, he had lived in Indianapolis since 1860 and was a prominent figure in business and local politics. Authorities believe apoplexy, tied to insomnia, caused his death.
Sidney Easton of Henderson Kentucky was fatally injured today in Bedford Indiana while attempting to board a moving freight train.
George South, a fireman on a Monon railroad gravel train, died in a rear-end crash with a freight train on the Monon line at Bainbridge Indiana. No other injuries reported, several cars derailed or damaged.
Gompers authorized to appoint organizers to the fullest extent funds permit and to urge affiliated national orders to follow. He said the action strengthens labor and serves the organization’s general interests. The council refused reaffiliation for Flint Glass Workers and Glass Bottle Blowers until a satisfactory dispute is adjusted, with a fraternal meeting urged.
About 200 attended a harvest dance given by John Dietz an outlaw from Cameron dam fama. Guests were screened before escorted to the Thornapple river by Clarence tote. The event lasted until 3 o'clock yesterday morning with a big supper served from supplies bought the day before at Winter. The outlaw says he is not afraid authorities will attempt to capture him.
General Dmitri Trepoff was buried at Peterhof with a large officer attendance. The emperor was absent, cruising in Finnish waters aboard the Standart, amid fears of a revolution a plot. Stolypin reportedly warned him not to return. Grand Duke Nicholas, Grand Duke Peter, and Grand Duchess Elizabeth attended.
Odessa reports anonymous warnings to Jews to skip synagogue attendance for the Jewish New Year amid fears of Black Hundred outrages. The Odessa governor urged foreign consuls to stay vigilant as anarchists threaten actions risking international trouble.
General Nicholaieff of the artillery was assassinated on Wielka street in Warsaw as five revolutionists surrounded him and fired, with the murderers escaping. The incident occurred this morning and he was believed to be part of the field court martial.
Charles Conley, a negro, was sentenced in Wilmington to fifty years in prison and thirty lashes at the whipping post for attacking Mrs Beatrice Frankish and her daughter Miss Gussie Leitch on a public road. He assaulted Miss Leitch with a stone, knocked her senseless, and struggled against the elder woman before his arrest. He confessed, was indicted, tried, and sentenced. The whipping is set for next Saturday.
Over a hundred young men have signed on to join the Y M C A with plans to revive the Fort Wayne chapter and open a modern gymnasium and comfortable house for local youth by year end. E B Stacy, state secretary, urged ministers to support the move, stressing needs for gymnastic instruction and social activity.
Detectives in Los Angeles arrest Emma Howard alias Emma Stokes in Stockton for stealing diamonds valued over 5000 dollars from the dead wife of Henry Briggs of Pasadena. The jewels were taken from the late Mrs Briggs at Santa Monica after her death and were later traced to a Santa Monica jeweler before Howard vanished. Detective Freeman pursued the case to Stockton and arrested her there.
Charles M. Brown has been elected city attorney at Auburn. Other local items note Mrs. Michael Swartz’s death in Kendallville at 78, Grant Rollins’ death in Larwill, and a slander suit filed by Nelson Bricker of Geneva for 5000 dollars. The Marion man Robert Patterson hanged himself after cancer worsened. Mrs. Oliver Sloane of near Warsaw was severely burned by boiling water. Chief Gabe Godfrey and family returned to Peru from Louisville after a Wild West show tour that left him ill and traveling home at his own expense.
Mazatlan Sept 19 report says floods in Santiago Ixcuintla and adjacent districts have caused many deaths and huge destruction. People sought refuge in trees awaiting rescue boats. about 500 are homeless. Rivers inundated towns in Sinaloa, cattle drowned, crops ruined, and malaria deaths noted near Ahoma by the Fuerte river.
William J. Bryan spoke at noon on the South Carolina university campus in Columbia the only address in the state during his southern tour. He arrived from Charlotte and was greeted by a statewide reception committee. Mayors and governors attended a capitol reception before the Bryan special heads to Atlanta.
The president issued a proclamation opening Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache lands in Oklahoma. The Interior Department will set the bid reception date. About 505,000 acres are to be disposed of to home seekers.
A massive typhoon struck Hong Kong causing widespread destruction. Over 1,000 sampans and junks are missing, multiple steamers driven ashore, ships sunk, and substantial loss of life. The bishop of Victoria is missing and authorities pledge aid while observers face scrutiny.
Manila dispatches state that the typhoon caused about one thousand deaths and property losses in the millions. Twelve ships sunk twenty four stranded seven damaged and half of the native port craft destroyed. Shipping trade paralyzed by the storm with fighters unavailable.
London dated Sept 19 reports to the colonial office that Hong Kong governor Sir Matthew Nathan describes extensive loss of life and property from the typhoon. Six white people are confirmed dead, with many Chinese drowned. Fifteen vessels, including European and American ships, are ashore or ruined, among them the British sloop Phoenix, two French torpedo boats, and three American vessels.
An elderly couple quibbles over a Hamburg imported steak hoax. Mrs Bowser’s trip to the butcher ends in comic humiliation as a fire escape caper is staged, sparking a cold war at home and a near domestic disaster that tests their marriage.
Incomplete fragment references individuals Leeber Bowser Orval and William Po with a fatal incident. Mystery surrounding who died and exact circumstances remain unclear from the OCR snippet. Further readable context is needed to identify relations and dates.
A Washington Star report notes the address failed to engage the audience. About 50 orderly attendees lingered with minimal cheering, making the speaker's words clearly audible. The quiet crowd underscored the low energy of the event.
Louisville Courier Journal reports Laphead created an unrefillable bottle with one flaw. The bottle remains unfillable to date, leaving the inventor’s dream unresolved and prompting ongoing curiosity.
A judge notes Leslie and Stewart praising Thompson for his animal training skills. He humorously claims Thompson has taught spiders to keep the flies off his head.
In a clipped exchange a plain woman near the window is identified as the two year old daughter of Mrs. GuA Pickett. The scene mentions lectures on the kissing habit and notes a cautious recognition of the speaker’s identity and era.
An outspoken critique argues cigarette use harms youth and adults by blunting intellect, eroding morals, and hindering careers. It cites studies and quotes from firms and railway leaders noting bans on smoking by employees under 18 or on duty, highlighting industry-wide pushback against cigarettes.
English and continental cities increasingly host temperance hotels where alcohol is not sold. Travelers seek home like quietness, avoiding public bars. In the United States few temperance hotels exist and those advertised are often not alluring.
A State Issue asks if the nation’s alcohol policy and its costs justify the expenditure citing figures on murders personal crises criminals paupers deaths and besotted drinkers to question if the campaign was worth the price.
Mrs Henry Boden president of the Derby Branch of the B W T A gave 1000 pounds to clear the debt on Derby Temperence hall. The donation was presented amid local gratitude and strengthens temperance movement support in Derby.
In Arkansas, government action targets fifty six of seventy five counties as outlaws of saloons. Local authorities push reforms, highlighting moral concerns and enforcement measures across the state during a period of temperance pressure.
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