Fort Wayne Daily Sentinel masthead notice
The Fort Wayne Daily Sentinel announces its publication details and printing office location at the corner of Calhoun and Wayne Streets, operated by Burt & Tucker with A. S. Burt listed among the partners.
20 Feb 1871
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Daily Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1871
Page
1
The Fort Wayne Daily Sentinel announces its publication details and printing office location at the corner of Calhoun and Wayne Streets, operated by Burt & Tucker with A. S. Burt listed among the partners.
An old Fort Wayne advertisement lists local businesses by specialty with names and street addresses. It highlights art galleries, bookbinders, clothing, china ware, commission merchants, druggists, grocers, hardware, millinery, printers, and more, guiding readers to Fort Wayne shops and locations.
Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges in Port Wayne list stated communications and meeting nights. Entries cover Masonic bodies including WA RE COUNCIL No 4 R & S M L and PORT WAYNE CHAPTER No 19 R A M with weekly or monthly meetings, officers, and locations. Also listed are LODEGE No 25 FL and A M, OME LODGE No 342 F & A M, and CYSPy LODGE No 170 F & A M along with PORT WAYNE LODGE No 14, MALLT ENCAMPMENT No 16, ARMONY LODGE No 19, detailing meeting cadence and officers.
Washington prepares for the Great Carnival as crowds gather for the event, while New England manufacturers push for tariff reform and political maneuvering continues over the District of Columbia governor race. Senator Sumner’s health remains fragile as bounties and the Tennessee situation attract attention along with naval and financial briefs.
Berlin reports Thiers appointed chief executive, Paris journals approve Grievy as Assembly President, Rochefort and Pyat dissent. Deputies at Bordeaux seek peace if terms are fair, otherwise will act. Emperor may abandon entry into Paris and withdraw troops after indemnity of 150 million pounds is guaranteed.
The New York common and medium grade State and Western flour market was dull with a steadier close. In Wall Street trading the week remained dull amid easier money conditions and lower market activity.
In Indianapolis a brake man named John Baler was crushed between two cars while trying to couple them and died that night. In Evansville a jury found Ben Sawyer guilty of murdering his wife and set the penalty at hanging.
General J B Maaruper dies in Houston. Thiers gains executive power as Bordeaux Assembly shifts to Orleanist monarchy. German Crown Prince opposes Paris army entry. Bordeaux Assembly tumultuous with insults between factions. French relief fund reaches 95000 dollars. Swedish bark Alette sails for Havre with 5211 barrels flour. Parliament debates Britain’s war readiness amid weak leadership. Palais Royal prepared as Thiers residence. Ambassadors recognize Thiers government after vote. Tennessee, San Domingo, and Wilmington fraud cases noted. Senator Sumner suffers angina. improving under care. Napoleon warned against political interference. Burson case set as special order in Senate. J B Henry robbed of 18000 near Reading and Walnut Hills. Washington Typographical Union admits J Keet Smith. other colored cases debated.
A Friday night hurricane wrecked most of the 4 alti in Sigida injuring Mrs. Btawart and a family, killing one, and demolishing the Baptist church along with many other buildings. Losses reach 75000 to 100000 dollars as Pocahontas and Iuka, Mississippi also suffer.
A collage of short items across cities reports diverse topics from divorce cases in PorTLAND to operatic plans in New York and Boston ice output. Other snippets mention a Cuban sympathizer rally, a Tennessee concern, and theater remarks along with a Fort Wayne market tally and random cultural anecdotes.
The New York market summary notes cotton unchanged at middling up lands 153 to the cent. flour dull but steady with mixed grades listed and receipts around 5 000 barrels. new Spring wheat 151 154. corn steady at 82 to 84 1 2 cents. oats in fair demand. rye and barley unchanged. butter steady Western 12 to 16 cents. whisky dull at 92 to 94 1 2 cents.
Market notes show prices for breadstuff flour and wheat holding firm. Corn and oats in good demand at full prices. Eggs steady. butter steady. cheese dull but unchanged. rye and oil prices unchanged. whisky in fair demand and firm.
Market reports list breadstaffs and wheat prices with several No 1 amber and red grades, corn values, and Clover Seed. Atta chment notice against John M Daly in Cedar Creek Township Indiana dated February 6 calls for appearance March 11. Local attorneys and medical practitioners advertise services in Fort Wayne and nearby towns.
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