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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Daily Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1875
Page
2
From July first the Daily Sentinel lowers subscription to 50 cents a month and single copies to 3 cents, aiming to boost circulation in the city and outlying towns while maintaining metropolitan pricing standards elsewhere.
A Black Hills expedition tale inflames Chicago readers as Inter Ocean and Tribune clash on gold rumors. Williams and Hossier take over the Gazette and relaunch as Fort Wayne Morning Gazette with a fort illustration from 1794 and a pledge to build a worthy city newspaper.
A dramatic New York Herald note accuses Price and Leeder of fabricating scandal about Beecher and Tilton, while a southern Indiana mob lynches a Black man named Keemer after outrages by Vaughn’s wife. The mob justifies the violence with a race taint and universal punishment.
The Comptroller Knex report shows a net paper money increase of 1.56 million despite a 6.23 million reduction in greenbacks since January. The piece blasts Republican inflation and urges returning all excess paper money to par with gold to benefit national interests.
The editorial urges Fort Wayne to adopt an efficient water works system now, arguing fire danger and poor water supply threaten safety and growth. It cites Toledo’s reduced fire losses and insurance rates, notes city debt but highlights immediate gains, and calls local experts to present feasible plans. It also references Keely’s “cold water power” as speculative and unsettled in public discourse.
The Savannah News discusses a powder made by exploiting carbonic acid gas pressure and cites experiments, pressures at various temperatures, and a claim that such motors could supplant steam power. It notes dangers from gas reservoirs and mentions Keely and other “wonderful motors” as the era shifts away from steam.
The Springfield Republic urges Ohio Senator Allen G Thurman to protest against the party platform fronting in Columbus. It argues his record as a statesman patriot and Democrat requires outspoken opposition rather than cautious silence, warning that silence risks credibility and career.
The piece notes rising stringency in Canadian money markets after winter panic. It accuses the government of deepening the squeeze by withdrawing deposits from depositories, causing banks to raise rates and deny extensions or renewals, unsettling businessmen and alarming local journals. It also reports a public YMCA meeting in Military Park Indianapolis defied park rules and prompted police discussion, seen as trouble for park officials.
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