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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Daily Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1875
Page
1
The item reports a drunken quarrel ending in a supposed double murder. It notes the incident occurred in a mining area with resumption of work in Wilkesbarre. English unrest and college authorities warning students are mentioned as surrounding events.
William J. Brown a Cincinnati counterfeiter on the run since a jail escape faced trial in the U S circuit court before Judge Benedict for attempting to pass counterfeit 2 and 10 dollar notes. Brown pleaded guilty and was remanded for sentence as Bos Tweed appeared in custody and proceedings unfolded across courts. A separate rail mortgage suit by William H. Williams seeks foreclosure on Buffalo New York and Erie railroad company bonds with multiple defendants.
June reports from Loxpos say Poly and Senky will not be allowed to hold services at Eton. They have canceled there and will travel to Windsor to preach in the town hall this afternoon. Panam notes prévues a new government statement.
Report from Mississippi County recounts constable and citizens resisting a mob intent on hanging a suspected murderer. Grimes appears to urge calm while officials secure order and prevent extrajudicial action amid rising tensions.
Workers at Lekiptach Wilkestare collieries and Sugar Notch Wanami Nanticoke Empire Plymouth Holebock and others resumed this morning after a 10 percent wage reduction. The suspension ends as Riverside Coal Company operatives also restart work.
The annual report for the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific lists gross earnings of 7,381,634 with interest on loans totaling 11,000 and operating expenses of 3,856,329. Net earnings stand at 3,543,284, with a remaining surplus of 1,109,9 after deductions.
Dover in Mason county Kentucky suffers a morning blaze at W. E. Tobbs & Co. woolen and flouring mills. Loss around 50000 dollars with unknown insurance. Twenty to thirty workers lose their jobs. Separate Georgetown fire wipes out a livery stable and four houses with several horses killed. Estimated loss thirty thousand dollars and five thousand insured.
P HK Gen Jewell arrived from St Louis via Vandalia road and spoke at the board of trade with postmaster general Gov Hendricks and Gen Cobuin present. A banquet at Bates house is planned for Jewell tonight.
In Nevada City the hoisting works of the Munchie mine caught fire this afternoon. Six men were in the shaft 400 feet deep. one escaped, two were pulled out dead, another likely to die, and the remaining two were rescued unharmed.
Forecast notes rising river levels in the Missouri and Ohio basins. Expect weakening pressure over Tennessee with warmer temperatures. Winds shift southeast to southwest as skies vary from partly cloudy to cloudy with occasional light rain.
A letter to the Sentinel criticizes the west end market grounds on Broadway for long standing nuisances. It cites the street commissioner’s cow yard and a ten cow dairy, causing filthy footprints, sidewalk erosion, and foul odors. The writer urges city officials to enforce ordinances and address health concerns for nearby residents.
A fragment urges the city attorney and mayor to prosecute all violations of a self made ordinance. The writer expresses fear that citizens will be deemed nuisances and calls for officials to heed public complaints and enforce action.
The piece argues the Ohio convention would not back a resolution against the currency. It claims the Republican party created and then contracted greenbacks, while Democrats opposed restoration of coin. It charges Democrats with endorsing Republican financial blunders and becoming accessories to disaster.
In a Rochester Chronicle recount, Mrs Sheridan and General discuss a Winchester poem dispute after a tense exchange. The General curses and lashes out at a servant laughing, threatening further conflict as nerves fray over politics and memory.
Market brief from New York dated June 22 reports unsettled stocks and banking funds. Mentions Western Union telegraph status and various financial entities with limited legible details and fragmented names.
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