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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Evening Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1896
Page
2
The letter columns denounce foreign labor imports by the Consolidated street car monopoly. They claim Cleveland workers are brought in while Fort Wayne men remain unemployed, warn of an orchestral project funded by Cleveland interests, and urge attention to the impact on local labor and charities.
An editorial contrasts civil war brutality in Cuba with other conflicts, noting intensified damage as both sides display harsh tactics and disregard for property and life amid the Spanish colonial crisis.
A Hoboken man seeks a divorce on grounds of witchcraft. If granted, it could spell trouble for those he accuses as witches amid a broader political scene criticizing corporate franchises and city rights.
A Havana dispatch reports Walter Grant Dygert of Greenwood Indiana is under official hold in Gaines prison as authorities complete investigation. The captain general and Consul General Williams were informed of the decision with high authority indicating evidence exists to support the step.
Des Moines reports the senate spent the morning on final adjournment and set Friday as the special order. The house passed several bills including township boundary regulation, full payment on fire insurance policies, labor inspector authority, cap on arrest compensation for officers, and allowing foreign guaranty companies to act as bond sureties. Senate members discuss closing business by April 9 and will consider the resolution after governor consultation.
The forthcoming treasury statement shows March receipts of 26,041,149 with customs 13,334,215 and internal revenue 11,526,262. For nine months, receipts total 250,609,840 with customs 126,966,299 internal revenue 110,404,148 and miscellaneous 13,939,846. The monthly deficit is about 1,390,000 and the nine month shortfall 12,819,708.
The piece details bicycle skirts with front plaits fastened by buttons, favored fur linings for evening wraps, and long fur lined capes and full length wraps as the season's fashion. It notes street wear colors and formal gowns, Parisian tastes, and tailored gown finishes.
Walter Wellman reports on the Lamont Miles rift in the War Department and General Miles clash with Secretary Lamont, Boutelle’s bold congressional stands, and a sweeping Senate smoking ban prompting public debate. The piece notes congressional cowardice and timing near elections, plus stalled railroad finance bills.
In Cumminseed Miss Dinker, a generous but kleptomaniac old aunt, helps her niece Jane Murphy endure social scorn after Jane runs away with Captain Murphy. A theft reveals a church marriage register proving Jane’s prior marriage, restoring respectability and easing the village’s grip on them.
May's Landing coroner jury finds John Rech responsible for Elizabeth Rech's death after evidence tied to a letter he wrote to attorney Carroll R Williams. The envelope bore Philadelphia stamps and the note described sounds from his house and a plan to flee or destroy evidence.
The paper details March timetable changes on the Wabash with Westward Fast Mail leaving Fort Wayne at 6 30 p m arriving St Louis 2 50 p m and connections in Kansas City. Eastward No 46 now 11 45 a m reaching Toledo Cleveland Buffalo and New York City via Lake Shore New York Central route with parlor car to Toledo. All trains run daily.
A column of pleas from multiple figures announcing candidacies for joint senator for Allen and Whitley counties and various city offices. Names include W. S. Ganpy Louis J. Bopimya John H. Rohan Sidney C. Lumpaxp Chauncey B. Oakley WM T Jefferies Henry Manning Emmett Martin Borkenstein H Norman Henry Brin William M Meyer Jr Adolphe SenuLrTe Coakles Haac Henry Hip Frank Purcell and others, all subject to respective Democratic or Republican nominating conventions.
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