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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Evening Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1896
Page
4
Wyre 7 forecast calls for Indiana Fair to run tonight and Tuesday with showers in extreme southern portions tonight. Temperatures will be colder in the southern area while the northwest region trends warmer on Tuesday.
The cycling club toured to Leo and back yesterday. Pete Schram returned to Monticello after weeks with his parents on Madison Street. Miss Varick Matthews Lowry and Yarnelle helped at the Y W C A musical program yesterday. Court No 15 Order of Ben Hur hosts an entertainment at Harmony Hall on Berry Street tonight. Heidelberg church ladies stage an Easter social at Mrs Smiths 106 West DeWald Street this evening. An orphanage meeting Tuesday at 3 pm will elect the board for the next year. Rev Sidney Clark Bennett spoke to the junior Y M C A yesterday.
The Horticultural society meets at city hall at 7 30 this evening with Charles Doswell presenting Summer Flowering Bulbs and a general discussion to follow. Rev M C Cooper preached his first sermon yesterday at St Paul M E church to a large crowd. The Jolly Sixty Five club plans a social at 64 East Main tonight. Wayne Street M E church reports 3500 for the past conference year with 1.77 in treasury remaining. Dennis Cleary, a brakeman, injured a finger while coupling at Upper Sandusky. he’s faced several misfortunes recently. Debated Cubs Day and Night in Washington with a full Cuba debate schedule and mixed votes in Congress. Iowa moves on liquor tax and state funds in Des Moines. Gilbert Wing wins Dupont trophy shooting match at 100 live birds, Spirit Lake Iowa defeating Pemberton New Jersey 92 to 74.
Maprio April 6 A devastating Manila fire destroyed 4 000 houses and left 80 000 homeless. Manila, capital of the Philippines, has about 100 000 residents, or 160 000 with suburbs. Also notes a railroad accident in WorrKA Kansas with fatalities and injuries. Then shifts to old and new fashions detailing black velvet bows and the latest gown styles with elaborate embroidery and tabber details.
Fashion notes describe moderate sleeves on short jackets and elaborately adorned blouse bodices for evenings. Spring materials favor fancy patterns in colors like golden tan, blue green, mauve, and orange red. Silk linings remain popular for skirts but lack durability, prompting alternatives for sturdy dresses.
Washington March 6 1896 Secretary Carlisle states he will not seek the Democratic presidential nomination at the Chicago convention. He says the party should declare principles first and that his duties as treasury secretary prevent him from running. Louisville editorials note the stance aligns with the office's dignity and potential state endorsement.
Ottumwa Iowa April 6 The Free Silver Democrats of Iowa plan a strenuous effort to win the Dubuque convention with aid from ex Governor Boies He has signaled willingness to be a delegate at large to Chicago if the platform favors free silver His reply implies he would accept the nomination if the state convention approves free coinage of silver and final redemption The letter to Boies was signed by C A Walsh and E W Curry of the Democratic state central committee with many prominent Democrats indicating support should the convention back free silver policy
A contest will pit Governor Bradley's friends against Representative Hunter at the Kentucky Republican convention in Louisville on April 15. Hunter, Bradley’s former campaign manager, accuses the governor of failing to help him in last winter’s senatorial bid. Hunter seeks renomination for congress and delegate-at-large to the St. Louis convention as a stated McKinley supporter.
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