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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Evening Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1896
Page
4
Public Safety Board Meets With Little Action
A municipal board of public safety met last night but took no significant action. A mass meeting of workingmen is announced for 7:30 p.m. Friday at the circuit courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Safety
W. A. Croxton
Rockhill
Summit City's Recently Patented Water Heater Featured
Summary mentions Summit City patent on a new water heater with brief notes on licensing to Benjamin Bauer and Mary Johnson for marriage. It also lists local notices about a baby born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Spanley near Fort Wayne, an injury to carpenter Carl Kesler, and various local events and ads including Harmony lodge No 19 I C O F visit to New Haven, street lighting complaints, and a Library Hall musical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summit City
Benjamin Bauer
Mary Johnson
Frank Spanley
Fort Wayne
Carl Kesler
Lewis ‘Street
Harmony Lodge No. 19
New Haven
New
Globe Clothing House
Library Hall
Grace Monahan
Helen Casterline
Leo Long
S. W. Jennison
Frank Manuel
Carl Webber
Ed Schele
Josephine Albert
Claudia Donnelly
Gold boom in Utah New Mexico and Colorado sparks political debate
A long analysis predicts a gold mining surge in Utah New Mexico and Colorado risking a shift away from silver influence. Reports from Utah claim districts near Salt Lake City will rival South Africa in gold output within a year or two, attracting English capitalists and potentially altering state politics and the national silver question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archbishop Chapelle
New Mexico
Cleveland
Utah
Senate
Chapelle
Colorado
New York
England
Salt Lake City
Delamar
South Africa
Cripple Creek
Alaska
Sparrow Hawk
Last Chance
Carrie Steele
West
Utah District
Johannesburg
Mercur
Holland
Philadelphia
NEW NEGRO EL DORADO COLONIZATION IN ARIZONA DISCUSSED
A Washington conference of colored leaders from Virginia North Carolina South Carolina and southern states proposed a gradual colonization plan for African Americans on irrigated lands near Phoenix Arizona The project aims to improve conditions for the black population through settlement in a land rich with minerals water resources and opportunity Potential transportation plans and future meetings are outlined with colonists to be trustworthy industrious and locate near the Arizona capital.
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Washington
Arizona
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
South
Lewis
The
Colored American
el Dorado
Phenix
New York Sun
Peculiar Commission Seeks Wife and Two Husbands in Texas
Real estate broker George A. Baker receives an odd letter from August Lahmann of Butler Texas seeking a replacement wife and two husbands. Lahmann lists his tall, slim profile and six daughters as eligible matches and offers Baker a 6 percent commission on every thousand dollars from the venture. Lahmann’s ranch is valued at $30,000 and he is described as a prosperous, trustworthy man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Baker
Delaware, C
August Lahmann
Butler
Freestone County
Tex
Baker
Texas
Cincinnati Enquirer
Corbett and Maher May Meet in Limited Go at San Francisco
A San Francisco boxing showdown between Jim Corbett and Peter Maher is being discussed as a limited bout before the Olympic Athletic Club. The club president hopes to settle by May 1, but Corbett’s stage commitments may delay the match if he cannot train in time. Corbett, a former world champion and former instructor at the club, cites local loyalty questions as a possible obstacle. If postponed past May 1, Corbett could agree to fight Maher afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Corbett
Peter Maher
Olympic Athletic Club of
San Francisco
Corbett
Olympic Athletic Club
Maher
New York Sun
Calhoun St
Samuel Fisher
Max BR. Fisher
Sommer’s
Riley fully recovers and ends lecture career
James Whitcomb Riley declares he has fully recovered from his illness and that stories of brain fever were exaggerated. He will not return to the lecture platform, living on a large book income and pursuing self chosen literary work as his own master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Whitcomb Riley
Riley
Chicago Times-Herald
Lewiston Skidway Dog? Dock-tailed Horse Creates Town Buzz
A dock tailed horse appeared on Lewiston Idaho streets about a week ago, stirring excitement as the unusual eastern novelty attracted comment from several regional newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Ida
Fortunate Mrs Belmont Rises as Top Property Holder
The Boston Herald notes Mrs O H P Belmont becomes the largest property holder in New port and owns more mansions than she can count. The item reflects on wealth and social standing with a witty remark about those who possess wealth. The report also mentions Missionary Knapp arriving in Aleppo after Turkish officials accused him of stirring Armenian revolt among Bitlis workers. It lists Illinois bankers delegates to the American Bankers Association in St Louis in 1896 including Frank W Tracy Homer McCoy E S Dreyer and others.
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O. H. P. Belmont
Newport
Josh Billings
Themas
Boston Herald
Knapp
Aleppo
Constantinople
George P. Knapp
Bitlis
giMmois State Sankers
Springfield
Illinois State Bankers’ Association
American Bankers’ Association
St. Louis
Frank W. Tracy
Beastein
E. S. Dreyer
E. S. Lacy
W. A. Hammond
Chicago
Homer McCoy
Peoria
Phil Mitchell
Rock Island
Frank Eliot
Jacksonville
H.H. Harris
Champaign
Ore hauler shoots city official in April rage
Samuel Covington an ore hauler opened fire injuring City Marshal Michael Keltoher during a dispute over wage attachments. Former Mayor Di Wyillic was reportedly present as tensions escalated in Central city on April 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Covington
Michael ‘Keltoher
di Wyillic
Attack on Gen Franklin Raises Grave Charges in Soldiers' Homes
The House favored the sitting member in the German vs Latimer contest from South Carolina. Blue of Kansas attacked General William B Franklin as a friend of Governor Smith of Leavenworth Home, accusing him of drunkenness and other misdeeds. Debate continued without completion. The Senate focused on the Du Pont contested election case as a few noncritical bills passed.
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Washington
South Carolina
Blue
Kansas
William B. Franklin
Smith
Leavenworth
Franklin
Steele
Senate
Dupont
Sale of Special Pianos at Bargain Prices
Advertises new and shop worn pianos with prices from $185 to $298. Claims two year in-store wear reduces value and invites customers to inspect and finance via paper drawing interest. Emphasizes need to convert stock into money and urges calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickering
Baldwin
Haines Bros
Hallet & Davis
Opportunity and fortune shape success for the prudent
The passage notes that success and luck are separate outcomes. It argues many receive chance yet lack the shrewdness to seize it and convert it into achievement. It then references a firm described as an example of this dynamic.
Bedroom Furniture Sweepstakes at Exposition Rooms
Contest offers Mahogany Bedroom Suite in green Exposition Room priced at 139, Hungarian imports Wood Bedroom Suite in gold Room at 85, and an Outfit in the Delf Bedroom as a prize. Participants view items and submit entries for a chance to win.
Be your own landlord in Lakeside Fort Wayne suburb
A promotion urges buyers to stop renting and purchase land in Lakeside Fort Wayne. It promises easy financing through The Land Company and a quick build plan with Secretary Howey in Pixley Block offices. The copy cites Lakeside's 600 plus population and ambitious housing growth ahead.
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Lakeside
Fort Wayne
Land Company
Pixley Block
Howey
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