06 Dec 1895
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Evening Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1895
Page
2
The article ridicules a newspaper for declaring war on foreign capital and accuses the Fort Wayne street car company of relying on a dummy argument to dodge legitimate questions. It argues the capital of the street car company lies in its assets and control.
The article argues the street car franchise, valued at two million, rests largely on municipal grants and should benefit local interests. It contends the city’s people deserve compensation when property is taken and condemns ownership by Cleveland capitalists, noting the old company is run by foreign capital.
In a Chicago Record excerpt, Li Hung Chang reports Japan's military strength as 200,000 soldiers, superior guns, a larger fleet, ten times as many torpedo boats, and skilled sailors, while the United States is described as having only five ships on the Pacific coast along a 3,000 mile coastline.
The speaker warns that the Pacific coast lacks defenses against Japan and that San Francisco and Puget Sound would be vulnerable in a war. He argues it would take six months to assemble a fleet, that coal supply would fail en route, and that President Cleveland wisely avoids entanglement. He contrasts foreign capital in rail lines with that in streetcar franchises and notes pending Spanish reports on Cuban defeats as Congress sits.
London merchant prince Peter Robinson dies leaving over 6 million dollars to Kate Alice Eagle and her children, no share for his widow. His will shocks with a $150,000 legacies to three legitimate sons and the bulk to an unlawful family. A grand funeral draws attention to the widow and her offspring. Will probate follows a sensational case highlighting class and inheritance conflict.
Dr Chapman concludes three week revival in the city and departs for Albany New York. He reports vast church cooperation and hundreds converted while urging spiritual renewal across denominations. Revival to continue with First Baptist Trinity M E Grace United Brothers and Salvation Army meetings in coming days. Train tickets to Atlanta on Nov 15 25 and Dec 5 16 1895 offered by Lake Erie & Western at 16.26 for 10 days.
The item lists cheap goods such as door mats socks gloves toothbrushes and wool at low prices and contrasts it with the question for American protectionists about preventing Japan from underselling. It notes the Lake Erie & Western selling exposition tickets to Atlanta for 21.05 for 20 days and 28.30 for storage until January 7, 1896 with a date stamp 8-30-tf.
An old time ad proclaims Dr Chambers and The Professor as trusted fixers for love troubles lawsuits failures and health. It claims 9 PM to 9 PM daily consultations and vows success in any matter using vital magnetism and new cures for consumption heart trouble paralysis asthma and nervous prostration. Free consultation on sickness.
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