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Newspaper

Fort Wayne Evening Post

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1895

Page

3

Miss Tracy Grimm Visits Chicago and Local Notices

Wilt street resident Miss Tracy Grimm visits Chicago briefly while Miss Bertha Eaton and Miss Ruth Owen meet on DeWald street. Mr and Mrs Henry Wolf return from two weeks with relatives in Connecticut. The Wayne Street M E Church Young Ladies Missionary Society met at Miss Maude Sperry’s home with listed members. A prowler on the south side caused police concern with noises at several homes. Curling at the reservoir is canceled. games move to Brookside with new rink added led by L Centlivre. First game set for Thursday at Brookside lake at 1 pm.

Tracy Grimm Wilt Street Chicago Bertha Eaton Kansas Ruth Owen DeWald Street Henry Wolf South Broadway Connecticut Young Ladies’ Missionary Society Wayne Street M. E Maude Sperry Grace Mabel Tinkham Bertha Jackson Edna Franklin Grace Harding Juanita Buena Bennett Grace Walter Alice Dryer Marion Hartman Lucile Porter Bertha’*Huestis Daisy DeKtta Davis Madge Jenkinson South Side Brookside L. Centlivre Jon Miller Dr. Langtry TF. Bellamay

Annual Federation of Labor Convention in New York

Delegates from the United States Canada and Great Britain attend the annual American Federation of Labor meeting at Madison Square Garden. President McBride presides as J W Sullivan delivers welcome. John Swinton extols organized labor and discusses strategies amid calls to address monopolies and changing labor laws. Father Dicey and Father Ducey speak on church views and Knights of Labor turmoil. Adjournment follows after debate on strikes and wages.

New York Federation of Labor United States Calle Judge Father Dicey Swinton Father Ducey Kingdom of Heaven K. of L Knights of Labor Cardinal Gibbons

Address on political action and bond issues by McBride

President McBride’s annual address urges defining federation stance on political action. He argues public service employment benefits workers, notes politics cannot be ignored, and promotes practical reforms to aid wage earners while resisting lengthy ideological aims. He cautions against relying on an independent party and urges cooperation to win labor support.

McBride Federation

Sympathy Movement Expands Strikes in New York

New York December 10 report notes the third week of the housesmiths strike adding about 400 workers to the picket line. Plasterers laborers elevator constructors painters carpenters and electric wire men on active builds have begun sympathetic strikes. Jackson Architectural Iron Works joins the walkout. some sub contracts shifted to J B & J M Cornel. Frank P Lary says he will present the case to the American Federation of Labor as mass meetings fund the strike. At Siegel Cooper 110 workers, mostly laborers, present while two non union men struck. Broad Street Prince Street project shows steady progress with more men.

New York Iron League Jackson Architectural Iron Works J. B J. M. Corneil Frank P. Lary American Federation of Labor Madison Square Garden Siegel, Cooper & Co Broadway Prince Street Longacre Cornell Ironworks

German Foreign Minister Denounces US Tariff Criticism

Berlin reports Freiherr Marschall von Bieberstein defending Germany's sugar and insurance policies in the reichstag. He says the United States keeps the same low tariff on German goods since 1895 and urges reciprocity while denying any discrimination. He vows calm firmness in future talks with Washington.

Berlin Freinerr Marschall von Bieberstein Reichstag Cleveland Congress United States Germany Foreign Office

Tax Tangle in Southwest Kansas School District

George L. Walker of Jarvis-Conking Mortgage Company tours southwestern Kansas collecting taxes on company land. He reports widespread tax dodges by settlers on nonresident lands, including a school district with only one family running the board. The son, paid $50 monthly, handles schooling for his younger sibling, while the district charges up to $35 per quarter in taxes on company property. The mother cites cost of college as prohibitive.

Toreko George L. Walker Jarvis-Conking Mortgage Company Kansas

Tug Pearl B Campbell sinks in Lake Superior disaster

A gale on Lake Superior near Huron Isle sinks the tug Pearl B Campbell Saturday, drowning seven crew. Captain William McGilvey, George McCort, Captain John Lloyd, Fred England, Peter McCallin and two unnamed firemen perish. one survivor from this city. LAnse, Mich, reports indicate the ship was a stout vessel caught in the hurricane. Two other notices reinforce the tragedy with names of mourners and places like Cheboygan and Milwaukee.

Douuts Pearl B. Campbell Huron Isle Lake Superior William McGilvey George McCort Cheboygan John ‘Lloyd Fred England Peter ‘McCallin Baton Tele Marquet

Indiana Gop Nomination Prospects and Currency Debate

The party weighs nominating candidates John G. Shanklin Evansville Mortimer Nye LaPorte and possibly Benjamin F Shively South Bend. Aimed to avoid currency issue at the state meeting while conservatives push secrecy and Mathews supporters seek to keep currency off the agenda until after the national convention. John K Gowdy vows to defend the Republican chair, while Nebeker supporters doubt a statewide canvass.

Evansville Mortimer, Nye LaPorte Benjamin F. ‘Shively South Bend Matthews Republican State Committee John K. Gowdy Nebeker

Remarkable Aberration Strikes Indiana Preacher in Jail

In Anderson on Dec 10 William Smith of Fairmount lies jailed and deranged with a violent religious delusion claiming the world is burning except Anderson. He preaches inside the cell, torched a sheet wrapped around himself, and is feared incurably insane with no local asylum. The story follows broader notes on insurance, a sleepless man, Schlatter in Switzerland, and a peculiar family in Koromo, Des.

Anderson William Smith Fairmount Henderson Indiana

County to permit only one saloon in the county

Dec 10 LaGrange reports the county commissioners overruled pleas of saloonkeepers and refused to grant any licenses. After Jan 1 there will be only one saloon left in the entire county, with nearly all cases likely to be appealed.

Lagrange

National Republican Convention Location Decision Today

The National Republican Committee meets at the Arlington hotel to choose the time and place for next year’s convention. June is favored for timing, with a lively debate over venue as rival cities vie for host status. The selection focuses on location rather than candidate choices. In Milwaukee, ex Governor Waite discusses Colorado’s woman suffrage experience, noting similar voter behavior among women and men.

Washington National Republican Committee Arlington Hotel Milwacker Waite Colorado Ethical Culture Society

Great auction marks first bid on AT&SF railway system

At Topeka today J. R. Johnson as special master in chancery opened a record auction for cash in hand of the entire Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe system. Value placed at 350 million while bidders must show 500000 cash deposit as good faith.

Torreira Kas Topeka J. R. Johnson Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Johnson

Markets Confused By Mixed NY and Chicago Trading Figures

New York money market shows call money near 1.0 percent with mercantile papers around 4.5 percent and sterling steady amid banker’s bills. Chicago Board of Trade quotes reflect December to May grain shifts, butter and poultry prices steady to mixed, with wholesale potato and apple ranges noted in Illinois and surrounding markets.

New York Sterling Exchange United States Sovarnment Bonda Chicago Board of Trade Today Bsc Perth Burbanks

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