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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Evening Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1895
Page
2
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The Fort Wayne Journal is accused of delaying to protect streetcar and corporation interests. The Post demands immediate action to purge council members who oppose fair taxes, with broad critique of monopoly influence and political maneuvering. The piece references Everett and Randall contract talks, impeachment talk for Morton, and a note on public science writing and Tom Reed humor.
A December piece in the American Magazine of Civics, by Rabbi Adolph Moses, argues national madness doomed civilizations from Greece to Rome and fueled the anti Jewish movement, tracing it through witchcraft, crusades, and the Civil War.
Mrs. Nansen receives a carrier pigeon bearing a note from Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen. The bird traveled roughly 2000 miles through blizzards and across seas to deliver the message about his polar expedition, hailed as a remarkable feat of endurance. The piece also references the Dumas lineage in a brief aside.
Edouard Von Kilanyi the living pictures inventor dies in New York after a career as artist designer scenery and composer of spectacles. He supervised large tableaux and lighting effects in recent productions. The piece notes European work and a caution on timber resources in the Pacific coast with a contrast to American forest practices. A Spanish army tradition and Churchill observations from the Cuban campaign are briefly mentioned amid other notes. An ad for a decorated Haviland dinner set appears.
A column offers skin care advice advocating lukewarm baths, persistent facial massage, and camphor use for skin healing and whitening. It cautions against hot baths and lip camphor use. The piece includes an illustration of a tan bicycle costume with a full trousers, gathered band, pearl buttons, ottoman silk collar, sailor hat, and leggings.
A Wisconsin style analysis notes Speaker Reed backing reforms while Towne advocates British cabinet questions on the floor. Proposals include shrinking the House, allowing chairmen advance seat selection, and using a lottery to allocate opening day seats. Also discussed are postoffice lottery rulings and Mrs Cleveland curating presidential papers.
A Chicago Tribune remark depicts a cannibal chief praising a harsh judge while branding an adversary as the toughest citizen encountered. The quote "He had the reputation of being a good man" frames a heated exchange that ends with renewed tension.
The Wabash Kansas City flyer No 41 and the Santa Fe California Limited promise Fort Wayne to Los Angeles in 76 hours with one car change. The Wabash line runs via Decatur Springfield Hannibal and Moberly to Kansas City Union. California Limited travels Kansas City to Los Angeles with vestibuled cars gas lighting and modern comforts. Tickets and reservations available at Wabash offices with full details and round trip nine months validity.
A comic exchange in the Lodianapolis Journal notes a lawyer’s fee plan: if the lawyer wins, he charges for the work. if he loses, he charges for gas.
In Monciz Indiana on December 12 the Indiana Association of Veterinary Graduates convened its 15th annual meeting. Members discussed recent industry developments and honored longstanding contributors to veterinary education.
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