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Newspaper

Fort Wayne Evening Post

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1895

Page

3

Kesler ill at home and diphtheria reports in city

Dr A J Kesler is ill at his Wallace Street residence. A diphtheria case is reported at 78 Dawson Street and scarlet fever at 97 Winter Street. Dennis Martin, a plumber of 359 Hanna Street, slowly recovers from a severe illness. Funeral held for J M Koehler at 2 PM from his home with interment at St Johns cemetery.

A. J. Kesler Wallace Street Dawson Street Winter Street Dennis Martin Hanna Street J. M. Koehler J. A. Koehler South Side Shellhorn St. John’s Cemetery Maude Blanche Nichols Denver Col Madeline Meegan Creighton Avenue Edna Reuss Spy Run Avenue Buchanan Street Anna Burke Anna McKinzie Ella Burke John Edward Burke St. Patrick’s Church

Defeat of Maceo or Maybe Some Other Battle

Havana dispatch reports a Dec 11 engagement at Altos de Alberuches where Col Oliver’s troops beat Gomez and Maceo’s insurgents, with fifteen rebels killed and several wounded on both sides. Follow up actions and pursuit split the insurgents. Spanish forces claim heavy rebel losses in subsequent clashes near Maltiempa and San Antonio.

Quesada Washington Havana Oliver Gomez Maceo Altos de Alberuches Lara Zebeldia Cebreso Zardui Cayo Alvarez Bailen Barbastro Sap Marcial Maltiempa Bacallos Zaragoza San Antonio Galicia Brull Memphis Tenn Cuba Amone Rodriguez, Lopez Bedo Borrego Nuevitas Ardieo Camaguey Campos Paris Madrid The Figaro Martinez Campos Weyler Barcelona

Cuban Question Sparks Debate Over 69000 Man Army

Senor Gonzalo de Quesada, secretary of the Cuban delegation in the United States, issues a statement defending Cuban aims. He cites 69000 Cubans in the field and 1500000 population, argues for revolutionary support, and accuses Spanish authorities of tampering with news. Curios note from Wisconsin reports a murder lynching at Chaseburg and a Council Bluffs fire loss of 261000.

Washington Senor Gonzalo de Quesada United States Senor Quesada New York Quesada Martinez Campos America Spain Cuba Lea Ders

Reunion of Babbitt Lumberman and Long-Lost Mother

Crawfordsville reports W L Babbitt, famed Mississippi valley lumber drummers, reunites with his mother after thirty-two years apart. Abducted by his father in Missouri as a 5 year old, he sought her for years, learning she lived in Ohio and had used her maiden name Hettie Davis. The pair now reside with him in Crawfordsville.

Crawfordsville W. L. Babbitt Mississippi Valley Babbitt Chicago Missouri Niles Mich Cuyahoga Falls Ohio New England Hettie Davis Hunter

Scatterfield Gang Leaders Sentenced Amid Lynch Fear

Anderson December scene saw Bill Davis and Bill Stinson, heads of the Scatterfield White Cap gang, in court for a retrial plea denied and six year sentences imposed. A violent mob gathered as deputies led them to jail after a night farmer Monroe Mill lay dying from a brutal assault linked to the gang. The crowd pursued the defendants toward the north exit as Johnston the mind reader stirred the drama.

Anderson Bill Davis Bill Stinson Scatterfield White Cap Bundy Starr Court House Monroe Mill White Cap Gang Johnston

Riot and Marriage Tales Across Towns in December News

A bloody race riot in Rockfort centers on political loyalties and whisky law abuse leaving Hawk and Fagan injured while Tinsley the colored leader is jailed. Other items include Lizzie Langdon wed to William Rains despite Catholic opposition and a cruel bed dispute in Columbus ending in severe burns. The week also reports a possible Wilmington land heirs claim, an Adams Express embezzlement case in Terre Haute, a Portland divorce petition, and a farmer’s son inheritance claim from New York.

Rockfort John Hawk James Fagan John Tinsley Hawk Fagan Tinsley Mouncir Lizzie Langdon William Rains Miss Langdon B. F. Crouse Rains Indianapolis Monds Joseph Jester New York Wilmington Del Jester

Two Boys Drowned on Ice River in Indianapolis

Two cousins John Horhamer aged 10 and Otto Greenwaldt aged 7 drowned while playing on the ice on the river in Indianapolis today. The pair were related as cousins and tragedy struck during outdoor recreation.

Indianaplis Indianapolis John Horhamer Otto Greenwaldt

Infanta Eulalia in London Doors Opened nightly

A compilation of brief items notes the Infanta Eulalia spending a week in London enjoying theater each night. Other short items report the Peoria and LaSalle railroad incorporation, a bank fall, storms in Germany, and political notes from England and the U.S. including a boxing meet wish and a murder case in Bowling Green.

Infanta Eulalia London West Virginia Bessemer Ala Denver Ed” Smith Corbett Fitzsimmons Boxer Denver New York Edward McPherson Congress House of Representatives Gettysburg Lord Salisbury Cleveland Central Labor Union Thomas L. Nugent Texas Fort Worth Germany Hamburg Sebenice Constantinople Fire Department New York City Fire Insurance Lloyds Lloyds

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