Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Fort Wayne Evening Post in Fort Wayne, Indiana

We have 10,635,812 pages in Indiana

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Fort Wayne Evening Post

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1895

Page

3

House Passes Tariff Bill Amid Debate On Greenback Retirement

The House approved a two and a half year tariff bill by 205 to 81 to aid treasury revenue, with Republicans split over a bond bill and greenback retirement. Democrats mostly opposed the tariff. Newlands voted yes. A Hopkins Illinois amendment seeks to bar repeal of existing legal tender laws.

WeasnIndon House Hartman Montana Newlands Nevada Treasury Dalzell Payne Hopking Grosvenor White House Secretary of the Treasury Dingley Dolliver Crisp Turner Senate Committee On Cleveland Greenbacks Hopkins Illinois Ways and Means Committee Washington Ways and Means Mississippi Cairo Tus St. Louis

New York Republicans Fail Bond Bill Caucus Move

Several New York Republicans started a petition to hold a caucus on the bond bill in the house but leadership urged withdrawal of sponsors. Speaker Reed reportedly asked signers to retract, ending the bid. The petition sought broader caucus calls on party measures in the house.

Washington House New York Hooker Reed Grosvenor

Russia Offered 60 Million Dollar Loan to U S in 1893

The czar through Prince Cantacuzene offered to loan the United States 60 million dollars for three years to meet an 1893 emergency. No interest rate or repayment terms were set, and President Cleveland declined after due deliberation, wary of entanglements with Europe.

Washington Russia Prince Cantacuzene Cleveland United States

Caucus Against the Bond Bill in Congress

Republican representatives opposed to the bond bill met in caucus at the Ebbitt House. forty members from twenty-three states attended and vowed to defeat the measure unless modified. Leaders claimed enough votes to block it, with calls to extend debate to two or three days.

WasHinerton House Ebbitt House Johnson California Broderick Kansas Colson Kentucky Committee On Rules

Watches Stop At Same Hour In Murder Case

A widow Hester Curtis is murdered in Kokomo. Her son Alvord in Milwaukee reports his watch stopped around 8 pm Friday, while son Harry in Hoopeston Illinois notes his four watches halted between 8 and 9 pm. Police pursue leads amid rumors of discoveries and an old arrest of Jesse White. One paper claims Mrs Curtis mothered 25 children with seven sets of twins, all twins died, six children survive.

Lafayette Hester Curtis Alvord Milwaukee Harry Curtis Hoopeston, Ills Curtis Jesse White Curtis Home White Thé Courier

Johnstone Mind Reader Visits Murder Suspect In Court

Kokomo dispatch reports the Mind reader Paul Alexander Johnstone visited John Thompson, the murder suspect jailed after the stone quarry case drew two $10,000 false imprisonment suits. Thompson trembled under Johnstone's gaze, while his attorney warned he offers no usable evidence.

Kokomo John Thompson Charles Lowry Paul Alexander Johnstone Thompson Johnstone

Accidents in Honor of Christmas Reported in Indiana

Christmas events turn tragic as two boys suffer serious eye injuries from a gas pipe explosion during a guddle prank in Sullivan then a four year old dies choking on meat in Lawrenceburg. Indiana educators gather for the annual congress in Indianapolis with over 1,000 teachers expected. A deputy marshal dies after a confrontation in Orleans. State board of commerce opens its annual meeting in Indianapolis with several cities represented. An unknown swindler posing as a post office inspector targets Waterloo area post offices.

Christmas Sullivan Frank Bell G. W. Bell Ray McClanahan J. A. McClanahan Indianapolis State Board of Commerce Evansville New Albany Madison Marion Plymouth Elwood Waterloo

Four killed and two commit suicide on Christmas Day

Reports note four murders and two suicides on Christmas Day in St Louis. Other items include a harbor collision near Algiers between the British steamer Bellerophon and the French Emile Selsise with many drowned, the Union Stock Yards accident killing Paul Foss, a missing schooner from Inglee, and a burglary shootout in Chicago. Weather summaries for several states and local crimes in Chattanooga and Madisonville conclude the dispatch.

St Louis Algiera Bellerophon Emile Selsise Selsise Paul Foss Chicago Chicago and Northwestern Union Victory Inglee Havre de Grace Frank Johnson West Chicago

Market summary and commodity prices on New York and Chicago exchanges

The Markets section reports money on call at 6 to 7 percent, sterling rates around 4884 to 490, and government bond quotes with mixed reductions. Chicago Board of Trade futures show wheat down then up across December to May, corn steady to higher, oats and bran figures, and produce prices for butter eggs poultry and potatoes. Chicago live stock prices show hogs and pig prices, with a range for beef and packing stock amid receipts of about 17,000 over two days.

New York Cap Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange United States Chicago Board of Trade Sigo Oran Cape Cod

Negro Day at Exposition in Atlanta

Five thousand African Americans braved rain to attend Negro Day at the exposition in Piedmont Park. Activities moved indoors after rain. Governor Atkinson spoke along with prominent Black leaders. A child from Grand Rapids recited a poem as educators from Savannah and Montgomery spoke on Negro education and the building commissioners.

Atlanta Piedmont Park Atkinson

Penitentiary Coin Factory Found in Kentucky Prison

In Frankfort Kentucky Warden George reports a nest of counterfeiters inside the state peniten tiary James Holt passed a counterfeit nickel to convict Joe Debora prompting discovery of two plaster dies in James Ballou’s possession Ballou admitted they stole plaster from the prison hospital and made the dies.

Frankfort George State Penitentiary James Holt Joe Debora Debora Paris James Ballou Laurel County Ballou Holt

Also Mentioned on This Page

Chicago Record National House Greenbacka Sam Department of Justice Stanford Harmon Supreme Court of the United States Wiasnington Herbert Newport News Company Virginia Union Ironworks San Francisco Elanos Friendswood Joel Ballard Goshen John Smeltzer Wakarusa Greensburg Margaret King Brightwood Joseph Farrel Roxy Wil-lanna Himeff Farrell Williams The College Association Lawrenceburg Jacob Kiltan Johnny Orleans Columbus Brown Ed McCoy McCoy Jeffersonville General Hovey Indiana Kno‘s Upper Michigan Lower Wisconsin Iowa Tennessee Chattanooga William Bartow Little Doshia May Purdy Baltimore Baltimore Street South Charles Street West Baltimore Street Ochm & Co., Clothiers Madisonville Hardesty Co-Operative Company New York Financial Chicago Grain and Produce Jellico Tenn Black Oak Burnl Heywood L. Braughton Top’ Brown Tom Mallett Heywood Braughton Huntington W. Va Robert Curry East Lynn Robert Adking Kernan Dortmunder Doppel Salvator W.H. Schultz Fairfield Ave Taber St West Side Calhoun Fort Wayne Ind Rescue Medicine Company W. A. Hat Hall Mockering’s FLG Sommers Pennsylvania Station Pennsylvania Lines Petes Tuckerjork Chicagog N. Y Boston Eastern Express A. W. Johnston Pala Ft. Wayne Cincinnati Louisville Nea Lake Erie & Western Railroads Connersville New Castle Rushville Canada Fort Wane Philley Ft. W C. and L. Railroad C F Daly Agzenger A H C Parker Idianapolis Phillip Grab Lafayette Street Billiard Hall Emmett Martin Corner Hapna & Buchanan A. Hattersley & Sons E. Main ST WM. Turner Hanna and DeWald Streets Everett & Doud Nat. Bank Berry Sts Koons & Schlenk AIC Bocas and Repairing South Calhoun Street Old National Bank Calroun and Berry Street Faultless. Chemical Co Baltimore, MD South Side Wall Paper Store George Meyers Hanna, Force John and Gay Streets Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Grand Rapids North Richmond GULNG New York and Boston Limited Toledo Express Atlantic Express Ineal Feoic Cures Bama Eee Pacific Express Kansas City Express St. Louis Limited Ceeneeee New York Palace New York Vestibule Limited Pacific Limited Express Cannonball Kansas City R. G. Thompson Loke Erté R. R Louisville R Northern Ohio R’y Chrisimas Co. F. Daly H. C. Parker Fort Wayne, Ind McKinaie Propietar Evening Post East Berry Street Fort Wayne, Inn Evenine Post
Search Courier

Search the Fort Wayne Evening Post Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Fort Wayne Evening Post?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication