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 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Fort Wayne Evening Post

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1896

Page

3

Ill Brother Airey Suffering From Aggravated Bronchitis

Mr Leavitt Airey of 54 Bogue street is very ill with aggravated bronchitis. Raymond Layman four weeks old died of exhaustion at 331 Hoagland avenue. funeral at 2 pm today. Miss Jessie Fowler Connett and Mrs Kittie Tilton daughters of the late B B Fowler depart for Denver today.

Leavitt Airey Bogue Street D. C. Gardner Edward Cleary Shawnee Ave W. M. Enslen Jessie Fowler Connett Kittie Tilton B. B. Fowler Denver Col Raymond O. W. Layman Hoagland Avenue

Wabash Excursion Tickets to Hot Springs Arkansas

The Wabash line offers round trip 90 day excursion tickets to Hot Springs Arkansas with sleeping car service from principal stations and one car change at St Louis Union Station. Hot Springs is government endorsed as a health resort with climate like Italy and many hotels to suit all visitors. The waters are long proven for rheumatism skin and blood diseases female issues stomach liver and kidney troubles insomnia and nervous prostration. Pamphlets and information available from any Wabash ticket agent or C S Crane General Pass Agent St Louis MO.

Wabash Hot Springs Arkansas St. Louis Union Station United States Italy Wabash Railroad Crane General Passch St. Louis Mo Ha

Deadly Vulcan mine disaster dumps recovery work

At Newcastle Colorado February X rescue teams faced gas and damp as they recovered three bodies from the Vulcan mine. Air fans replaced destroyed equipment and crews entered the main slope to reach corpses while choking gases slowed progress. An eye witness linked the blast to a poorly tamped shot and gas dust ignition.

Newcastle Colo Vulcan Apel Dore Joe Dore Abel Frank Comikitchky John French Denver W. H. Medaris Dore Medaris

Three Gas Workers Die in Wilkesbarre Basement

Three Consumer's Gas company employees George Maxwell the foreman Samuel Maxwell and George Zerbee died in a basement accident at a Wilkesbarre plant. They shut off a valve then forgot to close another allowing gas to fill the building as they searched for a leak. A second item notes anxieties in Kewaunee Wisconsin for the ferry Ann Arbor No 2 missing after leaving Frankfort Michigan bound for the area.

Wilkesbarre Consumer's Gas Company George Maxwell Samuel Maxwell George Zerbee Kewaunee Wis Ann Arbor No. 2 Frankfort Mich

Disastrous Carnival Masked Ball Fire Claims Dozens

At a San Tanen Artists' club masked ball a blaze trapped guests. Forty bodies recovered mostly women and girls. Four men died and seven injured as panicked attendees jumped from windows and rescuers were overcome. In Michigan near Seney a steam log handler accident killed four men and badly injured seven amid heavy snow and line delays.

Detroit Tribune Seney Mich McKay

Police identify Davenport suspect in Illinois manhunt

The Davenport police chief identified the fugitive Andrew Gormley as the man who killed himself near Kewanee after resisting arrest and after nearly killing Con stable Reynolds of New Windsor. Gormley faced indictment here for stealing three horses shipped to Chicago after a Davenport drive to Clinton.

Davenport Kewanee Ills Reynolds New Windsor Frank Keasler Andrew Gormley Gormley Chicago Clinton

Edison Takes Instant Roentgen Ray Photo In West Orange

Edison reports two weeks of experiments yielding an instantaneous photograph using Roentgen rays from fluorescent tubes. A heavy board and fibre plate-holder were penetrated, and a 12 minute exposure produced a sharp image of a metal strip with four and a half inches of wood between plate and tube. A second note details a double murder at Harlan Court House Kentucky with Milford and Felix Fee killed and John Fee wounded.

Oranas N. J West Orange Thomas A. Edison Louisville Big Stone Gap Saya Harlan Court House Milford Felix Fee John Fee

Abbreviated telegrams of crime obits and politics

Summarizes a batch of short items: suit over a wife’s affections between W C Myers of Canton and Charles Reynolds of Chicago. multiple obituaries from Florence to Rockford. a plan to move Poe’s cottage to Central Park. a receiver for United Brethren Mutual Aid Society in Lebanon. Wall Paper Trust stockholder moves to dissolve. Philadelphia reform ticket buried under GOP plurality. Nora OBrien arrested in Chicago for robbery and arson. Roentgen photography eyed by Illinois Steel. a beet sugar factory planned for Menominee Falls. Alderman Foster’s missing diamond star. Lloyd's News records breaking circulation. Pennsylvania militiaman William H. Tame shot in Baltimore arrest.

W. C. Myers Canton Charles Reynolds Chicago Edgar Allan Poe Fordham Central Park United Brethren Mutual Aid Society Lebanon Wall Paper Trust Nea Philadelphia Reform Hastings Nora O'Brien Josie Daley Miss Daley Ilinois Steel Company Roentgen Menomitee William H. Tame Pennsylvania Homestead Bergmann H. C. Eres Atarest Baltimi Ore

Nansen Polar Quest Rumors Stir Arctic Experts

In Washington on February 20 special dispatches reflect lingering doubt over Dr. Nansen reaching the north pole. Arctic authorities doubt the Fram reached the pole, citing drift limits and currents. The piece weighs risks, current theories, and possible Siberian return while praising Nansen's resolve and noting a cautious path forward. Walter Wellman signs off.

WasHington Nansen North Pole General Greely Melville Arctic Pole Siberia Fram North Greely Dr. Nansen Great Polar Basin Spitzbergen Greenland Polar Basin Arctic Ocean Lockwood Lena Melville, Greely Siberian Lena Delta Walter Wellman

Route to the State Capital via LE and W Ry Muncie

Local rail card highlights the "Best Route to the State Capital" using the LE and W Ry lines through Muncie. Advertising copy emphasizes direct connections and speed with a focus on the Big Four network.

Muncie Four

Also Mentioned on This Page

NEWS Emma Beckwith Neiswonger John Unger Barr and Wayne Streets Creighton Avenue Edgwater Ave Everett & Doud Old Nat. Bank Calhoun and Berry Sts George Meyers Fort Wayne Pittsburg Hanna Force John Gay Frank Alderman Waite Sn. Pias South Side Wall Paper Store S. Calhou Taber St West Side Calhoun W. H. Schultz Fairfield Ave WM. Turner Goons Lowes, Frices Cor. Hanna DeWald Streets Emmett Martin Ark California Newcastle, Colo Portugal Transvaal Moore Bureau Colbert Iowa Edison Daily News Item Kentucky Billiard Hall Mennonite Book Concern East Main Street E. L. Craw A. €. Gocke Broadway and Washington Boulevard Telephone W.A. Meyer Cor. Broadway and Jefferson Sts Bradley &Son East Wayne St Glcago Bakery Broadway Geller W. F. Geller C. B. Fitch Reliable Companies Bass Block Clifton House Monroe Street Wabash Ave Palmer GEO. Cummings Hotel CO Geo. Cummings White National Bank K. Hattersley & Sons E. Main Pennsylvania Lines Fr. Wayne Pennsylvania Station Ind Boston Cleveland Mail Eastern Express WEST Chicago Express Chicago Mail Western Express Ocal A. W. Johnston B. F. Horner Cleveland,o M. C. Bakes Indiana Ft. Wayne, Gincisnati Gee Connersvill New Castle Rushville Canada Lake Erie & Western Railroads LEAYS Nouzo Philley Ft. W C. and L C F Daly A H O Parker Indianaplis New York Toledo Express Exce Atlantic Express di Gocal Freight Su Lafayette Accom Pacific Express Kansas City Express Lafayette Accom’n St. Louis Limited Indianapolis Time Ly Indianapolis Inday Sund Idianapolia New York Palace New York and St. Louis Atlantic and Pacific Express Cannon Ball Kansas City R. G. Thompson Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Oing North Grand Rapids Richmond Cincinnat Kacomund Cincinnati Grand Rapida Findlay, Fort Wayne & Western Railroad Haviland Evens Forte Toledo Findlay Haviland Cc. BH A. ML. P. Mip M. West Wabash Station Daily Evening Post Hamilton National Bank
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