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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Evening Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1896
Page
3
The reorganized Erie road mortgages all its real estate and railroad rights to Farmers' Loan and Trust for 175 million dollars. The loan finances prior lien bonds of 35 million and general lien bonds of 140 million, running ten years at ten percent.
A Salvadoran group proposes a Latin American congress to arbitrate disputes and coordinate actions against European powers. The plan calls for a permanent diet to decide on tariffs, canal projects, and joint stances, with no union with Spain and emphasis on independence from U S enforcement.
The article proposes Japan as a fair arbitrator for the Venezuela dispute. It notes Henry Labouchere’s support and weighs Japan’s status as a civiliz ed, Buddhist monarchy alongside Britain and the United States as leading Christian powers. It warns of geopolitical oddity in nations seeking court guidance from a Buddhist despot.
The Rocky Mountain News reports a dramatic case of mistaken identity involving Columbus B. Sykes who was convicted of second degree murder after a burned body in Dallas Colorado was identified as Florence ranchman William Smeideth. New affidavits suggest the corpse may be Smeideth and Sykes could be innocent. Governor McIntire will order a clemency review following new testimony from Mrs Bumford and others linking Smeideth to an appearance in Canon City.
New time card effective October 20 outlines travel from Fort Wayne to Indianapolis via L E and W Ry Muncie and Big Four Ry with 7 10 a m departure and 11 28 a m arrival and return at 6 25 p m to Fort Wayne 10 20 p m. Ticket sales announced to Atlanta and Detroit from Lake Erie and Western.
Thad Tompkins meets a bunko man in Manhattan who mistakes him for Tompkins of Akron. The confusion leads to a watch theft claim and a plan to prove the ruse by a staged boast at a grocery. A crowded Broadway incident with a child injury illustrates city hustle.
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