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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Evening Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1896
Page
4
The report notes partly loud readings of stationary temperatures across Indiana for today and Friday. Weather outlook emphasizes steady conditions with minimal change in temperature between now and Friday.
The column lists society events and business notices in Fort Wayne including ill health of Sgt Daseler's wife, Belott's cigars, Nickel Plate depot decor, Ed Strutcher joining Daniel O'Connell Council, and Harry Good resuming stone cutting. It notes Phoenix lodge banquet for new members, Stalin Specialty at Empire, Attorney Power’s Washington trip, Fort Wayne lodge opening invitations, new division of Locomotive Engineers, Spiritism lecture by Mrs Willigas, Masonic and Eastern Star events, a Wayne Club reception, Retail Druggists officers, and tax opposition to Indians Central subsidy. Also mentions A F Schoch’s woolens sale, and Frank Klotz ad.
New York and Chicago emerge as the principal contenders to host the Democratic national convention. Chicago presses a strong commercial bid and anti New York sentiment while New York seeks to overcome prejudice and bolster its bid with organized energy. Observers note varying support within the party and speculated timing shifts, including a possible earlier assembly or late June dates.
The Boston Transcript extols Hyde Park as a central urban verdure and refuge from crowds. It describes the park as a serene stage where the city’s vast sounds form a grand symphony of life, from east to south, a majestic, inspiring, and often sorrowful chorus.
Lost female liver colored bob tailed water syemies four months old. Finder please return to 10 Evesine Wost Office and receive reward.
A local retailer lists price reductions on men’s suits with items marked at 16 14 12 10 dollars and the sale line showing 15 12 10 9 7.50 6.00. The display emphasizes deep discounts on multiple suit ensembles.
A Pall Mall Gazette report describes the ancient obelisk at Heliopolis near Cairo as the surviving fragment of a once-great city. Constructed by Usertesen III around 2800 B C, the shaft rises 68 feet above ground with its base buried by the Nile's annual floods, preserving the relic for 47 centuries.
The Republican senatorial caucus discussed adding a free coinage amendment to the house tariff bill. Some senators urged unity against amendments, while others signaled possible support or opposition. Silver Republicans debated strategy as Teller and Baker voiced conditional stances amid talks of a silver substitute for the bond bill.
Miss Annie Dennis of Talbottom Georgia, 25, runs a 1000 acre estate with a dairy stock farm cannery preserving establishment vineyard and wine distillery and piggery. A public spirited entrepreneur she began in 1888 and seven years later has won nearly 100 prizes by applying science and chemistry to farming.
The anti silver Democrats of the senate counted votes against the free coinage amendment in the bond bill. Fourteen Democratic votes and twenty six Republican votes were identified as opposed, totaling forty, needing four more for a majority. Targeted swing efforts included McBride of Oregon Wilson of Washington Bacon Gordon Martin and others to deny passage.
A new mobile display in New York shows business notices to crowds, while debates about reach vs newspaper ads persist. North Carolina’s factory workforce reaches 36 214 with $40 375 450 in output. The era questions equality as nature’s law and cites remarks by Vauvenargues. A Maine student riffs on Puritans and lunatic asylums. The Apache Navajo and Ute tribes are mentioned in passing.
The treasury says the gold reserve stands at 57 816 024 after a 430 000 loss and notes no verified large deposits. No evidence of a coordinated move by bankers to bolster the reserve is found, aside from Mercantile National Bank's 500 000 gold-for-currency exchange on Tuesday.
Milwaukee readers learn that a settlement in the Northern Pacific receivership is expected soon. Authorities claim the plan is extraordinary, with unprecedented details. The US Supreme Court is said to take charge through five chief justices, though active jurisdiction may be delegated to a lower court along the line.
W K Vanderbilt may wed Miss Amy Bond following his wife’s example with a rumored Jan 28 ceremony. Mrs Emma Wilson near fatal morphine attempt at Chicago’s Commercial hotel. she may recover. Obituaries note deaths of Wing, Barber, Hager, Bassett. Union Bricklayers vote for AFL charter. Minors state board of health officers named. Dairy union to meet Jan 14 in Chicago. Senator Brice renominated by Ohio Democrats. Ex President Ezeta commanding a filibustering party off El Salvador. Jennie May Sykes, 16, missing from Chicago since Dec 18 after family quarrel. once found as servant in Lemont IL.
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