Democratic Convention Will Be Held July 7
New York likely to host the Democratic convention on July 7 with Tokyo? note. Uprising in Samoa reports business leaders pressuring President Schmidt over a $5000 salary for minimal work. Cabinet resignations and a Dec 23 general election order follow. Cuban tensions rise between insurgent leaders Gomez and Maceo amid calls for unity. Volcano near Hawaii again erupts with lava flows visible from Hilo as President Dole heads to Hawaii. Follow the crowd to the closing out sale of Louis Wolf & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasatneton
New York
Samoa
San Franccisco
Maripost
Schmidt
Key West
Gomez
Maceo
Nawaii
San Francisco
Mariposa
Honolulu
Hilo
Dole
Islang of Hawaii
Novel entertainment at the Library half Monday night
John and Mary McKay, both blind since infancy, headline a two hour program of music and humor. Gottschalks Last Hope and selections from Norma and Il Travatore on piano. Richards sings How Beautiful Is Night. Laughs flow from The Old Jokicker and The Irish Dandy with Mary Kelly's beau, plus sketches The Boy's First Attempt and The Bashful Man. Admission promises value from playing and singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Mary McKay
Fort Wayne
Gottschalk
Norma
Il Travatore
Richards
Ballie
Campani
Roljicker
Mary Kelly
Dennison Hotel in Indianapolis Acknowledged Leader
The Dennison hotel in Indianapolis, managed by Mr. C. J. Cullen and overseen by Mr. T. J. Cutlen, is praised as the capital city’s largest and most popular hotel. With over 500 rooms featuring hot and cold water and adjoining baths, the dining room and casino are highlighted. Clerks Earl Bonneville and Thomas Cary, former Fort Wayne hotel men, work there, and The Post recommends the Dennison to Fort Wayne visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennison Hotel
Indianapolis
C. J. Cullen
Capital City
T. J. Cutlen
Dennison
Horsemen Invited to Race Their Flyers in Local Meet
Local horsemen are likely to participate in an upcoming flyer race event. The invitation suggests community interest in showcasing equine speed and local talent amid a casual, promotional setting.
Holmes' Lawyer Visits Irvington in Holmes Case
Indiana report says Henry M. Bullock, attorney for H. H. Holmes, questioned local witnesses in Irvington about alleged visit to the suburb. He cites a Supreme Court hearing set for February 3 and suggests defense will seek to place Holmes away from the suburb at the time claimed. A local closing out sale of Lonvis Wolf noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
H. H. Holmes
Irvington
Henry M. Bullock
Philadelphia
Dr. Thompson
Elvet Moorman
Holmes
Supreme Court
Four Miles of Double Track to Open Tomorrow
Railroad news reports the four miles of double track on the Pennsylvania line from Valparaiso to Windsor to be put in service tomorrow afternoon at 3. The project expands the Windsor to Chicago corridor to double track, enabling enhanced rail capacity. The article also lists personnel changes and routine health updates across the Bass shops, electric works, and Pittsburg divisions, noting several workers returning to duty and others moving to new posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Crosby
A. Timmes
Bass
H. F. Williams
H. Lane
Electric
John Morgan
William Henderson
Amos Loucks
J. Meyers
Rhinesmith & Simonson
Casper Lemkuhle
Pittsburg
J. W. Gruber
Peru
Wabash Railway
George Breese
C. D. Hilker
C. Doehrman
Nickle Plate
George Horton
Brumbaugh
Liggett
Nickel Plate
Ed Tadgen
Accep
Chicago
Illinois
J. H. Sweet
Pittsburg Tin and Copper
Herman Dernell
Upper Sandusky
Car Machine Department
Pennsylvania
Valpaaraiso
Windsor
Last Chance Jacket Sale Blunt Bargain Announced
A ragged notice declares a heavy sale to move jackets this month with losses tolerated. It lists garments marked down to five dollars each and shows prices previously asked, including coats priced around thirty-two dollars.
Mass Meeting Endorses Delegate Convention for City Nominations
A Fort Wayne mass meeting of prominent Democrats adopted resolutions urging the city central committee to submit to voters the shift from primary elections to a delegate convention for mayor city clerk and council seats. The group endorsed a Feb 8 vote under the Australian ballot with separate lines For delegate convention Against delegate convention and called for a new two-year city central committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Works
Fort Wayne
City Central Committee
Mr. Mahler
Henry Berghoff
T. EK. Ellison
J. M. Barrett
W. P. Breen
N. BD. Doughman
John Mohr, Jr
D. L. Harding
L. J. Bobilya
Friend
Sale at Bee Hive continues through February first
Frank month sale at M Franx & Co Bee Hive continues through February one. All articles offered at cost with urgent call to attend this vast stock sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Franx & Co
Bee Hive
Dick's Dinners Praised by National Hotel Reporter
The Randall's menus at the Randall hotel receive high praise in the National Hotel Reporter. The breakfast card features concise items from Fruit to buckwheat, with varied cereals and unique dishes. Lunch follows the same refined line, while dinner offers clams soups fish roasts entrees game dishes and ornate pastries, praised for restraint and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall
National Hotel Reporter
Irishmen for War Plot Border Raid From Detroit Area
Col Michael Byrne seeks to unite Irishmen in Michigan and neighboring border states into battalions to raid Canada if war breaks out between the United States and Great Britain. He travels to Buffalo to organize Irishmen for a potential raid and says enlistments could be heaviest in Detroit and Buffalo. He notes Fenian sentiment rising in Canada and vows border Irish Americans will form a united force. Attending promotions at The People's Store with free sample coffee and crackers during a sale.
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Birmmineham
Mich
Michael Byrne
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Byrne
Detroit River
Buffalo
N. Y
Wayne
Oakland
Detroit
Bryne
Fenian Brotherhood
Bursiley’s
Fox’s
Brenzinger's Bakery Bread or the Wedding
The verse narrates a marriage tale tied to Brenzinger's Bakery Bread. It contrasts the honeymoon’s romance with a grim reality as the couple face hunger and failed baking. A cautionary moral targets young women about choosing partners and the dangers of overreliance on bread and material comfort.
William Boyle Detained in Cleveland in Drownings Mystery
The Catholic Benevolent Legion seeks to identify a man arrested in Cleveland as William Boyle, once reported drowned in Lake Michigan. The case spans four years, with Betty Boyle's suit against the Legion and investigations across Chicago Toledo Pueblo and Fort Wayne, as detectives pursue definitive proof and a $500 reward.
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Supreme Court of
Indiana
William Boyle
Fort Wayne
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Boyle
Catholic Benevolent Legion
Anna Boyle
Legion
Supreme Court
Colerick & France
Leonard Bros
Breen & Morris
Council
Plantiff
United States
Fort Wayne Cornet Band concert features Hedwig Schrey
A Fort Wayne concert showcases home talent led by the Fort Wayne Cornet Band next Wednesday at Singenber... hall. Pianist Hedwig Schrey, a Munich Conservatory graduate, headlines a lineup including violinist S. W. Jennison, William Kaiser, Jacob Meyer, E. Williams, and Master Walter Grodzik. Dr. Schrader performs impersonations and recitations, while the Euphonium quartet offers selections. Grodzik, famed in local Musicals, impresses as a prodigy on violin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
S. W. Jennison
William Kaiser
Jacob Meyer
E. Williams
Walter Grodzik
Schrader
Euphonium Quartet
Kimball Pianos for Spring Trade to Be Sold
Mr S H Case manager of the Kim Ball Piano Company has returned from Chicago with an elegant line of celebrated Kimball pianos and organs in special designs for the spring trade. Wait for the great sale to commence in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Case
Kimball Piano Company
Chicago
Kimball
Forger John Chase Targeted by Fort Wayne Police
Fort Wayne police hunted a smooth forger named John Chase who passed bogus checks in multiple northern Indiana towns. He moved from Logansport to Peru to Wabash then Fort Wayne, using names of Fort Wayne Lumber and Indiana Furniture Co. detectives warned, Mansfield Ohio officers nabbed him in the act and refused to extradite. If Mansfield’s case fails, Chase may face punishment locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
John Chase
Logansport
Peru
Wabash
Fort Wayne Lumber Company
Indiana Furniture Company
Liggett
Delaware
Mansfield
Local notices from Foster to art institute incorporation
Col D N Foster leaves for Lafayette and Mrs Metcalf is seriously ill at West Superior street. Dr A E Bulson under quarantine for diphtheria. F M Smith named trustee of K P Lodge No 101 for three years. Charles Deim injured in a stair fall at 30 East Columbia. The Theosophical Society meets at Berry and Harrison. Rathbone Temple No 11 honors Mrs William Hild at a surprise event attended by about 25 couples. Mrs Showe of Dunkirk and Mrs Ott of Convoy guests of the Andrews at 290 East Lewis, Mrs Showe mother of Mrs Andrews. Trinity Lutheran social at Wayne and Clinton with music. Afternoon Star Order officers elected: President Mrs Gates, VP Mrs Griffith, Treasurer Mrs Probasco. meets weekly. Industrial Society A M E Church installs officers: President Mrs Williams, VP Mrs Elliott, Secretary Mrs M Jones, Assistant Mrs Torman, Treasurer Mrs Adams, Corr Sec G W Brown. Fort Wayne Institute of Art, Science and Industry incorporated in Indianapolis with $15,000 stock. founders Lahr, Clapham, McKee, Meyer, Jacoby. operating Fort Wayne Business College, School of Music, Industrial School, and School of Physical Culture. A F Schoch offers woolens at actual cost to March 1. Open until 8 p m. Wolt sale item notes.
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Sisters of
Rathbone Temple
William Hild
S. F. Bowser & Co
E. M. Showe
Dunkirk
C. Ott
Cora Ott
Convoy
Carey Andrews
East
Lewis Street
Showe
Andrews
Trinity Lutheran Church
Wayne and
Clinton Streets
Order Eastern Star
Gates
Griffith
Probasco
Industrial Society of the A. M. E. Church
Thomas Williams
E. W. Elliott
M. Jones
Clemana Torman
Thomas Adams
G. W. Brown
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne Institute of Art, Science and Industry
George W. Lahr
William E. Clapham
George W. McKee
Henry W. Meyer
Arthur E. Jacoby
Fort Wayne Business College
Fort Wayne School of Music
Fort Wayne Industrial School
Fort Wayne School of Physical Culture
Mens Clothing Annual Clearing Sale At Turems Bros
The 2d of January 1896 marks the start of our annual clearance sale for men. All winter suits in fine foreign and domestic materials, made and trimmed first class, are reduced from $28 to $23, $30 to $25, and $35 to $28. Two hundred patterns in trousers offered at time reduction. Turems Bros., Tailors, 12 West Berry street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turems Bros
West Berry Street
Exclusive Cloak and Fur House Sale Ad
The Exclusive Cloak and Fur House announces a greatest cut price sale in Fort Wayne with an early January start. Advertisements warn no misrepresentation, cash only, and no charging or layaway during closing out sales. Sales commence Thursday January 2, 1896.
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Fort Wayne
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Louis Wolf & Co
Novel Entertainment
John and
the Dennison
Holmes’ Lawyer
Lonvis Wolf & Co
Railroad News
The
Railroad World
Circuit Court Room
Allen Hamilton
M. Foster
Charles IF. Mahler
Michigan
Brenzinger’s Bakery Bread
Brenzinger
Bakery Bread
Brenzinger’s Bakery
Tom
Ned
Cleveland
Catholic Legion
Startling Tales
John J. Ryan
Ind
Bresnahan
Brewell Street
Joan D. Carrroll
Supreme Secretary
Toledo
Pueblo, Col
Pueblo
Cal
O’shaughnessy
Ryan
Wurste
A. A. Gocke
Carroll
Gocke
MR. Wurste
Post
Harrison Street
Cornet
Mansfield, O
Crook
D. N. Foster
Lafayette
F. M. Smith
K. of P. Lodge No. 101
Charles Deim
Columbia Street
Theosophical Society
Berry and
Harrison Streets
A. F. Schoch
Louis Wolt
Frank Kiotz
Exclusive
Cloak and Fur House
V. Gutermuth
D. Monahan
Hatter
Calhoun Street
Horrison
Washington St
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