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Newspaper

Fort Wayne Evening Post

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1896

Page

3

Elect Officers and Social Planned at St Stephen's

St Stephen's Young Men's society elected officers at St Peter's school hall for the year. Installation and a banquet are planned for February 10. Also noted are local births deaths marriages and real estate transfers including Miss Zella Bennett's upcoming wedding to O B Robbins and the death of Mrs. Margaret Winans in Colorado Springs.

St. Peter's School Hall St Stephen’s Young Men’s Society Rev A. Messman George Zurbach A. Walker M. Weber W. J. Steckbeck S. Gard Ed Rosenberger Nicholas Roth Joseph Deininger Louis Freiburger Forest Whitley County Zella Bennett O. B. Robbins Swift Beef Company DeWald Street O. Winans Shawnee Avenue Margaret E. J. Winans Colorado Springs Col

Senate Outlook Sets Monroe Doctrine Debate This Week

Washington dispatch reports the Senate will split time this week between finances and the Monroe Doctrine based on the Dean resolution. Davis resolution support grows while unanimity seems unlikely, with entanglement fears voiced by opponents. A British flying squadron report prompts urgency to pass the resolution, and a diplomatic settlement on Venezuela is anticipated within weeks.

Washington Senate Friends of the Resolution Aget Congress Bermuda United States Continents London State Department Bayard Department Inst

Kites for Weather Bureau Seek Rainfall Predictions

Washington reports on a new weather bureau program using kites to lift instruments to two miles high to study atmospheric conditions. The aim is to improve rainfall forecasts by tracking air movements above the earth. Also noted are appropriations, a Sherman statue competition, and Red Cross Armenia relief talks.

Washington Weather Bureau Moore Fort Myer Monre Weather Service

Engagement leaks up to public reception for Harrison and Mrs Dimmick

A plan in Indianapolis to host ex President Benjamin Harrison and Mrs. Dimmick with a state capitol public reception when they wed. Friends say the event would be Indiana’s most notable social occasion drawing prominent attendees statewide. The engagement leaked after Harrison planned a New York proposal.

Indianapolis Harrison Dimmick State Capitol Indiana Mrs. Dimmick New York Washington

Fractured chase as crowd pursues alleged escapee

The scene describes a mob chasing a Black man fleeing down an alley after an alarm. The pursuing group included people of all races and sexes who planned to swing him to a lamp post if captured. The account emphasizes the determined, communal pursuit and the violent intent. Ferrell and his ill wife case secures annulment on grounds of fraud by mother in law Mrs Sarah Bloom Oberlin Ohio stating.health deception.

Ero Tiede Rushville Charles E. Ferrell Mary Ferrell Sarah Bloom Oberlin Holmes Indianapolis H. H. Hoies H. M.bullock Bullock Chicago New York Philadelphia Hatch Evi Auffer

Florida militia readied amid Cuba sale rumors

Reports from Tallahassee say Governor Mitchell ordered Adjutant General Houston to prepare the Florida militia for possible mobilization as fears of Spain selling Cuba to Britain rise. Officials refuse to comment while battalion leaders receive orders amid nationwide fear of war.

St. Louis Republic Tallahassee Fla Mitchell War Department Washington Houston Florida South Major Turner Jacksonville Pensacola Tampa Cuba Spain Great Britain United States American

Vandalia Line Status Clarified in Pennsylvania Notes

Pittsburg dispatch reports First Vice President McCrea states the Vandalia line will not be absorbed by the Pennsylvania system. The Terre Haute and Indianapolis Railroad remains independently operated with Pennsylvania as a minority stockholder. McKeen and Williams retire after two years. Turner and another official fill vacancies.

Indianapolis Pittsburg McCrea Pennsylvania Company Pennsylvania Lines Vandalia Terre Haute and Indianapolis Railroad Company

Uncle Sam as an Attorney and Other Early 20th Century Briefs

A collection of brief dispatches covers international diplomacy proposing that the United States act as Venezuela's attorney in the boundary dispute, with plenary powers debated. It also reports the Populist executive committee’s decision to hold the national convention in St. Louis on July 22 after a late-night meeting. Additional items note Iowa legislative actions, a senate petition on prohibition, and Kaiser Wilhelm calling for united aid at a Berlin banquet.

G. A. RB St. Paul Walker Council of Administration Indianapolis McGill New York John Pender William Desvouex Venezuela United States Great Britain ST. Louis Business Men’s League Executive Committee Des Moines Senate Carpenter Byers Iowa Berlin Kaiser Wilhelm

Covert Opponent Identified in Indiana Spiritualism Feud

In Anderson Indiana Rev W R Covert challenged any medium for a 590 forfeit. The rival Dr Henry Adams of Crawfordsville claims to represent spiritualists and will appear six nights while Covert wagers he can match Adams without medium aid. The dispute highlights fraud claims and exposures in Indiana spiritualist circles.

Crawfordsville W. R. Covert Anderson Ind Henry Milton Philadelphia Covert Henry M. Adams United States Indiana Harry Adams Adams

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