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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Evening Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1896
Page
4
A New York World note describes the craze for the Paris green pocketbook carried by fashionable women along Fifth Avenue. It links the vibrant color to Paris trends, contrasts it with former glove styles, and predicts rising retail prices as the fad spreads beyond boutiques.
A new Indiana Oil company led by Major Doxey and several Indiana capitalists has formed with options and leases on thousands of oil acres. Doxey alone holds about 12,000 acres plus similar options. They plan Indiana refineries and aim to shift refining from Ohio and Pennsylvania. Current crude output is about $5,000,000 yearly, with projections of $50,000,000 annually in two years. The Cincinnati Enquirer calls the field the future of oil.
The blind chaplain of the house caused a notable moment with a fervent prayer for Cuban independence. His short plea was met with vociferous applause across the chamber, signaling broad support for the insurgents per the Washington Post report.
General Manager Bosworth announces on Feb 1 the Brown discipline plan for the Chicago Peoria and St Louis line. A private employee record will track infractions and guide interviews, with dismissal for long records while new start dates reset. Public notices will show accidents without names to educate workers.
New York market notes strong demand for mercantile paper and steady government bonds while Chicago grains slide. live stock prices rise with hogs and cattle trading brisk at the Union Stock Yards. a Long View asylum houses a dangerous black bear under treatment, a notable admission for the facility.
The Fort Wayne common council meets January 28 1896 in regular session with Mayor Oakley presiding. They discuss disannexation of Henrietta Thompson tract and southern South Wayne area, ward redistricting into ten wards, and various ordinances including poles and street utilities.
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