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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Evening Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1896
Page
2
Democratic Board member Dr Henry A Read explains why 60 days for posting a 25000 forfeit is reasonable. Everett promised capital backing to build the road and acted in good faith per the contract terms.
A New York steamer Bermuda slipped from harbor carrying filibusters and war stores bound for Cuba. Spanish authorities will try to intercept at sea. the vessel is a fugitive from ports and lies beyond U S jurisdiction until it returns.
In London the House of Commons endorsed a motion urged by Whiteley calling for efforts toward an international agreement on bimetallism to stabilize gold and silver values without obligating the government to abandon the gold standard. Brussels and Paris reports note similar pushes by European leaders for monetary stability through international agreement.
A featured talk with a veteran barge resident at the Jemima houseboat reveals plans for a city charity barge offering 200 beds and baths. He queries the safety and dignity of the scheme, noting the risks and the gamble of living aboard for prospects of meals and shelter.
The senate passed a bill requiring that no marriage license is issued where a foreign citizen is a party until a foreign country’s minister or consul certifies the marriage complies with its laws. The measure cites examples from England Germany France to justify stricter controls on cross national unions.
A 20 year old Tennessee farmer’s son, Bert Howell of James county near Chattanooga, claims to have built a perpetual motion machine using gears and springs. A duplicate device is held for patent in Washington, while his box kept machine runs on a visible flywheel shaft attached to coffee mill attachments. Neighbor funds the patent, though Howell lacks capital himself.
Washington March 18 Special Congressman Little of Arkansas leads a push to enforce the law banning liquor sales in the U S Capitol. Liquor shops in the house and senate areas operate openly under congressional patronage, with no licenses, high profits, and repeated drinking by members and staff. The piece notes vandalism and theft at the Capitol, including desks, carpets, and soap, and highlights the old men Senator Palmer and ex Governor Boutwell as topics of public interest.
A column of voters and editors lists candidates for joint senator for Allen and Whitley counties and for mayor sheriff and city clerk across Democratic and Republican conventions. Names include W. S. Ganpy Louis J. Bosra John H. Rohan Sipney C LuMBarp Chauncey B Oakley Wa T Jefferies Henry Monnine and others.
A list of names announces candidacies for council seats in multiple wards. Emmett Martin seeks reelection in the Tenth Ward, others like Borkenstein NigrMan Bri and William Meyer Jr pledge bids in Third and Ninth wards.
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