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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Evening Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1896
Page
4
Partly cloudy tonight with snow flurries in eastern portions. A decidedly colder spell arrives with a cold wave Sunday and continued below normal temperatures into early next week.
Miss Maud Keplinger and her brother Claude return from Crestline visit. Lottie Cramer of DeWald street marries W. C. Cassady of Lenoir City Tennessee last Tuesday. A child of John Reineke recovers after intubation for croup. A John street fire scare ends with no damage. The two year old son of Herman Gerdon dies of brain congestion. funeral at 2 pm tomorrow led by Rev Juengel.
Will C Cleary merchant tailor at 118 Harrison near Washington offers stylish spring outfits and neat repairs. Jacksons fish and oysters at 140 Calhoun street invites customers by phone 314. Armani New York job ads dated March 19. Armenian relief committee appeal from Constantinople notes exhausted funds and thirteen centers asking for help. national relief committee sends $10,000 by cable. Subscribe for the Fort Wayne Evening Post.
A Paris dispatch reports an accepted rapprochement among Great Britain and the Dreibund with a possible four power alliance. France has issued a note to calm French opinion, saying it seeks only an understanding of British movements in Egypt and does not intend hostility, despite popular anti English sentiment.
In the Iowa Senate a bill to fund land for a memorial building was introduced. The main action was a 27 to 20 vote to remove all medallions of Iowa soldiers from the monument and replace them with tablets listing Iowa military units, enlistment counts, and service terms. The House debated a code revision on property rights.
Tramps applying for relief in Manchester England will be required to perform one day’s work on first application and four days on the second. The policy suggests a growing scarcity of idle wanderers in that corner of England.
Albert Fields was sentenced to death by hanging on May 15 after killing a woman he boarded with for payment. He claimed he was hired to commit the crime for $25 but later recanted his statement. The article also notes unrelated local advertisements for eggs and butter.
In Washington on March 19 special correspondence notes spirited clashes between Senators Sherman and Hoar during the Cuban debate. The 78 and 70 year old pair, long friends and cousins, traded lively barbs while preserving mutual respect. Hoar, recovering from a stroke, returns to vigorous debate. Sherman shows signs of advancing age. Other notable figures include Hale of Maine and White of California, with Lindsay of Kentucky offering cautious, principled commentary.
The Freeman’s Journal of Sydney quotes a correspondent claiming the Prince of Wales was baptized Catholic. It alleges a Belgian priest performed the rite after English church officials botched the Anglican ceremony, with two witnesses present. The piece notes the heir’s long sympathy toward Catholicism and support for Cardinal Manning.
A New York Recorder item reports Sarah Bernhardt's admirer M. Rudel, a retired millionaire stock broker, joined her company for proximity to her. The piece notes his amateur status and romantic motive, reflecting on Bernhardt’s remarkable life and a broader nod to women voting and a hypothetical population surge.
Manufacturers reveal that among all carpet lines two or three designs rise above the rest by broad trade approval. The statement notes consensus within the trade on which patterns excel season after season.
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