Fort Wayne Local Notes Roundup and Events
Mr and Mrs Fred Pageler welcome a girl. George Wood of Electric Light Works departed for Louisville. L Dalton seeks permission to add a $200 residence extension on Williams addition lot 15. YWCA quarterly meeting and Mrs F F McCrea to address. Fort Wayne district M E church stewards meet at Berry Street Church. Sewing circle hosted by Katie and Tracey Kalbacher. Wm Sewark, new News Paper Union pressman, injured badly. amputation planned. Street Railway car struck a man near Harrison and Superior. Westminster concert next Thursday with Handel Largo and Reineke orchestra. Grafton and Schoyer tour interlocking plants by train. AOPU W meets in Indianapolis. local ladies attend. City YMCAs prepare election returns with open building and refreshments. Synodical and presbyterial officers of Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary societies meet at Westminster seminary through Friday. Humane officer reports April totals for children and animals. H EK Bernau of Texas seeks boxing or wrestling matches in Fort Wayne and beyond. Subscribe to Fort Wayne Evening Post.
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F. F. McCrea
Fort Wayne
Consolidated Street Railway Company
Harrison
W. McC. Grafton
Pennsylvania
A. M. Schoyer
OC. D. Law
W. H. Tiger
Grand Lodge
Indianapolis
Conover
Comparet
Coverdale
Merillat
Lodge No. 2
Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Societies
The
Presbyterian Church
Westminster Seminary
Lafayette
H. EK. Bernau
Texas
President Cleveland Dictates Papers Himself Says Cabinet Member
A Chicago Tribune report quotes a cabinet member describing President Cleveland as personally penning all messages to Congress and communications for his household. He reportedly works late into the night, relying on his own handwriting rather than a stenographer, arguing he is not accustomed to dictating opinions.
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Cleveland
White House
Ae Ehorthand
Congress
New York
Chicago Tribune
Marvel of mental math at Agriculture Department
Secretary Morton tests Henry Farquhar assistant statistician by asking him to multiply 2 689 101 by 478. Farquhar writes 1 271 944 773. A secretary’s aide checks the result and concedes Farquhar’s answer is correct after reevaluation.
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Morton
Department of Agriculture
General Grosvenor
Frank Aldrich
Henry Farquhar
Farquhar
Chicago Times-Herald
Diplomas and Medals Distributed for World’s Fair Exhibitors
The distribution of diplomas and medals for the Columbian World’s Fair has begun with about 8,000 awarded to German exhibitors and shipped to Berlin. American recipients will receive theirs within ten days to two weeks, while foreign countries’ shipments go to their diplomatic representatives within a month. The medals and diplomas, prepared under Claude M. Johnson and R. E. Preston, are described as superior in artistic merit for a government issue.
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Baron Thielmann
England
France
Russia
Spain
Italy
Claude M. Johnson
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
R. E. Preston
Mint
Louisville Courier-Journal
Palo Alto Club Formed for Cripple Creek Mines
The Palo Alto club, formed at Colorado Springs, unites present and prospective Cripple Creek mine owners. Directors include W. S. Stratton, J. F. Burns, Senator M. A. Leddy, W. Z. Reed, and Faring Howbert. A $1,000,000 clubhouse is planned.
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Palo Alto
Cripple Creek
Colorado Springs
W. S. Stratton
The
Independence
J. F. Burns
Portland
M. A. Leddy
W. Z. Reed
Faring Howbert
Chicago Times- Herald
Noted horticulturist and entomologist Andrew Fuller dies
Andrew S Fuller a renowned horticulturist and entomologist died at his Ridgewood New Jersey home He wrote for leading agricultural papers for more than 25 years and was a prominent figure in horticultural circles.
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New York
Andrew S. Fuller
Ridgewood, N. J
Washington Patents Office Reports Surplus Each Year Since 1861
The 1885 patent office report shows receipts of 1,245,247 and expenditures of 1,084,494 with a yearly surplus since 1861. Obituaries note deaths in Philadelphia Toronto Chicago Rockford and Milwaukee. Baron de Hirsch leaves 5,000,000 to Moravia charities. Denver theatres raise funds for Cripple Creek sufferers. Adams Express threatens strike over liability waiver. Illinois charity institutions spend 826,812 in three months.
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WashineTon
John 8. Seymour
Philadelphia
Felix McCurley
Toronto
Ont
T. Anglin
Rockford
Wla
Mra
W. A. Fay
Henrietta Peters
Chicago
Baron de Hirsch
Moravia
Denver
Cripple Creek
Adams Express Company
Express Company
Lecount C. Price
Chicago Great Western
Sycamore
Illinois
State Board of Charities
Marchi
Charles Beadway
Rous
New York
Aareha
Fort Wayne Beats Toledo 7 2 In Interleague Play
Fort Wayne won its third meeting with Toledo 7 to 2 as Swayne pitched well aside from a rough eighth inning. Lynch committed errors in that frame, allowing two Fort Wayne runs. The Interstate League standings show Fort Wayne and other clubs with mixed records as the season opens.
Hoboes Detained as West End Disturbances Rise
A patrol wagon was summoned to the west end where several hoboes disturbed residents. Three were captured and lodged in the police station. A gang has lingered near Hoff man mill begging and threatening locals, with fears of arson against nearby property.
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Hoffman Mill
How Many Are Yet Entombed is Un known
Fire salvage crews and wreckers labored at dawn to clear debris from last night’s explosion in Cincinnati. By 10 o clock they had examined about half the ground floor as rescue efforts continued for workers believed buried.
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Cincinnati
Saloons at Fey’s Place Collapse After Disaster
Four men and one woman are confirmed dead in the Fey’s Place incident with twelve injured and nine missing. The Drach building remains largely unknown and entombment counts in the cellar are unclear. Authorities say both saloons drew politicians, clerks, professionals, and business leaders as patrons.
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Fey
Drach
Toledo vs Fort Wayne Exposition Game Prompts Local Roar
Swayne left the mound for Knell in the eighth as Toledo routed Fort Wayne in a 3 7 1 scoreline. The contest featured bases on balls, hits by Tebeau O Mara Creiger Lynch and double plays by Early Thurston and Tebeau. Saginaw beat Jackson 5 1 and Wheeling lost 20 6 to Washington Pa. Newcastle beat Youngstown 15 11. Toledo press urged strong home support for the colts against Fort Wayne.
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Swamp Angels
Swayne
Knell
Kennan
Toledo
Wayne
Tebean
O'Mara
Creiger
Lynch
Black
Tebeau
Martin
Keenan
Blake
Thurston
Early
Serpent
Stellberger
Saginaw
Jackson
Washington
Wheeling
Pennsylvania
Newcastle
Youngstown
Fort Wayne
Colts
Flannigans
Blakes
Chicago Market Produce and Misc News Briefs
Chicago market quotes for corn oats and pork futures are listed with May July and September terms. Regional notices report semi official China policy and Russia stance. Also reported are a Waterloo Iowa attempted suicide by Lore Alford and London court case involving Willie Wilde fined five shillings.
Be Your Own Landlord Plan For Home Ownership
A promotional piece urges readers to become their own landlords through a one dollar monthly payment plan. It argues the safest investment is paying a little each month to own a comfortable house, highlighting city cottages built with the aid of a Building and Loan Association and owned by people of means.
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Mote
Allei County Loan An Baving
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Great Lakes
Indiana
Boro
Fred Pageler
George Wood
Electric Light Works
Louisville
L. Dalton
Williams Addition
Westminster
Handel
Reineke
United States
J. G. Thieme
Bay Scand
Marvel
Fuller
Defiance
Mets Peret
I. H. Case
W. W. Kimball
Mark
A. J. Keller
Lou Elk
Calhoun and
Washington Boulevard
Foster Furniture CO
W. G. Burket
Eporting
Chicago Produce Market
Cuiiaco
State Rrss
White Bank Block
St. Perenssure
China
Waterloo
Lore Alford
Alford
Iowa
House of Representatives
Wilde
London
Willie” Wilde
Oscar Wilde
Frank Jleslie
Marlborough
Criterion
Vienna
Raley
S. Bash & Co
Mayflower Mills
Manhattan
Freese & Ranke
Druccists
Calhoun Street
Pattian
Davenny & CO Masonic Temple
Chicago Mineral & Mining Board
Hoosier
J. Haverly
Nora
Henry D. Niemann
Jefferson
Fort Wayne, Ind
J.-H. Brunner
Marshalltown
Town
Surpure
Seovre
Pape Furniture Company
E. Berry Street
Brenzinger Bread
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