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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Evening Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1895
Page
2
Terms of subscription listed for daily and weekly service with prices in 1895 Fort Wayne Indiana. Instructions for home delivery by mail or carrier and a note to complain about irregular delivery. Post office entry as second class matter dated June 19, 1895.
The city learns that Fort Wayne Electric Street Railway will be reorganized with increased capital from 1.5 million to 2 million. J J Shippard of Cleveland will head the new company with M S Robison and Holt of New York voting the policy. Local management remains, with John N Bass continuing as local president.
A fragmentary note from a northern newspaper hints at lingering focus on men and affairs with vague phrases about time and a woman figure, indicating ongoing social commentary without clear details.
P A Randall of Fort Wayne visits Kendallville hinting at possible bid for Congress as locals speculate his popularity. The Lake Erie and Western offers Atlanta exposition tickets in late 1895 for 21.05 valid 20 days and 28.40 valid to January 7, 1896.
A Fort Wayne communication dated November 16 1895 from attorney William C. Ryan rebuts press claims about William Hoch and Fred Helling Jr. regarding a chattel mortgage executed October 19. Ryan asserts Hoch could read and write English and that the mortgage was fair and satisfactory to both parties before foreclosure.
The L E & W announces ticket sales at one and one third fare for a round trip from Indianapolis to the Grand Lodge and Grand Encampment event on November 18 19 and 20. Tickets available for the three day gathering.
Emily Bancker brings a bright stage presence to the play Our Flat drawing on crowded New York life. The work offers a lighthearted urban comedy with a nuanced performance that stands out among daily productions.
The review follows a young married couple who furnish their flat from an installment house and struggle as their business fails. The bride’s ingenuity with boxes and curtains draws applause, especially Miss Bancker as Margery Sylvester. The piece features Will Madeville, Philip H. Ryley, George W. Parsons, and Charles Leonard Fletcher. The Bull Fighter and Hoss and Hoss are also highlighted as top entertainments at the Temple and Masonic Temple with strong company lineups.
For the past month local horsemen have admired a team of tall black horses seen driven down the street. The striking animals draw attention for their elegance and the skills of their drivers as residents comment on their beauty.
The city papers note the pair of highbred blacks owned by Mr. Louis A. Centlivre. One is Atlantic King with a 2:093 record, the other a 83-year-old son of that stallion with a 2:22 pace. They closely resemble each other, making identification difficult. Centlivre has driven them to the pole recently, and observers hail them as the finest team in the state.
New time card effective Oct 20 offers Fort Wayne to Indianapolis travel in 7 hours 10 minutes depart 7 10 am arrive 11 28 am. Return from Indianapolis 6 25 pm arrive Fort Wayne 10 20 pm. Enables half day at the state capital for travelers.
Dick Townsend held his fourth annual game dinner at the Randall hotel with over three hundred guests. Reineke's orchestra provided music as rare floral decorations and boutonnières greeted attendees. Florist B. L. Auger supplied the flowers for a lavish, late-night banquet.
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