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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Evening Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1895
Page
1
A report from the interior department notes documents are worthless as autograph seekers compromise state matters. Officials warn of risks to records and public trust amid the disturbance caused by autograph requests.
Washington reports a sweeping Treasury stamp theft probe shows deep misappropriation with dead presidents' signatures stolen and autographs forged. In New York General Alger and General Harrison meet at the Fifth Avenue hotel with no public discussion of nominations.
At about 11 this morning a horse owned by Mr Connell kicked off a runaway on East Main street. It bolted north on Clinton street hitting a passing vehicle owned by Jacob Goshorn, leaving the buggy badly damaged and the horse cut in several places. Neighbors restrained the animal and calmed the scene.
An offer of a free young pig will be served to all callers this evening at Frank Beichin's located at 54 East Main Street.
Cincinnati Tribune reports a Fort Wayne resident, likely named Foster, fell victim to a bunko scam at Grand Central depot. A glib con man, who knew locals, cashed a bogus 32 bill check using an express package ruse and vanished, leaving the Fort Wayne man credulous and unpaid.
This evening the Board of Trade sample room at 33 Calhoun Street will host the finest free turkey lunch. H. W. Wiebke is the proprietor and organizer of the event.
Ten members of the Indiana delegation are in Washington. Major George W. Steele poses as a leader and resists chairmanship speculation while others seek roles. Hatcher aims for reading clerk and Hemenway backs rivers and harbors. Overstreet favored for invalid pensions. Ferris, Johnson, Tracewell awaited for final support.
A note states a free service will be available to all callers this evening at Frank Bel. Details on location and times are not provided in the fragment.
Indianapolis November 27. Department Commander H B Shiveley of the state G A R issues general order 11 urging public installations with Woman's Relief corps to meet and install officers, invite ex-soldiers and families, and rally members. The national countersign will be sent only to posts with reports accepted. Donations are requested for the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors' Orphans' home presents.
The Empire Theater at No 54 East Main Street announces no show tonight due to a prior engagement for dance purposes. A special matinee for ladies and children is set for tomorrow at 2 30 with men invited, followed by the usual evening show and a change of program. Attendance last night was the largest Tuesday since opening.
Simon Edsall longtime Allen county settler and builder of local roads died at his West Jefferson home after a long life of farming and civic work. Born July 6 1809 in Orange County New York he helped start the Fort Wayne plank road and aided the Wabash railroad bed contract. Survived by two sons Peter and William and sister Mrs Isabella Rugg the funeral set for Friday at 10 AM.
A west of Dunkirk switch on eastbound freight No. 74 failed after a mis-signal during a storm. Engineer George Miller and his fireman leapt to safety as the locomotive toppled into a ditch. Wreck crews from Fort Wayne and Sandusky cleared the line, delaying several trains into the night.
The famous racehorse Dr Rice winner of the Brooklyn handicap of 1894 may never race again and his life is in danger. Found with a bad leg that must be fired the veterinary procedure led to a back and spine wrenching struggle. After firing he caught cold and now cannot rise, confined in a sling at his Dayton avenue stable in St Paul Minnesota.
Lafayette Sunday Times reports John Ray a Logansport saloonkeeper was arrested for permitting persons other than his family in his bar after prohibited hours. The incident involved a patrolman observing suspicious activity at night amid tense politics and liquor law enforcement.
The finest free turkey lunch in the city will be served at the Board of Trade sample room located at 83 Calhoun Street. H. W.
The Evening Post starts daily publication of Walter Wellman’s Washington letters on editorial pages. The writer will report from the national capital with ahead-of-the-curve political gossip as a new congress challenges the executive and multiple contenders seek the presidential nomination. The Post gains exclusive use in the city.
At last night’s meeting the council authorized the school trustees to buy Lakeside lots worth 2400 dollars for a new schoolhouse. They said a bridge over the St Joe river will be built by the commissioners. The telegraph and trolley pole tax ordinance was defeated after adverse committee findings. Funds transfer requests were approved. Water works favored filling Delta lake from city mains with immediate supply. An ordinance to require property abutting streets to sod or repair ground near sidewalks was voted down.
Mrs. Margaret Colerick sues the Fort Wayne Consolidated Railway for 10000 in damages after a July belt line accident left her with a fractured leg and lifelong injuries. The suit details negligence of the motorman as the car started while she stepped off, with medical costs totaling 300 and substantial disability claims. Lincoln Bolinger also files in superior court for 4500 against Jacob Bolinger over defamatory oats accusations. Charles Stapleton is granted a divorce from Mattie Stapleton by Judge O Rourke.
George Rothenberger 72 of 72 Ewing street died by suicide yesterday afternoon. His daughter in law found him suspended from a rope in a barn at 181 Griffith street. Dr Proegier cites dementia as factor. Coroner Harrod reports remains to Undertaker Wellman. He was born in Bavaria and lived in Fort Wayne many years. A Lutheran at St John’s church, he was a painter by trade and father to Frederick G Rothenberger. Funeral plans pending at St John’s.
The state charged Frank Belchin with selling liquor on Sunday. He pleaded not guilty before Mayor Oakley. Arresting officers were examined. no further evidence was offered. The mayor fined Belchin with costs totaling 19.50, paid immediately. Pat Collins, a longtime railroader, was fined 10.50, also paid. Zollars Merz advertise a Thanksgiving Eve Turkey Lunch at 368 South Calhoun Street.
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