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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Times Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1895
Page
4
Police Superintendent Liggett said he will patrol city saloons starting next Monday to enforce the Nicholson liquor law. He and Lieutenant Lapp previously instructed proprietors to remove screens and partitions that hid bars during illegal hours, warning that violators will be arrested.
The Board of Public Safety meets again to dispose of charges against Officer Bowers. May Oakley says he will not favor anyone and would fire Bowers if guilty. The Times-Post believes a quick verdict is easy, while Miss Lowry’s faceoff with Bowers could settle the matter if she identifies him.
Excursionists bound for Boston will ride the Pennsylvania Lines aboard luxury Parlor Sleeping and Dining Cars. Stopovers extend to Atlantic coast resorts, with return routes via Hudson River and Niagara Falls. Tickets on sale Aug 19 to Aug 25. half fare for children 5 to under 12. details from Pennsylvanian line agents.
Survivors of Company D Eighty eighth Indiana Volunteers gather at Mr. Scott Swann’s West DeWald street home for their annual reunion. A fine dinner and reminiscences mark the day as members discuss attending the upcoming Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Louisville and plan coordinated travel. The Nickel Plate road lists Lake Erie south shore country homes offering summer boarding and will mail a stamped illustrated souvenir titled Summer Outings to agents or to B F Horner General Passenger Agent.
The announces discounted excursion tickets on dates across Boston Cincinnati Columbus Dayton Greensburg Indianapolis Louisville Muncie Washington Fort Wayne for Knights Templars R U S C G A R U P S delegations and county fairs with the north depot Fort Wayne selling tickets at lower costs than staying home. Ask L F E W ticket agents for details.
London reporters note a libel suit by Samuel Wright & Co. against Joseph Hennessey, unions chief of the Association of Journeyman Plasterers. A special jury awarded 4500 dollars to the Wrights, who accuse the union of blacklisting them for hiring non union labor and barring work on their projects. The case threatens to overturn key union support in the industry.
Aug 14 Omaha faces a potential clash as the new fire and police commission asserts control. They demand records and city property at 10 a m while old commissioners resist, amid threats of new officers, lawsuits, and possible forceful takeover. Efforts aim for a peaceful settlement with state and federal involvement noted.
United States engineers study the Chicago drainage canal’s impact on Lake Michigan and other Great Lakes. The Lake Carriers association and Cleveland vessel owners push concerns of harbor loss and impassable St Clair flats. Proceedings include generals Por Ruffner Marshall and War Department action.
New York August 14 The collapse that killed fifteen at the Ireland building was caused by an old fashioned well under the central pillar. The well, eighteen inches below the pillar base, filled soft, gave way when the structure fell. An inquest will consider possible criminal evidence. Peter Moreno is identified among the victims. one man remains missing.
Lutherans gather in Schaumberg to oppose a June flag law requiring school and educational buildings to display the flag from 9 AM to 4 PM. Chicago Joliet Higin Aurora Rockford and Freeport leaders attend as ministers weigh testing constitutionality in court. The dispute centers on church schools and worship spaces.
Caiiaco August 14 opening September options show Wheat 6 64 cents corn 38 cents oats 1 98 cents pork 9 45 lard 5 97 ribs 5 60 hogs receipts 18 000 market slow 5 points lower cattle receipts 18 000 market weak 10 points lower sheep receipts 16 000 market quiet closing Wheat 6 64 cents corn 3 73 cents oats 1 94 cents pork 9 30 lard 6 00 ribs 5 55
Arthur Harris, about 10, confessed to burglary and was held for the grand jury in Pana Illinois on August 14. The case names four arrangers and cites Harris’s father as a bookkeeper in the freight office at Minneapolis.
Parmapenouia August 14 The British tank steamer Lackawanna departed for Liverpool carrying 1,000,000 gallons of crude petroleum in what is described as the largest petroleum cargo ever aboard any vessel.
Wheat 65 67c Oats 28 30c Corn 45 48c Rye 48c Barley 45c Butter 14 15c Tigges 10c Beeswax 25¢ lb Oil meal 1.25 cwt Potatoes 50c bu Feathers live geese 45c Rags 50c cwt Hides green 7c lb Hides cured 8c lb
Advices report Minister Denby consulting with British and Chinese authorities on a full investigation of riots at Ku Cheng. A commission had not yet been appointed, but work toward redress was pursued.
The state weather crop bulletin reports showers over the past week were widely scattered with heavy amounts only in a few northern districts. Vegetation and crops are not retarded by drought except in those areas. Corn is advancing in growth with full setting of ears and rapid filling, and overall yields are well above average.
Senator Peffer writes from Emporia to J D Holden urging a currency tied to land values. He rejects silver and the sub treas ury plan, saying interest and rents burden Americans and proposing the government issue money based on wealth and abolish corporate money creation. He accuses free silver advocates of rabid metallism and plans to run this fall.
Aug 14 in DuLutaA the News-Tribune prints Carlisle interviews. He contests Justice Field’s remark about filling Justice Jackson’s vacancy and his supposed presidential aspirations, saying a man’s word should count but denying any such aims.
The Silver Democrats gather in Washington today at the Metropolitan hotel to discuss free coinage. About thirty states are represented by roughly 100 delegates, but the meeting is not a convention, merely a representative assembly of supporters.
Aug 14 reports from Pitrspure and Harrisburg describe Senator Qusy alleging attempts to doctor the Republican state convention roll to favor Chairman Gilkeson. He urged state committee members to convene in Harrisburg on Aug 23 to address the issue, while Remick and Harrison talk politics in New York. Baseball scores from Chicago and other games follow.
LEXINGTON Kentucky August 14 Dr A G Elliston a leading Henry county physician who shot and killed Richard Dickerson through a car window with a shotgun at Elliston Station last Wednesday was held on sixteen thousand dollar bail Judge White urged action to curb the rising murder tide SPENCER Indiana August 14 attorney C H Henderson died by his own hand the motive linked to quarrel with an eastern coal company He had long resided in Spencer An attempt to wreck Prince Ferdinand’s train occurred at Budapest on August 14 police prevented the plan by guarding Steinbruck and Franistads stations forcing the detour
G A R at Louisville announces excursion rates for the Twenty-ninth National Encampment based on one cent per mile from ticket stations on the Pennsylvania Lines. Tickets sold September 8 to 11, 1895 with ample return limits and side trip options. Special southern rail rates to historic sites and industrial centers. excursions to Chattanooga for Chickamauga dedication September 16 to 19.
The Artificial Ice Company touts ice made from artesian well water purified by distillation and stored in covered cans. Their neon coil system extracts heat to form crystal ice, claimed sanitary and safe for drinking, endorsed by physicians for homes, hotels, and drugstores. A 100 coupon book sells for $6.50, lasting about 100 days for a family.
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