Times-Post to Persist as Fort Wayne Publication
The new owner of the Times-Post plans to keep the paper thriving and rank it with Indiana's best. The plant is in first class condition, read by city’s leading citizens, and will be an effective advertising medium for Fort Wayne business men. The paper promises timely news without favoritism and offers diverse job printing services.
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C. L. DrumMonp
Indiana Saloons and Local Option Tensions
Chicago Record cautions that Indiana Nicholson law prompts boycotts and protests to block licenses, fueling social rifts in towns like Harvey. It argues local option remains unresolved, with temperance and saloon factions mobilizing to influence licenses and politics, risking broader public rights and future legislation.
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Nicholson
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Howard
Town
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Harvey
Illinois
Mr Nicholson's Aspirations in Local Leagues
The article contends Mr Nicholson's work with the good citizen's league is not purely disinterested. It argues a persistent effort to persuade leagues that everyone and their spouse, including chambermaids, are involved or influenced by his efforts.
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Martinsville Democrat
Nicholosn
Good Citizen's League
Nicholson and party tempers in Indiana politics
An opinion piece argues S E Nicholson cannot win Indiana governor, citing party dissent, temperance pressure, and Greenback undercover aims. It notes Republicans won’t nominate Nicholson, warns of a potential disaster if he is pushed, and suggests Democrats would prefer him atop the GOP slate but doubt his placement.
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S. Edgar
Nicholson
Republican Party
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Indiana
Greenback
Greenbackers
Circular to Vets Urges Lineup for National Encampment
Indianapolis dispatch reports G A R circular urging every veteran fit to march in line at Louisville national encampment September 9 to 14. Hoosier veterans are asked to wear blue blouses dark trousers and black slouch hats with gilt cords and assemble at Third and Kentucky streets by 9 am. The note stresses unity pride and old comradeship across Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Indians Department
Louisville
Third
Kentucky
Jefferson Street
Court House
Indiana
Ohio River
Dog Story That Takes the Cake in Anderson
An Indiana dog owned by Joseph Millspaugh of the Anderson Natural Gas company delighted in a long distance telephone call. The nine inch high, eighteen inch long dog stood on two and then three legs, wagged his tail, barked vigorously, and acted thrilled while Millspaugh spoke from across about 200 miles away.
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Anderson
Joseph Millspaugh
Anderson Natural Gas Company
Marvel
Millspaugh
Michigan
Three Hundred Poisoned at German Mission Picnic
In LAPOIRTE Aug 27, a grove gathering at Tracy in this county drew about 1,000 people for a German Lutheran mission festival. About 300 were poisoned after a picnic dinner, likely from tainted potatoes or drinking water. Victims suffered severe cramps, nausea, vomiting, and extended agony. while no deaths yet, many remain critically ill. Two hundred fifty attendees were from the city, with the most serious cases among them.
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Lapoirte
Tracy
Kokomo pushes for strict temperance law enforcement
In Kokomo the fight against saloons grows with Pastor Association led petitions in all five wards aiming to remove twenty six liquor licenses under the local option provisions of the Nicholson temperance law. Evangelistic meetings continue at Bacle Lake with Rev J Wilber Chapman leading daily services. County seeks rain as drought dries streams threatening fires. fires near oil pools may spread if not checked. Dr Noble P Howard Sr dies in Greenfield. Rev Jacob Smock, Baptist minister, dies in Terre Haute. Indiana rain ends drought. not credible report of Bannock killings near Diamond Valley. Ambassador Eustis reports returned from Clairvaux with ex-convict Waller statement.
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Kokomo Pastor's Association
N. P. Howard
Greenfield
Noble P. Howard
Howard
Warren County
Brookville
H. G. Sexton
Rushville
Terre Haute
Jacob Smock
Melville Sisters
Britannia Prince of Wales cutter wins praise and caps season
The Prince of Wales cutter Britannia finishes its racing season and sails in to be dismantled for winter. The prince rewards Captain Carter and the crew with gifts and a large silver jug for their skill in handling the yacht. The item notes the ship carries forty winning flags and mentions other regional news and market notes.
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Cowss
Prince of Wales
Britannia
Carter
Money on call and mercantile paper drift in New York
Money on call eased to 1 percent while prime mercantile paper traded around 3 1/4 to 4 4 percent. Sterling slipped with bankers' bills at 4.95 to 4.98 for demand and 4.88 to 4.94 for sixty days. U.S. government bonds were firm, with quotes for reg and coupon issues listed along with 4 and 5 year notes. In Chicago grains, wheat and corn opened and closed mixed. oats and rye showed modest shifts amid Board of Trade activity. Chicago live stock at the Union Stock Yards reported varying ranges for hogs, cattle, and sheep, with sizable receipts and price spreads across categories.
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Texas
Traveler recounts encounter with mountain lion in New Mexico
A traveler describes a perilous four mile walk from a station to a ranch in New Mexico. A mountain lion trails him, inspects him, rubs against his legs, purrs, and finally allies with the traveler, revealing the animal was once a tame kitten raised by his friend.
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New Mexico
Strange Coincidences and Natural Omens Told by Old Times
Curiosities from 1889 include a tale of a captain and a passenger sharing the exact name Ambrose Eltinge Anderson and a woman named Mary Powell claiming the captain’s identity. A husband jokes about his wife running a cooking exchange for neighbors, while a talking leech weather predictor allegedly signals coming rain, storms, or snow by its movements.
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Hudson River
Mary Powell
Vestry Street
Poughkeepsie
Ambrose Eltinge Anderson
Newburg
A. E. Anderson
Anderson
Carlyle's smoking habit and lingering dyspepsia
The speaker recalls Carlyle smoking despite dyspepsia. A friend suggests the habit might harm him. Carlyle concedes doctors warned against smoking, but quitting made him miserable, so he resumed smoking to endure the misery rather than abstain.
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Carlyle
Linwood Park Vermillion C Ohio Summer Resort Ad
Linwood Park on the south shore of Lake Erie offers a delightful summer resort with Nickel Plate road excursion tickets available throughout the season. The notice highlights travel options and the scenic lakefront venue for visitors.
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Nickel Plate Road
Iug
Nickel Plate excursion to Niagara Falls dated
The Times-Post job printing office notes a Nickel Plate line excursion to Niagara Falls on August 19, with an August 10 reference. The brief adds interest in local printing services and the event date.
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Niagara Falls
Anecdote of James Watt and the Steamboat Lesson
James Watt, renowned for advancing the steam engine, showed little interest in steam navigation yet helped its progress. In 1812 he joined a Greenock to Rothesay voyage and demonstrated engine backing to the boat’s engineer, even removing his coat to physically assist. The tale notes back-stroke was then novel.
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Greenock
Glasglow
Rothesay
Williamson
Watt
Baptist Sparrows At Madison Square Fountain
A crowd of about two hundred watched lively English sparrows perform in Madison Square fountain. The sparrow policeman noted it was a first, as the birds repeatedly plunged into the jets then swam back to the basin ledge. Additional anecdotes cover a blackbird attack on a horse and the origin of the word bureau linked to writing surfaces.
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Madison Square Fountain
United States
Carnegie
Jay Gould
Christopher Columbus
John Smith
Fire alarm praised for neat simple design
A new fire alarm described as neat and simple uses a porcelain base stud with a fusible metal knob projecting into the room. The circuit energises a relay on any contact between the metal and stud, offering cheap, room by room installation in mills and public buildings.
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Saul
Low Excursion Rates to Mountain Lake Park Maryland
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad offers round trip excursion tickets to Mountain Lake Park Maryland from August 1 to 27 at one fare. Proceeds support the Women s Foreign Missionary Society and Mountain Chautauqua Meetings with return validity through August 20 1895. Tickets available via B&O ticket agents or L B Allen assistant general passenger agent Chicago Illinois.
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Mountain Lake Park
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Allen
Chicago
Central Bimetallic Compact Urges Silver Restoration
A historic resolution advocates restoring silver coinage to pre 1873 levels. It denounces the 1873 act ending free silver, claims bullion value and prices collapsed under restricted coinage, and calls for a Central Bimetallic Compact to educate and mobilize political action, with the Times-Post empowered to schedule a meeting.
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Wriernas
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