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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Times Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1895
Page
2
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An analysis of the honest money cry tied to Sherman and Cleveland, noting party shifts and the rise of coinage debates. It cites public contests in Chicago Record’s free coinage poll, disputes over journalistic accuracy, and mentions Morton and the silver referendum as turning points, with a closing verse on sentiments about silver dollars.
Tax records show only two of twelve income tax subjects paid. Argos and Marshall districts reported 21 and zero payments respectively, reflecting widespread noncompliance among listed earners.
A young Indiana worker at a Little Cottonwood Canyon granite quarry climbs toward the Wasatch peaks after sunset. He battles darkness and a perilous 800 foot incline, lights a fragile fire, and survives the night in the canyon before safely returning to his cabin.
A group of 21 Chicago bankers urge the legislature to let the city issue 7 million dollars in interest bearing bonds to cover floating indebtedness. They argue bonds maximize interest income for creditors while residents would pay heavy long term interest for 20 years. The piece notes the city’s 1895 tax levy and floating debt compared to past years and questions the burden on taxpayers.
A column extols a cream crust using salt and thick cream with flour. It cites Good Housekeeping guidance and notes cream crusts avoid health concerns, ease the baking task, and improve pie quality. The piece recalls a cooking student’s struggle with crust balance and urges more use of milk and cream in pantries.
The article explains tiny ribbon and embroidery work on satin for screens and cushions using tiny rose sprays or small flowers. It notes pale blue or cream satins as ideal screens, with broader ribbons for large pieces. A New York Herald illustration shows a blue satin screen in a gilt frame with raised ribbon designs.
Milliners revive silk and velvet trims for dress accents. Skirts grow shorter than last season while silk petticoats show elegance in brocades, glace silks, and fancy taffetas. Linen dresses gain chic appeal with bright silk linings and lace. Collars and collarettes feature on new waists and white tulle evening gowns for girls mimic baby waistlines with puff sleeves.
Mrs Helen M Gougar of Indianapolis criticizes Kansas officials for lax enforcement of the prohibitory liquor law under Republican rule. She notes a July 4 state temperance alliance meeting in Topeka to press enforcement and urges voters to elect officials who will uphold their oaths and end the saloon.
President Roosevelt announces a rapid police shake-up in New York aimed at eradicating politics from the force. He says the department will undergo wholesale transfers from captains to doormen to achieve a complete renewal of condition and operations.
J C Manley, a survivor of Geneva’s recent fire that destroyed all town saloons, opened a temporary drinking establishment under a large Cincinnati tent on his former site. The rough icebox frontier bar stocks whisky and beer and he expects to recoup his losses within three weeks if demand holds.
In Tovexa Kansas W T Ballard a white man was jailed in Atchison for assaulting a colored girl 15. An organized crowd of Negroes gathered to storm the jail but the leader was warned of arrest and pledged not to attempt it. Guards stationed at the jail. Miller and Meyer 104 Calhoun.
The Niagara Falls excursion via the Natural Gas Route runs August 8 1895 with rail connections from Peoria Bloomington Lafayette and more to Cleveland and Niagara Falls including side trips to Lewiston on the Lake Ontario and Toronto. Packages offer reduced rates for intermediate points and optional steamboat rides with extended return validity through August 18 1895.
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