Propositions Submitted by Fort Wayne Electric Railways
Fort Wayne Electric Railway and partners present interurban access terms to Fort Wayne’s Board of Public Works. Debates center on terminal facilities, competition, and fare structures to attract suburban lines while limiting freight on city streets. Randall proposes conditional franchises tied to suburban line completion and city revenue sharing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne Electric Railway Company
J. H. Bass
Times-Post
Board of Public Works
Mr. Randall
Mr. Everett
Everett
M. Barrett
Randall
Hicksville and Bryan
Board of Works
Messrs. Barrett and Bass
Fort Wayne Electric Company
Fort Wayne Electric Railway
City of
Fort Wayne
Geextlemen
Main
Calhoun
Ind
Honorable
Common Council
Street Railway Company
Street Railway
Columbia
Main Streets
Lakes
P. A. Randall
Board of Public Works of
Fort Wayne & Hicksville Electric Railway
Maumee Avenue
Washington Street
Calhoun Street
Durrant Denies Suicide Claim After Conviction
Theodore Durrant remains self possessed after his murder conviction for Blanche Lamont. He asserts he remembers nothing of the verdict and denies planning suicide. His lawyers will seek a new trial next Friday, then appeal to the supreme court.
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San Francisco
Blanche Lamont
Theodore Durrant
Durrant
Supreme Court
Deuprey
At Jordan Bros. Tonight on Harrison Street
An invitation announces an event at Jordan Bros located at 19 Harrison Street for tonight. The brief call to come crowds in, urging attendance from all.
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Jordan Bros
Harrison Street
Harrison Conclave in Indianapolis Discusses Ben's Boom
L T Michener arrives from New York and reports on the Quay Clark son Platt faction seeking to block Harrison's renomination. D S Alexander Buffalo John C New W H Hart are at the meeting with Ingersoll present. Harrison not present, his secretary says he knew nothing. Michener claims Harrison remains strongest with a likely nomination, and he returns east.
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Indianapolis
L. T. Michener
Washington
Harrison
New York
Indiana
Mr. Michener
D. S. Alexander
Buffalo
John C. New
W. H. Hart
The
Treasury
Robert G. Ingersoll
Michener
Special Sale Offers Chocolate Dip Caramels and Drops
Special sale advertises 200 pounds of chocolate dip caramels and 200 pounds of No. 1 chocolate drops for Saturday and Sunday only. Located at A. C. Aurents, 18 West Berry Street, with Father’s Herb Tea claimed to aid stomach liver and kidneys and cure constipation sour stomach and headaches, marketed as the best medicine for children.
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A. C. Aurents
West Berry Street
Bill Nye drops Brooklyn talk due to overwork insomnia
New York reports Bill Nye failed to keep an engagement at Association hall in Brooklyn. Bert Poole explains Nye's recent insomnia and stimulant use, citing indiscretion in Paterson last week. Poole and Nye had planned nightly shows through February 8, after which Poole will return to Boston.
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New York
Edgar W
Bill
Nye
Association Hall
Brooklyn
Bert Poole
Local Pairings List Entrants in Community Social Night
Cyrus L Thompson with Sadie Cook. Oliver P Farmer paired with Clara Brinker hoff. Prank A Neuhaus with Elizabeth Bowser. Adam Hamilton with Lulu McCoy. Russell Johnston with Pearl Schultz. Charles A Taylor with Hattie B Noyer. Henry Kruse with Sophia Kruse.
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Cyrus L. Thompson
Sadie Cook
Oliver P. Farmer
Clara Brinkerhoff
A. Neuhaus
Elizabeth 8
Bowser
Adam Hamilton
Lulu McCoy
Russell Johnston
Pearl Schultz
Charles A. Taylor
Hattie B. Noyer
Henry Kruse
Sophia Kruse
East Main Street Soup Notice in Deturk and Schnitker Ad
Local notice lists a gathering at East Main street for this evening titled Fine Turtle Soup. DETURK and SCHNITKER are named in the item as organizers or involved parties.
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East Main Street
Deturk
Schnitker
Prisoners Arrainment Postponed In Circuit Court
A large number of prisoners including James Monroe and Priest Hoyle were brought to the circuit court for arraignment on various charges. The session was postponed to Monday and they returned to jail. Henry Diebold seeks 10000 in damages from Westminster Seminary association and Carrie B Sharp and Delphine Sharp in a suit filed in circuit court with James M. Robinson and Colerick & Frances as counsel. Frank Gaskill sues Josiah Keller and Anna Keller for 6000 in circuit court with E. V. Harris as attorney.
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James Monroe
Pickard
Priest Hoyle
Henry Diebold
Carrie Diebold
Westminster Seminary Association
Carrie B Sharp
Delphine Sharp
James M. Robinson
Colerick & Frances
Frank Gaskill
Josiah Keller
Anna S. Keller
E. V. Harris
Train hits open switch. fireman William House dead
The St. Louis Hyer on the Alton road left Chicago at 11:30 last night and ran into an open switch at Gardner. Fireman William House of Bloomington was killed. engineer escaped with bruises while passengers were shaken but uninjured.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Bond payments pledged for Atlanta exposition bonds
The Atlanta exposition treasurer has deposited 25 percent of bond face value with trustees for bondholders, pay due November 11. Another 25 percent is expected by mid month. Attendance has risen 50 percent in the last ten days.
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Atlanta
Prominent Angola Boot Merchant Eludes Credit and Leaves Town
A. K. Hammond, longtime Angola boot and shoe merchant and former town councilor, vanished after mortgaging his store and transferring real estate to his wife. Neighbors say he left Oct 24 after amassing about 16 thousand dollars from notes and loans, while ex-Prosecuting Attorney Hutson and police pursued leads across Fort Wayne and Angola, with Hammond last seen at East Creighton Avenue, South Hanna Street, and the Arlington hotel.
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A. K. Hammond
Angola
Steuben County
Hammond
Fort Wayne
Auburn Junction
Hutson
East Creighton Avenue
South Hanna Street
Arlington Hotel
East Columbia Street
Angela Hammond
Steuben
Wa bash Engineer Freed After Train Wound
Thomas Vernon a Wa bash engineer was brought to police court after falling from a Pittsburg train and suffering a bad forehead cut sewed by Dr Schrader. Mayor Oakley heard his story and allowed him to go to Toledo without a fine.
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Thomas Vernon
Paul
Pittsburg
Schrader
Oakley
Toledo
Top Wave: Col. Myerson Heads for Latonia Honors
Col. E. P. Myerson formerly of Fort Wayne now dodges taxes in New York and registers from Gotham. He has drifted back to visit friends, swum atop the sea, and is at Latonia campaigning a string of horses he owns. Cincinnati papers note his Latonia presence as he aims to become sole proprietor of much of the earth, he writes.
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E. P. Myerson
Fort Wayne
Colonel Myerson
New York
Gotham
Latonia
Cincinnati
New British Venezuelan clash sparks war chance
A British schooner Myosotis was fired on by Venezuela’s warship Guarda Costa near Barpavors. Owner Thomas Garcia was killed when a Venezuelan commander shot on deck during a contraband search. The incident may push Britain and Venezuela toward war, with US support uncertain and Monroe doctrine implications unclear.
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Barpavors
Great Britain
Venezuela
South American
United States
Thomas Garcia
Port Spain
Trinidad
Filbert
Guarda Costa
Garcia
Theosophical Guest E T Hargrove Visits City
Theosophical Society will host E T Hargrove of England as a featured guest with a free public lecture series to be announced later. Pennsylvania lines report higher passenger traffic and add a new regular No 7 section. Diphtheria cases rise with a child on Eliza Street and another at Erie and Canal streets linked to a previous outbreak.
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Theosophical Society
Europe
England
E. T. Hargrove
Pennsylvania
Eliza Street
Erie and
Canal Streets
Probable Dismissal in Fitzsimmons Case at Rock
The case against Bob Fitzsimmons and manager Martin Julian is set for 2 o clock this afternoon but will likely be dismissed if the pugilists leave the state. Both fighters favor moving the bout to El Paso and it may occur there or nearby.
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Clirrte Rock
Ark
Bob Fitzsimmons
Martin Julian
Fitzsimmons
Julian
el Paso
Excursion Tickets to Atlanta Exposition via Pennsylvania Lines
Three forms of excursion tickets to Atlanta for the Cotton States Exposition are sold by Pennsylvania lines. A 20 day return, a return until Jan 7 1896, and a 10 day return. 20 day and Jan 7 return tickets available anytime during the Exposition. 10 day tickets on Oct 26 Navy 5 15 25 and Dec 5 16 at special low rates. Details from ticket agents or F VanDusen Chief Asst Gen Pas Agt.
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Atlanta
Pennsylvania
Navy
Pennsylvania Lines
F. VanDusen
Williams' Studio Cabinets Featured in City Sale
Photographs advertise the cheapest and best cabinets in the city at Williams' studio located at the corner of Calhoun and Columbia streets.
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Williams’ Studio
Calhoun and
Columbia Streets
Munson States He Is Out of Politics Between Campaigns
Louis Fox reports business leader Mr. Munson declares he will stay away from political work during campaign pauses. The statement signals a reset for Munson's public involvement as election season pauses.
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Mr. Munson
Republicans Dissatisfied In Fort Wayne Politician Munson Speaks
Hon. Charles A. Munson, former auditor candidate in 1886 and 1888, told a Grand gathering in Indianapolis that he is out of politics for campaigns but remains influential in state campaigns. He predicts Louis Fox as next Fort Wayne mayor, praising him as a business man and democrat, with continued Democratic strength in Allen County.
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Charles A. Munson
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Sentinel
The
Grand
Mr. Munson
Bruce Carr
Munson
Colonel Rice
Mr. Carr
Fort Wayne
Louis Fox
Taggart
Allen County
New York Sweat Shops Probed by Reinhardt Committee
The Reinhardt Assembly Committee toured Manhattan’s east side and raided numerous sweat shops. They found many children employed in several factories and an elderly woman earning only $1.05 a week, unable to afford meat.
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New York
Reinhardt Assembly Committee
East Side
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C. E. Everett
Maumee Road
Hart
Concordia College
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Harmer
Ben
Bill Nye
Chicago Market
Chicago and Alton Road
MR. Hammond
Young Men’s Christian Association
Terre Haute
Lake Erie & Western
Col. E. P. Myerson
Booms
Co. A. Munson
New York’s
Cleary
Shirh
Harrison Near
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RABUS
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