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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Times Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1895
Page
3
A new phase in the Cox Myers case unfolds as Dr. Cox denies saying Myers was alive while others insist he made the remark. He asserts Myers was dead with evidence from witnesses, and hints at plans to sue the Foresters for $100,000. The tale moves toward a high-stakes dispute and potential revelations.
In Hendricks county Indiana the Hinshaw murder case nears a verdict as twelve jurors weigh if William E Hinshaw shot his wife. Prosecution evidence was challenged by defense with arguments including how a pillow could remain dry after the shooting, casting doubt on the state’s theory.
Governor Matthews plans five speeches in Ohio during October with a potential total of ten. Friends say his presidential prospects appear to improve as Democratic leaders nationwide are contacted. The report notes heavy lobbying and optimism among supporters. The piece also covers the Indianapolis Western League champions arriving home after a 8,000-strong welcome and other obituaries in Anderson Jeffersonville and Terre Haute.
Terre Haute Oct 1 The Terre Haute Trotting Association opened its fall meet on a cold wind blowing day The events listed include a year old trot won by Electrophel with best time and a two year old trot won by Axworthy with a best time of 8 15 34 pace 2 45 Belle T set best time The report notes the chill and the dreary start to racing season.
Corypon, Ovt.-Henry Steerstecker, of this county, possesses a pear from a tree aged 83 years. The fruit measures seven inches long and twelve inches in circumference.
The strike by derrick men affecting about 8 000 workers in related trades was settled. Bishop Potter appointed as arbitrator by a joint committee ruled the workers should be paid 2 dollars per day, down from 2 75 and below the prior demand of 3 dollars.
A killing frost Sunday night damaged tobacco and vegetation in parts of Kentucky with Versailles reporting ice three quarters of an inch thick and a 40 degree low in Louisville. In Illinois Daniel J Lyons, held for April burglaries, is sentenced to twenty years. In Constantinople Armenians clash with authorities. casualties and arrests reported.
The weather indications for twenty four hours from 8 p m yesterday show fair and warmer conditions for Indiana Illinois Michigan with northwesterly winds shifting to southerly. Wisconsin and Iowa also expect fair and warmer weather with southerly winds.
New York money on call ease, sterling steady, government bonds mixed as U S prices firm. Chicago grain and produce quotes show September wheat at 62 1/2 to 63 4, corn around 81 to 83, oats near 10 to 20, and livestock at Chicago Union Stock Yards with cattle and hog values listed.
DuLuis Oct 1 The schooner Elma foundered with eight aboard in Munising bay. Owner Warre of Tonawanda. Names available: Captain John Thurston his wife and child. Badger State reports Chester B Jones near Whitefish Point doomed to break up. Tug Boynton to Whitefish to assist. Vermil lion Point life saving crew likely removed Jones. Cuiiaco Oct 1 two or more of John Raber crew drowned near Whiting Indiana. names unknown.
Denver hosts a major gathering October 19 with over 200 delegates from Colorado and nearby areas. Seven unions including the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers and Railroad Trainmen participate as the Federation of Railway Organizations is perfected.
Pekin dispatch confirms the British foreign office decree published in the Pekin Official Gazette. Liu, viceroy of Sze-Chuen, is removed for failing to protect missionaries and is barred from holding office again.
Digby Bell, a devoted Baltimore supporter, wired Louisville Manager McCloskey proposing a benefit if Louisville defeats Cleveland. Louisville won on Sunday and the company owners set Saturday October 12 for a city benefit at the Academy. In Rockford Illinois Leonard Preston and George Ashbrook drowned when a canoe capsized in the river.
Short items on Pasteur's germ work, salutation fashions, Missouri politics, a Fort Scott farmer's scandal, Bishorp Coxe's Christmas memory, women doctors in Atchison, the Chinese Emperor's English studies, Topeka editors Eugene L and Zora Cook Smith, a Newmarket horse trainer, Signor Crispi's Paris visit, Empress Eugenie's memoirs, Mrs. Hannis refusing land sale for saloons, George W. Childs's educated generation, Gen Trochd's Paris defense lineage, and Mrs L W Howar California hunter skills.
The article traces early textile history noting fustian first made from cotton around 1641 and Tibetan woolen shawls priced at 160 rupees in 1650. It mentions a Dutch loom brought to England from Holland in 1676 and English shipments to Waéina for dyeing until 1608.
The text traces silk and textile history across England and Europe. It notes Moustin from Mouseul in India arriving in 1670, early silk productions, a 1718 patent for a silk throwing machine to Thomas Lambe, and acts restricting calicoes. It mentions velveteen, woolen trade bans with France, and Sedan cloths under Mazarin. £640 appears as a value reference.
The passage explains how various religious groups acquired their names. It links sects such as the Agnostics Macedonians Cameronians Lollards Polytheists Sabbatarians Trappists Irvingites Adamites Baptists atheists Redemptorist Fathers Unitarians Arians to their founders or core beliefs, noting dates and key figures where available.
A collection of aphorisms on envy love patience humor and virtue. Notes urge warmth for aching hearts prompt action kindness and self improvement while warning against theft hypocrisy and grumbling. A Persian philosopher anecdote closes the piece encouraging questions and learning.
The piece argues savings banks reflect middle and lower class prosperity and notes gold and silver use differs by region. It cites census estimates showing wealth concentrated in Northern and Western states, highlights personal property values, and cites figures for clothing value and historical coinage from 1703 to 1802.
A survey of 19th century electrical advances and telegraph milestones including transoceanic cables, magneto electric machines, electric light photography, four message telegraphy, postal telegraph systems, and early electrical discoveries. Notable items include the Great Eastern laying cables in 1873 and 1874, direct cable between New Zealand and London in 1876, and Bruts telephone use in 1877.
A compact survey notes fashion history details from Louis XIV era wigs and six inch heels to Greek and Roman dress. It mentions court styles, corsets on Egyptian mummies, high hats, long panniers, and gold armor of Sir Walter Raleigh. It also records fashion plates and hairpins recovered from Pompeii and English dress traces from Edward III.
A collection of rural proverbs and farming reflections from American Agriculturist on thrift, hard work, and cattle aging. The fragment notes that a happy family is valuable, speaking on wit, economy, and practical farming insight with humor and caution.
In effect Sept 22 1895 trains run north to Grand Rapids and north at 2 20 am 8 15 am 2 55 pm from Richmond and south to Richmond and Cincinnati 11 45 pm 6 45 am 1 15 pm from Grand Rapids 7 15 pm 11 25 pm daily all trains daily except Sunday
The excerpt notes that on Gonoatoa in the South Seas every person must attend church at least three times weekly or face arrest and a fine that goes to the king. It also includes a separate cooking tip praising roasting meat to preserve juices by a hot oven and gradual cooling to finish cooking.
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