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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Times Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1895
Page
2
Beginning Monday October 28 the Times Post lowers the monthly rate to 830 cents and offers a 25 percent reduction to reach all classes. Collections shift to twice monthly, two weeks for 15 cents, while continuing to support Democratic principles.
The piece praises Ohio as a strong commonwealth while condemning mob violence and lynch law. It recalls two incidents in which state militias intervened to avert bloodshed, citing Washington Court House and Tiffin, and argues mobs in Ohio mirror southern violence without prompt militia response.
City officials convene a public meeting inviting corporations and individuals seeking Fort Wayne street railway franchises to present concrete concessions. The session seeks to reveal inter urban traffic plans, resolve points of contention, and gauge feasibility. A mass sympathy rally for Cuban revolutionaries also aims to influence Congress by December.
The piece comments on James E. Campbell may not win Ohio governor race yet stirs Democrats for next year. It mocks opponents while noting South American cabinet crises monarchy plots and Haitian president's social revival. It also mentions Robert T Lincoln and Benjamin Harrison avoiding presidency and Attorney Holmes building experience.
A Swiss writer at the World’s Fair delivers a sweeping characterization of the United States. He portrays America as vast beyond Europe, rife with contrast, wealth and poverty, progress and peril, high ambitions and social tensions.
A machine writer notes elephants display constructive intelligence in the wild. They improvise to rescue trapped herd members by piling timber into pits to raise a captive until escape, revealing coordinated problem solving beyond brute force.
A traveler notes the ancient Chinese practice of foot binding, tracing its origins to Empress Tanke around 120 B C. He says Confucian writers say nothing about it and there is no trustworthy record, but the royal edict prescribed foot binding to honor beauty. The traveler condemns the custom as barbarous and inhuman, imposed by vanity.
During a Mercer County New Jersey Medical Association session, William King, a colored man, claimed to have two hearts. Examination showed his heart was single but with two distinct pulsations. He allegedly could stop its beating for sixty seconds, displaying control over his “double life engine.”
A French practice uses a rabbit breed as a source of wool, claiming finer softness than sheep wool. The rabbits are combed at intervals to gather the fibers.
Opticians claim the eye can detect color produced by adding one millionth of a gram of a dye to a glass of water, highlighting extraordinary sensitivity of human vision to tiny color changes.
A tall tale of early life and romance unfolds through Maggie Ross who narrates her masculine temperament and upbringing on the Hudson. She recalls riding with her tutor, Professor Clifton, and misadventures that deepen into a rich romance ending in marriage and lifelong partnership, with lessons for her daughters.
The camel remains partly domesticated and offers dull service to humans. Its intelligence is limited with little variation, and it is considered among the dullest and least improvable of workers. Yet its usefulness in drought ridden regions has helped maintain its ancient, lowly mammal status.
The piece reflects on pride, humility, and spiritual discipline. It cites Christ’s example of calm amid popularity, warns against hypocritical displays, and stresses perseverance, gratitude, and devotion as the path for the soldier of the cross. It praises steadfast, quiet faith over public display.
A Texan visiting New York and a friend pursue a fleeing robber after a police shout. The pursuer is arrested for drunken disorderly conduct, while the actual robber escapes. In police court the Texan is fined ten dollars or ten days for the disorderly charge.
A New York bank senior officer intervened to help a bright clerk with a gambling problem. Daily lunch together revealed the bank’s white chip relic used as a reminder of past downfall. Over days, the clerk barely noticed the chips until a turning moment sparked awareness.
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