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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Times Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1895
Page
3
Rochester dispatch reports Fulton county harvests the largest potato crop yet with 100 to 250 bushels per acre. Despite prices at 25 cents per bushel, the bumper yield yields strong returns as farmers adopt labor saving machinery and work sandy and rich soils effectively.
Hartford reports Dowell dairy wagon collision at Jefferson street crossing. John Scott died from a crushed head. Roy Henderson seriously injured and a wrist broken. A horse died, and another perished later.
At the Indiana Baptist state convention session in Terre Haute the state mission board report was read by treasurer David Ogle and the treasurer’s report by J W Billingsley. Attendance is large.
Roxkomo October 30. Howard township farmer John Dagman who was kicked by a horse last week has died from the injuries.
Fort Worth Texas October 30 Advices tell of two cowboys Warner Reid and Bob Christian dying when a bolt struck their roundup near Silverton Briscoe County. The flash felled riders and horses scattered cattle and caused severe injuries to Reid including a burned head and blistered spine. Christian died from the shock with no outward signs. Many cattle were killed as the bolt struck the herd.
William Thorpe, a wealthy railroad contractor based in New York, recently bought 1400 acres in Luzerne county. He built structures, planted trees, and fenced the area. The buildings, trees, and fences were destroyed by incendiaries. Detectives are investigating. Local residents allegedly said 1400 acres was too large for one man to own.
Detroit October 30 Mayor Pingree outlines a plan for state prisoners to work on a large farm to support themselves. He suggests prisoners raise crops such as mushrooms or French peas and, after release, be given acres to work. A guarded island farm would prevent escapes.
Letters from Ambassador Eustis to the state department are believed to include the crucial record in the Waller case. The department will promptly prepare its demand or request to the French government depending on the record’s revelations.
Telegraphic notes report a claimed nitro glycerine bomb found at Madison Wisconsin proved to be only a section of railway signal fuse. A Chicago jury convicted Arthur Moore, sentencing him to twenty five years for murder of Frank B Horton Dr J B Carpenter and a relative of ex Governor Flower. the killer took his own life at Gouverneur New York, citing despondency from ill health. Obituaries note deaths at Fairbury Illinois Stillman Valley Illinois Kenosha Wisconsin Denver Father Michael Sullivan 30 and farmer James Walker 62 near Scottville Illinois garroted near the L road. Mrs Annie Walker remains unconscious in Chicago after three weeks, doctors deeming her insane. Chicago faces cash squeeze with wholesale discharge of workers cited.
Money on call at 2 1/4 percent. mercantile paper 4 1/2 percent. sterling firm. Bond and currency rates listed. Chicago Board of Trade quotes for Wheat Corn Oats Park Lard with produce and live stock prices at Union Stock Yards. Hogs receipts about 88,000. cattle 7,600. sheep 18,001 with varied price ranges across categories.
Hot Springs sketches a combat over Fitzsimmons with Governor Clarke and AG Kinsworthy seeking to seize him for a Little Rock trial. Corbett and others arrested locally foil plans, warrants clash across Arkansas Texas lines, and outcome hinges on Fitzsimmons arrival before Nov 2.
Development of the plan adopted by Little Rock authorities arrives with a warrant for Brady and Corbett. Deputies refuse service until the men are released, then warrants may be served in Little Rock. A large circus tent is readied for the fight, and San Antonio reports Fitzsimmons and party leaving for Hot Springs to face arrest. Also reported is the death of Illinois pioneer Colonel Lewis W. Ross at age 82 in Lewiston, with his son John W. Ross a DC commissioner.
New York report shows Herman Danzig cloak maker at 512 Broadway, operating as Mercantile Cloak Company, confessed judgment for 11445 to Julius Lippman for a loan, with liabilities around 125000. Danzig has about 23 years in business and a claimed capital of 76000.
A portrait of Mrs John D Rockefeller highlighting her charitable leanings and plans amid daughter Ediths betrothal to Harold McCormack. Describes the Hudson estate apple farm, the kitchen canning, and a rumor of forty trousseaux for Hudson River farmers daughters at the wedding festivities.
A San Francisco merchant remarks on the bloomers controversy in New York, noting that few San Francisco women wear skirts while cycling. He argues winds on the hills and parks require practical bloomers, and says San Franciscans admire a pretty woman in a stylish bloomer outfit. The observer contrasts modesty beliefs, suggesting temperate attitudes toward bloomers in his city.
The Catholic Truth Society in London hosted a notable meeting as Britain saw a shift toward Catholicity. The congress ended with a Glastonbury Abbey pilgrimage, drawing thousands of pilgrims including 100 robed clergy. A banner procession of Catholic guilds and orders paraded to the shrine, signaling a major change in England's Roman Catholic position.
A fragment list of early 20th century curiosities and statistics. It mentions Greenland whale size, the golden crested wren, U S coal fields area, racehorse leap, Arctic temperatures, U S manufacturing value, ant control, elephant maturity, ant brain proportion, snail head regrowth, wages of servants in Prussia, and a remark about microscopes.
Mercury completes an orbit in eighty eight days, giving a year about a quarter of Earth’s. The sundew plant traps small butterflies with a sticky secretion, noted by Prof Trail. Frigate birds reportedly fly seven days without landing, while albatrosses often must rest after four to five days. S M Andree reports peas in pods show heavier weights toward larger pod counts and variation by position.
A New York doctor reports inoculating cancer from a tongue lesion to his own blood via a silver nitrate powder on his finger. He later cut his cheek and applied more powder, and both patient and physician now face terminal cancer. Physicians deem the case highly significant, though details remain contested.
Velvet as a dress fabric returns this season with emphasis on severe styles and minimal contrasting garnish. Black velvet suits dark hair and pale skin, while blondes with colorless features should avoid it. velvet softens and refines the wearer when appropriate.
The World’s Fair will feature artificial rock caves emulating ancient cliff dwellers homes. Inside and outside will be arranged to mirror early living spaces with utensils ornaments and furnishings from explorer finds. One cave will include a mummy and about 100 mummies in fair preservation.
The Gulf Stream moves about three miles per hour on average yet reaches fifty one miles an hour in places. The extraordinary rapidity of the current creates a striking impression of swift motion and power along the coast.
The arand Rapids and Indiana Railroad announces train times effective Sept 2, 1895. Northbound service runs to Grand Rapids and North from Richmond at 3a and 11:45 pm with connections to Cincinnati. Southbound departures toward Cincinnati and Richmond run at 11:15 pm and 7:40 pm from Grand Rapids, with daily operation except Sundays.
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