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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Times Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1895
Page
2
The Times-Post announces ongoing publication under its new owner and aims to rank with Indiana’s best papers. The plant is in first class condition and circulation targets Fort Wayne business readers with unbiased news and full job work services.
Matt Quay fails to win over opponents as tensions rise over municipal finance. The piece notes Fort Wayne could operate on a one dollar levy but claims Mayor Oakley and his boards resist. It references Kentuckys goldbug bolters and Wanamaker support for monometallism amid tariff impacts. Also mentions hypnotism reports and a woman regaining speech after six years.
A column notes Commissioner Roose nelt’s stride through New York in bloomers amid evolving fashion. It reports Rev John Shorten of Mason Vermont eloping with a congregant’s daughter, and a New Jersey highway robbery by a novice woman. It concludes with Missouri’s sound money literature traced to John W Noble’s office.
A Louisville paper notes Mrs W K Vanderbilt as daughter of a Mobile washerwoman and contends such background should not deter Marlborough. The piece mentions discounted Nickel Plate routes for various organizations, listing Philadelphia Minneapolis Albany Atlantic City with specific Sept dates and group names.
The Wabash lines announce a special round trip fare to Louisville for the G A R encampment from September 8 to 11, with return valid until October 5, at 4.20. It promotes the Wabash as the direct route via Indianapolis or Lafayette.
The Mt. Vernon Daily News notes John Merritte Driver, once a shy barefoot boy from Shloh township, delivered a two hour sermon in a grove near Drivers. The crowd traveled from miles away to hear the renowned preacher, composer, lecturer, and scholar whose life mirrors famous self-made figures.
The Nicholson bill stirs unease among outside township liquor dealers as remonstrances grow against renewing licenses. Mort Emrich faces opposition in Washington township. Wabash township shows strong voting demands against licenses for Charles Menges and Frank Kirchoff. Strong signatures from county commissioners John Cason and John Boulds appear on remonstrance. Purdue professors back the Wabash remonstrance, while Lafayette shows no immediate disruption as local dealers comply with the new law and close shops.
The article explains two September eclipses with Moon as the focus. It notes the September 3 lunar eclipse visible from St. Louis starting at 10 PM, reaching totality shortly after, and ending around 1:45 AM on the 4th. It describes Earth's atmosphere refracting sunlight, giving the Moon a coppery hue, and emphasizes telescope viewing during phases.
Mixed excitement spreads as whitecap notices warn Udell ladder works employees to leave town by dates or face danger. Posters in yard depict death, signed A O W C. The issue stems from alleged foreign workers and job competition.
Princeton Illinois September 3 The Bureau county grand jury indicted Martin Delmagro mayor of Spring Valley for complicity in the recent race troubles and issued a warrant for his arrest Sheriff Clark holds it Fifteen others named as mob members face similar charges including Aldermen Hicks and Diva and thirty five more in Spring Valley and Seatonville accused of operating saloons on riot Sundays and other Sundays violating state law
Berlin reports a curious German tradition explains why Wilhelm never entered Mayence. A carved hand on the cathedral wall marks a vow by Emperor Francia to fund two new towers should any future German emperor visit the city. No emperor since has dared enter Mayence to honor that oath.
Chicago dispatch lists Sept 3 results across multiple parks. Cincinnati topped Boston 8 to 4 in game two 7 to 3, Louisville beat Washington 12 to 6 with a second game 9 to 7, St Louis edged Baltimore 8 to 6 after an initial 0 to 0, Brooklyn defeated Chicago 11 to 8 in game one while Chicago answered 16 to 6 in game two, New York beat Cleveland 4 to 3 with a 8 to 0 second game, and Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 18 to ? The report records numerous shifting scores across venues.
In Indianapolis on September 3 a peculiar tale arose from Irvington regarding the murder of Howard Pitzel and the house rented by Holmes for the crime. Local residents claim a strange, perhaps haunted, atmosphere surrounds the property and events. Branham and others are mentioned in connection with rumors, but details remain unclear.
After Holmes deserted the dwelling he lived there briefly and noticed a strong odor when closed up. Soon strange sounds like running water in the cellar and pattering feet were heard, suggesting an unsettling haunt or incident. In a separate item near Rose Hill, a boar attacked a farm horse on Arthur Monson’s land, ending with the horse dead and the boar fatally injured by a crushing kick to its head.
Engine No. 6 ran out of control near Bensonhurst at 8:30 pm causing a wreck of a sea beach train to Coney Island. Five killed and thirty-five injured, three cars burned, three telescoped. Names of the dead unavailable. injured include Joseph Frankel and Louis Held among others.
In Chicago diocese and Lutheran parochial schools the flag issue drops interest as Assistant Attorney General Newell's opinion on school-house flags shapes stance. Other items note mine safety in Colorado, a miner’s grim recovery timeline, a suicide in Buffalo, and various violent incidents.
Kaiser Wilhelm reviews American ex veterans of the 1870 German army on Templehof field during Sedan day celebrations. He asks nativity, regiment, battles, years in America, and business prosperity, then salutes them as the parade ends. Empress and King of Württemberg honor the veterans, with high rank officers present and flowers showered on the route back to Berlin.
Seven companies of state troops massed at Ishpeming to protect outside workers loading ore for shipment while strikers hold firm. A miners meeting urged noninterference with mine shipping as three steam shovels began operation. Union president William Coad resigned after a vote to return to work failed. Roberts, radical member from Negaunee, elected as treasurer. Delegates to the International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths convention arrived in Kansas City for a large gathering.
In a tale of litigation and pursuit a doctor known as Fraker, later Schnell, eluded authorities until a lawmen team led by Herrick cornered him while lodging in a woodman's hut fifty miles from Tower. The chase followed a 1894-95 patent suit over 340000 insurance payouts to a brother-in-law for Fraker's heirs. The arrest occurred with a Wisconsin companion, amid a setup claiming game law as the motive. The suspect confessed identity and anticipated profits from insurance and a potential watering resort venture. A Van Wert County Fair excursion note closes the item.
After two years and $48,000 paid to heirs by life insurers, Dr. George Fraker of Topeka was found alive in Minnesota near Tower. The fraud tale hinged on a presumed drowning in the Missouri, with a $20,000 reward for capture. Fraker had taken multiple policies and vanished after a fishing trip with companions.
The Nickel Plate road advertises low rate excursion tickets to Lake Maxinkuckee available every Saturday through September 28. Inquiries should be directed to agents.
A historical motion calls for forming the Central Bimetallic Compact to educate and campaign for restoring silver coinage to its pre-1873 status. It rails at the 1873 act ending free silver and urges organization, coordinated action, and a meeting to advance the cause.
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