Times-Post aims to rival Indiana papers and serve Fort Wayne
New owner plans continued publication and strong journalism at the Times-Post. The plant is in first class condition and the paper will match Fort Wayne media quality, printing latest news without favoritism. Manager C L Druenmond invites Fort Wayne business ad patronage and offers full job work.
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Times-Post
Indiana
Times- Post
Fort Wayne
Trmis Post
C. L. Druenmond
New York tariff receipts prompt debate and political maneuvering
The New York custom house receipts argue the tariff law will boost revenue and revive industry. In politics, prospects in New York hint at a HillWhitney contest with Richard Croker backing Whitney. Fort Wayne Republicans plan to seek delegates, while Kendallville doubts funding. The centennial is assured and Kendallsville urges citywide cleanup and preparations for visitors.
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New York Custom House
Daily
New
New York
Senator Hill
Mr. Whitney
Whitney
Richard Croker
Fort Wayne
Kendallville
McKinley Politically Declared Dead After Tariff Fight
The piece argues that McKinley’s political influence waned after opponents defeated the tariff law. It notes his supporters seek a protectionist rallying cry while asserting his party removed his relevance and status, rendering him politically dead.
Republican Dilemma Over Free Silver Dims Outlook
The Plymouth Democrat notes the Republican party faces a Western free silver tilt and Eastern gold standard pressure. It argues a balanced stance is impossible, predicting trouble in coming months as westward silver advocates clash with gold standard states. The piece urges Republican journals to reassess field prospects and avoid overhyping presidential timbers.
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Mississippi
Alleghenies
Republican Party
Plymouth
Democrat
Democratic Party
Cleveland
Western political hints and rail excursion rates noted
The piece discusses possible presidential nominees including Gorman Hill Whitney and Russell with Mat thews of Indiana seen as a rising western option. It notes Nickel Plate railway agents offering special excursion rates to northwest west southwest and south for September and October tickets, inviting inquiries to local agents.
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Hill
Whitney
Gorman
Russell
Flower
West
Matthews
Morrison
Stevenson
Nebraska
Pink
J. Sterling Morton
New York
Indiana
Nickel Plate Road
French Officers Fail to Speak German Despite Studies
After Franco-Prussian War France established German language professorships in military schools but French officers seldom spoke it. Russian officer Winter, fluent in German and Russian, passed through Paris and no officer could converse fluently. Reading German was taught. speaking was neglected.
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Vosges
Winter
Paris
St. Petersburg
Correcting Speech Provokes Amusing Confusion in Domestic Scene
A young housekeeper tries to fix Bridget’s grammar and mocks her about dialect. Bridget defends herself with plain speak, noting she was sitting in the drawing room for about half an hour with her cousin Terence. The exchange highlights differences in language and social class.
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Bridget
Terence
Tomb in Rome Reveals Ecloge and Acte Sepulchres
A newly found tomb in Vigna Nuova near Via Salara, outside the Salara gate, houses two urns with the ashes of Ecloge the nurse of Emperor Claudius Nero and Acte, Nero’s former mistress converted to Christianity by St. Paul. The site serves as the Domitian family cemetery where Nero’s ashes were also interred, with Ecloge’s remains placed beside her nursling emperor per her request.
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Ecloge
Claudius Nero
Acte
St. Paul
Rome
Vigna Nuova
Via Salara
Salara Gate
Domitian
Nero
Nursling
History of the Six Companies split in Chinatown quarrel
A San Francisco dispatch records the Shanghai six companies in Chinatown breaking their long harmony. The See Yups and Sam Yups clash after the Chang Wai murder case with boycotts and rival shops. Bow Yee replaces Jaw Men Sang as Weong head while the Chinese consul loses clout amid growing factionalism.
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Sam Yups
See Yups
San Francisco
Chang Wai
Sam Yup Company
Mok Tai
Sam
See
Yeong Wo Company
Jaw Men Sang
The
Weong
Bow Yee
China
Washington
Sam Yaps
Bomb Threat at Rothschild Bank Sparks Paris Arrest
A miserably dressed man attempted to ignite a potassium chloride and blasting powder bomb at a Paris banking office. He fled when detected, fought a cop with a razor, and was captured. He claimed anarchist motives and that the bomb was self-made. He regretted insufficient precautions.
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Paris
Girard
Repeal Support Divides Indiana Liquor Debate at Convention
Indiana delegates at a liquor dealers convention voiced support for repealing Nicholson and Moore laws. John G. Shanklin of Evensville sent a letter backing repeal and criticizing the two bills as undemocratic. Reports from Greensburg and Shoals detail remonstrances, license battles, and a continuing court appeal process.
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Indianapolis
John G. Shanklin
Evensville
Nicholson
Moore
Matthews
Greensburg
Shoals
Gure
Board of Commissioners
Charles Mohr
Mohr
Circuit Court
Hard Work to Get a Jury in Hinshaw Case
In Danville on September six, two days into jury selection for the Hinshaw murder case, no juror has been seated. Illness in defense counsel’s family and Hinshaw’s father’s ailment caused delays. Both sides probe jurors on circumstantial evidence, capital punishment, and potential bias due to minister status as public scrutiny runs high. Deputy sheriffs patrol as tensions rise and arguments threaten to flare.
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Danville
Hinshaw
C. W. Smith
Jacob Hinshaw
Ellsworth
Lillie Phillips
William E. Hinshaw
Stone
Talesmen
Gully
Mr. Hadley
Girls Run Away From Home In Montpelier
Muncie police search for Grace Maddox and Elsie Wampler two girls aged 10 and 12 who left Montpelier and were seen with money at a railway ticket office. They are traveling toward Union City or Winchester, with frantic telegrams from worried parents Mrs. Frank Maddox and B F Wampler.
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Muncie
Grace
Frank Maddox
Elsie
B. F. Wampler
Montpelier
Union City
Winchester
Glass Combine Is Complete In Window Industry Era
Mondy September 6 Thomas F Hart general manager Hart Selling Agency which controls Indiana window glass factories announced Pittsburg and nearby manufacturers formed a selling agency similar to the one recently organized in Muncie and Cleveland This completes the three agencies expected to control all United States window glass production valued at about two million dollars annually Also in Anderson Indiana fish killed by refuse from Daleville Strawboard works line the river between this city and Muncie turning water yellow unusable for any purpose causing a lawsuit against the company Great Damage Done by the Storm Brownsburg Sept 6 rainfall the heaviest since 1875 damaged crops flooded streets cellars and homes White Lick river widened submerging hogs bridges culverts sparrows and other birds drowned and many chickens found dead Robina town trees
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Mondy
Thomas F. Hart
Hart
Indiana
Pittsburg
Munele
Cleveland
United States
Anderson
Daleville
Brownsburg
White Lick
Express Company Tax Invalid in Indiana Ruling
The Indianapolis circuit court ruled that taxes assessed on express companies operating in the state by the state board of tax commissioners cannot be collected. Last year the board appraised the companies at 1,267,975 under the 1893 law based on mileage, but Thaenings holds that the companies are not taxable.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Jay county soldiers reunion in Portland with address by J P Watts
Portland hosts a Jay county soldiers reunion attended by many. J P Watts of Winchester delivered the principal address. The last Jay county soldier to die in the war was Jefferson Williams of the Thirty-fourth Indiana. the battle referenced occurred at Brownsville Texas.
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Portland
Jay County
J. P. Watts
Winchester
Ind
Jefferson Williams
Thirty-fourth Indiana Regiment
Brownsville
Tex
Dynmite Extinguishes Selma Gas Well Blaze
A fire at a Selma gas well was fought with dynamite. A long wire carried dynamite into the blaze on a pulley. The explosion snuffed out the fire and shook the surrounding countryside for miles.
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Mondy
Selma
Dr. Edwina Is Still Alive After Lake Erie Engine Crash
Dr. Stanley W. Ed wins, feared head and spinal injuries from a Lake Erie and Western passenger train crash leave him in a serious condition. Final outcome remains uncertain.
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Edwina
Stanley W. Edwins
Lake Erie
Multiple Global Turmoil and Labour Developments News
A string of brief items reports on foreign affairs including US Cuba relations and Cuban prisoners, a London Ontario labor congress push to raise Chinese immigration poll tax, Indian laborers threatening violence over wages in Minnesota, a Atlanta social note about Mrs Lucy Garrell McCaslan seeking the stage, a Canadian protest over Chicago drainage’s effect on harbors, navy recruitment aims, a Paris registered death by suicide, cholera deaths in Broussa Asia Minor, British MPs salaries debate, and czarist police precautions amid Nihilist activity.
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Thomas Estrado Palma
United States
Louis X VI
Cuba
Spain
Dominion Labor Congress
London
Ont
China
Frank Vance
Deer River
Minne
Vance
Lucy Garrell McCaslan
Atlanta
Chicago Drainage Canal
Navy Department
Navy
B. F. Raymond
Paris
Grand Hotel
Brighton
England
Broussa
Asia Minor
Constantinople
British Trades Union Congress
Alexander III
Chicago Warrant Sale Off After Legal Question
A Chicago sale of city warrants to Kuhn, Loeb & Co. fell through as counsel advised the city had no authority to issue time warrants. An AP reporter noted the statement while a member of Hornblower, Byrne & Taylor commented on the dispatch.
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Chicago
New York
Hornblower, Byrne & Taylor
Associated Press
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
City of
Financial Markets Inch Higher Amid Mixed Commodities and Livestock
The New York market summary shows steady currency and bond activity, with bankers' bills firm and U S government bonds solid. Chicago Board of Trade quotes for wheat, corn, oats, and pork futures reveal modest gains or firming near settlement, alongside varied produce and livestock figures from the Union Stock Yards with hogs, cattle, and sheep trading within broad ranges.
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New York Financial
New Yorks, Sapt
Sterling Exchange
United States
Pew
Pacific
Chicago
Cuhicago
Board of Trade
Abo
Bigge
California
Union
Texas
Wabash Offers Round Trip to Louisville for G A R Encampment
The Wabash lines announce round trip tickets to Louisville at 84.20 for travel September 8 through 11 with return until October 3 direct routes via Indianapolis or Lafayette to Louisville Ky. Nickel Plate offers similar low rates September 12 to 14 for the encampment period.
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Louisville
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Reminiscences of Chickamauga Guerrilla War Tales
The Globe Democrat recalls Civil War memories at a reunion. Jim Brotherton recounts carrying a knapsack under fire at Snodgrass Hill and how thirty seven bullets pierced his gear. Private Sinnatt from Virginia honors a Twelfth Georgia soldier who shielded him and was killed by a volley during the melee.
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Chickamauga
Jim Brotherton
Globe-Democrat
Jim
Snodgrass Hill
Dyer Farm
Mother
Sinnatt
Virginia
Georgia
Rare Birds and Their Pricey Eyes in Oology
A discussion on scarce birds notes only four intact great auk eyes remain in the country valued at 500 dollars each. Labrador duck and others vanish from sight since 1856 with few specimens left. Kirtland warbler once scarce, now flooding markets after a Sahama Islands find, worth 5 or 6 dollars. Connecticut warbler eyes unseen, nest with four eggs could net 200 dollars.
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Cgts
Irtland
Cleveland
Ohio
Sahama Islands
Sritish North America
Atlantic Seaboard
Intelligent Birds Experiment Reveals Color-Savvy Orioles
In a St. Louis Republic report Dr C C Abbott describes experiments on Baltimore orioles. Yarn colors offered dull hues they preferred, avoiding red and bright yellow. When branches were girdled and leaves dried, nesting pairs fled but fed their young until independence.
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C. C. Abbott
Daltons Cay & Tree
St. Louis Republic
Raval Activity In Naval Circles Noted In Paper
First Citizen notes considerable naval activity while Second Citizen confirms eight more vessels have been condemned, as reported by New York Weekly. The exchange highlights ongoing maritime setbacks and government scrutiny of Navy assets.
Van Wert Fair Excursions Offered on Pennsylvania Lines
Van Wert County Fair excursions available from Ada Fort Wayne and intermediate Pennsylvania line stations September 10 through 18. Low round trip rates in effect for Van Wert County Fair with return coupons valid Saturday September 14 inclusive 819 14.
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Pennsylvania
van Wert
Ada
Fort Wayne
Nickel Plate offers low rate Saturdays to Lake Maxinkuckee
The Nickel Plate road provides discounted excursion tickets to Lake Maxinkuckee each Saturday through September 28. Inquire of agents for details.
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Nickel Plate Road
Lake Maxinkuckee
Central Bimetallic Compact Urges Silver Restoration
The document advocates restoring silver to pre 1873 coinage with gold on equal terms. It condemns limited coinage as ruinous, citing historic price declines, widespread land misery, and economic panics. It calls for an organized campaign and empowers The Times-Post to set a meeting to form the compact.
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Wuenreas
Times-Post
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