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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Times Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1895
Page
4
Superior Court in Indianapolis adopts a rule to prevent filing attorneys from withdrawing divorce complaints to hide them from newspapers. If a case is filed during a term requiring immediate action it is assigned to the proper room and kept on the court docket. Papers in such causes cannot be withdrawn until after the return day without leave of the judges.
Danville reports detail a murder inquiry against Rev. Hinshaw with testimony on tracks in snow, revolver searches, and the alleged burglary sequence. Witnesses describe encounters, prison-room bed setups, and contested accounts of how the tragedy occurred as prosecutors press for conviction.
Mrs Qistrom wife of a section foreman spotted a burning wooden bridge over a gully near Wolcott station six miles from Rawlins. She warned and halted the west bound fast mail before it reached the blaze, preventing a wreck. Passengers later raised a purse of 850 for her bravery.
Miss Annie Wilson of Chicago rode a bicycle down Main street in bloomers before the Phoenix hotel drawing crowds. The stylish rider, wearing a blue flannel blouse bloomers and a jaunty cap, startled loungers as she vanished past the hotel.
Anderson dispatch reports Miss Mamie Pence endured threats and a hair theft while asleep. The alleged culprit is one of her former suitors as her fiancé Frank Stanley faced taunting letters and pressure from an enraged father.
In Washington Secretary Olney Senor Dupuy de Lome and Antonio Mora gathered for the final act in Mora’s sugar plantation seizure claim. A draft for 1,449,000 dollars, equal to 1.5 million Spanish dollars, will be paid to Olney.
New York reports former president Harrison will stay at the Fifth Avenue Hotel tonight after spending part of the summer at Old Forge. The visit's political significance is widely discussed. A marriage license was issued this afternoon to Oswald Kleisht and Amelia Schmitt.
A historical discussion contrasts female and male throwing styles. It argues boys use a bent elbow and a snapping motion while girls use a rigid arm, attributing the difference to a longer collar bone in females that hampers arm use.
In the sixteenth century England enacted a ban on street hawkers selling apples and plums to prevent servants and apprentices from being tempted to steal their employers' money. The law aimed to curb indulgent temptations arising from costly treats.
A Fort Wayne newspaper page lists upcoming events and notices. It cites a September race program, a Niagara Falls excursion via Nickel Plate Road, a call to curb street vending by Italian sellers, a men only address by Bishop T. M. Thoburn at the City Y M C A, and a free lunch at the Board of Trade with local rail and travel information.
Corrected daily by S Bush & Co prices include Wheat 65 67c Oats 28 30c Corn 45 48c Rye 48c Barley 45c Butter 14 15c Eggs 10c Beeswax 250 lb meal 31.25 cwt Potatoes 506 bu Feathers live geese 45c Rags 50c cwt Hides green Yo Ib Hides cured 8¢ tb
In a trimmed card of racing options, stakes No 34 and No 30 close with 2000 and 1000 purses respectively. The 3 year old pacing and trotting events feature $1000 purses and a 2:10 trot pace.
Time notes show 2 30 for trot, 2 22 pace, and 2 28 trot with purse details implied. race sequence and earnings not fully listed.
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