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Fort Wayne Weekly Democrat

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1869

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Fort Wayne Legal Advertisements Rate Notice

LD THE DEMOCRAT R.D.DUMN CO announces legal advertising terms for Fort Wayne Indiana. Rates set at eight dollars per year in advance with 160 dollars per square for published notices and 75 cents per square for each additional insertion. All ads billed to attorneys. proof of publication issued after publication. Letters addressed to BR DUMM CO Democrat Orrick Fort Wayne IN.

Democrat R.d.dumn & Co Democrat Dermer Calhoun and Wayne Streets Fort Wayne Indiana BR. D, Dumm & CO

Fight Between Allen and McCoole On Foster's Island

A tenacious prize fight between Allen and McCoole on Foster's Island near St Louis drew huge crowds and strong wagers. McCoole led in several rounds but Allen dominated with skill, ending with accusations of foul play, pistols drawn, and a contested referee decision to be published next day.

St. Lovuis Allen McCoole Foster's Island Jerry Donovan Tom Kelly B. Riley New York Sherman Thurston Alisn Jack Looney St. Louis Amire E. Holland Cincinnatti Val. McKinney McOote McCoote Tom Ad Moode Fighth McGoole Srithvonist Mike Mcjade M le Louisville Alen McCooe Marcy McKinney Scole Boston

Roundly Brutal Prize Fight With Escape Looms

The account describes a brutal boxing scene where two fighters faced foul calls, a decision delayed until morning, and a plan to let McKinney flee town to avoid vengeance from McCoole and allies. Observers doubt any fair outcome, signaling predetermined aims and high risk.

Allen McKinney McCoole

Baby on the Prairie and Other News Items

A drover, Anthony Hunt, finds his lost Dolly on a stormy prairie night, discovering the child she had wandered out to meet. Neighbors console, wife tears up, and Hunt thanks the heavens for saving his family. Also reports on President Grant's naval ball performance and violent incidents in Dayton and Brooklyn.

Anthony Hunt Dolly Wes Huwan Grant New York Herald Annapolis Maryland

Farmers Forced Low Prices Spark Potato Surplus

A Michigan paper notes state farmers must sell potatoes at fifty cents a bushel, after rejecting a prior bid of 150 dollars. At White Pigeon shipments to the East have averaged 3,000 bushels daily for weeks, with about 75,000 bushels still unsold.

Michigan

Fire Claims Dexter Gray In Evening Lamp Explosion

In Upper Sandusky Ohio on Monday Dexter Gray a sewing machine agent awakened to a lamp fire after the coal oil lamp had been turned down He tried to remove it from the room causing an explosion that burned him severely and he died the following night The Martin County Agricultural Fair will be held at Savals beginning September 21 for four days.

Upper Sandusky Ohio Dexter Gray Martin County Savals Washington Grant Dent Genera Sherman Little Borie Potomac Anmee Bedford Lawrence County Wm. H. Was George Hipple New Albany Hipple Mr. Haas Wass Dispatch Hippe Mitchell Badford Parait San Francisco The J. Paul Jane B Robinson Chaska Scott County St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Company Sand Villian Lower Town Villaina Lawrenceburg Indiana Loafer Losfer Lester Cincinnati Board of Health Hane Teuton Hans

Tragic Covington shooting shocks Indiana village

A violent double murder spree rocks Covington Indiana with Frederick Remster firing on Mrs. Jones a 75 year old widow and Miss Beckelheim 17 both gravely wounded while Remster’s escape and pursuit draw crowds and local fears of lynch law as authorities seek a safe outcome.

Covington Troy County Indiana Frederick Remster Dodd Jones Jno Ramster John F. Anster Remster Genta

Love Intrigues in Egypt and Secret Rendezvous

An English observer recounts Egyptian liaisons where a window veil signals a lover, a eunuch reports on the beloved, and bribes unlock access. Princes, slaves, and bathmasters mingle in a web of intrigue, with flower tokens and gifts paving furtive meetings amid mosques and baths. The tale highlights danger, seduction, and social barriers in a desert city.

Egypt Mahmoud Mohammed

Wealthy Count’s Gallery Securitized by Creditors

Paris walls bear sale bills for Count Rouchefeff Besborodko’s gallery once valued at 12,250,000 in gold. Once lavish in East to West Europe, he spent freely and kept a grand retinue, yet died in debt after years of lavish living. Also notes death of Mrs. Margaret Glenn at age 99 in Dearborn County Indiana, a pioneer of Ohio and Indiana, remembered for extraordinary memory and long farm residence.

Paris Rouchefeff Besborodko Europe Doug- 46 Alexander Dames Russia Margaret Glenn Dearborn County Indiana Ohio North Carolina Uzabanon

Secret Order Convention Faces Fundraising in Chicago

The Anti Secret Order Convention adjourned in Chicago after pledging 10000 dollars to aid Alssoury and Odd Township. The group planned efforts that could stir regional opposition against the Rocky Mountains.

Chicago Alssoury Odd F Eas Rocky Mountains

Improvement for Broadway New York Sheltered Arcades Proposed

Mayor Hill urges transforming lower Broadway from Bowling Green to the Park into a covered arcade by moving sidewalks to the carriageway and converting the lower stories along the street into sidewalks clad by iron pillars. Supported by leading papers, the plan would cost much but aims to aid business.

Mayor Hill New York Bowling Green Rue de Rivoli Paris

The Reign of Extravagance and Fashion Excess

A critical essay argues that postwar wealth, fashion, and moral shifts fuel extravagance in U S cities. It urges education for women and men to rise beyond dress obsessions, noting wives and husbands often live beyond means. A reported accident at an Axe Factory in New Albany ends with a miraculous escape from a deadly shaft.

United States Henesty Igion Cies Alto Axe New Albany Benjamin Atkinson Groun

Newspapers keep Brown's growth alive and strong

The town's newspapers are described as vital to growth and prosperity. They support merchants and businesses, influence many aspects of daily life, and contribute to the city's overall well being. Citizens with Brown's interests should take pride in backing local papers.

Eart

Sensation and limbs in theatre season talk

A theatre manager tells the Judge that sensational acts with stunt effects draw crowds. He plans a Russian snow spectacle with real sable furs to outdo past efforts while keeping unity. The Judge mocks by suggesting bear-skin bears the outline.

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