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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1894
Page
3
Reports describe Corey's commonweal army delaying at camps from Ohio to Salem. Vagrancy arrests in Burraro and Chicago linked to Coxey's march, with soldiers fed, lodging improvised, and discipline tensions rising as march toward Camp Gompers continues.
Atlanta reports Speaker Charles F. Crisp appointed to U S Senate to succeed the late Alfred Colquitt. Governor Northen withdraws from the race. Crips declines the post citing need to remain House speaker. Debate erupts over succession and tariff free coinage amid broader party tensions.
The piece recounts J H Tibblies of Madison Indiana recalling Louis Kossuth’s 1851 visit. Kossuth traveled by boat from Cincinnati to St Louis and was met by a crowd in Madison at Central Methodist church. Tibblies received a handshake and a souvenir coin good for a dollar when Hungary was freed. Also reports a plot to assassinate the Armenian patriarch Constantine in Constantinople as he left the Cathedral.
Report from Washington March 30 states Murat Halstead did not sell but a transfer occurred to Colonel Perry S. Heath who assumed charge of the Commercial Gazette of Cincinnati. The paper will continue as a strongly republican publication.
The Kendallville News reports Judge R. C. Bell of Fort Wayne stayed in Kendallville overnight, called on the News office, and appeared well and sociable, presenting compliments from Northern Indiana papers.
Charles Noll, Bloomingdale butcher, is tried for insanity in Justice France's court after attacking his wife with a long butcher knife and injuring her face. He was accompanied by his wife and two sons as guardians requested his send to an asylum.
A standpipe of the Peoria Water company collapsed on Bourland street causing total wreckage. Five are dead or injured with three workers missing and two houses demolished. Rescue units and police respond as spectators watch in shock.
Crowds gather in Turin as the Hungarian delegation and foreign dignitaries honor Louis Kossuth. The procession features guards, banners, and a guard of honor of Hungarian students in national costume. The coffin moves to a funeral car for transport to Buda Pesth.
Reports from Indianapolis Gianapolis Fort Scott and Chicago describe a widespread blizzard with high winds and snowfall. In Washington a sugar bounty repeal idea surfaces as lawmakers debate tariff measures. A mining accident in North Haverccer Michigan is rumored to have killed ten men.
Premature blast at Central Mine in Keweenaw County last night leaves no details available as wires are down due to heavy sleet. Rescue and reporting delayed by storm conditions.
Reports from Indiana and nearby areas describe widespread damage to fruit and vegetables after a warm spell in March followed by a severe cold snap. Peaches, cherries, plums, apples, and early vegetables are totaling losses, with ice forming several inches thick in exposed sites and few crops escaping destruction.
The Supreme Court upheld a Terre Haute Vigo county ruling in the Fletcher Warring case involving over 500000 in certificates issued 1881 by receiver L Genis for the Illinois Midland road. Fletcher Co of Indianapolis had claimed a pro rata share but the high court's decision settles the heirs claim in the long dispute.
Ed Cory of Crawfordsville fights John Bailey of Logansport with three ounce gloves. Bailey knocks Cory down four times in round one. Cory claims a foul in round two and refuses to continue, Bailey declared winner. On return trip sheriff arrests lead men, friends rescue them, and both go into hiding. Also Nelson Harbauer fatally stabs wife over joining the Corey commonweal army. A girl is born to Charles Gumper and wife.
Fire swept the Bucklen Hotel in Exenarr yesterday causing guest evacuations by ladders. Fireman Frank Little was hurt after a fall. Insurance covered building and contents amounting to about 20 000 dollars with multiple company policies. The hotel has burned four times in forty years.
A proposed long distance line from Indianapolis to Chicago will connect Fort Wayne Waterloo and Huntington with New York and Chicago. Westward it runs from Wabash to Peru Logansport and Lafayette then Chicago. An Indianapolis to St Louis via Terre Haute line is planned. Disbarred pension attorney Ellis cited for unprofessional conduct.
Yester day marked the climax of Dr. Wilbur F. Chapman led revival in Bloomerton. One hundred cottage prayer meetings began at 8 30 a m across the city despite a fierce storm. At 3 30 p m nearly all business houses closed including saloons as proprietors and workers attended afternoon and night services. The city notes a memorable religious turning point.
Judge Thayer dissolved the temporary injunction in a damage suit for 500000 dollars against N. D. Thompson Publishing Co C B Woodward Printing Co of St Louis and R S Peeale of Chicago by C D Arnold H D Higinbotham and the World's Fair Columbian Exposition of Chicago.
Guy Olmstead Hills shot and killed Letter Carrier Clifford at Madison and Clark streets this afternoon. Hundreds witnessed the shooting and shouted for Olmstead to be lynched before police quickly arrested him amid reports of a back of the shooting scandal.
A resident recounts a recent social gathering at a host's house in which a baptism occurred during a reception. The narrator shares humorous and reflective moments, including a five year old boy named Jim Nye and remarks about family, church, and social expectations. The piece also touches on local politics, Hawaiian annexation sentiment, and a sensational charge against the Fort Wayne Electric Light Company.
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