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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1894
Page
5
A fragmentary survey mentions Indianapolis police chasing new Tystery tickets and Fort Wayne police suits. It notes Huntington awarding funds for street and sewer projects, discusses city improvement efforts, and reviews election results, party dynamics, and Breckinridge scandal petitions amid a broad potpourri of local civic items.
The Fort Wayne area features Passover observances lasting seven days and unrelated political chatter about Coxeyites, McKinley prospects, local mayoral votes, and county elections. Reports discuss prohibition candidates, a minister leaving his church, and concerns over fire insurance rates tied to new natural gas use.
Local editors report on Democrats nominating a city ticket in Churubusco and Cannelton officials neglecting election reports. Republicans anticipate a contested state convention in Indianapolis and a liquor policy debate. The piece notes women admitted to practice before federal and many state courts, plus commentary on women’s rights and tariffs. Also covered are judicial race contests, Australian ballot issues in upcoming city election, Sheriff Clausmeier’s renomination, and historical census notes.
The American Society for the Extension of University Teaching in Philadelphia schedules a June pilgrimage to Revolutionary sites. Events include Independence Hall speeches by Talcott Williams, visits to Christ Church, Faneuil Hall, Bunker Hill, and a Boston reception. The tour traces paths to Hartford, Lexington, Concord, Salem, Plymouth, and West Point with notable speakers including Edward Everett Hale, Col. Higginson, and Theodore Roosevelt.
Albert T. Beck, prominent local lawyer and former partner of Congressman Bynum, was found dead in his sleeping room with a bullet wound. A gun lay on the floor and blood marks lead to the sidewalk. coroner reports murder though friends suspect death by own action. The house is at Twentieth street and Ashland avenue.
Reports from 218 grain dealers across six winter wheat states indicate prospects for a larger next crop, with Indiana showing the strongest outlook and Ohio nearly as good. Rains since Easter reduced damage, and stocks are generally modest or low in Indiana Illinois Missouri and Michigan showing above or near average prospects. Weaver rumored to move to Kansas to run for Congress in Sixth District under Populist plan. Beloit residency planned by May 1.
Mrs Lease and Mrs Gougar addressed a large populist gathering detailing sharp attacks on old parties. Gougar attacked Mr Steid with strong language and described visits to so called wicked places in Chicago and other cities. Lease criticized Governor Lewelling and boasted of defeating Senator Spyalle in Kansas.
In Sananean county April 10 the democratic convention endorsed by unanimous vote Win M Springer for congress and Ben F Caldwell for governor, Ed ward T Merritt for representative with no opposition, Thomas White for the other representative, Simon Negera for county clerk. Resolutions endorsed the Wilson tariff bill and favored the state convention nomination for United States senator.
In Ind attempting to cross tracks early yesterday a fast freight train from Chicago struck Horace Dusart a glass worker in Pantrorn Cry at about 4 am, cutting him in two. Dusart had earlier been seen near the tracks and had been cautioned about railroad danger.
A man left home claiming illness and headed uptown for medicine. An hour later he was killed by a train. Authorities suspect foul play by a gang of tramps. the coroner urged the prosecutor to hold an inquest to investigate possible murder.
Des Moines, Iowa, April 21 General Manager St John of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad voiced cautious optimism about the Commonweal Army. He described its members as sober, intelligent, and American born, rejects 등 rumors of tramps, and said its leader is capable, honest, and commands discipline. He predicted a Washington-imposed petition to Congress and noted the movement's potential to provoke strong reaction among laborers. He also observed the army as desperate but organized, with many railway workers among its ranks.
The coroner’s jury finds that attorney Lemuel Bailey died by murder at a saloon where Frank Benadum proprietor Mike Gorman and William Watson were arrested for first degree murder. Bailey died from choking after a day at the saloon with conflicting testimonies about a fight. The suspects refuse bail as investigations continue.
A garbled advertisement promotes 35 complete novels for 30 cents in a large illustrated monthly. It claims high quality fiction from Stevenson to Douglass, with titles like A Brave Coward and Guilty or Not Guilty. Readers are urged to send ten cents to Household Topics Pub Co in New York for a seasonal reading package.
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