02 Aug 1893
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1893
Page
1
Two trapeze performers Leo and Cho fell twenty feet during last night’s act on Clark Street. Leo sustained critical injuries including a ruptured leg and internal damage, while Cho escaped with minor bruises. The accident occurred as they slid down a rope and landed near a broken post.
Reverend Potter, the church pastor, was expelled last night on a charge of contempt toward the investigative committee. The panel, four-fifths female, presented its final report and the motion for expulsion was adopted.
In Pitt sburg a husband is under arrest after allegedly murdering his wife and two children with a hatchet in a ramshackle Oak Alley dwelling near the Knoxville incline. Firemen extinguished a small blaze blamed on the incident and investigators noted scorched bed clothes and burned marks on the head.
July 26 report notes disciplined Negro workers from Alabama and Tennessee placed in stockades under Captain Cleary who trained them for possible fighting duty. Cleary, famed for protecting property in past strikes, led drilling as crews readied for imminent action. Separately, Wisconsin Cranberry Marshes burn as forest fires spread along rail lines near Wood County. losses run into thousands.
A private Nicaragua telegram reports Leon forces have captured Managua, boosting their hold on the capital and its prestige. No further details are given on casualties or assignments. In Corrunna, several Pindo residents are ill with a disease suspected to be cholera, prompting officials to tighten precautions. A London sale notes a $100,000 shipment of gold bars to America.
A London United Press note claims Naples officials reported four cholera cases early last week, but the telegram was never delivered and newspapers omit cholera in Italy. Authorities enforce pilgrim bans with troops, while cholera spreads in Piedmont and Genoa remains suspicious.
The pension bureau estimates the 1893 94 appropriation of 166000565 may be insufficient to cover service expenses and a deficiency appropriation is likely. Secretary Carlisle has a cold and rheumatic shoulder after a rest at the Treasury. The Choctaw court postpones nine executions from August 4 to September 8. Two men, Jacob Henze and Henry Kaiser, are found guilty of murder in St. Louis. Charles McDonnell is acquitted and discharged.
Mrs. Chas. Miller, key witness against Dr. Myer, left Toledo with her husband for New York after being employed by the doctor. She took a life policy on herself at Myer’s urging, later fell ill, and was treated by him. Her daughter summoned aid and saved her life.
A man afflicted by illness and mood swings tried to end his life on several occasions. He leaves a wife and four young children. Neighbors recall his struggles and steady care from family during hard times.
W H Irving of Charles street Winthrop Beach Mass killed himself on the lake shore near Diversy street by filling his mouth with powder and igniting a match. Police found a torn mangled face and a note asking his body not be sent home. He was about forty and well dressed with no money and no work.
San Francisco July 27 report details the Russian cruiser Vitiaz wrecking on a reef in a three day typhoon off Corea. Two officers and fifteen crew were drowned or missing as the vessel struggled, damaged steering and compromised compasses before striking June 14.
New York July 27 The governing committee of the New York Stock Exchange voted against delaying operations or closing the exchange for several days despite external suggestions. St. Paul July 27 W B Mellen general manager of the Northern Pacific Railroad died at Victoria British Columbia last night from heart neuralgia.
The World this Morning quotes Beverly Farms ex Secretary William C Whitney urging tax reform and Sherman law repeal as part of a broader fiscal fix. In Detroit ex President Harrison is disputed by General Alger. Spokane First National Bank and Spokane Savings suspend payments amid withdrawals. Powell Crostley assigns assets in Ohio and Indiana after speculative ventures and a World’s Fair project collapse.
Lexington Kentucky July 27 Maud 8 the famed sulky mare will start to attempt a 2:04 mile on the same track where she trotted 2:09 three years ago. Millionaire Robert Bonner owner of Maude S and Secretary Ed Tipton announce the plan and expect a sub 2:04 time.
Jose Andread, once in charge of Piedra Gorda district Guanajato, was arrested recently on a charge related to actions during General Manuel Gonzales administration. The report notes severe punishment imposed on eight Mexican officers in connection with the case.
The official faced trial for numerous atrocities allegedly committed against innocent people. He was found guilty and executed by the authorities in a widely witnessed action drawing hundreds of spectators.
Pleasant Weddell and wife eloped after prior marriage and a suicide attempt over mistreatment. They fled to Cincinnati to avoid relatives objections. Also, a severe windstorm in Wayne county damaged Centerville causing factory and church destruction and wrecked several businesses.
A split among Chicago’s Caledonian, Highland, and St Andrew’s groups surfaced at the county fair. Caledonians attend separately while St Andrews claims August 4 as Scottish day. Highlanders refuse affiliation, led by P H McEwen, as bands tour the agricultural hall.
Taylor, 27, was electrocuted at Auburn prison for the 1892 murder of Solomon Johnson. The victim was killed with a broom shop knife during a dispute while both men worked in the broom industry. Taylor had a prior burglary sentence and a disputed mental state exam deemed sane by Dr. Burrill. The Appeals Court affirmed the conviction and scheduled the July 24 execution week.
Arbuckle Brothers Ariosa coffee mill in Brooxiury New York reopened this morning on a limited scale after a brief closure. Managers deny the business is in a low mood and say operations have resumed normally.
The court martial investigating the logs of the battleship Victoria ruled there was no responsibility attached to Captain Maurice A. Bourke and acquitted him of all war related charges.
Superintendent Felts reports a white baby born to Dora Johnson at the county infirmary with the father a B and O railway painter named Fisher living in Auburn Indiana. Dora Fisher, aged sixteen, later sought admission for a loathsome disease and accused Felts in a letter later deemed groundless.
A Fort Wayne reader notes that conservative bankers thrive in trustful times and credits not only bank managers but ninety five thousand residents, especially railroad workers and factory hands, for keeping money in banks to support loans that sustain local industry and employment.
The Terre Haute Gazette recounts the Zollinger battery's formation in 1884 with Cal Zollinger as organizer. Harry Worden captained the initial unit, which won third artillery and first gatling gun prizes at Evansville early on. The battery later reassembled in 1891 under W W Mungen and earned 86.6 points for third artillery prize at Omaha in 1892, despite delayed guns.
An Fort Wayne Organ Factory worker nearly died after a live electric wire shock while repairing a South Calhoun street line. District Messenger chief electrician W H Harrison clung to a pole, saving a fatal fall. August Kneefe later fell ill from injuries after a horse wreck, while John McMullen suffered a serious head cut at his shop and August Beverforden injured his hip and elbow from a ladder fall. Drs Enalen and Metcalf attended the injured workers.
Very Rev. Alexais Granger first vice president of Notre Dame and long time provincial general of the Order of the Holy Cross in America died Wednesday night aged seventy six. He served fifty years at Notre Dame Huanmaczos Ind. Also noted William H D Lewis aged seventy two died yesterday after living here fifty eight years and being the oldest Mason and Odd Fellow in northern Indians.
Fort Wayne residents James Madden L H Ransom Amos Yoder Charles Gates Kate Sweeney Ike Walker and others were noted visiting Albion LaGrange Van Wert Plymouth and nearby towns in recent weeks. Muncie Herald reports racing by Fort Wayne visitors. Death of Gen J H Morris at his Wallace township farm at age 67 from paralysis after a fall is noted.
Severe criticism from Terre Haute targets the recent Indiana militia encampment. Reported abuse by rowdies, insults to women, drunken disorder, and lack of official action marred the event despite some claimed soldier benefits. Community voices question the value of such camps.
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