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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1894
Page
2
A garbled report notes parties resisting payment of costs and arguing that expenses are for the benefit and protection of the United States. The readable text mentions restraining orders and charges for copies as part of a proceeding, with dispute over lawful charges.
A fire and explosion on the Pittsburgh freight No. 73 near Bucyrus destroyed five coal cars and two with cargo, burned two more, and damaged 400 feet of track. One tramp is dead and others missing. fire departments arrived but could not save the train. Conductor Thomas X. Hall and engineer Wes. Bout were on board as the wreck occurred at 4 o clock Friday.
A Mrs Gallup believes a rooster crow predicting a death in the family. She and Samuel discuss funeral plans, expenses, and songs as farm life continues around the looming omen. The scene shifts to an appreciative landlord and a mountain guest commenting on the hotel.
The Kicker purports a humorous horse column with wild tales and local misadventures. The piece mocks editors and readers while detailing a staged chase of a rogue colonel and a forged cousin arrest in Pine Hill, blending satire with frontier bravado.
A June conversation describes a seaside resort famed for widows and for eligible young men. A playful math exchange estimates 20 widows and four or so eligible men among 48 women, leading to plans for a fast train departure and a vacation romance.
A hungry tramp arrives at a Pennsylvanian depot with a package. He opens a ham bone and is offered aid by a passerby woman who buys him an ax to crack the bone for the marrow. The porter fetches tools but the tramp leaves, unblinking, after a moment of attention.
Levi Potter of 359 West Main Street, a thirty five year old new road worker, is dying from complications after an accident weeks earlier. Doctors fear limb amputation was narrowly avoided and his prognosis remains very poor. The piece also notes other injuries including a carpenter on West Third Street and a bicycle crash at Columbia City with multiple injuries.
A runaway wife from Leipsic Ohio was found in Fort Wayne at 226 Calhoun Street with a man named Harter from Paulding. Her husband J P Fike and father Mr Feiker pursued, she refused to return, was later coaxed to pack and depart by 7 10 pm on the Nickel Plate train with all three heading east.
Specimens show Percherons and Clydesdales as America’s favored heavy drafts with strong home breeding in Pennsylvania and the northwest. Illustrations depict a premier Percheron stallion at the World’s Fair and the top prize Clydesdale stallion. Breeders note steady demand for home-produced drafts, caution on small calves, and a market shift away from rapid-trotter lines toward robust draft stock.
Paris reports the cask containing $50,000 in gold for Lasard Preys aboard the Touraine from New York was found empty in the travel car. Authorities believe the theft occurred during transfer at the port or railway. Also noted are a resort on Lake Erie and recruiting station actions in Fort Wayne.
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