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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1892
Page
1
The Homestead labor dispute intensifies as six men face murder charges and the Pinkerton corps, led by Captain Robert Frick, are involved. Carnegie officials press for arbitration while Frick resumes duties amid threats and arrests. The Amalgamated association vows continued legal action and appeals for arbitration.
A man on Spy Run Avenue brutally assaulted his wife after returning home intoxicated on a Sunday. Neighbors found her unconscious, and the incident prompted calls for humane society investigation and potential police action to arrest the abuser.
Mrs. Henrietta Griebe aged eighty died at 7 20 this morning at her daughter Mrs C Trenkley 106 West Washington street death due to extreme age Born in Berne Switzerland she came to the US in 1851 and lived in Delphi with her husband until his death about sixteen years ago She is survived by seven children John Griebe Merced Louise Vollmer Fred Gottlieb Charles C Trenkley and Nannetta Lansing Funeral will be held Thursday at 2 pm at Mrs Trinkley s residence Rev Hartman Salem Reformed church officiating Also noted are the deaths of Mary Horstman two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Horstman and a two day old child of Mr and Mrs W W Foster, both recent in local homes.
The Iron Hall case may lead to embarrassing developments as Judge Fell signals a petition this week to appoint a receiver for Mutual Banking company the local Iron Hall depository tied to Supreme Judge Lomberley. Krumbhaar earlier sought a receiver for 170000 capital impairment. stockholders promised to cover the shortfall, now disputed by directors who refuse to disclose who subscribed funds and how much.
Vancouver reports the province's small pox outbreak is essentially over with fifty four total cases during the epidemic and no new cases in the past week. Henry Beadell of People's store travels to Detroit Boston and New York to buy fall and winter goods. John McCain of Chicago visits Vancouver to see friends. he once ran the Home billiard hall. Miss Ollie Brown will attend a colored camp meeting in Huntington on Saturday August 13.
Denver crowds greet visiting knights as 10 000 plus Templars arrive from across the country. Grand Master Gobin tours from Colorado Springs to a Philadelphia commandery reception while a grand parade routes through the city with 14 divisions and a large multinational turnout.
In four weeks Fort Wayne will host a fall race meeting touted as the best in Indiana. Organizers led by S. M. Foster and H. C. Rockhill secured streetcar access to within half a mile of the gate, expect extensions soon, and promise excellent transportation. Races will be high class with purses from 300 to 2000 dollars and numerous entries. Saulsbury’s California stable and Hamlin of Buffalo are among those expected. Direct may attempt a fast mile and the 2:27 trot is billed as the greatest race. The Reformed Orphans Home will celebrate its ninth anniversary.
Lightning damaged multiple properties during a storm last week. John Bnelow lost four valuable dairy cows at 149 Wells Street while his fielded herd was in pasture. A horse was killed by a strike at Henry Walda’s East Washington Street property, with Koenig’s barn spared. Fires and broken boards followed strikes at several buildings, including Frank Ribler’s barn and a house on Force Street, with a chimney shock injuring a boarding resident. A Democratic Railroad club meeting at the circuit court room featured Hon. W. F. McNagny discussing tariff and economic policy amid stormy weather.
Subscribed funds will secure a suitable site and, upon it, a fully equipped medical college building. The facility will be a complete school for medicine with modern operating and experimenting instruments.
Mayer Zollinger announces an ordinance to stop saloons running concert halls as advertising fronts. Protests by neighbors cite disorder and nuisance from such venues. City Attorney Shambaugh drafted the measure for the next council meeting approval. The mayor praises the effort to curb influences on youth.
The Fort Wayne Medical College will open September 22 with a 24000 dollar capital. A faculty meeting elected officers and a housing site was chosen for the new college with plans for modern laboratories and foreign professors. Dr. C B Stemen remains dean and W W Barnett secretary. personnel and directors listed.
The Fort Wayne Land and Improvement example spurs P A Randall and R L Remy to unite with Indianapolis financiers to form Eaton Land and Improvement Company in Eaton Indiana. Capital stock set at 500000. Eston in Delaware County twelve miles from Muncie fifty five miles from Fort Wayne lies in the gas belt with quarries and a new paper factory planned.
A devotional style lament recalls the cradle angel Elmore as a beloved child, whose beauty and promise faded to tragedy. The poem frames loss as part of divine will, affirming faith that God doeth all things well.
Constable Wise arrested Ezra Ludwig at five AM on a fault charge against Margaret Hivers. Ludwig, bond posted, awaits a September 1 hearing. A prior dispute between the Ludw and Hiser families led to a wagon collision near the road outside town, injuring Hiser. Prosecutor Phil Colaciek, with J B Harper for Ludwig, note recovery delays from injuries.
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