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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1890
Page
2
Patrick O Connor of Wichita says at least 300 families camp inside twenty miles of Caldwell with many arriving daily. He notes a proposed invasion on the fifth of next month to press settlement and push negotiations with Congress and Chief Mayo.
At Indianapolis yesterday the Indiana Supreme Court denied rehearing in Barber Asphalt Co. et al. versus Edgerton et al. Wayne street property owners must pay new pavement assessments unless they appeal to the U S Supreme Court. The Berkshire decision reverses an Allen 8 0 ruling on joint liabilities and finalizes that partial awards can leave disputes unsettled.
Mint officials in Painapeneria Pennsylvania report a counterfeit five dollar gold piece of remarkable skill. The coin is slightly larger in diameter than the genuine article and is indistinguishable to most experts. To retire the bogus coins, authorities will buy them at face value and destroy them. The forged piece has an intrinsic value of 4.40 dollars.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and chest troubles, Electric Bitters as a nerve tonic, and Bucklen’s Amica Salve for skin ailments. It promises trials, guaranteed satisfaction or refunds, and lists Dreier & Bro. Drug Store as the seller.
Second growth white ash butta and logs listed with lengths 24 5 74 10 and 12 feet and diameters 8 to 30 inches. Highest market price paid for all items in our line. Inquiries at Winch's Hub and Spoke works East end on Wabash railroad. Bond's Mill advertises pure old fashioned buckwheat and rye flour for sale at 65 East Columbia Street.
Dr. Talmage preaches at the Academy of Music Brooklyn on Joshua from Joshua 1 4 recounting the Jordan crossing and the fall of Jericho with the ram horn and seven priests. He extols Joshua as a mighty God guided leader, notes Moses death, and ends with Rahab’s spared house.
The sermon narrates Joshua leading campaigns against Ai and Gibeon with divine aid. It recalls the sun standing still at Gibeon and Ajalon, Joshua’s long career, and his dying exhortation to serve the Lord. Five conquered kings and a valedictory address cap the tale.
BR O Bell of Fort Wayne declared support for Cleveland as the logical 1892 candidate, arguing tariff reform would decide the next campaign. He noted gas pipeline plans could transform Indiana, urging legislators to push a salary bill and warning against hampering reforms. Bell, a long time state leader and lawyer, reflected on political prospects and potential congressional service.
Dennis Kassitis, Indiana fish commissioner, argues Indiana holds 690,000,609 pounds of fish capacity. He cites 30,000 miles of shoreline and 300,000 acres of water, noting a potential 800 million pounds with 8 cents per pound value. He urges stricter laws against seining and dynamiting and wider use of fish ladders to restore streams. He notes 20,000 young bass placed last year and 500,000 baby wall-eyed pike in Rome City ponds.
John A Smith a Newark businessman was killed in New York yesterday while attempting to board a departing train. He was crushed as the carriages pulled away and nearly cut in two.
A series of fires last night and early today caused extensive damage. Chas Foley died in a Cam bridge carpentry shop blaze at 237 Main Street. St Bernard’s Catholic Church on 13th Street near Eighth Avenue burned early morning, estimated loss £95,000 with $63,000 insured. Green & Keefe box factory in Dasforny burned, damages around $35,000, incendiary suspected. Casino roller skating rink on State Street in Guicaco caught fire, causing $6,000 loss. janitor J. Wilson sustained facial and hand burns while attempting to save belongings. A London advertisement touts plating profits amid a separate note.
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