27 Dec 1893
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1893
Page
1
The text fragment references factions in the northwest with mentions of the Tenth Thirtieth and various numbered districts. It notes weaker allegiance in Nineteenth Twenty-ninth and the Sixteenth counted for 9000, all within a discussion of party strength and Irish and Bode groups.
After a heated campaign the measure to incorporate city status was defeated by roughly a thousand votes under the state's general law process. Local officials had urged a yes, while opponents cited fiscal concerns and governance issues.
Courthouse crowd fills Ardlamont case as Alfred J Monson stands trial for murdering pupil Lieutenant Hambrough. Dr Hay, professor of medical jurisprudence, testifies on head models and gunfire, arguing possible accidental injury and noting three month old shot marks in a rowan tree.
About thirty insurance companies and wholesale woolen goods merchants clash after Byers & Rich claim losses of over two hundred thousand dollars from a fire. Some insurers paid while others allege fraud, cancelling over half a million dollars in risks and sparking a broader dispute amid merchant support for Byers & Rich.
New York reports detail a sale of about 80 000 pieces of print cloths for over 1 000 000 dollars easing a glut. The Fall River mills will run through winter supplying work for about 25 000 mill hands and roughly 40 000 people dependent on the mills.
In Wasartros December 20 1893 and Wasarortos December 21 1893 the House considered tariff and internal revenue plans with debate over an income tax and possible excise increases. Resignation of Daniel Dorchester as Indian schools chief takes effect January 16 and William Hailmann to succeed him. Senate moves on Hawaii and Oklahoma issues while committees prepare reports and rules delay nominations. A Utah Nevada annexation bill and a Texas stock reimportation measure were advanced before an adjournment for holidays.
Austin Corbin & Co. plan to use convict labor from Arkansas to farm 12,000 acres on an island in Chicago lake. They seek state approval and expect a favorable decision soon. The proposal promises to reduce prison costs and boost state revenue while limiting need for guards.
A fire in Adrian destroys the Masonic temple built in 1865 with an $85,000 value. The third and fourth floors housed Masonic lodges, the second floor held lawyers offices, and the ground floor housed Lenawee County Savings Bank United States Express and McConnell's dry goods. McConnell's suffers about $30,000 loss with $18,000 insurance. the building carried $20,000 insurance and total losses will rise.
Vancouver reports the Indian press says France England and Siam remain unsettled. HMS Sevren Archer and Pigmy are ordered to Bangkok. Fires destroy half of Tomaria Totomi villages in Japan. Japanese emperor welcomes a son. a new cable Hong Kong Labuan Singapore costs 300000 pounds and should finish next summer. German consul P Budler at Canton shot himself on November 18.
In New Orleans on December 21, a jury awarded Mrs. Monasterio widow of Antonio Monasterio $2,500 against the city over the Italian murders linked to Chief Hennessy’s assassination. Mrs. Scaffidi’s case yielded a sealed verdict to be opened tomorrow along with Miafaruso’s scheduled trial. A drunken farmer near Logansport narrowly avoided collision with a passenger train after mistaking a culvert for a wagon road.
Ellis Biggs 35 formerly served in the United States Navy died after eleven weeks of pain from a yard accident at the Pennsylvania company yards in St. Joseph. He suffered a broken back multiple leg fractures and internal injuries after being crushed by rolling cars. Unmarried he lived with sister who cared for him. remains shipped to Pittsburgh for interment.
James K. Webb a Wabash freight conductor died in Napoleon Ohio after slipping while coupling cars on No. 92 as No. 91 passed. The body and severed head were found near the rails. an inquest filled the depot and the remains sent to Defiance for burial. Webb, about 45, was a popular longtime employee active in Masonic and YMCA work.
Brahmin priest Narasimhacharya spoke at the Baptist tabernacle in the city on Monday and Tuesday and visited the Senrinen office on Wednesday. A native of India and representative at the parliament of religions, he discussed Indian customs, life, and civil government. He spoke fluent English and charmed listeners with his insights.
After four years in the northern penitentiary, John Daily of Fort Wayne is back home recounting that whisky led to his crime. He and Warner planned a midnight hold up on Calhoun street, with Warner taking a lighter sentence for turning state's evidence. Daily, a skilled blacksmith, served five years and has earned time off for good behavior.
L McManigal stops Tim Ohern as the ten round prize fight at Hammond ends with a knockout. The Tariff Reform association of Indiana’s Eleventh district schedules a meeting in Peru on January 7 and 8. Will Cunningham to take charge of Clinton hotel, Komomo, January 31. Mrs Susan Bennadum, 77, Widow of Allen Bennadum, dies in Delaware County after long residence. Universalist Indians Ministerial circle holds three day conference in Richmond with Rev I B Grandy delivering opening sermon. Thomas Wells, 97, of Summitville, keeps chopping wood and recalls settling in Indianapolis during its early trading-post era. Charles Edwards, fugitive from a southern prison, recounts escape to Birmingham and is recaptured after telling a woman.
Washington December 21 The house committee on foreign affairs agreed to report a substitute for the Hawaiian resolution condemning Minister Stevens policy in Hawaii. John J Vaile cashier of the late Commercial Bank was arrested in Brooklyn on perjury charges. A turkey weighing forty three and three fourth pounds was shown at market Thursday.
The St Nicholas bank at Broad Street and Exchange Place in New York City is closed pending examination by State Superintendent Charles M Preston. The action follows connections to the Madison Square bank and a weakened capital base after a prior deposit ship, with officials stating depositors may be paid in full and assets expected to cover obligations.
John Doyle’s confession in Los Angeles clears William Golden and M. M. French, who were convicted of arson at the Novelty theater in September 1891. Doyle admits he and George Hogan started the fire and absolves the two men still seeking freedom. The case is cited as a remarkable mistrial based on circumstantial evidence.
R B F Pierce of the Indianapolis, Decatur and Western railway, once a director of the suspended Indianapolis National Bank, settled $65 000 in claims with the receiver. He attributed his action to confidence in President Haughey and declined a stock offer that could have implied knowledge of the bank’s condition. Dr. Macy Weener has returned from Montreal for the holidays.
Edgar W Nye recalls travels in London and Europe with comic missteps and money troubles. He narrates missed trains, lost possessions, and delays to pay hotel bills, plus humorous encounters with banks and officials and a self aware reflection on travel mishaps.
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