10 Jun 1895
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1895
Page
1
A new large consignment of Whitney's celebrated Baby Carriages is advertised. The ad promises a grand assortment with assured low prices, claiming to offer more carriages than all competitors in Port Wayne combined. Readers are urged to visit and compare before buying.
Reports from Bhanghal and Wasuxeroy allege a near total massacre of English French and American missionaries at Cheng Tu interior China. A French gunboat may probe the Yangtze river interior, while Pekin denies confirmation and urges protection of remaining missionaries amid rising tension and open to foreign influence.
In a Brooklyn interview ex Navy official William Whitney warned that a silver issue at the upcoming Democratic convention could split the party. He urged an organized educational fight for sound money and said he would join the struggle if it becomes an intellectual battle for monetary reform.
Rain-soaked fields revive hopes for a new corn crop across Texas Oklahoma and Kansas as drought relief boosts prospects. Officials report heavy showers from Cherokee Strip to northern Texas and western Kansas easing long drought.
Ohio miners vote on a proposal by operators to pay fifty cents for coal mined per ton. The official circular states the agreement ratified by district vote, with hope the terms are temporary and subject to change if circumstances improve. Secretary MuBryde says acceptance places miners in position for future gains as the fall season opens.
A lengthy 1895 dispatch from Allen county recalls a village mystery near Sidon involving a migratory farmhand from Galloway farm and a tense search by Sheriff and prosecutor. Relatives, frightened horses, and scattered whispers frame a case with no clear resolution. Meanwhile, local notices cover school hospital expansion and a court verdict controversy, all within a period of tense community curiosity.
Fragmented report describes a jury verdict involving Tracey and Fore Waysn Sex wen with a $500 damages claim. It notes Harvey Tracey sueing for exorbitant charges and a separate prosecution, while counterclaims allege misrepresentations by an officer of the law. The piece hints at defense strategy and potential sensationalist aims.
A seventeen year old resident on ai street saved a younger boy from drowning after they and several companions attempted a river crossing. Charles Gibson swam out, calmed the frightened boy, and brought him to shore, likely preventing a drowning. Additional incidents include a car axle break near Hang Street causing no injuries, and a traveling salesman bleeding from a nose injury treated by a doctor. Separate items note a near-drowning at Mrs Evers and a broken arm treated by Dr Harrod. Local lines report a runaway harness incident and a murder stemming from a jealousy dispute between two suitors. Deputy Sheriff Harrod improves, and various community meetings and social notices are listed.
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