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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1894
Page
6
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Miss Cora Wilkinson visits friends alongland Blue Lake near Churubusco plans large Fourth of July celebration. Goshen’s Miss Bertha Hawks stays at Westminster seminary while others visit Auburn and Fort Wayne. Community members attend anniversaries and travel. business updates include door and woodwork contracts. railway labor talks and safety upgrades. several residents away on visits or illness. local notices of stores and transportation developments.
The Cenilivre park event on July 6 and 7 lists many races with entries already high. Riders from Mary Crack to Exviry Bianke are expected, with Class A and B events including one mile sprints, handicap races, and longer laps. Prizes vary up to $50 in value and rules follow local amateur classifications.
In Washington Township both parties held nominating primaries. Democrats chose Benjamin McQuistion for trustee, Ernest Cruse for assessor, and Alexander McDaniel for justice of the peace, with 300 plus votes cast. Republicans named L. W. Schowe for trustee, Felix Grosjean for assessor, Jacob Stouder for justice of the peace, and Elijah Robinson for constable, followed by delegates chosen for county and congressional conventions.
Coroner Morss Harrod filed a more complete verdict in the Flaig case finding Mrs Hanna Flaig died by exhaustion caused by a mechanical rupture after birth. He does not name responsible party, leaving physicians under suspicion and suggesting possible damages of 25 000 to 30 000. The note implies the rupture was not natural and cites two well known doctors. A local ad promotes spring wagons and farm equipment.
The forty eighth annual commencement of St Augustine's academy unfolds Monday at Library hall with an Providence Sisters produced program. Notable acts include Cecilian Orchestra instrumental selections guitar and banjo ensembles, violin and mandolin showcases, vocal choruses, and a drama TheStolen Child. Miss Loretta Dittoe and Miss Elizabeth Mannix awarded honors diplomas.
Fort Wayne will see a large department store replacing The Market at No 4 and 6 Harrison Street opening around July. Frank Purcell will be general manager with extensive departments listed from dry goods to restaurant. Also notes stockholders meeting for New Haven and Fort Wayne Turnpike Co on June 25 1894 and an advertisement offering one hundred dollars reward for a cure of catarrh with Cheney and Co and Hall's Catarrh Cure.
The June 9 school board election features a high spirited contest in two districts with women candidates Mrs. Jenckes and Mrs. Horace McKay. Supporters use carriages to transport voters and circulate arguments for electing a woman, with Jenckes drawing strong backing from prominent city ladies.
Frank Rice died after slipping from a plow beam near Milroy when the share penetrated his abdomen. In Brazil, Albert Snyder and Miss Catherine Frets wed after meeting through correspondence. A young man named Hilton in Wabash passed two forged checks while canvassing for insurance. Wayne township assessor reports a $1,000,000 drop in personal property valuations for Richmond. Milton Berry, insane at Clinton County infirmary, escaped confinement and fell thirty five feet, sustaining serious injuries. Lyman Kilborn of Logansport owns a piano playing cat that stomps the keys and disrupts keyboard harmony.
Theodore P. Haughey former president of the defunct Indianapolis National Bank was sentenced to six years in the penitentiary for his role in the bank’s collapse. Judge Baker praised his longstanding reputation before delivering the punishment and then handshook him. The 68 year old was moved to Michigan City by United States Marshal Hawkins.
The O D Store announces final day offers on straw hats and thin clothing ending July 5. Stock quantities are limited as prices drop at the closing out gate.
Wheat and corn advance with No 2 cash and July quotes rising. Cattle and hog trades at Upton stock yards show receipts and varied prices. Fort Wayne markets list prices for grains, oil meal, seeds, and farm staples with mixed gains and steady to firm trends across commodities.
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