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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1894
Page
8
Readable bits show a tiny classified style fragment with numbers and a street reference. The text lacks complete nouns verbs and a clear event or notice to summarize for a proper card.
Local items report J A Graham returning from Chicago and other workers on duty or sick. Chautauqua assembly opens July 18 at Eagle Lake and runs to August 1. Obituary for John B Adams, long-time conductor in Springfield. Various rail and business notices including fare changes, coke rate disputes, bank assignments, and new firms in real estate and insurance. Weather, plantings, and community events fill page.
June reports from Valparaiso Crawfordsville and nearby towns describe a sweeping defeat for the Anti Liquor league as nine applications for saloon licenses were granted. Amid incidents two distressing farm fatalities and a thwarted fast mail train wreck were noted with heat linked illnesses and local injuries.
A sensational story claims an anarchist conspiracy was unearthed but officials call it a pure fabrication. Jaxon and his landlady dispute names used. Dematters regarded untrustworthy by Chief Hazen and police. Women suffragists in Kansas humiliate editor at depot. Miners return to work at Laughlin nail works as tensions ease. Policeman Sam Bone feared lynching after killing Frank Guild.
Reports from Brownsville Greenscare and nearby towns describe strikers returning to work under the Columbus agreement, with attacks on trains, bridges, and property. The Pittsburgh district debates acceptance of the compromise while officials warn violence harms settlement chances, and mass meetings discuss leadership and policy. The piece also notes community anecdotes on daily life and humor.
Commodore John W Easby U S N retired dies at seventy five in Wasuixcox. He served as inspector of government gun boats in the late war and later became a naval constructor. During President Garfield's administration he was appointed chief of the bureau of construction and repair with the rank of commodore.
In Brooklyn Life, Mabel Darling and Charlie Bussing confront rumors they are engaged. Charlie denies the tale, explaining he and Mabel were out together twice last week and has consistently rejected any engagement claim. Mabel questions the denial, and Charlie asserts his unequivocal stance.
A peripatetic man pleads hunger at a kitchen door and receives hospitality before a sharp rebuke over a cigarette. In another scene a frustrated office worker threatens fire to force the removal of a door. A third moment shows a man and a weary woman sharing a tense exchange then a sudden hopeful idea.
Reports from Hong Kong state that seventeen hundred Chinese have died of the plague since May 4 while Europeans remain largely immune due to strict precautions. The epidemic is waning and Chinese quarters are being blocked off amid an exodus and threats of retaliation. In New York, leaders consider inviting Mr. Gladstone to visit America, with Dr. Depew backing the plan and Colonel Gouraud organizing the invitation. In Madison, Indiana, the steamer City of Madison struck a dyke at 4 am, tearing a 75 foot hull gap. about 75 wheelmen aboard survived, and raising the vessel is possible.
A fort Wayne advertisement touts whisky for harvest time and promotes Ale and Porter as the healthiest drink, suggesting it is best served without ice. It directs readers to No 100 Cal houn Street opposite the Fruit Mouse for the offerings.
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