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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1894
Page
6
Local items report Perry A. Randall may seek state senate, Miss Nellie Spice recovering from illness, and Henry Meyers and other residents of the area affected by recent illnesses. Postmortem on Mrs. Wolf confirms death from a ca se. Building remodeling continues at the Sidel block and nearby properties. News covers railroad labor impacts, Iron Age market notes, fire loss settlements, and ongoing fare cuts boosting western rail traffic.
Paris reports say President Carnot sent an autograph letter to London demanding the recall of the British ambassador the Marquis of Duffren otherwise passports will be issued. The Cocarde alleges documents tie Lord Daffren to a scandal and implicate Princess Marie D Orleans and Count D Aunay in a scheme affecting the czar's views of Russo French ties. The tale claims Carnot knows payments made by the British embassy. Dexter Michigan reports a bank vault robbery gwith Mr O C Greggory found unconscious after being sandbagged. several thousand dollars possibly stolen.
Report from Powellton West Virginia dated March 2 states strikers gather in large numbers threatening to attack local mines prompting Sheriff Banka to telegraph Governor MacCorkle for immediate troop deployment. The piece also promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy Syrup of Figs and Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup with endorsements and prices.
Cap tain Banks of Huntington state militia was ordered to ready his company to march to the Eagle mines after rioting by attacking miners. Reports say several hundred miners clashed with Wyatt's men, with unconfirmed fatalities. The Fayette sheriff requested troops, while Ohio coal districts from Jackson to Wellston report mine closings as operators push a price cut, prompting fear of a miners’ united resistance and contract disputes over Hocking Valley rates.
Westley Awl, noted lawyer and former soldier, died this afternoon at 3 15 following a sudden collapse in his affica. The death is reported as unexpected and authorities are investigating the circumstances.
Stanton Abbot the English light heavyweight defeated Harry Gilmore of Chicago in five rounds in Curacao. Gilmore showed little offense, taking a hard left to the jaw that knocked him out as Abbot pressed the attack from the first round onward. Referee George Siler counted to ten and Abbot was declared the winner before a crowd near 3,000.
A New England boy grows during the sugar season on a frontier farm. He taps 400 maples with spiles and troughs, helps boil sap in a rude sap house, then attends a village sugar party and a romance-tinged night with the doctor’s daughter. The tale traces old fashioned methods to modern evaporators and a sugar house, ending with the father’s farm now a refined operation.
In Pittsburg Police report Mrs. Louise Rockwell the actress known as Louise Kellogg is recovering from a critical gunshot wound caused by E J McNabb star pitcher. An inquest found death by his own hand. McNabb played for Baltimore previously and was a telegraph operator by trade.
Emporia Kansas March 3 The last phase of the Texas fever cattle case saw 159 farmers win a judgment of 47000 against Hezier Brothers Kansas City for bringing Texas fever into Kansas stock. Washinton March 2 The comptroller of the currency called for a report on the condition of national banks as of Feb 28 1894.
A 200 strong mob tried to storm Stroudsburg jail to lynch Richard X Prior, who killed storekeeper Christian Ehlers and his wife in Monroe county. The sheriff held them at bay until police arrived, but fears remain of reprisals and a renewed assault to free the suspect.
City of Mexico March 2 congressman Wilson ill at Guadalajara is recovering satisfactorily the typhoid attack of fever has left him he now needs only nourishing and rest Dr Mallet Provost says after ten or fourteen days convalescence Wilson can start home in his car Buenos Ayres Rio Grande dispatch reports insurgents defeated at Sarandi with about 400 killed many prisoners and guns captured Central Pacific mine at Almy Wyoming resumes work 150 marine miners already employed full force to follow.
Syrup of Figs is praised as a pleasant and prompt remedy for kidneys bowels and digestion. It claims to cleanse the system dispel colds headaches fevers and constipation and to be the most popular remedy of its kind. Available in 50c and 1 bottles from leading druggists.
The Harmony Grove Echo notes a marriage booked within twenty miles of Harmony Grove last Thursday night. The would be groom sent a message saying he is on a horse trade and asks to postpone until the trade is made. The fiancée replies she will wait if the horse proves suitable and the match will be worth the wait.
A Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph quote recalls an artist who initially painted portraits true to life. The nerve of the early works caused sitters to refuse the pictures, prompting the artist to learn better and adjust his approach.
Comic exchange between Strawber and Singerly described in a short Detroit Free Press blithe note. Strawber asks Miss Red bud to marry him and receives complete silence as the punchline, capturing a quaint if cryptic social moment.
Jockey Fred Taral, known as The Little Dutchman, is highlighted as a central figure in the Keene stable’s forthcoming season. The piece notes Taral’s access to turf power brokers, his ambition to be treated as Mr Taral, and his readiness to ride across major horses like Domino, Hornpipe, and Hyderabad. It recalls Keene’s strategic placement of his two-year-olds and compares past efforts to Lorillard’s era, with Senator Grady and Harry of Navarre influencing 1893 results.
On Wednesday evening 8. H. Huff man a Baptist Sunday school missionary for Indiana will preach at the South Wayne mission.
Martha Washington a 22 year old mare sold for 2 dollars at a Lexington trotters sale. John Edgar Brewster Washington Park secretary died February 3 at Wellington Hotel Chicago. Budd Doble expects Directum Arion and Stamboul to lower Nancy Hanks 2 04 record next season. New York Jockey Club incorporated to study pedigrees and publish a registry for horses across the United States and Canada.
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