Chief Arthur Says Brotherhood Must Win Or Die In Fight
Long dispatch on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy strike across multiple rail lines. Chief Arthur urges the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen to exhaust every honorable means to win, with railroads resisting freight handling and widespread tensions spreading to Streator Chicago and Pittsburgh areas.
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Arthur
Brotherhood
Mryngapolis
Burlington and Northern
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Arthur Tratks
Burlington
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Wabash
St. Paul
Fort Wayne
Erie
Pittsburg
Cutcaco
Chicago
Grand Trunk
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Company
Mexpora
Ills
Buriington
Cnse
Cuicaco
Omicaco
Lake Shore
Englewood
Union Stock Yards and Transit Company
Pirresure
Andy Noy
Gresham
Burlington & Northern
Chicago Tribune
Harris
Perkins
Store
Northern
Mingapolis
Manitoba
Pirrssurg
Baldwin
Twe
Buncombe
Prrtsereg
Coke Workers
Contelleville
New Haven
Cxtence
Brotherhoods
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
East Fort Wayne
Michigan Central
Belt Line
Barlington
Cuicano
Quincy
Stone
Withere
Withrow
Presbyterian Church
Big Rock Island
St. John
Rock Island
Chicago Burlington and Quincy
Pan
Pennsylvania Company
Oxcano
J. J. O’brien
Gnovance Committee
Pittsburg Shops Mass Layoffs Spark Local Concern
The city of Fort Wayne faces potential economic ripple effects from the Pittsburg shops layoff of 224 workers. The loss hits wages and local demand, as Bass foundry and other area shops rely on the Pennsylvania railroad contracts. Yet an official notes the railroad system remains busy, suggesting a temporary setback before continued activity resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Company
Bass Foundry and Machine Works
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bass Works
Pittsburg Company
Bass Foundry
Sentinel
Pennsylvania
Pennayilvania
Toe Steininen
Faurlington Road
Folowing
PuaivapeLrain
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Roberta Saye
United Railroads of New Jersey
Emperor William Dies in Berlin Eyes Witnesses Tell of Final Moments
Berlin reports announce the death of Emperor William I at 11:15 AM. Crown Prince Frederick William and other royals gathered as he lay in the imperial chamber. He died peacefully, holding the empress's hand, after a period of delirium.
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Berlin
Prince William
Russia
Austria
Charlottenburg
Reichstag
Bismarck
Frederick II
Inet
Prince Bismarck
Frederick
San Remo
Diet
Herr von Putkamer
von Puttkamer
William
Salvation Oil Promise for Lame Horses
A short advice note recommends Salvation Oil for lame horses after trying all remedies. It promises relief with a twenty-five cent bottle and assures the animal is a good case if it fails.
Bernhamer Arrives at Michigan City Prison in Striped Attire
William F. A. Bernhamer was escorted to the Michigan City penitentiary by Deputy Marshal Christ Stein after arriving by Monon train. He was assigned convict number 472, housed in cell No 6, and told reporters he faces a Supreme Court hearing on March 19 regarding his case, while pledging to abide by prison rules and work duties.
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Michigan City
William F. A. Bernhamer
Penitentiary
Christ Stein
Monon
Stein
Bernhamer
Bath House
Qsywonk
United States Supreme Court
United States
Barnhame
Gosuen
Ind
Citizens’ Bank
Ligonier
Jacobs & Co
Jacob Baum
Curvaco
Ed. McDonald
Supreme Court
Louis
J. R. Patterson
Queen City
Texas
Oprssa
Black Sea Steamship Company
Morristons
Feun
Lucbyrd
avepGs'reun
Kansas City
Vickers
Pittsburg
Kansas
Willis
Sawyer
Tate Line
Missouri
Kansas Side
Springfield
Mass
Daily Union
Raid on Mexican settlements near Lieva de Canales
Dispatch from Muntamoras reports nineteen to seventy assailants from Escandon attacked Picacho Ranch and Lieva de Canales. Leaders Brandho Cervantes and others were involved. President Julio Acnat and son were captured. several killed, including Ajegide and his daughter. Officers pursue the desperadoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Muntamoras
Lievo de Canales
Tate
Picacho Ranch
Escandon
Brandho Cervantes
Lleva
Ajegide
Joan 8Ebez
Manegido
Lieve
Death of Fort Wayne Esteemed Citizen Samuel C Freeman
Samuel O Freeman died at his home 189 West Main, Fort Wayne, Wednesday at 8:30. Born December 6, 1812 in Williamstown New York he moved to Fort Wayne in 1836 and ran a mercantile business then a flouring mill with A C Fairfield. He married Mary A Taylor then Sarah Bigstow and survived by his second wife at eighty. He served as first chairman of the Democratic county committee in 1852 and was father to Sam Freeman, former city clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel O. Freeman
West Main
Freeman
Fort Wayne
Williamstown
N.Y
R. W.taylor
A. C. Fairfield
Beaver
Williamsport
N. Y
Mary A. Taylor
Mexico
Sarah Bigstow
Sam Freeman
Dr. Green
Freems
Democratic County Committee
Manistakes End in Suicide After Bank Teller Vanish
Troy New Jersey March 9 Nearly two weeks after Ohnas Downer longtime teller at Castleton National Bank vanished detectives sought him as rumors of bad accounts swirled His wife received a Springfield Massachusetts dated letter saying he wandered to a hotel and was unaware of his movements He was found unconscious in a Castleton church basement with a pistol and died at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
N. J
Ohnas, Downer
National Bank of
Castleton
Downer
Frank Harder
Post lauds Senator Blackburn over memory of patriots
PuHILAADOLPHia March 9 The Gen Robert Patterson post 275 G A R met at Broad and Ellsworth streets and adopted a resolution praising Bewater Blackburn of Kentucky for defending the memory of General McClellan and General Hancock against insult in Congress The post ordered a copy sent to Senator Blackburn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Patterson
Broad and
Ellsworth Streets
D. B. McCready
United States
Senate
Bewater Blackburn
Kentucky
George B. McClellan
Winfield S. Hancock
Senator Blackburn
Mrs Garfield rumor of engagement to Cleveland landowner
The arrival of Mrs James A Garfield and her daughter in New York sparks talk of Mollie Stapley Brown’s engagement gossip. Reports claim Mrs Garfield may wed a wealthy Cleveland landowner soon after her late husband’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Europe
James A. Garfield
Oceau
Trosseau
Mollie
London
Indiana militia officers meet in Indianapolis discuss encampment
Captains H C Eastwood of the Zollinger Battery and F W Raches of the Fort Wayne Rifles returned from Indianapolis where Indiana militia officers debated state military affairs. The July encampment time and place were set, with Evansville winning the prize and Fort Wayne Rifles Zollinger Battery and Veteran Company to attend for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Eastwood
Zollinger Battery
Frank W. Raches
Fort Wayne Rifles
Indianapolis
Indiana
Evansville
Zollinger
Rawlea
Hastwood
Coroner investigates severed head found in East Toledo
Coroner Roulet holds a human head found by two dogs near the D and M railroad and Smith Bridge works. The head was torn and bleached by a Toledo medical college students as claimed by authorities.
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TorEdo
Ohio
Roulet
Toledo
T. H. Hamilton
River Road
Smith Bridge Company
D. and M. Railroad Company
Hamilton
Roulet Bar
Tragedy in Grornertown: woman burned as fire grips home
A young colored woman Katie Banks died after her clothing burned in a house fire in Grornertown. The infant in the cradle also burned, the door was locked trapping them, a neighbor broke in, and Banks collapsed severely burned. The baby is badly burned and likely to die. Separate rumor places a Chicago murderer Tajcott in Port Clinton area eluding capture. Hood's Sarsparilla popular with many buyers.
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Grornertown
Katie Banks
Mandy Johnson
Johnson
Banks
Hoosier Democrats Hold Indianapolis Meeting
In Indianapolis on March 9 the Indiana Democratic State Central Committee elected E P Richardson of Pike County chairman after Richards on's two terms in the state senate. The state convention date was set for April 26 with representation fixed at one delegate per 200 votes for Governor Gray in 1884, plus one for fractions over 100. Rumors and talk centered on governor nominees with Matson, Myers, Shively and others in contention. observers say the contest will likely be between Matson and Myers with labor support potentially influential. Several state tickets and officers showed uncertainty with incumbents favored, while Andrew M Sweeney, Charles A Munson, and R W Meir remain active in their respective races.
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San Remo
Germany
Frederick William
Berlin
Frederick II
London
House of Comamons
William
Paris
Vienna
Reichstag
Carnot
New York
the Times
England
Prince Henry
Battenburg
Count von Hatzfeldt
Loxpon
Continent
Hamburg
Frankfort
Buckingham Palace
Prince Wales
Prince Christian
Battenberg
William I
Wilhelm Friedrich Tundwig
Prussia
Frederick William III
Louisa
Frederick William IV
Baden
van Rooy
Bismarck
Austria
Schleswig-Holstein
Prungia
Gastein
Schleswig
Lauenburg
Biswarck
von Roon
Count Benedetti
France
Sedan
Napoleon III
Palace of
Versailles
Empire
Augusta
Frederick William Nicholas Charles
Louisa of
Inpusmapolis
Democratic State Central Committee
E. P. Richardson
Pike County
Rice
Sheerin
Richardson
State Senate
State Central Committee
Gray
Colonel Matsonis
Snpport
Bynum
Union Labor Party
W. R. Myers
Green Smith
Congressman Shively
Matson
Myers
Thomas Byrne
Evansville
H. D. McMullen
John R. Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Andrew M. Sweeney
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Charles A. Munson
Fort Wayne
R. W. Meira
Bloomington
Huntington Mayor Receives Letter on Huntington Versailles Rail Line
A letter dated March 5 1888 to Huntington Indiana Mayor H F Day outlines a proposed rail route from Huntington to Versailles via Bluffton and Geneva with connections at Dayton and Fort Wayne. It notes possible lines to Decatur and Fort Wayne and mentions a St Louis Cleveland Atlantic and Mississippi extension under discussion.
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Orxerswall
F. Day
Huntington
Ind
Drak
Versailles
Chicago
Atlantic
Binffton
Wabash Valley
Geneva
Fort Recovery
Mercer County
Ohio
Darke County
Dayton
Fort Wayne
Jackson County
Hanging Rock Iron
Union Depot
Cincinnati
Decatur
Celina
Bluffton
State union labor party nominates full state ticket
In Indianapolis on March 8 the state union labor party convention named its slate for governor Gen J B Milroy of Carroll county and lieutenant governor J F White of Marion It also chose A C Geyer of St Joseph for secretary of state John P Hannegan of Tippecanoe for auditor D F Doll of Bartholomew for treasurer J O Smith of White for clerk of the supreme court and delegates J H Allen of Vigo and Thomas Sharp of Marion to the national convention No nominations were made for attorney general or supreme court reporter The central committee may fill those posts The platform endorses the Cincinnati platform of Feb 22 1887 opposes prison contracts favors secret ballot calls for non political management of benevolent institutions the service pension law state supplied school books and factory safety devices and supports repeal of taxes for railroad building.
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J. B. Milroy
Carroll County
J. F White
Marion
A. C. Geyer
St. Joseph
John P. Hannegan
Tippecanoe
D. F. Doll
Bartholmew
Supreme Court
J. O. Smith
White
J. H. Allen
Vigo
Thomas Sharp
Central Committee
Cincinnati
Inpianapolis
Gray
Buell D. Webster
Fort Wayne
Adams Township
Allen County
Boitet
Erie Canal
Buell Webster
Webster
William T. Pratt
Alfred P. Edgerton
Civil Service Commissioner
Boltet
Michigan City
W. ©. Bryant
Huntington
Hendricks
Edgerton
Tell and Son in Tragic Apple Drama
Bogrox March 8. Sumner Holland fourteen? No thirteen and his eleven year old cousin attempted a recreation of William Tell. The elder held a small caliber pistol with cartridges readied. The younger hesitated and cried out about a danger just as the shot rang out striking the younger boy on the neck. The wound proved serious and the child’s life hangs in the balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogrox
William Tell
Len
Sumner Holland
Somerville
Holland
Sumner
Measles devastate Nez Perces on Colville reserve
Advices from Ontonagon report black measles wreaking havoc among the Nez Perces bands of Chief Joseph and Moses on the western Colville reservation. Forty two deaths and fourteen critical. Medicine men use steam under a blanket and river dips, a treatment with fatal results in many cases. Whites respond to treatment. Indians previously moved from Indian Territory show high mortality.
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Sroxang Faris
W. T
Ontanagon
Joseph
Moses
Colville Reservation
Indian Territory
Oregon
Miles
Local Items From the City and Surrounding Areas
Hay sells for 114 dollars a ton. Wm Metting Sophie Weibke and Charles EB Sites Ida C Branstat ter wed. Phil Bender ill in Kansas City. Nathaniel Lingel 24 dies of consumption. August Didiersohn 28 dies of consumption. Fort Wayne district assembly K of Ls meets March 21. Sheep killed by dogs in St Joa township. Goeglein family to move to Lincoln and California. Liquor license denial for Mike Wickliffe. Restaurant leased by Wonulfe brothers. Court enjoins street assessment. Mrs Anna Reilly dies at 77. Rail road workers strike for back pay. Scottish Rite convocation postponed to April 17 18 19. A baby found abandoned. Curling game at Brookside rink reported. Prohibitionists convene in Auburn. Incendiary barn fire in Whitley county. Paternity case bound over to circuit court. Dem voters set primary for March 20 1888. Appointment of delegates outlined. John Wilkinson chairman.
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Wm. Metting
Sophie Weibke
Wed
Charles EB. Sites
Ida C. Branstatter
Ph. Bender
Kansas City
Father O'Leary
Ocathedral
Father Dorney
Library Hall
Kate Steinman
No. Barr Street
Doctor J W Stone Arrested in 1864 Union Soldier Murder Case
Sheriff Burrell arrested Dr J W Stone in Springerton based on Albert Quackenbush’s confession linking Stone to the 1864 murder of Jackson Bollard, a union soldier. Quackenbush claimed Knights of the Golden Circle ordered Bollard killed to protect deserting Anderson. Stone denies involvement and cites a Christian meeting at David Emmons’ home.
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Burrell
Springerton
J. W. Stone
Albert Quackenbush
Shoals
Jackson Bollard
Anderson
Quackenbush
Stone
Knights of the Golden Circle
Bollard
Indiana
Christian Church
Church of Lattter Day Saints
Greenback
David Emmons
Martin County
Fort Wayne College of Medicine holds ninth commencement
The Fort Wayne College of Medicine held its ninth commencement at the Masonic Temple with a 14 member graduating class including Emma Atwood and George Thompson. Honorary graduates Seneca Brown and W H Madden attended as speakers, with diplomas awarded by Charles McCulloch and a farewell address by Professor J L Gilbert.
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Masonic Temple
Fort Wayne
Michigan
Charles Wilber Corey
Indiana
Luella Derbyshire
John K. Geary
Arta Jamison
Montie Jamison
Frank
Hamilton
Oliver Th. May
Nathaniel E. Rees
Ohio
George E. Thompason
W. Ellis Weisell
Mary A. Whery
Seneca B. Brown
D. D
W. H. Madden
Reineke
Moffat
First Presbyterian Church
D. B. Stemen
B. C. Bell
Bell
Charles H. McCulloch
J. L. Gilbert
Kendallville
March’s shadow on health linked to hair and cough
A barber links March to consumption and warns of its signs in the face and cough. An advertisement for Warner's Log Cabin Cough and Consumption remedy claims to root out the constitutional cause, cites J. W. Henson’s Greensboro testimonial from 1888, and urges prompt use to avert the fatal month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sampson
Julius Cassar
Warners
J. W. Henson
Greensboro
Warner
Beat
Courtneus Myers Flees After Court Mutters Stir
Court records show Courtneus Myers absence following incendiary remarks last Saturday. Judge Pugh ordered a park attachment and Sheriff Guster pursued Myers as the court adjourned at 2 30 pm. The state seeks recall to complete rebuttal testimony from conversations attributed to Myers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystetien
Rance
Enquirer
Pugh
Guster
Myers
Recall of a Notorious Indiana Murder Conviction
Indianapolis March 7. Prominent northern men seek pardon for Buell D. Webster, jailed for life for the 18xx Boitet family massacre near Fort Wayne. The case, once tied to a sheriff inquiry and exhumations, sparked debate over a possible wrongful conviction and potential gubernatorial clemency.
Harry Lacey's Father Revealed in Play Tale
Joseph Arthur, manager of Harry Lacey and author of the play Still Alarm, says Lacey is the son of John Wilkes Booth. A Baltimore wedding tale allegedly explains Booth's secret marriage to a society lady, the birth of a son, and the mother's death, making Lacey the heir.
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Prrrapune
Harry Lacey
John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
Joseph Arthur
Lacey
Arthur
Baltimore
Booths
Booth
Harry Lacy
Talmage Letter Supports Woman Suffrage Effort
The Rev Dr Talmage writes Miss Susan B Anthony pledging support for female suffrage. He confirms he is in favor of suffrage and advocates it from pulpit and private life, urging tax freedom or voting rights for women. He regrets not attending the Washington convention due to distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorks
Talmage
Susan B. Anthony
International Council For Women
Washington
Miss Anthony
United States
Readmission request filed for Martha Johns to state asylum
Last Friday residents from Aboit township filed with the sheriff and clerk for readmission of Martha Johns to the state insane asylum. Johns, once an inmate, had malady recur after a discharge and reportedly suffered abuse at home. The husband is said to have lashed her to a bed post, causing neighbors to rally against the abuse. James T. Honana sold Lot 2 Elisa Hanna's addition to Jacob M. Keyser for 350 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aboit Township
Martha Johns
State Insane Asylum
Johns
James T. Honana
Elisa Hanna
Jacob M. Keyser
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Samuel C, Freeman
Mrs. Garfield
Old
New World
Servne City
Tenn
Morgan Hunter
Frank Dearmond
Spring City
Shawneetown
Ill
George Millikin
Hester Deweere
Saline River
State Street
Masicure
Cobb
Misa Gracie McCullen
W.S. Hartwell
Port Clinton, O
Tarcott
Amos J. Snell
Ies
Canada
Sandueky
Citiea
Poptler
Hood
Aomcn
Hoosier Democrats
Mayor Day
LABOR
Inpranapolis
State Union Labor Party
Joseph M. Clark
Nathaniel Lingel
Daniel Lingel
August Didiersohn
Laselle Street
K. of LL
Wy Atonday
D. M. Wiler
L. Pullard
West Main Street
Greenburg
Joa
Benny
Christ Goeglein
Goeglein
Neb
Wm. Goeglein
Wm. Stewart
California
Mike Wickliffe
Vir. W
Patti
Dr. Bull
Mesers
James
Michael Wonulfe
South Calhoun Street
Robertson
Seainst A.S. Laughn
Anna Reilly
Walton Avenue
James Reilly
Dayton and Ironton
Gav. W. Long
Cortes F. Holliday
John Young
Frank Zimmerman
Auburn
Christian Schlatter
Uit
Whitley County
Owen Trine
Trine
Esquire
D. L. Harding
Mary Middleton
Jack Denahy
Circuit Court
G. L. Potter
San Francisco Chronicle
George Hazzard
Hazzard
Wayne Town
Circuit Court Room
Wayne Township
1St Ward
2Nd Ward
Democratic Central Committee
Township Central Committee
John Wilkinson
Out Into
Fort Wayne College of Medicine
Allen
Courtneus, Maroh
Fyers
State of
Buell
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