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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1894
Page
4
County commissioners debate courtland land issues and timekeeping while Foster’s rooms host a central committee meeting. National topics loom as bills and amendments stall in Congress amid talks of tariff reform, militia plans, and district race preparations.
Complaint from Wells street near St Marys bridge highlights urban issues. Reports on time changes, party nominations for May elections, and editor I Marrety of the Bourbon Mirror aging gracefully. Indianapolis wins suit against brewers. Fort Wayne breweries taxed under new charter. Senators Turpie Palmer discuss direct election reforms and state convention nominations.
The Ohio reformer Coxey plans to march from Marseilles next Sunday with the commonweal. His followers, said to number far less than 500,000, are described by the Chicago Herald as paupers, vagabonds, and adventurers who seek food and may loot along the line. The movement is warned to endanger peace and stir unrest, with harm expected more than any good.
John Rapp, Democratic committeeman, delivered a mass meeting call for Lake Township Allen County Indiana to nominate candidates for township offices at the Canter schoolhouse on Monday April 2 1894 at 1 p m. Nominees for trustee include Louis Gerding Thomas Gorman and John Rapp with others discussed.
On Monday afternoon the county commissioners refused to grant a saloon license to James Fry of Maples. The note from the store owner describes a pressure to unload stock after a forced switch to spring goods, claiming delayed notice and contracts tied to prior winter stock.
The piece notes broad religious revivals across the nation and urges Fort Wayne churches to join in active Christian work while promoting Easter outreach. It condemns pre election pledge requirements for Democratic candidates as undemocratic, arguing such pledges compromise independence and integrity and urging removal of the pledge feature.
The article urges Fort Wayne to adopt standard time now to end time confusion in business and daily life. It calls for clocks to be set to standard time, signals to align with bells and whistles, and the town clock at the courthouse to be set accordingly. It argues all districts, firms, and individuals should conform promptly.
The editorial urges Democratic voters to turnout for the upcoming primary on the seventh to nominate the best mayoral candidate and other city officers. It argues the nominee is decided by primary votes and stresses consistency with May election participation. It notes Fort Wayne adopted standard time for municipal clocks after a 948-employee petition to cooperate with county commissioners. Travel across the railroads is aligned with standard time for safety and convenience.
A local editorial urges Fort Wayne to adopt standard time aligning with statewide usage. It notes current adoption differences of twenty and a half minutes and argues uniform time will reduce social and business confusion, citing Ohio's early adoption and urging local alignment soon.
Indiana supreme court upholds saloon as a nuisance allowing property owners to seek damages when saloon location depreciates value. Court rejected rehearing. decision could shift saloons away from residential areas to business districts. Also notes public notices and unrelated items from Wooster and Allen County church trustees election.
Trrixn March 20 Louis Kossuth the Hungarian patriot is reported dying. Born in 1802 at Monok Pesth deputy to the diet in 1847 and a key figure in the 1848 revolution. The article notes his leadership and influence in Vienna’s 1848 uprising and later political life. A separate item mentions a double suicide of two respected families, found hanged by a tree.
In Wasmyatox March 20 ex-Congressman Butterworth questioned Miss Pollard in the Pollard Breckinridge breach of promise suit. Pollard testified she first met Mrs Blackburn, widow of Kentucky’s former governor, in winter 1890 when she and Mrs Pollard were staying in Washington with Mrs Fillette.
The narrative recalls Kossuth’s 1849 struggle in Hungary, exile, and reception in Britain and the United States. Amid a courtroom scene, Miss Pollard testifies as Mrs Blackburn’s case unfolds with letters from Mr Rhodes detailing financial remittances and requests for support as she awaits funds for schooling and childbirth.
Driving clubs from New York, Baltimore and Philadelphia plan a three meet wagon race series in June at Fleetwood Belmont and Pimlico with mile heats best two in three for non professional drivers. Horses must be purchased by club members at least 15 days prior. four cups totaling 1500 dollars. Also notes a Boston bankers’ document urging President Cleveland to veto seigniorage reform, signed by Kidder Peabody Co and others.
A bold 30 cent offer lists 335 complete novels bound in a large illustrated monthly issue of Household Topics. Prominent titles cited include A Brave Coward by Robert Louis Stevenson and The Moore House Tragedy by Mrs Jane C Austin, with many more high grade romantic and adventurous stories. The deal promises delivery of the 35 novels plus current Household Topics issue the day the order is received.
In a legislative session debate the Republican-led effort to permit Sunday liquor sales via side doors in New York, Brooklyn, and Buffalo was defeated 62 to 53. Assemblyman Ainsworth led the GOP against the bill while Democrat Foley supported it. One Democrat joined Republicans in support and four Republicans sided with Democrats in opposition.
W. W. Hill, newly appointed special commissioner, is examining current overtime claims from letter carriers. Forty claims remain. after finishing Brooklyn cases he will visit leading northwestern cities. Chicago Milwaukee Springfield Racine are among the first cities for formal examinations.
Montpelier land company signs contract with Calbe of St Louis to locate an eight mill tin plate works on five acres. Plant to include ten large brick and iron buildings. Citizens purchase 200 lots at 200 dollars each to aid project. Operations expected by September 1 amid a local building boom with seven brick blocks under construction including a hotel opera house and flour mill.
Denver society discusses a Breckinridge Pollard like case. H. E. Sims a Arapahoe county legislator, promised to wed a Capitol Hill daughter but married Harriet Landon a city teacher in Pueblo during a visit. The couple tour California as the betrayed fiancée returns home unaware.
Flatbush Pharmacal Co of Flatbush Long Island offers System Pills claimed to cure consumption biliousness sick headache kidney trouble and torpid liver. Readers paying 25 cents in cash or 30 cents in stamps for a box receive one of several presents such as a gold watch silver watch town lot diamond ring silverware c five dollar gold piece. No exceptions.
Minnie Schilling was fatally shot by Edward Courtenay at 3120 Eads avenue where she lived with W. J. Boewig. Courtenay, a veterinary surgeon, then shot himself. He had long pursued Schilling with unwanted attentions but was reportedly without encouragement.
Local retailer Boston Store advertises cheap prices on calico muslin towels linens and table pieces with yardwide muslin varieties and 60 dozen fast black hose. It highlights merino undergarments gauze underwear and new embroideries with dimity and line of dress fabrics and invites customers to visit and compare prices.
New York March 20 President Reinhart of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad announces the Southern Pacifico and Atchison war is ended and orders to restore rates at once. The two companies return to the September last position, same as March 1. Differences to be settled by May 15 between Presidents Huntington and Reinhart. Washington March 20 Senator Colquitt of Georgia is gravely ill with throat involvement.
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