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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1894
Page
6
Readable items detail births and marriages, licenses granted, moves, deaths, and local incidents in Fort Wayne area society. Mentions families like Covington, Greenawalds, Colletts, and Rhoades. police and civic notes. business updates. and a railway cut dispute affecting Chicago and Eastern Illinois employees.
The Allen County Sunday School convention gathered at the First Presbyterian church with Devotional exercises by GC D. Meigs and brief minutes read by Schraler. O H Newton elected president pro tem as officers were named for the year and plans discussed for a city wide house to house canvass to boost Sunday school enrollment.
A Fort Wayne court fight over an 11495 child enumeration tests county superintendents power while a dispute over the state board of education seat between Fort Wayne and Terre Haute shapes the case. Butter eggs and poultry face a lower season, with the Rich hotel gathering noting price scales and a May Warsaw meeting. Depew may attend.
A new three story brick and terra cotta building planned by Fred Eckart will replace the current two story Laxtheimer & Son at 83 Calhoun Street. The project, costing about 6000, mirrors the nearby Trentman building and will include upper office space. Architect Kendrick handles plans. A second project at the northwest corner of Wayne and Broadway features a Solomon double brick and stone ceilings house, with cost revised to a higher figure and contractor Fred J. Roester starting work immediately. A third contemplated home on South Born street near Myoard remains in early planning stages.
Family of G W Beers narrowly escaped a blaze at 164 Dust Berry street early Friday. Domestic Mary Myers woke to a stifling room. department crew arrived quickly and suppressed the kitchen fire. Fire ruined dining room plaster, shattered bookcase glass, soaked works, damaged carpets, with losses estimated around 20 to 300 dollars.
The Hendricke club met last week to organize a permanent body. Officers elected include President W. W. Mungren, Secretary Frank Kendoger, Treasurer Jod Priend. An executive committee and a captain with lieutenants were appointed.
The dispatch reports a mysterious stranger who died of a probable treatment or poisoning. Attorney McCenna identified the deceased as PT Mon tops through a handwriting sample. Friends describe a bright man who sought a poll cure and disappeared after receiving money for treatment. Relatives in New York may be involved. Dr Ste men halted further dissection pending an investigation.
Indiana prisons report record inmate totals at Michigan City and Culver with crowding and idle labor concerns. Wards say contracting work is shrinking, while state seeks humane, productive employment. ads tout remedies and local remedies amid broader reform debates.
A dramatic phrase in the article frames the potent influence of a woman’s actions on political power, suggesting dramatic shifts in leadership and national stability through her decisions and authority.
A disjointed report describes Annsane Girl and Maver Harrison in a staged scene within a city building. The article notes a desire to speak with a witness and mentions a testator. It also references a Spring remedy advertisement and praises Mr. Spencer for distributing clerkships in the Twelfth district.
John V. Bishop of Portland Mills Indiana notes locals demand Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as superior for colds and as a preventive and cure for croup. 50 cent bottles available through druggists.
Wallace Washington aged fifty nine, a relative of George Washington and former chief clerk to the Richmond police chief, died in Haneington West Virginia on the 1st night from paralysis during a visit. He had been here on a visit to a 02.
A scanned newspaper puzzle section lists No 70 through No 89 items with word games, acrostics, and curtailments. It includes clues like avowel and garrison, plus cryptic lines and commentary on spurious phrases. The page showcases multiple crossword style challenges and witty observations.
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