Local items note births deaths and mergers in Fort Wayne
In May 1894 Fort Wayne local news reports births to Madden and Atkins families, visits by Mrs. Riley and baby to Convoy Ohio, and notes community figures such as Henry C. Paul elected president of Fort Wayne Gaslight and Coxe. It details deaths, marriages, school health efforts, and civic projects including Findlay Fort Wayne and Western railroad plans and streetcar track expansion.
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Wm. Madden
Bass Street
Henry Atkins
Pontiac Street
V. Riley
Baby
Convoy
Ohio
Henry C. Paul
Fort Wayne
N. A. Hartman
Samuel Wasa
DeWald Street
John Mungen
Earl Losing
Huntington
Napoleon
Maude Eugenie Heller
Nathaniel P. Tyler
West Bedford
Mass
Mise Heller
Tyler
Arthur Tyler
Spy Run Avenue
United States
A. A. Purman
Findlay, Fort Wayne and
Wayne Township
Jury jurist disqualified as Bidwell case halted mid trial
Sensational mid trial development in the criminal libel case against W. P. Bidwell editor of the American Eagle. Juror Joseph Hood faced an affidavit alleging conduct disqualifying him, prompting a recess, testimony about anti Catholic and anti A P A remarks, and Judge O Rourke reprimand. The case paused until the next term with a new jury.
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W. P. Bidwell
American Eagle
Spectatora
Bell
Hood
Bidwell
Chambers
O'Rourke
Fraud Alleged Over Randall Hotel Purchase Plot
A man calling himself Elmer Tompkins and a second supposed English lord’s son, R H Sofer, visited the Randall hotel and proposed buying the hotel and other firms. They lingered with lavish talk, left unpaid bills, and later claimed to have bought the Randall. townsfolk dispute the claim as true.
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Elmer Tompkins
Randall Hotel
Tompkins
R. H
Sofer
Perry Randall
Dick Townsend
Indianapolis
Randall
Dr Smith to Chicago chair of chemistry
Dr Alexander Smith of Wabash College has resigned to take a similar chemistry chair at Chicago University. The board meets tomorrow to consider the resignation, which will take effect at the end of the term. Smith, educated at Edinburgh and in Germany, is a Fellow of the Foreign Society of Chemistry and highly regarded in American chemistry.
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Alexander Smith
Chicago
Chicago University
DR. Smith
Thai City
Democrats See Peck as Strongest Wisconsin Leader
A Wisconsin Democratic outlook favors Mr. Peck for renomination as the strongest in the party. While he may resist another run, party sentiment grows that he should be compelled to accept renomination for effective administration.
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Wisconsin
Peck
Bride and Groom’s unlikely union shocks Denver society
At St John’s Cathedral in Denver Dean Hart joined 70 year old Henry C. Brown and 22 year old Mary Louisa Matthews in marriage. Brown’s wealth is rumored at 4 million dollars, with the Brown Palace hotel and site valued at 2.5 million. Matthews, a modest school teacher, is described as unassuming and daughter of an old mining friend of the groom. The groom’s family reportedly knew nothing of the engagement.
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Denver
Col
St John’s Episcopal Cathedral
Dean Hart
Henry C. Brown
Mary Louisa Matthews
Brown
Brown Palace
Annexation Brings Coney Island Under Brooklyn Rule
The Gravesend town annexation makes Coney Island part of Brooklyn with Manhattan Beach Brighton Beach and West Brighton sold as famous seaside districts. The Bowery area along with numerous hotels saloons and shows are described as lively with Sunday peak activity and lax enforcement of the excise law. John Y. McKane previously led the island’s domain from prison.
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New York
Gravesend
Brooklyn
Coney Island
Kingdom
John Y. McKane
Manhattan Beach
Brighton Beach
West Brighton
Divorce Threats Shadow Damages in Indiana Suit
In Muncie Delaware circuit court Mrs. Drucia B. Goodwin sues John Neff for 10000 dollars claiming slander. Neff faces potential divorce action from her husband Riley C. Goodwin if she loses. Nearby tensions hint at possible shooting, as all parties brace for emergency. Also in San Francisco Mrs. Stockwell seeks divorce from Dr. Stockwell alleging extreme cruelty while ill and supported by actora funds.
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Munciz
Ind
Delaware
Drucia B. Goodwin
John Neff
Cowan
Neff
Riley C. Goodwin
San Francisco
World’s Fair to showcase advances in mechanical arts
Chester Holder and his wife will travel to Rochester Indiana Monday to attend the sixtieth anniversary of his parents wedding which occurs Tuesday. Six children remain in the family and will join the celebration.
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Chester Holder
Rochester
Ind
Syrup of Figs Promises Gentle Quick Relief
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting remedy that cleanses the kidneys liver and bowels, dispels colds and fevers and cures habitual constipation. It claims unique quality and popularity and notes availability in 50c and 1 bottles from druggists with prompt procurement if not on hand.
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California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louieville
Sem
York
Moke
Riot at Painter works sparks deadly clash with deputies
At the McClure coke plant in Scornaue Pennsylvania on May 4 a mob led by women attacked the works. Sheriff deputies fired and set off a running gun battle injuring at least fifteen, including Superintendent Sanford White who is in critical condition, and bookkeeper E B Roddy. Dozens were arrested as mobs threaten further unrest.
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Scornaue
Painter Works
McClure Coke Company
Sanford White
Ewing B. Roddy
White
Roddy
Connellsville
Mun
James Tarr
Coxwellsville
E. B. Roddy
W. H. Cole
Murtey Skonesky
Superintendent White
Ewing Reddy
Rogers
Fetters
Richards
Fayette County
Uniontown
General Randall Seizes Bread in Hobart as Army Enters
Reports from Hobart indicate General Randall’s army arrived at 10 o'clock and confiscated bread and crackers amid rioting. Valparaiso authorities threaten to block entry, while Randall vows to press on regardless. Across the nation Coxey and aides face capitol grounds charges in Washington.
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Ind
Randall
Hobart
Valparaizo Citivena
Jacob
Coxey
Carl Browne
Christopher Columbus Jones
Congress
Hyman and
Lippacomb
Alen
Nebraska
District of Columbia
California
Texas
Florida
Miller
Tacoma
Wash
Northern Pacific Railroad
Palmer
United States
Spokane
Seattle
McGraw
Industrial Army
Cantwell
Northern Pacific
Puyalup
Breach of Faith Charged in Montpelier Judicial Convention
Democratic judicial convention in Montpelier Indiana triggered cross county tension between Blackford and Wells counties in the 28th district. The Blackford caucus backed Auston Waltz for prosecutor, defeating incumbent J. A. Hindman by one vote until a new tally restored Hindman. Hindman’s supporters vow defeat for the ticket. Sam Moffat resigns as city editor of the Journal.
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Blackford County
Waltz
Hindman
Sam Moffat
Journal
Dynamiters Sentenced in London for Explosive Plots
Cuigeppe Feranaso and Franquecavo Polti, age twenty one, were sentenced to ten and twenty years imprisonment respectively for dynamite offenses. Polti turned queen's evidence. Feranaso, a tailor, led the Automonie club network. The supposed Hyde Park infernal machine proved to be a hoax, a meat tin with a clock.
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Cuigeppe Feranaso
Franqucavo Polti
Id Bailey
Polti
Bourdin
Greenwich Park
Queen
Feranaro
England
Automonie Club
I Y Man
Phoenix Park
Hawkins
Faranaro
Great Britain
Hyde Park
Arithmetic progression book prices puzzle and probing word game
A fragment describes seven books with prices in arithmetic progression where the cheapest and dearest are given as cents and 2cents respectively. It also presents a word-dense puzzle about letters forming a name of a famed American commodore who died on Trinidad, plus multiple puzzles and humor notes from St. Nicholas No.125.
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Trinidad
St. Nicholas
Musicians in a wrangle over universal membership
Baltimore May 4 An animated debate filled the National League of Musicians conference over universal membership. A proposed bylaw amendment would limit associate status to three months, drop the examination for ability, and charge a new $5 admission fee. Delegates from major centers protested perceived bias toward their cities. the issue remained unsettled.
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Baltimore
National League of Musicians
Committee On Law and Supervision
League
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Debs Receives Warm Welcome at Homecoming
Debs headlined a homecoming in Mome Teark Ware Indiana as 2000 at the depot and 4000 on the platform heard him address the Kent Northern strike. The American Railway Union leader spoke at length, praising organized labor and prompting cheers for Debs and a future governor.
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Teark Ware
Ind
Debs
American Railway Union
St Paul
Kent
Inbor
Morton Rankin
Mrs Potter Palmer to Join City Board of Education
May 4 report says Mayor Hopkins will appoint Mrs Potter Palmer to the city board of education on August 1 to replace Mrs flower whose term ends. Palmer will shortly visit Japan. Ely's Cream Balm is praised as a fast acting effective remedy for catarrh with pleasant use. widely sold by druggists.
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Cueaca
Hopkins
Potter Palmer
City Board of Education
Flower
Palmer
Japan
Women Must Sleep You, Readers of Our Lady
An appeal to women about nervous prostration and sleeplessness cites indigestion womb displacement and backache as triggers. It promotes Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a guaranteed remedy and urges immediate use to restore health and serenity.
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Spreras
Lydia E. Pinkhan
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