Repeal Bill Passes Congress Contingent on Presidential Action
The Senate amendments were concurred in by the House 461 to 94, sending the repeal bill to the president. The session notes the end of the extraordinary financial fight of the Fifty-third Congress as members call on the public to support the next Congress in resolving the financial question free from foreign interference. In Muncie Indiana the National bank will resume operations as old officers retake control of The Citizens bank, the city’s oldest, after months of closure, signaling a return to business activity.
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R. Tracy
New York
Utes
Senate
Wasurxoton
House
The
Citizens
Muncie
President nominates officials to negotiate with five tribes
The president sent nominations to the senate for commissioners Henry Dawes Meredith Kidd Archibald McKennon to negotiate with the five civilized tribes under the Dawes Act. Other appointments include agents for Umatilla, southern Ute and Chicago area Indians. In Congress the House Democrats chose Rev. Edward Bagley as chaplain after a three ballot caucus. Bagley, 28, Virginia native, educated at Kentucky and Yale.
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Wasurorox
Senate
Henry L. Dawes
Massachusetts
Meredith H. Kidd
Indiana
Archibald
Oregon
David F. Day
Colorado
Ute
Wamaserow
Democrata
House
Samuel W. Haddaway
Edward Bagley
Christian ‘Church
Isaac Cantor
Mount Vernon Place
GH. Gothwald
J.C. Jones
Virginia
W. C. 5. Thames
Georgetown
Eg. Woodruff
Connecticut
Horatio Seymour
Murder Confession Links McCafferty to Wratten Case
A late night grand jury session yields Stone’s confession tying McCafferty and Robert Swanegan to the Wrattens family murder plot. Police expect swift arrests, as Stone claims truth now supersedes previous lies and notes matching boot prints corroborate the evidence.
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Nune
Jenson Wratten
McCafferty
Robert Swanegan
Stone
Twenty-Eighth Victim Dies After Collision
An injured man died at Nicholls Hospital this morning, raising the death toll to twenty eight from the wreck.
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Nicholls Hospital
Panic in London Foreseen by Frewen Amid Silver Panic
Washington interview with Moreton Frewen, English bi metalist guest of a British legislator, warns that falling silver bullion prices could trigger a London panic and ripple across the continent. He cites Austria and India financial woes, blocked exports to China, and gold flows reversing trade balances as prices drop.
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New York
Washington
Moreton Frewen
Legation
London
Wall Street
Austria
India
China
Singapore
South America
England
Death on Spy Row: Feustel Horribly Slain at Home
August F. Feustel of Spy Run Avenue was found dead at his home in the early hours last Thursday. The room showed a gruesome scene with his head torn and mangled, shocking relatives who discovered him.
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Spy Row Avenue
August F. Feustel
Spy Run Avenue
Spy Run and
Prospect Avenues
Henry
George
Bob
Fred
Father
Feustel
Germany
George Swayne
Murderer Prendergast arraigned amid mob vigil in Chicago
Patrick Eugene Joseph Prendergast, accused of killing Mayor Harrison, faced Judge Horton with a nervous plea of not guilty. A mob of over 1,000 laborers hanged a dummy of Prendergast on Canalport Avenue before police withdrew. the crowd then burned it amid shouts of revenge. The court postponed further proceedings to allow defense counsel to be retained as Prendergast trembled in the dock.
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Chicaco
Patrick Eugene Joseph Prendergast
Harrison
Horton
Prendergast
Canalport Avenue
Steamer City of Alexandria Destroyed by Fire
New York reports the Ward line steamer City of Alexandria totally burned off between Matanzas and Havana after discharging cargo. No passengers aboard. suspected losses include purser Randolph W. Bowen and stewardess Mrs. Carter. Ship valued at 400000 with full English insurance. crew of twenty one feared lost.
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New York
Matanzes
Ward Line
City of Alexandria
Montantea
Havana
John Roach & Son
Chester
New York and Cuba
New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Company, James D. Ward & Co
K. A. Hoffman
E. P. Buck
Wm. Field
P. Bowen
C. A. Poole
T. Lindon
Wm. Rosengang
J. W. Reed
Boatawain
C. Erriceon
G. A. Godine
J. A. Porter
D. Lynch
P. A. Murray
O. McGee
G. D. Jennings
W. Strohmeier
H. Henge
N. Clarkson
T. McCullen
M. Peren
Carter
James E. Ward & Co
Wall Street
Ldca
Alexandria
Randolph W. Bowen
City of
McCuen
James E. Ward & c
Matanseas
Directum Wins Second Heat at Meet
Directum won the first heat in 2.10 while Mascot faded after the turn. In the second heat Directum again led by several lengths finishing in 2.07 as Mascot broke badly near the three quarter mile post. Ossian notes a Fort Wayne alum meeting where a piano was found to be in a student’s room and a new girl baby born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Squire.
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New York
Directum
Mascot
Ossian
The
Bluffian Chronicle
Margaret Dean
Fort Wayne
Phil
Lib’s
Jennie Hatfield
Alderman & Variettes
Big Dixon Fire Wipes Out 100000 In Property
A great conflagration in Dixon Q prompts a rescue by Fort Wayne Fire Department. Engine No. 2 and 750 feet of hose arrive at 11 40 but lack a local cistern. The blaze destroys 100000 property and 200000 feet of lumber at Hooper yard with little insurance. Mia Vieland and nieces return from Chicago and the fair.
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Central Fire Department
Dixon
Fort Wayne
John A. Hooper
Mia M. Vieland
East Wayne Street
Chicago
Frankie and
Zitta Bueter
New Haven
Bass Engine Dominates Exposition With Premium Wins
The Bass Engine company earned a first-class medal at the Columbian Exposition for a 350 horsepower cross compound engine powering electric lights since May. The firm also won first prize for its car wheel and car axle display in the transportation department. C. G. Patterson resumes as general manager of Findlay, Fort Wayne and Western bondholders name him, with Roser as general superintendent and Fenton as chief engineer. The line will be ballasted to the Indiana state line and extended to Fort Wayne as finances allow.
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Chicago
Baga Foundry and Machine Company
Caicano
J. J. Ware
Bass Company
Findlay
Fort Wayne and Western
C. G. Patterson
New York
Ohio
C. H. Roser
B. W. Fenton
Haviland
Indiana State Line
Fort Wayne
Saloon Closures Ordered by Mayor Zollinger
Mayor Zollinger orders all city saloons closed at 11 p.m. with Chief Wilkinson enforcing the rule. Night men reported many saloons complied, but one remained open past midnight. Zollinger defends the directive while promising accountability for officers on duty. The piece notes a past dispute over beat assignments and police responsibility.
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Carter Harrison
Zollinger
Wilkinson
Myere
Stoll
Myers
Bill Nye in London on Clarence and Westminster
The writer travels with a servant named Clarence through London visiting Westminster Abbey and the National Gallery. He describes cold rooms, a curious resemblance to his servant, and reflections on church services, art, and travel in England.
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Clarence
North Carolina
England
America
Matey Wee
New Orleans
Westminster Abbey
Oder
Westminster Church
National Gallery
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O'Brien and Cannon
Adrian H. Muller & Sons
Real Estate Exchange
Prescott and Arizona Central Railroad
Fort Wayne Electric Company
McDonald
Lewia Thompson
Clara Kerr
J B. White
Luce
Cutcaco
Carter H. Harrison
Graceland Cemetery
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M’'Donald Will
Bartiy Creek, Mich
Robert Vance
Simcoe, Ont
Wilk
Robbie
Mother
Wickau
Kingdom of
Saxony
Sophia Kiefer
Edwin
Fruit House
Adolph
Harmon House
Randall Hotel
Kittie
Bet
Oscar
Fenster
Concordia Lodge No. 228
Peltier
Charles Squire
Charles Street
Findlay, Fort Wayne and
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Patterson
Chic Wilkinson
Indiana Supreme Court
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Cora A. Meisner
Humane Society
Bill Nye
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Castile
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Hines
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