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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1895
Page
1
A long, vivid letter portrays white and Black tensions after a state law, describing disenfranchisement, fear of racial mixing, and political manipulation. The narrator attends a circus and concert, noting poverty, travel hardships, and misadventures, while railing against perceived fraud and social hypocrisy.
Disjointed OCR fragments reference political taunts quotes and gossip across papers. Mentions of a doctor revenge Hicks and a misread bill of 149 dollars appear with incomplete names and stray dialogue. Readable bits point to a dramatic overheard exchange and alleged plotting.
A long excerpt discusses Birmingham Alabama’s transformation with industrial growth, contrasting new city lights and railways with persistent squalor in old districts. It notes wage levels, work in rolling mills, and social divides among whites and negros, with commentary on labor unrest and migration to new cities. It mentions Carnegie, Birrgham’s expansion, and predicted population debates amid industrial expansion.
The Anwroshhing Covention at New Haven gathers delegates for a five day program on leading workers within the Practical, The International Association of Christian Workers. Rev. John J. Collins of New Haven serves as secretary with a history in city missions and youth outreach, credited for founding thePopular Savings Bank concept and city outreach. Other noted figures include Rev. B Fuy and Dane author Twooh A Riis, whose work focuses on urban life and reform.
A scrambled reminiscence outlines Joseph Torrence of Chicago, a Civil War veteran turned industrial magnate in steel, railroads, and iron works. It recounts his rise from Pennsylvanian roots to commanding Chicago troops, enduring wounds, and amassing wealth while facing early anarchist unrest.
A grand granite and terra cotta structure to rise at Walnut and Muniper, ten stories tall, housing the board of publication and Sabbath school offices. The $1,500,000 project aims to feature 190 offices, a vast auditorium, electric lighting, modern plumbing, and multiple entrances with a prominent Walnut Street access.
The report honors the career of Chief Justice of the United States, GROVER CLEVELAND-era justice, detailing his Boston birth in March 1827 and 1854 appointment as reporter of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, later rising to associate justice in 1872 and chief justice in 1872, with noted fairness and independence. It notes his opposition to corporate interests in income tax cases and his reputation as a hard-working jurist respected nationwide. The piece also references his 1881 commission as associate justice of the Supreme Court and his enduring influence on the high court’s tone and decisions.
A historical sketch profiles Maltleen Wisrekin and Toronto writer Harriet Monroe, praising their dual roles as editors and special correspondents in a leading Canadian paper. It notes Wisrekin’s Irish birth, the "Woman's Kingdom" page, and Monroe’s Chicago roots, notable poetry volumes, and contributions to the World's Columbian Exposition.
Baltimore overhauls reveal dangerous stowage practices as officers uncover a twenty four pound shell aboard the Ewing. The vessel’s service at the Cam quarantine station left the shell at risk of sale to a junk dealer, prompting warnings on forgotten ordnance aboard ships built to carry it.
A description lauds Pullman near Chicago as a model town for sewers and drainage. With about 12 000 residents, sewage is pumped three tiles away to a 0 acre farm. Sewers connect to a tall central chimney that also heats the pumping station, preventing sewer gas from entering streets.
Komimer Luxurity de Greenland describes a fast passed voyage on the bark Silicon arriving Sunday from Tyigth. The Arctic region shows bare mountains without ice and snow yet. Wildlife moves north, birds and grouse are plentiful and some were shot. Blue berries abound for the first time in years and southern coast waters were warm enough for bathing.
The piece notes Mrs. Raymond Maude, married into the Maude family with Lord Dovercourt ties, as well as her musical lineage. It mentions Jenny Lind’s daughter and Otto Goldschmidt, a famed conductor and composer, praising Mrs. Maude and her children’s vocal promise and shaping of performances.
A fractured text fragment hints at foreigners and a coronet with a castle, mentioning a long test roll and ambiguous names. The garbled passage references Amelian Beauty and a distant hatier, with scattered phrases like 21 and Amer, yielding no clear event or identifiable persons.
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