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Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel

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Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1890

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Kennedy Defends Speech as House Expunging It

Washington September 24 The House Judiciary Committee reported a resolution directing the public printer to exclude from the congressional record the Kennedy Ohio speech delivered September 3 criticizing Senator Quay Kennedy pressed to be heard and was granted twenty minutes He cited widespread support from newspapers and citizens and pledged GOP promises on civil rights He argued expunging the speech would bar the people from judgment The expunging resolution passed 151 to 35 Republicans noted tariff talks and free binding twine opposition impacted by the vote. Miller seated in place of Elliott took oath. Barrundia inquiry voted. Maine Beutelle introduced nickel ore spending measure for armor plating ships

Washineton Stewart Vermont Committee On Judiciary Kennedy Ohio Quay Oots Alabama Beutelle Maine Committee of Judiciary America Philadelphia Reed House United States Alorle Dhat California Lakes Gulf Republican Party Nebraska United Press Miller Elliott South Carolina Hitt Dainois Committee On Foreign Affairs Barrundia McCrary Kentucky Bontelle Secretary of the Navy McKinley Voorhees Gibson Louisiana Finance Committee Aldrich Washington Senate Carlisle Ingalls Congress Paddock Carlisse Messrs Cannon Committee On Rules Niederas Missouri Flower McMillan Tennesse

Women Vote Record Turnout in Local School Election

Bryan Burton New York Sept 25 Nearly five hundred women cast ballots, the largest female turnout. Active electioneering by women included society leaders and a candidate’s wife who ferried voters by carriage. In some districts women led turnout and the city saw nearly equal female and male voters, with orderly proceedings praised.

Bryan Burton N. Y

Huston to resign as president in three weeks

FE Consensuiiat Ind Sept 24 James N Huston pres of the United States will resign within three weeks and return to this city. The exact resignation date is undecided but will be sent to President Harrison once Huston’s residence is ready. Friends urge delay until after the Indians elections but he remains firm.

FE Consensuiiat Ind James N. Huston Phesenter United States Harrison Huston Washington

Nominating Conventions Nominate GOP and Democratic Candidates

The Ohio tenth district Republican convention met at 2 o'clock this morning and nominated Robert E. Bows on the tenth ballot after a long session. In Virginia Petersonna, the Fourth zonal district Democratic convention today nominated its candidate for Congress.

Wasumaron O. H Ohio Robert E. Bows Peterssona

Local Representative Nomination Reported in Nettaway County

Ex-Representative Venable, unseated by the house on Tuesday, declines to run again. Dames by Epps of Nettaway county pursue a congress seat. The political scene shows tentative moves as candidates prepare for upcoming electoral contests.

Dames Epps Nettaway County Congress Venable House

Thousands attend OBrien Dillon trial at Tipperary

A massive crowd fills the Tipperary courthouse as Irish nationalist figures OBrien Dillon face trial. MPs Morley and Healy join the procession, police clash with spectators, and injuries occur. OBrien and Dillon defend the proceedings while public access is eventually expanded.

Pitiful Case of Death and Despair in Nevans

Nevans New Jersey reports a machinist John Keene driven by grief after three of his five children died of diphtheria and two more near death. Keene later killed himself in a New York City lodging house after fleeing his home. A physician calls the scene pitiful while he hopes for the remaining children’s survival despite the perilous state.

Nevans N. J Diptheria John Keene Diane Street Hishome Pepper Keene Vandyke House Bowery New York Clarks

Accident on Jersey Central rail line near Mauch Chunk

A day operator forgot to pass along an order to hold a coal train for a passenger train. The collision threw both engines off the Lehigh Valley embankment. Engineer Bigelow and Fireman Dunlap of the coal train and Fireman Mitchell of the passenger train were killed. Engineer Taylor Bedford of the passenger train and two coal-train brakemen were injured.

Pennsylvania Wizesbarry Jersey Central Railroad Mauch Chunk Leighton Heiflefinger Lehigh Valley Engineer Bigelow Dunlap Mitchell Taylor Bedford

San Salvador Imposes a Ten Percent Export Duty on Silver

Wall Street reports San Salvador has levied a ten percent export duty on shipment of silver. In New York there are eight million ounces held for speculation, with storage charges rising from one to two cents daily. Market values have fluctuated, production this year is forecast at fifty million ounces, and prices have fallen sharply over the past week. Cant. Hedley and crew of the Tasabell are reported murdered by Papuan natives near New Crimea.

New York Wall Street San Salvador Western National Bank Hedley Siade Vietima Loxpox Patives Hartlepool New Crimea

Tim Magin Fatally Shot in Quarrel at Home

In Citteano on September 30 Tim Magin was shot during a drunken quarrel at his home 83 Tillen Avenue. Mike Magin his step brother is detained for alleged involvement and the exact circumstances remain unclear due to the disputed accounts.

You Denies Heparin Trouble On Fort Wayne Railroads

A. J. You chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers denies sensational threats of a Fort Wayne shutdown. He says reports are unfounded and that the grievance committees are meeting in Vanderbilt lines and that his Boston trip follows routine business.

A. J. You Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Cleveland Boston Font Warne Ind Brotherhood The Fort Wayne You Cravevano Tam Vanderbilt Lines

Soldiers cruelty at Goa sparks unrest and casualties

Chronicle dispatches report Goa troops abusing civilians and shooting indiscriminately over two days. Leaders killed, others besieged in homes, refugees retreating to the cathedral at Old Goa. Bombs thrown at the palace. about 300 killed or wounded. Goans in Bombay denounce Portuguese rule and seek British annexation. London reports mass killings in Vitna and cites German involvement.

Loxpon Cronicle Saloutta Goa Qld Cititizens Bombay London The Times Vitna Manechel Anns Germany Bagomacay Zanzibar Bagomayo

Two Students In Fatal Fight At Virginia Military Institute

Lexixaron Va Sept 26 Two cadets Warren Taliaferro of Virginia and Frank W McCommmo of Texas dueled for honor at a society hall. The bout lasted about half an hour. Taliaferro died after returning to his room while McCommick was arrested and bailed. The injured student has been speechless and unconscious since the fight.

Lexixaron Virginia Military Institute Warren Taliaferro Virginia Frank W. McCommnnco Texas Taliaferro McCommico McCommick

Great Trouble Feared Among Indians in the West

Captain Trimbleton of the Tenth United States Cavalry at Fort Sill predicts a major Indian uprising soon. He reports Indians renouncing Christianity, incantations, and fanatical acts as they await a figure they call the Great Medicine Man. He urges doubling U.S. garrisons.

Fort Sill United States

Pension Secures Mrs Fremont and Ends Aid Requests

Mrs Jessie Benton Fremont expresses gratitude for timely help during her family’s financial straits. She notes a will granting her a pension has been passed, and she requests no further assistance for herself or her daughter.

Lor Axcenes Cal Jessie Benton Fremont John O. Fremont the Times

Absconding Hoosier Bookkeeper Nabbed in Detroit

Wm H Schreiber, the absconding bookkeeper of the First National bank of this city, who robbed the bank of nearly $300,000 in 1888 and fled to Canada with a female companion, was arrested in Detroit yesterday. His companion died in Windsor, Canada, about two months ago from dissipation and an…

Enticed to Detroit by Detective Agency Plot

A fragment notes Schreiber was lured to Detroit by a young blonde girl hired by a detective agency to recruit him. The wording implies a staged setup for an investigation or sting, with emphasis on the manipulative recruitment method.

Schreiber Detroit

Hayes to Wed Widowed Dominion State Widow

A Cleveland dispatch reports rumors that ex President Rutherford B. Hayes plans marriage to a Central Virginia widow. The woman, from a prominent Dominion family, has been a widow sixteen years and is described as handsome and youthful in appearance. Hayes was in Cincinnati for a prison congress, then left for the east amid questions about the rumor.

Hayes Owl Dominion Cleveland Plain Dealer Cincinnati Congress Burnet House East

Beater to Death and Arrests in Mt Morris Arson Case

Wm Joslyn, recently moved from Mt Clemens to Mt Morris New York, was attacked by a gang in front of the Ssoville house and beaten to death around 10 pm. Three suspects including Fred Diggett and Jerry Keating were jailed. others pursued. Joslyn leaves a wife and two children in Mt Clemens and was formerly in the livery business. In Napa California James Flamont, 20, son of a prominent citizen, is charged with arson. he and Lee Howell led a gang of young arsonists. Flamont confessed to setting two buildings. Howell remains at large.

Mt. Morris N. Y Wm. Joslyn Mt. Clemens Mich Fred Diggett Jerry Keating F. M. Joslyn Napa Cal James Flamont Flemont Lee Howell Flamont Howell

Wanderer of the Gallows Humbles Before Death Sentence

In Woopsroot Ontario on September 30 Birdall, condemned for murder, faced the gallows after a late midnight transfer to jail. He muttered a defiant remark while Birchall’s wife, unaware until morning, prepared for an English voyage with Mrs. West-Jones. Officials keep strict watch as speculation grows he may take his own life.

Woopsroot Birdall Hoe

Coal Miners Object to Them Troubled Strike Fears

In Bicamont Missouri on September 30 the Camden coal strike enters a tense phase as miners oppose company supplied stores described as rap on the pluck me plan and demand restoration of semi monthly wages. About 400 miners are idle after 30 new workers were brought in and blocked by strikers amid fear of violence if new men are hired.

Bicamont Camden

Joy in the Home Little Cherubs Come to Make Parents Happy

Birth notices list several newborns with at least two twin and single births. Frank Wilson and wife welcome a child north of a state institution. James Miller and Howell Street residents welcome a daughter. Frank Draker and West Third Street residents welcome a son. Christian Wikerson and Harrison Street residents welcome twin boys. William Mitchell and Montgomery Street residents welcome a daughter. Engineer Peter Riley and wife welcome a son.

Frank Wilson Feeble Minded Institute James Miller Howell Street Frank Draker West Third Street Christian Wikerson Harrison Street William Mitchell Montgomery Street Peter Riley

Vanderbilt's Son Gets Very Angry in Connecticut Paper

W H L Vanderbilt son of Cornelius Vanderbilt clashed with Yale students after a local paper ran a headline calling him out for low class standing. He obtained a faculty contradiction of the record and threatened libel action against the newspapers.

Vanderbilt Connecticut New Haven Conn W. HL. Vanderbilt Cornelius Vanderbilt Yale

Vatican excommunication shocks Portuguese university

Sept 8 review notes excommunication of the Catholic faculty at the University of Coimbra Portugal and the ban on new priestly ordinations in 1890. Sensation grows as observers fear political tension could trigger serious consequences and accuse the Vatican of imprudence in promises.

Vatican Revie Thelovicat University of Cu Mtra Portugal Portuial

Juvenile Charged With Theft Bound Over In $300 Bond

A colored 12 year old boy, Alverét Carson of Harrison and Main streets, was arrested for stealing pocket knives from Fred Oppenheim’s stand at Calhoun and Main. He appeared before the mayor and was bound over for trial in $300 bond.

Awiy Arsual Vrenke Alverét Carson Harrison Main Streets Fred Oppenheim Calhoun Main Street

Death notices from a Michigan town and nearby areas

A newspaper death notice roundup records multiple obituaries and funeral details. Mary Cashman, age 34, died at 41 East Fourth Street after consumption. remains sent to Hillsdale, Michigan. Catherine Fogarty, 75, died at Grand Street from paralysis. funeral at Cathedral. Catherine Franken, 54, with ten grown children, burial to Peabody, Indiana. Mary Magdalene Ellert, nine months, jaundice. funeral from St. Marys. A five day old child of Mr and Mrs A R Wheeler died of exhaustion. funeral from Foster block. Mrs George Wesson funeral attended by fire department family. engine house No. 1 sent floral piece. Mrs C J Pierson, 32, died of consumption at 155 Hanna Street. funeral Tuesday.

East Fourth Street Mary John Cashman Lake Shore Road Hillsdale Mich Catharine Fogarty Edward Fogarty Grand Street Ed. Fogarty Harrison and Pearl Streets Catherine Franken Madison Street Peabody Whitley County Mary Magdelene Benoit Ellert Lafayette Street St. Mary’s Catholic Church A. R. Wheeler Foster Block George Wesson Fire Department Hanna Street C. J. Pierson Pittsburg, Fort Wayne Chicago

Heidelberg Chancellorship Sparks Alumni War at Bluffton

A heated battle over Heidelberg College's leadership unfolds as Dr. Williard resigns after Dr Kost's election as chancellor. Alumni and townspeople rally, libel suits loom, and Indiana synod votes this week on the college's future amid a campus politics clash.

Williard D. D Tiffin Zartman Grace Church Paul Young Men’s Christian Association Heidelberg University Indiana Synod of the Reformed Church Bluffton Reformed Church Ohio Dy. Kost Florida Heidelberg College Dr. Kost Heideberg College Kost Binffton

Republicans Replace Nominee In Twelfth District

The Republican committee could not secure Orlando Kimmel for Congress in the Twelfth District after a home visit in Ligonier. A vacancy will be filled by the district committee, with John W. Hayden among possible choices. Kimmel declined to race McClellan, suggesting difficulty in finding an acceptor for the nomination.

Republican Congressional Committee Orlando Kimmel Congress Twelfth Congressional District Ligonier Congressional District Committee John W. Hayden Kimmel McClellan

Ensign Rumsey Drowned Off Yokohama Coast

Ensign Harry B. Rumsey, a Annapolis graduate on his second year at sea, was drowned off Yokohama Japan on Friday the 26th. Navy department inquiries follow via Admiral Belknap's dispatch from Swartka. His death brings sorrow to his widow who resides with her father Hon J K Edgerton on West Wayne street Buffalo.

J. K. Edgerton Harry B. Rumsey Japan United States Navy Department Navy Department Admiral Belknap United States Swartka Rumsey Yokohama N. Y

Master Tenney Hendrix Misfortune and Clarence McFadden

Clarence McFadden is to leave St. Joe hospital for Elkhart next Monday after his right leg was mangled by train wheels during September 1 Labor Day celebration. Tenney Hendrix, eight, son of Conductor G. A. Hendrix of Fort Wayne road, was brought home after losing both legs below the knee and above the ankle in a moving-car accident at the east yards. He will receive artificial feet.

Clarence McFadden St. Joe Hospital Elkhart Tenney G. A. Hendris Fort Wayne Road Walton Avenue East Yards

The Dead of the Week Declares Passed Away

The list reports deaths for the week ending September 27 1890. Names include Wm Stewart 26 railroad accident James Lynch 20 cholera morbus Child of B Lyttle 1 day exhaustion Mrs Geo Wessen and a child 30 years childbirth Mary Pachin 38 heart trouble James Koons 1 month exhaustion Anna Shields 11 months brain fever Mary M Kiesling 21 nerves Bertha Liebman 9 days spasms Elsa Klein 1 year congestion of the brains Roy Knowlton 2 months cholera infantum Henry Selter 91 old age John R Schoene 62 Brights disease Ferdinand Westenfeld 32 consumption.

Wm. Stewart James Lynch B. Lyttle Geo. Wessen Mary Pachin James Koons Anna Shields Mary M. Kiesling Bertha Liebman Elsa Klein Henry Selter John R. Schoene Bright Ferdinand Westenfeld

Farmer Kluchstein Hurt In Hay Wagon Fall

Madison township farmer George Kluchstein was badly injured Thursday when a hay wagon tipped on a rough highway. He suffered two leg fractures and possible internal injuries as horses continued on before help arrived. he was conveyed home in a helpless condition. Kip Carman a Pittsburg machinist died suddenly Monday afternoon at Fred Boltz's shop, heart failure. He resided at 77 Douglin avenue and had been in failing health. funeral preparations were made at Peltier's.

George Kluchstein Madison Township Kip Carman Pittsburg Fred Boltz Calhoun and Wayne Streets Whery Carman Doug- Ina Avenue Peltier

Old Love and Mills Change Partners in Manning Firm

A Saturday shift reshapes Manning Baker flouring and spice mills on East Columbia street. John Baker retires to join his father Killian Baker in lumber, while J B Manning teams with his brother to form J B Manning & Co, reviving a past partnership. St Patrick's Pills endorsed for household use by Frank Cornelions of Parcel, Indian Territory.

Manning Frank Cornelions Parcell Asle

Brutal home invasion and assault near Lafayette and Leith

A German widow Mrs. Charlotte Haas was robbed and beaten in her home at the southwest corner of Lafayette and Leith streets last night. Two men with a revolver beat her and ransacked the house before fleeing. she remains seriously injured and officers seek the attackers, hoping to bring them to justice.

Lafayette and Leith Streets Charlotte Hass Hans Christian Mrs. Haas Haas Limecooly

Elderly man injured in Dawson street wagon accident

John Lancaster aged seventy two was driving a mule team with a wood load when a plank startled the animals near Simpson MM E church. A wheel sank into a rut, he fell and the hind wheel passed over his legs, fracturing the right leg and bruising the other. He is recovering at home on Calhoun street, his advanced age slowing healing.

John Lancaster Dawson Street Simpson MM. E. Church

A Quick Death By Nickel Plate Locomotive

Peter Dupont Menz, an elderly French resident of Perry township, was killed near New Haven when he wandered onto a Nickel Plate track just after 2 pm as train No. 3 approached. A longtime county settler, he had recently resided with his daughter Mrs Sordelot in Jefferson township.

New Haven Peter Dupont Perry Township Sordelot Jefferson Township

Hat patterns theft sparks citywide chatter

J. H. Adams of Adrian Michigan notes patterns valued at 45 dollars were reportedly stolen from a streetcar, as he sat conversing with companions. A man was seen alighting with the bundle of hat model patterns under his arm, prompting police interest and public tips.

J. Fl. Adams Adrian, Mio Adams & Armstrong Myr. Adams

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