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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1889
Page
1
Montana returns show Democrats leading in the state with governor Toole favored while congressman Maginnis trails on the Democratic ticket. statewide trends vary by county with Pierre named as temporary capital in several reports and prohibition carrying in a few locales.
Reports from Lina Ohio Sioux City Minnauner and St. Louis detail two bandits beating William Sellingwell to insensibility and leaving him on a railway track fatally struck. Jewelry store raid yields forty six diamond rings worth $8500. A double tragedy at Ogema Wisconsin ends with two roommates dead and one shooting the other before killing himself.
In Graxp Rampus Mich on Oct 2 Arthur Rickerts, 29, shot his wife Elvie, 30, in the left temple and fatally wounded himself at 5:30 AM in their South Tonia street home. They had spent the previous evening together. Elvie is expected to die from her injuries.
The sixtieth semiannual general conference opened with President Woodruff asserting the church will live thrive and flourish despite foes. Apostle John W. Caylor urged obedience to church priests who he said speak for God, while others echoed themes of divine protection and strict spiritual conduct.
In the Faulkner trial at Dansville New York the defendant was convicted on the eighteenth count for filing a false report to the comptroller of the currency regarding May 1885. The First National Bank of Dansville failed in May 1887 after years of bad condition and false reporting. Judge Coxe sentenced General Faulkner to seven years in prison.
An explosion early this morning near West Fortieth Street and 118th Avenue in New York signals an attempted dynamite attack on the slaughterhouse of J. & Scanlon. No injuries reported though property damage totals about $600. Authorities suspect a striker involved in the February slaughterhouse strike. Separately in Dayton, Ohio, gas workers ignited escaping gas in a trench, severely burning several crew and blinding two, after tapping a mains.
The Woodruff case moved through habeas corpus proceedings in Chicago with the defense withdrawing a petition before Judge Baker and the prisoner remanded to jail. Later the attorney appeared before Judge McGonnell but no immediate trial was ordered, the court overruled a motion and the case was carried over to next term with an exception filed.
In Hancock county court Judge Dendlton delivers an adverse opinion to the Standard Oil company in the Toledo Findlay Springfield Railway case. The court rejects the claim that oil and gas land leases include surface control rights to block cross country rights of way. Standard Oil will appeal to the circuit court.
A garbled dispatch reports a private letter controversy involving a public figure. Separately, four railroad officials aboard a passenger train near Somerset, Kentucky were killed with numerous injuries in a derailment. Reports from Cincinnati Southern near tunnel 25 note fatalities. officials remain silent. Paris politics shift with a new chamber composition. New York rare crime sentences emerge. North Dakota and Washington state election moves proceed.
The column chronicles fires in Norin and Kreft properties. losses range from 6 000 to 8 000 with no insurance. It notes a prairie fire in McLean county with 60 mph winds destroying homes and barns, a fatal wreck near Arendin, Ohio, and a school board ruling against Becktold Williams geography geographies. Additional items include a quarrel resulting in two deaths, a cashier theft confession, a gubernatorial election proclamation, and multiple robberies and accidents across several towns.
The capital hosts the twenty fourth annual Knights Templar triennial conclave with a massive parade. About twenty thousand Knights in uniform march along Pennsylvania Avenue to Washington Circle and the Masonic Temple, drawing crowds estimated in the hundreds of thousands amid pageantry, banners, plumes, and music. Grand Master Charles Roome presides as the procession moves to the Capitol grounds and Mount Vernon Square for the opening session.
The National Grange proposes to discipline members over political activity as leaders defend affiliations with candidates favored by Grange interests. In Mississippi and elsewhere, party tensions rise with withdrawals, disputes over hall access, and a surprising tragedy reported in rough summary of contested gubernatorial race.
Washington reports indicate dissatisfaction among Argentine delegates with Mr Maine's leadership at the conference. Blaine declining comment as tensions rise over the chair selection.
The steamer Coruna of Puachita Consolidated line left port with full cargo and passengers but wrecked on the Ouachita river near Fort Gibson, claiming about forty lives. Captain James O'Neil of the City of St Louis and his crew rescued many survivors and assisted with medical aid.
The board of trade faces a legal challenge after Judge Shepard issued an injunction to stop issuing certificates for the newly packed Getoboe park. The dispute centers on pork deliveries and pricing tied to the park tender, with President Seavernis and board members involved in the matter.
The readable segments describe chaotic phrasing about a voting day and related figures. Names, places, and dates are garbled, leaving the core action and participants ambiguous. No verifiable outcome or clear entities can be confirmed from this fragment.
Fragments describe a Saturday night event with Mr. Driscoll arriving and an attempt to induce his wife to something unspecified. The text names Mrs Warren and Varina and mentions dining room activity and an unknown man present with them.
A detailed report describes a powerful cyclone striking Carmen Island near Campeche on Oct 5. It wrecked 34 vessels, damaged key buildings including the extract factory, church, and hospital, killed one captain K Alensi, and left losses estimated around 1 million dollars as nearby towns Parisenda and Partido suffer extensive damage. Authorities clear streets and search for more casualties.
Osage county coal miners and operators struck yesterday seeking a one cent per bushel increase. The walkout affects all mines in the county and could squeeze supply in Topeka and nearby markets. News of the strike has already raised Osage coal prices by about fifty cents. Santa Fe, owning many mines, reportedly has a thirty day supply on hand.
Charles E Pratt a confidential book keeper and cashier for the Jr Wales Lines company in Muniors Conn was arrested for embezzlement and the preliminary hearing was prolonged two weeks on 4000 bond he failed to secure. His defalcation exceeds 10000 dating back to 1882 through payroll false entries. He confessed to his coworkers that the theft stemmed from living beyond his means.
Fire breaks out at the Bates house hotel caused by a gas jet in the engine room basement. Two hundred guests flee through windows as ladders, trunks, and clothing spill into the street. Parker, trains manager of the Lake Kyrie and Western, was rescued by firefighters after collapsing.
Fragmentary text notes state convention activity with named officials and positions. It mentions Assemblyman Frank Hire, Ontario, for secretary of state and other nominating items including treasurer and attorney general, but the garbled wording limits clarity on outcomes or dates.
Montay a Democrat Monta Y Monta elects governor with fifty in votes Carter elected to Congress by large margin Wine Democrats hold a majority in the joint ballot for the legislature. A discussion about patent medicine and a free sample offer appears, promoting a treatment claimed to prevent consumption. Large and small bottle prices are listed as twenty and one hundred dollars.
Henry Sparks and two assistants travel by traction engine from Markle to Zanesville area. Bridge failureud leads to wreck. Wright sustains severe burns, Isenberger dies of internal injuries after extraction. Dr. Murray attends victims. bridge deemed safe prior to crossing.
Friday’s grand jury returned six indictments including Waldo Hills false pretenses and grand larceny William Willows assault and battery Patrick Mack petit larceny John Dailey assault and battery forgery and assault with intent to kill All suspects unnamed were not yet arrested Moses Moten and Allen Dunfen discharged David A Burnie shot Sam Drewly not indicted The panel also reviewed Allen County poor asylum and county jail recommending larger cells better ventilation and daytime cell closure with repairs and noting few inmates Foreman Thomas Houser led the body
Ex postmaster Muller of Leo and his wife were thrown from a wagon when the horse shyed at Washington street corner. The Mullers escaped injury except their infant, who was found with a bloody head and feared seriously hurt. A buggy owned by A D Cressler also suffered a broken wheel.
Postmaster Higgins reports a letter from the postmaster general announcing new street mail boxes will be installed in the city once enough are manufactured. The boxes, patented by Willard D. Daremus, address weather protection and newspaper insertion issues and are designed to deter robbery while marking the mail collection hour.
A late westbound Wabash train pulled into Cecil Ohio with passenger Shults of Pawling Ohio killed attempting to jump from the moving car. He was crushed under the brake wheel and mangled. Frank Purcell of Clayton Purcell Co aided by using a crowbar to remove remains at the station.
A reunion of the Twenty ninth Indiana battery, renowned in the Civil War, was held Thursday at Sion S Bass post hall in Fort Wayne. Capt James H Abgers of Jeffersonville cannot attend. James T E Graham will read his address to revive old incidents and memories of the unit. The battery formed in Fort Wayne in September 1862 under Governor Williams and officers Hanna MacCulloch Sawyer with a muster of 102 men. 16 died in service, 16 discharged, 16 transferred, 8 deserted, 21 remaining. Captain Myers sent the original muster roll and the guidon for inspection.
The new Second Presbyterian Church building nears completion with services to begin in the chapel next month. The main auditorium and additional rooms will follow, with ornate stone construction, two spires, carved freizes, and a planned capacity for 600. The project totals about 380000 dollars.
Bayless Swift leaves his sixteen year post in the Fort Wayne law office of Bell Morris, after a career through Coombs Miller and Bell. John Fonhauer, a business college graduate from McDermott White Leather, succeeds him. Swift plans to return to the Pacific coast, leaving behind many friends and notable legal connections.
The circuit court docket lists foreclosures and dismissals in several cases and announces the Barrett murder trial jury pool. A special venire of fifty men is drawn to select twelve jurors, with names from multiple townships and counties. A death notice honors Mr. Jane Wysong, aged eighty seven. The Rushville convention of the Indiana National Woman's Suffrage Association will meet October 10 and 11 with Miss Susan B. Anthony among anticipated speakers.
The Library Fair in Library Hall ran two weeks and four days ending last Tuesday night. Rev Father Brammer praised non Catholic support and reported gross receipts near twelve to thirteen thousand dollars with net around ten to eleven thousand. debt on the building stands about twenty nine thousand. Grand prize list and prize winners are announced along with donors and conduct of the event.
The article argues that belief in incurable consumption persists among older physicians while noting progress in treating scrofula and tuberculosis. It references Jr Pierce's claimed Golden Medical Discovery as a cure when used early, contrasting old theories with scientific advancement.
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