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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1894
Page
6
A Cumberland Maryland report details a large man detained after a depot sighting near Gore, a pursuit ending with seizure of a revolver and ransom funds. Investigations tie the suspect to Quantico train robbery activity with multiple arrests anticipated in Virginia and Western Maryland.
A railroad agent reports two men matching a prior description near Aquia Creek the day of a robbery. The men carried visible cash including gold and bought tickets to Louisville Kentucky and a western destination. Police fear confidence men frequent trains as authorities believe the right suspects are now in custody.
Indicted by a grand jury in Athens Michigan for the murder of his brother in law Johnson. Swartz a Fort Wayne College of Medicine student practiced in Athens after leaving Beverforden's drug store. alleged to have shot Johnson and disposed of the body. Known as a peculiar man, claimed sixty one but believed thirty one or thirty two, left town March 25 hoping to return.
San Francisco reports no word on the American vessel Ivanhoe bound Seattle to San Francisco now twenty one days out from Puget Sound. Captain C E Griffin led an eighteen man crew. Passenger Frederick J Grant of the Seattle Post Intelligencer may have sought health benefits aboard. Wreckage sightings near Cape Flattery and the Oregon coast prompt search by Grant revenue cutter and Port Townsend tug to Clayoquot Sound with possible island landings by crew.
William Dolby, a Black defendant, pleads guilty to a brutal assault near Parrota station and ten others are injured as a mob clashes with Ohio National Guard. Troops fire, two killed, others wounded. Dollyn is sent to prison for twenty years as authorities probe delay in reinforcements.
A section of the Louisville Jeffersonville bridge span collapsed into the Ohio River this afternoon. Eleven workmen were carried away, with several believed dead. One man was severely injured and taken to the bridge company office. The span had previously caused a fatality last December.
Postoffice inspectors pursue a wide fraud case linked to Knights of Pythias lodges across the country. Bogus sick benefit orders, using lodge seals and credentials, netted about 20 dollars per lodge. A theft at Logansport, Indiana involved 1 000 Slavic orders and lodge seal stolen from April Lodge room.
At the Missouri Presbyterians conference a resolution condemns the liquor traffic as a church evil. It states church members must oppose the liquor trade and declares no political party should expect support while upholding the license theory.
Mr. T. E Ellison the party candidate for state senator receives wide support and strong public speaking praise across Allen county. He enjoys cordial receptions with L. J. Boblyn M. A. Ferguson at Madison township and other towns as Democrats push for a larger ticket majority.
Roscommon lieutenant commander Thomas Watson is named to succeed Joseph Boughton after he failed to qualify as record keeper. Commander Boynton, elected previously, contends Boughton’s bond and vacancy trigger a factional clash at the Michigan Maccabees convention with further disputes over appointments.
Black diphtheria sweeps the gas belt with cases in Anderton Elwood and Mid Motown. In Middletown schools are closed indefinitely as several teachers fall ill. Elwood faces similar action while other cities remain affected and recovery is uncertain.
A chilling report details the drownings of Maggie aged eleven and Raymond aged seven after a capsized boat on Eagle Lake. In separate incidents, George Goldman killed his wife then himself, and William Leake shot himself after harming a girl in his employ.
Fragmentary OCR notes speak of a tragedy attributed to unrequited love. The text also references railroad sleeping car service expansions by Nickel Plate and connections via West Shore and Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western lines, plus a Castoria advertisement and a Mary Snyder visit to Ohio.
A vintage advertisement touts Syrup of Srrun as pleasant and refreshing with gentle cleansing action on kidneys liver and bowels. It claims relief from colds headaches fevers and habitual constipation and promotes its popularity and ready availability from leading druggists.
The piece contrasts natural trotter gait with manufactured trotters and discusses spaying heifers for better beef price, timing, and risks. It also argues breeding ethics focusing on temperament, temperaments of mares and sires, and warns against using vicious stock for breeding. Charles E. Bunn cites Breeder's Gazette and French authority De Carnieu.
The text outlines three main animal foods: those for fat production, heat production, and flesh development. It notes a rough division by purpose and mentions protein and nitrogen content as convenience factors. Tables imply recommended dry forms like peas, vine, clover, and grains, with cautions about balance.
Agricultural excerpts discuss ration components for 1000 pound animals, use of meadow hay, and the benefits of rape fields for fattening lambs. Examples include 16 lambs fed on rape with corn and oats, weights and costs, and the value of pasture and manure for soil.
A Brooklyn reader attests that after six weeks the balm cured his catarrh and that his son’s catarrh improved similarly. The ad notes the price as fifty cents and praises Ely's Cream Balm as valuable.
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