Indiana political notes mix with civic items and world events
The column lists Fable Instruction officials, county tickets for the Democratic slate, and district judges. It notes a Logan Sport laundry workers union, a new dog ordinance, cholera concerns at the world fair, civil service demand for applicants, and a German Democratic campaign club rally in Chicago with temporary leadership and plans for a permanent group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tae Union of Laundry Girls
Logan Sport
Indiana
Hendricks club reorganization and cholera notes in Indiana
A miscellany of political events and public health alerts from Indiana. Reports cover Hendricks club reorganization in Avilla, Republican campaign plans with J D Ferrell and J Morris, German Evangelical synod stance on Sunday World’s Fair opening, and rising cholera concerns after the Moravia voyage. Also notes unusual Jerome Howard county water gas phenomena and general voter apathy ahead of the national election.
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German Evangelical Synod of
Indiana
Indianapolis
United States Congress
Jerome
Howard County
Lily Creek
Fort Wayne’s race season and national politics in 1888 era
A compendium of local and national notes: Fort Wayne race crowds grow as popular events. New Orleans prize fights excite readers. Morgan County backs Ed Henderson for representative. Citizens discuss cholera remedies and child feeding, while Democrats push tariff reform canvasses and road improvements spurring bicycle adoption and road work nationwide.
Harrison Accepts Republican Nomination in Minnesota Letter
Fort Wayne Republicans gain relief with Harrison's five column acceptance. The document covers questions of the day from a Republican view and notes the June 20 nomination notification and Minneapolis convention approval. A Mexican dollar campaign badge scheme is rejected by federal authorities as illegal coin mutilation.
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Indianapolis
United States
Fort Wayne
Harrison
Minneapolis
Three Fort Wayne Slate Roofers Injured in Fall
A Friday accident five miles east of New Haven injured three Fort Wayne slate roofers. John Baker, a local roof contractor, suffered multiple injuries including broken arms, a severe scalp wound, and a disfiguring nose laceration. two assistants also injured with rib and head injuries and a deep thigh gash. All victims reside in Fort Wayne.
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New Haven
Fort Wayne
John Baker
Laselle Street
Baker
J. E. Miller
R. M. Livingston
Marriage of Henry Fortmeyer and Mary Ruhl at St John’s
The wedding occurred Friday at 3 PM in St John’s Lutheran Church West Washington with Rev Dannecker officiating. Bridesmaids Mary Fortmeyer Emma Napp and groomsmen Frank Fortmeyer Christian Mauth attended as a large reception followed. Both are well known and seek happiness together.
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Henry Fortmeyer
Mary Ruhl
St. John’s Lutheran Church
West Washington Street
Mary Ruhle
Dannecker
Mary Fortmeyer
Emma Napp
Frank Fortmeyer
Christian Mauth
Ile
Local Deaths List Shows Diphtheria and Other Fatalities
Weekly mortality report from city undertakers for the week ending September 3 records deaths of Frank E. Eiter six, Aaron E. Hyer fifty, child of John Theime one day, Otto Black twenty six, Garrett Welsh fifty five, Lillie L Ball twenty six, John J Grable seventy five, Wm J Kronmiller twenty six, Loyvelan Farris eleven, Sophia Remmert thirty eight, Caroline Biedenweg fifty, Susan Jansen two. Also a classified farm lease notice seeking cash lease for 40 60 or 80 acres near the city for two years with intent to purchase at end, J A Coy address care of Ryan Trucking Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Eiter
Aaron E. Hyer
John Theime
Otto Black
Garrett Welsh
Lillie L. Ball
John J. Grable
Wm. J. Kronmiller
J. A. Coy
Ryan Trucking Company
Cholera History and Labor Day Reflections
The article recounts cholera’s global spread from 1804 onward, noting its arrival in Europe and America and stressing sanitary measures. It then marks Labor Day as a symbol of organized labor and harmony with capital, warning against panic and urging vigilance and public cooperation to prevent epidemics.
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Bar
Russia
Germany
Europe
Cuorera
Moravia
Hamburg
Persian Gulf
Berlin
England
America
Quebec
Montreal
New York
Chicago
Henry Clay
Congress
Gulf of Mexico
Cuba
Spain
Mediterranean
Orient
New Orleans
St. Petersburg
Paris
Persia
Boards of Health
Stock Exchange
Deaths sweep through railway town with multiple losses
Engineers and residents are noted among the dead. Henry Spraring of 10 Locust Street dies of gall stones after long illness. I S Kelsey of Roanoke dies at home from consumption, aged sixty three. Funeral at Christian church on his farm. Grandchild of Warren Ferris dies of membranous croup. J J Grable, born 1817 in Oxford PA, dies near the Edsell homestead. He served in the 200th Pennsylvania and earned praise for bravery. Funeral Saturday at 2 with Lindenwood interment. William Kronmiller, 26, dies of heart failure at 566 South Hanna Street after typhoid. Susan Janison, 2, dies from spasms. Lafe Butt, 2 days, dies of exhaustion in Jefferson township. Conrad Salge, 71, dies of dropsy at 107 Force Street. Elizabeth Rockstrot, 8 months, dies of cholera infantum at 27 Boone Street. Funeral next afternoon at 5.
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Wabash
Enginneer Henry Spraring
Locust Street
I. S. Kelsey
Roanoke
Kelsey
Indiana
Allen County
Fort Wayne
Christian Church
Warren Ferris
J. J. Grable
Edsell
New Yards
Oxford
S. A. Grable
Nickle Plate
J. C
Pittsburg
Mr. Grable
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Lindenwood
William Kronmiller
South
Hanna Street
John Street
Lafe Butt
Jefferson Township
Whitley County
Conrad Salge
Hhe
Force Street
Prusia
Germany
Elizabeth Rockstrot
Boone Street
Why some houses keep repainting in spring and fading by fall
A homeowner’s house may look dingy by fall after painting in spring with cheap paint. A nearby house stays fresh with infrequent repainting using high quality white lead standards.
Remarkable recovery tale touts Dr Greene’s Nervara remedy
Old Newburg resident H S Shorter once frail and exhausted gains 15 pounds in two months after using Dr Greene's Nervara blood and nerve remedy. He credits renewed strength, vigor, and improved nerves to the vegetable medicine. The ad asserts the remedy cures nervous debility, blood weakness, indigestion, malaria, and kidney or liver complaints, with a free expert consultation offered by Dr. Greene of New York.
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Newburg
H. 8
Shorter
Broadway
Mr. Shorer
Causa
Mr. Shorter
Dr. Greene
Greene
W.151
New York
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