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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1894
Page
5
The piece notes calls within the Wisconsin Democratic Party naming Peck of Milwaukee as candidate for governor. It mentions his two terms as state chief executive and references related political maneuvering and commentary on party dynamics.
Fragmentary OCR lists multiple candidate names and roles within a county ticket. The legible items include Estor-Trowas KE Winlsox Yeonine J Boorrya and Burrevor-Cuas with references to commissioners SrELaonN M A FRESUSON Sinvaxve F BaxEE plus ward and labor names.
The article notes James J. Hill of the Great Northern railroad gave a $5,000 donation and 5,000 acres of land to homeless fire sufferers. It contrasts this with reports of General Stoneman and other Civil War figures, and discusses public responses, political figures health, press influence, and looming cholera concerns in Europe and hygiene guidance for Fort Wayne.
Government bulletin by Carroll D Wright shows total mortgage debt on real estate at $6.02 billion as of January 1900 with 4.78 million mortgages averaging about $1 200 each. City properties bear most debt. New York leads in aggregate mortgage burden. Farm mortgages average just over $2 000, while farm lots average near $1 300. Eastern states face lower rates compared with the West where rates exceed 8 percent. Despite higher costs, the West maintains its position.
The new Hawaiian republic is formally recognized after the withdrawal of US forces. The address to President Dole emphasizes that Hawaiians alone chose their government and that the United States respected this right. The republic’s future depends on native governance and maintaining popular liberty.
Special telegrams from key distributing points show mercantile lines in active trade with improving demand and hopeful outlook. Boston New York and Chicago see money demand rise though rates stay below seasonal highs as Northwestern wheat carriers secure funds at 5 percent. Chicago and St Louis report record weekly dry goods volumes, while Milwaukee and Minneapolis show solid activity. Omaha notes rain needs and Robber activity limits in trade. Louisville and Cincinnati show reasonable trade amid regional variances.
The report notes growing wheat stocks in the United States and Canada with a stock total of 58,393,000 bushels on September 1, the heaviest on record. Exports to six days ending September 6 reach over 3.2 million bushels as imports and demand vary by city from Kansas City to San Francisco.
The report shows illiteracy at 16.124 percent of those 10 and older, down from 17 percent ten years earlier. Native whites and blacks improved, while foreign born rose, with southern states worst and northern states best. Mississippi Florida and Louisiana show the highest rates, while Nevada and Missouri near the lower end.
A dispatch from Seoul outlines Korea’s shifting stance amid pressure from China and Japan. The king breaks with Ming influence, installs a reformist cabinet, and pledges independence while supporting Japanese plans to modernize Korea with a new diplomatic service, legal reforms, and social changes.
Democratic officials in Isptanaport and Taggart urge joint debates among Democratic and Republican congressional nominees. They aim to inform voters on federal issues separate from state concerns and expect Democratic candidates to participate while Republicans may decline to debate.
The World’s Fair jury awarded Price’s Cream Baking Powder no first prize but declared it unrivaled in purity and quality with supporting testimony from Dr H W Wiley. The decision marked a milestone in assessing baking powders and ended a long debated question on the best product.
A testimonial promotes Dr. Greene's Nervura for nervous disorders and neuralgia. It recounts a Worcester, Massachusetts case of recovery after doctors failed, crediting a single week cure and urging readers to try the remedy. The ad cites 35 West 14th Street New York and offers free medical advice from physicians.
Frank Steiner of the National Racing Association questions the official time for Robert J. in a 2:02 mile at Indianapolis. Watching timers from Kalamazoo Joliet and Tennessee joined Fort Wayne officials, while Indianapolis residents kept the standard watches. Discrepancies sparked controversy among horsemen and questions about clock accuracy and track control linger.
In Lextxeros Kentucky on September 11 County Attorney John R. Allen and Professor Charles M. Alberti, rival campaign speakers, clashed after a fiery stump speech. They met at a restaurant where interference by bystanders halted any fighting. Reports say Allen struck Alberti, or that both drew pistols, but the scene was broken up before harm. Proprietor Davis, Allen, and Alberti gave no statements. The sensational meeting sparked wide excitement as other candidates attended a K of P initiation in Phoenix Lodge.
Supplies and prices move in a volatile session as frost warnings in Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Wyoming spook shorts. May corn ranges 56 1/4 to 56 1/2 cents, wheat rises on stock feeding trends, and oats edge up while July cotton slips in monthly crop bulletin figures.
The record notes the 1893 year end figure Sid and the September condition for 1893 stood at 734, showing a seven point drop. It also states that the current September condition exceeds 1893 by 125 points, indicating a higher figure this year.
A Shanghai dispatch reports the Chinese transport Chean, carrying 1400 traps, wrecked in the Che-Tung Passage. Soldiers and crew were saved by boats, but the ship cannot be saved. Another report says Chinese officials boarded a French liner seeking alleged Japanese officers. the captain refused search and warned of help from a French warship. Officials from China and Japan deny armistice negotiations.
The state central committee of the Good Citizens League met to organize a campaign probe into the character habits and political records of all state and congressional nominees. Local groups will similarly review county tickets and publish unreserved reports on public and private lives. A pensioner Ben P Travies and his paramour Julia A Batten quarrelled with fatal results in Davros Ohio. Batten claimed self defense against Travies drunken brutality.
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