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Newspaper
Connersville Curier
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1900
Page
3
A jumble of short items from Indiana towns reports a meat market owner swallowing a ten dollar bill while chewing tobacco, a levee breach flooding two thousand acres, a postal lineman linked to a Pittsburgh case, and multiple updates on crimes fires and travel.
In Rock Creek township Bartholomew county a long running feud between Springer and Wynnton factions over station naming ended with post office name changes from Springer to Cushman and then Grammer. Now a rural delivery route to Elizabeth town ends mail at the office, driving residents to hire a private carrier to Scipio.
Edward Hansley, wanted for larceny, was captured and recaptured near Marion Indiana after escaping from deputies twice. He fled a buggy pursuit, was found in a farmer’s home, escaped again from a buggy, and eluded officers amid a statewide search. A separate report from Dublin notes George Sherman killed by a lightning strike and Alex Hannen seriously injured.
Kan sas City resident Webster Davie former assistant secretary of the interior resigned to aid the Boer cause vows to push a platform plank expressing strongest sympathy for the Boers. He says he will support them despite political or personal considerations. Wage scale failed in Alabama miners and operators joint session. A nine member committee from each side will draft a new scale after the contract expires.
Clarence Russey, nephew of Charles F. W. Neely, says he will return to New York to handle Neely’s affairs and accompany him if Neely is sent to Cuba. Russey cites ongoing prison comforts and a likely postponement of the preliminary hearing while postal agents confer with officials.
Two well preserved skeletons were found under four inches of soil by Sadler and Bryant while laying water mains at the Garnier homestead in Lawrenceburg Indiana. Medical examiners say the remains are likely a man and a woman with the woman aged 35 to 45. the identities remain unknown. The Garnier family had no knowledge of the graves, which likely predate their ownership by decades.
English Indiana June 29 relatives of Miss Carrie Duncan uneasy after her disappearance before a planned June 24 wedding to Alfred Higgins. A letter from Great Bend Kansas says she married Frederic Duncan, a farm hand, shocking the Duncan family by a city clientele.
In Muncie Indiana the C H Over window glass factory owned by American Window Glass Co shut down due to extreme heat with workers leaving at midnight for the season. The entire force will close till September 1 if promises from manufacturers hold. Wage scale remains unsigned and trust mills may follow suit. In Muncie Indiana the Indiana Iron mill announced a Saturday night indefinite shutdown driven by wage scale uncertainty and labor tensions affecting nearly a thousand workers.
Fire destroyed the Shoals Pottery warehouse in Shoals Indiana with losses placed at about 30000 dollars and no insurance. A new college of photography has been founded at Effingham Illinois.
1844 hands high horse Walking Bill described with Arabian blood and endurance. Sired by White Man's Delight, Wolf Chaser, and Zamboll imported from Arabia. At John Walker Homestead 19 miles west of Lyons Station and 4 miles east of Connersville, season details and insurance terms noted.
A historical horse racing note highlights Wannamaker’s progeny and speed records including trials 2:15 and better and 2:28 for a two year old. It lists sire Charles Caf frey 1043 and dam Julia by Happy Medium with lines to Robby P and Jennie Cobb, noting Wannamaker’s physical traits and location near Conneraville.
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