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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1892
Page
3
A collage of short items recalls arrests for serenading, deaths from accidents, and legal woes across Indiana towns. Incidents include a man jailed for assault, a woman who died by self harm, a derrick accident killing a worker, and a bank of misfortune with forged notes. Local meetings, school terms ending, and community happenings fill out the report with scattered names and places.
Luella Holmes aged sixteen married and her father aided the arrest of Sicks on abduction charges. Leon of Muncie insured for 5000 with Michigan Mutual Life, but the insurer lost a court battle after his death in an October railroad wreck. A L&N wreck at Beck's siding ditched 18 grain cars, injuring engineer Baselinger fireman Delaney conductor Kramer and two others when a switch was left open by a section hand.
Strawberries lower as 1910s wholesalers report strong dry goods stocks. Woonsocket boots and shoes likely rise with the combine. Wholesale millinery thriving and city stocks large. Eggs or eyes 10 cents with small receipts. Easter near may shorten supply. Sugar refineries consolidating with a steady market. Spring vegetables arriving in immense quantities and selling fast. Oranges apples bananas plentiful though California fruit dry. Week busy aside from rainy Wednesday. One firm reports March sales up 33 percent over last year.
The Carleton Opera Company presented In Ensuiga s Witch at the Grand with Marie Bach praised for singing though described as stiff on stage. W T Carleton as Ramadoon showed rust in voice while Chas A Bigelow carried the comedy and orchestral jokes. Indigo is praised for tunefulness as Maggie Mitchell to perform at the Grand next week. Township assessor Wolff appoints 48 deputies for spring assessments and public discussions on the Broad Ripple franchise contract are planned at Cyclorama place Friday evening.
Editor notes a push by the Board of Public Works to examine bids for asphalt paving amid claims of a Lake Pitch monopoly from Trinidad. The piece questions if high prices reflect a cartel and argues brick could offer a cheaper, nonmonopolized street material.
Simeon Coy and Rhody Shiel discuss history and literature while observing politicians in Denison. Coy extols Moses Napoleon and Caesar as four great figures, praises Moses for leading 8,000,000 through the wilderness, and recalls Napoleon's vow to followers. John Holtzman makes a rapid ward-by-ward campaign visit with a campaign smile, denying beer money rumors.
The teamsters and Shovelers union held a Thursday night meeting as a dozen members were admitted and 20 applications reviewed. Prof. Ross to speak Friday on factory laws prison labor and labor topics. Canvass of building contractors shows some exceeding the 30 cent limit for carpenters rules. payroll of striking machinists totaled 875 dollars. Four imported scales left the company’s ships. Boilermakers union funded the strikers. About 40 men in the street car repair shops unpaid for three days work under Receiver Steele. Frenzel denies employment and Steele denies hiring under court orders.
The item surveys horse racing sales at New York stables, a $75 000 stallion purchase in Philadelphia, a 10 to 9 Cleveland over Chicago score in Hot Springs across eleven innings, and Sam Bryant’s Louisville string of runners. It cites a failed Corbett attack in New York, Fitzsimmons betting on a future match, and an expected Olympic Club fight. Also notes 1891 mortgages, poor houses, divorces, and jail totals in the state.
Indianapol is Union Stock Vanna reports Friday April 1 1994 with cattle receipts 660 and calves 660. Prices fall 25 cents across grades as buyers turn bearish while shipments rise. Cattle by class range from shipping to feeders and cows to veal calves with overall steady to slightly lower tone and good clearance by close.
New ginghams priced at 10 and 1224c per yard for 534c. Center bargain counter features 40 inch all wool French serges and a full line of new shades at 44c. West counter sells 23 pieces 58 inch washed Damask table linen valued at 55c now 40c. East counter listing 1 200 lbs N S candies at about half confectioner prices. Malin door bargain counter.
Confirmation suits for alazes and pants offered in short or long two or three piece sets priced from 3.50 to Sit. 150 pairs of short pants priced at 69c and 1 quality. Special values in kilt suits at 2.95 and 3.95. New styles in cassimere and cheviot boys suits range 2.25 to 3.50 each.
Special lines in all wool Henriettas at 75c and 1. German melange serge for traveling dresses 48 inches wide 1.25. 25 pieces printed India silks 24 inches wide value 7c price 0c. New printed crepons that wash and keep crinkle 1 21c yd. One case spring prints good patterns 43c.
Daily arrivals feature ladies dongola Oxfords with long vamp at $1.60 and patent leather ties at $1.65. New Prince Albert and Sothern ties arrive. The best value at $2.50. Last day of Burt's cut prices on fine shoes.
A sale offers 100 dozen ladies 40 gauge hose in plain fast black and striped tops with 45 styles at a special price of 25c each, risle thread hose at 60e regular price for 3e, silk vests with ribbon trimmings in fancy colors at 69c, and combination lisle suits in black white and ecru at 75c.
A fragmented ad notes bargains on men’s wear including light silk teck four in hand scarfs at 25c, sanitary shirts and drawers at 50c, fine silk Windsor ties at 23c, fast black lifle hose at 9c, and zephyr striped outing shirts at 65c.
Special line of plain and fancy silk goods at 60c regular 7ic and $1 values. Triple handkerchief extracts in popular odors with bottle per oz 12c. Perforated toilet paper. New rosebud stick pins 5c. Large rosebud hat pins 15c. Gem dime savings banks tc.
Ready mixed paints all colors 1 tb cans 15c 4 tb cans 250. Garden seeds 3c per package. 500 bric-a-brac dusters 6c. Step ladders all sizes. Rubber hose lengths 10c per foot. Cotton covered hose 10c per foot.
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