05 Apr 1890
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1890
Page
1
The piece surveys three spring hat styles with green accents and floral trims suitable for youthful wear, followed by notes on Easter customs across Britain and Europe. It chronicles lifting traditions in England, egg symbolism in ancient and modern cultures, and superstitions about eggs and hens, ending with a Scots proverb about Ascension Day eggs.
The article notes a predominance of white enamel in this year’s Easter goods from basketa and frames to little chairs and photo displays. Decorated celluloid sachets, banners, blotters and cards feature spring flowers and Easter emblems, with designers balancing luxury and affordability as craft grows busier to meet rising demand.
Private secretary Roberts admits a Easter trousers ruse and plans to gather goose eggs for Easter Sunday meals. Deputy Secretary Young favors hen eggs as the proper Easter treat. Will Nichols of the U S clerk's office plans an unusual Easter morning while Ed McDevitt stores plain white goose eggs.
Easter tales describe a custom where wives beat husbands on Easter Tuesday and husbands beat wives the next day. The note frames this as old practice not recommended today and mentions cakes called tansey made with eggs butter sugar cream ack and spinach leaves given as rewards of merit.
A Dorsetshire poet named Barnes notes a woman’s fashion at Easter, describing a blue frock coat with bright brass buttons in a playful, archaic tone. The fragment reflects local humor and old spelling as part of a broader Easter poem excerpt.
As Easter day arrives, violets and roses lead the盛 parade, while lilies chrysanthemum heartsease cornflowers mimosa shamrocks and trailing arbitus contribute to festive decorations in homes and churches, reflecting a timeless floral tradition.
Easter services planned by multiple churches include morning sermons on the resurrection and evening talks on related themes. Special Easter music and hymn services accompany programs at Central Christian Plymouth Congregational Meridian Methodist First Presbyterian Fourth Presbyterian and Union Mission with various pastors leading discussions.
Indications point to a warm and fair Easter with good conditions for bonnets and pants to display well. Local forecasts suggest sunny skies and pleasant temperatures, supporting outdoor activities and celebrations.
J W Prosser of Denver traced August Ginzberger who in October sold 20000 cigars to Henry Schaull Co claiming they were Chinese made in San Francisco for 20 per thousand. The scam swindled Bedrock Cigar Co of 72000 cigars and led to indictment efforts. Ginzberger is in custody in Denver.
April 5 report from Hexnoxey New Jersey says high school principal Elston is suspended pending investigation into accusations of being too familiar with female students. A Catholic priest Father McCarthy publicly warned Massgoers to avoid the school, noting the odd link to Catholic girls in the complainants.
A male whipping boss has been appointed to oversee services at the female convict camp near Atlanta Georgia. The move allocates disciplinary and labor roles within the correctional facility, reflecting the era’s penal practices and gendered enforcement structure.
In Indianapolis excitement builds over a possible league baseball return by June, with talks centering on Pittsburg’s stance, Pickett’s status in the Brotherhood, and locals betting on an early season. Reports note crowds in Boston and the warlike mood of clubs, while other sports items mention firemen’s relay, Cleary’s defeat, and horse racing developments in Michigan and Jackson County.
Hone Koxa reports that six Kontelen miners were executed after a ceremonial banquet. The condemned were escorted through streets as bands played, banners waved, and a salute rang out before the men died. Tens of thousands witnessed the public execution and cheering.
Judges Howland Walker and Irvin wear regulation Derbies while Leo Daniels displays an odd hat. Mayor Sullivan favors a tilted back tile. County auditor Tom Taggart owns many hats and wears the finest. Judge Howe and Taylor share similar styles. Reardon sports "the hat my father wore" as Kerr dons a plug hat when possible. Henry Bala models many hats from silk to crush. Sergt Willie McKinney owns three hats and trophy hats from Harrison's election.
April 5 Kansas City dispatch says rumors spread that a Missouri Pacific train wreck occurred between Kansas City and St Louis with many lives reported lost. Official details unavailable as crews scramble to confirm casualty numbers and assess damage.
Judge Howland heard Western Paving and Supply Company v Citizens' Street Railway Company plus partners Harris Taylor Winter and Allen. The paving firm alleges the city lacked right to remove paving language from the 1875 charter and seeks partial cost recovery. Decision expected next week.
The Maridian Jodge LA explains why it did not pay Tom Black’s funeral expenses, outlining by laws that $75 may be allocated toward a member’s funeral or go to a dependent. The city funded Black’s funeral, leaving the fund to dependent relatives. the lodge seeks a rightful recipient. Murat Harestead denies being asked to retire from the Commercial Gazette and claims control of stock, with changes made to relieve his burden. The federal grand jury returned one indictment, and other items include a factory fire damage, new public inspectors, pension-law violation charges against Leo Wilson, asphalt talks with property owners, concert ticket prices, and a centenarian rumor about Mrs. Amelia Goodall. A missing party found work as a domestic, Col. Pope on paving, suspect Edward Mitchell turned over to Ft. Wayne, and cheap blank books offered by Frank H. Smith.
A Sun bookworm wanders three Indianapolis secondhand shops near the courthouse. The dealers, T. M. Crease, Herman Engelbach, and C. Pingpaak, each curate specialties from American history to German theology. The tale follows the worm’s finds from marginal notes in a green poetry volume to a 1375 Roberti de Liceo and a 400 year old Justinia Flori.
The piece catalogs old fines for tobacco and related offenses alongside notes on antebellum North Carolina solemnity toward slavery. It then wanders through a quirky library scene where a man buys humor volumes after eyeing grim history tomes, ending as dusk falls outside a tall court house clocktower.
Struck water at Worthington Indiana, pouring out in immense volumes, first in the state. A local report recalls Civil War anecdotes, a judge and widow in circuit court, and nearby businesses like Ann Open All Night Pharmacy and Bates House Pharmacy advertising all night service.
In New York on April 4 a romance of love and hate played out before Recorder Smyth as Concetta Rosita, an Italian woman, was tried for assault in the second degree for firing a pistol at her lover Giuseppe Alianello with garlic-treated bullets. The husband Papito Rosi urged the crime, but she claimed she aimed over the man, and the jury sentenced her to three years in the penitentiary after conviction.
A lawyer describes Sing Sing's death chamber as a living tomb with granite walls thick doors and four cella behind a green curtain. Heinselman filed a notice of appeal for James J. Slosum convicted of first degree murder of his wife Ellen Slosum and sentenced to death by electricity. The account links to broader notes from the April issue with other reports on flooding railway work and local ads.
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