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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1892
Page
4
A flood of brief items reports deaths and accidents across Indiana towns including Fort Wayne Martinsville and Anderson. It notes legal cases trials political talk and local incidents from burglaries to fires and court actions alongside church and school events and a push for public works and irrigation of water systems.
Cleveland defeated Memphis 9 to 6 on Wednesday. Stamboul seeks a stallion record this year. A four day trap shoot begins in Dayton Ohio. Fred Vieier signed a Louisville contract and was named captain. Arthur Whitney fights to keep a $2,560 Pittsboro salary. Meafdville horses Sunol Arion Belle Sire and Bell Flower train on the kite track. Cincinnati to host king of diamonds club game with bleachers readied. A flag will fly at E. Chiost grounds for the game. Mambrino Startle sold for 800 at a Meadville sale. Indianapolis loses to Columbus. Madden struck out five. Teams to play again Thursday. Baseball box shows Madden five, Sullivan one, Clausen 33, and Columbus nine errors. Indians 10 hits. Samoa in tribal strife. Smith returns from Russia. William II asks Caprivi for leave. Allen Speller killed his wife and two children in Belfast. Wilbert a fugitive sought for perjury. England asked to arrest him. US appoints consul at Ponapi. Spain objects. London bankers urge gold and silver coinage. Dahomey king plans mass execution to appease gods. Porto Novo trench fears slaughter. Sir George Baden Powell discusses Behring Sea matter in Liverpool. Sir Edmund Watkins 73 and Mrs Ingram 88 wed in London. Mrs Ingram’s sons sue Pall Mall Gazette over opposition to the marriage.
Raum remains under scrutiny as Halford grows steadier in duties. Judge Stanton J. Peelle travels to Washington to qualify as Court of Claims judge. Rep Hitt denies plans to become France’s minister replacing Whitelaw Reid. President Harrison may travel to the shooting ground soon. New Jersey marshes are identified as a target visit. Behring Sea modus vivendi stalls due to disputes among Harrison Blaine and Pauncefote over damages from this year’s seal catch.
A stout man in suburban attire staggered along Pennsylvania Street and attempted to fix his hat in a shop window. He kept slipping into fits of laughter as he tested his balance with a cane. After a sequence of awkward attempts he moved on toward the Grand Opera House, then to the Denison House, where his cheerful smile persisted. He finally dozed briefly in a corridor chair before being shown out by a hotel porter. The scene drew no commentary from him.
For Indiana the south will see showers while the north remains fair and colder. Over the 36 hours ending April 7, 1892, expect cloudy skies with rain at night, cooler temperatures, then clearing by Friday.
Cattle market steady on Wednesday with good butcher grades firm and common stock neglected. Hog prices fell 10 to 20 cents late, bulk 400 to 450 pounds eroded by lack of buyers. Sheep and lambs showed little change. inspector’s grain and futures markets noted modest Wheat advance in Chicago and New York quotes.
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