07 Apr 1894
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1894
Page
1
An exaggerated tale follows a man afflicted by a brutal grip in a city full of noisy cars and cruel neighbors. Doctors, a cast, and plea s for relief collide with worsening pain, sleepless nights, and visions of hellish torment before recovery begins. The piece blends comic misery with doctor melodrama and ends noting unlikely remedies and a nod to Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
Washington April 7 testimony in the Pollard Breckinridge case closed with arguments set for Monday. Calderon Carlisle opens for the plaintiff and Judge Jere Wilson closes. Defense speakers include Col Phil Thompson and Maj. Ben Butterworth. details cover identification of Irving works and Miss Pollard’s testimony about alleged associations and past cases.
The largest horse sale ever held in Indiana is slated for Wednesday at the WYS Tennessee stable. About 460 horses will be sold including speed and bloodline lines. No Kentucky consignments are listed. BLain & Bake advertise the event as the greatest sale of the time.
Mayor Denny and Supt. Powell plan to revoke or suspend saloon licenses defying liquor laws. He will target downtown establishments with police support to enforce the charter power, signaling firm action to curb violations amid downtown resistance.
The Republican county convention will be at Tomlinson Hall next Saturday as candidates tear into the contest to deliver decisive blows. Earlier plans to meet in English's Opera House were scrapped due to wire-pillar influence, with the venue moved to accommodate more work. Lawrence township held its convention that Saturday with a notable parade of candidates. Best gallows corn meal at Van Peit's.
At 10 a m Saturday a dynamite blast at Hitom station on the Pennsylvania road killed Nick Fishnowitz of Port Perry Jdike Spahn of Wall and an unnamed Limgariea. Injured: Michiel Crofar with broken limbs and severe burns David Livingstone burned about head and shoulder and lost an eye a severely injured man had both eyes blown out. The blast mingled four new siee were horribly mingled. Separate notices describe local political and social events including a German evangelical conference and a Delware county gathering.
Washington April 7. Senator Voorhees privately warns of danger to the tariff bill as it sits in the Senate. He cites opposition from Senator Hill and reports that New Yorker is seen as an enemy to the bill. Allies Stateen and Smith may not salvage it without populist votes, as a congressional committee probes Judge Jenkins actions and Yellowstone park protections linger.
Slinnie Brooks, colored, 16, was knocked down by two white men near Meridian and St Clair on Friday night while returning home with a young man. The attempted robbery left her with injuries, not serious but bed-confined for days, as her escort fled and she awoke in the Blind asylum park.
GriexspunG, Pa. April 7. A bold jail delivery freed eight inmates after jailer McReady was struck with a lead pipe and rendered unconscious. McSheary and the jailer’s companions were beaten as prisoners fled with keys. four convicts were recaptured while several, including Veter Meidden and Michael Corrigan, remained at large. In Jasper Tong, the Kennedy brothers escaped after murdering Lowry the telegraph operator. Gen Kennedy was recaptured at 3 am, with brother John still at large amid a mountain chase.
County officials discuss potentially cutting down the courthouse yard to allow work on underground pipes and a new electric light plant. Commissioner Reinecke opposes rushing the project, urging simultaneous upgrades in a financially feasible plan while contractors push for immediate action.
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