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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1899
Page
3
Swinford old manor near London is the home of Alfred Austin the poet laureate. The house sits in a rose garden shaded by giant elms. He writes under the largest oak and serves luncheon outdoors under the tree.
A fire in Berne Adams county Portland Indiana on a Wednesday morning destroyed the orphans home housing 57 inmates. Three girls Katie Diddel baker 14 Mamma Braddrick 15 and Della Taylor 7 died in the blaze. Fire started from a stove on the third floor. Damage is estimated at 5050 dollars. The home housed children from central states.
A street duel at Ambhurst courthouse in Richmond Indiana pitted Sheriff John P. Beard against John H Parr. Parr was seriously wounded in the right lung and a flesh wound in the leg while Beard suffered wounds to the left side and head. The shooting arose from an old feud.
In Anderson Indiana an estate worth 350.93 was settled with attorney fees of 200 and administrator 150 leaving 0.95 for ten heirs. One heir suggested presenting the scant balance to the judge as a token of respect, echoing the famed hog case.
A Terre Haute Indiana report notes a brick and tile plant will be built and operated by contractors under consideration. The item dated April 19 moves a local industrial project forward with construction plans and potential employment.
A proposed $300 000 brick and tile plant may be built and operated by the association of contractors with Terre Haute favored as a site. W C Dorsey, on the permanent organization committee, reports the association is assured and another meeting will finalize the plan this week. The plant would employ fewer than 1 000 workers.
Clarence Hough a Chicago newspaper man and DePauw quartet figure will wed Virginia Dodge of Oak Park Chicago on May 2. J Hough cousin of James Whitcomb Riley. J O Miller of Rochester invents a fire escape device using two coils of wire. Rochester bridge and iron works closed indefinitely over bid law.
Henry Farr a liveryman raffled six horses and buggies which brought $400. He left for Ridge farm to buy horses and was last seen in a Danville saloon leaving his satchel. Some persons suspect foul play and murder.
Washington April 19 The president has appointed as follows Indiana Thompson Turner Walkerton and RY KF Farley Crown Point to postmaster positions in the state, details indicate official assignments and offices.
Evansville report says Powell Gray died after severe vomiting and a post mortem found traces of poisoning. Foul play is suspected. Police and investigators examine the circumstances surrounding the death in this city scene.
Logansport voices an 11-year-old poet while Terre Haute plans a street fair. Fort Wayne sees a gas belt union label drive while Fort Wayne Electric sells to General Electric for 226000. Terpsichorean carnival in Anderson and Riley Day in Fort Wayne reflect regional events and local figures.
Widespread shifts color Indiana news as saloon-keepers pledge to quit, chaplain Rev. W J Vigus to lead a Wabash church upon return of the 160th Indiana, and a First M I church split organizes a new congregation. Other items report missing persons, a fatal oil accident, gypsy bands passing through Terre Haute, legal actions, and local civic schemes.
A six story fire-proof building is planned with its own ice plant water works and electric light system. A Turkish bath costing 40090 dollars will be a feature and the project will employ 100 men.
Fire at the rear of 642 Milwaukee avenue left Mary Tuchy Chas Monaghan and Patrick Hamilton dead. Officer Napoleon Grandpere was burned rescuing occupants. An kerosene lamp explosion started the blaze and police suspect drinking contributed to the tragedy. John Stenson his wife three children and two boarders were rescued by officers.
Report from Saint Pierre Martinique dated April 19 describes a race riot in La Pointe a Pitre Guadeloupe. Mon Gay and his followers set fires across the city burning about 500 houses as flames continued to rage. Population ratios show blacks outnumber whites about three to one.
Linda Harris a Chicago nurse seeks to claim the late Capt Phineas R Starr’s $550000 estate saying they were engaged to be married. Starr of the U S engineer corps died when the John R Meigs snag boat exploded in the Gulf of Mexico while he guarded the New Orleans harbor.
Paris reports ex-Minister Cavaignac indicates the court of cassation will reject the revision petition in the Dreyfus case by a nine vote. The ground is the absence of a new fact since the trial. Dreyfusites argue the new fact is Col Henry's death by his own hand. Pro-Dreyfus papers vow a fight to annul an anti Dreyfus ruling.
John T. Bryan administrator of Susan A. White petitions in circuit court against Mary E. Snider and Wm. N. Wolfe for 7060 dollars. Special judge Herron presided as Bryan alleges Snider unlawfully holds property from the estate and refuses delivery. Snider argues the property belongs to her father Milton White and that White had only a life interest.
State statistician John Conner reports from a milling firm in Allen County that northern Indiana wheat is about 50 percent damaged. He notes letters from across northern Indiana confirming damage while central and southern areas fare better and suffer little winter injury. Also, Huntington Mayor T Dungan and city attorney Jy Pned France viewed asphalt streets at English's hotel on Wednesday.
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