22 Apr 1893
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1893
Page
1
At a Friday special meeting the council debated an Elliott company street car franchise, with critics alleging inadequate council involvement. Most members favored acceptance, pending possible amendments, while opponents urged scrutiny of contract parties and term length.
The council has allocated 560 for an ambulance system and the Board of Health weighs two options. One would place the old City Hospital ambulance in the city center under board control with a dedicated attendant. The other would invite bids for a full ambulance setup, with the physician supplied by the City dispensary.
A London report says a fishing boat sighted a derelict vessel named Nolan adrift in rough seas near a Holland port. Four deceased bodies were lashed to the seats aboard. The craft is believed to be from the missing Naroni, which left New York on February 11.
The Citizens street railway company provides a 12 o'clock car to Armstrong Park and will add trailers on the Illinois stand College Ave lines during the quayours of the day.
A list of Sunday services from multiple churches includes Vigah Baptlat Unbarts Park M E Central Ave M E Moerichan St M E and other parishes with morning and evening worship led by Rev W F Taylor Rev C A Van Ands Rev UH aA Guchtal Rev H A ilevaland Rev Jo seph Littell Rev G A Carstensen Rev F J Dewhurst Rev J F Naugie known as Camp meeting John Rev D R Lucas Rev M L Haines Rev J A Readthaler Rev W B Dunham installed as pastor of the W Washington at chapel.
Word arrives from Braz Ind that Emanuel Harr a wealthy farmer and Cory area resident, aged about 55 and consumptive, killed himself with a shotgun on Saturday morning. Harr recently suffered multiple family losses to the same illness.
The Naval Review at Fortress Monnon Va records the Dolphin entering Hampton Roads at 10:30 am with blue flag, salutes fired, admirals visiting the secretary. In Washington Ind, Judge Duncan overruled a motion for a new trial in the Hawes arson case, likely sending it to the state supreme court.
City Life notes a mix of local incidents and curious events. Insanity adjudications test households while water quality concerns at 21 Park Ave trigger city chemist warnings. Police report a runaway carriage injury. political, fraternal, and church groups plan events. Court moves include receivership changes and a secret second marriage amid deaths.
Ambiguous OCR fragment mentions Beecham's Pills and a claimed win at a new parlor. Details are unclear but the brief references a victory linked to a business or venue named New Parlor with numeric cue Win 1 and items Bidets.
Lux reporter notes that A B Proal and Delterich are involved with the Elliott street car venture amid cautious city presence. Attornies say the Fletcher group may hold the largest capital, while insiders view the bid as a speculative flyer and not a people’s project. An earthquake later strikes Milazzo Sicily with unclear damage.
Tim Murphy will star in HoyVV a new play next season with Val Baba an extravaganza at Hoglishs for three nights beginning Monday. It ran six months in Chicago and five weeks in Frisco. The cave of the thieves is a feature. Ali Baba differs from the old tale. A horse once climbed rocks to thieves haunt in the Boston museum, leaping into the orchestra. Park theater presents two attractions next week with Robert Wayne as Forgiven and Meep it dark. Floss and Hosa with Willie Collier and Mark Sullivan arrive at the Grand Friday and Saturday. Sullivan plays for laughs while Collier keeps the pace. Lotta and Babe Hollywood leave Sunday for Washington to appear in comic opera all summer. To Miss Danny Mccoy please come home for your mother's sake.
In Tur Sun Saturday ads a 15 year old girl Miss Daisy McCos left home at 5261 Michigan St for an errand and vanished. Her mother nearly wild with grief appeals for help and laments police inaction while stating the girl once worked with a family at 124 W Delaware St. Police reply there is no law forcing her to return.
A Panama Herald cabie cites Orocue from Venezuela reporting renewed revolution in Ciudad Bolivar and San Fernando de Apure caused by Crespo followers seizing estates of wealthy citizens. In Tachire three Velasco brothers were tortured and executed by Morao order. bodies dumped in a cemetery, left to vultures.
The state department reports the czar has signed the extradition treaty while Secretary Gresham holds Blount's official report. Austria will not meet with Minister Judd over emigration, and President Cleveland faces civil service concerns over appointments. About seven million dollars in gold is engaged for export with one million free gold allocated to meet calls as the cabinet discusses next steps.
Max Judd consular-general nominee at Vienna announces resignation to spare President Cleveland embarrassment. He attacks Count Kalnoky report as a pretext masking unstable issues. Gold reserve restored to 100 million after western banker offers totaling nearly 4 million accepted. Secretary Carlyle refuses to name banks and hopes donations persist for possible gold exports next Tuesday. Messages flood in seeking a clearer financial policy from the president and cabinet.
Supt. Boyd hopes a street railway dispute with the change and hill boys is resolved after talks with "Stiffy" Elkins and others. The hours dispute is being addressed with a plan to equalize conditions, with eight hours fifty minutes as the minimum and eleven hours thirty as the maximum. Wages have been raised from previously as low as fourteen cents to at least ten cents per hour.
Stolen report on water analysis discussed in secret consultations of Drs Morrisay zug Gunk and Cleri Ripley in Board of Health rooms Saturday morning. City chemist Genton allegedly published a report not on file, prompting defense of impartiality. Sullivan found not guilty of liquor on Sunday as affidavit mismatch blocked amendment. Ada McPeak and Tony Murphy charged with theft and assault at a Washington Street saloon. case continued.
Fire at Cowen & Co. in Montreal burned wholesale liquor hours. One fireman says Dagenais was killed by falling walls. Loss estimated at $100,000. Saturday riots erupted in Dublin and Belfast as news the home rule bill passed the second reading spread. shots fired and many injured. King Humbert and Queen Margherita of Italy marked their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary with celebrations.
Testimony increases pressure on the unknown heavyset man with a flat hat as the prime suspect in John Young's death. Seibert is increasingly seen as innocent while Mrs. Oliver and others withhold facts at a boarding house. Witnesses place a thickset stranger with Young and Oliver around the time of the murder, and Daisy Thomas hints she knows where he boards.
A Toledo crime case unfolds as Huzo Wayler and his wife wed at 197 Walcott street. An Equitable Life detective seeks Wayler over a $5,000 life insurance policy on May Neese. Neese fell ill and died. toxology found strychnine in the stomach and the body was buried hastily. Wayler vanished prompting an urgent search.
Burre Montana April 22 No hopes are entertained that any of the nine men trapped in the Silver Bow mine fire can survive. Rescue attempts were abandoned Friday night as damage from the blaze is described as great. The Batts Boston company recently recovered from a previous disaster and faces stockholder concerns over finances.
A court house attache profile notes Edna McGinnis, the county clerk's stenographer, celebrated a birthday Saturday. She is praised for speed, skill, and charm, described with homey details about hair, eyes, and style, and affectionately nicknamed Bill by colleagues.
Clemens and Dr. Vonnegut attended the school board meeting Friday night. They urged Mrs Adams be censured for failing to keep a pledge not to vote for a treasurer who guarantees at least 3 percent interest on school funds. The motion was ignored, with another meeting promised in two weeks. Wilson Bros of Philadelphia won a contract to prepare plans for the $150,000 training school. Foley Bros. & Co. will supply light and gas fixtures for the new library building at 2200 dollars.
In a temperance town in the southern part of the state last summer a doctor, known for his beard, drank with companions who cut off part of his beard in a barn. He woke with a brown taste, faced a jeering crowd at the post office, and his party left town for a week. Later a political parade near the courthouse drew a rabid mix of Republicans and Democrats, leading to a pulled prank by the doctor’s son who revealed their mischief.
Brown's Dental Parlors now located at Arg N Pennsylvania St Insumnaca Brook Crown and bridge work a specialty Dyeing and Cleaning Sanfths dye works 67 N Pennsylvania
Inmates Pallister and Roble remain at large near Sing Sing as authorities suspect prison keepers of aiding the escape. Clues trace to a New York & Northern railroad train at Whitson station, three miles from the prison, with detectives and residents joining a wide search from Brewster toward Tarrytown.
Robbers dynamited the Lakrwood New Jersey post office on Friday night and escaped with $2,800 in cash and stamps. They seized the federal notebook linking them to the crime, suggesting professional thieves familiar with the post office and its values.
Reports from Omaha indicate failed con ference talks between union officials and strikers. News of potential strikes emerges among black cast miners in Brazil and Wabash stone and brick masons. Union Pacific and Santa Fe tie up cited as Portents, with Debs amid expulsion rumors and a new railway union leader at Terre Haute, editing the firemen’s organ.
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