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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1899
Page
6
In a lively port scene officers and crew celebrated Admiral Dewey's promotion with cheers aboard the Olympia. The Narcissus saluted and later the Jean Bart, informed of the change, returned a 13 gun salute, while Butler argued for equal recognition.
The Spanish cabinet plans to authorize General Rios to request Gen Otis to dispatch a force to rescue Spaniards beleaguered near Baler. Lieut Gilmore and 14 others were reported killed or captured by insurgents.
A half ton mete or stone fell from a clear sky onto the Bustillos farmstead twelve miles west of San Antonio Texas fatally striking a Mexican laborer and wounding several family members. The massive rock buried into the earth eight feet deep and released steam for minutes as it struck damp soil.
A fragment mentions pensions for Hoosiers with names and amounts listed such as Henry L. Smith Mount Vernon and Ira T. Gregg Crossing. It also notes a United States Secret Service agent Cairns preparing to depart to Cuba and return to New York, with Cairns described as writing and speaking Spanish.
A scrambled OCR note references an opera house fire in El and mentions an investigating committee, revenue officers, and a figure named Inghar Philadelphia. It also notes alleged swindling in a land deal tied to Charles Loring, with arrests and various locations including Bedford New York and Louisville.
George Chirard admitted forging the name of Fletcher Noe to a $9.90 money order after finding the order in an envelope. He waived preliminary hearing and posted a $1,000 bond set by U.S. Commissioner Charles W. Moores. Chirard, an Alsatian native, has been in Indianapolis eight months and worked at the German House bowling alleys.
In New York on April 23 Mrs Constante Frontano, during a room fire, hurled her two children to the street then leaped herself. A boy aged 10 and a girl aged 3 were injured, with the mother suffering a fractured skull. They were taken to St Catherine's hospital and may die.
Dr W S Rice of 488 B Main St Adams N Y claims a home cure for abdominal rupture using a system that permanently and perfectly cures any rupture without pain or surgery. He has studied abdominal rupture extensively.
Indianapolis April 23 no change in market. Provisions include smoked hams and bacon with varied weights and prices, dried beef, shoulders, sausage and pickled meats. Fresh pork loins to back cuts, peaches apples and berries, vegetables, canned goods, dried seeds, hogs and fish prices, flour, sugar, coffee, oils and coal as listed with units and per unit prices.
Henry Schuh notifies voters in Fifth ward Center township Marion county Indiana that he will apply at the first June term 1899 to the Board of County Commissioners for a license to sell spiritous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premises drinking privilege. The business location is a room facing south at the northwest corner of New York and Blackford streets on the first floor of a one and one half story frame building in Maguire's subdivision outlet No 151 City of Indianapolis Center township Marion county Indiana known as the northwest corner of Blackford and New York streets in ward 5. He also requests a pool table privilege in the same room.
Voters of the Seventh ward in Center town license to sell spiritous vinees malt and the premises. The business is described as a room facing south on Washington street on the first floor of a three story brick building located 20 feet from the east side of lot 3 in outlet H in Indianapolis Center township Marion county Indiana. Address is 524 E Washington St ward 7. Pool table privileges also granted in the same room. Louis Schuck.
Voters of the fifteenth ward in Center town are informed of a room fronting north at the southeast corner of Maple and McCarty streets, in a two story brick building in subdivision outlet 121, Indianapolis. I will apply to the board for pool table privileges in that room. Also notices on liquors sold at No 320 KE Washington St Ward 7 and a room fronting south on Washington street with pool table privileges sought.
Voters in several wards apply for licenses to sell spiritous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors in specific rooms on Merrill Merrill Missouri Russell Russell Russell Avenue Madison Avenue and a pool table privilege in the same rooms. Applications filed by George Lang Charles F Leiss and John B Siesel for wards 11 and 13 in Center Town Indianapolis Center Marion County Indiana.
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