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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1892

Page

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Silent pleas and sealed tips in Broad Ripple rail deal

Attorney Mason keeps talks off the record as 13 Broad Ripple franchise copies remain uncalled for in the county, while rumors swirl over $10,000 deposits and potential sale to boost competition against Citizens' company. Timely talks loom as insiders hint at leadership shifts if a purchase closes.

Mason Broad Ripple Gus Mason Sun Marketst County Commissioners’ Office Broad Ripple Company Kenzel Shaffee Mr. Steele Tom Steele Frenzel

Trade group clash over penned release in $10000 suit

Wm R Berlin files suit against Moore and Coffin for $10000 alleging conspiracy to enforce by law a no breach release rule. Berlin, earning 1800 a year, resigned to join M OConnor Co but Moore & Coffin refused consent. Case tests Wholesale Grocers' Association rules on employee transfers and boycotts.

Moore & Collin Lproducc Wien Smng M. O’connor & Co Moore & Coffin Berlin Bevlin

Wanted Home for Children Plea to County Board

Mrs. John Reaume spoke to county commissioners on behalf of a petition for a new house to care for children under guardianship. Officials said they would not plan a new building this year due to jail construction but would arrange a suitable house next year. In the meantime they will rent a building and seek large houses near the city outskirts for lease.

John Reaume County Commissioners Board of Children’s Guardians

Indiana Weather Forecast for 36 Hours Ending April 29 1892

The Weather for Indiana calls for cooler, cloudy conditions with occasional rain Thursday and colder, fair weather Friday. The forecast notes a moderate cold wave and changes after a rain in the eastern part.

Indiana

Ghort K K All Araggiste Sale Noted

Fragmentary OCR text provides no clear names, places, or events. Unable to determine specific persons or organizations involved.

Sailor Boy Turns Fortune as Ahrens Fire Engine Builder

Ahrens, born in Germany, fled a harsh voyage after a captain wounded him and forged a path to America. He landed in Cincinnati with 50 cents, joined Latta fire engine Co, improved patents, rose to partner, married, and by 1881 even met the old captain in Germany.

Chris Ahrens Indianapolis Ahrens Germany Bremen New York Chris America Mr. Ahrens West St Cincinnati Ile Clevland Ohio River Latta Fire Engine Company Ife

McDonald will contest will move prompts court order

Attorneys for Mrs. Josephine McDonald push to force contestants to reveal attack theory in the contested will case. Heirs claim the probated will is needed as key evidence while motions and affidavits pass between sides. The next hearing is set for Tuesday as arguments over production proceed.

Josephine McDonald Tur Sun

Deeming Trials Opens with Mental Insanity Claims

In Mussourne Australia on April 23 the trial of wife killer Deeming began after a bid to postpone was denied. Dr Spring Thorpe testified to possible insanity from childhood and that his mother allegedly incited murder. Deeming appeared in court, writing notes as witnesses identified him, with the case adjourned to Friday.

Mussourne Australia Deeming Lyle Messrs Deaking and Furlong Spring-Thorpe Deakin Walsh

Father Denies Assault Charge in Davis Trial

The Davis case in criminal court proceeded with a defense witness denying all charges and claiming absence from the alleged scene. Testimony highlighted the defendant's sobs in jail over the death of his six month old child while witnesses testified to his presence and conduct.

Wm. Davis Davis

Windstorm Strikes Varramarso Indiana April 28

A destructive storm hit Varramarso on a Wednesday night with the Grand Trunk round house leveled and several houses damaged in the northern city suburbs. Fences and buildings suffered heavy damage in nearby rural areas. no deaths reported to date.

Varramarso Ind Grand Trunk Round House

Paris Socialists to Publish First of May Newspaper

Paris socialists plan a new paper to advance their interests with an official organ of the international organizing committee. At a Wednesday meeting they chose the title Demonstration of First of May. Prominent writers Zola Aurelien Scholl will contribute.

Paris International Organizing Committee Zola Aurelien Scholl

An Old Soldier Dead at West Street Home

Frank Howland an elderly veteran and near crippled man was found dead in his bed Thursday morning at 596 North West street. Heart disease caused his death and he left no family, living on a pension from war injuries. Kregele and Whitsett took charge of the remains.

Frank Howland N. West St Kregele & Whitsett Denison Cincinnati

Indianapolis Emerges as Racing Center on $20 000 Track Appeal

The Western Southern circuit opens with $20 000 purses led by Indiana of Indianapolis. State funds contribute $10 000 with local boosters matching, as top horses like Hal Pointer and Nancy Hanks loom. Indianapolis eyes a strong season at the new mile track during the state fair period.

Indianapolis State Board of Agriculture Bagley George Bronson Independence, Jr Birmingham Ala John Lackey Hal Pointer Direct Nancy Hanks Fort Wayne Breeders’ Association of the State Indiana

Great Bargain Circular Targets Board of Trade Men

A flood of green goods circulars reaches the city with a New York based offer of 10 000 dollars in bills for 500. The note urges private in person meetings and states to telegraph instructions. Board of trade members reject the scheme and warn others to avoid it. Emin Ia is reported dangerously ill aboard the expedition from Wadelai to Bukoba.

Board of Trade New York City James Louis New York O. D. Weaver Smith Emin Ia Zanzibar Stuhlman Bukoba Fimin Pasha Wadelai Emin Stuhbman

Getting Into Line The State Convention Dominates the Polls

Apang New York April 28 The New York Republican convention at Bleeker hall gathered leading state figures. Wm A Sutherland named temporary chair with Whitelaw Reid as permanent. Depew Platt Miller and Hiscock slated as delegates at large for Minneapolis. Harrisonloy praised. Sutherland urged GOP turnout in November. Other states report Ohio Blaine tariff platform and Missouri Warner nomination.

Apang N. Y Bleeker Hall Wm. A. Sutherland Rochester Whitelaw Reid Chauncey M. Depew Minneapolis Harrison State Committee Wm. EF. Sutherland Depew Hiscock Platt J. Sloat Fassett Sutherland Maynard Court of Appeals Hill Cleveland Griffin McKinley Bglaine M. Taylor Champaign County Win I. Spear

War threat as three US citizens seize man across border

At midnight three American citizens crossed into Tillsey settlement Victoria county seized a negro named Robertson suspected of burning buildings in Aroostook county Maine and forcibly carried him into Maine. Indignation spreads as the case is laid before the minister of justice in Ottawa.

Anpourt N. B United States Tillsey Settlement Victoria County Robertson Aroostock County Maine Ottawa

Dem convention hotel hubbub and campaign cigar purge

In the hotel corridors before the Democratic convention a wave of spending burned through about 150 boxes of campaign cigars, mostly at the Grand. Cigar costs reached up to $300 per box of 50, and rooms were tailored to fit specific demands of various candidates, with anecdotes about a difficult Cincinnati guest and odd room requests at the hotel.

Ohio Democrats Visit Massaba Mines Then Weigh Senate Outlook

A prominent Ohio delegation led by ex-Gov James Campbell and other leaders traveled by train to the Massaba mining country near Lake Superior to inspect mining interests. Campbell avoided political talk, while Marquis saw potential for a Campbell bid and hinted at a western leaning, possibly an Ohio man for the Senate. Senator Palmer from Illinois voiced a desire for party harmony ahead of the November election.

Curiaco Massaba Lake Superior Campbell Cleveland Ohio Mr. Marquis Alleghenies Marquis

Henry May to Stand as Labour Candidate in General Election

Henry M. Stanley has consented to stand as a unionist candidate for parliament at the general election in London.

Henry Parlament London Henry M. Stanley

Annie Walden Sentenced to Life in Prison Murder

New York April 28 Annie Walden convicted of murdering her husband was sentenced Thursday morning to life in the penitentiary.

Annie New York Annie Walden Penitentiary For Life

Fresh from the farm a lean man roams Illinois street

A tall thin man in homemade clothes, fresh from rain, roams a Chicago street near Washington and Illinois in a curious quest. He shuffles toward a streetcar and mail box, pays a nickel, and tries to board while muttering about grand schemes and railways. He exits in a defiant slang, vowing to disrupt Frenzel’s monopoly.

Ilinois-st Washingtons Pransfer Stumling Pierson Uncle Sam Kentucky John P. Frenzel Tarnation Railroad

Loubet predicts no May Day trouble in France

Paris reports Premier Loubet says evidence against anarchists is being gathered and contingencies are in place to prevent disorders on May Day. He blames past leniency for unrest and notes Ravachol case seen as miscarriage of justice. Also notes fires in Tupson and Vienna unrest concerns.

France Paris M. Loubet Interior

Nomination and political notes in Washington

The president nominated T. Jefferson Coolidge of Massachusetts as minister to France. The Senate adjourned to Monday after routine business. The House debated the consular and diplomatic bill with a quorum lacking and committees reporting on a canal survey Erie to Pittsburgh. Several local items include executions of marriages, trials, and a murder case, plus notices on public lectures and civic plans.

T. Jefferson Coolidge Massachusetts France Senate House Committee On Railroad and Canals Erie Pittsburg Lake Erie Ohio River

Panicked Fire Destroys Central Theater in Philadelphia

A major blaze gutted the Central Theater and Times annex in Philadelphia on April 28, trapping actors and audience. Officials estimate losses near 1 million dollars with several missing or seriously burned. six bodies later recovered from the ruins alongside relics destroyed inside the Times building.

Pariapherra Opera Times Hiing Paulson Bng Beli Theat Walnur St Paradelphia Timay Thaddeus Stevens H of Representatives de Auction” Company Thomas Lorella Ee Flora Lorella Thomas Vincentina Chitten Fanchon Conyers Chicago Sarah Golden Wm. L. Brooks Philadelphia Central Theater

NAPATHA EXPLODED IN TENEMENT FLATS

Fire in Cayuga flats on W Thirty third street caused twenty thousand dollars in damage. Four injured including Dr J E B and a man and two women leaped from burning rooms. Bodies found suffocated in Mrs Wm Alexander and Elizabeth Jones rooms. Dr Briggs fatally injured. Funeral of William Astor held private in Paris. Political notes follow with Republican convention hints.

New York W. Thirty-third St Wm. Alexander Elizabeth Jones Briggs Cayuga Flats

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