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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1899
Page
6
The notice outlines daily train arrivals and departures at Indianapolis Union Station on Tuesday July 18 1899 Central Standard Time. It lists which trains are due, their times, and destinations as published in the railway timetable.
The article recalls Dr. Mary Walker famous for wearing men’s clothes. It notes her early anatomy study, anti corset stance, wartime service earning a medal, time in England, and a dramatic 1867 marriage to Brown that ended quickly with her leaving him over the pants joke. It portrays her as a defiant early woman whose choices sparked controversy and lasting fame.
Miss Marks and Miss Pawson, neighbors in North Elagen, heard a child scream from a yard. They located an open cistern and, after a perilous ascent, pulled the girl Emma Kenzie from the water with aid from each other. The child is the daughter of the Morning View church pastor in Hudson Heights.
New York, Aug 2 Joseph Meyers an elevator man proved a hero by rescuing about 100 girls from a fire on the top floor of a six story building at 515 Broadway Two hundred girls were on the floor when the blaze started among cotton batting The fire spread quickly Meyers fought panicked workers closed the door took one load down then returned through smoke for more All were saved before anyone was hurt Sprinklers flooded the floor while the engines arrived and put out the fire A testimonial from 19 girls is planned for Meyers
A fragment notes brick structures with a mock stone appearance and a stern, faced finish. It references old architecture and the use of brick to imitate stone, conveying a muted, weathered tone.
Commissioner Wilson reports total internal revenue receipts of 278,484,582 for the year ending June 30 1889, up 102,617,693 from the prior year. Bureau expenses were 454,145, leaving a cost of collection of 165 percent, a .61 percent reduction. Top contributors include Tilizois with 47,559,523 and New York with 46,643,990. Pennsylvania 22,215,234. Kentucky 22,215,234. Ohio 21,541,65.
A Paris crime tale centers on Marie Louise caintenay a 14 year old girl poisoned by her aunt Mme Couderc who dosed chocolates with a deadly drug then forced the child to drink water before she died the incident described as one of history’s strangest poisonings.
Senator Mc Laurin leads a Washington delegation opposing a postmaster appointment at Florence. No definite result is reported. The appointed man is an able preacher but faces danger if he takes charge. Florence lies near Lake City where postmaster Baker was killed.
In Cleveland on August 2 a $6000 shortage in the water works department is alleged. At least four employees, possibly more, are involved in a scandal. Duplication of rebates was one method cited to obtain funds unlawfully.
New York notes a Saturday night wreck on the Erie line at Red Rock destroyed seventeen mail pouches. The mail carried highly valuable contents and investigators recovered torn mud-stained letters from the debris.
Five new cases of yellow fever are reported in Havana. Two Dupont powder works rolling mills in Wilmington Delaware exploded Tuesday afternoon with no injuries. Col. Robert G Ingersoll family believes he left no will and a search will be made. Transport Pennsylvania arrived Manila with 917 enlisted men and 22 officers after leaving Frisco July 1. Sunday evening 75 houses burned on the Sugar Loaf Camp Ground in Pennsylvania. A building collapse in New York seriously injures three men. Transport Grant sailed from Manila with 1302 soldiers and discharged Wyoming North Dakota Idaho men. Negotiations to let Italy seize San Yunbay in China are said to be pending. Admiral Watson cables that Yosemite left Manila for Guam with Capt Leary aboard.
Gov Voorhees granted a hearing into the Kate Barlow case, a 16 year old girl alleged to have suffered cruelty at the state industrial school. Depositions indicate mismanagement and frequent use of restraint devices and paddling in the girls department. A commission may be appointed for further examination.
Cuban representative Senor Quesada met with Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn to discuss returning about 4000 Cuban refugees stranded in Tampa and Key West. Meiklejohn indicated government ships could transport them home if Gen. Brooke approves.
A destructive fire in Wavana on Monday caused the collapse of a building. Several firemen were killed and buried on Tuesday as the city mourned the loss.
From OAURIA Algeria reports severe tribal fighting on the Moorish frontier with a horde of 5,000 natives ravaging the country as of August 2.
Reports detail Linwood Wiggins of Gatesville North Carolina killing his brother William with a wooden club after a draughts quarrel. Walter Cavanaugh and John Wilson from San Francisco duel over a living arrangement, resulting in Cavanaugh’s death. Beulah Sanders of Birmingham Alabama shoots Hattie Hill through the heart over a young man. Jerry Fowler and his son Joseph are killed at Burrs Ferry Georgia in a case tied to alleged hog theft.
In Geneva New York on August 2 Mrs. Israel Hopkins of Pine Plains encountered a large six foot blacksnake while descending to fetch kindling. The cat was ensnared in the reptile and both Mrs. Hopkins and her husband were injured during the struggle. Dr Warbeck treated the snake bite and Mrs Hopkins remained delirious.
Maj Charles W Raymond chief engineer for Philadelphia leaves for Sault Ste. Marie Mich to attend a deep waterway commission session. The panel will review final surveys for the Great Lakes to Atlantic waterway route and inspect the Sault Ste Marie canal before moving to Detroit where 50 engineers compile results. The commission expects a final report early next year and Raymond estimates the project cost around 3200000000.
A parliamentary committee report outlines an old age pension bill in London. Deserving poor aged over a threshold would receive 1.29 to 1.75 dollars weekly, with annual cost around 20 million pounds. Conservatives view it as a election weapon, while liberals face local rate funding implications.
A report from Indian Territory south of here states three Seminole women killed an elderly white woman named Hampton, accusing her of witchcraft amid a spate of misfortunes. The trio was arrested after the attack in Seminole country.
New York reports Patrolman Thos F O'Brien pleaded guilty to stealing a gold watch chain and two lockets from the body of Captain Geo B Rhodes who was killed by an electric car. He received a four year term at Sing Sing.
The American mica company with capital of 3.5 million dollars is incorporated under New Jersey law to control the national mica supply. It plans a 5 percent price increase to take effect September 7.
Schedule fragment lists Chicago Express trains with car types and times. Includes superintendent A Zion and notes a sleeper and dining car designation. OCR reads 11.50 am 16 with terse marks, unclear final details.
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