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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1899
Page
6
A feature on the automobile girl describes her rise as a stylish driver guiding a new horseless carriage. She quickly learns levers and brakes, then masters polite, city-ready driving. The piece notes more than 20 cars owned by women in New York and predicts wider ownership next year.
Joan fat herson, in charge of the department of the lakes, received a pamphlet accusing the Philippines policy of falsehoods. Gen. Anderson says the pamphlet misrepresents the truth, claiming soldiers do not slaughter Filipino women and children and urging suppression of the book.
Paris reports ex lieutenant colonel Paty de Clam after release from prison is said to suffer melancholia from remorse. He alleged orders from generals Gonse and De Boisdeffre for the forgeries in the Dreyfus affair, alarming peers and prompting fear of a terror in the French army as De Boisdeffre’s health worsens.
The Kentucky state auditor filed a suit in Covington on Wednesday seeking 358,740 dollars in taxes from the National Starch Company. Incorporated in Kentucky, the company maintains a nominal Covington office used only once a year for director meetings. The trust carries a capitalization of 10.5 million dollars.
An official Manila dispatch reports progress toward a favorable conciliation in the release of Spanish prisoners held by Aguinaldo. The note adds a proverb about bending the sapling but not the tree and then shifts to multiple unrelated advertisements and reminders for Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Hood’s Pills as family remedies. ALaundry service and veterinary ads follow.
In Chicago on August 3 John Morissey, once employed in Former Judge Richard Prendergast's office, helped save the attorney's life by permitting a vein transfusion. The operation showed immediate effects as Prendergast revived from a serious anaemic condition and hopes for recovery grew.
President Ben E. Rich of the southern headquarters travels to Atlanta to request protection for Mormon elders in Georgia. He announces Ohio is added to the southern mission and 100 elders will be sent there immediately.
The war department considers bringing US troops home from Santiago as yellow fever fears rise. Officials say soldiers may no longer be needed there.
Four trainmen were hurt in a wreck at Sweetwater Tennessee on Wednesday. New York health officers take precautions against yellow fever. Barboursville Kentucky quarrel ends in death en route from Manla state senator election. Dawes dies in Ohio. Lizzie Cassidy found and returned to parents. Three Hill children buried in quarry incident.
Descriptive views provide guidance on routes and stations to help travelers know where to go. The text outlines maps and directions for accessing Midland Colorado Railroad areas and corresponding travel points.
I Frank Bird, transfer commissioner, reports on funeral carriages and related service arrangements. Details indicate adjustments to transportation and handling of hearse options.
The biting insect known as the kissing bug is common in San Antonio. It bites fingers toes and lips, often at night, causes painful convulsions though swarms have no recorded deaths in the southwest. It feeds on bedbugs, has a long proboscis, and can fly despite small wings.
A crow trained by Herbert Oxley in Norristown can speak Italian German Spanish French Greek and Chinese. The bird chews tobacco balances on a pole spins with wings fanning and ends exhausted in Oxley’s hands. Oxley notes many crows can talk but few chew tobacco and spin on their beaks.
Aug 3 New York The announcement that William Waldorf Astor became a British subject follows earlier threats to avoid about $40,000 in American taxes. The Pall Mall Gazette purchase in 1893 is cited, while genealogists debate his claimed descent from Pedro D Astorga, a Spanish knight.
Vincennes Express arrives at 4 40 am Cairo Express daily 4 50 pm Martinsville Ace 4 0 pm Chicago Express 11 50 am and 2 40 pm times listed for timetable.
Central Standard Times lists all trains to and from Indianapolis Union Station with arrivals and departures. It shows the Columbus Express at 5 10 am and 10 40 pm and the Springfield Express at 1 35 am and 3 20 pm.
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