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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1893
Page
4
A Vigo County report notes several residents claiming a visible procession of angels in the night sky near Seymour and Mitchell. The piece also lists varied local events including murders, arsons, drownings, and court actions across Indiana towns such as Jeffersonville, Terre Haute, and Logansport, detailing incidents, trials, and civic notes from the region.
The Madison club defeated Columbus 17 to 3 on Thursday. Major Thomas Knox Tolmes, England's oldest wheelman, is dead. Lebanon and Vincennes ball clubs will play at Martinsville next Tuesday. Dan Carey, champion thrower of Ireland, will contest in the Chicago athletic games. Young Mitchell and Tom O'Rourke’s fighter are en route to observe the Dixon-Pierce fight. Alan Rico, winner at Sturgis, is an Indianapolis horse. Griffo trains near Chicago for his Sept. 4 fight with Lavigne. Last Denison house pool tournament game Friday. prizes awarded after. Wapier and Vankeest matched to fight Sept. 15 in New Orleans for 42,500. Trainer Collins arrested at Goshen for embezzlement. Keller and Harding fought near Dubuque. Keller won in the fifth. Dempsey and Burge matched for $10,000 a side, to occur between Nov. 1, 1908 and Jan. 15, 1904. Chicago sports oppose Dawson’s boxing appointment. London reports Mitchell training for a fight with Corbet. Thursday race winners listed. fast times at Buffalo tracks. Columbian athletic club boxing July 12 at Empire theater with Frank Dwyer vs Charley O’Connor among bouts. Thursday league scores: Pittsburgh 5 Cincinnati 4. Louisville 7 St Louis 5. New York 6 Brooklyn 2. Cleveland 4 Chicago 2. Philadelphia 22 Washington 7. Brooklyn 2 Boston 5.
Geren Deml reports approval of expenditures for a state military encampment costing 35000 dollars. Bond for county treasurer Sterlag R. Holt amounts to 1000000 with about 46 guardsmen valued at 21000000. Health card provisions and Dr J N Kurty set to annually service Stratford City water. Inspector Charles Amick injured after being struck by a car. taken home at 127 Sheffield St. Flower mission funds relieved by 525 donation. differences over Mouon tunnel settled with 1500 toward construction."}
A contest offers a $50 prize for the prettiest baby with lactated food used in homes. Smaller prizes are also planned. The ad cites Wells, Richardson & Co as sole proprietors of a food trusted in hundreds of homes to save babies during the dangerous months.
Market opened steady across eight grades with most lots sold. Shipments uneven with heavy export grades selling slower and undergrades moving slowly. Cattle and sheep prices quoted for good to choice, medium, and heavy categories. receipts 400, Friday shipments 20. Local dealers bidding strong for wagon rye and car lots.
Markets by Potegraph from OCam4en Aug 4 note opening wheat and corn prices with scattered figures. The text appears as fragmented OCR with several unreadable tokens and dates.
Train and station notices from Indianapolis to Louisville via Jeffersonville and Cincinnati lines. Advertisements promise five passenger trains daily with arrivals and departures listed, along with descriptions of reclining chair cars and routes to World’s Fair hotels and nearby housing.
A long advertisement style notice for the Annex Sale promises another fruitful Saturday with deep discounts across departments. Listings include men wear such as shirts suspender belts and gauze undershirts, and women items like hose vests and parasols. Various items are priced far below regular values to attract early shoppers.
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