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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1899
Page
6
Doctors report a horse serum anti toxin curing a lockjaw patient after initial trials in a strong horse showed progressively reduced sickness with subsequent doses. The remedy, now used in New York hospitals, is credited with saving many lives in the tetanus epidemic.
Chicago letters from Ben Tillman Champ Clark David Dearmond and John J Lentz weigh in on the Democratic platform. They urge reaffirming the 1896 platform with stronger anti trust anti expansion and anti imperialism planks and call for Bryan’s renomination to satisfy supporters.
William Oswald of Elgin arrives in Martinsville to claim Mrs Hannah Miller but is refused. With no money he works odd jobs then leaves on foot for Elgin saying he forsakes all in life. Also notes Hitler Mayer, 76, longtime Christian church member and local historian.
Eastbound P. R. express struck a carriage near Wernersville on Tuesday morning. In the wreck Frank Hassler and two Freischmann sisters from Harrisburg were killed instantly.
Medina O Aug 16 The Diamond match company files a damage suit in common pleas court seeking 200000 against the Ohio match company of Wadsworth for alleged imitation of their marks styles and brands on boxes covers wrappers and matches.
President Hart rejects reports he will retire from baseball and says manager Burns will not be deposed. President Johnson of the Western league also denies being offered the presidency of the Gniod Men.
George Bunting recalls building a house where a sand plaster mix harbored countless small bugs. The plaster dried with many holes and some insects remained trapped in the drying surface, forcing the job to be redone.
Raleigh officials report a legislative inquiry into alleged inhuman punishment at North Hampton and Halifax convict farms. Convicts are said to have been flogged, several died or suffered severe injuries, with women convicts reportedly stripped and flogged.
Unprecedented demand for structural steel across the country has led to the temporary discharge of 1,560 skilled workers at the Cramp ship yard in Philadelphia. The layoffs, affecting hull and frame personnel earning 14 to 24 dollars weekly, stem from shortages of stringers beams and other structural iron and steel materials.
In New York on Aug 16 a shot aimed at Labori killed Philip Alexander, a fervent Dreyfus supporter. Alexander, ill and staunch in the cause, collapsed after news of Labori's shooting and died Tuesday after suffering a weakened heart.
A Calcutta dispatch reports the surveying steamer Resolute sank after a collision with the Scindia. About six European officers were aboard with a crew of 60 natives. Three officers and some natives were saved.
The following stores at Savannah Atlanta St Louis Chicago and New York will be concentrated at New York and sent to Porto Ricans. Hard bread 257009 pounds flour 3798 pounds rice 266834 pounds canned corn beef 2344 one pound cans canned corn beef 20000 two pound cans canned roast beef 1265 two pound cans oat meal 15000 pounds beef tongue 542 two pound cans.
Gustav Shukert a furrier reports on Monday he was robbed of about 60000 worth of furs from his vaults. The major portion of the stolen goods had been deposited by prominent Omaha women for safekeeping. Police suspect an organized gang carried out the crime.
Governor Voorhees indicated plans to remove Mrs. Eyler from her post as matron of the girl’s reform school in Trenton. He signaled resignations of the trustees and said a new board would be appointed if needed. Eyler faced accusations of excessive cruelty to inmates.
Berlin reports the first serious car accident of the area occurred Tuesday near Fruienwalde ten miles north of the city. A motor cab overturned on a steep descent and caught fire. one woman died and four other passengers plus one more were severely burned or injured.
The secretary of war Mr Root rented a house for a residence at 1624 Rhode Island Avenue, Washington. The notice states the turn of the week and identifies the property as the intended dwelling for official use.
The National wholesale liquor dealers association opened a two day session in Milwaukee on August 16. Delegates will push resolutions calling for lower whisky revenue tax from 1.10 dollars per gallon, repeal of fines for incomplete obliteration of brand on barrels, and opposition to a distillers warehouse tax after eight years of storage.
Mrs Reinold learns her lost son Abraham Reinold, a paralyzed man shot in a Washington suburb, is ill at Georgetown University Hospital after a surgeon uses a wink method to spell his name. The mother receives a letter Tuesday confirming his identity and address.
The coroner's inquest into the Peck's Mill trolley disaster that killed 30 people on August 6 continued as Frederick C. Beach of Scientific American testified the bridge was unsafe for trolley traffic. He said the east rail junction met earth and abutment improperly, marking a faulty bridge construction.
In Asbury Park New Jersey on August 16 police Capt. Rogers ordered a young woman off the bathing grounds for being insufficiently dressed. She wore a white bathing costume with short sleeves and knickerbockers and cried as the officer led her away from the surf.
Five hundred New York cloak makers strike for higher wages. Mrs. Anna McCool dies from a Cincinnati fire. Chicago capitalists hold an option on Chattanooga street railways. Transport St. Paul to move 300 cavalrymen to Manila. War Dept seeks four more transports from Frisco to Manila. Vigilancia two days overdue. cyclone feared. Gov. Pingree to send 18 delegates to Chicago anti trust convention. Bryan Democrats in Lexington oppose Goebel. Telegraphers of NYNH&H strike uncertain. An unknown assailant wounds Wm. Roth in Panamiga Ohio. Edward C. Bearce, Grand Rapids packer, commits suicide. Letter carriers’ convention in Scranton. McKinley and Roosevelt expected. Dominion Steamship offers free vessels for Porto Rican relief. Wm. Eastwood captured after killing three in Middlebury. I T U delegates at Detroit back printers in NY Sun strike. President Hock injured in White Mountains bicycle accident. St Kitts hurricane relief plea. London lord mayor to open fund.
Ex-Speaker Reed remains in Congress through the next session, despite reports of a law career in New York. John W. Simpson of Simpson Thacher Barnum says Reed gave no notice of any change and currently stays at a Maine island cottage. Simpson would be informed if plans shifted.
Farm accidents bring cuts and sprains. advert asserts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil relieves pain instantly and should be kept on hand as a safety measure.
Special train deal for Benton Harbor to Indianapolis with return within ten days. Tickets for trains leaving Indianapolis at 6:35 a m and 11:15 a m on Saturday August 19th priced at 4 60. Side trip discounts from Benton Harbor. For details call at offices H M Bronson A G P A.
The Southern Railway distributes literature on the South including large map folders and booklets like Land of the Sky and Minerals and Mines. The Empire of the South is a 200 page illustrated volume offered for 25 cents, with delivery costs covered by that amount. Address WM H Taylor Assistant General Pass Agent Louisville Ky.
Parlor cars attach to train No. 11 from Indianapolis at 11 45 a m daily and reach Peoria at 7 15 p m with connections west and northwest. Return on train No. 18 from Peoria at 11 40 a m daily after Burlington & Rock Island arrival, reaching Indianapolis at 6 16 p m with links to the Knickerbocker Special and Washington Fast Line for eastbound travel.
Two fast trains depart Unionstation at 6 50 a m and 7 15 a m on Sunday August 20 with limited and selective stops. Return from Cincinnati at 6 25 p m. Also a National League baseball game Cincinnati versus St Louis scheduled.
Central Standard Time presents a timetable overview showing arrival and departure times for all trains at Indianapolis Union Station. The listing highlights schedule patterns and platform movements for travelers and rail enthusiasts.
Partial timetable notes show arrivals and departures for Vincennes Express at 10.40 am and Cairo Express at 4.50 pm with parlor car service. The fragment cites Zion as superintendent and lists times and routes without full context.
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