18 Aug 1890
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1890
Page
1
A Chicago Herald reporter describes a chaotic Cape May scene where a large crowd floods the sands to witness a presidential family surf bath. The piece notes the disarray, the bold office seekers, and a teasing chant about McGinty, with President Harrison in blue bathing attire failing to impress the onlookers.
A massive grind stone weighing 3500 pounds and turning 250 rpm shattered its housing and burst through the engine room wall at Barry Saw Works on 8 Pennsylvan ia Street Monday morning. It tore a three foot hole in a brick wall and landed in the back yard. about 81 workers were nearby but none injured.
The piece accuses Senator Plumb of being a Conkling linthorough while Senator Aldrich is said to scheme at the White House. It notes the anti-lottery bill as a deadener on the New Orleans swindle and calls Democrats in Congress a mutinous minority. Senator Edmonds writes a letter claiming the Lodge bill does not plan troops at polls.
An excursion train labeled by the Order of Cincinnatus departs Indianapolis on Saturday August 3 for Cincinnati. The round trip fare is 3.00 and includes admission to Moses or the Bondage. The special train will run and tickets are good on all regular trains returning until August 26.
W H Tucker chairs a committee seeking to amend the gas ordinance to allow meters and curb waste. Proponents argue meters will save gas, justify a new Indy company line to Irvington Brightwood and wards, while critics doubt rival rust company's ability to install meters. Toledo shows 40 percent savings with meters.
Rugh Nicoll signs with Kan City club as Pittsburg and Boston suffer heavy hits in weekend games. Monmouth and Brighton Beach fixtures feature top horses like Tenny and winners Arab Chatham and Lady Reel. City ordinances vetoed, and brotherhood talks heat up as John L. Sullivan's friends plan a Boston gift. Clyde Smith notes tense league battle with bids to end the long dispute.
The article describes visiting professors at a scientists convention arriving at the state house to discuss papers on plant fungus, crop science, and related topics. It notes notable figures from Ames and Lincoln and mentions a prize contest in Turin for a scientific treatise by Yuna D. Motheral of North McGregor Iowa. It reports typhoid deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Grossman and an expected inquest.
At 4 a m Monday in Cincinnati Ohio Kid Cowan a colored dog catcher broke into Charles Shearer’s home on West Sixth Street and attempted to assault his two young sisters. He was stopped by Shearer who fought him off with a revolver. An unknown Black man accompanied Cowan.
The Miami county Sentinel in Peru announces it will start daily issues on September 1 and notes local commentary about Munefe girls who claim they entertain more beans from a distance than two towns in the gas belt. Bartholomew county Republicans nominate tickets at Columbus on Saturday including commissioners George Hughes and A Trotter. sheriff J A Miller. auditor Dr O H Menatt. treasurer Ram Aidephagen. clerk John Brestling. recorder Henry Jones. representatives J C Carter.
The Sun announces Dora Kemker aged 13 of 146 E St Jogst as the ninth bicycle winner after securing required subscribers in three days. Cautions readers that canvassers must gather accurate new subscriber names and addresses and report daily osmen taken to ensure delivery and avoid depriving others.
In New York City on Aug 14 police probe a surge of missing children. They uncover a Hoboken gang led by Schwarzmeyer preying on youths under 15, charging $500 to $1,000 per child, with travels to Europe aboard the Elbe last June, and Bert Scully age 8 among the earliest disappearances.
Dispatches from Guatemala relayed via City of Mexico report a grave crisis as able-bodied men are conscripted into conflict. Widespread killings, ruined crops, severe food shortages, and soaring prices drive hunger and poverty across the population.
Multiple injuries reported from Monday incidents. James Cogan suffered a broken right leg when a rail fell on him at Virginia Avenue and Big Four tracks. taken to St. Vincent's. William Putnam and colleague were injured at Merrill and Harmon as they chased a frightened team. took him home by ambulance. Mrs. Gustin's revolver discharged by accident at Clifford Avenue, serious wound. Chas Cheatham injured at West Indianapolis car works when a heavy wheel struck his left leg. delivered home by ambulance. City note ends with a separate Aug 18 Toxpan dispatch about Englishmen and the Indian empire.
A chaotic, violent night in Indianapolis is detailed with multiple stabbings and shootings. Victims include Geo Mack of 148 Michigan Ave and Wm Hobart, with suspects like Joseph O Toole and Colemen at large. Robberies and assaults spread across saloons, a fatal shooting follows a debt dispute, and police scramble to detain suspects as ambulances rush victims to hospitals. Local residents and families mourn dead and injured while court action looms.
Bove and Richardson, accused of attempting to rob Emrich's grave Sunday, were bound over for grand jury action. They claimed they dragged Reichenmyer from his buggy and tor. Fischer’s vest in law. Charles Frazer, a colored man, fined 19 dollars for carrying concealed weapons, and John Smith, same offense, paid five. Addison Wheeler, venting ill will toward Eva Lewin, Saturday night, by slapping her countenance, was fined 25 dollars.
Miss Lula Pickerell daughter of William M Pickerall of 348 Ash Street died suddenly after a 24 hour illness. Coroner Wagner and Dr H W Bidpath ruled death from utter collapse cholera morbus and severe nervous indisposition. She had been missing, returned in boys clothes with hair cut, and later attended a picnic then fell ill. Derangement and private disappointments were blamed. she was buried Monday.
A group of Republican senators held a conference on Sunday to push for new Senate rules. They aim to speed passage of bills by streamlining the legislative process and enabling more efficient rescheduling of measures.
In Russia the plague expands quickly with alarming speed, described as resembling lung fever but more violent and fatal. Meanwhile Tascow Agalina Kansas Aug. 18 reports Tasott captured again by a Cincinnati detective near Ogden Utah.
Sem Lungs laundry on Washington Street reports items valued at three dollars and silks stolen while Sam showed a Chicago visitor the city. A 12 year old named Mendenhall is missing from Delaware Street after taking his father’s dinner Saturday. Eliza J. Wilson seeks divorce from Washington Wilson alleging abandonment and failure to provide, seeking child custody. Catholics plan a chapel on ground bought from Arthur Jordan at Meridian and Crest. Building contractor Thomas J. Hart dies suddenly of heart failure at 799 North Tennessee Street and will be buried Tuesday. Joshua Jump as administrator sues T and I railroad for 10000 over a brakeman’s death on a bridge he didn’t know existed. Wenzel Kautzsky Jr and Daisy Stuck wed by Justice Smock, remarrying due to lack of proof of certificate. The Colored Aristocracy company, after playing at the Park, loses a board bill of 154 to the Occidental hotel. lawman seizes trunks and band instruments but compromise ends matter with Dayton engagement.
Across Albany and Buffalo the Pinkerton strike force fires on civilians injuring several and provoking arrests while local police demand removal. Journal reports detail mobs, a lynch attempt, and rail blockade as leaders of firefighter and train brotherhoods coordinate amid the Central New York strike.
Five armed robbers halted a Missouri Pacific train at 3 15 a m Sunday forcing Engineer Greyer to summon the express car. Avery opened it and the gang took valuables worth 30000 before escaping. A second dispatch says they netted only 75. A bystander, Little John Sohafner, was shot in the right hand in the chaos though officials doubt the tale.
Geo Hadden a stock dealer of Topska Kee was held up at 3 oclock Sunday afternoon in Western Way Mo by two negroes who robbed him of 400 dollars and way bills for 12 car loads of hogs, at the heart of the city.
A garbled wire report cites Ed Worswick a drunkard and a tense scene in Lawrence Massachusetts Saturday night. It notes banker Joseph A Jameson’s suicide in New York and mentions tumult over Honduras Salvador and frontier troops. A Big Four train fight injures five, including Sy Lewis fatally. Casey sues Emma for divorce alleging infidelity with G A Slack, who testifies in New York court.
Local promotion calls buyers to follow the crowd for unheard of prices on footwear. Advertised as solid bargains with warranted quality, the notice mentions a boot and shoe shop in Buffalo offering a Salt Wash-styled, budget-friendly assortment of shoes.
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