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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1891
Page
1
Freight service remains halted as the L E W strike persists with no trains moving Saturday. Officials say trains could stay idle for a year if needed while the company seeks replacements, though workers report scarce manpower and a potential general tie-up of all trains looming next week.
Residents learn of a city fruit trust operating for months. Commission houses withhold supply to keep peaches and other fruits overpriced, storing unsold stock and then selling later at the same high prices. Local retail prices are listed for apples pears tomatoes grapes watermelons and more with bananas selling cheaply.
A Providence of Dr. Clarke compares Pogue's Run to Denver's Cherry Creek, noting how a dry stream turns racing torrent after a cloudburst. He recalls Denver’s white settlement era with floods that swept away banks and the Rocky Mountain News office, illustrating local warnings by analogy.
Fragmentary remarks from Jack Christian, a Kentucky sports figure, reveal threats against workers to vote for Sullivan Vil. A board of public safety meeting is described with remarks about whether Sullivan is earnest. Additionally a notice from New York reports Flossie Ledderer contesting her late father’s will amid sensational family history.
A whimsical tale describes a deer herd at Fairview Park two years after arrival from Kansas. The five deer, including a playful tan fawn, roam and gambol from sunset to sunrise, avoiding human interference and even a windward surprise. They sleep with ears aloft and eyes open, moving with graceful speed and ease. Local lore ties their origin to a Danville poker myth, which is dismissed. the piece gently celebrates their habitual movement and charm.
A Bohemian named Josef Marschick jumped from a fiftieth story window on Avenue B, dying from his act. Alleged cause cited intemperance and heartbreak. He becomes the third family member to take a personal crisis in five years. A live wire incident near Irvington electric line caused horses to stumble and bystanders to crowd, risking electrocution as six policemen kept the crowd back.
Boston August 22 papers for the sale of the Boston Cordage Company to the National Cordage Company were passed Friday night. Terms not given.
Patro lman Reid resigns due to ill health after a 16 year service on the force. Prof. Gresh to open a dancing academy at the corner of New York and Alabama avenues on September 1. At Grace M. Br. church Rev. T A Goodwin and Col. Eli P F Ritter will discuss temperance and T B Mileson and daughter will participate in a Bong Service. Alvin Hovey with his company presents Comedy of Errors at the theatre de state house for the eighteenth time with John Dye of the Big Four in the cast. The Big Four rail line says it is in business for health and seeks tax relief. Souvenir performance planned next week. Four fire alarms Saturday for various damages, including John South’s house and a barn on Chestnut st. and stables on Grepg st. A delegation from Indianapolis will attend the national encampment at Minneapolis to support Gen. C Amsterdam Bookwalter as commander-in-chief.
A boiler blast at 68 and 70 Park Place, New York, caused a massive fire and destruction. Reports say 10 to 12 killed, 35 injured, with estimates up to 60 or more feared dead. The Hudson restaurant on the ground floor housed about 50 diners at the time. only two workers escaped. Several firms occupied upper floors, including Eberle printing, Southern publishing, and Frippe drug firm. Firefighters faced a chaotic scene as crowds gathered and debris filled the street.
The Berlin desk of The Standard reports Russia is greatly pressing her force of troops on the Austrian frontier amid border tension. The dispatch highlights intensified military concentrations and strategic posturing in the region.
Reports from Lennon dated August 22 describe a Friday night storm sweeping a wide area. The French coast near Havre saw wrecked buildings and four drownings while Wales and northern England suffered heavy gales and crop damage. Many small craft in the Irish and English channels are feared lost with crews perished.
A short, breathless woman in a shiny black silk dress created chaos by stacking meals for herself and others, grabbing dishes from neighbors, and leaving with her bundle after a loud display. A bystander boy, Walter Stoddard, age five, was run over near Massachusetta avenue and Plum street, suffering a crushed leg and possible fatal injuries.
At Mozart hall Friday night the laundry girls adopted resolutions declaring a boycott on Capital and Acme laundries for discharging union workers. The stonecutters fined members who patronize those laundries. Also notes a local forecast for Indianapolis and nearby and reports a New Washington arrest in a bank robbery and homicide case.
In Spite of Aleck. Brain reports vast rye imports into Germany with Russia and Poland as the main sources. Poland alone is estimated to supply 30,000 tons as frontier towns fill with wagons.
At republican headquarters Grubbs pressed for a joint debate after the democratic executive committee failed to act on the Republicans challenge. He urged THE Sun to publish a proactive policy line and discussed newspaper circulation, favoring independent policy over aligned organs. He predicted Herod’s city election win while noting poll-book doubts and a Gaul case resolution. Tom Taggart said action on the challenge would come by week’s end as several committee members opposed it but others supported a meeting and a potential strong showing.
Reports from Chicago claim Anheuser-Busch brewing may sell its plant to an English syndicate for about ten million dollars, though some say the price is excessive. Four English syndicates control much of Chicago's output with substantial capital, while a complete merger with Hach is viewed skeptically.
Washington dispatch notes Rev. Howard McQueary, suspended Episcopal minister, traveling toward Canton where his suspension ends mid month. He calls the sentence illegal, cites church rules against double sentences, and hints courts may settle the matter before final resolution. Also sports briefs and local race results.
Clarence Johnson who swallowed a pin at the workhouse three weeks ago remains gravely ill at the city hospital. A team of 28 doctors and the patient have tried to locate the pin with no success amid shifting pains and 120 to 130 hiccoughs per minute. Dr Edenharter calls the case highly peculiar and all city physicians follow developments. Wesley Thomas, the man who grabbed a ring and was reported dead after an Imnolest jewelry-store incident, remains alive with improved recovery prospects.
In Mitchell Indiana August 22 a gunman fired buckshot from brushy roadside as W H Tow trustee and distillery owner rode home. Tow was mortally wounded his lower jaw torn away and face filled with shot. A man named Curtis Bass, his son in law, was arrested but could not post bail amid rising tension.
Amusements column lauds the bright play Incog by Mrs. Pacheco with Chas Dickson and Ellen Burg in leading roles. The review notes strong audience laughter, contrasts between upscale observers and the area crowd, and mentions future engagements and other shows including Abraham Lincoln at the Grand and Hood's Sarsaparilla advertising.
The column surveys Portugal's financial crisis and Italy’s threat to bar the next pope from the Vatican. It notes a 300 killed and 1000 injured in the Martinique hurricane, a heavy English Channel storm sinking a bark with four crew drowned, and political chatter on Ireland's home rule.
A Shaw Shadwell tenement fire in Lonpoy on Saturday morning killed four residents. Extreme heat and smoke hampered fire crews who fought the blaze through inflammable halls and an out-building. Two women leaped from windows to escape, dying instantly, and two other missing women were found post-fire among the ruins.
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