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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1900
Page
3
A Washington dispatch reports brewers have seized influence in the Ways and Means Committee and likely will cut the beer tax from 2 1 2 cents to 3 5 cents per barrel. With production projected above 40 million barrels next year, a 25 cent cut could save $10 million and a 35 cent cut about $14 million for brewers.
Washington December 5 President and Mrs McKinley will host the first social dinner of the season Guests include the Paris exposition commissioners with Mrs Potter Palmer Chicago as guest of honor She will be escorted by the president and Mrs McKinley will be accompanied by M H De Young The dinner will be brief as Mrs McKinley opposes all night banquets Most commissioners depart Thursday
New York reports the marriage of Carie Johnston, once secretary to the duke of Manchester, to Nellie Neustretter. The ceremony occurred quietly in Paris weeks ago, with the couple now rumored headed toward Cape Nome for fortune seeking.
Detroit December 5 Governor Pingree pardoned Gen W L White ex-quartermaster general and Gen A F Marsh ex inspector general of the Michigan guard for involvement in the clothing frauds that drained about 60 000 from the state. He imposed 6000 fine on each. White had faced a ten year sentence. Marsh was on bonds awaiting appeal. Pingree cited unequal handling of Kalamazoo cases and unequal justice as grounds for mercy.
In Evansville Indiana at 1 a m on Wednesday a blaze wiped out the structural iron works of George N Mesker Co and Loewenthal's commission house. The total loss reaches 150000. One fireman Gottlieb Surbeck was killed and five men were injured including captains Jim Dunlevy and Steve Kieley. Dunlevy suffered a broken leg while the others are not in serious condition.
The National hotel in Madison Indiana was partly wrecked by dynamite at 4 a m on Wednesday. A hole pierced the wall windows shattered and glass damaged nearby homes. The hotelkeeper Mary Baker Morgan recently married Cassius Hunter a mulatto.
Colfax organizes a fox driving association. Winchester Red Men form a Past Sachems degree. Elwood officials report resignations and local incidents rise across Montgomery and surrounding counties. Notable events include a terri torial ordnance and a series of deaths and accidents, farm show prizes, health orders, and municipal disputes.
Saturday notes Mrs Waldorff, a prominent matriarch with 13 children and 38 grandchildren, 111 great grandchildren and 29 great great grandchildren. Bondsmen report Trustee Baldwin Shaw township Fountain county paid 2700 for township use. receipts cover every dollar and Baldwin claims consent of the advisory board but no regular order book entry. he says he spent 2200 of his own money for township benefit.
Jay Lester Lyon of Maumee Valley Interurban claims the company must compensate him for loss of his sense of smell after being brushed off a car by a telegraph pole. The suit seeks $25,000 in Toledo Ohio. In London a Louisville native Miss William May Langham wed Baron Herman Specken Sternberg at St George's, a noted society event.
Paris dispatch notes Gen. Mercier sparking a senate sensation during naval bill debate. He claimed England could be invaded and urged government mobilization plans and rapid embarkation methods for an expeditionary corps. Mercier was ruled out of order amid protests and cheers for the president's ruling.
A vintage wholesale ad lists boneless codfish and a variety of canned foods with prices per unit or per dozen. It features mackerel, herring, sweet corn, peaches, peas, butter, coffee, and other items with old style pricing and store locations in Washington and nearby avenues.
City market report lists smoked meats and hams with price ranges for California and Reliable brands. Dry salt, sausage varieties, pickled meats, pork products, lard in barrels and kettles, and French pork loins with several price points noted.
A dense list of produce and grocery prices including potatoes onions cabbage celery cranberries apples bananas lemons oranges honey persimmons pineapples and nuts. It includes canned vegetables canned fruits fish and game, oysters and various meats with per unit and per bushel or crate pricing.
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