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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1899

Page

3

Frankfort Will Case Links Trumpet Medium to Spirit Testaments

In Frankfort Indiana a late citizen Hiram H Bradley left a small estate to kin and Knights Templar. a discovered will names two brothers and a widow, with a trumpet medium claiming messages from Bradley and Judge Suit. Executors, not masons, contest the conditional trust as the case heads to court for 10 000 to 15 000 outcome plus possible compromises.

Frankfort Ind Hiram H. Bradley Bradley Knights Templar Frankfort Lodge Miller Merry Knights J. T. Hockman Asa H. Boulden Dallas Holman Theodore Parish Sheriff Petty Judge Suit Col. Coulter Alex B. Irwin

Indiana dairy association opens tenth annual meeting at Cambridge City

Richmond Ind Dec 7 The tenth annual meeting of the Indiana state dairy association opened at Cambridge City Thursday morning F C Mosbaugh gave an address of welcome S B Woods and others spoke The program includes premiums for cheese and butter exhibits The city council favors a new depot by the Pennsylvania Railroad and Starrs piano Co will add a large extension Three hundred men are employed making twelve pianos weekly Richmond seeks municipal electric plant data Myer Heller of New Castle plans a 10900 greenhouse addition and expansion

Cambridge City Richmond News Richmond Ind Indiana State Dairy Association F. C. Mosbaugh S. B. Woods Lottaville F. M. Hollingsworth Traders T. S. Nugen Lewisville LeRoy H.N. Baker Lafayette Ohio State. University Welborn Bridgeport David Shellenberger Dublin G. P. Newsom Valley Mills I. FP. Morgan Purdue University Pennsylvania Starrs Piano Company Myer Heller New Castle

Zinc Strike Reported at Bicknell Indiana

A rich zinc ore strike was made at Bicknell by miner John Lawton while digging a well. A sample tested as genuine, and excitement runs high as plans form to create a mining company to develop the inexhaustible supply north of Vincennes.

Vincennes Ind Bicknell John Lawton

Indiana Inklings and Local Notices From Washington to Lafayette

Burglary reports in Washington and Logansport hint at a broader crime wave as oil operations resume in cold weather. Forter county stamps out scarlet fever while Rathbone lodge forms in Hagerstown. Nelson Turner, 8, marks 62 years in Grant county. Anderson teachers form a guitar club as gambling dens in Anderson reopen post-raid. Indiana crude oil price rises two cents to 1.11. Jackson club Lafayette gears up with 300 invitations for a big event. Clinton county urges gas company to supply coal amid shortages. Paris exposition boycott lifted in Henry county with new delegates. Larry Moore near Richmond hurt in a recent accident. Snelson of Alexandria found dead above a saloon, alcohol suspected. suspected suicide noted.

A Gas Trust Formed By Major Midwest Gas Interests

The Ohio and Indiana Natural and Illuminating Gas Co. is incorporated in Trenton New Jersey with 5 000 000 capital by Charles N Mead of Jersey City James F Southard and James R Crawford of New York The firm will unite the five largest gas interests outside Indianapolis and will control lines serving Lafayette Logansport Peru Wabash Decatur Frankfort Thornton Lebanon Crawfordsville Fort Wayne Anderson Bluffton and Green ville Lima Celina Wapakoneta and St Marys Charles I Dieterich of New York named president The Indiana companies remain unaffected

Ohio and Indiana Natural and Illuminating Gas Company Trenton N. J Charles N. Mead Jersey City James F. Southard James R. Crawford New York Indianapolis Lafayette Logansport Peru Wabash Decatur Frankfort Thornton Lebanon Crawfordsville Fort Wayne Anderson Bluffton Ind Greenville Lima Celina Wapakoneta St. Marys

Dewhurst's Resignation Rumors Stir Plymouth Church

Rev. Frederick E. Dewhurst acknowledges he has considered resigning but will not discuss reasons or plans. He denies reports of accepting a Chicago university chair after preaching there Sunday. No friction with the congregation is stated, and deep regret is voiced over his contemplated change. a final decision may take time.

Plymouth Church Frederick E. Dewhurst Dewhurst Chicago University Dew-hurst

Paper sold to Hughes and McMicken in Seattle

The Post-Intelligencer was sold to EB. C. Hughes and Maurice McMicken for about 350000 dollars in cash. Both buyers are prominent Republicans, and the deal was announced on Thursday morning in Seattle Washington.

Seattle Wash the Post- Intelligencer EB. C. Hughes Maurice McMicken

Youth Robber Sentenced to Sixty Days in Washington Court

Charles Belding aged 15 received a 60 day jail term from Judge Baker after pleading guilty to robbing postoffice boxes in Washington Daviess County. There is no record of him obtaining any money from the incidents.

Charles Belding Baker Washington Daviess County

Globe lifting taps site for GE plant near Rugby England

General Electric in New York plans a 2.5 million dollar facility near Rugby England. In the U S a Newark Colorado conductor Howard died in a collision near Mansfield Wednesday. Augusta Kentucky school building worth 20000 burned Wednesday night. Col P P Lane of Cincinnati died Wednesday. Chicago men alleged to have profited from the Franklin bubble in New York. U S district judge Johnston of Alaska resigns. President Diaz of Mexico vows to press the war against the Yague Indians unless they quit unanimously. McKinley says Chicago should host the national Republican convention.

Howard Newark Mansfield Peterman Augusta PP. P. Lane Cincinnati Chicago New York U.S Johnston Alaska Diaz Mexico McKinley Fay OF

Opposition to Gas Ordinance At City Committee Hearing

The Consumers’ Gas Trust Company faces opposition from council supporters who argue passage would harm stockholding workers. Trustees including John H. Holliday defend the measure, citing philanthropic roots and potential capital needs. Representatives from Indianapolis and key figures presented arguments amid evidence of declining gas pressure as the committee plans another meeting Monday night.

Consumers’ Gas ‘Trust Company Council Committee Indianapolis John R. Pearson

Gas ordinance threat endangers Consumers' gas trust stockholders

John H. Holliday warns that if the proposed gas ordinance passes, the Consumers' gas trust company cannot operate and stockholders will lose value. Secretary Bement Lyman backs the claim, noting the firm started in 1887 with 5060 shares and 378,800 capital, now down to 2240 holders with most capital repaid and only 197,000 left at risk. The trustees and nine directors hold 11,000 in stock, as the company says it has exhausted its financial limit to supply gas.

John H. Holliday Trust Company Bement Lyman R. N. Lamb W. H. Shackelton Consumers’ Gas Trust Company Holliday Siv Lyman

Praise for Yankees Manila 7000 Troops Marred by No Incidents

The Tokio Orient reports that 7000 American soldiers recently passing through Japan's treaty ports had no police incidents. It notes the guides from Tokyo University praised their intelligence and deportment, calling the record excellent and exceptional. Edl Keen signs off.

Manila P. T Tokio Orient Japan Tokio University Keen

Tolstoi Seriously Ill in Moscow Reports Say

From Moscow comes word Tolstoi lies in serious condition with stomach trouble. He had been unconscious for two days but showed signs of revival on Wednesday night, according to dispatches from Paris.

Board of Commissioners of Clark County Thomas Stradley J. W. Fortune Stradley Paris Moscow Tolstoi

Six in a Bunch Birth Report in Alabama

Mrs. John Carl of St Filmo County, a German woman, gave birth to six male children on Tuesday morning. Each child weighed about five pounds. Three survived. The husband notified Sheriff McLean per local custom. mother remains well.

Mobile Ala John Carl St. Filmo McLean

Bed Confusion Nets Damages for Palace Car Passenger

Marcus Braun sued Wagner Palace Car Company after a sleeping car mix up in which a woman occupied his lower berth No 10 from Cleveland to New York. The court awarded Braun 750 dollars for the incident and distress.

New York Marcus Braun Wagner Palace Car Company Palace Cleveland Lower Bert No. 10

Morgan Pushes Nicaragua Canal Bill

Senator Morgan of Alabama plans definite action this session to move the Nicaragua canal bill past the Senate, reintroducing the measure from last Congress. He opposes the Panama route due to a 40 mile stretch where ships lie becalmed. He hopes Senate approval comes soon.

Washington Morgan Alabama Senate Panama

Narrow Escape at Beloit Plow Works Collapse

One hundred workers at John Thompson and Sons plow and machine works escaped death when the third floor collapsed Wednesday. Overburdened machinery and breaking timbers sent men scrambling from the building as a rescue effort followed the near catastrophe in Beloit Wisconsin.

Beloit Wis John Thompson & Sons

Editor prints paper for patrons and money in it

An editor notes he prints news for the day and profits, asserting readers trust his writing. He cites a testimonial about Chamberlain's Cough Remedy acting magically and asserts it is the best, urging anyone with a cough to try it as an honest expression.

Leader Courier Osceola Mills Chamberlain

Cremation of Coleman Stirs Maysville Crowd

In Maysville Kentucky residents discuss the burning of Coleman, a black man, after his death on Wednesday. Two bones were buried at the county infirmary grounds and his family did not claim the remains. Authorities face potential punishment for mob participants amid public condemnation.

Coleman

Coleman of Shelbyville Speaks on Son's Fate

George Coleman, father of Richard Coleman who was burned at the stake in Maysville Kentucky, resides in Shelbyville Indiana and works in a furniture factory. He wept upon hearing of his son's death and said, Thank the Land his mother is not here. Coleman, known locally as Dink Coleman, fled five years ago after an assault on a colored girl named Hopper.

Shelbyville Ind George Coleman Richard Coleman Maysville Coleman Dink Shellyville Hopper

Kaiser's decree orders centennial decorations across empire

Berlin December 7 reports the Kaiser has ordered all government units to decorate everything from regimental flags to postal cards in honor of the new century. The directive covers flags banners seals and official stations as part of nationwide celebration plans.

Berlin

Boston Seeks Coffee Trade After New York Ban

New York faces potential loss of its coffee trade as local health authorities bar shiploads from Santos amid bubonic plague reports. Boston officials offer to permit landing of cargoes, sparking a market reaction with prices dropping 19 to 15 cents.

Boston New York Santos

Harrell and Two Women Sent to Asylum in Knoxville

David M. Harrell, 91, the minister who escaped the McMinn county poor farm with two women a month ago, started for Utah to live a Mormon life. They were found wandering in the mountains, survived on herbs, and were driven out by a snowstorm before being confined in an asylum.

Harrell Knoxville Tennu David &. Harrell McMinn County Utah

Delaware St pavement progress and doubts about Gen Wood

The new block pavement on N Delaware St from St Clair to Thirteenth St opens and should reach Sixteenth St within a week if weather remains favorable. In Washington reports say Gen Bernard Wood may be appointed major general and possibly governor of Cuba with limited civil powers, drawing opposition in the military.

N. Delaware-st St. Clair Thirteenth-st Sixteenth-st Weo Washington Wdec Béorard Wood Cuba Gen. Wood

Make a Will Before Year Ends The Union Trust Co Promotes Wills

The notice urges every person to make a will and name safeguards for family. The Union Trust Company offers to act as executor administrator guardian and trustee and invites consultations on will making. Wills may be left in custody at no cost and no fee is charged when the company serves as executor.

Union Trust Company

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