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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1891
Page
4
News briefs from Indiana towns cover a diverse mix including a saloon fight murder boiler explosion killing three, county fairs poultry shows and wolf hunts, divorces, school influenza outbreaks, church revivals, and fires. Local figures win libel suits, auctions and shows open, and electric lines planned.
France and Bulgaria threaten confrontation while Italy plans to send Baron Sava's successor to Washington. England debates funding for Prince Albert and his bride as India endures harsh weather. Austrian nobles fall ill. Europeans in China arm themselves amid tensions. Dublin papers judge Michael Davitt harshly and Russia allocates 10 million rubles for famine relief. Sweden’s king and queen ill with influenza as a Bible shipment floods Allison’s in Pennsylvania.
Local notes cover a charity benefit on January 4 and various community items. Deputy-controller Tartington is ill at home with grippe while U S Commissioner Van Buren spoke on everyday law at St George church. Newsboys attend a St Paul church festival Monday with candy for each attendee. John Kealing addressed the German American club. Prosecutor nomination sought by Earnest Schultress. A driver, Earnest Schultress, fractures his leg by a mule kick on West Washington Street. Abe Watkins shot and killed by Louis Thomas to be buried by the colored Odd Fellows Saturday. A temporary foot bridge over Fall Creek on the Michigan road to aid pedestrians and street cars. William H. Drapier sues the state for 50,000 dollars, citing long service since 1857 as official reporter of the legislature. Flower Mission memorial services honor Rev Oscar McCulloch with Mrs Hendricks and Mrs Stewart speaking. A special train from Union Station to Shimer Farm Friday afternoon invites guests to inspect the site for a potential fair grounds. WEDDING BELLS report three marriages and profiles of later life plans following ceremonies at Park Avenue and Meridian Street locations. Perseverance story of John A. Allison expands a small shop into a large furniture and stationery business at multiple Indianapolis addresses with extensive Christmas stock and a recommendation from The Sun. City Market notes Friday provisions and a long list of groceries, produce, canned goods, and household items with varying prices.
Receipts 8,000 Friday shipments 4,500. Opened active and strong with some grades advancing then near close steady to barely steady. Cattle and calves quotes include good to choice steers and heifers, common to light feeders, veal calves, and heavy export bulls with prices for hogs sheep and hay components listed.
Telegraph reports Chicago opening and closing grain prices wheat corn oats and pork with May and Jan futures. New York shows bids and Dec prices. Holiday promotions and local ads follow with slippers and jewelry offers and job/classified notices in the same issue.
The article touts the New New York Store as changing local commerce with lower prices larger stocks and better service. It invites shoppers to inspect immense festive season stocks gathered globally for Christmas celebration.
The Holiday Fair in the basement draws daily crowds with specials including blacking sets, Halma, doll wings, full size doll carriages, piano lamps, rush bags, engraved silver napkin rings, and 103 inch toy tables at low prices. Santa Claus and the East and West windows highlight the display with wool dress goods and plushes at sale prices.
An advertisement lists various solid gold items with inflated original values and discounted sale prices. Items include pendants, scarf pins, breastpins, earrings, rings, baby pins, baby buttons, and gold framed spectacles with price contrasts and limited stock notes.
A local sale offers heavy discounts on kids clothing and footwear. Highlights include 500 boys overcoats in ten styles and various sizes, men and women footwear discounts, with prices ranging from $1.20 to $3.88. Numerous items feature tailor made quality and reliable materials.
An excellent stock of smoking jackets, taney suspenders, vitil shirts, the newest neckwear and fine umbrellas offered at very low prices. Open every evening until Christmas.
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