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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1899
Page
2
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The article notes Buck Ewing will manage the New York Giants next season and discusses his popularity and the president's support. It mentions efforts to have the league adopt an An 0ali to replace the Spalding hall and outlines ongoing talks and anticipated amicable settlement amid league club concerns.
A distorted note indicates Mrs. Jenkins, widow of William H. Jenkins, seeks action in a Chicago federal court after Ripley county mob incident. Attorneys plan to substitute other plaintiffs, aiming to reinstate a Marion Tyler like claim where sheriff negligence yielded $5 damages. potential for larger awards if Ripley county case proceeds.
Fragmentary OCR text references a strike involving newspaper compositors and a typographical union. It mentions Pai, December 18 and seems to describe ordinary ingrout practices. Details are incomplete and names or places remain uncertain.
Fragmentary text provides few details with scattered words and stray punctuation. No identifiable names, dates, or events emerge to explain the referenced condition.
At 10:80 am Gage discussed possible action to aid markets but Vanderlip and Roberts said no immediate or drastic rescue was needed. They argued the government should not bail out speculators, noting wage gains since December 16 and visible prosperity despite the squeeze felt by workers and small businesses.
Deputy Earle, arriving from Princeton, has largely finished his round of prosecutions for game law violations. Since last Friday four men pleaded guilty before Squire Smock and were fined 1 dollar plus costs totaling 21 dollars. Dealers and restaurant keepers named include Frank Kamp, E T Smith, Frank Slevin, and Charles Mullerschoen. Earle notes deception to pass quail as short billed snipe, with about 20 dozen birds sold daily locally, risking quail supply. After January 1 prosecutions will target all possessing quail.
The steamer State of Kansas turned in Madrid on Monday morning causing estimated losses up to 500000 dollars. No further details on causes or injuries are provided.
Attorney-general Taylor issued an opinion that assessment insurance companies cannot sell health insurance in Indiana under state law. Many firms have done so, and starting January 1 licenses will be refused and existing players prosecuted. Listed firms include Home Mutual Benefit Association in South Bend and several Michigan Wisconsin and Indiana groups.
Spl Charles Bender a dispatcher at Montpelier Wabash office was instantly killed at Newton Junction Sunday night. He stepped onto the track expecting a stopping train. the engine sped by at forty miles an hour. Bender's brains were scattered and the body was cut to shreds. Ten days earlier his mother was found dead in bed.
Lighthouse-keeper Daykin reports the bark Colusa, stranded near Bonilla point on November 18, sank near Dodge's cave while heading to the straits. Fifteen aboard perished, including the captain and his wife, as the Honolulu bound vessel was lost near Victoria.
Delegates at the Federation of Labor meeting in Detroit clash over the Knights of Labor. Some seek to isolate or dissolve the group while others support coexistence with unions and resist hard action. Executive session follows as eight hour leagues form nationwide to back the eight hour workday.
The Board of Works and the Board of Safety clash over removing posts blocking the Gt M entrance. Commandant Shaler’s stance and threats of city action against the government are cited as evidence of a dismal defeat. Officials await City Attorney Kern’s opinion as the issue drags on.
Governor Mount endured a Sunday sermon at Irvington M E church delivered by Quincy Lee Morrow. The preacher accused him of insulting a ministerial committee from Elwood seeking help to close saloons on Sunday. Mount said he was amused and noted Indianapolis locals know his stance on morals.
The state owns swamp meander lands near Exnox in Starke County that are drying and becoming arable and it plans to sell. Gov Mount ordered the attorney general to file an injunction against trespassers who have erected sawmills and cut valuable timber, using new powers granted by the last legislature to act without personal bond.
Peter Maher and Kid McCoy ramp up for the January 1 heavyweight bout at Coney Island. Maher trains at West Chester with Peiac confident in form, while McCoy works at Billy Muldreci's quarters near White Plains and weighs about 163 pounds.
Dr. David Lesh longtime minister and physician died at his Richmond home at eight this morning. He was father to C P Lesh of Indianapolis and had been an invalid for years. Survived by two Richmond daughters and his son, who was present. He had lived in Indianapolis years ago and spent time in California recently.
Babe Morgan, 16, of 1866 Dugdale Street, swallowed about seven drops of digitalis after breakfast Monday. A table companion told her her sweetheart had left town and deserted her. Dispensary doctors struggled to save her.
Wall Street opened nervous after the Produce Exchange Trust Company failed. Declines of 3 to 5 percent spread as strong houses placed supporting orders. Henry Allen & Co. brokers failures added to the panic. Estimated liabilities and assets around 10 million dollars amid big loans on securities to firms and a railroad underwriting syndicate.
John Alexander Dowie, leader of the Christian Catholic Church, told a Chicago audience that the city is the nearest place to hell and that he is the messenger of God. He claimed to have collected one million dollars and promised to reveal it on New Year’s Eve.
Virginia Snyder sues Susan Luckey for 5000 alleging alienation of her husband's affections. The trial before Judge McMaster featured a sleeping elderly man with a long white beard in the courtroom as spectators observed the case and a mother and child in the gallery.
Dr. E Benjamin Andrews superintendent of Chicago public schools spoke at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church on the war in South Africa and argued for Great Britain's continued control. A rising vote of thanks followed amid applause.
Evansville seeks information from city and state authorities after Dr J H Kerth, recently named sanitarian, visited Indianapolis to discuss establishing a city laboratory and other modern health department methods.
In Terre Haute Indiana saloon keepers signers of a petition to enforce Sunday closing ordinances staged a boycott with the local brewing company cancelling an order to J. R. Duncan & Co. Duncan was among the petition signers. The boycott appears ineffective as saloons continue operating, including via back doors.
Seventeen years after separation Luther Pedigs and Eleanor Franklin, once in the Rose Orphans Home, are connected after Franklin appears in the Moth and the Flame. Luther, now in Terre Haute’s car works, sees the ad and attends the show, where Martinsville friends greet Franklin in her dressing room.
The grand jury gave a partial report on Monday returning ten indictments, seven sealed. The public charges suggest liquor law violations following coroner testimony in the Albert Ward murder case linked to Morris Dalton. Respondents include Wayman White for the December 6 fatal beating of George Williams, Annie Miller on jewelry theft counts, and discharge of John M. Hitchcock and George Morrison for lack of evidence or false pretenses.
Dr Edward Howard died Monday noon at his home 1009 College Ave. He was past 80 and death followed a general breakdown. Longtime cancer authority, he had not practiced for years but was well known for about 40 years. Survived by widow and son Dr L N Howard of 14 Illinois St.
Labor commissioners visited South Bend Mond to probe leather worker strike at Studebaker works. A mass meeting for colored professionals is set at 336 Indian Cave Tuesday evening. A judge sent Frank Johnson to grand jury on felony entry charges at E Rauch hair factory. Amphion club opens season at German House Monday with Messrs Raschig Doeher Teichert assisting. Eureka Edge Locomotive Firemen hold annual ball in Tomlinson Hall Thursday night with a cake walk during intermission. The Chislett block incident brings yellow kid to police court with case adjourned to December 21. Monday marks tenth Indiana car service anniversary noting D. T. Bacon’s long tenure. Local traveling man H M Frank visits Bates then Grand Hotel by error at room 198. Personal ads and remedies round out the page.
J M Whetty owner of the Citizens Laundry on Maryland street died this morning at City Hospital at age 50. The funeral will be held at St Johns church on Wednesday morning, with the family home in Illinois and.
Anson Wiltse, sheriff's executive deputy and jail official, will make two changes in the current system. No further details on the changes or timeline were announced.
Henry Meyer of Richmond Indiana reported finding a human skeleton on his farm Saturday. The remains suggest a man of extraordinary height possibly seven feet tall with one thigh measuring 24 inches and the other four inches shorter. Authorities await examination to determine origin and cause.
The Marion county druggists association was incorporated Monday to promote mutual improvement and cordial relations while cooperating with the national body to secure a reduction in patent medicine prices raised by the war tax.
Police report a Sunday night theft from the press office at Vargo. The loss amount is described as a large sum and involves eight or more items unspecified in the fragment.
A catalog of wares offers white metal and tinned items at $1.50, steel at $2.00, and heavily plated sterling plate sets with a three year warranty. Rogers Bros flatware, nut sets, clock options from New Haven, handkerchiefs, ladies linens, and men’s linen items are priced. A delayed import sale provides 15 to 40 percent savings, plus holiday gift options.
Inspections list car counts by type and weight for wheat hay oats and timothy at Chicago markets. Wheat prices advance with May and December quotes and stock market context cited. Lydia Wing of Pearl Street reportedly fell on ice in Illinois, breaking a rib.
Interstate Stock Yards reports cattle hog and sheep receipts for Monday trade. Prices cited include good to prime steers at 1,350 pounds and up, heifers good to choice, veals and feeding steers, cows and calves, and various stockers. Hog receipts near 900 with weights and pricing noted. sheep receipts light with ranges for common to good lambs and ewes.
Indianapolis stock market notes show Monday receipts across cattle hogs and sheep at Union Stock Yards. Cattle categories include prime steers from 1350 to 1550 pounds, various grades of heifers cows and calves with price ranges, and heavy calve quotes. Hog and sheep receipts are recorded with shipment figures and price bands, including mixed and heavy hogs and lambs with several grade indicators.
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