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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1889
Page
1
Violent crime and police inefficiency described as burglars roam, stores and homes attacked, a grocer repels robbers with cartridges, a wife and daughter confront intruders, and merchants aid victims. Police face demoralization, jurisdictional friction, and questioned capacity as officials discuss leadership and reform.
A. C. Evans of Evans Manufacturing Company Springfield Ohio, reports a broken ankle after an altercation in a local bawdy house sequence. Earlier incidents left bystanders nursing injuries during a fight with inebriated workers. Rio Janeiro cables reference Da Fonseca in a republic context.
The Meridian Street M E church discussion gathers Methodist clergy and laymen at Roberta Park to debate infant sin and sanctification. Dr Goodwin argues for inclusive perfection while Dr Van Anda probes infant baptism and innocence, provoking spirited exchanges about holiness and church discipline.
A band of four raiders attacked a Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe express near Bangs station. They shot brakeman J. T. Penn and fled after killing him as they attempted to crack a safe containing over 12 000. Only 37 dollars was taken. bloodhounds pursue the wounded gang.
Indiana's gas fields boost population and industry as Chicago taps Indiana supplies. Indianapolis lines and smaller pipelines empower 35,000 households and 159 factories, saving millions on coal bills. The main field spans 21 counties with over 1,000,000 residents, while gas output continues to rise and attract national interest.
A gas meter explosion at the city gas works Saturday morning killed Wes Gates and Lewis Guthrie, with several others injured lightly. The report notes chaos around the plant and mentions local officials addressing the incident.
Henry W Grady editor of the Constitution and champion of the new south died in Athans Georgia after a brief illness. He led efforts to rebuild the south after the war and was known for his eloquence and a famous speech at New York two years prior. Grady’s loss is mourned across Georgia and the region. We offer watches and jewelry for sale at 15.0, No LN, Pean-st.
New York December 22 reports Chu Pong a Chinese cashier and part owner of firms who vanished with about 15000 in funds, pursued by merchants and linked to a Brooklyn real estate heir, with a missing American girl. In New Haven a college elopement ends with marriage to Wallingford. the groom faces expulsion for marrying while enrolled.
Investigators report a tramp, Joseph Mooney, was burned alive by fellow drifters who held him over a log fire until he died. The body was found in a deserted area near the city. Several vagrants were arrested on suspicion as detectives pursue the case.
A string of grim incidents follows: a husband and three children killed by a man in Niles, whisky blamed. a Parker drownings in Washington over failed investments. two Kentucky schoolboys clash ends in fatal stabbing. a dog ownership dispute sparks a riot in Potts Camp Mississippi with killings and injuries. burglars pilfer a Bridgeport store and flee, later caught. Etaine travels to Alsace Lorraine then returns to Johnstown to find his family dead. carriages halted near Washington with graveside thefts.
The article discusses locomotive economics with figures for an eight wheel passenger and mentions a Russian district school car mounted on trucks that serves stations without schools. It notes late trains on Fanhandie Nos. 1 and i, blaming heavy freight for delays and suggesting four track capacity similar to New York Central.
A garbled ad copy from Rochester Shoe House at 15 W. Washington promises savings on cures for pocket cramps and mentions “Scots adshees.” The text is distorted but centers on offering a remedy and a financial incentive, with nonsensical phrases and misspellings throughout.
Sam Thompson former PhiladelphIa fielder was in Indianapolis Monday smiling at the report he received a dispatch from Philadelphia offering a three year league contract worth 10000 dollars. Al Meyers also received the same offer and the pair planned to stand together, with similar terms for the coming season.
The Navassa rioters case returned verdicts on Saturday with guilty verdicts for murder in the first degree for Officer Foster and Henry Jones, and guilty of manslaughter for Cesar Fisher, James Johnson, Ed Smith, Alfred Brown, and Amos Lee. Not guilty were returned for James Philips and Moses Williams. other victims’ outcomes remained unresolved.
In a privately held match three miles from the city Smith and Slavin fought through fourteen rounds amid crowd chaos. Slavin led early with strong blows, Smith rallied with rapid rights and lefts, crowd attacks and police alarms interrupted repeatedly, and the referee declared the bout a draw due to lack of fair play.
A garbled report notes a map update for Anderi sini Dr. Tf A Rucker o vi horses Sunday ni ent killed by weather freight on I H I railroad. C G Cenn Elkhart arrives senses a sivoking and drinking shattered his n and made him insane. An order by him amounting 20600 withdrawn. Wabash gas company seeks gas from inaccessible land drilled near a fence on Grant county land. The well appears on an adjoining farm and possession may be pursued. fence was not on the line.
Cincinnati may send Tivson to Hot Springs next season as teams bargain for players and charters. John T. Rogers fails to block a Philadelphia Players' Club charter while Anson seeks Jimmy Ryan. Loftus writes to Cincinnati officials as managerial talk swirls. Names and rumors swirl around Whitaker and league tensions amid tentative cross-city club alliances and possible conflicts with the Players League.
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