23 Dec 1890
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1890
Page
1
London dispatch reports Mary Eleanor Pearsey a young beauty condemned for a brutal double murder and the death of her infant. Prominent pleas for commutation failed as Pearsey was hanged at Whitechapel prison after a frenzied crime spree linked to jealousy and a lover.
Kilkenny returns 2502 anti-Parnellite John Pope Hennessy against 1356 Parnellite Scuily. London reports focus shifts to Paris where Parnell O'Brien meeting looms amid O'Shea divorce rumors. Liberal party vows steadfast policy toward Ireland and atonement at the Paris conference.
The president sent Henry B. Brown of Michigan to the senate for associate justice of the Supreme Court to fill the late Samuel F. Miller. A separate item notes a railway accident at Lawrence Junction where engineer B C J Martin suffered severe injuries and was transported to his home.
Denison may see a new lease of life with C W Shepherd of New York likely to lease the Denison site early next year. The Commercial celal plans a power house and seeks a site for construction. An independent Hendricks club ticket led by S R Holt Cox and J W Holtzman is set for local offices. John Shoemaker has been named deputy treasurer of state under Albert Gall. Mayflower church marked Pilgrim landing night with sermons by Revs Cleveland Milburn Hyde. Atkins hosted a reception and dance for daughters at Burn Mawr holidays. William Sage paid a $10 fine for alleged assault with intent to commit a felony after an attempted hold up of Abraham Lasky. Sixteen gamblers arrested at Heston's on Kentucky Ave. cases postponed to Wednesday amid ongoing police raids. Y M C A meeting drew large crowds as Francis Murphy spoke and 50 names joined pledge lists. meetings continue. Central Labor discussed mechanical education. an arbitration panel settled streetcar disputes. Chicago-area investors behind an electric line project to Broad Ripple threaten suit to force timing and funding from Bosson and Dr Light. Waller Q Gresham camp S of Ypreps for New Year installation with Judge Gresham donating $800 colors. Joy Hovey to present, Griffin to accept. officers to attend and banquet planned.
Col. Romeo Johnson arrives home amid humor about duties and meetings abroad. He recalls entertaining talks with the queen, playing tennis with the queen, and denies plans to wed into the royal family while noting gifts and souvenirs from England. He hopes to head off potential Behring Sea tensions and praises American friends and officials.
Auclia La Bompard of Plattsboro North Carolina walked fourteen miles last week and was found frozen to death. Jeanie and Lillian Allen of Toledo Ohio were thrown from a vehicle in Chicago and seriously hurt. Wim Betts of New Orleans sues the R and J railroad for ten thousand dollars after delaying a train. Wim Brogan of Harlem North Carolina nearly killed a man named Thomas Sheehy in a Monday incident. Seatch syndicate leader James Logan at the head of Forest Milling Company’s oatmeal plant in Cedar Rapids Iowa. A molten iron explosion at a Trenton New Jersey steel works injured five men, all believed to die. The North German Lloyd steamer Spree brought five hundred seven thousand dollars in weld to New York, and La Bourgogne carried two hundred fourteen thousand dollars in French gold. An ad notes a piano for sale at 604 Park Avenue.
The Monday night Aldermen meeting failed to fuel a battle over the Bruce Wright and Hadley land annexation as the plan was sent back to the council. Aims to keep a 20 acre strip outside the city to host tracks for a Broad Ripple line, while local interests push to control the land and cancel rivals. The session adjourned after approving city officers for Jan 1 and settling a bond compromise in Wells embezzlement case. A separate incident notes a woman robbed near 5058 Meridian with thieves fleeing after her cries.
A moodnicht item reports plans to move 18,000 Armenians to purchase several thousand acres along the coast near here and colonize under a patriarchal system. Silk culture farming and fruit growing will be the chief industries in the new Damascus colony.
The item surveys varied items from British and German affairs to Paris politics and shipwrecks. It notes pay cuts for British ironmasters, Koch tests on horses, a murder in Crete, a French duel threat, a sinking brig with five drowned, and ships or plans near Hamburg and Toulon. It mentions a Paris youth association capital rise and a Philadelphia man’s death after Koch treatment.
Betterman Bros. florists advertise cut flowers and a full line of metal wreaths for Christmas and New Year decorations. Tel 840 and address 737-13 Massage. Green and Folly items highlighted for seasonal decor.
Indianapolis playwright Joseph Arthur faces a court dispute with actor Harry Lacy over cast changes in Blue Jeans while The Still Alarm runs in English. The piece features Perry Bascom and June amid political and romantic intrigue set in Rising Sun. A boiler explosion at Central Iron and Steel injures workers Arch Tate Boss Rector Geo Busick.
In Careaco on December 23 Senator Farwell sharply criticized Harrison, calling him too small a man for president and accusing him of harming their party and delaying the Columbian exposition. He blamed Harrison for deplorable local nominations and warned the world fair actions were contemptible.
Editor N R Leonard of the Fort Wayne Gazette weighs Indiana politics and argues Gresham could carry the state. The piece cites the Harrison syndicate and remarks on editorial stance, with a long anecdote about a Voorhees campaign worker and supporters debating John Lamb’s stature versus Voorhees and other figures.
Joe Arthw's Still alarm at English's Monday evening adds a double quartet in the firemen's chorus and new numbers by Prof. Miller's orchestra. Vito Leancey's Christmas at home and The Blue Jeans polka delighted the audience. Dec Wilbur and Jack Manley shine with lively portrayals, while Frank I. Frayne draws crowds at the Park. Thatcher's minstrels head to the Grand Pee for the Clemenceau case dan.
The article notes indoors sport in Detroit with Rostom seeking back both frouthers and Richardson, Omaha possibly led by Sam Morton next year, and Chicago defeating Milwaukee's strong indoor ball team. It also mentions Princeton dropping lacrosse from the athletic course while keeping a team, and Dave Orr unlikely to play again due to a paralytic stroke. A late item reports a dark two-man fight at Enirich's grove Monday night, Carter and Watskins, with Carter winning in seven tones.
The electric car line reports its first fatality after Judge J E Franklin, about 42 and blind, was struck crossing at Michigan and Illinois streets. He died Tuesday morning after being treated at the city hospital. Witnesses fault motor men for not sounding bells, though the car company blames late sighting. The victim was a familiar police court figure and small claims advocate.
In Washington a Baltimore man named Duvall sought amusement by crafting birth certificates naming infants after United States senators. He sent cards naming Charles Manderson Duvall to Senator Manderson and Justin Morrill Duvall to Senator Morrill, with about 25 Duvall babies cited. He has received several five dollar bills and inscribed silver mugs as prizes.
The Post reports southern congressmen expect Senator Butler to propose a joint resolution to deprive the nervous of the right to vote and reduce southern representation. Rep Yates says two thirds of the south may face reduced representation if the negro is removed from apportionment. Destructive fires follow in Athol and St Louis with extensive losses.
The board of health closed LaPorte public schools Monday due to the building’s poor sanitary conditions. Tariff reform is noted. A decatur misadventure in January is mentioned along with nightly coal train plundering. A wagon loaded with furniture wrecked after a man started a pipe, and a burglary at a Bass household ended with property damage and a violent escape.
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