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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1899
Page
3
County treasurer elect Armin Koehne announced Saturday morning appointments for Cashier and chief deputy Henry L. Smith and clerks Albert Ridenhauer Charles O Harris Fred C Owen James A Norwood Douglas Conlon Charles Walters with delinquent tax collectors James K Langsdale Daniel Linus Chris Schetter Benjamin Hill. More clerks to be appointed next week as old staff are phased out. full force changes likely months away.
Reports from New York claim Venezuela ordered 20,000 Mauser rifles and 2,000,000 cartridges from G. Amsinck & Co. The purchase is said to be guaranteed by ex-treasury minister Manuel M. Mattes. Ongoing rumors link the arms deal to a possible war with Colombia after prior shipments of 74,000 rifles and 12,000,000 cartridges. A Colombian official claimed 20,000 troops near the Venezuela frontier.
Chicago officials consider a salary cut relief plan at the coming council meeting to address the city's strained finances after tax rate reductions. The city has 50 aldermen each earning 1500 dollars annually, with the aim to ease budget distress.
Yale researchers report a new anaesthetic method using a high frequency sinusoidal current applied along nerves to numb an arm. Dr Scripture describes the device allowing insertion of pins in a sleeping arm while seeking perfection. Prof Aldrich proposes an internal anaesthetic combining chloroform and acetone as practical and safe.
Joseph L Meyers Democratic senator elect from Coshocton County, a farmer and carpenter from New Guilford, walked 50 miles to Columbus for the general assembly opening after leaving home Wednesday at 3 p.m. and arriving Friday at 6 p.m., proving frugal travel.
A New Orleans report says Dr. William Godfrey Hunter, U.S. minister to Central America, was not invited to the marriage of Maxwell Traynor, British consul general to Guatemala, and the daughter of the German minister. The British envoy said the omission signaled personal disapproval of Hunter, not hostility to the United States.
San Francisco report states actress Virgie Graves, known for roles with Olga W. Nethersole and others, married Richard R. Lowe, a reputed Klondike gold hunter, in a private Oakland ceremony on December 21. Graves is the daughter of the late Dr. James A. Graves of Louisville Kentucky.
Delphi Indiana December 30 Maj Wickliffe Smith surgeon of the 161st Indiana during the Spanish American War and a Cuban boy Francisco Sousa were struck and killed by a Wa bash train two miles from Goshen two miles from a union station. They were together hugging to keep warm and did not hear the approaching train. Gov Mount and James Whitcomb Riley were among the dead soldier’s intimate friends. Maj Smith born 1851 in Greene County Pennsylvania was a graduate of Ohio Medical College and Jefferson College. He moved to Delphi in 1875 and practiced until his war service and afterward. The note ends with a long list of local items on gas prospects and various local incidents.
In Logansport Ind December 30 the county commissioners refuse to pay Dr Hurry's bill for examining Stephen Whitmore's stomach. The State health board doctor faced the cost arguing the estate should cover the $1. The death in Eel river is described as arsenic poisoning with subsequent robbery.
Dublin Indiana reports 90 year old Robert Murray, a wealthy Clay Township farmer, has secured a divorce in Wayne County from his wife Hannah, 55.
William Adamson, a Clinton, Indiana miner, fell 212 feet in the Torry mine shaft Friday night and was torn apart on the elevator cage. Believed intoxicated, his body was found after miners signaled to hoist at 11 p.m. The head was crushed and blood frozen on the cage floor. Adamson had planned to work Saturday morning. company claims the guard rail was in place and that he must have raised it.
More than 300 Shelby county taxpayers attended a meeting to protest a loan to cover a treasury deficiency. Claims total $44,493.29 with county resources cited at $148,807.86, including $35,000 from high water damages. Council unanimously refused a year end loan and adjourned to next September.
In Muncie Indiana on December 30 three years after Frank Treat was jailed in Marion his wife sought a divorce at Kokomo but failed to prosecute. Released recently he believed the divorce granted and married Anna Tweedy. While walking with his new wife they met his former wife and two children who had moved to Muncie.
A woman at a Princeton dance asserted control of the wall and defied the manager. Police were called, she was jailed after threats to injure herself, and she later filed an affidavit accusing the manager of assault and battery.
A Washington dispatch reports strong talk of a cabinet change soon with Secretary Gage likely to resign before winter’s end. Rumors gain color from discussions among insiders close to the White House as attacks on Gage over government funds managed at the National City Bank are noted.
Hamilton Gormley, presumed dead for two decades, reappears in Bridgeport with a $2000 Christmas gift and a fortune of $125,000. He vanished in 1879 after leaving home aged 18, later dying in an Ohio hospital. His mother, believing him dead, learns he is alive and wealthy in Texas.
A report recalls a Capitol saloon incident where Albert egies Merrilist and others ejected a man, then kicked him. The man sustained a jaw fracture and dislocated jaw after an alleged fall on a beer keg. The father was sent to the grand jury while the son was released. Witness Andy Nickum explains the events.
Births list several couples welcomed infants including Will and Gertrude Foutz with a boy and John and Lois Hittle with a boy among others. Deaths note Wm Law at City hospital of heart disease and Elia Lyons at 737 Bates street of tuberculosis. Weekly bank statement reports reserve and deposits changes along with loans and circulation for the period.
W B Williams, the condemned killer who escaped from Bronson jail last June, was shot and killed by officers Saturday morning while resisting arrest. Two officers were severely wounded in the exchange.
Zero weather is reported at Hamilton and Gallipolis Ohio Louisville Kentucky Madison Indiana and other points in the Ohio river valley according to Cincinnati dispatches.
Edward J. Markham spoke to the Single-tax club in Chicago on Friday night, reading his poem The Man With the Hoe. He described the worker as hedged by unjust conditions, representing a people denied their rights, but said the world is moving toward greater justice and relief.
Chicago records a Saturday morning drop to three below zero with local notices on Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills. The ad column features Gardner's Jewelry, Plaza Restaurant, Progress Laundry, Cronch Bros., and Beatty's Roof Garden promotions, plus transit and entertainment mentions.
Gallatin Tennessee December 2. Con stable Wright and Jim Woods of Laguar do long held bad feeling. They met Friday afternoon and started shooting. Wright was shot in the jaw and may die. A ball hit Woods in the forehead but glanced off with no serious injury. Woods was captured.
The Kitz sample room and cafe restaurant at 127 East Court street offers a business lunch in Chicago style from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Skits accompany the meal in a lively, informal setting.
One and one third fare for the round trip to all points in the Central Passenger Association area. Tickets sold to students with certificates at term end, valid to return by Jan 10. General public buy on Dec 23 24 25 29 31 and Jan 1, return by Jan 2. H M Bronson A G P A.
Chicago physicians expect influenza to appear soon in the country. Cable reports show the epidemic in London spreading rapidly. The first epidemic here arrived three or four weeks after London's appearance.
Chicago December 3 1910 delegates meet in Willard Hall on Sunday under the Young People's Temperance Federation of America to consider applying Christian principles to national government through its political action department.
By order of Federal Judge Woods E O Hopkins of Fivansville, advisory receiver of the L E St I railroad, has been allowed 250 dollars a month for his services since May 1 1896.
Berlin December 30 Prince Arenberg who killed his mixed race servant in Cameron has been placed in prison by order of the emperor. The prince will be retired from public life.
The Chic Frozen reports all navigation on the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh is closed due to a river filled with ice. Traffic downstream is badly crippled, reflecting widespread disruption for water transport on the river.
London reports a hat trust valued at two million pounds is about to be formed in England. The plan involves establishing a national consortium to manage distribution and sale of hats across the country, signaling a major financial venture in the apparel sector.
Pittsburg Pa December 30 Bank forger R J Knox was sentenced Saturday to four and a half years in the pen.
An Osceola Pennsylvania editor defends newspaper honesty and endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, calling it magical and the best in his household. The note adds that the product is for sale by all druggists.
See the beautiful photographs made by Stanton L. Withite before going elsewhere G. C. Pratt Lumber and Coal Co. Both phones 1248 prompt delivery 140 Senate Ave North Try Merchants' Lunch 25c Union station restaurant.
Tickets priced at $6.70 for Chicago round trip via Monon Route. Sale dates December 30 with $1 and January 1 final return limit January 2. Tickets available at 25 W. Washington St. and Union Station ticket offices.
Rail line announces return tickets priced at 4.40 dollars for Cinaiati and Return via C H D Ry. Tickets available December 36, 31 and January 1. Final return date January 2 with ticket offices at Union Station and 25 West Washington Street.
January 23 and February 12 1900 Iron Mountain Route runs personally conducted trips to principal Mexican cities and points of interest. Special trains with Pullman sleeping dining and observation cars will operate both ways. For maps and information contact G A A Deane Jr T P A Iron Mountain Route 231 McCreast Indianapolis Indiana.
A daily business lunch from 10 a m to 2 p m offers a full meal for 1006 with a ladies lunch on the second floor at Ormonde located at 16 W Pearist.
An O14 Nurse for Children. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething should always be used for children while teething. It soothes the child softens the gums allays all pain cures wind colic and is the best remedy for diarrhoe. Twenty-five cents a bottia.
G., C., C. & St. LRy Big Four Ret City Ticket Office at 1 E Washington departs. Muncie accommodation 6.35 am and Union City 9.50 am. Cleveland, New York & Boston express and Boston mail run for Knickbarker. Berton Harbor express 6.35 am 2.10. Benton Harbor and Wabash accommodations 4.50 pm to 9.25 pm. St. Louis express 11.20 pm.
Fragmentary timetable notes list Lafayette accommodation at 7.45 am and 6.15 pm, with Chicago fast mail and night express trains. Entries mention Chicago WC speed and a 12.05 am/5.43 pay/10.43 am times, plus a 2.35 35 pa and 6.10 ame 3.30 amy entry.
A series of timetable fragments shows trains including the Cincinnati express at 3.45 am and 4.15 am, Cincinnati accom at 7.00 am and 10.56 am, and a Greensburg accom at 5.20 pm. It lists Cin and Wash flex and sd at 6.20 pm, with a Nat. Ver. Louis ex at 3.43 am and 2.45 pm.
Readable timetable snippets show Peoria Bloom line with morning and afternoon departures to Champaign and return trips. Also Springfield and Columbus line listings with fractional times and multiple daily ex routes.
Cincinnati Hamilton Dayton Railway timetable fragment lists express and daily services from city office at 5 W Washington. Entries show Cin Cincinnati to Detroit and Dayton connections, with times such as 3.55 am 12.45 pm and 10.45 am 10.35 pm, plus Toledo and Detroit routes and prices around £4.45 pm 3.29.
Chicago and nearby routes info shows night express at 12 55 am, morning express at 7 00 am, daytime express at 3 35 pm, with Monon accommodation at 4 09 pm. Tickets available at 25 W Washington.
Train timetable fragment lists second express with arrival times from Tol and Mich City at 7.00 am and Peru and Toledo at 1.20 pm. Another Peru and Plymouth meeting at 7.00 am with Dam and penalty times and a monetary amount noted as 5.10 Pen, 10.20 amit 10.20 sre.
The notice maps numerous rail lines including Chicago ex., Philadelphia, Baltimore, Columbus, Col., Ind., Louis., Richmond, Madison, Dayton, Xenia, Pittsburg, Logansport, St. Louis, West and others. It specifies times, ticket offices at stations and corner Illinois and Washington, and mentions a few Sunday-only services.
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