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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1900
Page
6
In this melodramatic fragment, detective Mitchel probes a murder linked to Matthew Mora, the multimillionaire, and an abandoned infant. Relatives, a steamboat gang, and a faded stage star Lilian Vale reveal lovers, deception, and a possible paternity claim as bloodied clues surface and patience wears thin.
In a diverting dialogue a woman and Mr. Mitchel discuss an abandoned infant found in a graveyard without clothes. They consider if the father might be responsible, while she shows signs of innocence. Mitchel tests her at a station then visits the Metropolitan foundling society with Col. Payton nearby as the scene ends.
A high State Department official calls ex Consul Macrum’s statements incomprehensible and says the department was never kept in the dark. He notes Macrum could have told Washington anything passing through British hands and ridicules Macrum’s claim he acted as a British consul. He recalls British neutrality in Havana and warns Macrum’s plea to return home and reveal information was anticipated. The official says the department is willing to wash its hands of Macrum.
George W. Ellis and Charles H. Wyatt, charged with running an employment agency, were sent to the grand jury from police court on Wednesday afternoon. Attorneys Frank Groninger and John O. Spahr defended. A colored witness testified he watched her unscrupulous conduct and described a man about five feet two and a half inches tall. The janitor at the Law building faced questions about sightings and honesty.
The state court of appeals affirmed a lower court ruling sending ex County judge O D Canna of Robertson county to life imprisonment for the murder of W T Gray. Gray, superintendent of public schools, was shot in front of his Franklin home early in 1699.
Cambridge City on February 15 reports a Michigan coffin factory planning to locate here. It will supply funeral items and operate under a new arrangement with contracts and local vendors.
A double funeral in Manhattan sees Mrs Ellen Matthews die of heart failure and her husband follow minutes later. As two funeral processions advance, a bridal party's wedding carriage passes between them. Laughter and confetti disrupt the solemn ride, leaving onlookers uneasy about superstition and fate.
Shelbyville Indiana reports Lieut George E Goodrich of Company F US Infantry writes from the Philippines and Luzon detailing brutal insurgent executions of American prisoners, a captain's injury, and harsh conditions in the field. He mentions prisoners shot and hacked with bolos, multiple fatalities, and the danger of daily life with a gun nearby.
Miss Anna Eva Fay, a dainty American performer, presents so called scientific manifestations in Masonic hall claiming no spirits aid her. She cites astrals, studies with Mahatmas in India, telepathy tricks, and encounters with renowned scientists. Born in Ohio into spiritualist roots, she tours globally, charging for performances and maintaining strict hotel secrecy.
In Mexico City Diaz secures re election with about 1.456 million votes from a 1.5 million total. The piece credits his administration for education, railroads, commerce, and ending widespread poverty and lawlessness from decades past.
A historical timetable fragment lists Berton Harbor and Saint Louis connections with arrival and departure times, including Benton Harbor, Wabash accommodations, Lafayette, Chicago fast and night trains, greensburg and Nov er routes, and multiple Cincinnati express and accommodation services with varied hours throughout the day. The entries show outbound and inbound services across several cities with approximate times and service notes.
Train schedule snippet notes the Tuscola arrival at 3:45 PM in December and the St Louis express departing around 11:20 PM. The terse OCR fragment lists times and two city destinations without additional context.
The Peoria line lists the City ticket office at 25 West Washington Street. Cincinnati express departs at 10 am and 12:44 am with Cin and Detroit connections at 11:35 am. Cin and Dayton expresses run at 2:45 pm and 11:40 am, with Cin-DAY limited at 4:46 pm. Also notes Cin Toledo and Detroit connections around 8. The timetable provides arrivals and transfers for several routes.
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