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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1892
Page
1
The Sun reports a renewed street railway strike after conductors drivers and motormen voted to strike. Sunday saw a quiet city as union guards prepared to halt services with a mule-drawn car scene noted and police involvement anticipated.
At New Jersey and Louisiana streets barns strikers crowds gather as President Frenzel demands police protection to run cars. Mayor Sullivan refuses city duty to operate transit. An advisory committee forms to push Frenzel's removal while unions unite to press directors. Secretary Arnold remains firm. worshippers rally for workers' rights. Public sentiment backs the strikers and Republican leaders endorse arbitration.
Reports detail a long dispute at the Thirteenth Street barns with wage classifications, protests, and attempts to run cars by mule power. Friction grows as Mayor Sullivan and police plans loom, Pinkerton watchers arrive, and figures like Frenzel, Dugan, Shaffer, and Darnell figure in the unfolding labor conflict.
A Brookings letter urges the Board of Trade and Commercial Club to convene citizens to express public sentiment on a pro Trades street car strike and to name a committee of leading locals to negotiate with the street car company directors. A second item recounts a Fulton street fire where delayed engine response, locked water, and short ladders trapped residents until Fireman John Hyun improvised a rope rescue.
Bertin February Twenty Two A civil suit involved Mme Sternberg wife of an army surgeon who threatened the minister Von Schelling’s wife to sway a ruling. The probe, conducted secretly, found her charges false and she is condemned to two months in prison.
In Sr Lovurs Missouri on February 22 the National industrial conference of reform elements from outside the two parties convened. About 1500 men and women attended discussions with Senators Peffer Simpson Bellamy Powderly and other labor leaders present. A large crowd filled Music Hall for Sunday prohibitionist rally.
Delia Griffin 17, employed in Harry Hildebrand's family at 308 N Delaware St, appeared before Judge Buskirk Monday on a charge of stealing diamonds worth 150 from her employer. The judge let her off and Hildebrand furnished funds for her return to Milldale, Kentucky.
A garbled OCR item shows the words grippe and various stray phrases about Short's K. X. and Petes i canis pote, yielding no coherent report or clear entities to anchor a factual summary. The readable bits suggest unrelated fragments rather than a complete event.
A Sunday afternoon blaze destroyed the Vance block at Washington Street and Virginia Avenue, with five alarm response and extensive damage. The tower, roof, and interior suffered heavy loss. tenants Vonnegut & Bohn, Globe Insurance, and Lacy's gallery were affected. Insurance coverage includes $80,000 on the block and $1,000 on Lacy's inventory. origin undetermined, water supply cited as a factor.
Allie Evans eleven year old daughter of Owen N Evans of Cleveland eloped Saturday with Louis Sealand from Prospect avenue. They reached Chicago Sunday and Sealand telegrammed Alfie is all right to the Palmer House. Evans, a well known Cleveland capitalist, is silent on the matter as his wife is expected to travel to Chicago.
Arpany New York February 22 -- A large Democratic state convention met despite bad streets. Parades by clubs including Elmina based David B Hill club. Independent movement showed strength, protest against early convention tabled. George M Beebe elected temporary chairman. committees appointed. recess till 3:30 PM.
In Sypxky New South Wales on Feb 22 a dozen large savings banks face suspension. ten have already halted withdrawals and officials fear more closures as the banking crisis expands. Authorities scramble to stem the run on deposits and protect customers.
Ex President Cleveland and his party arrived in Detroit on Sunday afternoon aboard the Michigan Central, marking a notable visit to the city in late February.
The Panhandle machinists strike remains unchanged with no workers returning. Miss Emily Bingham, an accomplished elocutionist, will give an entertainment at St. George's church near Church and Morris streets Thursday evening.
Rocurston New York February 23. A masked robber aboard the Hudson Central express held off train crews at Weedsport and Lyons using two revolvers. After a running duel the bandit fled the engine, was captured later by a sheriff's posse, identified as William Cross, alias Perry, a New Mexico cowboy. Express messenger McInery was wounded but not fatally. Reports tie the Lyons capture to Perry the Utica raider.
Coroner Manker finds the institute well supplied with exits and firefighting facilities and declares the fire accidental. He commends the staff for prompt action, notes no posted fire escape notices as required, and says patients might have escaped if not panicked. He regards the building as safe for its type and praises restraint under rapid flames.
Lew Olivers gambling den near the otfice saloon was raided Saturday night. Inmates escaped after a warning. Oliver pleaded guilty before Judge Buskirk Monday, fined. The judge warned him of danger line, then called the next case. Buck Brown was fined for rimping a clap joint.
Watchman Scully of Scanlan watch 2 agency reported stumbling upon a dead man in an alley behind 458 Canal Street. The body lay in a smear of blood with a ghastly throat wound and a pocket knife in the victim's right hand. Police deem it a mystery and are unsure if murder or self-inflicted.
Feb 22 in Wasntxetox Secretary Rusk reported a Russian request for corn donations to be milled and kiln dried before shipment to prevent mildew during sea transport. Milling is needed due to lack of facilities in the aid districts.
Chicago February reports Senator John M Palmer's presidential bid gaining momentum with several Illinois politicians signaling support. Palmer says he is not rushing the bid but confident of democratic success.
The congressional committee inspected the world’s fair grounds Monday, expressing satisfaction. In Washington, Secretary Foster stated there will be no compromise on the silver question, with the administration firmly opposing free coinage.
Ingalls joined G A R. Counterfeiters nabbed in Cincinnati. A fruit trust with capital up to 50 million dollars may be formed. Wolf hunt in Kansas Sunday reportedly killed 3000. A Polish Detroit family accused Mrs Anthony Spiegel of witchcraft and forced her to eat salt and jump over a broom.
A young woman using the name Barbara Mania from 309 EH Court St died by self-inflicted morphine overdose on Saturday night. Reporters found her deserted home Monday, and she had been living with a man in a Washington Street oyster house who frequented her late at night. The girl, daughter of prominent city parents, left a final request to give a lock of hair to "George" Moore, the man she loved. The body was moved to Crown Hill cemetery vault for burial in three to four weeks.
A Chicago Big Four train collision at Belt crossing left a man and woman dead trapped in wreckage. Names on a marriage license identified them as Thomas Habley and Elman George from Chicago, said to be a poverty stricken married couple from New Orleans seeking work and transport to Indiana. Reports recount their desperate journey, a newborn baby in care, and a failed attempt to ride free on a postal car front platform. Kregele and Whitsett handled the bodies as investigators noted scant clothing and only 30 cents among them. A Cincinnati story adds they hoped to reach Indiana with aid from the mayor, amid debts to a Cincinnati landlady. Police in Indiana report arrest of Peter B Willoughby on embezzlement charges. he maintains innocence as a trusted citizen.
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