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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1889
Page
4
A flood of brief Indiana notices spans fuel gas strikes at Jasper to electric plans in Vern, waterworks at Peru, rail upgrades, sports chatter, weddings, and local crime. Names include Evansville, South Bend, Lafayette, Peru, Vernon, Hanover, Greenwood, and Shelby.
The cenats began night sessions Wednesday but nothing of importance was done. Judge Hadley awarded Mary Neid $500 in a support suit against Charles Neid. Forged postal notes surface as Joseph Mayer of S Illinois street reports a fall leaving a broken leg. Minor items note lectures, club formations, elections, and a Senate dispute over a supreme court reporter salary. An insane hospital inquiry revealed loans to John J. Sullivan and procurement patterns. A Plymouth church meeting urged a charitable supervisors board while opposing a $10,000 home fund.
The St Louis express on the Grantie Trunk derailed at a bridge near St Ghorck Ontario. Passengers including George Leggett W W Wemp K Swan A W Francis Mr McLean R Barnes Capt Moore and Mr Peers died. About 30 injured as piston rod failure caused the crash and rescuers to work through the night.
Trish-Americans celebrate the discomfiture of the London Times and Tory government over Parnell and followers. A Preliminary meeting at the Board of Trade planned a mass meeting at Tomlinson Hall next Monday to mark Hmmet’s anniversary. Committees began work Thursday to organize a state affair with denounced actions heard nationwide.
Thursday it lists smoked meats hams sugar cured bacon lard and canned goods with extensive per pound and case prices. Staples include coffee dried fruits canned vegetables oysters and cheese, plus fresh eggs poultry and game with varied regional prices noted.
A long OCRed ledger lists prices for produce and groceries—potatoes onions apples cranberries lemons and more—plus drugs and chemicals with unit prices. It includes livestock markets, hay, grains, and miscellaneous items from U.S. markets with quoted futures and cash prices in multiple cities.
A Friday sale promotes steep discounts across many lines at Ayres & Co. Items include Gentlemen's linen collars 10¢ each or $1.10 per dozen, linen crufts 117¢ a pair, ladies embroidered handkerchiefs 1he, corsets 64¢, and shirts 43¢. Promising new spring fabrics and jewelry selections, the ad invites in-store inspection.
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