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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1900
Page
3
Sidney Brown from Dublin Indiana walked from his home to Cambridge City to marry Mayme Guyton. Their five year courtship included 1 825 trips totaling 10 950 miles. The tale appears in a 1914 Jackson County dispatch with other local notes and legal notices.
In Decatur Indiana a four year old child of Peter Helmrick in Preble township died on Wednesday. The father walked to town to buy a casket and then carried the casket home. A few friends attended a brief service before the burial at the family lot.
In Mitchell Indiana on a foggy Wednesday morning a freight train struck a bridge on the White River. Brakeman George Cook leapt 45 feet to the ground to avoid the crash. He escaped with no broken bones though internal injuries are feared.
Ragged notes report various Indiana items: diphtheria in Laporte county, Lake Erie depot planned for Tipton, Washington buys electric plant, mid winter revivals statewide, Borden religious debate, windfall merchants ordered to close Sundays, Goshen charity plans to curb loafing, wheat crop fears, Muncie bridge firm busy hiring, a baby in Lafayette dies from corn grain, Evansville ties to U S marshal post, Lake Shore RR promotes 50 firemen to engineers, jail escape attempt in Seymour, and a Kokomo birth.
Attorney General Taylor has issued an opinion to Factory Inspector McAbee stating that suit may be brought under the weekly wage statute in the state name by the inspector or any interested party, without a relation to the wages owner, and that the inspector can sue without employee consent. He also directs immediate notice to Jennings county railroad contractors to pay workers per the statute.
State superintendent Frank L. Jones has prepared a large album for the Paris exposition. It outlines Indiana public schools, duties of officers, and organizations like teachers associations and reading circles. The volume includes pictures of notable school buildings in the state.
The Indiana Lawton Monument Commission has raised 762.13 dollars in funds toward its project. Officials reported the total as 762.13 with no further details on contributors or milestones.
Kid McCoy and Joe Choynski are scheduled for a 25 round fight Friday night at the Broadway Athletic Club in New York. McCoy trains with Billy Muldoon after a recent bout with Peter Maher and seeks to avenge a prior decision over Choynski made last March in California.
Wm. W. Gage, who claims kinship to Secretary Gage, lies dying in Toledo in a basement area, dependent on neighbors' charity. Once wealthy, he was impoverished after the Civil War. his only son is in Alaska.
A jury was drawn in Judge Carter's court on Thursday morning to try a $10,000 damage suit filed by Phoebe Hart as administratrix of Oliver B. Hart's estate against the Big Four railroad. Hart was killed after being struck by a Big Four train at the Sherby Street crossing on October 9, 1897.
Dr Manker attends Tom Quil Min Star store driver struck by a passenger train in Hughville Tuesday. He is recovering and expected to be out soon.
In Coshocton Ohio Miss Mary Fry an 18 year old of Barn Hill was arraigned before Mayor Cassingham on a charge of masquerading as a male. She had previously worked as a press feeder at Tuscarawas Advertising Company under the name Fred Johnson and during Christmas presented a ring to a young lady while his disguise remained unsuspected until church attendance revealed her true identity.
Ora Bright escaped from the workhouse on Thursday while at the grounds. A petty thief with several terms, he was trusted to work in the garden and wore a fellow prisoner's coat to slip away. His absence delayed for hours. police expect to recapture him before his March release.
In Louisville on Thursday morning Mrs Mary E Theobald died from burns after a lamp exploded at home. Her daughter Lucinda also suffered fatal burns. Theobald, widow of former Bank of Kentucky cashier Edward Theobald of Frankfort, died as family members fought the flames.
A fatal and contagious disease called black tongue appears in Hardin county Green Kentucky with four deaths so far. Physicians have not yet named the illness and report that two tongues of the deceased turned black.
The Indiana Board of Commerce, with 33 state organizations, will meet in Indianapolis in the first week of February. Judge M A Chipman of Anderson will present a key paper on conserving Indiana’s natural gas supply, with Evans Woollen leading the discussion and C J Murty reading on western waterways improvements. The three day session will review local government reforms and county and town charter changes from the last legislature.
Samuel Leisy a Myerstown cattle dealer sues Valen tine D Urich and Michael Friend for 316000 each claiming defaming statements ruined his credit, business and reputation by alleging he murdered his 14 year old chore boy Samuel Lesher who vanished last spring and was later found in Pittsburg. Lesher’s body was said to have been chopped into sausage meat and sold. The case notes that similar actions are planned against others spreading the rumors.
John M. Toner, Terre Haute Sunday school teacher, is improving in Chicago after killing his mistress and attempting suicide. Police say he killed her to prevent disclosure of their affair to his wife and children, prominent Terre Haute residents.
A Chicago inquest returned a verdict that John Furrill was shot by Margaret Hickzy who then killed herself. The case centers on the Indiana couple known as the elopers, with the remains examined in January.
At the Indianapolis Manufacturers' Club meeting at the Commercial Club plans were submitted for a plant to supply light heat and power to small manufacturers. The building’s estimated cost is about 300000 dollars with erection expected to be completed by September 1 1900. A committee led by I S Gordon Alfred Burdsall H E Kinney D M Parry and W M Taylor will arrange entertainment for visiting representatives from National Register Company Dayton Ohio and Richmond manufacturers as guests next month.
El Paso reports numerous deaths from a week old blizzard. The frozen body of Al Haney was found near Nogal New Mexico. A mail carrier between White Oaks and Fort Stanton was rescued after being found unconscious. Three cowboys are reported missing in the storm.
Attorney O. B. Orton has been moved to the City hospital for treatment after a sanity commission found he was not insane but suffering from alcoholism. A published claim of insanity was corrected. His wife had filed an affidavit alleging insanity.
In Neuhaus district Bohemia a severe snow storm on Monday caused the deaths of 18 school children. The tragedy highlights dangerous winter conditions in Central Europe and prompts local authorities to review safety measures.
Alton Illinois council adopts a sympathy resolution for Boers. P D Armour plans California residence. Americans at La Gloria Cuba seek return. John Kornstett, 15, stands trial in Wichita Kansas for the murder of his 9 year old cousin Nora Anthony. Alderman Griffith in Chicago drafts an ordinance on building height limits. Gen Thomas M Andersen to retire January 21 at age 64. Luchenil, Austria empress killer, now works in prison ops instead of solitary confinement.
Fred Murrey, a well dressed bicycle repairer from 1405 Columbia Ave, appeared in police court Thursday morning charged with stealing liquors and tobacco from a safepcon at Columbia Ave and Fifteenth St on Saturday night. He maintains his innocence and testified he lives at his listed address.
Census supervisor Clifford was appointed by the president while the senate was out of session and the senate has just approved the appointment. He receives his commission for this district from Washington on Thursday.
In Cincinnati on a January date the female athletics club plans a women only carnival to boost the university athletic fund. Togas may be worn though faculty interference is possible.
London reports a reduction of the bank rate to 1 percent ending the gold shortage crisis. Authorities and markets anticipate stabilization as supply pressures ease.
New York report notes that Prof Alfred Morrison nicknamed the dream killer remains at large as Mrs Eilenberger Morrison’s sister declines to file a charge. The lack of a formal accusation keeps Morrison from arrest and likely delays any pursuit by authorities.
Portland Maine reports the marriage of former Maine governor Frederick Robie and Miss Martha F Cressy of Gorham. The groom is 78 and the bride 53, the ceremony took place Wednesday in Gorham.
Horace D Ellabarger, a Cambridge City grocer, filed a federal court bankruptcy petition on Thursday. He owes creditors $694.04 and has $39 available to pay. Job Kirkham Anderson, a merchant, also filed a petition showing $140 to pay against $2,417.30 debt.
Paris reports Maud Gonne known as the Irish Joan of Arc will depart for the United States on January 20 for an eight month stay. The note cites cafe and business lunch offerings at 127 E Court Street as part of the sample press snippet.
Jeup analyzes street cleaning needs as two bids arrive for improved streets. Stuckmeyer posts 18 cents per 10000 sq ft with an optional $49500 figure if limited to 40 day laborers and 16 wagons. Shover and Austin bid 21 cents with standard staffing, but board likely requires more workers than 40.
A Hong Kong mission letter to Rev. Br. P. McKay reports crop failure in Honan, China, amid famine and widespread unrest. Natives blame missionaries for poisoning wells and destroying crops, with frequent riots and demonstrations, and foreigners fearing for their lives.
The Meridian and Illinois streets bridges over Fall Creek have not yet been removed. City offices report a plan to begin work in a few days, with a delay allowed to keep the old spans until the contractors are ready to proceed the new structures to completion.
Birth announcements for Anthony and Apolina Widolff a daughter. Geo W and Howe a daughter. William and Cora Dodd a son. George and Emma Huber a daughter. Louis and Sarah Seilig a son. Listings include Bridget McDermott stillborn and Bridget Mulcahey illness. marriages include William H Williamson and Laura Spurgen. building permits issued for J D Hess veranda and John Hotz fraice house project.
City engineer Jeup says no serious defect in the North Delay street block pavement after tar and sand cover. J L Lily complained to the Board of Works about flooding when sand hid the pavement. Lilly notes water pooled in the street center for miles until the sand was removed. the pavement was accepted before removal.
The steam er Rosalie arrives with news from Skaguay that 240 Klondikers remain snowbound at Bennett after trains failed to cross. Some have waited a week for the next ship to reach salt water as a relief effort gathers pace.
State Medical Institute in Ft Wayne Indiana offers a free trial of a blood poison cure claimed to work at all disease stages. Advertisement asserts success even after other treatments failed and describes attestations of dramatic skin and hair recovery in hundreds of cases.
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