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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1894
Page
4
A locomotive boiler exploded near Winchester Sunday night, instantly killing Albert Rankin. Injured are Lafe Mullen and M. E. Doty. The boiler’s age and full water content are noted, with unclear cause. Other notices report a Bluffton orange price, Richmond postmaster sworn in, and various local incidents across Indiana.
An opaque New York fraud case surrounds A Barth who allegedly received $75,000 in gems via Bradstreet quoted figures. Barth allegedly fled after receiving the stones and has not been heard from since, with the firm reporting sending $4,000 worth of gems.
The sporting editor reports on Johns Barnes defense of Mitchell and lists signed players for Minneapolis in the Western league including Billy Maines Thos McGuire illy Hulen Bully Hines James Hess James Garry Duryea Lincoln Morse Frank Burrell and others with notes on their past teams and positions. Other items note Keefe coaching Harvard ball players a Western league meeting in Milwaukee a Buffalo trotting purses total and a potential Corbett Mitchell bout with plans for Schaefer against Spinks at the Union League Club with a $500 stake.
City WLIFR reports days longer by ten minutes than a week earlier. Merchant police offer reward for Watterson murder suspect. Free drawing school second term opens Monday at 120 East Maryland Street. State educational board met to prepare teacher license questions and commission Franklin High School. Births and deaths list include names and causes. Licenses issued show marriages of Herman Linke to Marie Frese and John Griffin to Nellie Cook.
The advertisement quotes Dr. W. Allen Hubbard of Boston and Dr. J. H. Hanaford, among others, extolling Paine's celery compound as a premier tonic. It claims the formula purifies blood, strengthens nerves, and restores appetite and sleep, recommending it for winter strength and general health.
The Tuesday market shows light cattle receipts with no shipments and sluggish general demand. Hog prices opened lower but traded higher later with packers stepping in. sheep and lamb values were fair to good but not standout. City grain and futures quotes reflect mixed activity and firmer livestock cash prices.
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