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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1893
Page
4
A sprawling Indiana montage reports labor union dissolutions in South Bend, river ice gorges breaking, a range of local crimes and accidents, political moves and new bank plans, with notable deaths and marriages across towns like Sheridan, Muncie, and Terre Haute. Major figures include Dr. Baird in Roan and Mrs. Harrietta Hawly of Sheridan.
A bay horse attached to two cabs caused a morning delay at Court and Pennsylvania streets. Spectators offered remedies, but the animal stood unmoved while a driver waited. In a separate circuit court matter a young man accused by a woman of caring for a child confessed while drunk, yet the jury acquitted him, underscoring jury unpredictability.
Jim Hall plans a postfight specialty show after facing Fitzalmmons. An amateur billiard tourney continues at Bates house. Ripley and Evans posted 150 to 10 percent points in a Monday night game. Roddy Gallagher vs Jess Smith in Denver ended in a general scrap with police involvement and complaints of unfair play. Local racing, wrestling, and sparring events disappointed with draws and slow finishes. An indoor baseball association formed at Elliott and Butler with C L Hare president and A T Perry secretary. Indianapolis enthusiasts organized an amateur club to play best national teams, with O M Lanham as treasurer and Ed Donovan managing, planning a new ball park east of the city. The club may open against Cincinnati’s Muldoons in the first game.
The city’s theater listings highlight English’s Killarney at Jinglish’s with Marie Immett and George Boniface delivering strong performances while Coulter Leigton and Robert McNair provide notable support. Also on stage are Thomas Shea’s Escaped from Sing Sing at the Park and Hart’s novelty company at the Empire with Barra troupe leading acts and dance numbers. Harvey Donovan’s fall, a street accident, and local notices including a bicycle factory interest, clerical resignations, a Butler student mislaid watch, and a lamp explosion at Greenwood & Co. Cigar Factory cap the brief. The local G A R committee reports 25 halls without recent updates. Weather: warmer, cloudy with possible rain and snow through Wednesday.
Grain and livestock markets show varied movement with 4000 shipmen receipts and 2000 marke onewed. Packers nearly out of the mark, some late sales 10 to 15 cents lower than morning. Wheat and corn bids listed with No 2 white at 4 10 to 4 60, oats and timothy options noted, Chicago markets show slight fluctuations across grains and livestock futures.
Fashions in children's clothes draw interest from mothers and fashion lovers alike. Diamond dyes offer easy home dyeing to revive faded garments into suite cloaks bonnets and outfits in brown cardinal or myrtle green. The estate column hints at bargains and sales, with notices across the periodical about properties and small ads.
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