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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1899
Page
3
A court petition filed on Wednesday asks that deputy sheriffs be sworn in to protect the families of striking miners from threatening non union sympathizers. If refused, the governor will be asked to send troops. The protection force required is estimated at 756 men.
An explosion damaged the foundation of Rev. N. C. Sims residence in Terre Haute Indiana but he and his wife were unhurt. Sims fired at two fleeing assailants after confronting them at the door. Police investigate motive and neighbor dispute.
In Dublin Indiana on July 5 thieves entered the general store of W W Sylvester and stole pennies from the post office. The safe was damaged and the combination rendered unusable while cash only was sought.
A collage of Indiana notes with mentions of gas belt factory plans to use oil for fuel. Reports of accidents reach Anderson and Elbert Holden’s likely fatal fall from a 60 foot derrick. Court cases, divorces, and a George Priest fall are noted alongside industry, crime, and community curiosities across Flint bottles to Studebaker’s services for the Philippines.
A ragbag of incidents from Indiana towns: glass-blower Meenich knocks out Tierney in Converse. Meenich rivals with a heart blow. Williams seeks his wife Dora Goff after a gunfire claim by her father and brother. Hoosier shoppers chase a bogus 50 cent cure. two-year prison sentence looms. July 4 highlights include speakers Mount Shively Baker. sports, clubs, and calamities flood reports from Kokomo to Evansville.
Justice Smock weighs a local dispute between Charles Robinson and Mrs. Weinman over harmed chickens. The case centers on three dead fowls found with soda and salt in their craws after attempts to drive away birds. Expert testimony and charges filled the courtroom as the mystery unfolds.
Dreyfus has examined the secret dossier and calls it a romance. He told Laberi that he wrote many letters to his lawyer Demange while on Devil's Island, which were never delivered. He says iron confinement lasted two months in 1896 and he did not hear from his family for months, yet he remains ready to declare his innocence.
In a dispute at 1126 E Pratt street Charles Park and wife and William Thompson and family clashed over a planned double house. Parks to remain rent free during renovations while Thompsons sought to exonerate from building inconveniences. After days of watchful threats and a staged yard picnic the parties agreed Parks stay in until repairs finish and then settle final terms.
Mrs Delia Lockhart wife of aeronaut Troy Lockhart was injured in a balloon ascent near Troy New York. The balloon car tangled with telegraph wires and she fell dropping two miles. She suffers a broken arm several broken ribs and internal injuries. The husband urged her to make the ascent and visited Samaritan hospital later.
Two Chester and Darby line trolleys collided near Bellevue five miles north of Wilmington. Five men and nine women were injured after one motorman ignored a block signal on Tuesday.
Boston reports 300 minor accidents as Eddie Roberts of New Bedford suffers a powder incident. An explosion kills Charles Banks in Cincinnati, a toy cannon kills Jos Swedek in Chicago, and a cap on a streetcar track fatally harms Nickolo Kirkie in Cleveland. Adelaide Bischoff dies from a dress fire in New York. Fireworks store blaze injures Perry Hicks and Dominic Gresse in Wilmington. A Cynthiana Kentucky incident spooks Sam Fedman’s horse. his wife dies and he and a son are badly hurt.
Washington report notes only the Turkish embassy participated in July 4 festivities among foreign missions. A large Turkish flag flew from the Turkish minister’s residence while other legations did not display national colors, reflecting a gesture of official recognition by the United States.
A series of fatal incidents and drownings are reported in various locales. Charles Harvey of North Lewisburg Ohio, and Jos Bach of Dayton Ohio were drowned during a picnic outing. Louis Cohen of Charleston West Virginia was found murdered. A man named Thompson from Ashland Kentucky killed James Howell and fled, and is said to have killed three men. John Ferguson of Pennsboro West Virginia killed his mother-in-law and himself. Wm Ludwich of Des Moines Iowa killed Bertha Whitesides and killed himself after she refused to marry him. Jes Schinosky of Pottsville Pennsylvania drowned. Matthew Nash was killed on a railroad and James Merrifield by a trolley car.
In St Louis on July 5 Eugene Donnelly a grocery clerk shot and killed Mrs Grace Miller wife of grocer William Miller. Police say Donnelly possibly loved her and kissed her lips after she fell. He claims the shooting was accidental and he was later arrested.
A revival of Carlist excitement follows the discovery of four cases of repeating rifles for Carlists at La Vera in the Sierra de Gredos sixty miles west of Madrid. The arms were confiscated.
Incorporated entities include The Holcomb woodenware and bed spring factory of Ashley with capital stock of 3,000. Big Four trust company of Marion with 25,000 capital. Crawfordsville trust company also 25,000. Directors listed: A. F. Ramsey, Peter Somerville, Jack Mahorney, D. W. Rountell, Finley P. Mount, T. Al. Lucas, Silas Petergen.
Stephanus J. Paul Kruger at seventy four rules his republic with vigor, shaping a land of high plateau and rich Witwatersrand gold. The text notes vast mines like Main Reef and Black Reef, English greed fueling migrations, and Boer stubborn persistence preserving their nation.
Births include Henry and Lucy Brand in 90 Bismark Ave a girl and James and Ida Atwood in 810 Prospect St a boy. Deaths list Ernest Reddick Alonzo Bennett Lydia Matthews Infant Beezley Leora Duvall Marie Brown Louisa Witthoft L Grubach E P Brown Edna Ruthart Columbia Nutting Augusta Meyers Edwin Cox and others with ages causes and addresses. Marriage licenses show multiple couples including William Youse and Katherie Allen Alison Neligh and Grace Alhand Clarence Keith and Hallie Anderson James Morrow and Katie Dawson Frank Cook and Katie Connors Frank Peck and Zucaria Groenendyke John Henry and Julia Conover Frank Moore and Iola Balley.
New York July 5 Mrs Grace Ramsey charged with cutting her husband’s throat shows a constant need to sleep and minimal eating as her mind rapidly fails following the alleged crime.
An uprising in Monte Cristo, San Domingo, is attributed to Juan Jiminez who previously led a 1895 revolt that was crushed. The government acts to quell the insurrection as Jiminez gains prominence as a presidential candidate.
Henry Blake of Newman's Gap, a prominent Water Hunter citizen, died Tuesday from hydrophobia after a mad dog bite three months earlier. He became ill following thirst, then suffered spasms and frothing at the mouth.
Bruno Boccaccio, a trainer with an animal show, fought an enraged lion Tuesday. He escaped the cage but his right leg was severely lacerated and amputation may be necessary.
Adjutant Smock of the G A R presented Past-Commander Ryan with a department badge during a Seymour reception Tuesday night. Ryan is a member of the Seymours.
A special council meeting is called for Thursday night with expectations that the ordinance requiring the elevation of tracks will be passed.
A brief medical notice recommends keeping Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry on hand to guard children against cholera infantum dysentery and sudden diarrhea, noting a life may be sacrificed by delay.
A brief notice invites readers to view The Sun's seventh page for liners and commentary. It emphasizes engaging with the paper's feature section and puzzles, encouraging timely readership and participation.
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