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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1893
Page
4
A long wire of brief items reports misfortunes and civic notes across Indiana counties. Tales include a deserted husband, farm and mill closures, licensing shifts, jail orders, and a deadly heart ailment. Dozens of local events touch towns from Michigan City to Delphi, with rail each line a snapshot of late summer concerns.
The new jail opens Sept 1. Frankton lumber firm starts with $10,000 capital. G A R veterans locate encampment quarters. state auditor pays $9,582.81 for July prison maintenance. County allocates monthly to institutions. Rev Coulson of Terre Haute nominated pastor at Roberts Park. Rev Van Anda to move to Evanston. Encampment committee seeks desk removals for sleeping use. Butchers Dick Clayton and Hugh OConnell fined for Sabbath meat sales. appeal possible. Encampment medical corps plans ambulance depots by Randolph and S Meridian. Mattie James, 22, attempted morphine suicide. doctor aids recovery. Retail merchants push Sunday closing. court cases to proceed. meeting heated. Banker F P T Day indicted by Milwaukee grand jury. Gov. Matthews criticizes Sheriff Fredericks over Roby fight. Theft case: two protectors witness theft of 200 from a fruit stand. Names listed with multiple marriages, births, and illnesses. Marriage licenses: Alexis Chablot to Carrie Schmit.
Judge Joseph R. Dailey of Bluffton was named by the governor late Tuesday afternoon to occupy the vacant Supreme Bench seat caused by Judge Old's resignation. Dailey, age 49, has long served as a circuit judge and will assume duties immediately. Defeated candidates include Judges Lowry, Hench, Allison, Zollars, and others from Fort Wayne, Columbia City, Connersville, and Marion.
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Reports from the era note John Clarkson underperforming with only two good games this season. Umpire Lynch praises Glascock as a future infield star for Pittsburg. Yale coach Lauri Bliss heads to San Francisco for fall Olympic duties. Baseball results include Corbett–Davies signing for a June 1894 bout and multiple late-night score updates from Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Washington.
Daily Monon Route service to Chicago and the World Fair departs at 7:00 a.m. with parlor car and reserved seats at 25 cents. The return train leaves Chicago at 6:00 p.m. arriving Indianapolis at 1:00 p.m. Both trains include parlor cars. Additional Indianapolis departures occur at 12:01 noon 4:20 p.m. 12:30 a.m. and 2:06 p.m.
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