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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1892
Page
4
A sprawling Indiana news blast reports murders alleged in Koko mo and Greencastle, shipwrecked babies, rattlesnake deaths, suicides, and robberies. It notes fires, court cases, factory talks, rail subsidies, and civic quirks from Kokomo to Muncie and Richmond, with newborns, legends, and local arrests peppered through.
Thursday featured a 1 to 0 Toledo win over Omaha and a mix of racing and sports notes. Clarkson's Cleveland salary is reported at 3500 dollars, Fitzsimmons predicts Sullivan beats Corbett, and Monmouth park hosts Lamplighter and Pickpocket. Major league talks include a 13-man roster saving 100000 dollars and plans for Jim Corbett’s fall trip to New Orleans.
July cleanup covered fifty street squares at twenty three dollars and eighty four cents each. Patrolman Durbin faces suspension Thursday for alleged drunkenness on duty. Maennerchor plans a summer night festival in early August. Chapel dedication at reform school and women’s prison postponed to Sunday July 24 for Gov. Chase’s presence. Wm Ferrin, an elderly man, is missing seven miles north of the city. authorities fear he may be insane. Diphtheria clusters rise at Shelby county orphans home. health chief Metcalf enforces strict controls. Mrs E C Johnson departs Friday for Sulphur Springs. recovery now seen as likely. Indianapolis jockey Charles Meyers arrested in Cincinnati on burglary charge after drunken entry to a residence. Rachel sues Corydon Eliason for divorce over habitual drunkenness and abuse. daughter intervened to prevent harm. Henry Preston and El Bowler fled poor farm Thursday. Bowler to be sent to Fort Wayne home for the feeble minded. Indiana G A R encampment head Captain Weaver predicts Indianapolis will host 1893 national encampment. College Avenue Baptist church cornerstone to be laid Saturday at 4 30 with speeches by multiple pastors.
Foreign flashes report rioting in Spain over Octrion duties and a severe cholera outbreak in Astrakan with 225 cases in 24 hours. A mob burned a hospital injuring staff while Etna’s eruption worsens threatening villages. Obituary notices follow the death of Mrs Kilbeorn and William Waldorf Astor improves amid continued notices. Rival factions clash in Portadown as police are driven back.
Weather forecast for Indiana covers 36 hours to 8 p.m. July 16 1892 with fair to increasing cloudiness. Local rains and thunder storms expected Friday afternoon and night, followed by cooler conditions and clearing. Saturday outlook not fully provided.
The Sun in Indianapolis runs a statewide contest offering $35 to the first correct estimate of Indiana’s November political results, $20 to the second, and $10 to the third. Entries must be mailed on a coupon from the paper, with name and date clearly written, to the Sun contest editor.
Livestock prices move through a brisk morning and ease later as receipts rise. The cattle market shows gains on prime shipping steers and heifers before trading slackens. hogs decline slightly with steady demand. sheep and lambs slow with a weak outlook. Grain and hog futures shift as reports show mixed conditions across Midwest and New York markets.
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