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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1899
Page
3
In Pike county Indiana on Monday 300 miners from the Carbon and Ayrhire mines compelled the Hartwell mine labor to quit after guns were shown. The Negro workers sought protection from the sheriff. An aged pensioner refuses to leave a poorhouse amid Hoosier news.
Terre Haute Indiana July 18 Sarah Wieming an inmate of the poorhouse for 30 years has received 210 back pension and 12 a month but she refuses to leave She says she has been there so long she wants to stay the remainder of her life the matron can have the pension.
Capitalists are leasing all available land around Centerton along Sycamore and Gold creeks in Morgan County Indiana and plan to install machinery to mine and wash gold. The activity signals a burgeoning gold rush in the Centerton area as prospects attract investment.
Elwead Haynes and Fagsar Apperson, president and secretary of the Kokomo automobile works, left Monday for Brooklyn in a phaston. They covered 160 miles on the first day, sometimes a mile every three minutes. The trip tests endurance for a sale to a Brooklyn doctor. gasoline costs under $3.
Decatur Indiana July 18 George Kinsey city electrician reported missing blooded chickens He had installed an electrical trap in his chicken house with an alarm in his bedroom An early Monday morning alarm rang and a man named Wag omer a wealthy prominent resident was found in the coop He begged for mercy and was released His wife threatens to sue for divorce The grand jury will likely handle the matter.
A Peru merchant who had gone to California for his health four years ago has died. The piece notes other local items: the Deedsville old settlers picnic proceeds as usual on the first Saturday in August. Henry More and John Cain jailed for alleged wholesale thefts of robes and whips at a Perry township picnic. Maude and Robert Graham’s lawyers block policy payments from Dr. B R Graham's estate to his brother John of New Albany. William Sharp's baby nearly dies after ingesting toothache medicine.
Two people were stung by a venomous bug with no serious injuries reported. A group of South Side girls from a sewing school are making mouth protectors to wear at night to guard against bites.
Muncie Indiana July 18 flint glass workers appoint committee Mongay to confer with committees of the Green glass workers and Green glass pressers leagues to seek a threefold combination of the organizations.
The local item notes Martinsville plans a street fair for August. Other reports include rising diphtheria in Patricksburg and Owen county, a large Alexandria operation employing 300 Black laborers, a Montpelier constable dying suddenly, a Seymour railway franchise grant, and multiple fire, drowning, and crime anecdotes from towns such as Princeton Boonville North Vernon Columbus and Kokomo.
Oldest member of Harmony Lodge, Fort Wayne, Gen Lawson, will be honored with a veteran’s jewel. Indiana spiritualist association at Anderson requires examination of mediums to verify authenticity. Wellington Hughes, once mourned dead, returns as large ranch owner in Antlers, Indian Territory.
Scurvy claims multiple lives on Kotzebue sound as five drown in an inlet and one dies of throat disease. The drowned are Toward, Good ham, Miller and Maria. Onderdonk dies of starvation related to illness. Three unnamed men freeze, one falls from a cliff, and another shoots himself. News from Healy via William Penn Stanley. Laurada arrives with 190 passengers and substantial gold from St Michael.
At a brief Monday session the council approved an ordinance granting the Board of Health 2000 dollars to combat small pox and another requiring a flagman for the Big Four crossing at Hillside Avenue between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Councilman Higgins opposed, proposing 6 a.m. to midnight. A homing mills switch across Madison Ave and Minnesota St was introduced and referred to a committee. Neither the elevated railroad ordinance nor the 150000 dollars for bridges was reported.
A blaze in the shipping department of Knight & Jillson, gas water and steam supplies dealers at 121-1278 Pennsylvania St, started around 5 am Tuesday. The two story brick building housed oily waste and an electric wire is suspected as the origin. Fire Chief Baremett issued a second alarm as smoke grew too dense to gauge damage. the new portion was not harmed.
Reports say traffic on several divisions has nearly halted as workers press for ten hour shifts. President Rossiter faces threats after urging return to work while Grandmaster Parsons says Devery misinformed on the strike’s status. About 4,590 of 6,003 workers remain out.
New York July 18 Mattie King 26 daughter of a clerk became insane after cigarette use her father says. She tried to jump from a window was arrested and locked up as family history notes. Her mother died two years ago and since then she cared for her father and siblings. She began smoking cigarettes some time ago.
Washington reports the administration has all but given up on a speedy settlement of the Alaskan boundary dispute and a joint high commission meeting may be delayed. Senator Fairbanks is slated to arrival before any action, with Hay Foster and Kasson to confer and discuss the boundary issue at length.
The Greenwood electric railway project is revived with secretary Charles E. Coffin claiming it will be ready to carry passengers to the state fair this fall. President John C. VanAtta and directors the Polks are named, with Columbus bankers Joseph Y. and William G. Irwin providing backing. Plans reportedly extend the line toward Columbus with county franchise negotiations under way.
New York officials propose cleaning asphalt pavements and providing band music to offer free dancing to youths unable to visit summer resorts. Promoters say many young people cannot afford dancing academies and risk drifting to disreputable venues to dance.
Kansas City reporters won rehiring with a minimum salary of 25 dollars a week and a rule that only association members may be employed. The Association of newspaper writers, affiliated with the International Typographical Union, backs the move led by President Donnelly of the union based in Indianapolis. The change stops the practice of hiring pupils over experienced reporters, preventing teachers from being supplanted at lower pay.
Mr. A. N. Noell of Assherville Kansas suffered chronic diarrhoea and feared death before using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He reports a permanent cure after trying the medicine. For sale by all druggists.
The Forepaugh-Selis exhibition arriving in Indianapolis features a troupe of elephants. The "sacred white elephant of Siam" leads a repertoire that has included boxing as John L. Sullivan and, now, "Othello" who performs Shakespearean entertainments. The 22 year old elephant adapts to multiple roles while the dancing elephants remain a highlight.
The weekly crop bulletin notes rains benefited all crops with corn and potatoes set for very good yields. Tobacco and tomatoes show bright prospects, apples and berries plentiful, rye and barley performing well, oats promising, and hay stored in good condition. Pasture regrowth supports healthy cattle.
The Jockey Club suspends Tod Sloane from July 18 to August 5 for disobedience at the post at Sandown. Fellow rider N Robinson receives the same suspension period. Jockey Dalton is barred from riding from July 18 to July 29.
Wire pointers report G Cleveland and Joe Jefferson planning a fishing trip to Belgrade Maine. P R Brady removed from the treasurership of Orinal County Arizona with a shortfall of seven thousand dollars. James Mills killed R O Davenport in Gillivan Ohio during a quarrel over illegal seining. Mayor Jones of Toledo says he cannot arbitrate the street railway strike in New York and favors municipal ownership. A German publisher releases a book portraying Servian King Alexander as a drunkard and imbecile with a poor court.
Public note invites readers to sample The Sun’s acclaimed liner selections on its seventh page, promising a quick, engaging read for fans of strong storytelling and vivid prose.
Butler College hires Clarence Forsyth as professor of music for the 1899 1900 term. The Hoosier educator trained in Indianapolis Cincinnati and abroad will lead weekly lectures with piano illustrations on music literature and offer a church music track for theological students with a nominal fee and 12 half tuition scholarships. A separate note claims R M Foster promotes a new restaurant at 25 North Illinois street.
Travel note extols the Overland Route with fishing in Rocky Mountain streams hunting in Wyoming bathing in Great Salt Lake curative waters in Utah and Idaho hot springs. It advertises palace cars dining and sleeping services and urges readers to contact local agents for timetables and ticketing in Cincinnati and Indianapolis offices.
An advertisement notes H. L. Shute offers rock-faced stone imitation for brick structures at 34 Palbot block. Neckvands promoted on shirts free by Progress Laundry with phone contact 1121.
Advertises upright pianos with payment terms of $10 down and $5 per month. Store location listed as 129 14 North Pennsylvania Street. Includes price and payment plan details for potential buyers.
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