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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1888
Page
1
Transit of danger expands from Chicago to the nation as police seize incendiary prints and reveal plans to assassinate Cleveland and topple governments. Authorities warn wholesale arrests may follow. public fear rises amid reports of a vast conspiracy and Red Anarchy.
Still Another Trust reports that Newark patent feather manufacturers, about 95 percent based in the city, have formed a combine to maintain prices. Natural gas fitters Hayes Bros offer best work at low prices at 21 E Washington St.
A July 20 Wheeling special reports devastating flash flood damage from a Thursday storm. The river rose rapidly, bridges collapsed, and at least 25 deaths are feared with 15 bodies recovered. Losses include multiple fatalities along Wheeling Creek, Triadelphia, and Caldwell Run, heavy property damage, and several bridge destructions.
A Panhandle line rate reduction to 15 dollars round trip to Petoskey sparks a looming price war among rival roads. Passenger agent Fisher of C H I claims a party secured the rate, while Panhandle officials deny any cut. Fisher plans retaliatory excursions to Petoskey for 13 dollars round trip on Monday and Tuesday.
Waterloo July 20 Spl Joseph Schwab went to Alsace last September to visit a brother and has not been heard from since A murdered man found in Chicago shortly after his departure led locals to a man in France with Schwab belongings including jewelry and clothing and a return ticket The man’s identity remains undisclosed and Schwab’s fate is unknown
Owen Jones, a Pacific cable director, arrived in Waxcouvun on Friday and states a cable will be built to Australia and Hawaii within a few months.
A Friday morning wall collapse on the North side killed Charles Winkler a wealthy contractor and nine other men. The incident occurred near Gillea Curiaco on July 20 and is being investigated as a fatal accident.
Friends of Doc Alfred M Alexander press Gov Gray for clemency after his two year penitentiary sentence for forgery.key claims involve counterfeit bills passed via Chicago detective Bird and accomplices. Alexander allegedly eluded Canada, wrote letters from Chicago, and was arrested in Texas. The effort centers on perjury and misrepresentation in related counterfeiting charges and raises public indignation.
A party of fifty log-drivers, all reportedly intoxicated, attempted to shoot the Mata man rapids at Three Rivers Quebec. Fourteen men drowned in the effort and are believed to have perished in the waters near the rapids. Local authorities launched rescue and recovery operations as weather and current hindered search efforts.
Theodore Anderson attended the Carleton opera at Highland house and was asked to remove his bat when he refused to have the front row ladies remove theirs. He was ejected then. He later sought to recover 82 expended on tickets for himself and the ladies.
Col Fister, government official handling post office improvements, conferred Friday with the property owners of the planned purchase site. No agreement yet. it is understood he may condemn ground and buildings if necessary to secure possession.
The Heitkam murder case advanced Thursday with Deputy Prosecutor Holtzman leading for the state and Potts and Griffiths for the defense. The crowded county room heard arguments as Duncan prepared to close for the prosecution while Maj. Mitchell would not speak. Calvin D. Thompson of 57 Market St was found dead in his home water closet early Friday. jaundice is suspected as the cause. Thompson, a foreman on the gastrusi lines, leaves a wife and family.
A noon dispatch from Cincinnati reports Prosecutor Pugh and officers Zumstein and Ryan, who had gone to New York to arrest Ives, were themselves arrested on a charge of trying to kidnap Ives at the C. H. & D. directors meeting.
Town Topics notes the weekly health board reports thirty eight deaths and forty six births. Frank Arnold seeks a divorce from Jennie Arnold claiming she ran away with a man named Lovell in 1886 and requests custody of their child.
Defeated beer brewers in Cincinnati will work for prohibition. Control 1,000 votes.
Jeffersonville Indiana July 20 Spl The boiler of the tow boat Conroy exploded Friday morning with at least seven dead. Convoy tow boat burst a steam pipe near Westport Kentucky 25 miles up the river killing three instantly and scalding four more who died. Victims William Pan William Kerrigan Robert Jones William Bigly George McCary Charles Leslieer Pat Kelty all Pittsburgh residents were asleep when cooked to pieces. Pat Kelly died en route to hospital in Louisville. A tissue of flesh fell from the bodies and was gathered up. No reason given. Convoy newly built February last and thought in good condition.
A group including Mollie Doty Belle Doty Alice Souders and Jack Slinton visited Coney Island near the aqueduct on Thursday. Most had prior entries in the police court for assault and battery and prostitution, with two women disfigured in court. Others faced charges or workhouse detention. Separate items report a Kentucky foal with three heads born to Col R. H. Hicks’s mare, a judge ruling a bond issue, a Frances Cleveland club formed in Biarrron Indiana, Randall’s improved condition, and river and harbor bill progress plus Mrs Logan’s health update.
Indianapolis 3 Pittsburg 5 in a 1,400 witness exhibition. Seery and Miller led Indianapolis with hits while Glasscock and Dunlap powered Pittsburg with doubles and a home run. Umpire Lynch officiated. game time one hour 25 minutes.
Dr Ridley, the prison physician blamed by a coroner's jury for the Mandeville death due to ill treatment, took his own life Friday morning. The tragedy follows months of scrutiny into prison conditions and inmate welfare.
Cincinnati July 2. An alleged Delhi train robber was held to await grand jury action Friday morning. Gustav Hess a laborer of 36 Center Street fell ten feet from a scaffold at Weinberger’s restaurant 14 West Louisiana Street, fracturing his thigh. He was carried home by Planner and Buchanan’s ambulance and attended by Drs. Cominger and Manker.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt comments on base ball hitters and sacrifice hits driving runs from few hits. A stranger at the ball park asks if Pfeffer is running for governor and vows to vote for him if confirmed, praising him as all wool and a yard wide.
The Sun reprints a tainted tale by a leading author and reports the arrest of Godring, a Burlington conspirator, who was released Friday morning and immediately rearrested on a similar charge in July 20.
Abraham Jones and Elijah Middleton were killed when a falling eight ton stone broke a derrick stay during foundation work on the soldiers' monument at Circle Park. The crane failed due to decayed ash stay and insufficent strength. Both men worked for Branham & Magie as laborers on site.
Shelby and Decatur residents converge with visitors to greet Gen. Harrison. crowds fill business streets and republican HQ as Springfield band entertains. Delegation meets Harrison at residence with Judge J C Adams speaking and Harrison replying.
A fragmented clipping hints at an upcoming Niagara Falls excursion tied to a Saturday feature named Tomanile. The notice cites general agents and related parties amid partial phrases and scattered branding.
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