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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1892
Page
4
Multiple city reports from Fort Wayne and surrounding Indiana towns recount a brutal murder of streetcar driver John Johnson on W Creighton Ave with ex-railroader Oscar Slayer charged after a coroner inquest. Also noted are a cow attack on a Zeigler child, a risky Lake Michigan trip plan, a fatal fall from a hotel, a railyard robbery attempt, bank notes on a vanished Vincennes bank, and a weather outlook for Indiana with upcoming rains.
The docket shows a U S court jury discharged until September first. Warren the peddler who ran off with a mule wagon loaned by Kinley was captured in Shelbyville and will be brought back. Judge Baker heard Myers versus B and O rail road for damages seeking five thousand dollars. The Indianapolis orphan asylum lawn fete will be on College Ave grounds Friday evening with When band and refreshments. Edward Huegele fined eleven for provoking Stahli after a ten pin quarrel. Henry Hart sued for fifty damages over nails driven into a house and lost. Smock ruled for Hart. Mattie Yeager 17 employed at Van Camps packing house collapsed from heat. taken home at 306 Virginia Ave by ambulance. H C Moore, longtime collector for the Sentinel, absconded with about two hundred. located in Bloomington. arrest urged. Paper hangers union endorses labor day participation with K of L. Debates at St Louis convention urged for Indianapolis next year. Resolution endorses Sunday closing of the world’s fair and was sent to Congressman Bynum.
Deputy U S marshal Ed Conway failed to guard Frank Wilson as they rode toward the penitentiary for grand larceny. Near Denver, Wilson leaped from the train and vanished into the woods, the first escape by Conway. Two Italian men swindled an Indianapolis man out of 600 dollars by posing as sports with money to burn, swapping purses while the victim changed clothes. Col J B Maynard, a journalistic veteran and state observer, remains active in statistics and oratory but not in campaigning, noted for his sharp, dogmatic speech and vivid appearance. Real estate bargains await in Tax Sun's column on page two.
The Sun invites all residents to submit estimates for the contest. Entries must include the name and address on the coupon and be sent to The Sun contest editor in Indianapolis. The date and hour of arrival will determine winners. no restriction on number of estimates.
Racing notes report G W Johnson has earned 10000 this season and later won 3450 at Washington park. Winners across circuits include Mata Wilkes Mascott Honest George in Detroit and other victors at Pittsburg Brighton Beach Monmouth Park and more. The piece also covers league baseball results and a Washington bicycle meet concluding with prizes at Casino park.
An eye witness accuses the Board of Public Works of shared responsibility for a Massachusetts avenue accident on Wednesday afternoon. The witness argues contrete tearing up the street in stages and criticizes Citizens' street railway for delaying complete improvement by fixing one side at a time.
The page details meat market receipts for sheep and lamb with price ranges from good to choice, plus lighter shipments and quotations. It also lists City Grain market figures including wheat corn oats, and hay values, with bid quotes for various grades and timothy. Telegraph market notes from Curacao provide opening and closing prices for wheat corn oats pork lard and short ribs.
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