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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1893
Page
4
A Monroe county farmer John Sipp fell victim to a bunco scheme losing about 4000 dollars. He kept the loss hidden as the bunco men escaped. Local papers note the incident amid a string of regional crimes and trials across Indiana.
A mix of community items reports a Wednesday dance for an insane hospital employer, a Christchurch parish aid musical, new Indianapolis firm Eliott & Butler with $200000 capital, and K of T lodge committee activity. Other notes cover a Deaf and dumb institute graduation with 12 graduates, court filings for alimony and custody, local marriages and divorces, a riot at Lafayette, and multiple town obituaries, accidents, and legal notices.
Local politics center on replacing street commissioner Lurns with Martin Murphy, council president, amid factional frictions with Mayor Sullivan. The Board of Public Works backs Murphy while Cleveland club pressures for Nick Dugan or Jeffries, daring the mayor to act before the convention. Sandmann, an engineer-county employee, vies for council and weighs his mayoral support between Downing and Sullivan. Democratic workers seek Sandmann’s clear position in Ward 1.
A digest of events includes Tom Roo planning a San Francisco to New York ride in June, a $20 000 purse handicap race at Morris Park won by Charade, and Joe Dovoshue’s foot pain delaying skating. Boxing at Bogart Hall ends in a tame draw between Weade and Fennerman. League baseball results feature New York, Cleveland, Washington, Baltimore, and Brooklyn crews, with multiple battery pairings noted.
Fragmentary text recounts a strange experiment with a rat and a mythical beast, mentions a Fort Wayne era figures, and shifts to wedding notices. It includes Dr Exostus and Migenbaias, a swamp scene, a 500 pound wild hog, and Confederate era references, then lists several marriage notices for Katherine Worrtil Nay and Bir W Humphrey, Clara Wuiin and Frank Mitler, Miss Mar Vackery and Bin John Federle.
A fragmented market note shows mixed livestock bids and prices, including beef cattle and veal, with references to packers, buyers, and a Wednesday market tone. Strong entities include buyers and packers, with general market movement noted as steady to weak alongside quotes for various cattle grades.
Fragmented OCR text references a legal matter involving Dr Nott and a cura tion claim. It mentions hundreds of others, a court, and terms like No Pay until cured. Details are unclear and several words are garbled.
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