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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1890
Page
1
A long feature praises the Ram's Horn newspaper and editor Elijah P. Brown. It contrasts Brown's sharp, humane religious wit with austere religious critics, notes his invention of efficient press methods, and highlights brisk, memorable maxims and parables from the paper. The profile covers Brown's agnostic roots, conversion, and his belief that faith comes from the heart, not dogma.
R B Hayes addressed the colored conference at Mohawk Lake New York on Wednesday urging education and Christianity. Also notes Joe Cheadle learned of his defeat gracefully as others do. Floods strike Lews Minnesota South Dakota Missouri with property and livestock losses. A Turner gang shooting in Kentucky led to a posse pursuit and arrests. The Servian frontier situation is briefly mentioned with a government inquiry planned. Julius A Hage listed as contact.
Albert J. Beveridge filed on behalf of John Worrel a suit against Bruce Carr to compel payment of 1800 dollars to the statistician. The case, tied to the Tislow McQuaid matter, faced a pro forma affirmation that was overturned after Judge Taylor dissented. The appeal to the supreme court was killed, leaving the matter open for hearing and potentially urgent for September if not pursued this month.
Oral argument opened in the supreme court on a Barrett law dispute. Wayne street residents claim the law compels mortgage or bond payments for asphalt, contesting the provision as misinterpreted. Massrs Colerick and Oppenheim argued for the Wayne group. Hanpab for the paying company. Fort Wayne citizens await the court’s ruling.
In San Francisco on June 5 a report sparked talk that Californians fear an abortive filibuster could detach Lower California from Mexico? with some claiming the aim is to place it under England. Locals see it as a matter of time before California shifts away.
Aunt Annie Rousch of Latart Ohio celebrated her 103rd birthday on Wednesday. Born June 4 1787 in Morgantown Pennsylvania she has lived in Meigs County since 1801 and remains in good health. Claiming about 2000 living descendants she stands at the head of six generations in the world.
A June 6 report from Cincinnati quotes supporters alleging real estate assessors bleed owners by inflating valuations and then offering reductions for payments. The claim frames the practice as a deliberate charging scheme with financial consequences for property owners.
In Atlanta, Georgia, lawyers for Tom Woolfolk, accused of murdering his entire family, press claims that new evidence will prove his innocence as his trial resumes.
June 5. Word from Licking county reports a census enumerator died by his own hand. He could not stand the strain.
The Duke of Orleans who was expelled from France arrived in Belgium and breakfasted with King Leopold on Thursday morning, signaling a notable political moment in European affairs.
Mat B Adkins, Park theater ticket taker of eight years, plans a vacation while colleagues W L Gavin and E F Richter prepare to take a penalty company on the road. They open at the Park on June 16 showcasing a touring company of specially selected artists driven by a boastful bill. C L Turner, colored paywright and drum major, has gone to Lake Minnetonka as second waiter in the Lake Park house.
Indianapolis police context unfolds as Judge Travis tries to corral a jury for Bud Renaud. McKinney, city marshal, is accused of bias in jury selection. Arrests of Shaw and Armstrong trigger venue change affidavits. Bruce and Brute confrontations occur as Barding objects to police involvement. Case set for Squire Walpole Tuesday afternoon.
Eugene H Cowles, son of late Edwie Cowles editor of the Leader, abducted his five year old daughter Florance taking her to New York state then Pennsylvania to evade authorities. A crowd and family member intervened at Case Ave depot but he fled with the girl as a train started. The incident follows a contentious will leaving $5 060 yearly to each child, with half to the wife for Eugene. In separate notes, Big Four locomotive testers plan five new passenger engines from Baldwin, weighing about 120000 pounds each, to be tested at Cleveland shops before serving the St Louis and Chicago divisions.
Increased wages demanded by street railway workers led to a protest with 400 striking on Wednesday. Police were summoned to quell trouble at a stone work site. Local forecast for Indiana calls for rain and cooler temperatures with potential storms, Indianapolis area expecting cooler, cloudy weather ending with possible night rain.
Local notice urges readers to place orders for comfortable skeleton suits from Norbert Landgraf, a merchant tailor on Denigon House block. It emphasizes the chance to secure a suit before the season ends and to avoid discomfort later in summer.
Meda Watters, daughter of Leonard Watters of five miles north of Muncie, died after ingesting poison. Her father found her in Indianapolis and brought her home, but she had obtained strychnine at a city drug store. She showed her sister Maud the envelope marked with blue ink and a skull image, then took the poison and endured rapid convulsions before dying.
The article lists multiple divorce petitions with names such as Elizabeth Crawford, Henry Guzziad, Danist, Ma rvisa Hont, Luella J. Crews, H vin Sand fer, Maryes gsrounden, Dora Hitchens, Bob jean, and Selon M. McNab. Claims include adultery, habitual drunkenness, cruelty, abandonment, and requests for separation or custody of children with monetary alimony demands noted.
Gath writes on State capitals and capitalization. Indianapolis becomes the largest inland city in Indiana with no state competitor. Chicago, Corodo, and Detroit noted as rivals. Legal notices include a default judgment for 32312.50 in Wim v Damon et al regarding a note and heirs. Connecticut Mutual Life sues Horace and Harrist J. Allen for 23000 on a promissory note from 1883. The foreclosure mortgage case begins Thursday.
Bie Did not obtain damages as Williams sought $5,000 for injuries from being fired from a transfer car. A jury in Judge Howland's court found for the Citizens' Street Railway Company and awarded nothing.
London reports on June 6 that Spl J Iddlewaigh won the royal prize at Epsom on Thursday and that Serf captured the Epsom grand prize, highlighting two notable winners in the day's racing.
Wednesday featured multiple weddings in a festive June mood. Michael S. Bright and Lorene Carna hen wed at Second Presbyterian with Rev. J. A. Milburn officiating in a lavish ceremony. Olive Anderson Douglass married A. F. Sode of Brooklyn at the bride’s home with plans for a seaside honeymoon. Mary Siersdorfer and Jota It tenbach, noted German society members, exchanged vows in a high mass and will reside on English Avenue after a Chicago visit.
A Tuesday night tornado and associated storm hammered Nebraska towns including Bradshaw and a Russian settlement near Lixcoy. At Bradshaw the storm destroyed nearly every building and damaged depots while telegraph lines failed. Reports list 12 dead, eight mortally wounded, and up to 21 injured. other towns report extensive property loss and crushed rail lines as doctors and relief trains rush to aid.
News brief notes nightly intimidation by masked White Caps in Tazewell Tennessee for ten days with about a dozen men whipped and many warned to flee. Separate dispatch from Highland Indiana reports several people poisoned by ice cream Wednesday. all expected to recover.
A jumble of civic updates includes Shaffer aiming to power an electric line by Saturday night, the K of P grand lodge backing a local building project, and resignations and appointments in Brightwood justice and county boards. Other items cover hospital notes, mental health determinations, accusations, incorporations, and municipal matters in Goshen, New Albany, and Indianapolis with schedules and upcoming confirmations.
National League results show New York Brooklyn Chicago Pittsburgh Philadelphia and Cincinnati games with base hits and errors listed for each matchup. A late memo from Lord Wolseley replies to Virginia governor Kinge y about the Les monument unveiling and a hoped future visit to Richmond.
St George s mission in Indianapolis and Trinity Mission in Anderson joined the Episcopal diocesan convention Wednesday. Officers elected include Treasurer Lewis B. Martin, Registrar David Snyder, Librarian Emily Upsola, and Chancellor William Mack. Local churches listed for diocesan expenses: Christ 440, St Paul 840, Grace 800, Holy Innocents 250, St George 40, St James 260, St Philips 2.50. Several sports items and race results from the era are noted, including interstate and state league games, horse trotting results at Terre Haute, and various baseball discussions.
Two American cattlemen, Wallis of Boston and Gallagher of New York, quarreled in a low Hastond dive on a Wednesday night. They fought with razors in a savage melee that tore the room into a slaughter pen. Furniture toppled, walls splattered with blood, and both men were badly wounded, their clothes torn and drenched in blood, with uncertain chances of recovery.
A two month quarrel between Patrick Harrity and Martin Hayden escalated Wednesday night in a violent clash at 55 Virginia Ave. Harrity was stabbed in the side by Hayden, who was arrested after Harrity lay critically injured. Hayden faced assault with intent to kill charges, released on $500 bond.
Pittsburg dispatch reports Mrs. Sarah Randolph, 66, solicited Samuel Kis singer to murder William T. Faltz, president of the First National Bank of New Castle, for 1600 dollars. Randolph has prior prison time for an unnatural crime. Kis singer also has a Western Pen history for a dating robbery.
Jas Kearney, once a prominent Lexington businessman, shot himself Wednesday night after years of misfortune since his wife’s death. The article notes strawberry season in Lexington with plentiful fresh berries and active markets, prices ranging from 26 to 36 cents per gallon.
New Orleans on June 5 reports lottery backers showing jubilation over a forthcoming charter and renewed push to force a vote. Opponents accuse heavy spending. In another note from Louis, Shepherd KPapp resigns from the post office registry department after a Black appointment to a local office.
Winnie Mefford Gistur attempted suicide by morphine at 266 S Tennessee St. on a Wednesday. Dispensary physicians, led by Dr. Reese, stabilized her. she has previously attempted suicide several times.
A British syndicate purchased the Adria and Standard iron works at Bridgeport for 1,350,000 dollars. The sale was announced in Wheeling on June 5 as part of a broader consolidation in the iron industry.
Grover Cleveland arrived in Manion Massachusetts on Thursday to spend the summer there with Mrs. Cleveland A. The note records a social visit of the former president and his wife as they plan a season in the area.
A fragmented dialogue notes Senate calls for an inquiry into the fish commissioner's office while the pension dispute stalls progress. In Alabama Turpin, a Democrat, ousted McDuffie in a contested tide case,VO McDuffie seated. Senators discuss fortification bills and related topics, with vague references to breeders and air equipment.
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