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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1891

Page

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Crowds Flock to Father Mollinger on St Anthony's Day

Pittsburg crowds swarm to see Father Mollinger, the Troy Hill priest who treats Catholics with faith healing. The Erie train carried about 20 Irish Catholics bound for Pittsburg for cures, including a paralyzed 15 year old girl. Reports claim patients improve after blessings and penance, with McCarthy of Canandaigua dancing a hornpipe after two weeks.

Prrrsaurg Erie Pittsburg St. Anthony’s Father Mollinger Troy Hill St. Anthony Earth Patrick McCarthy Canandaigua McCarthy Lizzie Union Station Atlantic Express Panhandle Road Wara Pennsylvania Montreal New York

Prince Albert Absent From Baccarat Trial Verdict Delivered

London June 4 The baccarat scandal resumed with a large crowd but the prince of Wales was absent after his Ascot trip. Sir Edward Clarke’s summing up provoked protesters as Justice Coleridge and then Coleridge finalised the case. The jury returned a verdict against Sir William Gordon Cumming after 15 minutes, with a brief hiss from some onlookers.

London Prince of Wales Ascot Edward Clarke Owen Justice Colridge Sir Wiliam Coleridge Gordon Cumming

Won the Ascot Stakes in London on Tuesday

Hundstich won the Ascot stakes in London. Piatton finished second and Barmece third in the great race held Tuesday.

Ascot London Hundsstich Piatton Barmece

Local Edits and City Plans Highlight Indiana News

Seymour seeks cows ordinance while Anderson public schools staff reaches forty three teachers. South Bend gains a new morning paper the Post. Fort Wayne to pave streets with asphalt and brick. Evansville business men also. River counties expect heavy peach crops as Huntington lime firms cope with a large strike.

Seymour’s Anderson South Bend the Post Ft. Wayne Evansville Huntington Lime Companies

Naughty Minister Deposed Over Indiscretion

Galena Illinois June report Rev F G Parish pastor of Hanover Methodist church was deposed for indiscretion and conduct unbecoming a minister. He is married and the co respondent is Minnie McBride a teacher in the public schools.

Galena F. G. Parish Hanover Minnie McBride

Awful Kate of Fires Railroad Men in a Wreck

Three men were burned to a crisp and six badly injured in a freight wreck on the Missouri Kansas Texas line between Savannah and Krink. Both engines were demolished and eight cars burned. Punctuating the news, the dispatch covers a rail disaster with fatal risks to workers aboard the burning freight train and the wreckage aftermath.

Parsons Kas Savannah Krink

Editor Killed in Madrid Cafe Ambush

The local newspaper editor Manuel Loring, son of Marquis Loring and brother-in-law of the minister of the interior, was shot dead in a Madrid cafe on Tuesday. The killer Peroez was arrested. motive unknown. In Shanghai, mobs at Woo Sieh have destroyed the French church and orphanage amid outrages against foreigners.

Madrid Manuel Loring Marquis Loring Interior Peroez Shanghai Woo Sieh

City Life In Indiana Town Brims With Social and Legal Notices

A Tuesday through Wednesday Indiana C T A U convention in Connorsville is noted with Knights of Father Mathew attending. Local officials hear a streetcar franchise proposal with Cincinnati funding. Arrests in a federal case include Kolde and Yeager. they are released on bail. A first wedding at the Propyleum features Rose Kiser and G A Solomon. A youth case involves Stella Morris and a poison scare. she is sent to reform school. Music recital at Plymouth church features Waller and Cooper. St Marys hall graduates include Armstrong Bloomfield Thayer Hansen Brass Bristol. Central labor union and a nonunion boycott issue arise around church and printing. Sells circus draws crowds. parade criticism voiced. Legal matters cover Journal vs Mathews demurrer, and Brakemen Jobes and Hall sue for damages after a wreck. County official Hunter queries rapid transit terms. Deaths listed and marriage licenses recorded.

Knights of Father Mathew Jast Connorsville Indiana Attorney Cox Big Four Bread Ripple Cincinnati Frank Kolde Wm. Yeager Richmond U. S Propyleum Rose Kiser N. East St G. A. Solomon Stella Morris Reform Echo Cox Henry Waller Louisville Mies Carolyn Cooper Indianapolis Plymouth Church Measra Andres Doerner St. Mary’s Hall Propydeum Katharine KE. Armstrong May G. Bloomfield Mary A. Thayer Otillia EK. Hansen Alice E. Brass Burton Bristol Central Labor Union M. E Type Graphical Union Selis’ Circus Sells Brown Green Smith Matthews Chas. N. Jobes David Hall Union Hall Hunter Citizens’ Company Henry Anna Wolf Teaac Elizabeth Ingram Sarah Stout S.east-St W. H. Steele St. Clair-st Thomas Gill Little Sisters of the Poor Lydia ‘Bullen Plumat la Grippe Grant Mabley Ida Clines William McCain Beatrice Pierson

Furniture at Wm. L. Elder's Store Ad

Lime and cement sewer pipe hair plaster and fire brick featured by A. B. Meyer and Co. at 450 North Mississippi Street.

Wm. L. Elder A. B. Meyer & Co Miss-st

Policy Gambling Exposed In Indianapolis Hall Scheme

The Sun reports a citywide policy game run openly in Cook's Hall West Indianapolis. Investors buy numbers, twelve drawn from a wheel, payouts fourfold, yet not a cent won. Reporters witnessed 78-number wheel, a blindfolded drawer, and a dispatch to a head office near Pennsylvania and Market streets. A Fire Department man named Glazier paid out winnings as officers advised to resist police scrutiny.

Indianapolis THE SUN Cook’s Hall Pennsylvania and Markatsts Squeezer Investment Company Taint John Glazier Tae Sun Man Fire Department Virginia-ave Massachusetts Ave Whentucky-ave Howard and Thirdsts Indiana-ave A& Sun A. Sun Engine House No. 4

John Glazier Named Captain Amid Leave of Absence

The bar tender raises a question about whether John Glazier is the man in question, noting he was not on duty due to a Leatage leave of absence that began on June 1.

John Glazier

Horrible death from copperhead bite on Flat Top mountain

Salt Sulphur Springs Va June 9 Three boys gathering tall bark on Flat Top mountain were killed when a tree toppled trapping them. Two boys crushed immediately, a third survived briefly under the fallen tree before a copperhead bit him and he died after rescuers arrived.

Salt Sulphur Springs

Lightning strikes parade in Berlin killing soldiers

In Berlin on a Tuesday morning, a heavy lightning discharge struck during a parade with Emperor William observing. Captain Von Quast led grenadiers when the bolt stunned him and several troops. two died soon after, one injured, and a horse was killed.

Et Gills Faro Emperor Willian Berlin Tempeshef von Quast

Banker's $40,000 Robbery On Rock Island Train

Octogenarian banker D. Thayer of Branden Wisconsin reported to have 40000 dollars in notes and mortgages stolen Saturday morning on a Rock Island train from Omaha to Chicago. Police say they have no knowledge of the crime.

Circargo D. Thayer Branden Rock Island Omaha Chicago

London Stage Strike and Miscellaneous 1891 News

The London stage strike remains largely unchanged with only private shows operating at high fares. police guard company offices as strikers threaten limits on performances. Also reports New York actors Harry Edwards dies at 66. a Russian Jew in Charlottenburg is severely knouted. a bridge trustee struggle in Brooklyn may go to litigation. a Northwestern Rubber receiver appointed in Chicago with assets doubtful. Indiana weather forecast. various global updates including incidents in Chile and China and a Behring bill.

London Lonton New York Harry Edwards Bor England America San Francisco Wallack Daly Mount Vesuvius Canada Sir John Pisagua Chile House of Lords Wusuch China Clyde London Omnibus Chineee Kin Kiang Ching

There Will Be War over Territory in Dark Continent

The World reports rising conflict in southern Africa with European powers at odds over territory. A large multi service force is being assembled in cape colonies as veterans train for battle. Government shipyards push the new battleship Hood toward completion and repairs continue on cruiser Aurore for sea duty by July 4.

Lennox Africa Cape England Hood Chatham Aurore

Why the Waiter May Be Made Speaker of Congress

An Elmira Telegram interview with a central New York politician explores the speakership fight and the presidency. The dialogue weighs Western candidates like Bynum of Indiana, Springer's influence, and a potential NY Indiana vote exchange shaping 1892 expectations amid Gray’s vice presidential prospects.

Congress Elmira Telegram New York Springer Preswme Bynum Indiana Reed Gray Hill and Gray the Statesman South Crisp Hill Calisle Bok

Board of Agriculture Matter argued before Supreme Court

Wednesday the board of agriculture matter will be argued orally before the supreme court. Miss McMechan returned Monday from Clinton county. The table of the May school apportionment has been completed at Supt Varies office. Marion county tax figures show higher payments this year with a larger in and out of general funds.

Board of Agriculture Supreme Court Marion County

Dalton Hatters and Shoers at Bates House

Dalton's Head and Foot Store offers hats, braids, and shoes with a focus on practical footwear and headwear, presented in a concise old time shopfront tone.

Dalton’s Head and Foot Store

London Social Roundup: Yates Reports Betrayals and Dinners

New York dispatch notes Edmund Yates accusing others of leaking Tranbycroft secrets, while Lord Randolph Churchill enjoys London events. The American minister and Mrs Lincoln hosted a first dinner in London with guests including De Bille, Chamberlains, and Mackay. Queen plans to attend Miss Ponsonty and Col Montgomery’s wedding at St James, end of June. College-ave property owners proceed with street improvements and rapid transit after Citizens' company right of way approval. Plans chart a loop from College-ave Brown-st to Seventeenth-st and onward to Crown Hill, signaling firm action and upcoming public works appearances.

Edmund Yates Lincoln New York Morning Tribune Tranbycroft Judas Lord Randolph Churchill London Mme. de Bille Marshall Roberts Joseph Chamberlain Mackay Burdett—Coutts Nuisford Miss Ponsonty College-ave Citizens’ Company Brown-st Seventeenth-st

Committee invites President Harrison to Potomac reunion

A citizen committee has traveled to Washington to invite President Harrison and Secretary Proctor to attend the reunion of the Society of the Army of the Potomac in the city. The effort reflects local civic interest in the historic event.

BriFrano Washington Harrison Proctor Society of the Army of the Potomac

Way of the World and oddball local items fill lost issue

A jumble of anecdotes runs from a Lansing man’s prison sentence for forgery and alleged mental derailment to strange natural oddities near Syracuse and a Bridgeport twin luck tale. Other items cite a New York physician’s fraud scandal, a two headed chick, a rogue hen, and a doomed Philadelphia herbist who died in poverty after bequeathing a fortune to others.

I. T. Wilcox Bridgeport J. Littleton Teacle New York Lash Dr. Teacle Philadelphia Teacle

Mayor Sullivan Dominates City Politics In Early Convention Talk

Democratic party insiders predict an early convention with June 30 discussed but August favored by some. Bud Swift seeks re election while fears a strong rival emerges. Pierce Norton may be rewarded with police court judge nomination and six council at large seats draw interest from Gause and the rest. Public lighting debates and Brush company references color the race as supporters bank on Sullivan's popularity and a hefty citywide majority.

Democratic City Central Bud Swift Abrams State House Bud Sullivan Pierce Norton Gause The Brush Chicago Western Illuminating Company

Harry LeGrand Cannon Weds Misa Elizabeth Thompson

New York June 9 Harry LeGrand Cannon longtime social leader in New York married Misa Elizabeth Thompson formerly of Detroit at St Thomas church witnessed by Rev Dr John W Brown and Bishop Henry C Potter assisted by Rev ED Tidbits. Ceremony followed by a breakfast at the bride’s grandmother Mrs Brush Fifth Ave with a fashionable throng in attendance.

Harry New York Harry LeGrand Cannon Misa Elizabeth Thompson Detroit St. Thomas Church John W.brown Henry C.potter ED. Tidbits All Saints Cathedral Albany St. Thomas Brush

Sports statistics and standings from early league play

The report lists team standings and player results across leagues with figures for Northwestern, St Louis, Detroit, and Chicago leading. It includes race times for multiple events, plus batters, scores, and notable earnings. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad closes the item with its price claim and endorsement.

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