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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1893
Page
4
A miscellaneous Indiana column fragment notes sensational local items including a woman peppering a man and a man’s suicide, a pig attack on livestock, a gas belt project, and various small-town incidents from Seymour to Terre Haute with brief notices on churches, fairs, and local figures.
The Sixth and Ninth districts run hot as Loeper fights reelection with Borst suspected of advantages from relatives on the school board. Vonnegut faces Frenzel backing. Earp withdraws in the Third, Garver considered a cinch, Martingale urged to run a brief vigorous campaign. Polls open Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
A sprawling Riverside of notices and incidents details electric lights in Woodruff place, a proposed manufacturers bank, and a set of accidents, divorces, lawsuits, and social events. Highlights include a Friday arm fracture, a gas incident, a major bond for Indiana Elamining Company, a court ruling on equalization, and social entertainments at Propydeum with Bishop Knickerbocker speaking. The record notes multiple lawsuits, a grand jury session, and a long list of marriages, births, and public notices from Indianapolis in a single day’s chronicle.
A fashion column notes that antique silks remain popular for evening wear. It highlights white and bright orange yellow as a favored nectarine tone, and observes a return to black and white or black and cream combinations after a failed attempt to blend all colors in one gown.
A compiled page notes Jim Corbett's theatrical show meeting cool receptions. It lists Latonia and Gloucester Thursday winners across several names, plus pool and boxing matches, then baseball scores and a heavy Indiana to Philadelphia flavor in local sports. It includes cattle and hog market notes from Indianapolis Union, with detailed price ranges and shipment counts.
The record lists June 9 prices in Cuioaeo and Onidseo for July and September futures across wheat corn oats pork and short ribs. Various July figures include wheat 6755¢, corn 307ge, pork 324030, and oats Wise. September values include wheat 721gc, corn 891gc, pork 2090, and short ribs 8945.
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