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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1899
Page
3
Jacob Helms of Garrett is jailed in Auburn Indiana on criminal assault charges against James Smith's daughters aged 9 and 12. One girl died Monday after severe abuse, triggering threats of lynching and heightened jail security as citizens demand justice.
Greenfield Indiana reports the town street fair opening at 9 am with a festive crowd. Police from Indianapolis including Detectives Gerber and Morgan worked to arrest thieves and keep order, filling the jail after Monday night.
Rockport Ind June 13 Miss Zetta Cooper aged 20 was bitten by a dog a few days ago and hydrophobia has developed. Several watchers are required to hold her in bed with no hope for recovery.
Evansville Indiana confirms 25 small pox cases among 125 miners at Taylor mines near Beaver Dam Kentucky. None appear serious as Dr I J Fower returns with the update. Changes in Indiana University faculty include J M Clapp public speaking chair, L M Hiatt new musical director, and Dr A J Weatherly to political economy.
J E Smith after 13 years as Panhandle agent at Bunker Hill came to Peru to aid Auditor Clarson Macy but left for his railroad post after one day. A thrifty Peru family rented its house and moved into the hay mow of the barn. Mayor Purand ordered all saloons closed at 1 pm and on Sundays.
Epworthians gather for the elev enth annual conference of the Epworth league for northern and eastern Indiana districts in Mishawaka Ind. Hundreds of delegates have arrived and Yen counties will be represented.
Plainfield Indiana June 13 J E Willis 49 died Monday night of consumption He had served as a barber in the town for 15 years
The Pennsylvania Glass Company, with two large factories in Anderson, Indiana, voluntarily increased skilled workers' wages by 8 percent on Tuesday as part of a broader wage adjustment.
Willie Wakeland, 32, of Boonville Indiana, died after accidentally shooting himself Monday with a target rifle while hunting. The incident occurred near his residence as police begin routine inquiries.
New Albany Indiana June report Edward Vernin 24 married Monon employee was struck by a switch engine Tuesday morning and killed instantly local detailsIncomplete fragmentary report confirms fatal industrial incident with named individual and location
A collage of brief notices from Indiana towns reports on Attica Saturday Press Owensboro asphalt plans small pox cases in Rockport jailbreak search by bloodhounds Kokomo street strikes Bowey fund in Muncie low fundraising Home Telephone Co Elkhart cut rate telephones Mrs Albert Wittenmyer Vincennes injury Lenora Earl Terre Haute 18 High profile accidents Perrysville elevator grain loss Orlando funding Fort Wayne Angola line Muncie murder charge Valparaiso death of husband Purdue scholarships Greenfield shooting by dentist cucumber pie caution belt accident Scottsburg worker killed Evansville hunting arrest WHF Floyd Muncie son ran away strychnine poisoning.
Water spouts from a derrick as a fatal accident dominates reports from multiple counties. A Mishawaka three year old drowns in a creek, vandalia engineer Andy Walker dies, and travel records are cited after 29 years on the road. Officials face legal cases over Alexandria water works purchase. Indiana deaths include Brown, Wiley, Cox, Black, Magness, and others. Robberies, forged checks, and express company cases unfold in several towns. Church disputes in Huntingburg and Jasper highlight local culture. Court house bids collapse to a low bid of 10 940 after two initial offers.
A report notes two bidders to be excluded amid a dangerous incident when a horse drawing a wagon load of nitro glycerine collapsed in the road near Swayzee. The scene is described as overwhelmed by the horror of what could follow.
Dispatches to the state and navy departments report the cruiser Newark under Capt. Goodrich is safe after rounding the southern tip of South America in mid winter. The ship left Montevideo May 27 and arrived off Hoca nee island on June 12 seeking coal from Ancud, Chile, with plans to sail again soon.
Frank Naska alias Marcurio Notario, an Italian laborer on the Terre Haute plantation, was convicted in St. John parish for the July 19 1893 killings of P Rosario Gerdana and family members including his wife and baby Pepino plus Vincente Vanzano and Benetto Rothario. He wounded Manella and Rosalina Gerdana, aged 9 and 11, who survived.
Births announce a boy for John O Key and Minnie O Key at 310 Yandes street and a daughter for Albert and Anna Wyon at 1912 N. Delaware street. Deaths list Anna Prahm at 64 uraemia and Fletcher Hampton at 27 with cirrhosis of liver among others. Marriage licenses show Elmer Cleary with Cora Sahale and John Jett with Nate Walker among several couples.
Helena Montana June 13 three of the six robbers who held up a Union Pacific train near Casper Wyoming are led through the state as the sheriff organizes a posse at the railroad's request. A reward of 9000 per head dead or alive is offered.
A rear end collision on the Jamaica Bay trestle between a regular Long Island railway train and a Far Rockaway wedding party special derailed the rear coach and injured eighteen people, some seriously. The wedding party was related to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kauffenburgh. fog contributed to the crash.
George Dewey, son of the famed admiral, stopped in Indianapolis on Tuesday morning while traveling for a New York dry goods house. He declined to discuss his family or the war, but impressed merchants who bought heavily to honor his father. He departed at noon for Lafayette.
The Mac Donough estate company won an injunction restraining the play The Turtle, alleging immorality. City papers attack the production, noting a disrobing scene and sharp criticisms from local newspaper editors.
Paris report June 13 describes ongoing discussions over the cabinet crisis following the ministry's resignation. Rumors of the Duke of Orleans arrest emerge without confirmation, and Dupuy's chamber appearance is seen as a maneuver toward his retirement before Dreyfus's new trial. President Loubet meets Deschanel and Fallieres as Poincare is tipped to lead a new government.
A blast at the Marietta torpedo company factory three miles east of town tore the building apart on Monday afternoon. Two workers, Clyde Porter and Cal Harte, were killed as their bodies were blown apart. The explosion, though containing only 16 quarts of nitro glycerine, was felt in Marietta.
In ASCOT on June 13 Lord Beresford's Democrat, ridden by Tod Sloan, won the Coventry stakes worth £1000. The long shot led the field despite odds of 3 to 1 against Democrat.
Paris reports Baron Christiani the royalist who struck President Loubet with a cane at the demonstration on June 4 was sentenced to four years in prison the following Tuesday.
At the depot President M. E. Ingalls of the Big Four says freight and passenger traffic are on the safest footing and satisfactory in all respects. E P Keary of Pittsburg is declared guilty of a misdemeanor for selling railway tickets without a company issued certificate. case slated for the supreme court. Louis Wagner of Tiffin Ohio patents a scheme for delivering orders to engineers and candy while a train moves.
Paris dispatches state that Gen Gillet an Italian financier was arrested not the Duke of Orleans. Upon search of the prisoner several plans of French fortifications were found secreted with him.
The Board of Trade elected officers with Jno S Lazarus as President and D M Parry as Vice President. John Osterman will serve as Treasurer and the governing committee includes E B Martindale Edgar E H Evans George W Sloan George G Tanner Charles C Perry John E McGettigan W K Hendricks W B Holton Andrew Hagen Fred P Rush and Ss M Dyer.
A large salmon cannery on Sea Island Frazer River owned by D. J. Nann was leveled by a fire on Monday. The blaze caused about 100000 dollars in losses and left three hundred workers unemployed.
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