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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1889
Page
1
The dispatch reports widespread privation in Benwood and nearby blocks as miners and families face starvation. Observers describe empty homes, scant rations from commissaries, and dire wages before the strike. Officials note Districts 1 through 9 contain thousands destitute, with relief totaling about four cents per hungry person.
A so called White Caps group attempted to punish William Grelish after reports of his assault on his wife. Policeman Kinney had already arrested Grelish. the mob searched for him at 623 W Vermont but found no target. Grelish was fined ten dollars and five days in the workhouse, later remitted after his wife pleaded with the court.
Friday afternoon a committee from Clay county miners and local relief reps met Governor Hovey to press aid as the number of suffering miners grows. They cited 5,289 miners and dependents on aid last week, with total relief funds about 700 dollars, and urged state action to back a declared relief effort.
The incident will have no impact on the Sunday meals served from 12 to 2 PM at Tagwart's Union Street Dining Hall with special rites to city trade.
In Cincinnati a habeas corpus case pits Kate Schaller against Mrs J White over a disputed child claim. Both women allege motherhood of the same infant and witnesses describe a complex sequence of adoptions and alleged misplacements involving Mrs Humbser and others, with no clear resolution in sight.
A gas explosion at 144 E New York St Friday afternoon destroyed a one and a half story cottage and damaged neighboring homes. Plumbers and a lamp caused the blast injuring Mrs Kilburn and injuring several others, with windows shattered and debris scattered across the yards."}
A Sentinel company report describes police responses to a mad dog at 175 North New Jersey Street and subsequent events including a fatal shooting of the animal and a terse after-action note. It also notes the suicide of farmer Thomas Hacton in Covinetor Kentucky aged 39, attributed to hereditary mania, and a local olive advertisement. Weather and a Chesapeake olive promo are included.
The Sun reports a gas explosion at a New York City house in the afternoon causing extensive damage. McGahan and Mrs. Kilburn, occupants, were injured with Kilburn nearly unconscious after lighting a match to stop a gas leak. A rescue and cleanup followed as workers cleared debris and prepared to rebuild the structure.
A Hoosier Pittsburg game at Athletic Park drew a small crowd with Lynch umpiring. Royle Buckley Galvin Miller and Hines on the batteries, several outs and hits noted as the innings unfold with Beckley and Buckley delivering home runs and multiple scoring plays.
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