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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1899
Page
3
Dated June 19 at Shoals Indiana an east bound accommodation train was derailed six miles east of town when it hit spikes laid on the rails near a bridge. The engineer reacted quickly preventing a worse crash. The youths fled but are expected to be arrested.
In LaPorte Indiana Rev Miller led a forcible ejection of boys from a holiness tent. The boys cut guy ropes Sunday night causing the canvas to fall on about 500 people and then torched the tent. A panic ensued but no injuries reported. The boys are in custody.
In Flora Indiana on a Saturday night a mob of about 20 masked men halted Wm. Lesh and Jacob Logan and placed a rope around Lesh’s neck before dragging him from a buggy. The mob identified the target as Dr. C. M. Bearge and aborted the act. Bearge, a well known Carrell County resident, had recently remarried after divorcing his wife, then wed Tillie Cline. Stoning of Bearge’s residence followed.
Otto Morgan of Company G Third Artillery reports natives dug trenches between Malosas and Manila stretching about 20 miles. He notes the difficulty of digging in the country and mentions soldiers waiting for reinforcements after the Spanish-American War. They have plenty to eat.
Richmond Ind June 19 Squire Ira Swain and his wife Modoc Randolph county celebrate a long marriage, having wed a little over 69 years ago. He is past 89 and she slightly younger. Swain has long served as justice of the peace, postmaster, and county treasurer.
In Muncie Indiana on June 19 Grant Smith of Gaston received a sentence of two to twenty one years for perjury after misrepresenting to an assessor about a female dog. The case centers on falsified claims used in a property assessment.
Mrs. Jesse White, 66, died at her Plainfield home south of town Sunday from inflammation of the stomach.
Reports include Mrs Lucretia W Den Hagen found dead in Morristown and a fatality from a Dallas to Mishawaka travel route. Electric cars planned between Mishawaka and Elkhart. Elkhart pickerel weighed 23 pounds. Various fraternal and civic notices from Logansport to Terre Haute. A skull found in a Monmouth creek with dredging ongoing. Multiple deaths, weddings, school transfers, and community events across Indiana towns.
Reports from Huntington, Muncie, Linton, Marion, Evansville, Peru, Auburn, Lebanon and Marion detail a range of local matters. Notes include a street paving dispute over brick versus asphalt, a church gathering with elks carnival critique, coal-mining layoffs due to rail-car shortages, a suspected assault on a minor, a breach of promise lawsuit settled for damages, gas connections mandated by city councils, a drowning lawsuit settled for damages, a divorce with life tenancy and asset division, an assault attempt followed by threats, and a man’s self-inflicted injury after a confrontation.
Greensburg officials press to overturn last week’s vote opposing incorporation of the land for the Oddfellows orphan home. Two stubborn councilmen hinder progress as the building committee plans a early next week meeting to decide final steps. About 4100 to 5000 dollars has been spent.
About a thousand spectators lined the Atlantic City docks as Captain William Andrews set out in the 12 foot Doree to cross the Atlantic alone. He plans a stop at the Azores for provisions and hopes to reach Lands End, England, in about six days. In Gloucester Howard Blackburn sails Sunday in the four ton Great Western racing for a solo Atlantic crossing expected in ninety days, escorted by nearly a hundred yachts.
Herbert W. Foltz returned from Chicago and reports Fred Gerlach will referee the national circuit races on June 22 with many Chicago riders expected. James Bowler signals possible reentry into the league if fines are paid, and Foltz notes others ready to follow before Jeng.
St Louis fills with elks and visitors and 8000 members are expected by Tuesday night. Each St Louis elk serves on a committee as bunting decorates the city. Delegates will vote on the next meeting place with Milwaukee Denver and Atlantic City leading the race. Toledo seeks the 1902 convention tied to the Ohio centennial.
The claim of Frank Erdelmeyer administrator of Louis Buschmann estate was settled for 1390 dollars. Louis Buschmann, once administrator of his father William Buschmann estate, was claimed to have earned 2 dollars in services as administrator, with the claim made against William’s estate in favor of Louis’s.
Lillian M. Miller sues her husband John in a peculiar replevin case alleging $125 worth of furniture remains in his possession. The couple are separated and Miller seeks return of her property as the case stalls under advisement.
Frances Zearing died from injuries after being struck by a Big Four passenger train at the Massachusetts avenue crossing Saturday night. The 65 year old widow leaves four children including Albert, Mayor Taggart's private secretary. Henry in Chicago. Margaret in Denver. and Harvey J. in Bennington Indiana. She was found mangled beside the body after the 10 30 p m collision. the crossing is noted for deadly accidents.
President Scot Butler of Butler College delivers a baccalaureate sermon stressing that acquiring wealth and education is essential. He argues that possession enables giving, and that the first duty of life is acquisition, framing selfish desire as a virtue when guided by integrity.
Omaha reports a powder magazine exploded during a Sunday morning fire at Allen Bros. wholesale grocery. Eleven firemen were injured including Chief Redell, with two in serious condition. Damage to stock and building estimated at 115000 dollars.
Jas Wringer former private in the Sixteenth Infantry serving a two year sentence for desertion was shot and killed by Private Olson of Troop F Sixth Cavalry at Leavenworth Sunday. Wringer and a negro prisoner were working on the corral when they broke for liberty. Wringer fell to the second shot and the negro was recaptured.
Richard S. Coulter of 613 East McCarty street died Saturday night after six years of paralysis. A longtime Merrill and East street grocer, he was former Republican sheriff nominee and served as marshal under the old city government. He was a member of the Scottish Rite Masons.
David Gibson is reported dead in St Louis Missouri with initial local dispatches noting the death on June 19. Further details and obituaries are forthcoming from area desk sources.
Chicago residents debate a new Lake Front park fountain showing eight nude staff crafted figures. Sightseers viewed the display Sunday while a robe covered one figure and a landscape was sketched on another. Police may guard the fountain as critics clash with artists over art versus morality.
In Fayette Missouri a 12 year old girl, daughter of Weed Dougherty, was dragged from her horse by two Black individuals while en route to church services. The assailants fled but a mob formed. deputy-marshal captured one suspect, John Brown, and imprisoned him unharmed. The man identified as Charles Emery is still at large, and the mob vowed to shoot him on sight.
Mattie Herold, aged three, daughter of Peter J. Herold of 610 Home-place, was found strangled to death on a grain of corn Saturday evening. Initial belief blamed a water drink but authorities announced on Monday morning that a careful examination determined the cause was not yet clear.
In Chihuahua Mexico the Santo Domingo mine collapsed on Friday burying 26 miners. A second cave-in on Saturday is expected to hinder rescue efforts and may end hope for survivors.
At the annual picnic on July 4 the movement will be launched with a blast against trusts. J J Willard of Alabama and Congressman Caruth of Kentucky will lead the oration, and W J Bryan has been invited to attend.
Hong Kong dispatch reports contradict the earlier claim that Reverend H. S. Phillips his wife and Miss Sears were murdered in Ngan-Whei. The new information dismisses the fatal incident as reported.
A brief note from Madrid mentions a clean sweep in a local matter with unclear details. The fragment references a location labeled dune and a date 19 with limited context. Further text is unreadable, leaving the core event unspecified.
Mr and Mrs Byers American tourists left Melbourne to hunt opossums and were caught in a blinding snow. He disappeared while helping his wife. She wandered eight days surviving on fern roots and a dead opossum and was attacked by dogs before reaching a river and a boat. the husband perished.
In Omaha Nebraska the new ten hours per day limit and seating requirement for female workers goes into effect July 1. Stores and factories have begun notifying women employees to quit as the rule triggers upheaval among workers already.
Avery E. Long of Indianapolis was wounded in the arm at Zeapote on June 13. First sergeant of Battery E First U. S. Artillery, he went to Manila five weeks ago aboard the Hancock, famed for its rapid San Francisco to Manila voyage. He survived the Santiago campaign, has 20 years in the army, and has fought in several Indian uprisings. He spent last November in Indianapolis with his brother H. E. Long and brother-in-law C. M. Dickson, a Belt Railway dispatcher.
Sunday morning a city dispensary team treated two injured heads. Frank Wills threw a brick at his sweetheart missing her and striking Stella Johnson at Missouri and West streets. Samuel Davis, coachman at 303 North Meridian, slept in a second story window and fell, cutting a deep head wound on the pavement.
J. B. Shelby, 25, unmarried of 305 Winlcott St, died at St. Vincent's hospital after being struck by a car while unloading car wheels at the Pennsylvania shops. His leg was crushed near the hip and excessive blood loss prevented amputation.
Chicago on June 19 sees Mrs Emmons Blaine daughter-in-law of the late James G Blaine file the largest personal property schedule in Cook county totaling 1 563 000 She is daughter of the late Cyrus H McCormick and the entry marks a historic estate filing.
Mary C. Hamberg aged 46 of 928 Paca street died at Central hospital for the insane Monday from apoplexy. She had been an inmate only a few weeks.
A fragmented note suggests reading lines from The Sun and using material from the seventieth page. The wording is unclear but implies extraction of lines for a broader context or reference.
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