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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1890
Page
1
A SUN reporter recalls a winter visit to an inland surgical institute for deformity treatment. He describes cheerful patients in braces, vivid scenes of examination, and the care of a diverse group including German, black, and white patients, with machines aiding therapy and a troubling history of misguided Pott’s disease methods.
Theo dore Sander, a wholesale furniture dealer, filed a suit in Judge M Howland's court seeking a mandate to hire a German teacher for Public School No 22. He alleges 112 children attend and that petitions for German instruction were ignored by the school board before next year’s teachers were chosen. An alternative writ was issued returnable next Saturday morning at 10. Attorneys for the petitioners are W. Pink Fishback and Lucius Swift.
A Bunney Examination will be held at the Sabbath School of the Indianapolis Be threw congregation at their church corner East and Market streets on Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock. Prizes will be awarded to the more proficient scholars. Music and addresses by teachers are planned.
An elderly man named Blumlein, father of Louis Blumlein, was struck by a horse and buggy at the Washington and Mississippi corner late Friday. One leg was broken. He was taken to his home by Fianner's ambulance after a stop at Kelly's frog-store.
Congressmen push Harrison on silver but fail while Blaine gains sugar and wood schedule support. In the senate Reagan and Stewart deny an alleged encounter. Washington Ind. watchman Wim Robison joins the treasury. Harrison vetoes a bill opening two Ute townships to public domain amid claims of asphalt lake value. Hood's Sarsaparilla touted for health benefits.
William A. Ketcham, attacked Grand Army posts over service pensions in a Saturday statement. He argues pensions should aid the wounded and disabled, not those seeking office, and criticizes the Morrill bill for equalizing veterans with those who merely performed civic duties. He blames professional soldiers, politicians, and pension agents for swaying honest troops.
The Lipanon county Democratic nominating convention met at Brown's opera house selecting Stephen Keal for circuit judge Charles Scott for clerk M M Harden for auditor William Buntine for treasurer and Harry New for prosecuting attorney The dispatch also notes Evangelist Tom Doutray and a letter from Mrs Chenowith of Gosport about Minnie Wheeler Nellie Grant and the need for charity The story references a Chicago Post item about a humorous literary discussion and mentions a Van Galen train to the national convention of the Travelers Protective Association.
Advertisements in today's UN offer numerous rooms described as cool and pleasant after a warm winter. The listings promote new accommodations suitable for comfort and seasonal change.
A young man is advised to read the Sun liner column to find a suitable room among many advertised. The notice frames the search as a common feature of the paper’s listings.
Secret ary Johnson and two state charity board members visited Michigan City prison for two days. He called it neat and well kept with excellent discipline though a solitary confinement cell is a bare, dark room. He notes a 500-man dining hall, the guard count, and thieves and lifers who see time as a path to work in the future. Lifers regard thieves as aristocrats of the northern prison.
Three members of a vegetarian colony near Anaheim, Orange County, were brought by a U S marshal for refusing to answer census questions. They bail in at $100 each while asserting no allegiance to the United States and claiming to live by communal property and pure life theories.
Detroit hosts the state tennis event as Burlington defeats Evansville 5 to 2 in interstate play. Friday games showcase a flurry of scores across Cincinnati Boston Pittsburgh and Detroit dropping to third in the international race. The Detroit management signals possible payroll cuts to balance receipts with expenses.
Mrs Margaret Keefe, about 60, died after missing the approach to a high five foot wide footbridge near Bentcast and the Big Four tracks and falling into a stream. Her neck was broken and she was returning home with sugar from a store on Harrington Street. Her family started a search when she did not return and found her body face down in the stream. Two other family members died violently in past years, one in an elevator shaft and another hit by a train, with the same dangerous area noted for lack of lighting or railing.
Philadelphia June 21 report asserts George W Childs of the Philadelphia Ledger funded and secured a seaside cottage for Mrs. Harrison. The gift was kept secret and later publicized amid criticisms, with Wanamaker and McKeen tied to presentation of title deeds and introductions.
Vanderg KY June 21 Spl The office of the leader was knocked out by unknowns Friday night. The probe centers on a watch club lottery scheme run by W T Marspe and others. Separate dispatches report Hill Farm opening planned for late Saturday, with rescue work delayed in Dounear PA and a slate fall delaying miners' rescue. Weather notes forecast warm fair Indiana and local forecast predicts increasing clouds and rain tonight. Isham Prather and Ethal Mobley eloped, and William L Taylor, 18, Evansville, gets three years for attempted murder.
The Society for the Enforcement of the Criminal Law reports a man claiming to be Jack the Ripper will be taken into custody. Joseph A. Brayton leads the inquiry and notes the handwriting resembles the London killer's. Letters to Stephen B. Brague of 93 Nassau St. are posted, with a chilling message about seven bodies and a necklace of hearts.
Meyer Sullivan hosts a Saturday spree culminating in unusual charges. Miss Bertie Adams and Charles Harter plead guilty to offenses under an ill fame law. Adams, a St Louis native, described as pretty, appears linked to a wider spree. Harry M. Gragg faces grand jury action after a watch dispute with J. H. Fenton.
The article lists a July 4 shami battle barbecue prize drill in Richmond with Gov. guards and company A. It notes divorce dismissals in Judge Taylor's court, a jury verdict of seven years for Charles Baker in a rape case, and multiple civic events including memorial services for Ger. Phil. Sheridan post, a Hendricks monument unveiling rehearsal, and a high school alumni reunion. It also mentions a whisky wholesaler's death, a sermonist touring, and upcoming streetcar license disputes affecting a Seventh-st. saloon.
A major cyclone struck Earlville and nearby towns on Friday afternoon, killing at least 15 with many more injured as schoolhouses and homes were demolished. Reports from Cornell Pawpaw and Amboy indicate 27 deaths across Pawpaw and surrounding areas, with total fatalities likely reaching 50 to 75 as rescue efforts continue.
Sunday service schedule lists morning and evening messages at First Presbyterian with Dr. Baines and Rev. Whalton plus sermons at Meridian Methodist Dr. Cleveland Seventh Presbyterian Rev. Hunter Central Christian Dr. Lucas and notes on church activities for young people. Bee Cream soda offered at 5c with Julius A. Hang location 8 Worth Pennsylvania St.
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