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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1899
Page
16
The lakes of Killarney in Ireland are famed through history and song for their battlefield past and repeated revolutionary activity. Kroes abbey sits on Lough Lean’s banks near Europes oldest tombstones and anticipated Egyptian excavations. Today Lough Lean is a pleasure spot visited by English hunts and fishers in season, otherwise quiet.
The body of 22 year old Miss Jennie I Horn, a Berlin native employed as a dressmaker for Frederick Bronson, was found in a Bridgeport cellarway. Investigators cite two theories: accidental hanging in sleep or self restraint used to wake herself. She recently arrived in Greenfield Hill and confessed sleepwalking fears to a servant. She left Berlin two weeks earlier with two American acquaintances in New York.
Secretary of War Bryan refutes need for a formal call while stating recruiting in the United States for service in the Philippines will be pushed vigorously. Three skeleton regiments will be filled to maximum strength and further recruitment continues beyond that number. General Otis may see a force exceeding the 30,000 he is believed to need.
June 28 Guthrie Oklahoma residents propose to donate a site and build a comfortable country home for the Manila Bay hero to spend his remaining days in peace. They invite Admiral Dewey to move to Oklahoma or visit for a christening of the county. Washington June 23 president appoints naval academy cadets replacing those who failed to pass. Stephen C. Rowan named in place of Bagley and Richard D. Hartwood in place of Busbee. Close call for Bailey. Fork June 28 comedian Peter F. Dailey narrowly escaped drowning off the Navesink Highlands while trying to fasten a stern flag. he was rescued unconscious. A wreck near Jones Boston freight hand killed. Sir A. Hobart seriously injured. Doctor denies the daughter claim.
A Chickamauga romance ends in a hasty wedding in Brooklyn as Joseph Pearce and Nora Pearce marry after nursing and letters. William Koysh, the bedridden soldier’s friend, wed Nora with Clara Henry as witness. The Pearces have yet to grant parental forgiveness.
The weekly crop bulletin reports statewide good crop conditions. Harvest is advancing with threshing under way in southern areas. Clover and timothy stores are strong, corn grows rapidly, oats and vegetables show promise, and fruits hold well though many apples have dropped. Livestock remains excellent.
ST. LOUIS June 28 John W Hamilton and J W Blake arrested on charges of using the mails to defraud. Corres pondence found in Hamiltons room ties him to several alleged mythical manufacturing concerns with operations extending through Ohio and Missouri. They planned to sell stock for any marketable item.
London dispatch reports the Chatham dockyards received orders to mobilize the British fleet in July as part of wartime preparations. The notice indicates a broad buildup underway with facilities mobilizing for naval readiness.
The item notes annual payments for rubber land ranging from 256 to 500 dollars per acre. It highlights a broad earnings spectrum and implies variable land value based on rubber crop tenure and location.
In Berlin on June 2 Crown Prince Frederick William presented a finely finished writing desk to the imperial parents. Following the royal tradition he chose cabinet making as his trade, studying under Herr Colin the court bookbinder. He is a meticulous carver with a strong hand.
John B Richards arrived on the Breakwater from Central America and recounted being jailed in Zacapa after aiding Kansas City filibusters. He says he and W H Harris prospected, washed out $17 in gold, were ordered to leave the province, Harris escaped, Richards was jailed with 36 criminals and wrote to Minister Hunter asserting innocence.
A fragment mentions Bast meals offered at the Grand Hotel Cafe with a prompt to try them in the city.
Transit snippet shows Vincennes Express arrival at 10.40am and Cairo Express daily service. details are partial and pertain to scheduled trains.
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