13 Mar 1893
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1893
Page
1
A Indianapolis led embalming convention pushes radical methods to render bodies germ free and preserved. Leaders Carl Barnes and Joseph Fitzhugh claim new techniques use veins and arteries, with a New Albany corpse used for demonstration, amid police caution and grave robbery fears. Other city theatre listings and tours accompany the report.
Washington March 13 a Washington special says that President Cleveland's rule barring ex office holders from appointments has been modified it will not apply to postmasters in large cities where the former administration was especially efficient The cities Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh New Orleans Cleveland Cincinnati St Louis Denver St Paul San Francisco will be affected and ex post masters there may win reappointment The president told Congressman Dockey Monday he did not intend to discriminate against newspaper men No nominations were considered by the repute Monday
Paris dispatch reports M Bourgeois resigns from the ministry amid Panama scandals. De Ville takes temporary portfolio as crowds gather at justice court and Palais de Justice, with calls for dissolution and a looming cabinet crisis.
The Board of Public Works met Monday amid tension as McDonald interests and street car representatives pressed for a franchise decision. City Attorney’s opinion loomed, and the board said a definite offer would come later. Frustrated attendees left, while remonstrances over paving and sidewalk choices were filed by local property owners and residents.
Widespread prairie fires rage for two days around GagorEn Crry Kas. William Anderson and his wife fatally burned as homes and three schoolhouses burn. Frank Gruner and J M Nettrower’s farms also burned, families flee for life amid flames sweeping multiple districts.
The body of a young woman who shot herself in a Coleman House room on Sunday night remained unidentified Monday. Police and the coroner doubted the registered name Mrs. F Carter of St Louis, suspecting it was false. By noon the deceased was identified as Miss Leonilde Cozzins, 18, of 240 W 186th St, with her dressmaker confirming the ID. Her home life appeared happy and no motive was given.
Tam Sun liner columns inspire poetry with cash rewards of five dollars for the best piece and two fifty for the second best. Submissions must be handed in by April 1 and may be published by Tun Sun even if not prize winners.
A group of college youths in the city Sunday debated the late oratorical contest. They criticized Fairbanks, noting Hadley’s high score and alleging political ties influenced judging. DePauw and State university students voiced varying opinions, with quaker boys calling him mean.
A mob of about 500 Black residents overpowered a sheriff near Nitta Yuma and hanged Lee Walton from a limb, shooting him to death after Walton killed Rufus Haywood, a Black planter, Saturday night and fled before capture. The account notes ongoing church activities and sermons from Pulpit Echoes.
Cablegram quotes Consul-general John New saying he is ready to hand over his office to Pat Colling immediately though he may not see Gen. Collins before April 1. New notes Collins resembles Y P O Connor, hopes Irish background won’t hinder him, and cites no truth to rumored defalcation. He plans a continental tour with his family before returning home.
In Hamilton county court a motion for a new trial is set for this week in the McDonald will case. Defense attorneys will challenge admissibility of John M. Butler testimony and argue the court failed to compel plaintiffs to elect between undue influence and forgery theories at trial. If denied, the case may go to the supreme court on appeal.
Builders and contractors anticipate a building boom in Indianapolis this season with many residences and extensive business blocks. The Journal building is being remodeled into 56 offices, walls strengthened, and a new story added after the Mansard rent is removed. A wealthy local syndicate is said to acquire the old public library site to erect an eight story office building of elegant design.
Gladstone is ill with a cold. A five story block burned on Monday in Lynn and Mags, causing losses of 120600 dollars. Harry Kernell, famed Irish comedian, is dying in a Bloomingdale sane asylum in New Jersey. The Azores ship Naronic failed to return, leaving 76 souls lost and no further word.
A March 13 report from New York describes the Hudson rising one foot per hour through Sunday night to 14 feet above mean tide by Monday morning. The river floods the lower city, halting railroad traffic and streetcars, marking the highest level since 1883. In Scarnecrapy, ice gorge on the Mohawk near Fitchburg bridge flood-pegged extensive works of Westinghouse and General Electric, displacing workers, with streetcar lines stopped and canal pens damaged as two small steamers were dashed against Church Street bridge.
The treasury department plans to accept only advantageous gold offers as the treasury situation improves daily President Cleveland declines an extra session to repeal the silver purchase act and may send a non partisan Hawaiian commission He favors free press and will not appoint editors to government posts. A.Sarsapavilla promises energy while new parlor goods appear at Atlas Lite Fosarance Co in Indianapolis Tool 66 cash capital company
The comptroller and Board of Public Safety compared their records Monday, correcting email mistakes highlighted earlier. Officials defended the story, with Perrott laughing at the fuss and urging a retraction, while Deputy-city-clerk Hedian and Clerk Herrick minimized the issue as a minor error.
A consolidation unites the U. S. printing company of Fifth Street and Expleston avenue in Coscosnari with the National card company of Indianapolis. The local Russel-Morgan firm becomes part of the amalgamated group with Saml Murrey a leading figure. A new superintendent is expected to take charge around April 1, while the U. S. plant houses the combined operations. A spokesman denied a full consolidation and offered no definite future plans.
Elizabeth Kiscell, poorly dressed and impoverished, pleaded guilty to stealing five loaves from Chris Shutter’s grocery on Pennsyl vania Ave. after her husband’s illness left them unable to work. The judge released her, saying he would not fire a hungry person for stealing and urged her to seek help.
A mine explosion at Whissett coal works near Connellsville injured ten men, five rescued. Laura Hepburn fights to keep her child Burta after guardians seek custody. Judge Brown grants board possession amid an emotional scene. Katharine Home for Aged Women in Meridian Street dedicated with clergy, choir, and donors. debt free and poised to expand.
A nascent law and order society led by church figures vows to curb gambling dens and city corruption in Indianapolis. It plans petitions, an independent ticket, and a push for reforms with lower taxes and better city governance. Local businessmen met at Grand hotel to discuss Meridian and Maryland streets improvements and pavement for traffic.
Fragments report gossip about an alleged suppressed sensational tale in Anderson. A prominent local figure faced scandal rumors amid a two month spread, with denials and consideration of a suit. Separate incidents include a burglary at 52 School St, a loss of $95 found with a boarder, and a legislator J. S. Williams dying of pneumonia. A man named Rhode was struck and killed by a Lake Shore train near Otla.
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