15 Mar 1892
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1892
Page
1
Broad Ripple railway deal fails as council rejects purchase clause and faces sharp, partisan debate. Democratic leaders accuse opponents of delay while the plan draws strong opposition from North and South side factions. City officials plan another push if a viable path emerges.
A Sun newspaper report describes two small colored boys in a city hospital ward. One boy recently recovered from a broken leg and smiles as he receives a visit, while the other, whiter-skinned and frail, endures a hereditary illness with limited life expectancy. The piece also notes Dr. D Hayes Agnew's critical heart condition and mentions Senator Hill's arrival in Hinds County.
March 15 report from K headquarters notes national topic slotting into session details. Conversation centers on policy shifts and legislative considerations with unnamed participants.
The Panhandle strike tightens as GI workers are scarce and newcomers face a sharp union watch. The Panhandle boiler makers plan a meeting to consider joining machinists while blacksmiths mull action. The local union reports 11 workers at the site and 25 others sent home at union expense.
Lieut Hetherington, accused by a Japanese coroner's jury of wilful murder, shot and killed Geo Gower Robinson after Robinson drove with a friend on February 18. Robinson had written forgiving Hetherington and urged leniency. Previous scandals left many reluctant to testify against the slayer.
Josiah McDaniels sues Charles Haines before Judge Walker for 5000 dollars claiming grave desecration on a farm in Pike County once owned by McDaniels’ father in law. McDaniels had placed headstones and trees by the graves of his wife and child. the site is now a cattle barnyard under Haines' control. The case has been postponed for years.
W. E. Snyder, confidential clerk at Naylor & Co. hardware dealers, shot two firm members and a clerk named J W Tinnelly before killing himself Tuesday morning in Titian Ohio. Details and motive remain undisclosed.
Corbett put up his $2 500 Tuesday afternoon with George Dickinson sporting editor of the World for a fight with Sullivan Great Fire Nagins Hawtrou Conn March 15 Word reached here early Tuesday morning that a great fire was raging in Danbury Wires are all burned out there and no details have yet reached here Danbury Conn March 15 Many buildings were destroyed Tuesday before the fire was put out Loss 75 000 to 100 000 The Weather Local forecasts for Indianapolis and vicinity 36 hours ending 8 p m March 16 1892 fair weather nearly stationary temperature on Tuesday fair West Side Is measles among West Indianapolis school children City board is readistricting the place and new details at Vim L Siders
On Tuesday afternoon the senate met in executive session to discuss judicial nominations. The fight centers on the confirmation of Judge Woods, with expected lengthy discussion through Tuesday and into Wednesday. Senator Morrill’s health remains critically weak.
Three more typhus deaths were reported from North Brother Island on Monday. The deceased are Isaac Renz Ernest Ortiz and Frederick Hamilton a reporter who contracted the disease in the line of duty. Hamilton had visited 42 E Twelfth Street to report on the quarantine patients and fell ill two weeks earlier.
A historical sketch from Danville recounts Gen Buford Princeton and Spray as famed racehorses that boosted the town's early 1880s scene. It notes Glenarme the notorious stallion, Cheyenne and others, later tracing the decline and a spring plan to work 40 horses at Bowen Gross park. Also mentions John Keeney’s Nominee and Nellie Kk, a noted county trotter.
Paris dispatch reports the French steamer Achille collided with an unknown English channel steamer and sank with five crew members missing or dead.
A narrator describes Johnny going hunting with dogs and claims the man killed the Broad Ripple franchise with help from the dogs. The account emphasizes the dogs’ aid and the hunter’s success in the hunt.
Edmand Yates reports from New York that Emperor William endures severe ear pain with increasing frequency and declares the condition incurable. The piece notes Boulanger’s financial collapse and a Brussels sale, while the royal family is urged to drop Punch from their journals amid jokes about the emperor’s oratorical indiscretions.
Grover Cleveland informs Gen. Edward S. Bragg he will accept the call of the people if nominated but will not launch a self serving canvass for the presidency. He writes from Lakewood New Jersey dated March 9 that he is in the people's hands and awaits their call.
The miners strike swells to about 850000 workers with 200000 in allied industries idle. If it persists, indirect effects will rise, North Staffordshire shows 15080 on strike risking pottery closures and 30000 more could lose work. In Florida, the Duval hotel fire endangers guests with $0,000 loss and $15,000 insurance.
Cincinnati March 15 three hundred harness makers walked out Tuesday over conflicts with bosses ending work in many shops and signaling broad labor tension in the industry.
A chaotic bulletin notes a 4000 strong socialist gathering in Berlin on Monday. Reports say Lincoln recovered, Africans defeat Britain and seize Fort Johnson. Constantinople warns of a plot to kill the sultan amid Victoria’s illness. The Alliance warship rots at Yokohama. German emperor orders three day mourning for the grand duke of Hesse.
The Sun exposes contractors plan to import Italian labor for summer street work. Italians left town after exposure. Colored labor praised as steady and valuable, wages cited as the issue. Union notices and local labor meetings follow with various crafts organizing and boycotts.
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