23 Mar 1894
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1894
Page
1
Weather hints from Wappenhans promise a fair Easter Sunday as Indianapolis women prepare to flaunt new bonnets and gowns. Milliners report brisk sales of hats from $5 to $50 with chic toques and lace trimmed pieces. churches plan lavish floral decor, while vendors worry about plant rentals and price pressures amid hard times.
Breckinridge case updates reveal no court Friday and delayed testimony. Depositions show Pollard’s age and motherhood claim disputed. Breckinridge aims to sway the jury. Saturday arguments will address pretrial life testimony. County board to decide Broad Ripple railroad favors Farmers’ company for local backing.
Foracents for Indiana for the 36 hours ending p m March 4 1994. Slightly colder fair weather Friday night and Saturday.
City Controller Trusler turns to North Indianapolis to tax four to five saloons near the corporate line, aiming to boost city coffers. License inspector Bolenn to investigate with arrests if needed. Meridian Street improvement plans stall as property owners dispute pavement plans. Custodian Wheat contends with the Board of Works over hall control after a resignation dispute. Brick pavement on Morris Street and sewer work on Meridian funded at $3.73 per foot awarded to Fulmer and Labert.
In Indianapolis a group of Coxey’s rear guard tramps, about 11 strong, were captured in a freight car after a heated clash with Patrolman Asch and Vandalia Company staff. They resisted arrest, fired through the car sides, but were subdued and fined ten dollars each in police court. Discharged unrelated case of a man charged with bigamy.
Contractors refuse wage scale and claim they can hire all needed workers at lower rates, while unionists anticipate a spring surge in demands as work begins. Indianapolis baseball scene heats up with Sharsig optimistic about a strong season and preparations underway for April games at home grounds.
The jury ruled the words payable at Fletcher's bank were written after the note was made, affecting whether the note could be transferred as commercial paper. Judge Slarper will rule on judgment, noting usurious interest of 10 percent per month and deeming Ward's lending a disreputable business.
After nearly a week of fruitless searching for the fourth body, rescuers found the fifth victim on Friday morning in the floated Gaylord slope. The body is identified as James Kingdon. Rescue work continues amid danger from falling roof portions.
Isaacs reports F L Taylor a Cornell student committed to jail for contempt of court for refusing to appear before the grand jury on the chlorine case. It is said several fellow students will join him. Cut your coupons for America offers six coupons for No 1 photos at the same price for city and noncity residents.
In Peru Indiana Charles Hicks aged 60 attempted suicide by poison and throat cutting amid a personal crisis. His brother Harry recently killed himself in Rochester. Hicks is said to be in doubtful condition. In Cincinnati Thomas W Kinsey aged 70 was fatally struck by an electric car on Friday morning.
May strike threat halts wage reductions at Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad. Engineer and fireman unions warn President Carpenter to withdraw the cut or face a work stoppage. Rail workers in Terre Haute and surrounding areas press for strong action as labor tensions rise amid broader district school commencements and civic affairs.
Five people perished Friday when the Acms dynamite works near srons exploded. Three men and two women were killed, many houses wrecked across the river at Acamtonia Hulton and Johnston station. Women killed were Mrs Wm Arthurs and Miss Sadie Remley. Bodies were mangled beyond recognition and the powder company's works were wiped out.
In superior court room 1 Judge Winters admonished Van Vorhis and Bernhemer to stop pressuring Cordes's wife to divorce. He demanded the woman receive medical help and be left alone, stating he will not grant a divorce until the wife’s health is restored and outside influence ends. Cordes wants his wife home and the family to be reunited.
Burglars entered BE Smith's Dye House at 57 N Pennsylvania St during Thursday night stealing 26 pairs of trousers 15 coats and other items valued at 250. Police arrested Dick Hawley and John Butler Friday after noon. Both claim New York as home and belong to the strangers category. A light remained burning and several electric lamps burned nearby during the break in.
Ottawa Ontario March 23 fire nearly destroyed the government printing bureau in the parliament building with the book bindery department reduced to ashes. Donations to Coney Massachusetts March 28 J B Coney received 1411 in cash and checks to aid the commonwealth effort.
Chicago reports judge grants a stay of execution for Prendergast, murderer of Mayor Harrison, citing insanity after trial. Experts had testified to his sanity during the case, but now deem him unbalanced. Across the week mobs gathered at the county jail to demand his death, police reinforced guards to maintain order.
March 23 Santander authorities planned funeral for explosion victims. Mutilated bodies hindered identifications while crowds cheered threats. Soldiers from nearby towns halted violence as the mob flooded streets to the cemetery, then scattered before saber lines.
The Beatty estate, linked to Blarion county courts for 26 years, faced another hearing as Judge Brown received exceptions to Special-master Hill's report. Executor John C. New, who posted a 500000 bond in 1876 before going to England as consul, faces heirs contest over accounting. The estate, once valued around 300000, has long been litigated. Funeral for Charles Carlton held at 79 West North Street with elaborate floral arrangements including hyacinths roses and white pinks, and interment at Holy Cross Cemetery following ceremony by Father Chantron.
The Bell jury has been out 51 hours by Friday afternoon in the Booth Bell case. Prosecutor Holtzman argued the evidence is strong against the theatrical agent accused of ruining Lavonis Sherman. If no verdict is reached, Bell awaits at the jail, his spirits lightened yet unsettled by the delay.
Captized vessel reported off Twelfth street on Friday morning. Details on number of crew unavailable and identifications are not known.
A fragmented notice mentions coupons and documents tied to a Bante offer, with unclear references to pricing and recipients outside a line region. The readable parts point to a consumer action involving mailed or tied materials and an addressless distribution context.
Mark Davie, republican sheriff candidate, works out townships. Henry Russe seeks democratic nomination for county treasurer. Democrats expect Congressman Cooper to cushion Bynum’s bid, leaving him a clear field. State committee roomey nearly deserted, Taggart checks furniture weekly. Secretary Joe Mickley remains a candidate for state auditor and aggressive, predicted to surge late.
Dyspepsia constipation piles and debility are listed as morbid liver complaints. The ad claims Simmon s Liver Regulator is a pure vegetable tonic cathartic and alterative that readily removes these ailments.
Bland presses retaliation against Canada if it discriminates in St Marys canal transit offerings. He warns a rival canal would leave U S citizens at Canada’s mercy, urging seigniorage and silver bills as part of broader fiscal policy amid partisan divide at the Capitol.
Thomas Higgins died on the scaffold in Curcaco as the death sentence was carried out for the murder of Peter McCooey, an elderly city employee, after burglary was proven. In Osawa, Charles Carleton, who escaped Fremont jail after being sentenced to hang for murder, was captured at a Sarpy county farmer’s home. The state supreme court granted a stay, so the execution date will be reset.
In Fort Worth Texas on March 23 city recorder Smith orders police to arrest the unemployed army with no distinctions and threaten fines for able bodied men to force street repairs. A prison court in Lamar Colorado covers a gang of boys aged up to 15 who broke into a store and stole bananas, with Judge Stubbs lecturing them before grand jury review. Chas Randell, from New York, walks toward San Francisco on a wager, covering over two thousand miles in five days with 41 days left.
J M Overton of Nashville coal and trust company convicted in criminal court for conspiracy to regulate coal prices. First conviction under the Tennessee anti trust law. Indictments pending against every trust member in Nashville.
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