03 May 1889
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1889
Page
1
A humorous account highlights Apple and Carre all remedies and hospital routine. Reporter tone notes Governor Roberts office, apples as cure all, and army quinine practice with a humorous Irish soldier in a medical line.
Maj Sutchetl Judge Ervin and Maj Mitchell led a Friday morning temperance talk. A petitioner avoids punishment for petit larceny after promising sobriety to support his poverty-stricken family. Affidavit Giver on Demand remarks and a probate clerk recounts an enormous eel tale and a dog string joke on Illinois street.
Secretary Windom is sick while George Francia Train endures fourteen days and wanes. A New York centennial parade coach is misidentified as Washington's carriage. General Drake claims a zouave badge he gave to General Gordon, ex Confederate. Bishop Potter defends his centennial sermon, denying blame for misinterpretation.
Supt Travis defends policing raids on wine rooms while blaming insufficient legal backing for broad arrests. He argues that targeting known disreputable women would deter patronage and urges council backbone to regulate these establishments. Also noted are a stage production review and local incidents, including a frost impact claim and a shotgun incident at Summitville.
A serialized reminiscence notes quirky eating habits from various places. It mentions Angieworms aqua Dirt and Mince Pie in Noup, snuff use by politicians, sand eating in the south and midwest, dirt and chalk in cabins, and Pennsylvania angle worm soup as regional curiosities.
A delegation of bootblacks led by Grand Chief Shiner Anderson announced a strike and boycott aimed at harming The Sux newspaper. They cited wage cuts for shiners at a cent per shine as their reason, insisting their action stands firm despite opposition. A separate item from Trent on May 3 reports a real estate deal of 425000 dollars for seventeen acres.
Later returns from Thursday's cyclone in the eastern part of the state fix the damage at 60600 dollars. One person was killed.
News from Newcastle Indiana reports a major blaze that destroyed The Bunny Mouse hotel with about 40 rooms and the Bundy house, a state landmark once led by the Taylors. Only BR. I. Squith's warehouse survived largely intact while local officials faced a dispute over deputies pay rolls and assessor Quill.
Meridian National Bank attorneys moved to push the case against Broad Ripple Natural Gas Co for notes totaling 5000 to trial. Judge Sullivan granted a postponement until Monday afternoon saying the matter was being contested over creditor circulars and attorney fees. Additional notes recount a separate liquor sale case in Lewiston New York where Hummell was fined 19 dollars for selling lemon extract as intoxicant without a license as several firms faced similar arrests. Marott's Shoes advertises low prices and new string styles at 16 North Pennsylvania Street.
In a Washington scene dated May 8, Dr. Scott, father in law to President Harrison, brokered a thaw with Willian Wade Dudley. Harrison had blocked a government post for Scott, but Dudley later helped land him a government position. Reports from Indiana suggest Dudley’s interference affected campaign dynamics and stirred party controversy.
A detailed, informal profile of five judges in Marian county courts. Judge Livingston Howland is distracted yet focused on questions, Judge Irvin shows irritability and habit of inkstand taps, Judge Taylor commands respect with dignity, Judge Howe hides indifference yet observes closely, and Judge Walker sits reclined, listening intently to witnesses as he rests. Artistic furniture at Win. L. Elders.
In Brazil Indiana May a private miners delegate meeting adjourned with no decisive action. The Sun notes no work will occur at mines until markets allow coal sale and prices. A West Indian church row led to arrests and subsequent acquittals with fines. Multiple local court cases, divorces, strikes, and notices follow in this sprawling item.
University of the City of New York physician Dr ThomPson warns that symptoms of diseased kidneys first show in different organs. The advice urges treating kidneys directly, not individual effects, through Warner's Fate Cure.
A pitching duel and chaotic fielding marked the Indianapolis vs Chicago tilt. Gumbert started for Chicago but faltered as Seery hit a three bagger, Glasscock and Burne contributed, and Farrell and Pfeffer homered for Chicago. Numerous errors and base hits kept fans buzzing through drizzle and delayed play.
Twenty five businessmen pledge five thousand dollars each to a free gas fund. Letters pour in from across the country as manufacturers discuss locations and the campaign moves forward. Weather for Indiana predicts slightly warmer fair conditions. Head’s Sargaparila touted for medical merit and cures.
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