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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1892
Page
4
A flood of small notices reports escapes, arrests, curious crimes, a 80th birthday, a trance case, a cow twin birth, and weather woes across Shelbyville, Muncie, Richmond, and other cities. Highlights include a jail escape, a fatal shot, a missing ring, damming river levels, and a Shamrock Society formation in Fort Wayne.
The Liliputians schedule in Holden shows a conservative city warming to the act as crowds grow. Reed Collier duo headline with a self written piece about laughter over a flawed plot while Joe Arthur prepares a new play and Hood's Sarsaparilla is promoted.
In Thorn town a citizens ticket took the lead amid high taxes and farming voters active in the campaign. The mention lists towns Fort Rensselaer Noblesville Mt. Vernon Martinsville Greensburg Vincennes Fort Wayne Rushville Terre Haute Lebanon Ligonier Washington South Bend Attica Warsaw Darlington Tipton Brazil Delphi as context for a regional political scene.
Dr D H Oliver is seriously ill with grippe and a fresh air mission starts at Fairview park in early June. Richard Wallace, acquitted of robbing Councilman McGill, faces no charges. May music festival seats moved to May 13. Prof Gresh’s pupils host a social hop on May 10. J A Bruce injured after falling from an electric car near College-ave barns. Dr S E Earp to wed Miss Margaret McGlaughlin at 235 N Illinois St Wednesday night. Pension payments begin with 3,000 new names since last pay day under the new law. Curtis Bass fined $400 in federal court for revenue law violation. Orphan asylum elected officers. 212 children cared for in past year. G A R meeting to protest Dr Wyeth visit set for criminal court room Wednesday evening. Indiana physio-medical society discussed principles and liver abscess panel. officers to be named Wednesday. Protests against Dr Wyeth continue. Rush county medical association protests. Women’s council executive board met at Propylium. federation of literary clubs to Chicago May 11 12 and 18 with reduced rates. Send names to Mrs May Wright Sewall. executive board meets first Tuesday in August.
Features of sporting life cover Yale plans to form a horse polo team to play Harvard, Indianapolis basketball at Kansas City, and St Louis racehorses Iris Minnie B Judge Arkell Clio Catlan. Memorial day lauds wheelmen, with Lexington and Nashville winners listed for a busy racing season amid rain and delayed games.
Opening prices show wheats rising with May Sle July 815gc. corn May 4434c July 40790. oats May 287c July 2834c. pork May 957 July 972. lard May 577 July 652. short ribs May 3617 July 3625. Chicago and New York listings follow with May and July figures across grains and meats.
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