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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1892
Page
4
A collage of small town incidents. dog fight, a fatal dog bite, fires damaging mills, oil plans, flood warnings, a barbershop revival, and various local notices including crimes, deaths, and property losses across Indiana towns like Logansport, Michigan City, and Brazil.
County commissioners reviewed bridges Friday and Saturday while Indianapolis secures another cerealine mill for the Miller farm. Brush electric advances underground conduits as patrols handle a small blaze at Undertaker Girton's. A tense Washington street incident ends with the suspect in custody as library control eyed by a commercial club and a new librarian proposed. A Pennsylvania railroad damage case yields $1,000 to C H Russ. Columbia club plans a Minneapolis trip with a glee group. Local stockholders buy land for club use and river canal mishap prompts an ambulance transfer to hospital. theater politics and office disputes generate friction among constables and sworn allies.
France seeks McKinley bill change but rejects silver coinage. A Hungarian cabbies strike stems from a duke’s overcharge. A Verseiz explosion damages a notary Papp’s residence. Westminsters archbishop Vaughn omits Irish from service list while Salisbury’s home rule prophecy alarms papers. Prince rumors swirl around Victoria, William, Bismarck, and the czarewitch’s possible marriage to Princess Marguerite.
Wyoming Valley miners in Pennsylvania grumble and threaten a strike while New Jersey targets roads tied to the Reading combine. Joe Paile tried to mediate a saloon fight in Altoona on Sunday. his neck was broken by a flying brick. Charles Tanitin, a stevedore in San Francisco, fell into the furnace of the tug Gov. Irwin and died in a Sunday incident. No cause known.
National league results list a 10 to 1 upset as Harvard rout Princeton 11 to 5 and Indiana defeats the Polytechnics 22 to 18 in Terre Haute. The Schuetzen park opens May 22 with Meennerchor and Leiderbranz societies taking part as Ft Wayne faces claims of being a dead game town. Western league results show Omaha, Toledo, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and others. The Olympic Club in New Orleans plans three fights the week of Sept 5 including Fitzsimmons Pritchard and Sullivan Corbett.
Health news notes Mrs Harrison’s continued recovery while plans for a summer trip form. Capt Bill Meredith from the Bureau of Engraving proudly owns a prize bulldog. Congressman Bynum filibustered on river and harbor bill Saturday, then won a motion to adjourn. Secretary Noble says he will provide pension committee info though not obligated. Chinese minister’s protest against the exclusion act arrived after President Harrison signed the bill.
Senator Stanford may resign as tensions rise around Platt Quay and Reed while Harrison worries. Idaho banners praise Blaine and free silver at the Minneapolis convention. Advertisements offer hair goods, Budweiser beer, pianos, old iron and rooms for rent with contact details and pricing.
Inspector's report shows wheat, corn, oats, and hay receipts in cars with bid prices for various grain quality grades. Local dealers bid on timothy hay, prairie mixes, and clover, while wagon and car lot pricing is noted. Telegraph and New York/Chicago quotes provide opening and closing figures for wheat, corn, oats, lard, and pork futures.
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