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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1891
Page
1
Citizens pour into Indianapolis to welcome President Harrison with a grand display. The city is painted in red white and blue as officials plan a brief 45 minute stay and a short procession along the published march. Governors and local leaders prepare a formal address of welcome at Union Station.
The presidential party will travel by train to the city and proceed to Jackson Place in front of Union Depot for an address. Harrison procession forms at Jacksea Place before the president, with Gen. Fred Knoehler as marshal. A mounted squad, a platoon of police, military units, two 18-piece bands, and reception cars are named. Grand Army posts stay at the depot. The day police under Capt. Quigley will clear streets and enforce the fixed march.
Officer Wefford, nearly knocked back by nerves, found a box in a car unloading coke. Inside lay a bottle suspected to be nitro glycerin, carried to the station by the patrolman. Dr Perry confirmed it was harmless liniment from Pennsylvania coke country related to miner tensions.
May 14 Steck Holm reports the elopement of Count Von Rosen Hussars with actress Hartmann the wife of an old invalid. They traveled to London hoping to meet Mrs. Moore a wealthy American cousin and potential benefactor in their flight to New York. Count Von Rosen's brother pursues him urging punishment for desertion.
OEY Lark and Charles Reece sentenced for robbery and related indictments. Abbey Abbott questioned for theft. cattle allowed to roam on uninclosed lands. Uncle Dos Devine robbery leads to five-year term. boilermakers elect officers and plan next year’s meeting in Columbus. dissolution sought of restaurant partnership at 18 N. Pennsylvania. restraining order granted to McGinnis lumber against Big Four road. banquet for Theodora Roosevelt funded by William Dudley Foulke. Eclectic doctors appoint college faculty. state board agriculture routine session and draft poster design for state fair. various small obituaries and medical notices. multiple marriages licensed in local records.
A dispatch from St Louis notes rumors of Undertaker Whitsett proposing marriage to Mrs Orner after his divorce case. The report details depositions, witnesses, and Mrs Gregory as key testimony. Also covered is Col Edgar Daniel Boone leading liberated lions in a touring show with Carlotta and a hunting hound, praised for feats and world travel.
A harsh caricature of Indiana towns mocks local girls with exaggerated tales of vanity, nightlife and romance. Crawfordsville, Muncie, Anderson, Danville, Marion, Fransville, Greencastle and other places are lampooned for social schemes, marriage, church rolls, and schemeful courtships.
A Bryant Blaine health update describes him improving after prostration from overwork and social demands. The press notes differing views on his condition, while officials state he feels better and may travel to Washington for essential State Department duties.
At Monday night’s council meeting two committees contend over who reviews the health department figures including the city hospital and dispensary. Nolan from public health and Nolan’s copy of the controller’s estimate will be reported, while Trusler argues the health and charities items belong to his committee. The charter allows one panel, but debate persists with reports expected.
Expressions of good will marked the paper’s third career milestone. A notable letter from E. Acore, general manager of Indiana Life Benefit Ass, praises The Sex as a bright shifting light and wishes continued success.
Remros Ark reports Thomas Page aged 12 killed his mother by striking her on the head with a garden hoe as she attempted to chastise him. The incident occurred Thursday, and authorities prepared for the fallout from the tragedy and ensuing investigations.
The National conference of charities met at Plymouth church with delegates from Massachusetts Connecticut Maryland Delaware New York and Indiana. Miss Clara Barton attended while Gov Campbell of Ohio could not attend. The gathering featured Secretary Alex Johnson of the Indiana board of charities and an audience including Mrs Annie Buchanan Indianapolis and Miss Bowمان Chicago. The president’s mastiff drew attention as the event opened and sessions planned discussions on outdoor relief and charitable work continued into the afternoon with papers and debates.
Edward A. Mulford has filed a second amended complaint against Ren McKenzie Geo Frey and Gian Frank for slander. Mulford seeks 25000 dollars and proper relief claiming expansion of a public denouncement at a May meeting of the American Ticket Brokers Association.
News from Panama Star and Herald report Hipployte, once savior of Hayti, facing another revolution on the island. Also dated May 14, three schoolboys James Rock Joseph Gray Tinley Rison and Thomas Beaslay drowned in Ink Bayou Columbia county after a boat capsized. Alfred Gray survived. Indiana weather forecasts call for fair, cooler conditions with near stationary temperatures.
Local notes mention a new steel factory for Anderson amid regional updates. Muncie welcomes its new Democratic mayor as Kan-Caliville faces a Prohibition mayoral candidate amid local controversy. The Ohio is planned to bridge Bryans ville with a steel cantilever span, marking regional infrastructure ambition.
May 14 reports from Mexico and Louis claim the Chilean steamship Etata was sunk by the Charleston after a clash at sea. Accounts vary whether Etata fired first or attempted to flee, with powder cargo explosions cited in one version and overtake by U S forces discussed in others. Official confirmation remains absent.
May 14 in Chicago a circular discharged yard masters and switchmen amid a looming strike rumor. Two hundred police guarded the railroad to protect property while no freight moved yet passenger trains ran as usual.
A colored Methodist deacons meeting in Logan County on Wednesday night sparked a melee after members were charged with adultery. Pastor Groos was slightly wounded while Deacon Thomson received a head cut. All parties were apprehended.
May 14 in Michigan reports of lives lost in forest fires appear unfounded. Homes in Newaygo Mecosta Lake and Osceola counties burned themselves out and the total loss is estimated at about 2,068,000 dollars.
An unrest event on May 14 in Davis and surrounding areas sparks fears of violent uprising. Secret societies form with intent to avenge the fatally injured, while authorities enforce strict actions and predict broad arrests amid tense streets.
May 14 report states a recent Bolivian rebellion was quelled. An alleged assassination bid on the president was uncovered, with several soldiers found supplied with ball ammunition for the attack.
A Thursday morning incident on May Street near Pira caused 10,000 damage to the building owned by George Wheeler housing the Columbia Paint Company with 3,000 stock loss. Other losses include 1,900 for Lewis Mendel tobacco and 1,000 for J Amett harness.
A fragmented recap of early 20th century baseball and racing updates. Mentions include Chicago and Boston contend for first, East St. Louis track plans, a player release, Teener challenging Gaudnar for $4500, and numerous game scores like Northwestern Evansville 8, Gram Rapids 2, Terre Haute 9. Also notes regional teams, batters, and derbies with Derby at Louisville, favorites, and entrants.
Caprured engine and mail car after a switch blockade by strikers at Ladoga Indiana. Crowds detached couplings, forcing pulling back to the side track. Sheriff chains the detained locomotive to the track as authorities issue executions and face threats amid ongoing railroad dispute backed by workers and apparent court support.
In New Orleans on May 14 Sener Corte the Italian consul claims an organized group plotted to kill Mayor Shakespeare Bir Parkinson Wickliffe and other mob leaders the day after a murder. Corte says he intervened and prevented the planned killings while noting the conspirators would not be spared.
May 11 report from Suassex Ind states Oliver D Wynero p postmaster and storekeeper at ladsden left wife and two children and eloped with Miss Brant a former domestic. Debts of about 6000 due to Anderson grocery firms. Mrs Wynero p reportedly prostrated. Separately May 14 British Buccaneer and Italian Sture collided off Huropa point near Utopia wreck area. No injuries aboard both ships. repairs planned and 60 Italians aboard Sture were unsettled by the mishap.
May 14. Leaders of M. DB. A. of Tilinsis agreed to new resolutions to be presented to the third party convention in Cincinnati next week. They depreciate the amalgamation of a new political party and oppose its presidential candidate.
A May 11 report states the Sferrera brothers, leaders of the ig Cap organization, were arrested and charged in connection with the murder of the two Sandovals last Monday, signaling a major breakthrough in the case.
From London to Greece and the Dutch Guiana frontier, reports describe attacks, killings, and revolts. A storm leaves troops dead in Mashowah, a church looted by Woo Foo, and an assassination attempt on President Hin wfadimsti. Carrients Argentine faces deadly political enmity as a family is murdered.
A fragment indicates a missing small male pug about five months old with dark facial markings. A reward is offered by an unnamed finder. The text references Vermont, a furniture Sawyer, and various vague items like a New York Store display and antique calc fish.
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