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Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1893

Page

4

Seymour Funerals Open Doors Amid Alleged Shoplifts

A jumble of local notices reports Seymour funerals opening doors and a string of incidents. W News items include Jerre Sullivan tied to Darnell Iron Works, a 107 pound spoonbill catfish from Wagle lake, and multiple deaths in Kendallville Mooresville and Decatur county. Local courts, bank reshuffles, divorces, and a gas explosion at Montesliar are noted alongside council friction in New Albany and indictments in Rushville and Goshen.

C. Mains Kendallville William H. Hinson Mooresville Knox County Vincennes Dunes Isaac Ferry Elkhart Wagle Lake Anderson Koicrso Daniel Cover Decatur County Justice Chamberlain Goshen Laporte Seymour Albany Eues Anna Lou Mitchell Martineville Bank of Albany Daisey Montesliar General Conference of the United Brethren Church Hudson Tauraday Commercial Bank of Oxford Hiwood Muncie U.S Adams Greensburg Cayuga Tullis-Stortridge Rushville Arcadia Bank L,t&t Railway Bulletin Starke County Louis I. Price John Turley Indiana Velarune Cession Valparaiso Robert Adams Nathan Bell William Nelson Wranit McCarty Southern Penitentiary J. B. Merriweather Jeffersonville Crawfordeville Kereting Nicholas Gerardy San Pierre Kerating Graphic Hamilton Stsaben County Alondar Mackessy Lafayette Bix Uesday Pritchard

Boxing and sports tidbits from multiple matches and plans

The article notes Instant sold in Cleveland for 4200 dollars and lists forthcoming bouts. Tom Kelly posts a 100 dollar forfeit to fight Lilly Vernon, while Johnny Gibbons agrees to a 120 pound bout with Stanton Abbott. Morgan Crowther seeks George Dison, Fred Morris aims for a 140 pound foe, and Jim Daly of Corbett is slated for four rounds with Peter Maher in Philadelphia for 2000 dollars. Details include a Denison house pool tournament rising interest and O Connor beating Bayless 100 to 36. An unknown Muncie man seeks Tommie Miller backing for 506, Gillespie and Howley fight near Wheeling with Howley KO’d by a heart blow. Billy Siwniti’s wife’s death delays his fight with Jack Dempsey by eight weeks. Wrestling match Comstock versus Farmer Burns set for Fort Wayne May 26 with 8500 purse and 100 side bets. Tuesday baseball scores Saint Louis 6 Cincinnati 9, Chicago 3 Pittsburgh 10 New York 1.

Instant Cleveland Tom Kelly Loboken Lilly Vernon Johnny Gibbons Stanton Abbott Morgan Crowther George Dison Fred Morris Billy Madden Jim Daly Corbett Peter Maher Philadelphia Denison House O'Connor Bayless Muncie Tommie Miller Indianapolis James Gillespie Ohio Mike Howley Wheeling W. Va Howley Billy Siwniti Coney Island Club Jack Dempsey J. ©. Comstock Farmer” Burns Big Rock Fort Wayne St. Louis Cincinnati Hawley Pietz Darby Murphy Chicago Pittsburgh McGilland Schriver Ehret Mack Boston New York Stivels Ganze Rusie McMahon

A Night in Elwood with a Pushy Town Guard

An Indianapolis lawyer recalls a morning in Elwood during a layover from Anderson to Tipton. A badge wearing officer with a club accosted him on the platform, threatened arrest for trespass, and demanded he count ties out of town. The tale ends with a warning: never travel to Elwood on a night train.

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Indianapolis events and notices from local society pages

A compact roundup: benefit night at First Baptist Church benefits boys home. Marion County medical society discusses Dr. O J Brown’s death. Zigzag Club hosts 200 guests at N Delaware Ave home. Grand Lodge I O O F session with 300 delegates. Divorce suit by Annie Cross. school book commission revisits high schools. Daughters of Rebekah adjourns with officers elected. Marriage licenses listed. various illnesses and deaths reported. election chatter among local officials.

Frirst Baptist Church Indianapolis Mannerchor Society Mannerchor Hall Michael Jynch City Hospital Girls’ Industrial School Fairview Park Tommiaon Hall Marion County Medical Society O. J. Brown W. H. Douley Central Christian Church Salome Nassaman Physio-Medical Association Indianeave Loveland A. L. Wishard N. Delaware Grand Lodge I. O. O. IF Annie Cross Joseph State Board of School Book Commissioners Seymour North Vernon D. A. Randthaler G. J. Letcher James Smith The Daughters of Rebekah Chicago Lira M. L. Lefener Union City

Wasson's Great Millinery Sale Opens with Crowded Dept

The Wasson's millinery sale is in full blast with the array crowded by buyers. Hats and lovers are arranged on tables for easy selection with surprises in store for tomorrow as thousands of hats and bunches of roses are displayed.

Wasson’s Bie

Hats sale price range noted in ad copy

The text records a promotional offer for hats with pricing examples. It cites 1,200 hats at a discount from Tuc to $1 and 1,500 hats sold at $1.25 to $1.75, indicating volume-based price variation and reduced unit costs for buyers.

Local Flower Lot Sells Across Area At Low Prices

A reader notes a vast selection of flowers previously sold at higher prices. Prices range around 715e to 2 Si per unit, with many varieties still available at reduced rates. Shoppers report broad choices and frequent restocks.

Women's Congress highlights and a fatal train incident

May 17 reports show Elisabeth Cady Stanton addressing civil and social evolution of women in Washington hall while Jane C Unwin spoke on women in municipal government in Columbus hall. Weather was cold as crowds attended events and spectators at Jackson Park. A Warsaw, Indiana man died after an epileptic seizure beside a Pennsylvania track. Market notes cover grain, livestock, and commodities, with mixed prices and several notations from the Toledo and Indianapolis markets.

Chicago Women’s Congress Elisabeth Cady Stanton Washington Hall Columbus Hall Jane C. Unwin da Liarper Indiana Rena Jackson Park Fort Warnu Ind Edwis L. Ward Warsaw Pennsylvania

Legends and Lilies and a Poem of Gratitude

A prominent writer Mrs Jennis Swaine of Pembroke N A has just published Legends and Lilies through the Republican Press Association of Concord. The volume is a book of verse praised for its spirit and search for beauty though it attracts attention for its author overwork and recovery aided by Paine's celery compound.

Mre Jennis Swaine Pie Poefess Taa Republican Kross Association of Concord Paine

Soothing Syrup marketed for infants and children

An old advertisement touts Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a universal remedy for teething and distress in infants. It claims effectiveness, lists a price of seven pounds and twenty five shillings per bottle, and asserts sale by druggists worldwide under the brand name Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.

Rent notes for rooms near Liberty Street and Tennessee Street

Classified notice lists three NRCA rooms for housekeeping and gas duties near Cour hours at 122 M. Liberty Street. Also advertises an unfurnished room on first or second floor at 222 N Tennessee Street.

Nrca Liberty-st- Gi Poe Tennessee-st

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