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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1893
Page
4
A Warsaw social scene ends with a marriage contract signed in a lawyer’s office leading to a divorce suit by the bride. The legal action follows a rushed ceremony and questions of validity, reflecting a jittery mood in a community with several domestic disputes.
Notes recount quirky incidents and personal moves. W P Fishback nicknamed Tink loses a $100 bet over a silent week by a cousin of his. Attorney Harris jokes about court speech and sewed pockets, while Wildman recalls Kokomo origins influencing his career and a clerk Jesse Avary plans to move to southern California for health and orange culture.
Indiana car company directors met Tuesday to transact routine business and elect J. W. Pollock as treasurer. Geo. Gristmayer, 54 Sanders sr., drove in front of a Virginia car Tuesday. the wagon was demolished and new bruises reported. May festival directors face a $1,000 deficit with a guaranteed fund assessment to cover it. Rev. Gerad Morse of Frankfort Ind will lecture at St George's church on The Anglican church never Roman. Mary Smith seeks divorce from a husband serving a prison term for larceny. Minnie Dearmin of KE Dearmin seeks divorce from her husband due to bad treatment. Fresh air mission directors appointed committees and seek two matrons. Miss Julia Sharpe named vice president. John G Head constable Jesse Thompson 19, living with his father at 253 Vandest, brought home from Chicago two weeks ago in suffering condition. Tuesday he was adjudged insane. his condition is hopeless. A storm Monday night arrived late after traveling from the Pacific, striking Kansas, then reaching Losterdom. no local damage reported.
A roundup of sporting items lists fighters Dawson and Reagan near terms for a future bout, Maher jailed in Butte for theft, and impending boxing carnivals in Chicago and West Indies. It notes glove contest opposition, Coney Island plans, Van Heest versus Ellsell at Stapleton, and a Gray club game at the hospital grounds. Also reports Budding pool results, Mayine’s baseball league scores, and a Philadelphia bout delay due to Leeds injury.
In Hendricks county residents boast of no saloon while drug stores sell Tikker medicine. Gilford township, about 62 percent voter support, largely controls offices for Republicans. Editor Wall once taunted Tilden in the Weekly Indianan, recounting a famous exchange about the paper’s influence and Wall’s political fate.
Cattle arrivals Tuesday show steady prices with good clearance on butcher grades. Shipping steers and heifers assess fair to good demand with prices steady to firmer. hogs and calves trading slowly with reduced demand and lower bids. Market features include light demand for feeders and cows with varied prices across categories.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe daily train departures from East New Praia to Chicago via the Pennsylvania Line with various dates and fare figures, including May and July entries. The text lists times, stations, and route references amid garbled characters and partial spellings.
A garbled notice lists Wyok Ould suing men including Win W Spancar now with Van Verhild Snancer Thoros i Rack and others at various street addresses. The text references merchants and citizens and a Dr Nott Rup ture Curse Co 2057 W Washington St, with unclear claims about cars and alleged references.
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