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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1891

Page

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Mystery of St Paul cave exploration and Indian skeleton

In St Paul Indiana near the Flat Rock river several caverns draw explorers. Two youths crawled through a two foot opening and emerged scarred from a long limestone chamber with wind driven air and carved rock formations. A skeleton of an Indian was later found in clay. the cave is to be enlarged for continued exploration amid talk of a gas explosion nearby and growing crowds. Weather notes forecast showers and colder temperatures for Indiana with slightly warmer, fair periods ahead.

St. Paul Cave St. Paul Ind Flat Rock River Guen Joseph Metzner Plat Rock

Dalton Hatter and Shoer Ad At Bates House

A fragmentary ad promotes Dalton Hatter and Shoer at Bates House offering footwear with emphasis on a good pair. The readable text suggests a shop path and product focus without full details.

Dalton’s Dalton Hatter and Shoer Bates House

Robbery at Ryan home and town tragedies headline city news

Thieves entered the Louis Ryan residence at West and Morrill streets stealing clothing worth little. A five month old, Henry Clairy’s child, was severely scalded by a tipped coffee pot, risking eyesight. Memorial services, a missing woman, and a state fair list follow. A court ruling limits liability for the Bowen Merrill disaster. Local crimes, marriages, school funds, transit frustrations, and a jail dog experiment mix with notices of births and deaths in dense late Sunday coverage.

Louis Ryan West and Morrill Ste Henry Clairy E. Pearl St Second Presbyterian Church Joseph Milburn Light Infantry Geo. H. Thomas Indiana Board of Review Elizabeth Condo Muncoast Christ Eberhart Noblesville Squire Feibleman Anna Laut Lewis Gall St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Henry Laut S. Noble St New Jersey

Special Council Meeting on Public Works Disputes in Weary Workers

The Board of Public Works opened bids for St. Joseph street brick paving with Indianapolis Paving Co at 3.69 per foot including carts, but reserved decision after evaluating materials. Attorney Johnson pressed the St Mary street issue while Judge Martindale taunted delays. A proposed sidewalk caisson on N Penn and remonstrances against Union street right of way dominated debate. A special Wednesday meeting will hear the Alabama viaduct dispute with Union railway likely blocking costly new approaches. A redistricting ordinance may surface next Monday, and pressure mounts on paving College avenue despite past board rejections. Charges were filed against Patrolman Connor over a West street dispute, but the Public Safety Board will not handle it and may refer to Public Works for a West street decision.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Crown Hj Fairview Crown Hill Louis Michener Cincinnati Indianapolis Tis Michener Dudfey Washington Superior Court Brown Circuit Court Emma L. Jones Silas T. Bowen Bowen-Merrill Bob Emmett August Mrs. Barth Sanuel Lizzie Musasi Frank Pauline Shubert Glenn Pitzenberger Roude Benjamin Mrs. Chase P. J Mre Arm William Mrs. Dennady Edward Rose Hearne Jon Rose Krupp Charles Mrs. Delune Catharine Brucks Meridian-st Mary MecGowen California-st Akin Perke Lincoln Jane Justus Schihidt Agnes Mitchell Maple-st John Gibson Agnes-st D. S. Nell Corner’ Market Noble-sts Hi, Miller Little Sisters of the Poor Sarah Veach Waverly-ave J. VW. McMillan Nathaniel Thornell Bellville-ave Frank Rickard Clara Pillett John Thrig Belle Cashnaw Jerome Knapp Had Gassah Smith Lewis Gall Annie Laut Oscar Henniger Helena Maur Patrick Croak Catharine Croak John Keimbo Ella Carter P. W. Bida St. Joseph St Indianapolis Paving Company Johnnson St. Mary St Martindale Johnson N. Pennsylvania Sf Greenwood Union-st. Ift Union-st Myers College Ave Thoroadfare Massachusetts Pennsylvania-st St. Joe-st S. West-st Kentucky-are D Cer Connor Health Board Connor S. Westst Board of Public Safety Board of Public Works West St Dr. Lucas Central Christian Church G. A. BR Murphy League Francis Murphy Meridian-st. Church Landay J. C. Shaffer C. BE. Reynolds Mr. Murphy Oivers Morden Cincinati State House Suze 11 Boards of Health State Medical Society June K. Cart W. BR. Myers St. Vincent’s Hospital Anderson Evansville Aeghum J. B. Allfree Manufacturing Co Twelfthsi Michigan Road Geo. Shanton Crown Bill Banans Neadler George Hoe van Buren Chas. Hull John Brandon Washington-st Tflanonar & Buchanan Hull Veryately Seaffeld Stable John Reed Squire Peibleman Bately Reed Kentucky-ave

Fight for a child claimed by both mother and foster father

A woman at 412 W Washington St claims her son was stolen by his uncle W D Chitwood. Chitwood says he adopted the boy after the mother's prior marriage and cites court papers. He asserts the mother separated from her husband and had the boy with her, but the child remains in his custody.

Washington St Smith W. D. Chitwood Kalonga Chitweed Chi W. Washington Sr Board of Children’s Guardians Superintendent of Police Martinsville Paul Pauline New York Paris Josephine Touchard Elopers Ivan Charles Geile Tif San Fransisco Goffe San Francisco

Redistricting Row Ends With Ordered Ordinance

Sunday session of the redistricting committee left Bill Hicklin as the sole Democratic member while two Republicans attended. He declared that he had ordered the city attorney to draft a fair redistricting ordinance as adjournment approached. The scene also notes St Paul planning a $3 million business block and various fire and crime incidents, including a fatal shooting near Denver and the Dalton gang capture after a two week pursuit.

Bill Bill Hicklin St. Paul Minn Charleston Immanel Baptist Church Chicago Sullivan Saddle-Tree Company Jefferson City Irs Corrigal Oshkosh Wis Jobn Kennedy Denver Cal Dalton Gang Santa Fe Oklahoma

Jury selects jury to try Reinhold on burglary charge

Lemon E Reinhold stands trial in criminal court before Judge Warren with attorney John Duncan joining the prosecution. The jury pool of 42 is narrowed to 12 after voir dire, with identification testimony from Philip Winkelhouse linking Horton alias Carrell to a stolen watch and Reinhold’s office. The case hinges on witness credibility and alleged acquaintance between Horton and Reinhold.

Hainhold Lemon E. Reinhold Warren John Duncan Holtzman Eidee Duncan Maj. Mucual Iar Hezekiah Ferris Cantor Township Stewart Chaney Washington Jos. White Pike Jno. Hand Decatur W. T. Clinton L. C. Patterson Aaron Whistler Kildon Wm. Dillinger Franklin Chas Smith Jos Denny D. Hunter Warren Township Philip Winkelhouse Horton Carroll Reinhold Winkelhouse Carrell

Juvenile crime and global peril in May dispatches

A 12 year old Maroc in Cynne Ain confesses to luring a 4 year old to the woods and drowning the child after feigned affection. French forces pursue native combatants in Guina and Commerro islands with heavy losses and local surrenders follow. In St Petersburg officials plan demilitarized police sweeps targeting Jews, with expulsion feared. A Paris dispatch notes omnibus drivers strik ing for shorter hours. In Indiana, Samuel Ramsey, 20, drowns at Seaton’s Ford, mirroring a cousin’s earlier drowning three decades prior.

Paris Cynne Department Ain Maroc Desper Young Maroc Great Bassat Guina Lieut. Stanp M. M. Voituret Papillion Anjouan Commerro Islands Africa Montsamuda Ther ST. Petersburg Tis Ignatieff Kieffe Hgk Lester Moscow Cayls Herr Goldberger Berlin Compagnie Generale Rales

Fire destroys old records in Florida court

A fire in the Mohawk block last Monday night wiped out all papers and records of the United States court for the northern district of Florida. Papers dating back to 1740 and old Spanish records were burned and cannot be replaced, leaving the court with a tragic loss of historical documents.

Jacksonville United States ‘Court For Northern District of Florida

Czar and family visit Moscow French exhibit

The czar and family will visit the French exhibit at Moscow Mondas. A British force defeated 250 Portuguese with 500 natives on the Pang Wee river May 12. Capsizing yacht Beauvais drowns M Doimmart and family and five others. Mala Vita trial sentences 165 to prison, 14 acquitted. Lord Romilly dies after lamp incident.

Moscow Mondas Argentine Princes of Wales Pangwee Beauvais France M. Doimmart Mala Vita Society Bardi Itaty Lord Romilly London

Yale Beats Princeton Four to One in Sporting Life

In a weekend note, Yale defeated Princeton 4 to 1 on Saturday as part of a broad roundup of baseball and local sports. The piece highlights a fevered baseball scene in Pittsburg, various minor league results, and mentions multiple teams, pitchers, and upcoming events with a busy schedule across cities.

Yale Princeton Pittsburg Viau Cleveland Northwestern Evansville Peoria Terre Haute Dayton Daltons Klee & Colemans Swam‘rocks Stockyards Kingman Dickerson Cincinnati Philadelphia Mike Keily Bond Louisville Washington Ehret Cook Bakely McGuire Columbia Baltimore Dolan O’connor McMahon Robinson

Move to use court house third floor as jail to save costs

Prose cutor Wright urges county commissioners to repurpose the idle third floor of the courthouse as a jail. He claims minimal alterations would meet needs, offering better ventilation and light while reducing expenses potentially by about $100,000 amid backlash over courthouse yard construction.

Court House Wright

TGR Music Festival Promises Spectacular May Event

The May music festival opens Tuesday with high expectations both financially and artistically. Receipts by Monday afternoon reached nearly $7,000, about $1,000 ahead of last year. The Thomas orchestra arrived at 1 pm with 52 members including Miss Winch, Max Benedis, and Nicolini registering at the Denison.

Thomas Orchestra Miss Winch Max Benedis Nicolini The Denison

Self-inflicted gunshot ends man’s illness on Lafasetle Street

Spencer Miles a 30 year old colored resident on Lafasetle street near Sixth shot himself in the head with a .38 revolver after a period of illness. He died within minutes, leaving a wife and three children. Girton oversaw the remains.

Spencer Miles Lafasetle St Girton

Duel Over Opera Singer Ends with Baron's Wounding

In Jackson Park Chicago on Sunday Baron Rudolf Kalnoky de Korospatak of Vienna dueled a unnamed young Southern man with swords after a romantic pursuit of Miss Mittie Atherton of Duff Opera Company. The baron was wounded in the neck. the Southern man fled Chicago at 3 AM. The event ends with unclear identity of the opponent.

Chicago Dackson Park Barcen Rudolf Kalnoky de Korospatak Vienna Mittie Atherton Duff Opera Company Louisville Beth

Burning butter-dish factory sparks narrow escapes

Severe fire at the Anderson Indiana butter-dish factory Monday noon causes about 20000 in losses and arrays 400 workers suddenly unemployed. Multiple close calls save several employees as flames engulf the Structure amid a rapid evacuation. The town grinds to a halt as insurance and investigations begin.

Anderson Alderson Ind Pis

Meat market trust eyed as New York butchers plan overhaul

The 400 meat markets in New York consider forming a trust to close shops and merge properties with each proprietor contributing 100. The plan envisions 50 grander shops, lower prices, and annual savings of 250000. Critics fear price increases and losses to consumers. Meanwhile faith healing faces scrutiny after a typhoid death in St Louis.

Java New York Ward Mcallister Trust

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