This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 24 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1899
Page
3
Three inmates were captured after they heated floor stones to widen a hole and pour water to escape from a Marion jail. The tunnel connects to the courthouse boiler rooms and steam conduit. The jail houses 72 inmates with murder trials pending for three and one serving a 15 year sentence.
Arcidas Farmer of Evansville conducted a successful airship test on Saturday night. The cigar shaped balloon, 38 feet long, used bicycle sprocket gearing for propulsion and operated by his son for an hour. He plans a larger craft powered by a light gas engine that can move forward or backward and turn quickly.
Crawfordsville May 29 Charles Davis 19 a paper boy alleges two women lured him to Danville Illinois tried to force him to sign a paper he did not know they threatened his life he escaped them by being set from a buggy near here losing $9 now reports a letter from St Louis inviting him there but he refuses to go
Frank Moody of Versailles vicinity was shot and seriously wounded during a Saturday night dance at William Stegmoller’s home in Milan Indiana John Young and John Brown were arrested Sunday on charges of the shooting each posting a $1000 bond Moody is not expected to survive
The Women’s home missionary society of the Indiana M. E. conference will meet in Greensburg on Wednesday. Speakers include Mrs. C. S. Shafee of Greencastle, Dr. W. W. A. Quayle, Mrs. A. B. Brown, and Miss Swartz of Indianapolis. Mrs. F. S. Tincher to deliver the welcome.
Indiana items report Crawfordsville horse show June 17 and Cambridge City graduates. New Albany smallpox outbreak returns. Bourbon seeks normal school. Terre Haute B Y P U convention closes. Purdue professor Reinhard resigns. Bloomfield drowning of Van Shertzer 10. Wayne County Sunday school convention May 1 and June 1 with Bing Bryan speak. North Vernon lays corner stone for new Masonic temple. Green County pays 3000 to sentence murderer Gray to life. Southeastern Indiana B Y P U holds Columbus convention. Bryanites cheer as he passes Indiana stations. Daisy Moss of Brazil injured in buggy crash. Deaths: Harriet O Shively Marion and Franklin K Lombard Richmond. Morristown hosts old Missouri harmony singers. Goshen gas company incorporated with 60000 for artificial gas. Ep worth league convention notes Richmond Tune off and 22.
A May gathering notes Fountain and Warren counties with a death, a new Decatur schools superintendent resigning, and city hall owl models in Evansville. Reports cover indictments for murder in Green County, post office status at Clarksville, and a Richmond economic league push. Other items include a long list of commencements, legal notices, and regional curiosities from Fort Wayne to Bourbon.
Reports indicate a good wheat crop in the northwest but only a half crop in Ohio Indiana Kentucky and Minnesota due to the fly. President Kahn of the Alexandria plate glass company was knocked out by Willam Worrall. Kahn recruited strikers who quit when discharges followed. Marshall County taxes on non resident lake cottages higher than nearby farm land, Lake Maxinkuckee remonstrances target front lots priced at 1200 to 1800 while nearby farms are 35 per acre. Howard County boasts Indiana goblet and tumbler company Greentown with 360 workers all stockholders and no strikes, factory closing only for games.
In Cleveland Rev. Dr. I S A Banks lauds Theodore Roosevelt as a model for future presidential contenders. He says no man embodies Washington’s purity Adams’ culture Jackson’s fire Lincoln’s sacrifice Grant’s bravery and Cleveland’s tenacity better than Roosevelt.
Henderson of Iowa is named by The Tribune as the probable candidate for speaker of the house by western and middle western states. Observers say he would unify the west and gain support in Ohio New York and Pennsylvania if prophecy holds.
A Sunday blaze in Wheeling, West Virginia destroyed three of five tenement houses, leaving nearly 50 foreigners homeless. The fire started when a man lit a pipe and went to bed, causing about $5,000 in losses.
Mrs Elizabeth Morrow aged 87 died of old age Sunday evening at the home of her sister Mrs Mary Heed 521 EF Market Street Indianapolis. Born in New Jersey she moved to Indianapolis in 1841 and was a devout Hall Place Church member. A sister and daughter Mrs YT Darrow survive. Funeral held at the house Monday afternoon.
General Harrison and U S Ambassador Porter call on President Loubet in Paris. Loubet congratulates Harrison on the Venezuelan boundary dispute mission and hospitality is extended. The arbitration tribunal is set to convene on June 15.
Cleveland May 29 report says a plan is under way to amalgamate about 30 Methodist academies and colleges across Ohio. The proposal would subordinate these schools to the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, the state’s largest Methodist institution and among the largest denominational colleges.
Cars resumed passage over the patched Fall Creek bridge Sunday morning. The fallen span is replaced by a structure on sturdy piles. The south span has been reinforced at the south end.
The Park will remain open for one more week presenting Frank Lindons company. Monte Cristo anchors the first half of the week with A Child of Fortune filling the last three days starting Thursday matinee.
The body of Clay Houseman was found in Paint Creek near Bainbridge Ohio. His girl loved another, prompting speculation about motives and the case remains under local scrutiny.
Reports from New Castle Alabama recount the killing of Henry Goldsweatherby by Joe Pate while arunk. J M Hoss a saw mill owner and capitalist was shot to death by Bird Pattilo in Rodesa Louisiana. Mrs Ode Clayton of Nashville Tennessee shot her five year old daughter then killed herself. A Negro-baptist preacher in Newmarket Alabama reportedly threatened Tom Pitcock. Preacher identified as Sead and Pieock in Jatt.
Indianapolis grocers including John H Eagle and others were taxed for selling oleomargarine as seed butter without licenses. They argued lack of knowledge but Judge Baker ruled the police regulation requires payment of the tax regardless of motive, warning dealers to verify genuine butter or face penalties. Eagle paid 44 dollars under protest. a $2 penalty was remitted.
A 6 am lightning bolt struck a walnut tree in Charles F. Seiner’s yard at 122 FE Thirty-second St. The bolt split the tree, damaged a barn rafter and joist, knocked Seiner’s horse senseless, and caused the horse to groan in distress. Mrs. Seiner felt the earth lift as the bolt struck. A separate Sunday morning lightning hit the West Indianapolis fire house causing a burning streetcar to be towed away with passengers fleeing.
Rev. Charles W. Shields, 74, once moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterians, was ordained a priest in the Protestant Episcopal Church on Sunday in New York. He was condemned by Presbyterians for signing Princeton Inn license applications.
Changes in vegetables fruits and groceries list full retail prices for meats lard canned goods dried beans coffee sugars and flour. Local figures include hams bacon sausage pickled meats lard onions potatoes strawberries oranges apples and canned vegetables with per bushel per barrel and per pound quotes. Multiple brands and grades reflect market rates for the day.
Idle funds held as trustee or agent for a definite future use can earn interest by time deposit with Union Trust Company. Deposits may be drawn at any time without interest. the company is an authorized depository for trust funds and such deposits are court-approved. Offices Nos. 118 and 122 East Market Street.
Stockholders add a link to paid up capital surplus appears with officers named John H Holliday as president Addison C Harris as first vice president Henry Whites as second vice president and treasurer and H M Foltz as secretary in the available records.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.