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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1892
Page
1
The article recalls Judge and cross examiner Harrison, famed for sharp memory and precision, recounting tales from his early cases. From a poison coffeepot incident to a spittoon-sized sparks measure, his wit and courtroom poise confounded opposing counsel in fireproof fashion.
The Board of Public Works projects nearly 600000 spent on street improvements this year and outlines next season’s program. Delaware street from Massachusetts to South and Meridian to New York are likely paved, with Market to Pennsylvania and Market to Illinois among proposed routes.
Reports from the state health office indicate diphtheria is raging in several localities, not confined to a single area, with spread aided by careless city officials and parents. Scarlet fever claims many young victims in various towns, while typhoid fever remains less prevalent due to drought.
Freenoxip New Jersey reports two men Frederick Hess and John Stevens from Tennant were struck and killed while driving across the Pennsylvania railroad. A horse was fatally injured and the wagon demolished. Also in New York an Italian laborer Frank Vincenz, 42, buried by a falling embankment on 161st Street, was probably fatally injured when dug out unconscious.
Dr G W Kelly a Jefferson county physician killed a woman who tried to rescue his 8 year old daughter plunged into a well after he hurled the child. He shot his sister in law as she fled a window and was overpowered by supporters. The child was rescued from the well and survived. The woman died later the day. Kelly jailed.
Washington dispatch reports President Harrison instructing the secretary of state to appeal to Britain over the imprisonment of Dr Thomas Gallagher John Curtin and other Irish American citizens. The note suggests possible sentence modifications to secure their release after long confinement. Also notes Judge John N Scott visits the White House and Gen George Batchellor arrives to resign as minister to Portugal.
Washington civil service commission reported to the attorney general for criminal prosecution of Samuel Thomas, treasurer of New York State Republican committee, over three letters soliciting political contributions from federal clerks. The letters asked for donations to cover campaign expenses. officials say evidence is not yet sufficient to indict.
Berlin reports that German Catholics backlash after the young emperor at a Wittenberg banquet following the Lutheran church dedication. He cited restoring the edifice and toasted Luther, protestant princes, and free town governments with the cup Luther once drank from.
Daniel Kelly stars in Pax The Shadow Detective at the Park with a stirring production and striking railway block scene. Helen Desmond shines in support. Gus Hill’s vaudeville show at the Empire offers Estelle Wellington, the Dillon brothers, and Charlie Harris with fresh gags amid a lengthy program. Ayer's Sarsaparilla remains the top medicine in Lowell.
A southbound East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia express was stopped by two masked men near Piedmont Alabama. They pulled the bell cord, forced the messenger at gunpoint to hand over $703, then raided the mail car for valuable packages. The crime finished in about three minutes and the messenger could not determine the attackers' race.
Columbia Susan Manak, born Monday at the World’s Fair site, arrives as an Esquiman baby in a tent near dedication week. Parents Manak and family—noted as skilled fisherfolk—enjoy the infant with blue eyes and a sturdy frame. The Esquiman colony, already building a Labrador villa, greeted visitors with the new child before baptism in Moravian faith.
Purspine reports a conference in Homestead between a New York and English syndicate and strikers and business leaders over launching a semi cooperative plant. Suspicion centers on Carnegie connections. Local labor and business leaders weigh risks as public sentiment remains unsettled.
Indiana leads in a road improvement push as Grover Cleveland remains silent on the subject. A December road congress in this town attracts attention with figures like Gen Roy Stone Col A A Pope and Isaac B Potter set to speak. Secretary Fortune notes nationwide press backing and public interest in funding and system design without extra taxes. A Referee article recalls a Grover Cleveland contact attempt yielding no reply.
Prof. A. Bell described New Harmony as an old and quaint Indiana village in his talk before the Indianapolis literary club. He traced its early commune and noted many eminent state scientists originating there including zoologists and shell researchers. The town’s remodeled houses once faced yards and now feature front entrances.
A church dispute at Spurgeon Tabernacle pits two sons against Philadelphia preacher Dr. Pierson. Riots erupted as a follower demanded immersion insistence, cries to eject him rang out, benches toppled and women sobbed before Pierson continued, vowing to "make it hot for Satan" for ten months.
Arthur and Alva Hampton, brothers from Indiana, were arrested in Thorntown on Tuesday morning and charged with the murder of their cousin William Morrison in Madison. The case ties to a Pennsylvania dye works location described in the damaged report.
Panic and escape as flames engulf the fourth story of the new Athletic club building in Chicago. Guests fled in costumes and undergarments down five exits while adjacent Continental hotel and Dernard house faced intense heat. Club house burned to ground. losses near 50000 with water damage to nearby cyclorama and wallpaper works. Fire likely incendiary. workers warned amid union disputes. Local officials report further fires elsewhere as Startheaster area burns.
Tuesday morning in police court eight arrestees from Mrs Harrison's funeral faced trial. Wm Morrison Peter Sumner and Frank Davis were the first. Davis found not guilty. Sumner and Morrison sent to works for 30 days. Morrison a 16 year old lad. Others faced loitering, threats, or theft charges with various outcomes or continuances.
California voters to decide next week on debt refunding a railway station in San Francisco a literacy requirement and direct election of US senators. Separate item notes New York strike plans with 50,600 workers affected and Georgia state senator Reuben Jones dying near the capitol after his brother’s similar death three years ago.
New York Nov 1 Special. Charles Stewart Parnell's American securities were offered at auction on Tuesday.
Eb J Reyer and Company promotes itself as the premier south side destination for bargains in dry goods clothing and gents furnishings at its corner of Fast and McCarty streets.
Postmaster General Wanamaker arrived in Union Station on his way to Indianapolis to bolster support for the Republican ticket. He planned stops in Frankfort New Albany Goshen Marion and other cities, predicting a Harrison victory and a larger New York majority than in 1853. He cited Mrs Kasrinson's illness as limiting campaign appearances.
The trial of the celebrated Iams case continued Tuesday with CG. J. Cooper of Butler jailed for contempt. Witness W. W. Hummell testified to the hanging of Jama by the thumbs and saw Tams in the guard tent hours later. Private Worley described Tams's head being shaved and his escort from camp. Ex-Senator Jobbing opened the defense, denying intentional injury and claiming evidence will show no harm to Jama, and that Sam would shoot Col. Streator if angered.
Charles Perry secretary of the electric light and power company discusses delays in completing a new plant due to building stone shortages caused by heavy spring rains and railroad issues. Officials expect operation by early next year as conduit and poles are installed while stone delivery remains uncertain. Also, a five story tenement at 51st Street was destroyed by fire leaving seventeen families homeless though with no fatalities.
In Elkhart Charles Dillingham a telegraph lineman from Varrararso was at work on a high pole when a freight car jumped the track and struck the pole, throwing him to the ground and fatally injuring him this Monday.
November 1 reports show Springer and Senator Pal visiting Illinois and Wisconsin with faith in Democratic gains. Cleveland plans further campaigning including Lenox Lyceum, aiming at New York and other key states amid push from the Democratic committee.
Three men died after a steam filled cabin aboard a boat at Viesta during the night. Survivors escaped through a doorway as a policeman reached the scene and found them exhausted and severely scalded. Doctors say death is certain for the injured, with several others hospitalized in critical condition.
James Lee, sentenced to ten years in Auburn for attempting to kill an officer, escaped from jail in Hroeedom Waa Ome Leckpor New York on Monday. He was moved to a high security cell with a 1100 pound stone flagging roof. After kicking off shingles he reached the roof, climbed down to ground with a bed rope, and fled but was captured after a brief pursuit. Lee is described as a highly dangerous character.
Garza faction ally Montray, once editor of a San Antonio revolutionary paper, has been condemned to death and will be shot. The report states the condemned, a follower of Garza, faces execution in a forthcoming special trial.
A crowd of young girls on N Als hamast carried corn and peppered passersby behind trees on Halloween night. Victims remained silent as the prank unfolded. A boy stretched a door in the street while others kicked tin horn boxes with bricks inside. A buckboard carried tin horn and cow bell lunatics through the main streets late into the night.
Fireman Timothy Nolan aged 42, recently at No 2 engine house on Massachusetts avenue, died Tuesday at home 22 Arch Street leaving a wife and one child. He served about 18 years in the department. The Board of Public Safety ordered the fire houses draped and a uniformed detail to attend the funeral.
Undertaker O D Klepper of Oakland Indiana moved the body of Jacob Bently a 29 Clark Ave resident to Trenvis without a burial permit. No doctor attended and no death record was filed though the deceased was a physician. Klepper was arrested Tuesday for noncompliance and posted bonds.
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