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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1891
Page
1
Boston November 5. Col. French of the Maverick bank cannot obtain bail and faces likely jail Thursday afternoon.
City chemist Latz analyzed many baking powders sold in Indianapolis and prepared a report for the Board of Health. Some powder brands were suppressed from advertising, with findings showing many products contain alum or ammonia while several brands are free from deleterious chemicals.
Street railway updates rename lines and alter routes for winter service. Haughville English avenue, West Indianapolis Noble Street, Massachusetts Plum to depot, Virginia Indiana avenue, Shelby Virginia Blaks streets, Madison avenue to insane hospital area, and other lines shift to Mississippi New Jersey Central avenues and Moeridiao street.
Fire department responded to a rear 110 Ohio Street shed fire at 3:30 am. A brash fireman crawled inside to flood the flames with water, blasting a cigarette from a young man’s mouth as the nozzle tore through a wall. The victim, pale, realized his last cigarette vanished in the blaze.
Washington reports the overthrow of the Brazilian republic and the exile of Dom Pedro and his family. Martial law is said to be proclaimed, with the United States noting Brazil’s past shift from empire to republic and the new federal constitution. Jorge Montt is elected president of Chile, expected to pursue a conservative policy and resolve Valparaiso tensions.
More than 400 delegates attended the Y M C A state convention at the Y M C A ball. J J Mills of Richmond opened the session with welcome addresses by Dr Cleveland Maj Richarde and Butler University president.
Judge Buckirk presided as smaller docket left room for all. Harvey Case and Joseph Wagner fought over a debt leaving Wagner with a nose wound. Case paid a $10 fine. Quarter Rust talked of pension and near tragedy after bumping an electric car. Bud Banks jailed for 30 days plus $25 fine for rolling bones. Some minor fines and adjournment followed. Fire on the steamship Seneca caused $500 loss before being tamed. An English opinion notes American elections may buoy investors. Spt James Ryan fatally injured by flying timber at a sawmill. Mrs Parnell may recover though still feeble.
Alton Illinois November 5 Michael Flaherty a farmer killed his wife with a butcher knife and set the house ablaze to hide the crime. Neighbors extinguished the fire and Flaherty attempted suicide before being arrested by the sheriff amid threats of lynching.
In Judge Walker's court the Fletcher church and the Consumers’ gas company clash over a contract dispute. The company seeks delay through demurrers while the church argues the allegations are false and accuses the church of policy violations in public halls. Parker for the church filed a demurrer and requests an oral argument scheduled for next week.
The trial of Charles Lynch for an attempted killing of his wife continued in criminal court Tuesday. Lynch’s mother testified about his mental state and his wife’s alleged neglect, while a fellow worker, Charles Long, said Lynch showed troubling behavior toward his wife.
The Bremen senate issued a decree allowing importation of British and American cattle for breeding on origin certificate and vet report. Non breeding cattle face a month isolation and observation at the importer’s expense. Violations incur fines and penalties.
Adelia Owens sues Nich olaa for divorce alleging failure to provide. Local items note a constable’s hobbies, incorporations, court actions, and public disputes. Reports mention a stone payment for a soldiers monument and a flower mission fair with a musical program.
A feature discusses chrysanthemum shows in New York and Japan, noting unique Japanese forms like Kanakami and recurved types, Chinese uses in medicine, and grafting methods. It also mentions prominent growers, names some new varieties, and explains cultural naming practices and a 19th century porcelain of traits and food use.
The pope has made his will as famine in Russia eases while reports from Roumania and Persia note deaths. An English priest is fined for disorderly conduct in London, and unconfirmed rumors speak of a Brazilian revolution. A party with guides to Japan’s sacred mountain reports two suicides. Beecham’s medicine ad ends the list.
Rural quail tales unfold at a drug store corner as hunters boast shot counts and a friend’s clever ruse. In New York, the Wall Street Journal reports Gould’s strategy to link the Texas Pacific line to New Orleans and challenge regional rail rivals amid growing competition and bond holdings.
The Mail and Express reports that latest returns place the New York legislature with Republicans controlling both chambers. Senate Republicans 18 to Democrats 14 and Assembly Republicans 66 to Democrats 62, giving Republicans a seven seat edge on joint ballot.
The report lists ten clubs for next season including Washington groups Promenade Mollie V Sen orita Mary Stone St Luke Guttenburg Natalie S Virefly Dona hue Alma T Autocrat Sandstone Nashville winners Queenie Trowbridge Hyde Little Billie Van Buren Clinty C Chicago Garfield park J J May Nolan pere Rico Rio Grande Cast Out Wins OW Lexington Ky racing association tallies liabilities 62000 assets 95000 amid bids and salary disputes with the league Detailing names of players and figures the item notes boardroom talk and shifting loyalties with mentions of Rosies Amos Brush Zach Phelps and Roger Connor plus a dying figure Old Silver Flint in Chicago and long ago Indianapolis backstop references.
Dr. W B Fletcher, noted insanity expert, told a Sun reporter death by own action is a mania that grips victims and leads to self destruction. He recounted cases from his hospital work including a man who strangled himself with a rope and another patient who hanged himself from a window case, noting such acts often succeed.
New York presbytery dismissed charges against Prof. Briggs after he defended himself, claiming charges lacked explicit detail. Dismissal may lead to action before the New York synod. Local wedding notices include Mayme Goddard and Russel Eckman at St Pauls, May Elenora Farquhar and Eugene Hay in Minneapolis, Floy Burleith and William Knerr at home, May Adair and C W Van Sickle, plus Castell denying Laporte interview. Weather notes predict cooler, fair conditions for Indiana and Indianapolis area through Nov 6, 1891.
The Grand hosts a half week engagement starting Thursday with Reed and Collier in Hos a and Hoss. Russell’s City directory has been rewritten. Harry Disey opens The man with a hundred heads at Herman’s theater noting the makeup process. Mrs Langtry’s jaw fracture from a fan delays her stage return.
Victoria reports officers of the warship Champion accuse the US Baltimore of spying on Chilean congressmen in Valparaiso and Concon. A secret battle diary notes 11,000 killed at Placida and siege rumors, while police tighten around a suspected Balmacedist hideout near Minister Egan’s residence in Valparaiso.
The Monument commission discusses whether to include names and images on the Indiana memorial. Debates touch on placing Garfields and Lincoln pictures, central emblem choices, and whether to honor all soldiers or specific groups like the Grand Army of the Republic.
In Bern on Tuesday the banking firm Herschfeld and Wolf suspended operations amid liabilities around 300000 marks. The action raises questions about stability and creditors in the region.
A crowded, scattered wire of items reports riots in China and Persia, a Canadian boodle trial, a St Louis brewery boycott, a Pernambuco to Senegal cable plan, and political maneuvering over Mills and Crisp for the next speaker. Also notes on a Jack the ripper case in Georgia Alabama, a double death in Union County, a will dispute in Baltimore, and a horse theft blamed on a hanging evangelist.
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