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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1888
Page
4
A chaotic scene in Mentone and surrounding towns includes mob pressure at a political speech, fatal train injuries in Cambridge City, a child’s death from being struck by a plow, and multiple thefts and burglaries across Indiana towns. Reports detail arrests, fires, counterfeit coins, and community efforts as police prepare for polling days.
Poet Riley returns from the effete cast to cast a large rectangular vote for Harrison on Tuesday. An old Wayback farmer visits town on an accommodation train, shares long-winded talk with Riley as the crowd watches a shy log and home made verse.
Reports warn of bogus tickets circulating. Henry Teak and William Raymond were found unconscious by Kregelo's ambulance at cross streets and taken home. Butcher H T Quesno sold his shop and was arrested on a mortgage fraud warrant from W M Tarlton. Police, election inspectors face scrutiny over ballots while Simeon Coy and W F A Bernhamer rumor circulated as political joke.
Grover cannot vote while the London Times names Harrison as favorite. A Chicago sugar refinery explosion leaves 15 000 missing or dead. Gladstone advocates Irish home rule in Birmingham. Altoona man Thomas Little dies leaving 60 000 in a trunk. August Kraven in jail for patricide in Oak Creek. Frank Day shouts support for Harrison on Chicago streets. An Oriental powder mill near South Windham may blow Monday. Two men fatally shoot D F McDaniel and J A Prt in Louisville. Revolutionary society uncovered in Poland aiming to kill the czar. many jailed. Formosa Chinese resist taxation. ships sent to quell unrest. Cuban Fred Raimos fatally shoots Mrs Bettie Stokes in Philadelphia. motive unclear. John Ray and W T Wilkinson duel in Good Hope Tennessee, both killed over land. Susie B Leach seeks 10 000 in breach of promise from H H Litchfield of Boston. Greenville Baker near Webster Groves Missouri tries to shoot Grant Boyd and two Baker girls allegedly raped. court erupts in sensational scene. First partisan parade in Jacksonvale Florida with colored Republicans. Fever declines as 39 new cases reported Monday. Southern Republican dispatches note victories across several states. Brown’s Expectorant promoted at 500 cents per bottle.
Warrant issued by U S Commissioner Milligan for Smith Williams county album superintendent on intimidating voters. Journal says arrest not made. Marshal Hawkins denies receipt. Other warrants target J Kahn and Charles Shell for attempting to buy votes. Dick Caffee arrested for illegal voting. Harry B New and Walter Sauerbeer among others held on ticket fraud and ballot tampering charges.
New York on November 6 reports anarchists plan a Saturday night parade marking the Chicago execution anniversary. Features rumored include a bondage corps with ball and chain and a red beard group carrying imitation SCzar bombs filled with pyrotechnics. Parade routes may avoid clashes by marching separately to Cooper Institute. some factions resist.
A damaged OCR fragment shows a mix of classified ads including employment inquiries such as a coloring role for a white girl, a commission-based advertising solicitor, a bell boy, and a hotel work vacancy. Also present are room and housework listings and a furnished or unfurnished rooms for rent at various addresses. The text is noisy with partial phrases and misspellings.
The brief notes that the first election returns will be announced tonight, with anticipation building over early results and potential implications.
Sealed garments shop announces daily arrivals of jackets, short wraps, and Newmarkets in the latest styles.
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