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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1899
Page
3
The Ebenezer church near Peru Indiana was burned early Monday due to an overheated furnace. Loss estimated at 3500 dollars with 2000 dollars insured. The Sunday night text read Do away with the old and build up the new.
Fragments from Wabash Indiana report Jacob W Whitehead a merchant dropped a 65 dollar wallet in the manger where his family horse ate and did not notice until hours later finding only leather strings and coins. In Anderson Indiana Jacko Klopfer a Frankfort tailor was found dead in Windsor hotel after morphine use. Dublin Indiana notes Antique furniture seekers from Terre Haute visited to view forties era pieces.
A contested divorce case ends with a siege at the couple’s residence. The wife held the fort for a time and repelled officers and a jury commission with a gun. The dispute resumes in court as neither attorney nor client will pay out.
In Elro Wisconsin the Northwestern University football squad staged a prank on route to Minneapolis. John A Ward a team member, imitated William Jennings Bryan delivering a brief speech at the depot to a large crowd. The town holiday mood dissolved as Ward's imitation drew applause then the players urged locals to join the train.
Washington specialist Walter Wellman reports that Emperor William now shows clear friendliness toward the United States and England. The three Angio-Saxon powers are described as on the best terms, tacitly allied to maintain peace and guide world progress despite future conflicts. China and Russia are noted in relation to power and alliance dynamics.
In New York on November 6 a rival company allegedly smuggled picture machines into a club house and photographed a boxing fight. Seven men with cameras around their waists profiled a round, devoured the film, and rushed it to Washington for copyright before Biograph could finish theirs. Biograph reportedly spent $15,000 to obtain its pictures.
Dr Francis E ButlerK Sharkey s physician states there is no truth to reports of broken ribs He says Sharkey is stiff sore and left shoulder twisted with one rib fractured but not seriously injured He has permission to appear at a local theater Monday evening
Rural Free Delivery reports show Indiana with 44 of 383 services, second to Ohio. Population served 22,334 over 638 square miles, 353 carriers and 848 miles of routes. Revenue rose from 749,000 to 304,000 this year. Congress may appropriate 1,000,000 next year amid calls to expand service despite contractor hostility being dismissed.
The transport Onic, arrived from Manila, reports Guam suffered a critical shortage of provisions during a 36 hour stop. Flour, potatoes, onions, and canned goods were exhausted after months with scant supplies. Residents and visitors alike subsisted on fruits and local vegetables.
The transport Morgan City was filated by Nagasaki dock workers last month. A dispute prompted the workers to withdraw, a storm followed, and the vessel sank with little prospect of salvage. Separately the cable ship Hocker near Corregidor Island holds 100 miles of cable valued at $500 per mile.
Otto Kaiser sues the Indianapolis Brewing Company for 16000 over injuries from a ammonia gas explosion in the engine room on September 40 1858. He alleges a broken valve let gas escape nearly suffocating him and an explosion threw him against a fence while he helped pump air into the engineer’s helmet.
Washington dispatch notes General Jos Wheeler plans to resume duties in the house and many wonder if the speaker will recognize him. It is reported that General Henderson may leave the house to settle the matter after Reed's refusal to recognize.
Dr. John T. Wishard, a returned missionary from Tehran, spoke at First Presbyterian Church Sunday night about Persia. He cited Russian pressure to the north with a military road to the capital and two border regiments, and British strength to the south, hoping for an England victory for Christian reasons.
The Manila circle 25 ladies' auxiliary to the Order of Druids has been organized with officers headed by Mary FE. Jones as P A D Molly Ryholt as A D Minnie Wright as F B Mary E Schrader as S E Louise Boyer as secretary Della Whitsell as treasurer Lon J Hedges as I G Rebecca Harris as O G.
Effie Hamilton was arrested Sunday night by Detective Thornton and charged with stealing a diamond ring and clothing from G. G. Hoover at 1833 N Senate ave. She was bound over to the grand jury Monday morning under a $1,000 bond.
Oral arguments in Ann E. Wood versus the Consumers gas trust were opened by Attorney Ballenger. The suit seeks a mandate to force the gas company to lay connecting pipe and supply gas to Mrs Wood at 1505 Bellefontaine Street. The company cites financial strain and gas shortages for not adding connections. City attorney Kern was asked to participate, linking the case to city fuel supply concerns.
The state case in the Marion Tyler lynching action against James F. Gobin and others is set for trial before Judge Baker on Saturday. Gobin, then Scott County sheriff, is represented by Joseph Sheu of Scottsburg and Smith and Korbly of Indianapolis. the defense expects a postponement rather than abandonment.
Henry Piast was found in the I D W sand house in a pitiful condition early Monday morning by Officers Simon and Kitzmiller. He suffered severe rheumatism and could not walk, then was taken to City hospital.
The funeral of Sylvester Plummer a Big Four switchman killed at the Delaware street crossing was held at 124 Newman Street at 10 30 a m on Monday after being killed Friday night.
New York November 6 reports Fitzsimmons Corbett McCoy and Maher have issued challenges to Jeffries and Sharkey is reportedly en route. Jeffries is expected to delay another year before his next bout.
Secretary Wilkins of the State fee and salary commission sends a final appeal to 59 county officers who have not replied about salaries allowed and fees taxed from March 1, 1897, to March 1, 1899. Nonresponse by January 1 leads to books being examined per law.
An old advertisement fragment touts DeWitts Little Early Risers as a liver cleansing remedy. It warns of poison following constipation and urges readers to use the product to prevent trouble and erate.
Employees of a wrecking company at the sunken Cristobal Colon say Lieut Hobson was mistaken in calling the wreck a hopeless loss. They claim there is not a single shot hole below the water line and believe the ship could be raised.
Bellefontaine residents know Lucy Wiese who lives with a cow and a few chickens at Lancaster street and Baltimore avenue. After a fire she kept $84 and rebuilt, now peddling milk barefoot to her regular customers while insisting on independence and self support despite past wealth and family ties.
John Parla, a lifelong regular army member since 1867, was buried Monday at Crownhill cemetery with military honors. He died after pneumonia at City hospital following removal from his Indianapolis home. Six privates, led by a noncommissioned officer, attended the service. pallbearers were four privates from Flanner & Buchanan. The firing party performed volleys over the grave under Reverend Graham. Parla held six army discharge papers dating from 1875 to 1892.
A police sergeant refers to a coal firm on a North Alabama street once called Humt & Pray, composed of a man named Hunt and another named Ed Pray. The sign front read Humt & Pray for coal, suggesting a merger or closure and prompting speculation about company names.
Tom Taggart, now mayor, vows no gas meters during his term. He predicts Tammany’s downfall in New York and plans a conference with City Attorney Kern today. Despite 20 ports backing meters proposed by committees, Taggart insists meters won’t be introduced and demands gas firms meet contract terms or face action.
Tacoma dispatch reports the empress dowager decrees Confucianism to be the state religion of China and orders its teaching in all Chinese schools, making her a radical reactionary figure.
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