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Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 09, 1897

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Spain Acknowledges U S Interference in Cuba and Amnesty

London reports Spain concedes the right of the United States to interfere in Cuba a major Monroe doctrine gain. Spain to grant amnesty to Competitor prisoners and allow their exit from the island. Reports trace Weyler and Blanco policy shifts and Cuban insurgent clashes continue across Cuba.

United States London Spain Cuba Monroe St. James Woodford McKinley Washington Sagasta

Judge Bland Elevation Tied to North Trade in Illusted Deal

In St Louis a Globe-Democrat report outlines a deal where Judge G C Bland is elevated to the court of appeals and J W North becomes court reporter after North’s withdrawal from the populist ticket for $1000 and a promise of appointment. Labor officials travel to Daviess county to settle a labor dispute with Cabel & Co. and coal miners.

ST. Louis Globe-Democrat G. C. Bland Court of Appeals J. W.north McCormack Schmid Daviess County Cabel & Co Gardiner Supt. Strausser

Liberty Bell Whistling Case At Richmond Hill Court

Frank Damstadt a New York lawyer faced Judge Ash over alleged excessive force used to stop his wife from whistling Liberty Bell for four days. Damstadt claimed he merely guided her from the room after she allegedly tormented him at breakfast. the judge postponed ruling to hear the tune.

Richmond Hill N. Y Liberty Bell Frank Damstadt New York Justice Ash Damstadt Ash

Warpath at Central Labor Union Meeting

Indignant resolutions condemn county officials for using non union labor on court house yard city hall entrances and Board of children's guardians home projects. Reports show union laborers blocked on station house electrical work and hospital police station additions. non union crews also used on Bates house repairs and Madison brewing cold storage. Boycott of Madison brewing involved.

Central Labor Union Court House Board of Children’s Guardians Bates Madison Brewing Company

Ordinance Prohibiting Football Playing To Be Presented

Chicago officials prepare a council measure to prohibit football playing with fines ranging from five to fifty six dollars per offense. A three cent fare brief is filed in federal appeals court arguing state court respect and constitutional questions around a stock buyers case and legislative control.

Chicago United States Federal Court of Appeals Kern Showalter

Monon Railroad Improvements and State Gas Waste Talks

Extensive improvements on the Monon railroad eliminate sharp curves and allow faster passenger trains and longer freight runs. A Cedar Lake park project cost about 50000 dollars and includes a pavilion boat house bicycle track and bowling alleys. Changes of grade were made in Rensselaer Lowell and Cedar Lake. State gas inspector Leach will meet with Governor Mount and Attorney General Ketcham to discuss stopping gas waste in oil wells and anticipate a major operator challenging the waste law in court.

Monon Cedar Lake Rensselaer Lowell Cellar Lake Leach Mount Atorney Ketcham

Confectioner Frank Morrison Ill With Typhoid in Shiel Block

Confectioner Frank Morrison lies seriously ill with typhoid fever in the Shiel block. Mrs. Cramer of South Dakota will lecture at the Mapleton MEB church Thursday evening. Wholesale dealers report Christmas goods trade this year eclipsing last year’s figures in a very large volume.

Frank Morrison Shiel. Block Cramer South Dakota Mapleton M. EB

Jury Secures Rapid Panel in Thorn Trial Slow News from Long Island

Long Island City began the Martin Thorn murder trial after a swift jury selection. District Attorney Youngs opened the case as 12 jurors, mostly from Queens villages, faced a case with prior public attention. The panel included farmers and oystermen, reflecting local ties and limited outside news exposure.

Long Island City Martin Thorn Youngs Thorn Wiliam F. Howe Long Island Queens County Martin Whorn Jacob Bumsted Michael Mulgannon Tohn Kinzie Frank E. Marsh Charles J. Nicholas Lugieus Juiisen John FE. Cénkiin David B. Wheeler John Conrad Schlegel Peter Waters T. D. Bellows John L. Townsend Queens County Court House Mancay

Admiral Rhind Dead at 88 in New York

Rear-admiral Alexander Golden Rhind U. S. N. died at his New York home after five weeks in bed. Born October 31, 1821 in the city, he earned Navy thanks for Edisto sound operations and commanded the Keokuk at Charleston April 7, 1863. The ship neared Fort Sumter, took 90 hits in 30 minutes, floated that night, and sank next morning with all hands saved.

New York Alexander Golden Rhind U. S. WN Admiral Rhind Edisto Sound Navy Department Keokuk Charleston Fort Sumter

Reduction of Clarence New for his role in Hammond inquiry

Clarence New, formerly a corporal in Company G Fourth Infantry at Fort Sheridan, has been reduced to the ranks. He was a strong witness against Captain Levering in the court of inquiry and his peers say he is among the first targeted for retaliation for his part in the Hammond outrage investigation.

Chicago Clarence New Fourth Infantry Fort Sheridan New Levering Hammond

Vesuvius Active as Lava Flows Toward Italian Towns

Naples reports heavy volcanic activity with lava pouring from the Atria del Cavallo crater opened in 1895. Two lava streams descend toward Vitrova and Hiano del Inestre as observers note ongoing eruption dynamics. Chicago alderman Henry Ludolph killed under locomotive wheels at Clybourne Junction while en route to a council meeting. Fire department officials and the prosecutor deny a claim that Indianapolis firemen were assessed fees to hire an attorney in Bur tons murder case.

Naples Mount Vesuvius Atria del Cavallo Vitrova Hiano del Inestre Chicago Hilled Henry Ludolph Clybourne Junction Barrett Petty Fire. Department Wiltsie Indianapolis Burton Redmond

Winter Wind Sweeps Indianapolis Area

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity covers 36 hours to 8 p m November 10 with colder fair weather expected Tuesday night and Wednesday. Temperatures at noon Tuesday reached 44 and 2 pm 41 with a stiff wind peaking at 60 miles an hour briefly, damaging a few roofs and felled a tree on Woodruff Place as the cold snap begins.

Indianapolis Jo Be Woodruff Place

Jealous cobbler shoots wife in New York home

Charlies Schlegel, a Hessian cobbler living in New York, shot his wife Caroline Blumenauer in bed Monday night after growing jealous of her youth. He wounded himself with a butcher knife, seeking death, but survived as doctors consider the electric chair.

New York Charlies Schlegel Schlegel Caroline Blumenauer Ulster County

Dawson City Gold Richest Country on Earth Says Gage

No Fables Butth Mont November 9 Mr Gage traveled through en route to Chicago from Dawson City. He asserts the Kiondike gold region is the richest on earth with the first spring boat to bring about 15000 and more likely six hundred thousand in sight. He cites about 7000 people in the area and anticipates supply hardships though not starvation.

Butth Mont Gage Chicago Dawson City

Lively Start At Winter Night School In Industrial Center

Monday night saw about 250 attend the winter night school at the Industrial Training School building. J C Trent directs mathematics and a team of assistants. courses cover arithmetic geometry algebra bookkeeping penmanship and drawing. Admission opens to those over 14 with regular attendance required. three absences without good excuse forfeits instruction rights.

Industrial Training School J. C. Trent

Clash Over Montgomery Vacancy Stirs City Council

The council, dominated by Democrats, failed to elect a councilman at large to replace Thomas J. Montgomery after a heated Monday meeting. Republican Shaffer exposed a potential eligibility issue with Edward W. Little, while the new majority pressed to keep Little elected despite charter restrictions. A partisan divide flared as the body adjourned for an attorney’s opinion, with the new faction vowing to stand by Little.

Thomas J. Montgomery Shaffer T. J. Montgomery Edward W. Little Little Joe Bauer Home Brewing Company Higgins Mr. Little Board of Public Works Commodore’ Higgins Albert Harston Edoward Bernauer Mahoney Madden Kern Scanlon

Wilder Honored As White House Announces Appointments

Washington November 9 General Wilder a native of Indiana was praised for his Civil War leadership of the Wilder brigade at Chickamauga. The White House announced pension agent John T Wilder of Chattanooga Tennessee internal revenue collector Eugene A Webster of South Carolina Tampa Floras appraiser Dwight Jarvis and naval officers including Capt J C Watson Comdr F E Chadwick and Lieut comander F M Wise. Wilder settled in Chattanooga after the war and remained active in local business and politics.

Washington White House John T. Wilder Tennessee Chattanooga Eugene A. Webster Internal Revenue District of South Carolina Dwight Jarvis Tampa Fla J. C. Watson Comander F. E. Chadwick F. M. Wise Wilder Indiana

Tug B H Wise Returns to Water Front Amid Filibuster Saga

The tug B H Wise, once in tow of the alleged filibustering schooner Silver Heels, slipped past U S marshal McCarty and deputies on Oct 17 and has returned to the water front. Crew departs en masse, while claims of Silver Heels as a filibuster are supported by sailors. Part of the cargo reached Cuba after transfer to the tug Dauntless and was first landed on a Sahama, then seized by British authorities.

New York B. H. Wise Silver Heels U.S McCarty Cuba

Foulke to Confess Names From Onset Bay Case

Henry B. Foulke imprisoned in Plymouth County jail plans a confession naming many old associates from Onset Bay. Agent Loring of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children reports the statement as possibly aimed at leniency. Police reportedly hold nine counts, but a confession could lead to a single trial. Metropolitan prices noted at Progress Laundry. Worth Dentist advert follows.

Onset Bay Mass Henry B. Foulke Plymouth County Loring Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To

Indiana Horse Thief Koerner Faces Delegation To Retrieve Stolen Animals

Indianapolis residents led by a 13 man delegation tracked John Koerner to Ohio in a bid to recover horses and buggies seized in a spree. Victims described thefts from Market Street and nearby areas, with Koerner alleging a colored accomplice and detailing stolen items including surgical instruments and gingerbread. The effort aims to recover the property, though outcomes remain uncertain.

Ohio R. Odell G. A. Beck H. Foster J. E. Haskee J. W. Hodsson W. Mottenkopf James P. H. Baker J. H. Leib J. A. Warner Gilman Horace Kramer Koerner Dyer Richmond Ind Woerner Franklin R. M. Pe

Miss Katie Shayne Spirits Lift After Injury Grafting

Miss Katie Shayne in Allen Surgical Institute recovers from a severe facial injury when a shatting tore off her scsip and left ear. Skin grafts advance well with volunteers donating skin. She remains in good health and spirits and hopes to return to work in a few weeks. Her sweetheart vows to marry despite the loss of beauty.

Katie Shayne Allen Surgical Institute Shaye

Spirit Guides Discovery Spark Colorado Mine Claim

Howard Curtis arrived from Colorado reports a rich gold and copper mine near Crystal Colorado uncovered through spiritualistic influences. He cites a Crystal Springs Michigan camp meeting where a woman spiritualist described the site and drew a map guiding Curtis to the mine.

Mishawaka Ind Howard Curtis Colorado Crystal Col Michigan Crystal Springs Mich

Last Look Cost Life of Henry George Admirer

New York November 9 Dr Edward Newberry founder of Brentwood L I dentist of reputation and a noted single tax advocate and spiritualist died Saturday night He was 83 years old and sick with pneumonia but insisted on taking a last. He was intimately acquainted with Henry George and his death followed that connection

Henry George New York Edward Newberry Brentwood L. I Newberry

Unclear text about wage talks with carpenters and contractors

Fragmentary notes mention wage discussions between carpenters unions and contractors and a conference planned for next Monday evening at a Washington Street location to discuss working day length.

Washington St

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