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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1900
Page
6
A Texas steer, brought to a Spanish bullring, leaped into the crowd after a helper and then charged the stands. As panic spread, a Mauser rifleman shot the beast, ending its life. Spaniards have since avoided American steers in rings.
New York dispatch details five Chinese men found in a hay car at Rennselaer after a sneeze alarms brakemen. The group, from Albany, faced deportation toward Canada. One man from Bangor, Franklin County, New York, William Grattan, is jailed on address discovery.
Frank Ray a Worthington pump works employee in Elizabeth was charged with inhuman treatment of his 3 year old son Royal after neighbors testified he beat the boy daily and nearly starved him. The mother died recently and Ray has since remarried. The child was removed from the father and placed with the Women’s civic federation.
In Rochester New York Judge Day set aside a $2500 breach of promise judgment after the woman Mrs Drexelius proposed to widower Leo Badhorn both neighbors who had lost spouses. The judge granted time for Badhorn to present his side of the case.
Miss Minnie Lugger twenty six of Delaware's death occurred after she wrote a will aboard a westbound train on November two. The note left everything to her brother William Lugger. She was rescued at a Denver hospital then attempted to transfer between cars and fell from the train, dying instantly.
Washington residents anticipate the March 4 inauguration with grand plans for a special hall and a brilliant ceremony. Officials discuss preparations and the social display surrounding the event as the nation readies for the new administration.
Faith in Christian Science is blamed for the death of Mrs. Augusta Hubbell of Brooklyn after an untreated appendicitis led to peritonitis. Coroner's physician Dr. Wuest performed an autopsy. Dr. Herman Street treated her late, but Mrs. Hubbell refused prior medical care and Christian Scientists at her home allegedly intervened. Street says timely medical care could have saved her.
Alexander Houston, superintendent at the W L Gilbert clock works, is being sought after he wed Gertrude L Johnson under pressure after her father threatened to kill him. He later admitted a wife and son in Roselle New Jersey. He disappeared Sunday leaving a $125 jewelry theft charge as well.
A defective flue started two fires at John Porter’s home 2191 Highland Place Sunday causing about 50 dollars damage. Mrs. L Patterson’s home at 948 N Milinois St was damaged about 50 dollars from an unknown cause Sunday night. W S. Owder’s home at 422 Massachusetts Ave caught fire Sunday night from a defective flue, about 25 dollars in losses.
The wife of George Messenger of 3127 Broadway files for divorce alleging he kept ten cents a day for household needs while he boasted about city wealth. He left home, returned for reconciliation, and they plan to return to the country amid a pathetically reduced diet. A separate note covers Caleb Coakley, whose wife had him arrested for drawing a pistol. Judge Cabaniss dismisses the case, saying a man may stay out at night if he wishes.
London report details Earl Russell suing for divorce after taking a Nevada dance hall girl as bride while Countess Russell resists. The tale expands to the Marchioness of Anglesey and vivid references to a string of aristocratic separations and sensational lapses across Europe, highlighting a tumble of scandal.
In San Francisco Judge Cabaniss rules husbands need not account to their wives for late hours. The unusual decision addresses marital control and personal privacy in the courtroom.
Lincoln Nebraska November 12 The agricultural experiments station issues a bulletin predicting the prairie dog will soon disappear due to large scale poisoning aimed at saving grazing land. The report notes “a poison” as the exterminant and laments the loss of a once lively scene on the plains. It also jokes about where the prairie dogs and their imagined companions go, as travelers on the plains may miss them.
A loaded revolver hidden in a baked beans dish meant for Thomas Jones, awaiting extradition to Canada for bank burglary, and a second gun found in the cell of Fred Lee and Frank Rutledge, also sought by Britain, indicate a planned jail delivery. Guards tightened after the discovery and the trio remains under close watch in separate cells.
An article promotes a movement to eat only uncooked foods with plans for urban restaurants. It argues uncooked meals aid health and cites indigestion causes, urging Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure and describing widespread use by robust individuals.
Readable fragments show arrivals and departures for Benton Harbor Cincinnati Greensburg Wabash and Peoria Bloomington Champaign and Bloomingdale routes. Times include 4.50 pm 8 9 12.50 am 11.50 pm and 72 am with various accommodation notes.
The OCR text shows a jumble of rail times and routes including Phil N Y, Baltimore and Wash, Columbus, Ind Louis, Pittsburg East, Logansport Chicago, Dayton Xenia, St Louis West, and Lake Erie Western. Entries include early morning and afternoon times, multiple connections, and partial station pairs, indicating a historic timetable excerpt with numerous abbreviations and inconsistencies.
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