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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1899
Page
2
The report lists 181 deaths by race and occupation, with 29 to 45 females, and details causes from drowning, burns, alcohol, and disease. It notes railroad injuries, acci dents at crossings, and right of way incidents, plus autopsy data and chemical analysis costs.
A New York dispatch reports the British steamship J. W. Taylor detained at quarantine after arrival from Santos Brazil with crew illness suspected bubonic plague. Steward Robert Hope died after sickness on Nov 1 and burial at sea on Nov 2. Captain Walters and cook showed symptoms. Separately Jas H Hest er awaiting trial for grand larceny after allegedly stealing about $4 000 from Mrs Mary Thar of Bunker Hill Illinois.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a printer union dispute with a laser and job printing entering new jurisdiction in Canada and union shop expectations. The text references printers from across the country and a shop known as The Mi, with demands and next Tuesday action.
Evangelist Dwight L. Moody reached St. Louis from Kansas on a Saturday and stayed about two hours before proceeding east. He appeared pale and weak, moving with effort, yet asserted his condition was not serious and he would seek rest.
Jeffersonville Ind Nov 14 A rumor cites Jerry Sudduth Crawford county Republican nominee for governor as forming an alliance with Col W T Durbin to sidetrack rival R J candidate for governor.
A Paris dispatch reports Mr. Santos-Dumont’s Aero Club encountering a steering problem with a steerable balloon during a flight over Paris. The article notes a test flight that ended with the balloon veering and landing, highlighting technical issues in early aviation experiments.
Ella Gleminong sister of Mrs Howard Gould announces intention to devote her life to teaching Catholic doctrine to the Chinese. She plans to open a Catholic mission at her own expense after converting to the faith less than two years ago.
The steam schooner Alpha reached St. San Francisco from Cape Nome Friday night with miners claiming the district’s wealth is fabulous. The ship carried 60 tons of famous beach sand valued at 200 dollars per ton.
LONDON Ky November 18 In Manchester the jury in the famous fifty thousand dollar damage suit of Miss Kate Woods against lawyer H Kash found for the plaintiff awarding fifty dollars for breach of promise in a decision Friday.
Noah M. Gilmore was named postmaster at Verne Indiana on Saturday in an appointment by the administration. The postmaster is classified as fourth class.
In Lake Providence La on Friday November 18 William Walker, colored, was hanged for the murder of Wim Legun, colored. The execution followed his conviction in the local court. Authorities reported the act completed without incident.
Amos Lintner was granted a divorce from Arstina after three years apart amid allegations of infidelity and arrest. Hattiz Cox divorced Will Cox, citing age at marriage and alleged brutality. Anna Wigington released after threats of stabbing. Wesley Dwiggeins granted divorce from Gacie for running with other men. Saturday separations include Emma from Orion Ent, Lydia from William Burk, Fannie A from Robert Roebuck, Minnie from Jacob Tanner, Augusta from Pius Brown along with child support of eight dollars weekly.
A young prisoner, Herman Pieck, at Jeffersonville reformatory, received permission to travel to Cannelton to see his dying mother. The governor was unavailable, so Charles B. S. Wilson, private secretary, granted the order with all trip expenses and a guard covered. Plock, a reformatory trusty, accompanies him.
A detailed family portrait places Esther Severn Eshleman, 30 days old, with parents Frank R. and Maggie Eshleman and grandparents C H Tennhst and Charlotte Martin, T. F. and Ella Eshleman. It traces back to great grandmothers Jane Taylor Eshleman and Elizabeth Deer, outlining origins in New York state, Germany, and Ohio, and notes occupations and addresses in Indianapolis.
In Mishawaka Indiana on November 18, Drs Dinwiddie and Warrup operated on Jebbilaa Johnson who had lungs encased in a cement-dust hardened layer nearly three quarters of an inch thick. The surgeons call the case without parallel and say the condition stems from 40 years in the cement business. He is expected to recover.
Perry Heath Washington November 18 Congressman Dick slated as President McKinley’s personal representative on the national committee next year if Hanna is not the chairman. Hanna’s retirement from the chairmanship at term end is likely due to ill health and corporate ties. Heath and Dawes expected to have leading roles in the fight. Nash’s Election Cost $645.03. Columbus Ohio November 18 John R McLean and Samuel M Jones ignore Garfield law filing election expenses. deadline passed with possible no action. Gov elect Nash reported $643.03. law limit is $30.
London Ky November 18 The Griffin feud defendants James and Sol Griffin are held for murder without bail. The remaining six feudists receive $2000 bail each and will be sent to another county Saturday for safekeeping until the next grand jury issues new indictments.
The Indiana Title Guaranty and Loan Company filed articles of incorporation Saturday with the secretary of state. Capital is 150000 dollars. It will prepare abstracts of title, issue certificates insuring titles, make loans and collections, and act as agent for individuals and corporations. A safety deposit vault will be added. Officers include President Frank W. Morrison and Vice-President Byron Elliott. Directors include W. H. Miller, Samuel O. Pickes and others. The company has purchased several abstract firms and aims to be the first in Indiana to insure real estate titles.
A large turnout from Indianapolis high school clans and Manual training high school gathered at Newby Oval Saturday afternoon to watch a leather-ball battle for the season championship. The grand stand overflowed with ribboned boys and girls as yells and class songs filled the air. The hall opened at 2 45 though the game was billed for 2.
City life items reveal ongoing schoolyard fights in Haughville with references to damage and injuries. Reports include a finger severed during a game, a divorce plea citing a crippled spouse, theft convictions, a Rockport water system inspection, and a street car injury suit against a transit company.
Cambridge Nov. 18 Harvard and Yale played a hard game from start to finish with neither side scoring. The contest ended with a scoreless result.
The United Mine Workers executive board, meeting at the Occidental, threatens a nationwide rail stoppage across M K T Missouri Pacific Cotton Belt and Iron Mountain lines if no conference and first settlement terms are agreed. John Mitchell signs the note, targeting one district at a time as the anthracite issue awaits decision.
Adjutant general Gore will travel to Lebanon next Thursday to muster in two new companies of national guards. This marks the thirteenth unassigned company with several other companies forming in Elkhart Columbia City Warsaw Richmond Bloomington North Manchester Kokomo and Delphi. Each company requires 53 men in line to be mustered in.
Incorporation notice for La Clece battery company in Kokomo to manufacture and sell batteries and electrical supplies with capital set at 25,000 dollars.
A seventeenth century style claim recounts Mrs. A C Scott and Mrs L B Smith praising Warner's Safe Cure for long term female illnesses and nervous distress. They state health improvements after multiple bottles and urge others to use the remedy to restore vitality and cheerfulness.
Mrs Sarah Walker Black presents a song recital before the Matinee musicale on November 22. The program includes Delibes Eclogue and Chaminade Sur la plage, with other works by Schubert Rogers and Cheadwick. Before marriage she was Miss Layton Walker of Indianapolis and is renowned in the east as a vocalist.
Benjamin Chavies, 30, collapsed Saturday afternoon from an epileptic stroke at Meridian and Washington. He suffered a head cut from the fall. Dispensary doctors moved him to 514 W Thirteenth Street and expect recovery.
Chicago markets show nervous trading as wheat futures slip amid smaller Argentine shipments of 40 0 000 bushels and an aggregate export tally of 56 000 000 this year. Northwest receipts mirror last year, with 30 export boatloads noted. Pork and lard prices edge up with January pork around 9 42.
EUG COLNDEWRY CO Louisville Kentucky established J&48 the oldest house in Kentucky Indianapolis Branch No L382 South Delaware St Harold Suhmidt Manager Indianapolis Branch
A jumble of rental and sale offers listing furnished and unfurnished rooms houses and cottages with addresses such as 5 W Pratist 429 N Senate 19680 old phone and 331 N Capitol plus notes of trades and employment like grocery clerk poultryman tailor apprentice and catalog dating.
Birth notices for T H and Ida Banor at 1171 Kentucky avenue a boy. Joseph and Nora Klee at 341 Abbott street a third child. Paul and busy Drews at 1107 Church street a child. Birk Karl FH and Annie Rieusche at 1818 Barth avenue a girl. Deaths for Mabel E B Greene 13 10 Wallace street neuralgia of heart. Oscar C Schindler 49 1798 East Tenth street paresis. Francis Marius 49 1112 Kentucky avenue nephritis. J L Taylor 32 108 East Pratt street consumption. Amelia A Eider 7 630 East New York ett pneumonia. Marriage licenses Filwood Thatcher and Myrtle Myers. William W Wise and Flora E Iliff. Joseph E Beechier and Minnie A M Seeman.
PARIS November 13 The senate acting as a high court of justice sentenced Faul Deroulede the agitator to three months imprisonment for calling President Loubet a dishonest president.
Baton Rouge plans and others report various items including a murder case against Dee and spouse, John Jacob Astor denying a $100,000 Dewey arch subscription, New York stock exchange building plans, potential 25 percent fare hikes for trans Atlantic lines, a sheep grazing push in eastern Utah for 700000 ewes, a silk mill fire in Lambert's Point with $70000 loss, counterfeit nickels by Benj F Simms of Pike Run, Flo's boarding at Uncle Sam’s expense, a Milwaukee man seeking $1000 from Schlitz hotel after a refused drink, river drainage plans for December, Illinois prosecutors filing 100 suits over reporting failures, Bishop Potter reportedly visiting Honolulu to urge Bishop Willis to resign, Puget Sound log price rise to 5.50 per thousand feet, physician Dr Thomas Jaimes murdered in Greenville with his son wounded, August Sant of Brooklyn referenced.
John Henley Sr a longtime Richmond resident and a leading member of the Indiana yearly meeting of friends has died after years of involvement with the community.
Jacob Matthews a 48 year old Calv in Mich shot himself. In Colorado Springs Colo a son in law Thomas Williams was killed by Co P Shores on Friday. Maj Henry Clay McDowell 67 president of the Lexington and Eastern railroad died Saturday in Lexington Ky. Thomas J Fraser 29 secretary of the Empire City Trotting Association of New York died of consumption Saturday in Versailles Ohio. A daughter of W J Neunan a Chicago architect drowned herself in a lake.
Purporting to cure a cold in a day these Bromo Quinine tablets feature E W Grove’s signature on each box and are advertised with the promise of a money back refund if they fail to cure. price 8 cents.
An advertisement proclaims Dr J Ht Cough Syrup as the surest remedy for colds and urges readers to buy from ail druggists. The terse copy highlights effectiveness and availability through local druggists.
J W Cowper engineer of maintenance of way on the St Louis division of the Big Four is in Indianapolis. H Farber Lafayette superintendent of the Monon is here. Train No 5 of the I and W after 8255 Thomas Rodd chief engineer of the Pennsylvania lines has been with the camping party at Matro returning Saturday and his place to be filled Monday by Mr Wood third vice president of the road R By Starbuck superintendent Beapolig.
At Interstate Block Yards on Saturday shipments and light exports, cattle and veal prices ranged from common to good with steers and bulls listed for 1,050 to 1,150 pounds and up. Hogs and sheep receipts show mixed weights and pricing with good to choice livestock dominating, including lambs and ewes priced per head and per hundredweight.
Receipts and quotations for cattle hogs and sheep at Union Stock Yards Indianapolis list light Friday arrivals with no shipments. Steers and heifers show Good to choice levels, with ranges for fair to medium and common stockers. Hogs and sheep volumes noted, including heavy and light weights, with price bands across categories.
The City Grain Market report for Saturday November 18 lists inspection counts for Wheat Corn Hay and Oats with varied grades and prices. Notable figures include No 2 red wheat at 6.6 to 6.8 per bushel and mixed corn prices ranging from 24 to 32 cents per bushel across several grades. The report records totals of 49 cars for grain and 1 car of prairie hay with firm oats and timothy hay prices between 10.50 and 11.50 per unit.
Chicago market activity faded as December and spread options rose slightly on forecast smaller world shipments and short covering. Northwest receipts fell to 712 cars, primary stocks 47 000 bushels. cash demand weak with five boatloads taken. December futures eased to about 66 3/4 to 67 1/4 cents. May around 71 cents. Corn and oats closed firm with modest gains. pork and lard prices varied.
The station shows train arrivals for many routes including Logansport Chicago 11.55, Philadelphia New York 3.35 and 19.00, Baltimore Washington 3.35 and 10.00, Columbus Indiana Louisville 3.40 and 21.30, with services labeled Daily Sleeper Parlor Chair Dining and Sunday exceptions. Ticket office at 5 W Washington St lists Cincinnati routes with express and fast mail schedules and various connections to Dayton Xenia Toledo and Detroit.
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