25 Nov 1890
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1890
Page
1
A quiet session plan emerges after Thanksgiving with leaders calling for a Friday conference at Reed's room. An apportionment bill is expected to pass, and the president's message will advocate Blaine's reciprocity plan. Mr Harri will outline tariff details and urge swift passage of a new federal election law.
A student at the Physio-medical College caused an acid glass explosion while experimenting with a tube. The blast wounded his face but his eyesight remains only impaired. he was taken to his home at 791 Vermont Ave and is expected to recover soon. A separate dispatch notes Mahdi’s forces failing to rally in Omdurman with only about 2000 followers.
Richard Mansfield and a strong company staged Beaum Brummell at the Grand Opera House in Indianapolis. The production drew warm approval with lively performances by Mansfield and Vincent, and Beaumell’s downfall and vanity offered a vivid portrait of the era though some scenes bordered on melodrama.
New York November 25. Judge Steckler will hear a case over an October eviction of Michael McNally and wife from 33 Chrystie Street by Solomon Coliender and accomplices who assaulted, destroyed furniture, smashed walls, and piled debris on the sidewalk. Damages placed at 5450 with court-cost relief granted. Also report of six Hybernaslip Fire losses in Valparaiso, Indiana.
Local court actions include a $800 bond, property theft at Andrew Graydon’s Broadway home, and a battery case against Ed Thompson. Church and club fundraisers progress, while a divorce case draws many witnesses. City officials dispute hospital admissions and pool tables rules as transit funds run deficits.
Attorney Wil Rooker voices concern over possible war sparked by unsettled Indians near Standing Rock and other agencies. He cites brother nearby and notes troop withdrawals and frontier tensions. Several Indiana residents are stationed in ghost dancing districts across Nebraska and South Dakota.
Judge Brown hears Schafer suit against Silvers alleging a market subletting scheme that fleeces tenants. stalls rent rose from 81 to 24 with city tenants pocketing margins. Bowlen Gave On Frank 8. Bowlen freed on habeas corpus. Kansas City forgery extradition pending. Middyah injured in sewer work as gas main tapped. ambulance to 248 Washington Ave with expected recovery.
Shelbyville Indiana reports the grisly discovery of a infant’s remains near the river at Wal Drop on Sunday. George Haymond and Alex Redman located the body in a box covered with lime preserving few identifiable features as investigators investigate the mystery.
Disjointed dispatches report a market panic in Buenos Aires after Cooke Waldron's failure in New York trading and rumors of J Gould's control. London and New York observers note instability, with fears of further declines and possible impacts on South American securities.
A garbled reminiscence depicts Indianapolis streets with women pedestrians facing hazards and drivers impeding crosswalks. It mentions a reading room poker den, police presence, and a controversial store title linked to a public project, obscured by broken text.
Dillik and O'Brien collected three thousand dollars Monday night in Cleveland for the Trish fund. Other items report a fatal shooting in Louisville, population data for Brooklyn, a central Iowa collision, barn fire in Burlington Iowa, and various local incidents across the country.
Mrs. Hardy seeks reinstatement as court reporter in Englishor Court Room 2 after being ousted amid efforts by others to control official reporting. The move follows past clashes with Judge Howe and Judge Harper, with Hardy supported by over 100 attorneys and set for General Term action next Monday. The position pays about 75 dollars monthly and supports her family.
The body of a dead infant was found wrapped in overalls with a heavy iron piece near Maywood Road at Pall Crack, West Indiana. Coroner Manker was notified and the body was taken to Undertaker Giston's rooms for preservation and possible identification.
In London the Home Rule party unanimously named Parnell as their leader amid cheers. In Washington a famine cut freight corn and caused wheat losses. Sporting notes report track work, tours, college results, and league intrigues across several cities including Philadelphia and Dartmouth.
Chicago dispatch reports ongoing frontier tension with-increased Native gathering at Pins Ridge surrounding troops. Gen Miles plans long war preparations and Buffalo Bill skirts west to lead Nebraska militia amid blame placed on Sitting Bull. A separate note from Philadelphia describes Quay linked to Barker Bros. probe and civil service exam crowds in federal court.
A collage of 19th century scraps notes violence in Colombia and Peru, slave trade mentions, a grippe outbreak in Fuentkirchen Angary, storms in Huplend, shipwrecks, Koch lymph experiments, politi cal tensions in Lords Lima and Peruvian tax change, Ireland bequest to Parnell, trials in Nicaragua, a double murder claim, antisemitic petition attempts, and imperial postal reforms in Berlin and at Wanamaker.
The Monday meeting saw Dr. Franke Morrison named to fill a vacancy on the ferald board until Brannan’s resignation. An intense session followed as Council and board debated bids for an electric lighting system and the exclusive use of the double carbon lamp, with remarks from Cooper Hicklin and others, and a move to advertise bids for multiple lighting capacities. The council adjourned after approving a substitute proposal and deferring final action on the lighting report. A separate Nevada item notes opposition to Dr. Koch’s Nsmph cure amid protests from Daum and Prof. Ziaurasen.
A bold train robbery in Texas brings £30,000 in haul for the industrious criminal. Fireman Michael Shore dies after a broken rod on the I. L. & St. L. engine at Fern. European telegram reports royal romance between Nuke Nicholas and Princess Maud as a curious distraction amid Chicago’s sharp wit and public skepticism.
Danary Hat Co at 23 W. Wash. It offers a pony guess with every purchase and free betting on promotions.
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