07 Oct 1892
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1892
Page
1
A small Michigan road village awaits a funeral sermon during the minister’s absence. The town’s jack-of-all-trades, a reformable humorless leader, attempts to preach but falters. He ends with a blunt, unflattering line about the deceased, suffers village scorn, and departs with his wife.
New York October 7 The ex wife of Wim Campbell a wealthy wall paper magnate is charged with smuggling paintings worth 110000 into the United States. Now Mrs Campbell married to Dr Cacaci of Naples claims she used the works duty free in Italy for a year but had not been to Europe in two years. She alleges inspector Traitture seeks revenge for a rejected affair. The government will hold the paintings pending investigation.
In Wistchester Pennsylvania on October 7 a crowd of about 2000 African Americans fears an imminent disaster. Reverend Andrew Jones, a Black preacher, claims divine revelation predicting past earthquakes and a future great storm that could devastate the area, sparking widespread anxiety.
Crowds fill the streets as survivors and onlookers witness the bodies of the Dalton gang. Bruna mett alive but dying, while Jammett Dalton faces transfer to Independence against locals’ wishes. Loot from the First National Bank totals 20,240 dollars and 84,000 from Condon Bank. Wounded citizens recover as bankers plot a relief fund for slain families.
Meneuts Oct T-Jack Thorn alias Jack Smith known as the swamp angel of Arkansas swamps, killed after he disarmed and defied Baggio club members. Recruited by detectives posing as sportsmen to Earle, a deputy sheriff attempted arrest but officers shot him before he could fire. Thorn had been an escaped convict notorious among local clubs.
Mrs Harrison remains critically ill with consumption as of Friday in Washington. She endures ups and downs but shows great vitality and will power, obeying her physician while hoping to live though doctors deem the case hopeless.
New Yoak Oct 7 Anton Herval a patient at St Francis hospital suffering brain fever jumped from a third story window early Friday morning and sustained injuries likely to prove fatal.
The romantic drama Hoss and Loss stars Reed and Collier at the Grand opera house for a second en parement drawing a large audience. Their dialogue, written by the duo, drives the laughs while Miss Celeste, Myers, and Miss Farrington provide strong singing. The final chorus in act two features Bowery toughs and a lively dance, with notable acting from Miss Allen. A note on Harry Kernell and changes in Trish company casts closes the review.
{Fragmentary OCR lists locations and firms including Ruskin, Bf. Cancer Epactatist, Indianapolis dyeing and cleaning Buatti's Dye works and Pennsyvantast. lacks coherent event or context, rendering a brief item about local business directory entries.}
Pirrspund October 7 a sensational explosion at the Mansion hotel at 2 am damaged the building, blew veranda fragments across the yard, and shattered windows. Authorities say Flamestead strikers near Carnegie works staged the blast. No one seriously hurt as guests fled in panic amid widespread alarm.
John A. Griffiths, president of Anchor Manufacturing, is jailed in Cincinnati on charges of robbing the company safe. A detective, after months of suspicion, hid under a stairway as Griffiths and his wife entered at night. The theft followed gambling losses on poker and horse racing.
Senator Morgan Chandler of Hancock and Rush counties filed an answer to the motion to advance the apportionment suit through his attorney W Js Niblack. He objects to modifying the court order and asks for time to prepare a brief and for oral arguments. Republicans deride the motion as delaying tactics while awaiting swift action from the court.
Charles Stapp a shellorst barber faced Justice Daniels for keeping shop open on Sunday and was fined one dollar. A claim arises that Maze the Indiangate barber’s jury of union men influenced verdicts and a new trial may be sought. Charles A Small filed a contested will case against Emme A Means and others alleging fraud in Elizabeth Small’s will, seeking estate redistribution.
The military bicycle race from Havre to Marseilles began here to organize a courier service for wartime. Regulation pace is 20 kilometers per hour about 15 miles. The total distance is 1,094 kilometers and the event is expected to last about 54 hours 42 minutes.
Strinereuy Mass Oct 1 Wim W Windle, holder of the world mile record, lowered it Friday from 2 04 2 5 to 2 02 5 5. He also set a new half mile mark with a 59 4 5 half, achieved with a flying start. Official record.
Police captured two green goods dealers in New York on Friday along with 2000 sealed circulars. Authorities reported two thousand more were mailed by the prisoners before capture. The suspects are a white man named Miler and a colored man named William Ogborne.
During a funeral for a child of Mr and Mrs Hill the forward coach on a Bachelor to Jimtown route plunged down a hill of 150 feet. The coach rolled five times injuring four women, the driver and another man. The coffin broke open but the body remained inside.
The event at Fairview place near L aire view had most matches completed Friday afternoon to quell rivalries. Easton of Clio faced Anson of Indianapolis in a key private match. Event 53 saw Beck and Johnson both end at ten sparrows. Event 34 tied among Yooris Beck Partington and Easton with 15 sparrows each. In event 5 Eliot led with 25, Polster and Sanford next. Sanford led the clay pigeon contest, with Beck second and Easton Park and Anson tied for third.
In New Utrecht Mapleton a $14,000 residence of S. D. McClure burned Thursday night. Early Friday a charred body identified as Leopold Clashlitzer 31 an artist, aiding in removing valuables, likely crushed by a falling stairway. A second body believed missing is a boy who entered the blaze and vanished.
Washington D C Oct T An important cablegram was received from Admiral Walker by the navy department Priday morning. Secretary Tracy refused to reveal contents but said it contained nothing startling. The dispatch was sent to the executive mansion and was under review at the regular Friday cabinet meeting.
City vocalists discuss forming a strong quartet to replace the old Plymouth church choir. Bliss Helen Walker will give a Friday night recital at Miss Anna Farquhar's residence. Walker, a contralto, will sing nine pieces by modern composers. Alexander Minegtinoff's music club thrives with weekly choruses and oratories directed by its director. A school of music concert is planned for next Friday with Prof. Agron directing, Adolph Schellschmidt teaching cello, and several selections including a Nevin piece and Rogera’s Confessiona. The waltz My sweetheart's the man in the moon grows in popularity amid numerous recent moon-themed songs.
The article recounts Judge Gresham's decision to vote for Cleveland over Harrison, his delegation of appointing election supervisors, and the Republican backlash. It notes tensions within Indiana and Illinois parties, campaigns for Congress in the district, and looming legislative races with candidates from Decatur, Franklin, and other towns. It mentions railroad issues influencing the election and a weather note for Indianapolis.
Fire chiefs at a Louisville convention elected Chief Hughes of Louisville as president with plans for the 1904 meeting in Illinois. A passenger train wreck occurred on the Mississippi Valley line near Vicksburg injuring one passenger and burning a trestle.
In Judge Walker's court Laura Feitterfield admitted violent temper and scolding toward carpenter John Feitterfield, who testified she wished him dead and kicked his book. Laura confirmed the allegations, and Judge Walker granted the divorce to John.
The dispatch notes fear cholera will spread further in 1903 as Hamburg resumes schools and the Moravia docked after quarantine. Reports from Hamburg Paris St Petersburg and Russia say the epidemic subsides yet autumn seeds spread widely, signaling a harsh winter and a deadly upcoming year.
Readable parts point to a murder or poisoning incident involving multiple individuals, but many names and specifics are garbled. The fragment mentions someone named Curry and a potential factory setting, with reference to aid arriving and a lead figure.
In New York a standout performer, Sullivan, lights up a Harlem venue as a leading figure in a jazz program. He is praised for command of the stage and confident delivery, with fans noting his poised presence and company on stage.
A report details Mabel Welton, once from a prominent family, who rose to head girl before spiraling with a crook into crime. She was confined in a penitentiary, now described as a hopeless invalid and returned home under the Board of Prison Management.
Eliram BicCay sues the city and Indianapolis Gas Company for 15000 damages claiming negligence left an iron gas pipe projecting on Malott Avenue causing a serious injury. Also reports say ex Mayor Urace and associates donated 100000 to the Democratic National Campaign Fund. Chinese expelled from Dunsmorm by a vigilance committee. Ayers Sarsaparilla advertised as blood purifier.
Paris reports a decisive October 4 battle in which Dahomey natives were defeated by French forces. About 200 natives died, including 20 of the king's Amazons, as the Dahomeyans fled through the territory with few captives. Two hundred rifles were recovered on the field, fueling tensions with France and Germany over Diar.
Paris October funeral for Ernest Renan held at the college of France with no religious service. Coffin on the catafalque in the mortuary chamber, mourners in a black draped vestibule. Address by the minister of public instruction praised Renan as thinker and philosopher, with hopes for Panthéon burial. body later moved to Montmartre for provisional interment. Howard Martin, secretary at Pekin, leaves with $10,000 debts.
Labor-commissioner Peck's case was adjourned again in police court until October 20, with the Friday session postponed to that date.
A fragmentary local page reports on early campaign chatter around Olaf Olsen’s council seat, a streetcar worker warning against political talk, fines for an improvised “come rebben” act, and a coroner's note on a death judged a self inflicted morphine case. It also covers sidewalk paving bids, marriages, and a scaffold injury, with contracts to be awarded next week by the board of public works.
In Greencastle Indiana a ferocious tiger in Selis Bros circus mauls Robert Hesten, ripping the arm and severing the hand while thousands watch. The tiger, considered dangerous, previously killed a man in Australia and injured a keeper in Maysville. Train wreck beside the Big Four road injures Thomas Fairchild, who is left behind as the wagon and freight car derail.
Chaster Durleign of Laconia and a friend hunted the Sandwich Range. Burleigh climbed to locate his partner and sat on a 30 ton bowlder that broke away, starting a downhill slide. He was instantly killed as the rock struck the first landing on the mountain. The same bowlder had drawn attempts to move it two years before.
The body of Geo Nelson was discovered buried in a wall beneath brick and debris after he entered an old well to perform repairs. Nelson had been missing for several days when the tragedy was uncovered in Varmaraiso, Indiana on October 7.
In the Poets Corner at Westminster Abbey, the family of the late poet Alfred Tennyson have secured a burial place beside Browning. The interment will be Monday with a public funeral and full choral service.
In Cuicaco on October 7, Charlie Mitchell was sentenced by the police court to two months’ imprisonment with hard labor for an unprovoked attack on Salvia, an old man. Barnhart Bros. & Spindler deny offers to sell to the new type founders’ trust, stating they were asked to join but declined.
The piece notes Democratic fund-raising appeals in New York to spread party truths and recounts New York Republicans planning a statewide stumping train tour. It mentions Weaver and Peffer with pointed critique and cites a Pulaski Tennessee speech risk amid local warnings.
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