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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1899
Page
3
INDIANA Alva Johnson aged 23 jailed on criminal assault charges after allegedly attacking the 10 year old daughter of Elsworth Puckett while the parents were away. There is talk of lynching. The report places Johnson as a farm hand in Tipton on October 13.
Town events include Windfall street fair opening with farmers in Washington county sowing wheat. Marion normal school to add 25000 dollars. Mishawaka to host a cooperative store for factory workers. Ninety-nine Notre Dame graduates dine Thursday. Vehicle and bond sales, parades, and local incidents cover Indiana towns and a busy regional week.
A collage of short items reports court house oddities in Shelbyville, gold field rumors in Brown County, a man assaulted by a telegraph pole in Laporte, and multiple deaths in Daviess and other counties. It notes investigations into newspaper sources, a fatal shooting in Washington, and farmers in Grant County joining to deter hunters. It also covers a marriage in Huntington, theft and forgery cases in Kokomo and Marion, a miraculous recovery in Kokomo, and family land disputes in 20 years of litigation between Magnett family members.
Judge Daly presided Friday morning and fined Benjamin J. Witt $25 for assaulting his wife after a quarrel the previous night. Witt had lost $50 on Bookwalter and in the incident, during which his wife tossed a lamp that missed him, leading to his arrest.
Dispatches from San Francisco report the arrest of Ananda Advani, a self-styled indigo merchant and financier, on charges of presenting a worthless $15,000 draft and offering a spurious check. In Chicago last month Advani drew attention by his engagement to Virginia Hudson, a newspaper writer.
Niagara Falls Oct 13 The National wholesale druggists have elected officers with President B C E Conn and a set of vice presidents and secretaries to lead the association.
The new council elected John H. Crall president with Harold C. Megrew as vice president in a diverse body spanning professions from doctor to rail worker. Democrats Bernauer Knight and McGrew supported an orderly election, while ex-council members criticized successors.
Dr. Hurty mocked the Decatur board of health for linking a diphtheria outbreak to autumn-leaf burning. He called the idea nonsense and said burning leaves would not affect diphtheria and that physicians could not be serious about the claim.
A U S court decision of great importance to the electrical business was handed down Thursday by Judge McPherson of Philadelphia. The suit was brought by Tesla Electric Company against Scott & Janney Company and concerns power transmission rights.
City observers report Mayor Taggart may face mass resignation acceptance as Downing figures to reshuffle key boards. Captain English plans to quit over abuse, with Col. Downing possibly moved to English’s role. Health department faces changes as Dr Morrison and Dr Brennan loom as successors. Dr Marlatt aims to be city sanitarian, and contractor Dave Scott seeks Board of Safety post with ward 1 butcher Charles Smith aiming for meat inspector.
The Indiana Baptist state meeting debated buying Pine Lake assembly grounds as the 46 cottage plots at $100 each would help fund the gathering. Capt Harding proposed the division of park space while emphasizing a suitable home for yearly sessions. Officers named Thursday include President W J Whittington and Vice Presidents T J Villers and C D Chase.
New York October 13 William A Vincent a Chicago based corporation lawyer and counsel for the veiled defendant in a slander dispute sues for 25000 in damages. Details remain sketchy as the case unfolds with the press watching closely.
Walter Craven, Grand stock company stage director, will retire next week and return to New York with Mrs Craven. Management seeks Bellows return but he has NY productions planned. two eastern managers are negotiating for a successor as the Indianapolis stock company undergoes transition. Miss Lucille La Verne arrives to join the company replacing Miss Fletcher. Scenic artist Ritter departs for Castle Square Company in St Louis.
The steamer Niger brings news of the massacre of Lieut. Guise German commissioner at Rio del Rey and Herr Leemeyer German trader along with 100 native soldiers and carriers. They were sent to quell disturbances. A native chief led the ambush and was shot. Natives looted factories and murdered employees. Ten British traders narrowly escaped.
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