14 Oct 1895
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1895
Page
1
The article details H A Mansfield being named city engineer as political maneuvering swirls around Mayor Taggart ’s circle. It notes Goebel receiving the marketmaster post and lists several other appointments including deputy marketmaster and city weighmaster with salaries.
The mayor reveals the new Board of Health listing Frank Morrisone Dr L B E Cline and Dr AM L Fields. A question arises about their school affiliations as citizens seek clarity on the appointments.
The Hinshaw case figure Surber denies any conversation with Ma Crabb about the affair. He calls the affidavit false and says he will prove he did not make the statements alleged. He expects Crabb's affidavit to not affect a new trial motion after the case proceeds.
Don M Dickinson arrives in Washington with no committee to press Michigan mail service. He declines to discuss past cabinet incidents. He calls Sir Lionel Sackville West an infernal ass, clarifying his current stance on the pamphlet controversy.
In Pirrssure on October 14 sixteen tons of molten metal spilled into the pit below the Frankstown mill where about twenty men worked. Equire Watson died of injuries and four others suffered serious burns while the converters toppled during the morning shift.
Stella West, a leading society figure in Savannah, accidentally shot herself at her parents’ country residence near Montgomery while handling a revolver presented for protection. The incident occurred Sunday, October 14, and prompted shock in the local community.
Birds of a feather and South before the war headline a lively first half week at the Park and Empire with large seat sales. Hoyt presents A milk white flag at English's Monday night. Gas fitting and stoves connected at 2051 Washington st phone 793.
In San Francisco a journalist recaps Miss Cunningham's interviews with Theodore Durant, who allegedly confessed planning and describing Blanche Lamont's murder at Emanuel church. He claims seeing Lamont’s body in the belfry after a night of key events and hints a pretrial statement exists for his lawyers.
A Pan American letter from Tiavana details growing resentment of Americans among Spaniards. It predicts possible invasion of Florida by Russian or Susianish troops once Cuba’s rebellion ends. Riots in Havana are anticipated. interior news is tightly censored as authorities screen mail for insurgent sympathizers.
In New York on Monday a brake chain broke on a street car, sending it into the Betropolitan traction car house elevator shaft. Two cars were demolished and a workman named Sandy Soox was fatally injured. Other items note the steam yacht Oneida heading to Washington with the president aboard and the Supreme Court opening without the traditional White House reception. Attorney general Ketcham travels to promote the Western Union case against the state over telegraph property valuations for 1891 792 and 93, with assessed value near 2.5 million yearly.
A northwest rumor reports farmers have formed a combine to raise wheat prices by 50 percent. Also promoted is Lemon Tonic Laxative selling in large bottles for 50 cents claiming to boost energy appetite and mental clarity.
The Indiana railroad suit against Marion County treasurer ends with a supreme court approval. Taxes for 18% and 98 will be paid on a $4,000,000 valuation. the assessment is challenged as too high, best result per the agreement.
Levi Pritchard faced police court on a keg theft charge from Terre Haute Brewing on Oct 12. He wore a green and yellow paper rooster on his chest and delivered odd statements about cleaning fabrics and grinding stones before Judge Cox released him, deeming him not in his right mind.
The federal court will begin the trial of Schuyler C. Haughey Tuesday morning before Judge Baker. The indictment contains 48 counts. It alleges an overdrawn Indianapolis Curling Hair Works account by $200,000 and aiding and abetting T. P. Haughey in misapplying $259,004 of Indianapolis National Bank funds.
Fires sweep around Winnipeg Manitoba with four confirmed deaths and fears of more missing. Ingraham dismisses case against Westchester Racing Association president, upholding Percy Gray racing law. Paderewski set to perform January 14 in Indianapolis. Forecasts predict fair weather for Indianapolis area over next 48 hours. Hardware mantels and Lemon Tonic Laxative advertised.
A runaway horse in Spannave injures Lawrence Smith age years. He dies after skull fractures and emergency surgery failed. funeral planned. Governor Clarke discusses prize fighting legality and state action. mixed notes on football trainer Chas. White comments. Brady telegram confirms safety.
Nellie Cavannaugh, 25, formerly of Fort Wayne, attempted suicide with arsenic Sunday night after weeks of unemployment. She retrieved the poison from a dresser at 2 Ernest Street and collapsed, later revived by a dis pensary doctor with stomach pumping. She offered no clear motive beyond unemployment and hinted at a secret reason.
Sunday night a Huntington trolley car on a hill in the west end ran out of control and wrecked against a stone wall. Four dead and several badly injured after the crash at the hollow, with names Rothemund Pfeiel Bishop among the dead and others in critical condition. A second note reports Ferdinand Meter, retired German general, killed in London after a financial collapse influence.
In Grorsrrn Ohio a Sunday night street duel between ex Marshal Elmer Donnelly and Marshal David Cook left both men dead. Five shots were fired at close range ten feet apart. Cook died of four chest wounds while Donnelly was hit in the heart. In New York Secretary Carlisle and Assistant Secretary Hamlin refuse to talk at the Fifth Avenue hotel.
After interior improvements the First Baptist church was opened with Rev. D. J. Ellison delivering a sermon urging people to keep company with wiser, better, and more cultured peers. Rev. W. F. Crafts of Washington, D. C. spoke at Memorial Presbyterian, noting moral progress since 1867 and highlighting rises in liquor use, divorces, and murders alongside the era of Sunday newspapers. See the China Closets at Wm. L Elder's Lemon Tonic Laxative advertised for energy appetite and clear brain.
Local items report Carrie Santee's death at St. Vincent's after six months illness, plus multiple notices of deaths, lawsuits, divorces, and divorces sought. Citizens' street railway sues Larry Brown over contract payments. Flora Evans sues L and W for damages after being run down. Mariah Rose seeks divorce from John L. Rose. Dr J A Nesbit dies aged 35. burial at Crown Hill. Executors Jump and Bogard to answer in U S court over Collett note. Postmaster Sahm reports quarterly receipts and allocations to staff. Divorce suit from William Hull against Catherine Hull. Public health notes list a series of illnesses and births. Marriage licenses issued to several couples. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised. Undertaker David Kregel o re-enters business with Robert Adams as assistant.
In Hopkinsville Kentucky on Sunday afternoon Cammie Russell aged 16, daughter of J. D. Russell, was found dead in her garden with a severe head wound and a pistol nearby. Local rumor favors murder or accident over suicide, despite initial indications of self-destruction. Relatives describe her as happy and well loved, with pleasant relations in the county.
Rev James W Carr of Second Baptist Church has not returned after leaving town Tuesday night. A woman named Lizzie Carr says she is his wife and claims a lengthy marriage, with Carr having left with a son. Detectives hold a state warrant for fornication and bigamy charges as Venrietta Carr, his other wife, is incredulous and distressed.
Ludwig Terrmann, a farmer nearby, repeated his gas blowing act at the Towle hotel on Sunday morning. He left the gas burning, then tried to fan it out with his night-cap after learning it must not be blown out. The transom was open, he escaped with his life but remains very ill from the incident.
Mrs Annie Walker of Guelph Ontario, once married to a Virginia senator, lies in a West side boarding house in precarious condition after a man named Elliott abducted her and left 300 dollars said to belong to her. Police cannot solve the case amid reports she was drugged and assaulted. Maprip scene notes inquiry into a Spanish cruiser capture near Santiago de Cuba. The Indiana's trial trip is delayed by weather. Abraham Rhines seeks an eighth divorce in Fulton County.
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