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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1900
Page
2
In Marysville Ohio court proceedings opened amid a measles illness of juror James Shirk. A recess was set to continue Thursday morning. Worrell, under close guard, told Guard Thomas Martin I feel that I am going to get out this some way. Authorities question whether he meant escape via legal means or contemplate suicide.
John G. Carlisle denied supporting either McKinley or Bryan stating he would not vote for either candidate. Yale undergraduates favored McKinley Roosevelt 1418 to Bryan Stevenson 156 in a mock election with small votes for Woolley and Debs.
In Lincoln Nebraska Charles W Bryan private secretary to William J Bryan denies the Republican claim that Bryan is in communication with Aguinaldo or any Filipino. He says he personally handles all his brother's correspondence and the statement is untrue.
Gov Roosevelt with a warm reception in Earlville New York hears a band and cannon fire while addressing disenfranchisement issues in North Carolina and disputes Bryan’s claim on Puerto Rican voters. He counters with a beachgoing remark about Coney Island drawing thousands.
Lord Roberts reports Gem French has reached Bethel in the eastern Transvaal after an arduous march. Casualties were seven killed, 27 wounded and five missing. French carried out a surprise attack on the Boers west of the Pinars River, taking 18 Boers and large numbers of cattle and sheep.
A sentry at a guardhouse in Sandy Hook New Jersey fatally shot civilian John Sorrensen after mistaking him for an escaped military prisoner. The incident occurred Wednesday following the escape attempt Tuesday night.
Anderson T. Herd of New York, promoter of a proposed rice trust, telegraphed Lake Charles leaders and growers to halt selling any more rice. This marks first sign the trust may be secretly organized.
J. W. Vaile, director general of posts in the Philippines, has been relieved at his own request by the postmaster general. C. M. Cotterman of the railway mail service in San Francisco is chosen as his successor.
Vernie C Capelinger age 38 and Gertrude M Edwards age 18 were married in the county clerk office by Justice Stout on Wednesday. The couple, from near Brookstown, were joined with parental consent noted from her side.
Patent medicine ad promises relief from coughs and colds with Tazative Bromo Quinine tablets. It touts quick action and general health benefits, naming no verifiable medical claims or endorsements.
The Bostock zoo at the Cyclorama building near Indianapolis nears completion with tigers lions and other beasts on display for society visitors Saturday night. A large central cage will host tricks while zebras and camels offer free rides on the track.
Neighborhood youths opposed to a defunct Col lege avenue shoemaker shop repeatedly damaged the structure. After residents demanded demolition, they toppled the building on its side with a scantling while spectators watched for police.
In Hazleton Pennsylvania on October 24 a sensational rumor spread that after the coal strike is settled coal carrying railroads may order a nationwide strike. Valentine Fitzgerald vice grand master of the Brotherhood of Trainmen attended Freeland lodge meetings as Lehigh Valley organizers increase activity. Visits by M D Mahon street car union president and Daniel Keefe Longshoremen's union president have heightened interest in these meetings.
Washington observed the funeral for John Sherman with a distinguished crowd at his mansion. Rev. Alex McKay-Smith delivered a simple eloquent sermon as diplomats jurists and officials joined private acquaintances, with Fort Meyer cavalry escort and a special train to Mansfield Ohio at 3 30 p m.
General Lieber reports 6680 general court martial trials in the past year. 350 commissioned officers and 618 enlisted men faced verdicts with 6020 convicted. Death sentences were imposed on six enlisted men but commuted to dishonorable discharge and imprisonment in five cases.
The United States commissioner of education released a fiscal year report noting 16,738,362 pupils in common schools as of July 1, 1899. It lists enrollments by region including Indiana with 556,651 pupils, 15,488 teachers split by gender, salary averages of 48.80 for men and 44.55 for women, and Indiana property valued at 25,000,000.
Judge Leathers refused Frank S. to divorce Belle Melton on Wednesday after she failed to appear when the case was called. An attachment was issued for her instead of default. She would not testify and is described as being in delicate condition with four children. Melton, a Virginia Avenue cigar dealer, drew sharp rebuke from the judge.
President Ban Johnson of the American League and C. D. Somers of the Cleveland club survey three sites in Washington for a proposed baseball park. Johnson aims to secure territory for his league as backers promise support for a new National association. The city is seen as the main arena for battles shaping the 11 schedule.
Dr. J. L. Craig of Atlanta, secretary of the Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian General Assembly, collapsed and died while addressing the Virginia Synod at the First Presbyterian Church in Newport News on Wednesday. He was campaigning for funds for home missions.
City life brief notes announce Miss Louise B. Voigt a dramatic soprano will perform at the Symphony Orchestra Association first concert on November 20. Otis Harvey received a fine and six months in the workhouse for petit larceny related to opium theft in criminal court. Gerry Sanborn moved to quash a criminal court charge of Sabbath desecration for working with electricians on the South-side turnverein. ruling pending. The semi annual meeting of the Indiana Central Association of Congregationalists continued at Union Congregational Church in Cerealinetown with speeches by H. C. Meserve R. S. Osgood John Harden George E. Hill W. Murray and Levi White. Edith Smith read a paper on household religion.
A visiting minister describes his wife’s severe indigestion caused by coffee. After trying Postum without success, a brewed cup with extended boiling and a bit of butter reportedly improved their health. He claims both regained health and abandoned coffee, noting his own dyspepsia improved after switching to Postum.
Arthur H. Metcalf, only son of the prohibition candidate for vice president, died Wednesday morning in Pawtucket Rhode Island after a brief illness.
Maj. Howard, chief surgeon of the army in Cuba, has yellow fever in Havana. He is the fifth major to be struck, with three deaths among those officers. Wednesday reported eighty three cases and eight deaths.
In Paterson New Jersey on October 24 the court plans a rapid course as four men charged with Jennie Bosschitter’s murder may face trial this term. Three have confessed, including all but McAllister who denies the charges. Gus Schulthrop, the hackman, was released on bail.
CHICAGO October 24 The Women's Home Missionary Society of the M E Church has finished raising its twenty first substantial fund for home mission work with a total of two hundred thousand dollars. The effort named Septury supports women's church outreach and domestic mission programs across the denomination.
Councilman Higgins, under investigation for alleged bribe solicitation, met Wednesday with Prosecutor Pugh. Higgins told a Sun reporter he welcomed the grand jury probe, insisting it will prove his innocence and denying knowledge of graft by himself or other councilmen.
Union stock yards members state the stock exchange will remain open while a motion for a new trial is reviewed. If the motion is denied the case may be appealed to the supreme court and the exchange will continue operating during the appeal.
In Morristown New Jersey on October 24 a crowd formed after Matthew Edgerly of Massillon Ohio claimed a daughter with E Bird Littell. The crowd tarred and feathered Littell at the hotel then escorted him to a train to New York amid a custody dispute with Miss Edgerly.
Detroit dispatch reports Campaudenounces ex Postmaster General Dickinson for backing McKinley while detailing Dickinson’s long shifts in party alignments. The piece also notes Charles C. Diltz named corporal in the Fourth Infantry now serving in the Philippines and cites cures for croup sore throat and pulmonary issues.
Local column records births and deaths with names and addresses. Multiple entries show newborns in households such as French Buckner Harting Hiatt Kumman Arbuckle Behrens Baldwin Maple McDonald Sommers Kohler Hennilgar Landgraf Sheehan Morgan Davenport Neal Heckman Heam Craig Capsinger Edwards Scott Goode Ludorf Roberts Lindholm Hesston Hill Welsh Shaw Hystop Cox among others. Tuberculosis and malaria fever listed for several adults.
Property notices detail multiple structures with owners and amounts. Co H Kruger porch $70 Giles Terrazier frame shed $15 George Everett rare brick building $75 WTM Rankin shed $50 Louisa Stoltz cottage near Wa bash $840 A Bauman cottage near Washington $840 Albert WittHe addition $294 F E Wolcott frame house between Southeastern and TBates $1125
Police report a telegram from Marshal Cooper of Shelbyville seeking Jesse Rhodes, 16, and a boy named Parks who ran away. The message requests locating the youths and returning them to home.
Wheat prices varied with grades and months noted as milling freight October at 72c for No 2 red and 68 70c for No 3 red. Corn showed steady levels with multiple white and mixed grades ranging from 10c to 40c plus. Oats and hay also moved with steady quotes for various timothy and mixed lots and inspections totaling several cars across categories.
At Indianapolis Stock Yards on October 24, cattle receipts reached 600 and hog receipts 6,000 with shipments described as fair. Quotes list prices for various classes including steers, heifers, cows and bulls, along with range estimates for weights from light to heavy and mentions of prime to fancy export cattle and good to choice butchers bulls.
Market notes show receipts of sheep and lambs with price ranges. Good to choice sheep bring about 3 50 dollars per unit, common to medium lambs around 4 35, and stockers and feeding lambs around 4 73.
Interstate Stock Yards notes light cattle receipts on Wednesday October 24 with bids for Good to prime export steers 1,250 to 1,500 lbs at 55.59 and Fair to medium export steers 1,200 to 1,490 lbs at 51.54. Hogs receipts 1,400 with Good to choice heavy at 4.73 to 4.80, Fair to good at 4.65. Sheep receipts nominal with Good to choice lambs at 4.50 to 5.00 and similar ranges for other classes.
Chicago market closed with wheat down to fractional losses after a flat day for prices. Corn eased modestly with October futures near 39 percent, oats December at 21 to 22 cents, and provisions mixed led by January pork around 11.12 to 10.95. Butter and cheese quotes varied, while live poultry ranged from six to ten cents for various cuts.
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