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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1899
Page
3
Describes a large roll-steel drum heater with decorative nickel finish and coal or gas fuel at 5.69. Also features a solid oak sideboard with swell front drawers and a large French plate mirror valued at 10.63. Items presented in a vintage catalog tone.
Winter is coming and good housewives prepare for the cold term by making the home cozy. The store can furnish the house from cellar to garret and supply missing items for parlor dining room bedroom or kitchen. Prices are low, terms easy, and long payments offered with no extra cost. Compare goods and terms with other ads and save money and time.
South Bend reports a saloon keeper John Kuespert was shot and killed Tuesday night amid claims of a fire bug suspect named Magenski. The incident followed a Saturday night disturbance with Kuespert reportedly confronting the suspect before the fatal shooting occurred.
Rebecca J. Apple and her husband from Plymouth were twice divorced and remarried. After a property division on Tuesday a quarrel led to Apple drawing a revolver and killing his wife before killing himself. The couple married in 1860 and reared nine children.
A linguist from Anderson was arrested in Muncie on two counts of assault involving 13 year old Anna and an attempted act on 12 year old Emma. Details indicate alleged predatory actions targeting underage girls. Police secured charges and launched further inquiries.
In Clinton Mississippi county, miners retaliated after police ordered saloons closed on Sunday. They vowed to cross the county line to buy alcohol, belting a plan to carry liquor home and defy the Sabbath. The action followed Ostrum's evangelical meetings that influenced local sentiment.
A collage of local incidents reports a Pendleton glass factory blaze in ashes with $1,400 loss, Logansport glass plant labor changes, Tipton milk wagons sticking to schedules, and a Pendleton livery barn fire. Other items note a Brookville collision and a murder confession in Cannelton, plus union activity and school bond payments.
New York report notes John D Rockefeller and allies have secured control of the leather trust. This week 200000 shares of the trust's common stock were transferred on the books to John D Rockefeller Jr. Many additional large transfers are expected soon.
Mrs. Hazel Dunkinson, daughter of actor Hal Reid, was granted a divorce from Harry Dunkinson in Cincinnati on Wednesday. She was 16 when she married him on April 23, 1898, and he belonged to her father’s company.
The case between Interstate stockyards and Union Railway opened before Judge Baker on Wednesday. Attorneys Ketcham for the railway and Winter for the stock yards argued the matter, with submission unlikely before late Wednesday.
Fire rips Vulcanus company's Cleveland works and Southern factory in Huntsville. Loss estimated at 20 000 dollars in Ohio and 25 000 in Alabama. Also ad copy notes Dean's Ointment for scalp eczema with a 50 cent price at drugstores.
Articles of incorporation filed with the secretary of state late Tuesday afternoon reveal John C. Wright Newton Claypool Edward Claypool John H. Dilks Charles L Wayne Philip M Hildebrand as incorporators. Capital stock is 106000 dollars and the setup appears to form a local hardware trust though Dilks said no plan to absorb all rivals and no new stores will open.
Chauncey M. Depew denies New York Central directors plan to absorb the New York New Haven Fitchburg and Boston and Maine railroads into the Central system with the Boston and Albany. President Callaway plans 10 000 new cars soon and further roadbed improvements are eyed. Callaway says 10 600 cars are needed immediately for freight with about 50 passenger cars and 100 engines. The New York Central reportedly will not join the car trust.
Jesse B. Johnson of Blackford and Vermont streets was fined 5 dollars plus costs in Justice Nickerson's court for assaulting 11 year old Herbert Niebergall. Testimony showed neighborhood boys disliked him. Johnson struck the boy with a heavy club from a willow yard tree. the boy suffered severe leg bruises. total costs 23 dollars.
Reuben Strickland and George Day were brought before Justice Collins on murder charges in New Brunswick. Cronin's body was found partly devoured by buzzards in the Tamesville swamps, identified by a star tattoo on the left wrist. Each man accuses the other. robbery motive cited.
New York dispatch notes Gen Fitzhugh Lee military governor of Havana and Pinar Del Rio returning Tuesday night from Cuba, along with Col. E G Rathbone in charge of the Cuban postal service and Mrs. Gen Ludlow.
WM Sussman was fined by Judge Daly on Wednesday after admitting customers at his saloon on Sunday Clara Parsons testified that Sussman offered her cash to swear he does not sell liquor on the Sabbath Sussman will appeal the ruling.
John Hone was re-elected president of the Board of Directors for the Transville and Terre Waute Railroad Company. The update notes Hone’s continued leadership of the firm and the board.
Walter Farnsworth, noted for twelve wives, was arraigned on bigamy in Chicago as three wives testified. The case was continued for defense preparation with Farnsworth claiming rights akin to the sultan of Sulu. He quipped about multiple wives in various regions and cited divorce costs. He is described as NY native, medium build, brown eyes, and a fluent talker.
John H. McMorrow has not returned to his N Capitol Avenue home and no word has come from him. Mrs. McMorrow is reportedly away for health reasons. An expert accountant is examining the McMorrow & Flancdy real estate books for clues to his sudden departure.
Walter English, serving as rammer, lost both hands in a premature explosion while firing a salute to Admiral Sampson in Trenton New Jersey. Surgeons say he will die. Sampson was not informed of the accident. JPM
Charles Bone and Miss Grace Buchanan will wed at p m on Wednesday at the bride’s home 628 Louisiana street. The groom is the son of George Bone a bailiff in Superior Court Room No 2.
Major Taylor the 1899 I A W champion in Indianapolis wears blue silk hose and tailor made togs. Thomas Heitman of Harrisburg and Sarah McClure of Columbus were married in Harrisburg, with President King of Farmers Bank noted in Brookly, Michigan. DeWitts Little Early Risers are praised by a local user for relief of digestive issues.
Tense border area near Naco, Arizona, sees armed Mexican and American cowboys, with earthworks 300 feet from the line. Five men were killed in a recent clash, and authorities fear further violence unless Mexican and United States troops are permanently stationed at the seat of the trouble.
In London Kentucky on a Tuesday, Thomas Whitamore and Dan Parker were ambushed while en route to Manchester where Parker faced trial for killing a Turner faction member. Whitamore died from gunshot, Parker survived with minor wounds after a horse fall. Suspected Griffins and Philpot faction reprisals are noted. A body found in a well at Hamlet post office raises questions of murder versus suicide.
Lexington Ky Oct 25 Three companies of the state guards in Lexington are being prepared for service in Clay county Col Williams announced the object is to have men in readiness to go if needed the force stands ready for possible deployment.
London reports the death of Grant Allen born February 24 1848 in Kingston Canada a novelist and naturalist educated at Merton College Oxford He served as professor of logic and philosophy at Queen’s College Spanishtown Jamaica and was principal there from 1870s to 1877 He then returned to England to devote himself to literature
An enthusiastic territorial convention at Skaguay nominates John G Price of Skaguay for Congress. Price, a young lawyer from Towa, attracts delegates from across Alaska.
Seven firemen were overcome by smoke and fell from a ladder during a fire at the Lowell Palmer cooperage freight depot in Brooklyn. All were seriously hurt.
The notice invites readers to use and read The Sun's Liners on the seventh page, signaling a feature or column. It emphasizes access to content and suggests a regular placement within the newspaper.
Admiral Melville highlights American shipbuilders and the Navy's machinery. He notes minimal repairs after long war service and praises engine reliability despite long voyages and blockades. He urges Congress to improve fire room conditions for the crew.
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