29 Oct 1898
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1898
Page
1
Paris court of cassation grants revision of the Dreyfus court martial but refuses to release him pending the revision outcome.
A persuasive campaignpush uses tickets to fundraise. A group calling itself the Al hambra dancing club sends six to seven 35 cent tickets to each candidate, with threats of blacklisting. Religious groups and young voters push tickets for socials and lectures, and opponents fear losing ground to rival donors.
Col George Waring, aged 65, died in his Rutherford apartment after contracting yellow fever in Havana during inspection work. He rose to prominence for his sanitation reforms in New York and Memphis, and his body will be sealed in a hermetically sealed casket as precautions.
In Houghton Michigan on Friday an explosion at the Calumet and Hecla mills killed John Gillis William Boyer and William Mallon instantly while a man named La Frenier was seriously injured. Another death occurred when John Hedlund aged 52 died at his home on Green Briar Lane Friday night from spinal meningitis. He was a contractor and builder and is survived by his widow two daughters and a son. The funeral will be held at the residence Sunday afternoon.
A fragmented line lists cigar pricing with a 10c smoke advertised to Bono and a 5c rate mentioned, reflecting a small trade or sales brief in a historical paper.
Miss Elmire Marie Charpentier died in New Orleans after a 16 year trance sparked by prolonged sleep spells that began at age nine. Her illness followed the death of her brother and included daily two hour wake periods for feeding during the long period of unconsciousness.
About 5,000 citizens gather in Goldsboro to declare they will free North Carolina from negro rule. Eastern counties represented, resolutions call for white unity to rescue the east. In Washington the attorney general warns trouble may come before election day with no federal troops deployed.
Indiana historian W. H. Smith tells of a railway lamp lost on a train to Indianapolis. A long chase of letters and office moves followed, postage costs rising until damages barely beat expenses. Smith finally sent a thank you note after spending the last two cents.
Stephen Groke received a sentence of two to 14 years in prison after being convicted of attempting to criminally assault six year old Lola Phipps at the home of her grandfather on 221 West Maryland Street. Acting criminal judge George Mull presided Saturday morning.
The records show divorces issued for Peter L. from Bertha Cassady for adultery, Florence from William E Maurer for failure to provide, Emma from Ernest Reese for cruelty, James B from Fannie Davis for cruelty, James F from Elizabeth Courtney, Mary A from Jesse Mitchell for abandonment, Dora from William S Cochert for cruelty, Mamie from Henry M Sutton for abandonment, and James H from Mary A Kennedy for adultery.
The piece details colored leaders like Gabriel Jones and Dr. S A Elbert doubting Republican strength in Indianapolis. It notes projections by W H Smith and Alfred E Dickey on state lawmakers and county results, with Marion County's uncertainty and Tom Taggart’s machine cited as a pressure point for both parties.
The Wo man’s Foreign Missionary Society reports India work and a major gift offer worth 125000 for a missionary training school from Mr Foltz and wife of Kierkimer. The society accepts the gift and plans a group photo after the session. Missionary workers will fill Indianapolis pulpits Sunday with assignments across many churches.
Lola Small daughter of evangelist Sam Small left the show She Wore Tights in Parkersburg after a dispute with manager Shubert over a business matter. The company had started the road from New York just two weeks earlier and was passing through Oct 29.
John Krapf killed himself Friday night in New York after his beloved dog went blind. He had been despondent over poverty and had earlier seen the hound lose sight, despite efforts to save the animal. His wife found him after she returned home.
An internal revenue agent checked 12 saloons in Indianapolis on Friday and found tax stamps exposed in only four. If violations continue, the saloonists may face action from Uncle Sam.
Mrs. Emily C. Lyon of Chicago sues H. S. Whazelsteen as Jarnecke Ditch commissioner in federal court seeking an injunction and $20,000 damages. The Little Calumet cut to the Grand Calumet river will be four feet wide in some sections. Lyon claims the ditch will create stagnant water on her land and ruin the ice harvest.
Judge Baker issued an order naming all United States and Indiana banks in Indiana as depositories for bankruptcy funds. The referee must secure a $5,000 bond from a bank, and a greater bond if funds in the bank exceed that amount.
City Life notes inform the state health board that a cancerous cow was killed for meat in Newburg Warrick County. Mrs A M Sweeney will host the Chapel club Thursday at 8 pm with gentlemen as guests. Walter Elliott, hospital steward with the Fourth Army Corps, is at his mother’s home in Indianapolis. F J Raymond walking from Portland Missouri to Washington City on a 100 day wager will reach Indianapolis Saturday evening. E Y Tees finds buried tree trunks six feet deep near Pogues Run grove north of Irvington covered with gravel.
Mrs Henry Natcher of 722 N Senate avenue, widow of the man who secured a divorce in 1896, sues to set aside that decree arguing she was not of sound mind when it was obtained. The case, in Hamilton county, could affect alimony and her remarriage status.
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity calls for possible showers Saturday night with fair weather on Sunday. Temperatures recorded include 33 at 7 a.m., 57 at noon, and 60 at 2 p.m.
Public schools across the state celebrated Lafayette Day and Arbor Day on Friday. Pupils collected pennies for a 1900 monument to Lafayette in Paris. High schools planted trees honoring notable figures including Admiral Dewey Roosevelt Shafter Keyes Hobson and Morris Shearer with related units.
Company H of the 158th regiment will see the play The Wife at the Grand Opera House Saturday night, with soldiers invited to enjoy the performance as a morale event.
H. E. Newman of Lebanon Indiana a corporal in Company B Twenty second Infantry hauled down the first Spanish flag at Siboney Cuba during the siege of Santiago He was wounded in the breast by a Spanish bullet and affidavits from fellow soldiers contest that Corporal Boyle earned the promotion for the act Newman seeks war department review via Congressman Landis and letters from his comrades support his claim
New York on Oct 29 reports authorities order gambling venues to close and keep quiet until after the election. The move follows the death of a wealthy patron in a Faltenst poolroom and shocks police who had denied gambling activity.
Scot Long of Brown county, alias Meyers of Morgan county, faces upgraded charges after a barroom brawl at Moxley’s saloon. Mrs. Harper, wife of the bartender, was seriously injured. Long’s head was cut. The case was continued to November 11 with bond set at 1,000 and Long planning bail.
Sam Murbarger has not yet paid a $25 forfeit deposited with The Sun by Al Roberts who seeks a match in Indiana. Roberts is eager to stage the bout, having posted his stake Friday, while Murbarger has called The Sun office to inquire about the matter.
The New York Life Insurance Company secures what is described as the largest site underwriting by a single company. The ten year policy carries a first premium of 101,900 dollars and an estimated value near two million. Chicago figures, including D H Lauderback, are linked to the deal with George W Riggs of New York Life earning a 75,000 dollar commission.
Deputy internal revenue collectors will present E. A. Tresslar before the grand jury on a charge of selling more than ten pounds of Gleomargarine at a time without a wholesale license. The incident occurred at Tresslar’s market stall in West Indianapolis with O B Babbitt present. Tresslar holds a retail license. Deputy Jackson observed the transaction.
Sarah Felts and Effie G. Smith sue Life Insurance Company of America for five thousand dollars on Elisha J. Felts life. They claim he was insured for one thousand dollars on May 14, 19 and died June 14. The company will resist payment claiming transfer from a mutual benefit society and lack of medical exam.
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