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Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1888

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Fourth Edition Report Seeks Water valve seal and reforms

A council committee of Darnell Trusler and Johnson will report on the health board water investigation and seek an ordinance to seal the flushing valve, with glass sealing to prevent opening. Meanwhile the water company has upgraded the White River open gallery with a 50 by 15 foot filter of gravel charcoal and boulders and a new conduit to the upper gallery.

Darnell Trusler Johnson Health Board Water Company White River

A Hungarian suitor slain in Elopement Attempt

A romantic tragedy at Nanticoke Pennsylvania unfolds as Joseph Gras ch, a Hungarian, tries to help Polish girl Pika escape with an elopement. Her brothers John and Joseph Pika attack Gras ch with an axe, fracturing ribs and severing an ear. Gras ch dies soon after. The brothers fled but were captured and jailed.

Wilkesbarre Nanticoke Joseph Grasch Pika John Joseph Pika Grash

Cincinnati Man Denies Robbery After $700 Loss at Long Branch

Lewis White testifies in police court that his money slipped from his vest and shirt and fell to the ground. He insists he was not robbed as no woman knew of the $700. The mayor holds Maggie Miller Jennie Lander Delia Alexander Georgia Davis and Lizzie Johnson in $700 each for grand jury action.

Lewis White Cincinnati Long Branch Maggie Miller Jennie Lander Delia Alexander Georgia Davis Lizzie Johnson

Apprehensive Parade Leaders and Voters Fear Outcomes

The article notes apprehension among Chairman Taggart and Harding about Saturday night parade contests. Fears include small parade crowds, clashes between factions, and belief voting parades are passé. Also reported: Tharp & Belzar grocers confess insolvency and seek a receiver. a depot policeman’s wife scalds their child. Yellow Fever updates in Jacksonville with rising totals. Cincinnati bonds questioned. a prize fight near Washington. Mud Run disaster casualties. wire whispers from Santa Monica depot and cannery news. and Western New York fruit canning ahead for price hikes.

Taggart Harding

Street Duel Leaves Two Wounded In City Hospital

Two men Thomas Slavin and John McFee were fatally or seriously wounded after a long standing feud flared into a street duel at New Jersey and Washington streets. Slavin was shot in the neck and back while McFee sustained a chest and abdominal wound. both men were taken to police headquarters and then to the city hospital.

Thomas Slavin John McFee New Jersey Washington Sts Slavin W. F. Wharton McFee Knightstown Henry County McIee Quincey Wright Sergis Sayers Laporte Shafer Clary Warea Newcomer Beem Melea Mekes Mc Fee Charlottesville Washington Noblests Sun McKee Tom Slavia

Knightstown Feud Ends in Shootout at Local Saloon

A man recounts a violent confrontation with Quincy Wright in Knightstown after a feud with a marshal and alleged betrayal. He says Wright taunted him, followed him from a saloon, and shot him in the ear and back before the speaker fought back.

Knightstown Quincy Wright

Two Wites Make Trouble for One Husband in New York

In New York a tangled war of marriages unfolds as Alice Marzilla and Minnie Cuthbert scheme over George Cuthbert. Minnie and Alice, former wife and current partner of George, live under one roof with Minnie's children and Alice's child. After Hennessy’s death, George shuns Minnie and Alice, who press legal action for support while Minnie seeks to remarry and Alice vies for marriage with George despite his refusal.

New York Alice Marzilla Minnie Cuthbert Minnie George Cuthbert Alice Hennessy George Alice Enyas

Democrats Jubilant Over England envoy West Dismissal

New York Oct 31 democrats celebrate the president notifying Sir Sackville West that his services are no longer needed as representative of England in the United States. They believe the action correct and that the impact ends the Republican charge sparked by Wests letter.

New York Sackville West England the Sentinel W. W. Dudley Dudley Jewett The Sentinel Michener Ag Tar Sun Huston Indianapolis Oat Indianapolis Sentinel Indiana Wm. W. Dudley State Central Committee Col el! Good Citizens James N. Huson Committee of One Hundred Sun Fishback Washington Cleveland Charleston 8. C News and Courier South Carolina

Paris Police Crack Down on Boulangist Plots and Cartoons

Paris reports the police ordered strict suppression of Boulangist ebullitions as portraits of General Boulanger are captured and shipped to distant points in France. Carnot portraits are also sent to remote areas as part of a corrective campaign amid boiling political tensions.

Paris Prince Victor Agor Carnot France

Wages Rise for Coke Workers and Coal Miners

Elation spreads through labor groups in western Pennsylvania as coke workers and all coal miners win a 5 percent wage increase effective Thursday. The agreement, reached amid industry talks, lifts pay across the region and signals broader wage momentum for 381 Spl. dated PirTseuRG.

Pirtseurg Pennsylvania

Terre Haute Election Supervisors and Local Court Actions

Tuesday applied for election supervisors Judge Howe presided Wednesday divorcing Josephine Bush and Irwin Bush in a cruelty connected case Blue head coverings replace summer caps at the depot Big Four excursion to Cincinnati at $2.50 round trip. William Grulich case in police court William Grulich fined for idling Ed Rice convicted of loitering and fined Washington N Ferguson recommitted violently religious. Judge Walker begins third term as superior court judge renewing four year tenure Luella Trick sues for divorce from George Trick seeking $500 alimony Elmira Martin co-defendant in property names State benevolent institutions claims for past month listed M. C. A. headlined convention New Albany Nov 21 to 26 under new constitution Y M C A reading room library plan to boost material and annual subscriptions to magazines for members.

Terre Haute Howe Josephine Bush Irwin Bush Big Four Cincinnati William Grulich Ed Rice Washington N. Ferguson Insane Hospital E. F. Hodges Lewis C. Walker Superior Court Luella Trick George W. Trick Elmira Martin 5Ane Hospital Deaf and Dumb Asylum Blind Asylum Phoebe Head Francis M. Head M. C.A New Albany

Letter Forgery Claims Stir Indiana Campaign Drama

The Indianapolis debate over a Dudley signature letter divides Democrats and Republicans as editors publish facsimiles and officials deny involvement. Indiana and nationwide responses reflect distrust in electoral tactics, with figures like Huston and Dudley denying ties while observers note pools backing Harrison and other Republican tickets amid warnings of voter manipulation and fraud.

Jealous Bride In Minnesota Poisoning Case

Police arrest Mrs Martin, a three day bride, in the Bohemian flats poisoning near South Minneapolis. After a quarrel with her cousin Lizzie Halavatch and jealousy over her husband, she bought poison and ingested allegations of family collusion to hide her involvement. A poison package linked to the crime was recovered.

Lizzie Smisko

Mugwumps clash over Harrison review in New York

Reported quarrel shows Quay refusing Harrison access to review a business men's parade and ordering Morton to act. Harrison wished to attend, but Quay called it foolish. A committee led by John F Plum mer sent Harrison an invitation after rejecting Quay’s stance amid opposing clubs with mugwump tendencies. Business leaders say about 40,000 will line the route.

Harrison New York Quay Morton John F. Plummer Blaine &38

West's Letter Sparks Transatlantic Political Talk

The West letter from London is drawing attention on both sides of the Atlantic. It may end West's mission and defeat Cleveland, with Sir Charles Tupper possibly succeeding West as per Montreal report. Weather and political notes mix with local tragedies and a fatal wagon accident in Rochester and a shooting in Terra Haute.

New York Edmund Yates London The Tribune Sacksville West Atlantic West Cleveland Herald Montreal Charles Tupper

Privilege Unpaid Suit Over Gas Lease Paid Claim

Isabel Culbertson sues Broad Ripple Natural Gas in the superior court for $200 claiming the company leased 180 acres for drilling three wells at 499 per well. One well was drilled and rent payments are unpaid. The suit, filed in the county court, alleges breach of lease terms.

Isabel Culbertson Broad Ripple Natural Gas Company Superior Court

Hallowe'en lore and festival pranks in Indiana

Warnings and anecdotes on Halloween customs from Burns to modern pranks. Tales of nuts that forecast marriage, mirrors revealing future spouses, and bowls of water predicting fates accompany notes on Indiana celebrations with Gate decorations and the unusual public rituals. Dispatches from Charleston urge turnout, while local court news cover a robbery case and Bandana club snub in Covington.

Robert .Burns Robert Hallowe Cassilis Downan Colean

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