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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1899
Page
2
The piece describes rising tattoo fashion among Newport women as a refined practice, contrasting a humane society tattooist with harsher Hindoo methods. It details procedures using bromide and cocaine to numb skin, outlining steps from outline to final needlework and the aim of painless execution.
In social circles, reports say Mrs. Langtry and her husband Hugo de Bathe have quarreled and may separate. De Bathe is said to be jealous, echoing family tensions as Sir Henry de Bathe previously disinherited his son after the marriage.
Discussion in Columbus on October 31 concerns whether Admiral Dewey and Mrs Hagen, sister of John R McLean, will influence the Ohio gubernatorial race. Some politicians believe Dewey's popularity could aid McLean while others doubt it.
Fog-bound Chicago. Atlantic winds blow fast as canal opening looms. Webb, ship-builder of New York, dead at 83 from yellow fever in Jackson Mississippi. Nine injured in New Orleans wreck. Peru revolt subsiding with rebels driven up mountains. Chicago press men in session raise prices. Grain rates Chicago to New York up two cents. Four Baltimore women say Farnsworth of Chicago is their husband. Geraghty of Chicago attacked by muskrats along Calumet River. Lourey of St. Joseph jilted by Plattsburg girl. Man shoots himself. McKinley attends launching of torpedo boat Shu tch at Richmond. William Wyndham, British consul, doubts American enlistment in Chicago for Boer war. Relatives reported dead after freight train incident on L&N near Creston. Oil tank fire and cars burn. Centerville man jailed for attempted hanging of a patient. Lutien City linked to Kentucky intimacies. U S senate fight noted. Chicago health association reports 480 mesbolls. Police commission member dies in the superior.
Admiral Dewey faced credit for judged squad tactics at a Ginner honor in Washington. Col Archibald Hopkins planned a poetical prophecy about Dewey and the presidency, but Dewey indicated the suggestion would be in bad taste and disrespectful, deferring any discussion of his name.
The Forty second United States Infantry from Fort Niagara New York passed through Indianapolis Tuesday noon en route to San Francisco to sail for Manila November 5. The special train halted for an hour at the station. the band gave an impromptu concert attracting a large crowd. The soldiers wore new uniforms and their smart appearance drew comment. Lieut colonel Biacon commanded.
Charges against Selick Sree Gardiner of New York City were presented to Gov. Roosevelt by the New York City club. Allegations accuse him of malfeasance and shielding criminals in the collection of $250,000 bail bonds and failure to enforce laws and prosecute indictments.
Jeffersonville Indiana reports a shortage of 4600 dollars in County Treasurer Pangborns account. Experts search for missing funds after six months of efforts. Pangborn denies a 10000 dollars misstep and says there is no reason for alarm. Pangborn, a Republican, remains at a loss to identify the missing money.
In Greenfield Indiana on Monday evening Henry Hastings, worn by days of suffering, took morphine in Jim Coffield's saloon. He was pumped out but remains in the county jail and may not recover. officials say he was simply tired of life.
The New telephone company appeared in federal court Tuesday seeking a valuation of losses expected from taking property on block 36 for a new post office. The firm operates an underground wire network that would require removal and repair after the acquisition.
In Paterson New Jersey on October 31 Vice President Hobart is described as refreshed with a good pulse and nourishment. Doctors report no immediate decline and see possible weeks of illness ahead though recovery remains unlikely. The exact cause is unclear with speculation centered on heart and stomach trouble and possibly Bright's disease.
In a double leading editorial the Times Herald charges Senator Joseph B. Foraker with insincerity and treachery. It cites an Inter Ocean defense four months earlier and notes broken support for Nash and the Hanna ticket as proof of bid credibility.
Manchester Xv Oct 31 report on trial of Alex Fisher and James and Millard Philpot for the murder of Jim Catlins. A renter, Mark Hall, on George Philpot’s farm was shot Sunday night and mistaken for a Philpot. Green Griffin has escaped from jail and may not be recaptured.
Ralph Mackley of Belvidere Football Team is dying from injuries sustained in a game in Sycamore NL October 1. He would be the second Belvidere player to die from injuries within a month, underscoring rising concerns over safety in local football games.
Births list many couples with child genders and addresses including Sprouse Costello Hall Hicks Gale Ross Gale Foster Hawkins Blastings Durrett Zanitz Rushton Nelson Duncan Longworth Roeder. Deaths list Stribling Baker Jones Jones Bramwell Murphy Dempsey Bricklay Honisch Iozar Iozar and Iozar tuberculosis and other ailments. Marriage licenses granted for multiple couples including Wallett Stillwell Dougherty Sears Bush Koch Sweeney Burke Ways Coldwell Ward Matrice.
An old advert promotes FTO Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It claims a full refund if it fails to cure and features E. W. Grove's signature on each box. The price is two cents.
Advertisement notes sale of tickets for a round trip from Philadelphia to National Jixport Exposs with a 10 day return window. Details available by calling No. 48 W. A Washington or D. Richardson, PAL.
Chicago police log details four robberies and several burglaries in the past 24 hours. James Loughran’s saloon lost 150 dollars from the cash register. Mrs Frazee’s home was ransacked, 500 dollars in goods stolen. P J Moran of New York lost 790 dollars to robbers. Charles A Chase’s home entered, 400 dollars in valuables taken. A charity fair’s safe yielded 983 dollars to intruders.
William Teischke lent one dollar on September 25, 1897, to a man he believed to be Albert Allen of Greencastle. The borrower was later identified as Thomas G. Hornady, who had been arrested September 4 on a related charge and committed to an asylum without trial. The loan covered two lots on North New Jersey Street. Hornady paid the first year’s interest but was jailed when the due date arrived. An inquiry followed, with abstracts presented by H. C. Rosebrook.
Gus McArdie a bartender was shot and killed in his saloon in Weir City Kansas Monday night. A suspect identified as George Wells, one of three Black men, was arrested but lynched early Tuesday after being taken from jail. Wells admitted being with the shooter but denied pulling the trigger.
Simon T. Yandes donates $10,000 to the Indiana synod home missions committee for Sunday school work in Indiana. He has given $21,000 to the Presbyterian Church this year.
An assortment of tales recounting Halloween mischief from earlier days. A. A. Zion recalls removing a bell clapper as his mildest prank while J. J. La Follette and Postmaster Hess reflect on fences, gates, and swapped belongings. County commissioner McGregor narrates a sow bell-rope stunt in Scotland, and Col. Wilson notes repeated barber pole antics.
A testimonial from Mr and Mrs J J Mullicer of East McCarty Street claims Morrow's Kid-ne-oids cured their eight year old daughter’s lifelong bed wetting and painful frequent urination after other physicians failed. They describe improvement and praise Sloan Drug Co and John Morrow Co. Chemists Springfield Ohio.
Thad Durff, described as a hunchback, proposed to Maud Kilkon during a boat ride Monday evening. After she rejected him, he upset the skiff and Durff fled to the Kentucky shore. Maud Kilkon’s father offers a $100 reward for information leading to his capture.
City engineer Jeup says gas and water firms are cutting into streets across Indianape s to locate leaks. He notes even newly improved blocks like Mi wt show deep holes. Officials argue companies may cut in but fail to repair properly, leaving streets in poor condition.
In Valparaiso on October 8 an official inquiry may probe the deaths of Ramon Garcia director of railways and Gregorio Pinochet minister of public works. Reports say both died from a sword duel they reportedly knew nothing of fencing and were butchered in a barbarous manner.
Citizens across the district resist tax collectors seizing property. Opposition to government agents is wide though large troop detachments limit a full insurrection.
Firemen aboard trust tugs at Cleveland Washington Dock went on strike at noon demanding wages rise from 37.50 to 45 dollars per month. At 1 p m officials asked for time to decide until 6 p m, and the men returned to work in the interim.
Receipts at Indianapolis Union Stock Yards show 400 cattle and 5 300 hogs. Quotes list good to prime steers at 135 up to 567? cents per hundredweight and down to fair to medium ranges. heifers and cows priced from 2.80 to 4.75 dollars as market varies. Hogs receipts 5 300 with good to choice and mixed weights priced 4.10 to 4.60 per hundredweight, lightweights 4.15 to 4.25 for common to fair. Sheep receipts 300 with price ranges not fully specified.
The Interstate Livestock Market at Stock Yards reports Tuesday receipts including cattle and hogs with price ranges for good to prime steers and heifers, veals, cows, and lambs, plus miscellaneous buyers' quotes. City grain market notes for Tuesday October 31 show Wheat and Corn bids by quality, with No. 2 red wheat at 68 cents, corn ranges from 30 to 38 cents, and Timothy hay priced between 9 and 10.50 dollars per ton.
SPIRITUALISM THE FIRST SPIRIT ualist church corner Alabama and New York sts Mr and Mrs Hatfield Pettibone of St Louis Mo will give a seance Tuesday and Thursday evenings this week at 8 o'clock at the church Manifestations in the night Bring your slates Collection 25 cents. 31 DIED LOWES Louis C Sunday morning at 145 o'clock Funeral services Monday at 4 pm at the residence of J W Jones 2144 St Clair st Friends invited Burial Tuesday at Hamilton 0 30 ra
Jennie Costello seeks court support from John Costello fireman in a civil action claiming ten thousand dollars in damages. The brief filing notes the plaintiff and defendant share the Costello surname and a pending suit for monetary relief.
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