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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1899
Page
3
Union City Indiana reports Chief Dickman has a message from Pryorsburg Kentucky to watch for Luther Swishen age 17 and Pearl Ward age 13. Swishen is married and the girl is his sister in law. Police seek to locate the pair following the alleged elopement.
After a severe storm in English Indiana a hail of grasshoppers fell like rain in October. Farmers fear wheat destruction as the insects show little inclination to move. They hope cold weather will save the crops.
In Dublin Indiana on November 4 and 5, drunkards from the area will gather for a customary foot washing at Hagerstown. Men greet each other with the holy kiss and sit with hats on while the women are uncovered and do not speak. Curiosity attracts many spectators.
A jumble of local items from Indiana includes Claude Mahuran, 16, missing from Terre Haute, and Knox planning an electric light and water plant. Reports note prehistoric corn, rain in Bloomington bursting a water trust, cass county corn husker pay, Vigo County broom corn fortunes, Evansville high school military group, and Fort Wayne tunneling plans. Other notes cover accidents, fires, strikes, a jail crowd, and various small-town events with multiple named towns and individuals.
A string of odd incidents from Indiana towns includes a horse injured by a live wire, a farmer selling un stamped medicine for consumption, and a cow poisoned by a tied rope. Crimes touch Jeffersonville and Chicago while fires devastate Hancock county schools. A hat thief menaces a Terre Haute preacher, and marriages erupt from elopements and divorces amid social gossip.
The Bertha brought a huge crowd of gold seekers to San Francisco on October 31. Among passengers was L. O. Hultberg the Nome discoverer and missionary who returns with about 30000 in dust and several valuable claims. Others include Tex Rickard and his brother Earl with 17000, J Parks 40000, J Beach 30000, Lee Little 27000, A E Carlson 30000 and partner Hultberg 30000.
Prosecution in the Wardner miners trial today examined six witnesses who testified they went to Wardner on the day the Bunker Hill mill exploded. Witnesses described armed masked men directing miners and train movements. One witness identified Mike Mulvay as the man who warned that the miners would remove scabs and blow up the mill.
In the New York Sun case against Typographical Union No. 6 the Sun did not state as fact that Morning Sun lost 0 000 circulation Evening Sun 40 000 and Sunday Sun 60 000 or that advertising loss was 800 900. Counsel cited boycott circulars to show claimed damage and did not admit these figures.
In Madison on October 31 a student crowd from the Justin quarter paraded in night shirts then forced entry to a Ladies' hair laundry, stealing about $300 in clothing during a Halloween party attended by local young women. The revelers marched off with their booty as authorities investigated the incident.
Mike Lucid and four companions among 160 armed Bungaloo gang members rounded up after a Tuesday night riot near the Empire theater. They reportedly attacked James Hill at 1960 Alvord Street with severe blows.
NOT ONE INCH SEAGUAY Alaska Oct 12 via Seattle Oct 31 The chamber of commerce adopts resolutions opposing any concession of one foot of territory over which the sovereign United States can rightfully maintain sovereignty.
Masked burglars broke into Leicht's brewery in Mattewan New York early Tuesday. They gagged the watchman, blew the safe to pieces and escaped with about $1,000 in cash and valuables without alarming nearby residents.
In Trimble Ohio on Monday, Mary Olds, 11, took her father's shotgun from home and fired at Bedow, a 9 year old boy passing by her residence near Mine No. 1. The shot struck the boy in the head and face. doctors fear he may die.
A slight fire damaged Maurice and Spahr's shoe store on North Illinois Street Monday night. damage described as minor. Mayer Steinberz sued Isador Wolfson for $2 in Judge Leather's court but lost Monday. The weekly night high school session ended enrollment with 135 students. Paris exposition photos of school buildings and blanks were prepared by the public instruction superintendent. Hamilton County issued $1200 gravel road bonds with a new option market plan, funds to be readvertised.
The ad extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a trusted cure for colds. It claims the product has stood the test of time and has proven effective during its twenty five years of use. The testimony suggests it can cure a cold in a day.
Senator Fairbanks just returned from a week of speeches in Nebraska where he reported fusion between Democrats and Populists has formed a strong base for the GOP. He predicted Republicans will win and noted Bryan’s influence waning though still strong.
Union B. Hunt secretary of state returns from Kansas where county and township offices soon vote. He notes candidates campaign on expansion and sound money, says the populist party is fragmenting while democrats drift to republicans. He cites broad support for the president's Philippine policy across parties.
Big Jim Jeffries tightens his camp at Asbury Park after road work then six rounds with Tommy Ryan in a gym. He heads to Coney Island in seclusion to minimize risk before the world championship bid. Jeffries reports strong condition and bets $5,600 on himself at ten to eight.
Sailor Sharkey and trainer Tim McGrath walked Staten Island hills before breakfast and trained after. Sharkey plans to wear green trunks crocheted by his mother in Ireland. A supporter sent a silver mounted rabbit foot as a gift. Training ends Wednesday with rest on Thursday and Friday.
The appellate court found the case against George W. Emerick flawed due to missing statutory notice to the board of directors. Emerick had sued for 112 in dues and won at trial, but the court reversed, citing no evidence of the appellee's withdrawal intent and overruling the association's request for a new trial.
H G Nergararian a Turkish native and naturalized American has sold American flour milling machinery to Nordyke Marmon for Turkey Bulgaria Roumania and Egypt. He runs an establishment in Constantinople and argues American export trade would improve if consular offices were filled by Americans rather than foreigners.
The Westy Superior Ironton and the big car works at Duluth have closed and are now owned by John E. Searles of New York, president of the American Cotton Company. The purchase price is reported as two million dollars, with plans to use the plant to manufacture steel plate structural and bridge steel.
The passage promotes Warner's Safe Cure as the greatest modern medicine for women, claiming it relieves long standing female sufferings. It quotes Mrs. H Pp. G. Carnes of Butler, Pa, declaring the remedy reliable and never failing, as a friend to womanhood.
John I. Scanlin claims a stake as silent partner in the firm of Gansberg Roney Haywood which holds the Central ave bridge contract. He seeks a receiver and argues he was to be general superintendent. The firm recently added Koss and Fritz to the contract as pumps keep water out of the pier hole.
A Leavenworth Indiana man asked U.S. Attorney Albert W. Wishard for details on becoming a detective and the reward for capturing counterfeiters. Wishard replies he never held the office and ponders the absurd idea of riding trains free if unseen. Captain Tom Halls recalls a reader asking how to catch counterfeiters and advises using salt.
Gen. W. R. Smith secretary of the National association of Mexican war veterans writes to congressmen governors department heads and other influential figures asking for pension increases. Favorable replies will be collected and sent to the president with a request for congressional action.
In The Sun's statement Prosecutor Pugh's appointments were discussed without linking Attorney M L Clawson to any blackmail plot involving Sergeant Crane. Clawson filed a damage suit against the officer, later dismissed, and apologized after learning about his clients. Attorney Martin Huge, Crane's defender, urged the court to accept the apology.
The joint gas committee report by the Commercial club and the Board of trade will be completed this week. Although members will not disclose contents, it is believed the report will recommend the introduction of gas meters.
Mrs. Maud Simmons reports a brutal assault by her husband Charles at 425 Teledo Street. After beating her he expelled her from the home and carried their two week old baby two blocks, laying the infant on a sidewalk. she sought police help barefoot and crying. Charles Simmons has not yet been arrested.
Admiral Dewey disclosed to close friends on Monday night that he is engaged to Mrs. W. B. Hazen a 40 year old widow formerly of Hagen. The announcement was reported from Washington on October 31.
A profile of Jacob Gould Schurmann depicting him as a practical politician and Cornell University president. He traveled from London to Paris Edinburgh Heidelberg and Italy before moving to America at 25. At 38 he became the United States youngest college president and advised President McKinley on national justice. He led a commission on the Filipino question seeking arbitration over war and supported ratifying the England treaty amid friction with General Otis.
The Anderson post 369 G A R appointed a committee Monday night to draft a pension bill granting $1 a day. A follow up meeting is scheduled for November 13.
Secret Washington sessions stir rumors of a Philippine commission while gunboat Nashville nears Gibraltar en route to Manila. Embezzlement charges hit broker E A Noblett in New York. Callan of Raleigh faces 13 years for attempted assault. Chicago general notes Filipinos dread colored troops. Kentucky feud trials spark court adjournment fears in Manchester. St Louis thieves steal 1000 from Paymaster Jennings. Swiss report English agents recruiting for South Africa. Meridianville youth Frank Ellis shoots Bartley Lewis. Emil Swart and Sigmund Brosch of Chicago jailed for life for Meier murder. Hawkins of New York sentenced to three years and six months for embezzlement.
The case of Harry Campbell against Union railway was tried and disposed of in under three hours. Campbell, age 11, sued for 35,000 for the loss of a leg after riding the Belt railroad in April with the engineer’s knowledge and returned home legless. He received 105 dollars in damages. The rapid settlement drew attention.
A complimentary smoker will be given for Capt. J. B. Curtis at Battery Armory Tuesday night. Battery members invite all Twenty-seventh Battery members and former Indianapolis Light Artillery to attend. Curtis departs Friday for New York to join a firm of corporation attorneys.
An incorporated lumber business titled Mossman Bayless 1 Lumber Company is established with capital of $50,000. The filing notes the firm as a new corporate entity in the industry.
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