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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1899
Page
3
In Wabash Indiana a 10 year old boy was found with a severe head wound after a shotgun blast at a farm where two brothers, ages 10 and 15, were left in charge. The teenager contends a tramp entered the home and killed his brother but also says he may have shot himself accidentally. The parents were briefly away.
Greencastle Ind Sept 12 The Indiana conference the largest in Methodism opens with sermon in Meharry hall by Rev W H Grim Bishop Goodsell presides Ministers and laymen number between 600 and 700 First business session at 9 a m Wednesday Dr M C B Mason to speak Friday afternoon Anniversary meeting of the board of education Friday evening with speakers including Dr C W Lewis Dr H A Gobin Dr E M Mills and Dr W F McDowell Rev Rob Zaring presides Epworth league anniversary Saturday evening Bishop Goodsell to preach Sunday and appointments set for Monday 830 a m
Terre Haute Ind Sept 12 A town of 1000 Carlisle south of here is quarantined due to malignant diphtheria. Schools and public gatherings have been suspended and children are not allowed on the streets.
Milan Indiana Sept 12 at 10 pm a Baltimore & Ohio gravel train derailed five miles west on a steep grade. The engine and several cars piled up while crews worked to clear the tracks. Some cars escaped damage and trains were rerouted around the wreck.
President J J Mills has retired from the east improved in health and is again in charge. Miss Mary Trueblood resigns to enter Harvard and Prof Harlow Hindley succeeds her. Miss Martha Stevens of Lafayette will teach preparatory algebra. Great interest in athletics and the football season opens at month end with leading colleges closed dates.
The report notes a shortage of glass workers in Hartford City and fires at Anderson glass factories. It mentions an oil strike near Terre Haute, a failing burn for politicians in Hendricks county, and plan to convert Fort Wayne baseball park into a skating rink. Several local figures and events are sketched, including pensions, divorces, robberies, and political stirrings across multiple Indiana cities.
Frank Miller a carpenter of 1213 Jefferson Avenue was crushed to death Monday afternoon at the Monon Depot while unloading five doors from a freight car. Each door weighed 560 pounds. he was pinned when the doors toppled. He died 20 minutes after at City hospital. He leaves a widow and three children. The carpenters union will send his body to Salem, North Carolina, for burial.
The Central Labor Union met Monday night at Tomlinson Hall to discuss winter entertainments to raise funds for a permanent headquarters. Concrete workers and wood finishers are near organizing. A committee will call on Fred Mack, contracting painter. A motion to unionize Gem garment company was postponed to next meeting.
Tuesday morning, delegate Decker visited contractor B J Schlanzer at Twenty second street and North Capitol avenue about Henry Thienis, a health department inspector. Schlanzer had budgeted 25 cents per hour but promised 30 cents later. Thienis will cover the five cent raise to unionize the job. Also mentioned are shop worn pianos and organs offered by Wulschner and Son.
A Panhandle Railway passenger train on the Richmond division hit a carriage at Anoka Junction at 10:30 a m. Tuesday fatally injuring Mrs. Harrison McVery and instantly killing her three children.
Discussion grows on adding Spanish to curriculums as the country absorbs new territories. Chicago already teaches it, and Indianapolis superintendent Goss, after a trip abroad, says he favors consideration. He notes Americans will increasingly need Spanish for future交流.
Col Oran Perry writes from Denver that the Big Five mining combination in Boulder county Colorado has been sold to a British syndicate for 32 500 co He represented the Indiana stockholders in the deal The property covers 609 acres of prime mining lands and was formed four years ago with an investment around 500 000.
SCRANTON PA SEPT 12 A rear end collision on the Lackawanna railroad Monday night left brakemen Patrick Mullen and Joseph Perry dead while conductor John Kearney and brakeman Pat Cavanaugh were injured in the wreck.
A courier reports the French mission led by Foureau and Lamy was annihilated near Tripoli. The party was attacked by a large native force and all members were killed.
In Toledo on September 12 Mr and Mrs John D Davis quietly left town to continue their automobile journey toward San Francisco, timing their trip after a brief delay in the city.
At Naco Arizona near Bisbee a clash erupted after Mexican border guards arrested James Herron on horse smuggling charges. Four cowboys tried to free him. Captain Moline was wounded, a cowboy named Clayton was killed, and another cowboy captured. Guards Pedrogan and Rivera were killed and wounded respectively. Herron Franco and Lee Ramsey were jailed in Mexico after a second fight. Authorities reinforced the jail with twenty five more guards.
Chicago police chiefs blame yellow backed novels for a wave of youth crimes and maverick acts. Chief Ripley seeks suppression of Desperate Dick style stories after a spree that began with a murder and included armed robberies, rock attacks, and a shooting involving four youths. The crimes allegedly spread through reading cheap sensational novels and influenced juvenile behavior.
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