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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1899
Page
6
A Clinton Indiana bridge over the Wabash, built in 1853 and 785 feet long, was removed by an electric cutting method. A young electrician set up hot wire cuts on nine timber spans, each cut in about 1 hour 40 minutes, allowing the spans to drop intact into the river.
Mary H Brooks the first Michigan woman convicted of murder married D H Stewart the key witness in the Brooks murder trial Thirty years after being sentenced to life in Jackson prison she was pardoned and released Stewart aided in securing the pardon. Simon Brooks died under mysterious circumstances in 1876.
Jamaica's governor protests to the U S consular representative in Kingston against alleged misrepresentation in Associated Press dispatches. He says crop conditions are not as bad as reported and notes supplies for the British. In Kansas City British Consul H J Stanley buys $170,000 worth of packing house goods and other supplies and 200 Missouri mules for the army in South Africa.
Paris Missouri reports Alexander Jester appeared before Squire Moss with a bouquet from the humane society of Mexico. He was described as feeble and delicate while the date October 11 was set for his preliminary hearing.
A note cites W S Blatchley describing kerosene to kill mosquitoes in Noblesville ponds. The method warns against eggs and requires careful application. Separately in Pratt City Alabama convicts Harris and Blakely fought with pick-axes. Harris killed Blakely after a quarrel over bread.
Lima Peru dispatch reports the recent blaze that destroyed half the town of Cailao is proven incendiary. Investigators found kerosene soaked on floors and walls of the adjacent house, indicating deliberate ignition.
A compilation of pension awards and increases for Indiana residents, including original pensions for Hoyt Kellogg Givens Stewart and others, plus restoration and renewal amounts for several counties. The notice also includes a testimonial for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve and a warning about counterfeit products.
An 19th century advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It promises pain relief, gum softening, wind colic cure and diarrhea relief, recommending a 25 cent bottle as the best remedy.
Washington dispatch reports plans for the Chicago federal building corner stone ceremony are at risk of collapse due to labor union disputes. An official close to McKinley and Gage says the event may be called off and McKinley will attend only if invitations are restored. otherwise he plans a Western tour with several city invitations. A separate note mentions an American ship George Stetson destroyed by fire near Nagasaki with no casualties. Kansas City reports cattle sold at six dollars and fifty cents per hundredweight, highest price since 1896.
A bundle of short pages notes multiple historical items. Sam Ireland of Paducah Kentucky crushed George Crumby’s head with a whipstack in an incident report from the era. Other items report law changes, conventions, retirements, and labor actions in cities including Syracuse New York Chicago and New York.
A magnetic tonic product claims to digest food and strengthen the digestive organs. It promises instant relief and permanent cure of dyspepsia indigestion heartburn flatulence sour stomach nausea sick headache gastralgia cramps and other digestion problems. Prepared by E. C. DeWitt & Co Chicago. All druggists.
In a Nice to Chicago Record letter, Jos L Stickney relays Admiral Dewey’s claim that Von Diederichs pressed complaints during Manila Bay actions. Dewey warns of immediate war if needed and asserts blockading actions. The note also covers Prince Henry Shanghai banquet tensions and Dewey’s apology over a misread naval ettiquette incident.
Special train via Pennsylvania lines departs Union station at 7 20 a m on Sunday September 24 returning from Madison at 6 00 p m a round trip fare of 125 cents for adults with the Madison trip offered on the same day.
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