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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1891
Page
1
A Canadian girl eight years old, Rose de Lima Belville, famed as a miracle healer. Reports claim she performs cures in American cities, drawing crowds in Montreal and Chicago Tribune coverage. Her portrait appears in the issue as excitement over alleged feats grows.
A eight member family and her father describe Rose, a girl from Montreal famed for curing ailments with a goose feather as a wand. Her powers allegedly healed a French police officer, a Versailles resident, and others, drawing up to 60 visitors daily. She travels with her family and plans a Chicago visit.
Louisville Sept 21 Mrs Mary Stuckenburg claims to suffer stigmata with trances every Friday afternoon spots appearing on hands feet and sides and blood oozing at times. Also from Burrato bishop ill but improved. ex congressman W L Scott dead. numerous boxing and horse racing notes with league standings and race results across cities including Louisville, Chicago, New York and Boston.
Sermons on the second advent were preached at multiple churches with varying views. Dr Jencks argued Judah's scattering as divine punishment and traced conflicts through biblical lineages to Scotland and England. Other ministers stressed uncertainty of Christ’s return and the futility of predicting a date.
The Sun reports nine or more insurers including Alma of Hartford New York and Royal of Liverpool face federal suits filed after Byram and Sullivan claims that fire destroyed their dry goods store. Insurers insured stock from 2000 to 5000 dollars and filed concise answers asserting the firm started the blaze. Evidence gathering followed before filing in Judge Woods' court.
Madrid dispatch reports Consuegra floods worsened by a hurricane, with many houses collapsed and an influenza outbreak in Badajos, over 2000 severe cases feared to spread. Separate legal actions include Indianapolis & Broad Ripple Transit sue Edison for 76000 over unmet franchise. local officials repay illegally increased salaries. Cincinnati elevator accident at Gale Bros. flour house kills John O'Brien and injures John Roach.
The Indiana branch of the Association of collegiate alumnas meets October 1 at Irvington with Harriet Noble and Dund eon serving, and afternoon talks by Mrs. W. B. VanGordon on Our vantage around and Mrs. May Wright Sewell on Bologna university. A deputy fee dispute over building licences is debated by the council. John Linahan, shot in the right temple after a horse theft and pursuit, is in custody at St Vincent's after earlier arrest. Hood's Sarsaparilla is praised for its health benefits in summer heat.
A Sun reporter visits Greenwood Indiana a bustling canning hub famed for tomatoes and peas. Workers, mostly women, peel tomatoes for four cents a bucket while so-called coppers seal cans about two fifty daily. The plant runs 8 000 to 10 000 bushels daily with 600 to 700 workers. Sunday parades and outdoor revivals contrast with factory smoke and an odorous creek boundary. A 100 000 can per day target looms as night shifts push toward higher yields.
President of the American Federation of Labor Samuel Gompers arrives in Indianapolis to meet state AFL leaders and attend the International Cigarmakers Union convention. He reports widespread labor prosperity with no strikes and high membership around 570,000, noting strong craft unions and limited influence of the Farmers' Alliance in cities.
A new viaduct on Virginia avenue progresses with a Jan first completion bet tied to the mayor losing two suit of clothes. The blockaded street delays travel until spring and affects tenants and the Union railway assessments. Truckers foresee at grade crossings and winter hazards, while traffic volume remains uncertain.
Residents at the engine house on Ash and Severith streets voiced sharp complaints about College Avenue road work. Col Cochran cited oversized broken stone and spongy bricks, while rail spacing widened and curbs pushed out sparked anger over city policy. A committee including Cochran Pease and Hahn prepared to pressure Mr Frenzel and the boards in a continuing dispute.
The Board of public works met to finalize Holloway ave grading and graveling and a flat alley project from Bellefontaine to Cherry. Bids for Twelfth st from Illinois to Talbott were irregular and sent to the engineer. Fulmer & Seibert won two catch basins at Delaware and McCartys at 48 each. Roney & Dunning won Michigan st sections at 145 per foot. J L Spaulding awarded brick paving on Tennessee st east side from Ray to Morris. Cochrane and the College avenue committee presented samples. disputes over brick quality and broken stone were raised and addressed. Inspector appointment for Cochrane approved. Street car tracks distance defended as charter-bound. Gas mains and water mains proposals debated. funding cuts limit extensions. Tennis use approved for park north of the blind asylum. W Washington pavement assessment transfer requested. Street car liability case noted. city attorney to handle.
About three hundred delegates from across the United States and Canada gather at Mozart hall for the Cigar Makers International Union. The meeting begins with introductions and will extend through the week as new officers are elected and major issues debated. Industry notes highlight a shift away from 5 cent cigars toward higher quality priced products.
In Wilkes Barre on September 21 Peter Murray livery stable owner and contractor entered the home of a Polish family named Albert during a disturbance. He was attacked with an axe and his skull crushed as he faced a fatal outcome. Local report mentions Lime Convent sewer line work amid a partial listing of local firms including A B Moyer & Co at 450 N Missa.
Valparaiso Chile September 21 In defeat and despair ex President Balmaceda shot himself in the Argentine legation at Santiago Saturday after retreating there on September 2 and facing fruitless escape plans He waited Friday night and early Saturday morning a pistol shot was heard officials found him dead in his apartment with a smoking pistol in hand The news of his suicide stirred rejoicing among pirates and lit the city
GurAnin Sept. 21. With six would be settlers per claim and 30 000 people to open claims Tuesday noon, bloodshed seems likely. About 5 000 black men mass at Langston to seize claims, while Gov Steele commands a large force ready to act at a moment's notice.
Gen Ho ward F. Jones lieutenant governor refused to confirm or deny rumors he would accept a nomination from labor or farmers groups for the fall campaign in Albany. He has had many offers to run but has not responded, sticking to a prior press declaration.
In flood hit districts there is a rising death toll beyond lives lost with unburied corpses of men and animals spreading stench. The queen regent orders authorities to prioritize burial and sanitation before other actions, amid widespread alarm across Madrid.
Tuomas L Sullivan writes that a previous report alleging Olsen refused him access to the factory is erroneous. He states Olsen personally guided him through the factory and introduced him to workers, and asserts Olsen supports him fully with cordial relations intact.
The funeral of Maj J M Bundy editor of the Mail and Express who died in Paris was held Monday morning at Madison Square Presbyterian Church New York. A large gathering of prominent people attended before the body is transported to Beloit Wisconsin for final interment Monday evening.
Three quarters of Murphy blue ribbon temperance club, numbering 10,000, gathered at the county fair grounds for a Saturday buttermilk picnic. Joyful scenes included cheers and drinking from spar cream jugs.
In BERTIN on Sept 21 the emperor ordered immediate replacement of Zalewski expedition officers and men from here after their recent battle with natives in east Africa. A large expedition is being formed. In Peoria on Sept 21 Herbert Thompson and Joseph Harper, a white man and a colored man, drowned when Harper rocked the boat during a lake hunt.
In Cleveland on September 21, Fred Kammerra, who fatally shot his wife last Thursday, hanged himself in the county jail on Monday. No further details released as investigation continues.
Prairie fires cause damage in the northwest while Italy’s emigration to the United States grows. Cincinnati Republicans honor McKinley with a grand ovation Saturday night. A fatal collision on the Union Pacific near Pocatello Idaho leaves five dead. The Grand Trunk tunnel opening at Port Huron Michigan is celebrated. Copper and brass losses reach 12000 in Chicago due to a Saturday fire. New York sees an incendiary tenement blaze with firefighters rescuing girls. A burglar is killed by Miss Helen Tiefenbrun in Atchison Kansas Saturday night. An Oregon Short Line collision near Portneuf Idaho kills four Indians and a mail clerk. A Berlin farmer and his son quarrel. the son is stabbed. Rev Z T Bell and Kate Washburn, long-time Lexington residents, are captured in Georgia posing as married.
At the northeast corner of the upper floor Exposition building the Albert Gall display shows carpets wall paper and related goods. His mammoth store at 17 and 19 West Washington Street invites visitors to call in yearly exhibits and purchases.
Indianapolis readers preview a bustling state fair week with exhibits from a fine comb to hay fever cures, a mammoth pumpkin and a grass variety display. Children’s day Tuesday promises free entry for pupils, races start, and crowds surge as police tensions surface over fair policing politics.
The United States Savings Bank in Topeka closed its doors Friday morning to wind up its business. William Sims was appointed receiver and all debts are expected to be fully paid.
The Granp Blue Jeans and Mr Potter of Texas showcase lighthearted rivalry as Jacko the dog-faced baboon disrupts a tableau at Centralia, scattering wings and plumage while promoters boast and plan promotions. Pete Baker heads to the Park after the show to scramble for a train out of town.
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