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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1894
Page
1
In Denver Arab colony a Sunday night clash involved about 50 Arabs. Mrs. Josef Ablan was struck with a brick and kicked, triggering a premature birth with infant death. she remains near death. Two men arrested for murder or manslaughter.
A cluttered New York wire service summary reports Claude Sault a 45 year old Frenchman who died by gas in his room after failing to pay two weeks rent. He left a note asking doctors to disassemble his body. The item shifts through various dispatches including Prof Koch on cholera Berlin and a suite against Koerner lodge. It notes grave matters in Greenlawn cemetery and a swindling pension case with Major Moore.
At Friday night’s school board meeting, the Ricketts deal and gas contract exposures dominated discussion. Consumers’ gas bills for 242 rooms total $5,493 yearly, about $32.46 per room, matching coal costs. discrepancies over Library building charges and No 15 removal raise questions about contract figures and heating practices across several schools including No 14 No 28 No 2 and high school No 2.
Charles Howard was found dead on Big Four tracks near Massachusetts Avenue station Saturday morning. Some say he was murdered for missing $6 of his $56 salary from Friday, body placed on the tracks to hide evidence. Coroner Beck finds no marks of foul play. relatives travel from Hannibal, Missouri. A coat or vest is missing. a bundle of underwear lay near the corpse.
Postoffice inspector Fletcher arrested three ringleaders in Martin county Kentucky after a week undercover as timber buyer Harry T Wilson. The gang including Wells postmaster Wid Hall victimized numerous eastern merchants by crediting goods then concealing them in the mountains. Property loss estimated at 75 000 dollars. St Marys College in Oakland Calif damaged by fire early Monday. damage 100 000 dollars with 50 000 insurance.
A wounded youth hailed as Saturday’s football hero walked with two girls beside him and a veteran behind him. Early Sunday a newborn baby found on 439 St Clair Ave doorstep with a note asking Mrs Miller to care for the child was taken to the orphan's home.
In Judge Winters court a habeas corpus hearing debated whether three year old girl should be returned to her mother or kept with foster parents the Hinkles. George Shultz, longtime Brown Ketcham worker, seeks custody while Mrs Shultz testifies she was compelled to give up the child and did not know to whom. The case, guided by the Board of Children's Guardians, raises questions of guardianship and relinquishment.
The article lists nominee names John L. McMaster, Harvey, Vinson Carter, and representatives Wm. H. Leedy, Wm. C. VanArsdel, Justus C. Adams, John McGregor, Omar Boardman, and Ciemena Vonnegut Jr. It notes Leedy and VanArdel careers and details a platform denouncing democracy, condemning judiciary, and pledging financial reforms and bond appeal to local capital.
Hazel Sandera an inmate at 232 East Court Avenue attempted suicide Sunday night by morphine overdose after her lover urged her to move to a hotter climate. Dispensary doctors stopped the dose. she recovered except for a severe headache and was reported as doing moderately well Monday.
Grenier's lyceum specialty company comes to the Park Thursday for the last half of the week. The police patrol, an old favorite, shows with the wagon and white horses. English's hosts McKinley crowds on Tuesday. Sam T. Jack's company presents The bull fighter with 40 girls and living pictures. The Mendozas and Kitty Ripley star. Willie Collier appears at the Grand Monday to Wednesday in A back number, a farce by Edward E. Kidder featuring Benjamin Bennett and Shiftless Ike in contrasting roles.
Injunctions prepared to restrain Supt Goss from transferring Benj Thornton’s colored child from No 4 to No 24. Thornton, asserting equal rights, refuses to move her, citing proximity and fairness. he plans further action with the school board and an attorney as the dispute centers on segregated schooling.
San Francisco reports ex-ranger H A Wideman of Honolulu plans to sue the United States for 6200000 over the loss of the Hawaiian throne. Wideman will travel to Washington in a few days to pursue his client’s high stakes action.
Portana Oregon saw a Sunday afternoon blaze destroying the Pacific coast elevator valued at 1.5 million dollars. It housed 580000 bushels of wheat and three men are believed dead in the flames. A second dockside murder mystery unfolded in New York as a well dressed man was found with his throat cut.
Haughville police chased a Sunday evening thief who stole wheat and chicken and loaded a wagon with produce. One officer left to fetch an overcoat for the trip to Indianapolis while the other stayed to warm himself. the thief spurred his horse and escaped.
In Brightwood residents anticipate a new pastor by next Sunday. A water works project could cost 18 000 to 25 000 dollars, with 182 votes for and 11 against at the Saturday election. The election board included Confederate and Union veterans alongside party members, and a leading saloon man supported the water plan.
Local service claims to have aided thousands with water access in Martinsville while promoting a spring remedy. A contact number 467 is listed for further info and treatment details.
Democratic leaders faced a poorly attended event in Masonic hall as John E. Lamb and Jason Brown failed to appear due to a supposed hitch in plans. Chairman John Holtzman announced the issue and gave a brief address before Judge Terhune spoke to the small crowd.
In Alton DL on Monday Jack Emers faced drunkenness charges while Larry ikermery and Wm Smith were accused of attempting to rob him. Emers awoke on railroad ties with watch and $4 missing as witnesses placed the alleged thieves dragging him along the Vandalia tracks. McKemery and Smith bound over to grand jury. Emers testified as a witness.
Local brief notes recount chilly days and errands. Burglars took an overcoat and two rings from Frank Nestler’s residence on Fletcher avenue Sunday evening. City offices stayed cold as county commissioners delayed fires. Mrs J M Sullivan and two children injured by an electric car on Delaware street. A Springfield Mass minister-elect may answer within ten days. A union of trades planned for Oct 22 in Indianapolis. Coffin interests eyed in Indianapolis cabinet works. Park Theater leader Jarboe robbed after beating. watch and cash disappear. Brakeman Kauffman stabbed near Washington and Delaware streets. New letterheads shown at Board of Works with monument and Hotel English imagery. Births, marriages, and deaths listed. Price’s Cream Baking Powder won a gold medal at Midwinter Fair.
The Local Club claims sixth place in the Western League after a Saturday win over Milwaukee. Key plays include Billy Gray’s three bagger with two on, Phillips’ single, and sharp fielding. Cross pitched for Indianapolis in a short 1 hour 20 minute game. final score 4-3. Sunday the team was beaten in Milwaukee as Mace homered for the only run. Milwaukee prevailed 9-2.
Sunday brought profound sorrow as Kossuth county recorded nineteen funerals with more to come. Homes were torn apart by a cyclone witnessed near Alcona and Lenoy, Minn. Roofs torn off, walls standing, a child killed, a baby found on a roof piece, and a woman seriously injured. Suffering families, extensive wreckage, and vast destitution across the region, with lots in Lenoy valued over 100000 and thirty families left destitute.
Secretary Kennedy said the Pompeii exhibit was the better paying of two displays and that Lincoln Park has been leased for five years. He predicted proceeds would hang the right way and promised four years of spectaculars, despite complaints about dropping rockets and fireworks which he claimed were greatly exaggerated.
The Weather Bureau issued cautionary signals as a cyclone moves from the West Indies toward the U.S. coast. The storm center lay south of Key West Monday morning with a 40 mile gale reported there. If it tracks toward the area, rain is possible by Tuesday afternoon. An unrelated report notes a man claiming to be Superintendent Powell visiting Nell Ogden’s resort in Washington Street, dancing and drinking. Powell reportedly protested the affair.
In Tuscan and other Arizona towns on September 24 crowds gathered to oppose withdrawing troops from the San Carlos agency amid fears of renewed Indian raids once soldiers depart.
Charles O. Britton resumes studies at Harvard University. Dr Martin, a rising trap shooter in Indianapolis, leads a modest dispensary practice and serves as president of the Northend gun club. Kate Milner Rabb, Indiana writer, contributes a feature to Lippincott's October issue tracing the snub. Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder receives World’s Fair medals.
Delegates at the carpenters convention debated a future national labor party as talks on a platform proceed. A committee report is due Tuesday amid political divisions, signaling centralized labor mobilization and a looming clash between labor and capital.
Reports from Tangiera say unrest in Morocco worsens as Jews are robbed on markets and imperial taxes imposed on main roads. The Erdhamma tribe demands release of Muley Mohammed and other political prisoners, with threats of attack if demands are unmet. Abdul Aziz remains recognized by the shereef of Wazan, amid broader royal faction tensions.
B E Parrott dismisses the Baker's union boycott against Parrott and Taggart. He says the firm employs about 24 men who quit the union while five members remain and one treasurer still in the union. He asserts the workers are satisfied and ready to fill any vacancies. The boycott, he notes, does not worry them or affect wages.
Samatoca Sept 24 Democrats pour into the city while no clear leader emerges for governor. Judge Caynor is most discussed and may secure the nomination if Hill does not shift stance. A meeting is set for Monday night to select the ticket amid growing speculation.
New York report says George Moore foreman of the U S express office in Jersey City died Sunday night under circumstances suggesting poisoning. Police believe his landlady Alice Hobbs is implicated in the death following an apparent poisoning incident.
Bill Bynum aims to square off with candidate Henry in a public elocution clash. Friends say Henry dodges the contest while delegates VA Woodberry of Chicago and others plan speeches at Meridian Street and Monument Place Monday night.
The Peoples Unfitting Company announces a pastry sale at Yun Peis in today’s Sun edition. The notice highlights a select sour pastry item as a great value for readers.
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