26 Sep 1896
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1896
Page
1
Albany report states Po Hon. John Bord Thacher declines the Democratic nomination for governor after canvassing the New York state convention and national platform debates. The move reshapes the field as supporters of Hill and Porter anticipate leadership shifts and a push for a silver coinage stance.
The Union national savings and loan association exam by John Z. Cleland and Geo. Bingham may finish by Oct 1. Appointed by the state auditor, the pair reportedly found only straightforward business practices with a few errors that favor the company’s loss rather than its gain.
The Peary Arctic expedition steamer Hope arrives at North Sydney. Senator Gray will address the sound money league in Wilmington next Thursday night in support of Palmer and Buckner. Boundary dispute between Nicaragua and Costa Rica resolved with arbitration ratified by both governments. Cramps and Union Iron Works bids for two Japanese cruisers reportedly accepted. contracts soon awarded. Mrs J K Emmett to use Emily Lytton on stage. Louisiana Democrats and Populists fuse. pops receive four votes. British press questions arrest of Pynan and Bell as a political conspiracy. Henry Clews Co sues Jamieson & Co for 64000 over Diamond Match stock sale.
Advertisement from Noblesville Milling Co promoting Diadem Flour for light biscuits and flaky bread. Every sack guaranteed and sold by all grocers.
On September 27 Canton hosted McKinley’s busiest campaign day. About 400 Peoria travelers arrived by rail, tall in silk hats, daisies, and plumes, cheering as McKinley spoke from a porch. Delegations from Jones & Laughlin, Carnegie, Dalzell, and others poured in by train, bands played, and marching clubs formed across three stations.
The Marion county convention elected Frank Fittington as chairman and nominated W. P. Littleton for United States senator, with Blakely and Hancock candidates also chosen. Hawkins secured joint senator, and a minority report urged backing C. W. Fairbanks. The gathering adjourned after approving the platform and addressing party unity.
Violent gales raged along the Spanish coast Friday night with many wrecks, mainly small craft. The storm subsided in the North Sea as tugs and trawlers rescue crews from foundered vessels, several missing. Damage hit crops in western Mugland area, a Pont-y-Pridd landslide breached Glamorgan canal embankments, and the Tall river. Ad insert.
In Irvington area justice Edward Bray faced a complex dispute as his wife Priscilea Bray sues over household goods seized during an execution. The case stems from Bray selling rights to a vinegar formula and alleged misuses of authority, with marital strains and ongoing divorce actions referenced amid court proceedings and local notices.
Chicago police report shocking developments around the death of Emma Bartels at Dr. Co W Winters’s home 108 S California Ave. He was indicted by the grand jury on murder charges as anonymous letters allege criminal practice and list several supposed victims. Two young women reportedly visited Winters under troubling circumstances. The case evokes echoes of the Holmes castle with a similar Charles May motive reportedly missing.
A 36 hour forecast for Tyelinanolis and vicinity calls for cooler, fair conditions with a clear Saturday night and Sunday. Saturday noon temperature was 72 degrees. The report also lists several local births, deaths, and a noted marriage license pair, with extra humorous local item about Maj. Carter and a missing pen-holder.
Primroze and West's minstrels packed the Grand Opera House Friday night for nearly three hours of top quality entertainment. The performance opened with a traditional minstrel act featuring Walter Dixon, Ben Hun, and Henry Williams. The second part, Minstrelsy Up-to-Date, included white and colored artists with W. H. West as master of ceremonies. Jimmy Walls' Just a Moment, Please drew big laughs, while Geor ge Wilson and George Primrose provided lively comic bits. Williams impressed with buck dancing, Howe Wall and Walters wowed with Man in a Post Five, and the Diller Bros chlorata display capped the show with a screen of scenes. The engagement continues Saturday night.
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