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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1901
Page
5
Reverend Dean McNulty toured Market Street saloons in Paterson New Jersey on April 1 he peeped into several bars and delivered a lecture to a bartender in one room after discovering women patrons two women were ordered out and he admonished the room calling for a raid the bartender warned him this isn’t Sunday and the dean exited after his admonitory talk.
Engineers discuss caustic soda use in cleaning boilers. Hanrahan warns against smoke consuming devices and forced drafts, citing uneven fires and weakened boilers. Other engineers share mixed views on soda safety and insist valves and supervision prevent accidents.
From London April 1 Count Tolstoi writes to the Russian czar denouncing religious persecutions. He appeals on behalf of hundreds of Doukhobor women seeking to join their husbands in Canada. He urges revision or repeal of laws that perpetuate persecutions no longer seen in civilized nations.
The Polish herdsman, 28, weight 230 pounds, suffered apoplexy leaving left hemiplegia before a train accident. After trephining a skull fracture he began to whistle his flock calls for about a minute at a time, continuously until death on January 3, 1899, at 10:30 p.m., heard throughout the ward by all observers.
Wilmington Del April 1 The great herring season sees hundreds of thousands of fish pass locks at Delaware City into the canal. Locktenders fish the locks during the season often pulling out many herrings in hours of scarce traffic. The haul includes herrings eels yellow perch and occasional shad with tens of thousands collected Sunday night alone.
An upcountry visitor notes President McKinley favors monosyllabic surnames in appointments from cabinet to ambassadors and assistants. The list includes Day, Hay, Wood, Long, Bliss, Choate, Hay again, White, King, Lord, Boyle, Hart, and several one syllable officials across federal posts and foreign missions.
In Chicago on April 1 a man named James Chaplan spotted his daughter being taken to a police station by a woman, Mrs. Lillie Hammel, who had eloped with William Kelly years earlier. The girl had been missing since the father’s home. Mrs. Hammel, once Chaplan’s housekeeper, was arrested.
In Montreal on a Saturday decision Judge Archibald ruled Catholic authorities cannot void marriages conducted by Protestant ministers for Catholics. The Delpit case has sparked church tensions and may be appealed to the Privy Council in London.
In San Juan Puerto Rico on April 1 organizers announce a native Porto Rican orchestra will perform at the Pan American exposition in Buffalo next season.
An editorial promotes a balanced diet with grains fruits and vegetables and argues meat should be limited. It endorses Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe daily aid improving digestion without habit formation and claims they support natural stomach function.
Char lestown April 1 The Massachusetts Board of Education favors conveyance of children to school and school consolidation. Officials note health benefits improved ventilation and teaching standards while addressing safety and walking distance concerns. Opinions vary on impact to local districts but support cites higher educational outcomes and broader social advantages.
A Philadelphia man wears a plain looking pin whose head bears an Old English alphabet around its edge and the year 1900. An engraver spent a year crafting the tiny, perfect letters, confirming it as a marvel of miniature work.
In Eau Claire Wisconsin March 30 a Winnebago chief’s daughter Wanna and Indian John Waukon eloped to Chicago to join a show business life. The father pursued them to Tomah and Chicago with local help. A bystander aided their escape, and the couple’s fate remains unsettled amid family feuds and police suspicion. John Waukon, recently tried in Tomah for assault with intent to kill, is suspected of trouble if found.
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