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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1903
Page
2
A vivid kitchen feature describes a handsome white fish broiled in a modern method. The prepared dish rests on a platter with cucumber halves, lemon, parsley borders, and latticed potatoes. A sauce of whipped cream and cucumber pulp completes the elaborate presentation.
A grand jury indicted several men and firms tied to bucketshopping operations linked to the Board of Trade. The case marks another confrontation in the long running trade dispute as defendants including Hulbard Warren Ware Logan Bryan Requa brothers and Oliver face charges amid a crackdown on deceptive landings and claims.
A Louisville woman credits Grape-Nuts and Postum for freeing her from chronic stomach pain headaches and nervous fatigue after years of coffee drinking and illness. She reports improved digestion energy and strength since switching to Grape-Nuts cereal and Postum coffee substitute.
George F. McCulloch of Union traction hints at building an interurban from New Castle to Anderson with extension toward Cincinnati via Rushville and other lines. Enthusiasm in New Castle grows as subsidies are prepared. The pending deal to gain control of Logansport to Wabash line and a new McCulloch construction company with $100,000 capitalization are reported to construct the Union traction network.
A South Dakota court granted Dr Willa A Walker an absolute divorce on the grounds of desertion. The proceedings reveal the husband W J Kilne of New York is alleged to have betrayed his wife’s affections and later committed suicide. The case was kept secret to avoid all improper communications.
April 4 dispatch reports Arbuckle brothers and American Sugar Refining Co clash over territory in West Virginia and Ohio. From sugar trade circles comes word the feud may spread nationwide as prices dip to 431 cents per pound. Also notes Franklin College debate team defeated Kalamazoo College on Friday night in Franklin Indiana.
Palm Sunday plates cost 75 cents with a full meal expected. Fresh vegetables like rhubarb lettuce radishes onions kale and green beans appear home grown and pricey. Strawberries oranges bananas and celery are on offer with prices higher than typical for spring. Dressed chicken four pounds is 66 cents and meats show no major price changes.
In Pensacola Florida Admiral Higginson ordered every North Atlantic squadron ship to cheer the battleship Indiana as she steamed up the harbor after a new world record in filling the 3 Inch guns. Indiana gunners achieved one hit out of 18 shots at five miles, lowering the record by one. The cheering and booming of guns was tremendous.
Negotiations are under way for selling the Wabash river traction company to Union traction company of Indiana. The line runs from Wabash to Logansport and is reportedly listed at 850000 dollars, a sum Union is reluctant to pay. George McCulloch and stockholders inspected the property in a special car, with plans to operate it via the Fort Wayne and Southwestern line.
Chicago April 4. Children esther and Gunner Hedlund sue saloonkeepers Geyer Thoren Lundquist for selling liquor to their father Joan Hedlund, an habitual drunkard who provides no support. The suit seeks damages of five dollars for the four boys and two girls aged 13 to 2 years. Belvidere Club to hold first public dance at time hall Monday night amid plans for summer dances at Broad Hipple.
Births report two boys and a girl at Sherman addresses including George Wit and Katie Wit at 103 Nelson-a bay and Fred and Henrietta Heyden at 16% Fenne man est. Death records list Augustus Toney Rosie Femyer William Laubhy Catherine Welsh Margaret Lynch Martha Conklin and others with ages and causes such as tuberculosis cirrhosis and senility. Building permits and marriages also noted with multiple names and addresses.
The Hon. Edward Sourbier a councilman and license clerk hints at running for sheriff. He says he may not seek reelection to the city council and his supporters whisper Eddie has his eye on the sheriff's post. Sourbier claims he is tired of the council and criticizes its members as corrupt.
Benjamin McCullough, eight, a collector for his brother John G. McCullough, was paralyzed Friday while riding a bicycle on North Senate Avenue and sustained serious injuries. He was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital in critical condition. The McCullough family resides at Enterprise hotel.
Florida and New Orleans Queen and Crescent Route and connecting lines. Through sleepers via Pennsylvania Lines and Big Four route from Cincinnati with daily service and through connections to New Orleans. W. C. Rinearney, G P A., details and contact for Florida back. Indiana Railway notices and special trains to Shiloh Battlefield Park. Reservations through W. W. Richardson, D P A Pennsylvania Lines, Indianapolis.
An unconfirmed dispatch from Constantinople on April 4 reports no confirmation of Friday's losses with ten killed in a clash between Bulgarians and Turks in Okhrida district. In Browntown, Ind an accident at a strawboard factory claims 16 year old Carl Wilson, killed when he fell into a straw carrier, his body badly mangled.
Fragmentary OCR text presents a medicine advertisement listing laxatives and cold remedies. It references Bromo Quinine tablets and a likely era style product line, with unclear branding and garbled phrases. The readable items hint at over the counter cough and cold relief along with stimulant or laxative components.
April 4 report says Mones Thompson colored was shot in the head during a dispute with Albert Jacklin. The bullet flattened at Thompson's feet with only a light skin break. Jacklin fled after firing three shots. Thompson remained unharmed. Also noted, Geo Out of Prison former Shelbyville Democrat editor, released on parole and may move to Chicago.
WANEAS CITY Mo April 4 Joan Tugh and Wiliam Ridgely were burned to death in a tenement fire on the West Side Saturday morning after allegedly warning six other persons. The property loss is estimated at 83,000 dollars.
A grand jury returned a batch of indictments on a Saturday in St Louis Missouri. Most charges target turf investment concerns.
COLUMBUS April 4 report that 12 inmates of St. Vincent's orphan asylum are down with smallpox after delayed recognition allowed illness to spread among the 420 residents. In New York, William Harriman, brother of railroad magnate Edward Harriman, died after a illness. Market notices list wholesale prices for poultry, groceries, and other commodities with varied values.
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