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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1902
Page
9
Mo April 7 A 145 foot well drilled by Robert Smith eleven miles south of here emits hot and cold drafts strong enough to blow water from a bucket near the mouth. The boring was for water and the phenomenon is described as unusual and noteworthy.
The Chicago papers publish an extraordinary Miss Maxine Elliott interview provoking comment as Mrs Goodwin denies printing such remarks while husband matters remain unresolved. New York theaters promote a rival bag of flour charity item, plus Baxter and family’s distress. Grand and Park theaters announce vaudeville bills featuring Monroe caricatures, Nelsons, Montrell, May DeSousa, Healy, and emcee Katie Emmett in The Walls of New York and Transatlantics burlesques at Empire.
An unclear local item describes a disturbance Saturday night involving Jim Dacey fleeing bicycle officers, breaking into a Fred Myers location, and a series of names and alleged stolen items. Howard, 19, and Keensn, 21, are mentioned amid a Washington action, with various articles reported as stolen.
An Indianapolis agent claims the prophet Isaiah foretold the advent of the threshing machine and blower 2,614 years ago. He cites Isaiah 41 15 16 describing a sharp threshing instrument with teeth that thresh mountains and beat hills to chaff, then fan and scatter them by wind and whirlwind.
Earthquakes have altered the bottoms of the Black and Caspian seas making them dangerous for navigation prompting a new survey. Also a Texas storm caused widespread wind and rain with lines down to Marshall Texarkana and Shreveport but no deaths reported. Judge Carman A Newcomb a Civil War veteran and longtime Republican figure in Iowa and Missouri died at age 77 in St Louis.
Remains of Mrs Amalie Seckelson long a Indianapolis resident now Cincinnati tied to Charles B Felbleman. Mrs J H Heinz wife of H J Heinz heir to 37 Varieties shipped to Marion for fent last operation death occurred. Charles W Doyle town representative of EU Ling Co noted as half brother of Senator Beveridge, with Indianapolis ties and many friends.
Chicago reports Roosevelt sent 5000 to Cape Town for Boer camps relief. Chicago Boer relief committee plans to raise 5 million dollars with 1 checks payable to Theodore Roosevelt, aiming to support South Africa amid suffering of Boer women and children.
Anderson Ind April 7 Alice Davis colored attempted to hang herself in the county jail Sunday but was prevented. She is charged with highway robbery. She tried to cremate herself by firing her clothing. a male prisoner who found the flames was severely burned. She used a stick poked through bars into the stove, set bedding ablaze, and scorched the building before flames were extinguished.
An April World’s Work article lauds Hugh H Hanna for unselfish public service and influence in Indianapolis. It notes his life of usefulness, sacrifice of ambition, and willingness to aid national and local causes without seeking office. His dedication to spiritual and material community welfare is praised by townsmen.
State deaths list includes Henry Custer of 2 Wabash and George Butt aged 78 from Covington. Henry Armstrong and Robert McFarland, both 78, from New Salem and Kokomo respectively, with McFarland noted as a soldier who recently returned from the Philippines.
Bernauer claims he was never at the 8 Senate Ave resort where Roy Cossar and George Armstrong were arrested. He says men who visited his saloon took up a collection for them to go to Cincinnati, but he was not present at their trial and denies any involvement or being named.
Crawfordsville Ind April 7 Charles B Cook a representative of the Motormick harvesting company is under arrest charged with embezzling 1679 He was a collector for the company in a block of Indiana counties He is jailed in default of 3000 bail.
Mayor Bookwalter returns from Philadelphia where he visited a gravely ill brother and resumes his demanding duties for the city. The item mentions “Little Colds” and promotes Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup as a cure for colds, extending to severe cases.
Ads offer slightly used upright pianos at Baldwin's Continuous Loose Leaf Ledgers with self locking extension back. WM. B. BURFORD of Indianapolis, Indiana promotes the sale.
An old advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims to soothe the child soften gums alleviate pain cure wind colic and diarrhoea. The bottle price is twenty five cents.
An eclectic ad style note highlights bargains on slightly used upright pianos at Baldwin’s. The piece then shifts to promotional prose about California as a winter tourist haven with sunshine and attractions from Los Angeles to San Francisco. It touts the Southern Pacific Sunset Route, Sun Set Limited service from New Orleans, and urges readers to request literature from agent W H Connor, 53 E Fourth St Cincinnati. It ends with a local address for Baldwin block and a reference to Dr. Jordan, throat and lung physician, room 60.
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