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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1900
Page
3
Mrs A Morgan of 1209 Calhoun St says kidney pain began last February causing dull back and hip pains and sleep disruption. After using Doan's Kidney Pills from Henry J Huder's drug store she reports positive relief enabling her to work without pain and better sleep, noting prior remedies were ineffective.
Foundry Street resident and grocery worker Dr. William H. Banks reports severe back and kidney pain with irregular secretions. After trying remedies and doctors, he used Dean's Kidney Pills bought at Henry J. Huder's drug store and found quick relief.
Peru Indiana April 9 Ward brothers livery stable destroyed by an incendiary fire. Riley Gregory a workman died in the blaze. Thirty one horses and about twenty vehicles perished. Loss around 15000 with limited insurance.
In Donaldsonville James Garber, drunken, smashed furniture with an ax and poured coal oil on his house starting a fire. He beat his sick wife badly and gouged an eye before neighbors vainly tried to save her. A mob tried to hang him but he was turned over to a jail committee. In Auburn, William Davis shot and killed Wes Steele after Steele flirted with Davis’s wife. Bloodhounds traced Steele to Davis’s door and Davis confessed.
Two men dine at a restaurant, refuse payment, and later insult Mrs Titus on the depot platform. Titus and his brother pursue the assailants. Titus is stabbed in the lungs abdomen and kidneys while his brother is slashed across the back.
Evansville residents report a Sunday morning blaze at the old Allis homestead caused by incendiaries. The front of the house was saturated with coal oil, seven families narrowly escaped. A man named Tim Nelligan was arrested fleeing with a coal oil can. A prior dynamite attempt three weeks earlier targeted the building amid tensions with pauper foreign tenants.
Miss Mamie Saunders of Anderson Indiana died after a door knob sting and subsequent swelling. Doctors feared she would not recover as the poison spread from finger to arm. Authorities believe a poisonous insect caused the illness.
Elkhart Indiana April 9 Sunday drew large crowds as visiting preachers attended the M E conference. Over three services were held at Trinity church and Bishop Cyrus D. Foss of Philadelphia addressed 1600 people. Potentially new presiding elders include Rev. E A Kemp for Richmond district Rev E G Hill for Goshen district and Rev H N Herrick for Fort Wayne district.
Howard Lore 25 a packer at the Muncie flint glass works was found dead near the Big Four tracks at Selma six miles east of Muncie Monday morning. The body was badly mangled and Lore had been drinking Sunday night likely causing a fall from a train. Identified by a letter in his clothing his parents reside in New Lexington Ohio.
In Logansport Indiana on April 9 a mob pelted and nearly demolished the home of Justice Reynolds Ken Waverly leaving a note declaring we are friends of McCoy McCoy the town saloon-keeper had faced a writ of ejectment and other legal actions to close his tavern.
Shelbyville Indiana April 9 Conrey Birely and Co laid off a large number of workers citing a eastern firm obtaining similar machinery that led to the Shelby firm’s failure.
A brief note mentions a method to secure a patent and reduce table costs. It highlights efficiency in patenting and cost savings for producing tables, suggesting a practical business approach.
Shelbyville Indiana April 9 John Coleman a prosperous farmer vanished February 7 A medium advised locating him Sunday and the body was recovered where the medium indicated Coleman died by drowning after becoming tangled in a seine
Two masked men entered the farm home of aged John Adrian at Mishawaka Indiana gagged and bound Ms Adrian and her two daughters when Adrian interfered he was beaten and fatally cut with a chisel authorities investigated the fatal attack on April 9 at the residence of the Adrian family.
Washington April 9 reports the appointment of fourth class postmasters for Indiana including Edward Rice Blocker at New Lebanon John M Oldham Orth Wm A Lasley at Williamsburg and Robert C Martin at Blocker.
In LaPorte Indiana on April 9 a 9 year old boy, son of Eli Cox of Crow Island, played with a knife. The blade slipped and split the pupils of both eyes, resulting in lifelong blindness.
Richmond Indiana April 9 Clarence Jessup a famed ball and polo player accepted terms with the Sioux City Indiana league ball club to catch for the season.
In Richmond Indiana on April 3 local fishermen express strong displeasure with the seining law and announce plans to organize a movement to secure its repeal by the next legislative session.
Charles Brown of Churubusco is building a large stage and heading factory at Laotto and will hire a substantial workforce, signaling a major industrial development for the area.
Public library in Wabash set to open Tuesday afternoon. Monument City ditchers unearth five foot horn. Mrs Horton near Somerset attempts suicide. motive unknown. Forsyth race track grand stand at Hammond burns. loss five thousand dollars. Indianapolis loan aids Tipton schools art exhibit attracting attention. Greensburg Bank opens with fifty thousand capital, third bank in city. Mrs Ed Helmich 22 found dead in Evansville bed with her baby. she was well the night before. Mrs Howard Ellis colored woman knocked against curb. skull fracture at Alexandria streetcar. Blackford county approves belt traction right of way over roads and highways. Robert Gramme Bivens 3 listed among items.
Wr. Fred McIntosh of 548 East South Street, a music professor, suffered dull back pains and irregular kidney secretions. After trying Dean's Kidney Pills from Henry J Huder's drug store, he says he was completely cured within a box and was surprised by the results.
Mr. C A Walk of 117 Church Street, employed by Kingan & Co, reports severe backache and kidney symptoms. He says after using Dean's Kidney Pills from Henry J Huders drug store, the treatment greatly benefited him in every way.
An advertising note promises a free sample to every applicant and directs readers to address Foster Milburn Co located in Buffalo New York for the offer.
Jackson county commissioners grant a franchise for the Seymour and Southwestern electric railway to connect Seymour and West Baden. The state teachers adjourn after electing officers: President Charles N. Peek and others. The text notes an assault on Indianapolis correspondent Ernest I. Lewis and the murder trial of David Duncan in Shelbyville ending Tuesday.
Dr R R Braxton a Bedford dentist was arrested in Cincinnati while there for an operation. He faces charges of being implicated in sending an infernal machine to George B Cox the Republican leader. Police found another device in his room and Braxton is described as temporarily deranged.
John Cravens was an employee of the insane hospital and not an inmate, clarifying details after his wife was burned to death on a farm near Anderson on Saturday.
A string of fires and small blazes reported from city homes and businesses. At 7 a.m. Monday Mrs. Campbell’s house on 5318 Capitol Ave. caught fire from a smoke stack. At 8 45 a.m. the same day Sparks from another stack caused a $5 blaze at W H Dodds barber shop on 12% N Illinois St. Sunday events included Carrie Evans shed on 118 Senate Ave with logs valued at $20, and Oscar Loder residence at 868 River Ave due to an overheated stove. A 4 44 p.m. fire at T Davis residence 1630 McGovern St caused further loss from overheated stove.
An OCR fragment notes a merchant's restaurant operating late night hours with a 890 51 Open cue and mentions "Everything fratolass" as an unclear item. The readable facts indicate a restaurant extension into night service.
Reports from Manila April 9 describe ongoing insurgent activity across Luzon. Captain Sturgis seized ten enemies and killed two within five miles of Manila, while a scouting party sought shelter in a Paeto church. Reinforcements repelled the attackers. In Capiz province a sergeant and corporal of the Eighteenth Infantry were killed in heavy fighting. At Calbagon in Samar, insurgents killed a sentry and cook and looted Maj. Gilmore's quarters before being repelled, with two dead and 12 captured. Generals Young and Bell requested reinforcements. in one town two Filipinos friendly to the Americans were assassinated by locals.
A dated dispatch outlines 55 insanity cases in the army in the Philippines from July 1898 to March 20, 1900 and records seven officers and 22 enlisted men who killed themselves April 1899 to April 1900. Chicago reports Capt. Louis Ostheim 38, who killed himself on Sunday night before his wedding to Eva Bruce Wood. coroners call it accidental shooting. Also noted is Sgt Taylor C Wood 34, a veteran of the Philippines, who died by self-inflicted gunshot amid illness and despondency.
An advertisement describes backache linked to kidney illness, noting pain above the hips and along the back. It touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a kidney remedy curing backache urinary issues and urine retention, claiming relief from various kidney ailments.
Emil Wulschner died suddenly Sunday morning from heart trouble. Born March 27, 1847 in Saxony, he studied in Leipsic and Dresden and led Bavarian army musical units for 11 years in Munich. He lived in Indianapolis since 1876, directing the Choral Union and Lyra orchestra and Roberts Park Church choir. Funeral at 810 N Meridian St Tuesday at 2 p.m. Roberts Park choir will sing.
Rev J Cumming Smith at Tabernacle Presbyterian Church laments modern seduction by wealth and ease. He argues Christians must emphasize confession through Christ and urges ministers not to abandon their creeds for popularity.
Helena Montana April 9 news arrives of the death of Uncle Johnnie Cowan at Ackworth Georgia. Cowan discovered Last Chance gulch and helped blaze the western path with a party of four in 1864. He was a pioneer of Colorado as well as Montana and became a notable figure in western exploration.
Wabash company announces fuel supply operations with capital stock set at $100. The notice highlights corporate structure and funding for ongoing distribution activities.
Directors at the Indianapolis Aquatic Club are to be elected at the Grand Hotel on Monday night. The expected lively meeting will discuss candidates Maurice H. Haschig Miles B. Burt and H. T. Hearsey. administration slate includes Smith Graves S. Thompson and Jonh Frey.
Louis Koester appeals to court after the Evansville Board of Works denied halting the city from assessing the entire street pavement and railroad tracks near his property. The Vanderburgh circuit court ruled in Koester s favor on the dispute.
Harry Hocket a flour merchant died of apoplexy on a train while en route for eye treatment. Neighbor H non assisted with the body. Hocket, unmarried, lived with his mother. The report notes no evident danger from impurities and mentions Sarsaparilla as a remedy.
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