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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1900
Page
6
An interview urges Marion County to equip a dedicated padded department for the violently insane. The speaker condemns current jail conditions as barbarous and unsafe, arguing two padded cells for men and women on the first floor would safeguard inmates while costing little.
Mr and Mrs W Le land mark fifty years of marriage with a noon April 10 dinner at their home light and avenue attended by out of town guests including son J B McLeland of Los Angeles and Jerome McLeland of Seattle. The couple born Hamilton and a pioneer family of Jefferson county lived in a log house near Madison before moving to Indianapolis. Mr McLeland is 78 and Mrs McLeland 70 and in good health. Attending siblings and relatives listed from Indiana Kentucky and California.
Washington April 9 Secretary Root is described as head of the war department with a force of 100000 men fighting insurrection in the Philippines and defending U S territories. He is also named admiral of a fleet, a claim tied to a report showing the army bought and refitted 50 vessels for service abroad at over 3 million dollars while chartering 140 more costing 10.6 million. The piece notes political debates over transferring vessels to the navy and calls for a congressional inquiry into extravagant fittings on transports like the Sumner.
The Cincinnati, Richmond and Muncie Railroad filed an amendment to extend its line from Muncie to Rochester. Other items note incorporation details for Union hospital Crawfordsville Lea Electric in Elwood and South Bend's city sprinkling company with capital stock. Additional ad copy cites DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and various local services and products.
A correspondent from Indianapolis recounts enlistment in 1898 and service in the Philippines. He describes initial drill at Presidio Cal and hazing, guard duties in Jolo, and a camp diet. He mentions a comrade George Scheltinger in Zarboanga Mindanao and a Moro village rescue mission.
Patrolmen Fred Kurtz and David Richards found a lost boy near Virginia Avenue guiding a small cart. The child, tired, was taken to Bates Street, then hauled toward home with the officers sharing the pull. The boy remained cheerful as he was escorted back.
The mother of 14 year old Josephine Bannon claims the girl swallowed paris green and attempted suicide, blaming morbid reading of novels she kept from the library. The mother weeps as she recalls Josephine's golden hair and blue eyes and the stories that filled her late nights.
The idol of the turf Ted Sloane rises from America to England with royal favor and social adulation. His success, tempered by health strain after intense racing, is followed by a top recommendation for Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a stomach and appetite aid trusted by many dyspeptics and used after meals.
A detailed listing of prices for meats and processed foods in Indianapolis. Smoked meats include various hams and bacon styles with per pound and package rates. dried beef ham and bulk sausage priced. Vegetables, fruits, nuts, canned goods, teas, spices, oils, seeds, and dairy items follow with numerous per unit costs. Also shown are oysters, seeds, lard, cheese, poultry, coal, and drugs price points. Names of products and tiers reflect market rates for the period.
The notice details Pennsylvania Lines ticket offices at Station and corner Windsor and Washington streets in Philadelphia and lists arrival and departure times for multiple routes including Baltimore Washington, Columbus Indianapolis Louisville, Richmond Columbus, Piqua Columbus, Dayton Xenia, Pittsburg East, Logansport Chicago, Knights Town Richmond, Philadelphia New York, Dayton Springfield, Vandalia Lines, St. Louis West, and Toledo Mich City.
Fragmentary notice lists railway ticket office in Cincinnati with times 4.10 am and 2.6 am at 2S Washington Street. Details unclear but indicates schedule references for express service.
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