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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1902
Page
6
A celebrated physician chemist from New Zealand announces a compound that grows hair on bald heads overnight. He insists all heads can be cured and offers free trial packages to any sender who includes a 2 cent stamp. The Altenheim Medical Dispensary in Cincinnati, Ohio, handles requests.
In Richmond on April 23 Bishop A Van De Cyver ordered white Catholics to abstain from St Joseph's Mission, a Josephite run church serving the colored community. Confessions are barred for whites. The church was established for the benefit of the colored race and must remain so. No objection from the colored congregation is noted.
Dover April 23 Attorney James A. Marsh Georgetown arrived with an application for pardon or commutation of Nehemiah Harmon dr sentenced to be hanged July 18 for the murder of William Henry Mitchell. The defense argues insufficient evidence first degree murder not in cold blood but in a fight with axes and jurors influenced. The defendant is 17 and Gov Hunn a Quaker is believed to influence the board to avoid signing a death warrant.
The fifth recital of the season will be held at Baldwin's music store on Wednesday evening. Pupil performers under J M Dungan director of the Indianapolis piano college will present a program. Indianapolis music lovers praised Tuesday night's performance by German pianist Richard Werner, a grad of the Krengel conservatory in Berlin.
Daniel W. Comstock of Richmond faces no opposition as he nears renomination for another term on the appellate court. The judge is expected to be returned to the state house without challenge.
In Dover Delaware a young woman in Queen Street's dim area was attacked by two strangers who pulled at her clothes and tried to pull her into an alley. She screamed for help and fainted as help arrived. The assailants, married Dover women dressed in men's clothing, were pursued but released. Authorities cannot determine if they intended harm or merely frightened late‑out young women.
Judge John N. Gillette of Hammond, appointed by Gov. Durbin to replace Francis E. Baker, faces renomination by Republicans and is not opposed in pursuing a full term on the supreme court.
SECAUCUS April 23 Justice Churchill, holding court in an old barn, was buried under a ton of hay and nearly suffocated before constables freed him with pitchforks. The arraigned defendant Thomas Bessinger faced an assault charge against neighbor John Miller, but the day ended with the case dismissed after the rescue.
In San Francisco on Tuesday an attempt to operate cars on the Fillmore street line failed. The company sent 50 policemen to the barns but ordered not to ride the cars. Strikers plan a parade on Wednesday as United Railroads holds its position and readies an active response.
Miss Virginia Keeps art exhibit at Lieber Gallery features pencil portraits of Indianapolis figures and children. Notable works include a charming Little Orphan Annie sketch and drawings linked to illustrated stories, highlighting Keep's delicate charm.
Pain in the back signals kidney trouble and urine condition. A glass test after 24 hours shows sediment, milky or cloudy, or discolored urine indicating danger. A Hartford man credits Dr Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy with curing kidney, liver, bladder and blood problems and relief from back pain and frequent urination. Dr Kennedy’s products are sold nationwide with sample bottles offered by mail.
Ulrich Z. Wiley of Fowler, an unopposed Republican appellate judge, asks renomination at the state convention and feels virtually certain of the nomination.
City officials discuss ongoing battle against smallpox with over 50 active cases and 41 in the pesthouse. Dr Buehler forecasts little decline before hot weather, noting years of struggle ahead and comparing funding to Philadelphia's $500,000 annual spend. Only 8,500 appropriated since office start, with about 2,000 remaining.
Dr. A E Robinson of the State Medical Institute promises a cure for sexual weakness with a home treatment. A free trial package is offered to any man who writes to 1451 Elektron Building Ft Wayne Ind, with no publicity or identification. The institute asserts 50 years of licensing and widespread inquiries from men unable to leave home.
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