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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1902
Page
5
George Converse, a former private and sergeant, and his seamstress wife Ida face hardship after marriage. When a house fire traps their son, Ida bravely descends to help, while George overcomes a lifelong fear of fire to jump to safety, becoming an industrious provider afterward.
A group of 450 women and girls at Vesta knitting mills walked out after managers refused to grant extra time for evening cleanup. The strikers proposed a ten minute noon hour concession if similar time could be allowed at night before 6. Meanwhile Freaney brothers of Indianapolis secured a plumbing contract for the state house at 6128 dollars, replacing wood with marble in closets and washrooms.
Former Thirty-sixth volunteers officer Charles James, now in Los Angeles, states the water cure is greatly exaggerated after witnessing and enduring it himself. He recalls capture near San Miguel, a three day march without food, then rice given before the cure, and says the pain is only distention of the stomach with no lasting ill effects.
A young man walking by the courthouse on Delaware Street loses three pages of manuscript when a gust of wind lifts them from his coat. The papers dart around Market and Delaware Streets, scattering and returning in a frantic chase through bystanders until three men finally corral the fragments and the man resumes his way up Delaware Street.
The Board of Safety will rent a temporary fire site starting May first to provide protection before the new Irvington engine house is completed. The board will meet Friday to decide the site for the temporary facility and for a future Southside house between Meridian and Shelby streets. The fire chief will submit site options for both neighborhoods, with completion of the new engine houses expected in about two months.
The St Louis National League club filed injunctions against Wallace Heidrick and Harper now with the St Louis American League team to enforce alleged contracts. Judge Rus sell heard arguments and set show cause dates for Wallace Harper and Heidrick.
A collection of short items from Indiana towns including Pittsboro, Walkerton, Rensselaer, Newland Gifford and Laura, Logansport, Greenfield, Clayton, and Danville Public reports mention a June 7 host show in Pittsboro with a 2 10 pacer and a 32 second cousin of Balaam. A Marlon woman hid a pocketbook with 40 65 under a setting hen. the hen protected the money until sobriety recalled its location. Ira Kreighbaum installed a public pump at his saloon, Benjamin J. Gifford seeks 1000 onion-field workers, and Thomas Carson is described as armed to the teeth. A Greenfield butcher posted a price-related reopen notice. A new hearse arrives for Wim McCormick, and Henry County now has six more saloons than under Nicholson law.
Assistant-chief Barret rode into a fire call at box 315 with his horse Tony. Rain slicked pavements as the mount slid north on Pennsylvania street toward the Grand Opera House entrance near the Denison entry. The horse struck the curb and slid under a parked automobile but Barret braced himself and suffered no serious injuries. He continued toward the fire at a trot.
A hotel clerk, Harry Reisser, wrote to Pennsylvania Railroad President Cassatt proposing a white dial with black hands for the Market and Broad streets clock. The clock was repainted cream white with black hands, and Reisser thanked Cassatt for the attention.
In Waukegan Illinois letters flood to Louis J Yeoman president of the bachelors club as news spreads that he will marry within the year. Suitors come from many states offering money looks and youth while some promise to be a second mother or simply seek a life partner. Yeoman a 30 year old jeweler and musician heads the club and earns engagement rings for all.
The mayor urged the Board of Works and Supt Power on Tuesday to push Fall Creek Boulevard through, focusing on the portion within city limits. Officials anticipate difficulty in securing land offers inside the city as the offered strips may not be wide enough.
The street department will move the iron bridge crossing Crooked Run at State Street to a new position near the shoe factory on Brookside Avenue. Crooked Run will be drained by the Michigan Street sewer, eliminating the need for the State Street bridge. Street Commissioner Evans calls the bridge sound and worthwhile to move.
Connie Mack stated that the supreme court ruling on Lajoie will be treated as limited to the 1901 season. He announced Lajoie and other National League players will be played in Baltimore and in every scheduled city, including Philadelphia.
In New York on April 24 it was learned Ignace Paderewski will receive a shipment of 1000 cigarettes from Germany to be included with his southward tour. Customs seized the lot as an illegal import due to minimum 3000-cigarette rule. The secretary of the treasury ordered their release after paying a duty fine around 40 dollars. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad promotes strength from digestion. C W Kriel Main Cigar Store advertises wholesale and retail sales.
A compact promotional notice offering photography services and savings. It mentions a Friday morning sale at The People's Outfitting Co and references multiple businesses including Okey Burial Vault Co and Wilhite & Holloway at 237 North Penn Street. The ad promises a 95 percent reduction on all carbonette fotographs with a money saving pitch.
Dr George A Sigler is moved to Newton Claypool Building on the third floor room 647.
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