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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1902
Page
6
Sharon Pa April 30 The Grove City High School graduates who refused to participate in the commencement were denied diplomas. The dispute began over the directors not providing complimentary tickets, causing the annual commencement to be postponed indefinitely and the matter to be taken to court.
Peter Basas, a one-armed canal boat captain from New Brunswick New Jersey, drowned near the city. His body was buried after relatives remained missing. An undertaker found inside his wooden arm a stash of money including several ten dollar bills and five dollar bills. Burial costs were paid and the county collector took the remaining funds.
Rear admiral Crowninshield hoisted his flag on the battleship Illinois at New York and sailed to assume command of the European station. The Illinois is equipped for a flag officer with palatial quarters and is among the navy’s newest and strongest ships. Crowninshield receives prime assignments and will take part in the naval display in English waters for King Edward’s coronation.
Rosa Blum was found on Market Street in a severe coughing spell and brought to Hahnemann Hospital where doctors hope to stop the fit. She says she came to the city aiming for the German hospital but lost her way, risking death from exhaustion if the coughing continues.
Newport News report states Albert Dean and Belle Hamilton, while fishing near Fox Hill, hooked a remarkable sea animal about four feet long. It has scales a head like an alligator seven rows of teeth and four fins resembling human hands in appearance.
The Wilkesbarre city council president, Col Wm J Harvey, once crippled by rheumatism, credits Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy with his recovery after failed treatments abroad and elsewhere. The ad-like testimony urges kidney cure for rheumatism and other ailments, touts various sizes and a free trial bottle, from Dr Kennedy Corporation Rondout NY.
A police member warns Indianapolis residents to lock doors and windows and avoid leaving keys out. He explains burglars exploit carelessness, noting unlocked doors at 7 pm in best districts, hidden keys, and unlocked windows. Burglars avoid gunfights, favor stealth, and view unlocked homes as easy picking.
A fragmented notice appears to promise a rate of sixteen per ten words for miscellaneous transactions. The garbled line references excess and a sword symbol, with a puzzling cént marker, suggesting a historical ad or price list that is incomplete.
Reading, April 30. P D Lau man, Elks Carnival manager, reports a Reading couple will wed in a den of trained lions for 150 dollars in gold and a bedroom suite. Rev George W Brownback will tie the knot under animal trainers protection with the couple’s names to be published later. Brownback calls it a great honor to perform before the king of beasts.
The subscriber informs voters in Center township Marion county Indiana that he will apply to the Board of county commissioners at the June term 1902 for a license to sell spirituous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premises drinking allowed. The business is at 1027 W Michigan St Indianapolis in a first floor room fronting north on Michigan street in a one story frame building on lot 154 and outlot 156 Elliott's sub. JUSSE PENNEWITT.
For sale items include bedsteads bed springs mattresses wire cots canvas cots cook stoves bedroom suite gasoline stoves wool carpets half wool carpets heavy cotton carpets heavy rag carpets hemp carpets and various per yard prices with marked discounts.
Albert Hutchinson of 34448 E Wash St Old Toll Green 462 New Tol applies to Marion County Board of Commissioners at the June term 19% for a license to sell intoxicating malt and spiritous liquors with consumption on premises. The business is a first floor room facing east on Indiana Ave at 44 Indiana Ave No 44 in square 12, lot 12, city of Indianapolis Center township Marion County Indiana. Lee Hamilton.
Voters of the Tenth ward Center of commissioners of Marion county Indiana at their June term 1902 apply for a license to sell intoxicating malt and spirituous liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premises consumption. The business place stands at 607 East Washington Street a first floor room fronting north in Means and Thayer subdivision Indianapo lis Center township Marion county Indiana. Jacob Brown owns the premises.
Voters of the Eighth ward Center of Indiana at their June term 1902 seek a licence to sell intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premises drinking privileges. The business location is 841 East St Clair Street Marion County, Indiana in J B Brandt's subdivision fronting north on St Clair street. The applicant will apply to authorities.
Property description in Center township Marion county Indiana notes a room fronting south on Prospect street in a two story frame building at northwest corner of Prospect and State streets, with location 16 feet from south side of lot 326 in Fletcher's Woodlawn addition. Solomon Lorber.
Frank Buckner applies to the Marion county Sixth ward commissioners at the June 1902 term for a license to sell intoxicating liquors in less quantities on the premises located at No 429 Indiana Ave first floor of a two story brick building facing west on Indiana Ave in Ward 6 Center Township Indianapolis. He states the room is on the southeast part of Lot 4 in Ray’s subdivision square 12 and notes he will also seek pool table privileges in the same room.
Louis Traugott applies to the commissioners at the June term for a license to sell spiritous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premise drinking privileges. The business at 644 8S Illinois St Ward 11 fronts Mallinois Street McKernan Pierce subdivision at Merrill and Illinois corners. Notice also requests pool table privileges in the same room.
See our line of Gas and Gasoline Stoves Re frigerstors all styles and sizes at prices in reach of a VONREGAT Washington SE co 120 E Washiz Call 889 Oid oP ae Phone. we the voters of the Fifth ward Center township Marion county Indiana that he will apply to the Board of county commissioners at the June term 1902 for a license to sell spirituous vinious malt and other intoxicating eiquors in less business whereon said floors are to be fronting east on Blake st on the first floor of a two story brick building sit uated on lot 41 outlot 150 in McChesney's subdivision in the city of Indianapolis Center township Marion county Indiana and known as No 33 Blake st in ward No 5 I also give notice that I will apply to said board for pool table priv ileges in same room MARTIN COLLINS.
Notice to voters of Ninth ward and Center commissioners to grant license at 1249 E Washington St Indianapolis Center township Marion county for spirituous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors in a two story frame building fronting north on Washington St with pool table privileges requested in same room to John Roeckel and Moses Trattner for June term 1902.
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