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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1901
Page
8
King Edward will attend the Empress Dowager Frederick's funeral in Germany. Two squadrons of hussars and infantry posted about the castle with loaded guns. Detectives patrol the grounds and the body will not lie in state but be buried at Potsdam near Emperor Frederick III.
A large group of boys and girls work hard on the Sun Pan American trip contest and many have already secured 50 subscribers each. The Sun has extended the contest time limit to October 25.
Dr Richard Law a famed mining expert and promoter, once rich beyond a million, is held at Ludlow Street jail on contempt of court charges after failing to answer proceedings over the Golden Sceptre mine. Mrs Elizabeth Walling investigates stock dealings, claiming Law promised stock redemption if the mine failed. Law says he is an intimate friend of Tom L Johnson of Cleveland.
Hoosier Construction Co. awarded the N Meridian Street block pavement contract for 6.04 dollars. A chemists report praised the firm's sample as best. Grant Richardson, a city gas employee, was seriously injured in a gas ditch near Union Station. College Avenue Street Car 541 hit a Polk milk wagon, driver C H Jennings, dislocating his hip and injuring his spine. A long strike at Anchor Line affecting Erie commerce ends in Buffalo. James M Wilson, a patient at the Provo insane asylum, died after jumping into a furnace.
The Newby Oval may host another big meet as management considers a single grand circuit day. An earlier two day plan was dropped after recognizing one day would be more viable, with Indianapolis expected to supply top racers for a one day event.
Fred Ayres and Arthur Smith launched an early car tour in a Winton gasoline machine. They arrived in Springfield, Ohio at 7 p.m. after a 140 mile drive, with actual running time of 11.5 hours, praised by seller Carl G. Fisher as a bold long-distance venture for Indiana men.
The Park theater began its 1901-1902 season with two large crowds and standing room. The drama At Cripple Creek portrays a young miner who overcomes hardships to win wealth and his love. Afternoon and night shows run all week with notable scenery and singing by child actress Little Beatrice.
Mr and Mrs John Furnas of 2236 E Tenth Street celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary Monday night. Friends attended and one gift was a cake covered with five gold pieces. Furnas is treasurer of Old Wayne Insurance, which he helped organize, and the couple were childhood friends and neighbors.
Reports from the Pennsylvania railroad system’s general offices indicate a major change in the passenger department. It is unclear who will replace Assistant-general passenger agent Rockwell in Cincinnati and whether W. W. Richardson of Indianapolis will take the post. General-passenger agent E. A. Ford has summoned all assistant-general passenger agents to a meeting in Jamestown on Wednesday.
Mimski Listok reports a two hour pitched battle between Gluschkevitch and Wiropaz in Volhynia over a boundary. Eight hundred villagers fought. Casualties: 23 killed and 123 wounded. Also, Tyrol reports passive rebellion against Austrian authority as councils refuse national taxes. Indianapolis German Park association plans an open air entertainment Wednesday evening.
Fragmentary OCR shows a roster of individuals including Taggart, Dore Johnson, Edwin St George Rogers, Evans Woollen, John W Kern, Edward Hawkins, H Messenger, W F Moore, Charles Maguire, John Holtzman, George J Marott, Fred J Hamlin, Will V Rooker, Wiram Brown, Theo F Harrison, N Harlin, Fred C Grossart, Macy Malott, and Harry P Tatbert with stray numbers and incomplete lines.
An advertising blurb promoting Cascarets Candy Cathartic as instant relief for sick headache indigestion bad stomach and constipation. Mentions Druggists sell at 10c 2c and 50c.
A 1.50 round trip from Indianapolis to Sandusky departs Saturday night at 9:00 p.m. and arrives in Sandusky at 6:00 a.m. the next day. Return leaves Sandusky at 9:00 p.m. and reaches Indianapolis by 6:00 a.m. Monday. Secures berths and chairs at city office 25 S. Mlinvisst.
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