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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1901
Page
3
The State health board rebukes mothers who forgo breast feeding as a major cause of infant deaths in 1900. The annual report notes 35,516 total deaths and that 21.8 percent were children under one, with 99 percent of those bottle fed. It links consumption and poor schoolroom ventilation to later deaths and emphasizes early life conditions.
Ten persons were badly injured when Dayton and Union City passenger trains No 35 and No 18 collided Tuesday night near Union City Indiana. Injuries ranged from head lacerations to internal trauma. witnesses include Frank Warlock Jennie Baldock Mrs Kate Bush and Lloyd Cavender among others. The crash followed an open switch and a late response by engineer David Siler, with help from Loren Chambers who applied the air brakes.
Miss Florence Carroll of Anderson reports sleeplessness followed by sighting a tall figure with a flowing white veil entering her room. The specter glided noiselessly across the floor, paused, then vanished without alarm or further disturbance.
In Anderson Indiana on August 7 a seance at Chesterfield camp dissolved after a dispute. Electricians Jeffries and Mark Forkner and three companions tested for fraud with a hidden lamp and a battery. Trumpet medium Mrs Vestal was confronted as Forkner lit the room and expelled by Vestal.
Mrs. Joseph Bradford, 62, is under arrest in Marion Indiana on charges of raising checks signed by her husband Joseph Bradford 1. The couple wed three weeks ago with a planned 80 acre property transfer. She cashed a 31500 check and tried for 700, the bank refusing and alerting Bradford.
In LaPorte Indiana on August 7 an 80 year old woman, Mrs Elizabeth Place, frightened fifty men clearing a walk in front of her home by threatening to shoot the first intruder. The men fled and she remains in control of the sidewalk.
Arthur McArdie and Louis Leslie, Ko komo sweethearts, kissed for a powwow crowd in Logansport Indiana. A sister of Miss Leslie had McArdie arrested for assault and battery. The couple remains carefree despite the trouble.
Perkins, a man recently released from the penitentiary, stole a horse from his stepmother, hitched it to his vehicle, and drove to Terre Haute where he dumped the outfit for forty dollars. Officers are seeking him.
Merlieus M. Willoughby a leading clothier sues his sisters Fannie and Idnn for possession of a house and lot and 15000 damages claiming they occupied it a year without right and carried off plants and shrubbery in Vincennes Indiana on August 7.
In Muncie Ball Brothers will produce its own gas for furnace use at the fruit jar plant. The article lists other local incidents including a slate mine fatality in Indiana, a child abuse allegation, a postmaster killed by a train, a nitroglycerin wagon overturn, a tax refund claim, and social notes on a spiritualist marriage plan and a Tippecanoe battle reenactment.
Philip J. Heaffher, 83, of Muncie, a violinist who accompanied Jenny Lind on her American tour, has passed away. The longtime musician was part of the Lind concert parties during the Swedish nightingale's United States visit.
Walter Cole a Black resident of Anderson is reported to be condemned to death in Pittsburgh for assaulting a white woman. His wife denies the charges, stating he is free and at work in Johnstown.
Trouble brews at the Atkins saw works as eight union members are discharged over two days. The union says nonunion workers have filled the positions, and a strike could follow if six employees are not rehired. A meeting with Labor Commissioner McCormack and Central labor union organizers yielded no result.
Central labor union may revisit its resolution condemning the Indianapolis police dispatch company. Leaders caution the committee report lacks full investigation and warn against assuming the firm would hire violent authority. Organizers note the company’s powers resemble those of a deputy sheriff and are under Board of Safety oversight.
Patrolman Lawrence Hanton and Fireman William Kelly of No 4 company are suspended by the Board of Safety pending trials. Hanton faces neglect of duty and conduct unbecoming an officer for patrolling beer, stopping in saloons to read papers, and friction with his partner. on six years on force and prior board appearance for alleged clubbing, exonerated. Kelly is charged with being absent without leave after a prior six week ago absence not punished.
Bakers report record demand for bread driven by high meat and vegetable prices. Mills work at full capacity to keep shelves stocked as households seek affordable staples.
An explosion at the National steel company plant in Mingo Junction, Ohio, killed Thomas Overman of Bridgeport, formerly of Munvie, Indiana, with fatal neck injury. Six others were injured in the blast.
Word from the navy department says Lieutenant Commander James Cresap died Wednesday night in Norfolk. He entered the navy from Ohio on June 22, 1847, and served as executive officer of the Vicksburg during the war with pain.
In Nadas South Hungary on Wednesday peasants revolted against serfdom remnants. Troops fired on the rebels killing eight. local authorities reported the clash near Budapests region with ongoing patrols afterward.
Budapest reports the engagement of Count Hippolyte Pallavicini to Meta Richards daughter of Philadelphia millionaire Bertram Richards. The announcement notes the high society pairing and confirms the prominent families involved.
Indianapolis youths may win round trip tickets to the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo by recruiting subscribers to The Sun. Prizes include cash supplements and the option to take or cash out the trip cost. Additional rules cover city and out of city participants and entry logistics.
The county council voted to appropriate $5,000 for a new court house elevator. Nordyke, though absent, supported the measure, and Dawson failed to block it. The unit will run from basement to fourth floor, powered by the county plant at about $54 monthly, replacing the old ramshackle shaft. Poll books were being distributed for a 69 day poll.
A call to use Dr. A W Chase's Nerve Pills after meals to combat fatigue and nervous exhaustion from constant toil in factories offices and homes. Testimonial from Mrs S S W Marston of Indianapolis credits improved sleep appetite and vigor after use. Packaged at 50 cents per box with the doctor’s portrait and signature on each box.
Flour promotion from Pride of Peoria claims superiority with Minnesota and Dakota wheat. The ad promises free trial and money-back guarantee if not as advertised. It asserts the flour can produce 80 more loaves per barrel than common flour and offers refunds.
Chicago market report dated Aug 7 shows wheat futures up with September at 697 713s and December at 72 Gos. Corn higher with September 564 to 59 8c. Oats improved with September 644. December 33 3 56. Provisions fall with January pork at 4.90 14.80, lard 8.60 8.65, ribs 7.65 7.75. Eggs butter cheese and dairy items listed with varying prices. poultry and geese prices per dozen noted.
Market brief lists wheat and corn prices by grade with freight, milling, and wagon terms. It shows No. 2 red wheat at 69 cents and 6 percentage in August, corn No. 3 white at 57 14 cents, and No. 2 yellow at 55 cents, plus oat and hay figures and car inspections totals for several grades.
Cattle receipts at the Union Stock Yards Indianapolis reach 1 200 shipments with 300 noted. Quotations show good to prime export steers 1 350 to 1 500 lbs average around 540 to 576 per cwt. Fair to medium export steers 1 200 to 1 400 lbs average 540. prime to fancy export cows 400 to 425 lbs 475. Canners and common cows 375 to 400 per cwt.
Hogs receipts 9,000 shipments fair with good to choice weights and mixed packing. Sheep receipts 1,200 shipments with good to choice, common to medium and stockers. Horses about 200 head sold at Tuesday’s action sale by Warman Block and Company. quality and numbers improved over last week.
Receipts at the Interstate Stock Yards in Indianapolis show hogs traded with bids ranging from 4.79 to 5.90 per cwt. Good to choice assortments and common to good lights sold, with prices reflecting weights and grades. Rousing prices noted for various hog categories, reflecting live market activity.
A compact listing of prices for poultry, meats, dairy, hides, groceries, coffees, sugars, salt, flour, beans, syrups, and rice. Includes rates for turkey hens, spring chickens, cheese varieties, butter, eggs, hides and tallow, various coffees and sugars, salt, flour grades, and price ranges for beans and syrups.
Fragmentary OCR shows line items for bags, pressed bars, wood dishes and tubs with varied prices. Includes hemp twine, wool, jute, cotton and related woodenware and packaging items. Data appears incomplete and currency/units may be garbled.
A dense price rundown lists hoop pails washboards and pins alongside various candies and mixed nuts. Produce lines show cabbage celery onions New Orleans onions coconuts oranges lemons and more with per bushel per box and per ton figures. Also included are coal coke and drugstore staples with price per ton per gallon and per ounce notes.
Kingan and Co lists prices for hams bacon shoulder lard pickled pork and sausages. Indiana and California hams vary from 12 to 15 cents per pound with different cuts and preparations. Fresh pork and beef items include tenderloins loins cottage hams roasts spare ribs and sirloin cuts priced per pound and per barrel.
Oysters New York counts a can 45c a S. F. & Co selects a can 8c. White fish per lb 944c trout. Cat 1c per lb boneless herring 5 4c lb. Clams little necks 50c 100. Lobsters 25c per lb. Shrimp legs 1.50 to 2.0 per dozen. Shrimp a gallon 1.25.
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