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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1900
Page
6
The O Neil family of Pittsburg Pa hunts their 18 year old son Charley who ran away a year and a half ago. They travel in two covered wagons with four horses peddling to support themselves as they cover 617 miles in search of him. They hold prayers nightly and hope God will bring Charley home.
The Rev. Charles M. Sheldon, back from England, argues in the Topeka Daily Capital that England’s drinking culture, military drunkenness, and abundant public houses threaten societal collapse, claiming England could self-destruct from liquor rather than external war. He notes rude experiences on trains, widespread intoxication, and contrasts with prohibition in Kansas.
In Winsted Connecticut Mrs. Fritz, 43, died of a stroke moments after praising their health. She and husband Edward visited a restaurant during errands when she collapsed. Eight children survived the farmer's wife, who died shortly after medical help arrived as funeral processions passed nearby.
In Weedsport New York Aug 14 a posse led by Sheriff Newkirk and two constables chased a fugitive said to be a dangerous horse thief from Fort Byron jail. Their raid on a barn resulted in the capture of a large black cat instead of the alleged suspect prompting an abrupt halt to the firing.
Henry E. Shaver, who moved from Lake City to Michigan nine months ago to work in the ice business, died at Benton Harbor exactly at the time he predicted August 10 at 10 30 PM. He had announced his impending death three weeks earlier and watched the days pass with anxious repetition.
J H Rickel of Chanute Kansas has two wives living separately. The first wife, dead 25 years, is petrified and packed in a wooden box. the living wife assists in the shop and with housework. Rickel exhumed the body after moving from Dakota and says it is the only known petrified human body in the United States.
The column lists brief items including a pea louse crop loss in Wisconsin, a St. Louis messenger boy strike, assignee actions in Illinois, and Liabilities versus assets at Bank of Kingfisher. It notes Chinese forces driven from New Chwang by Russians, property losses in Schon-Fu, planing mills in San Francisco closed, and various political and labor developments in Atlanta Milwaukee and New York. It also mentions a fatal row among Chinese gamblers in New York, a murder suspect ill, missions funds raised, and transport Sumner arriving at Nagasaki with troops. A wreck on the Southern Pacific at Lake Charles kills Fred Chatlin.
The advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the fastest remedy for purifying blood and treating ailments from scrofula and rheum to dyspepsia and nervous exhaustion. It claims Hood's Pills relieve sick headache and promotes overall vitality.
Fragments mention neckbands and laundry service with a call to contact by telephone. No clear event, date, or organization identifiable in readable text.
An American sailor in uniform and with a Helena cap ribbon visited Bowery, seeking a man with a big black moustache at Kramer’s private office. Seaman Grenzen claimed Manila service on the Helena and handed Charley Morlath 2000 to guard until his European furlough, refusing a receipt. Morlath placed the money in a bank.
In Washington Pennsylvania on August 14 Frank Grayson shot John Davis injuring both eyes and leaving Davis totally blind while Thomas Grayson fled justice. Grayson pursued Davis and Mary McKenna after she left home with Davis firing a double barreled shotgun from hiding along the road. Davis survived but was struck by about 20 shotgun pellets. McKenna sustained facial injuries that were not serious.
F M Emanuelson, a sailor, claims he was shanghaied aboard the Clara bound for Hamburg. He leaped into the sea four miles off Sandy Hook and swam to shore after a brutal struggle, losing consciousness for nearly two hours before beachmen aided him. He later reported the incident in New York.
The subscriber informs voters of the Eleventh ward Center township Marion county Indiana that he will apply to the county Board of Commissioners at their September term for a license to sell spirituous and intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premises drinking, at 604 S Illinois St in a two story brick building Lot 2 Binkley's subdivision Outlet 124 Ward 11. He also seeks pool table privileges. Wolf Sussman
Joe Tobin gives notice to voters of the Third ward Center township Marion county Indiana that he will apply at the September term 1900 to the Board of County Commissioners for a license to sell spirituous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premises consumption. The business is in a first floor east facing room on Senate Ave in Drake's addition Indianapolis and known as the southwest corner of Senate Ave and Thirteenth St in Ward 3. He also seeks pool table privileges in the same room.
Voters of Seventh ward Center township apply to Marion county Board of Commissioners at September term 1900 for a license to sell intoxicating malt and spirituous liquors in less than five gallon quantities with drinking on premises. Business location is a west facing room at 23 N Alabama St in a one story brick building in Ward 7. Also requests pool table privileges in the same room. Louis Summer.
The voters of the Second ward seek a license to sell intoxicating malt and spirituous liquors in a two story frame building on alley between Alabama and New Jersey streets in Indianapolis Center Township Marion County. The rear of No 1346 N New Jersey Street is identified as the location with owner Angelo Rosasco.
Voters in the Eighth ward Center of Indiana at their September term specify property on Washington street on the first floor of a brick building. The lot is No. 3 in Jones subdivision of outlet 71 located in Indianapolis Center township Marion county Indiana known as 930 East Washington street ward 8 Nathan Berkowitz.
The voter in Sixth ward Center will apply at the September term 1990 to the county commissioners for a license to sell spiritous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors in less than five gallons per sale with on premise drinking allowed. The business is located in a 24 by 60 foot room on the north side of Ohio street in a two story brick building on lot 1 square 50 city of Indianapolis Ward 6. Notice also states a pool and restaurant privilege will be sought for the same room.
Notice to the voters of the Tenth ward Center of Indiana at their September term 1590 that malt and spiritous liquors may be sold on premises at 372 S Meridian St Indianapolis Marion County Indiana on the first floor of a two story brick building lot 6 Blake subdivision square 6% with pool table privileges sought in the same rooms by Fred Beck.
The notice from the Indianapolis Cancer Institute offers cancer treatment by Dr. John Morgan at 403 E New York St Indianapolis claiming regular physicians and cancer specialists deliver a pain free cure guaranteed permanent.
Marion county Indiana applicant M. M. Scott seeks license from county commissioners at the September term 1900 to sell spirituous vinous malt beverages for on premises consumption. The business is a room facing north on Georgia street first floor in the D C and County Commissioners subdivision squares 84 and 87 city Indianapolis Center township Marion county and known as No 25 BE Georgia st ward No 10.
A resident applies to the county board of commissioners at the September 1900 term for a license to sell intoxicating malt and spirituous liquors in quantities under five gallons with on-site consumption. The business, owned by Franz, is located at 323 Washington Street fronting north on Washington in a three story brick building on part of lot 3, square 69, ward IL, Indianapolis.
Voters of the Fourth ward Marion county Indiana seek a license at the September 1900 term to sell spiritous liquors in quantities over five gallons at a time. The proposed location is a ground-floor room of a two-story brick building at the northwest quarter of section 38 township 16 range 3 at the junction of Lafayette and Crawfordsville gravel roads known as Emerich's place in Wayne township. Notice also given to John C. Emerich.
The subscriber seeks license for sale of spiritous and vinous beverages at a one story brick building fronting east on Illinois street Indianapolis Center township Marion county Indiana. The room on the first floor is in a 1st No. 1 square 67 building, No. 16 S. Tillnois street ward 11. David Pal.
The voters of the Third ward Center township report he will apply to the Marion county Board of Commissioners at their September term for a license to sell intoxicating and malt liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premises drinking. The business is at 322 W Tenth St Ward 3 in a two story frame building fronting south on Tenth Street in Ketcham Smiths sub of square 5 in Drake addition. JOIN FINITZER.
A September term filing seeks a license to sell spiritous vinous malt liquors for on premises consumption. The requested business is in a room facing Monument Place in a four story brick English Hotel building in square 46 Indianapolis Center township Marion county Indiana.
Brief schedule line reads times for connections among Lake Erie and Western R R T, C and Mich with 7.00 am 10.2 percent, and M L and L porte with 7.20 pm 10.25 pm, indicating arrival and departure windows.
The notice lists C., C., C. and St. L. Ry along with the Big Four Route operating a ticket office at City Ticket Office No 1 East Washington Street.
Fragmentary railway timetable notes show Anderson shipment windows and Cleveland connections. Entries list times for Cleveland New York and Boston routes with limited legible stamps and abbreviations. The garbled text hints at limited daily departures and mail services across the Northeast corridor.
Timetable fragments show Benton Harbor line with limited times for departures and arrivals. Entries list morning and afternoon runs with the Benton Harbor express and Wabash accommodations, indicating mid day gaps and inconsistent minute marks.
Readable fragments show various St Louis routes and times for the St Louis and Western, St Louis Limited, and other trains. Entries include departures and arrivals with destinations such as Mattoon and ex services, indicating a timetable snapshot.
Readable schedule fragments show Lafayette and Chicago lines with arrival times. Mentions Lafayette accommodation 745am to 845pm and 5121pm 1046am. Chicago fast mile mill deep passage times 0630am to 235pm. Chicago W C special dp 330pm 619pm. Chicago night express 1200am to 239am.
A fragmented listing of railroad departures and arrivals for multiple lines including Cincinnati ex Greensburg Peoria Bloomington Champaign and Columbus Spring exchanges. Times show morning and evening services with various accommodations noted for specific legs and routes.
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