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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1902
Page
2
A famed doctor claims to have found an elixir that cures all known ailments and offers free distribution to prove its power. Dr James W Kidd of Fort Wayne asserts the remedy purges diseases from rheumatism to scrofula, promising lifelong health with no risk.
The Fall festival finance committee led by James L. Keach canvassed for subscriptions to the guarantee fund. After listing many Indianapolis and national donors, the total reached 15,650 with plans for a high class festival and elaborately decorated festival field. The addition of a horse show with 58 classes and 7500 prize money will require greater guarantees.
A German day festival in Indianapolis on Sunday will feature 43 German societies plus English Zouaves Knights of St George Company A Pythian Guards and Indianapolis Zouave cadets. A 9 30 a m flag parade forms at Mannerchor hall then travels Washington street Senate avenue and Delaware street to Germania hall and Germania park. The day includes singing societies a speech by Dr Hugo Eislöhr of Cincinnati calisthenics and gymnastic displays with quiet pursuits for older attendees and athletic activities for the youth.
Fairbank, a six acre garden near Fall Creek between Illinois Street and Capitol Avenue, blends natural beauty with floral design and ornate lighting. It features an open air vaudeville theater for 2,000, a 30-piece Ostendorf Concert Band, strict security, and high class patrons including business leaders and ladies parties. The venue emphasizes refined entertainment, no alcohol, and a notable Sunday dinner service.
A rare warmest contest awaits at Washington Park next Saturday August 23 between the Christian Endeavorers and Epworth Leaguers. Grandstand decor highlights the two groups as women cheer, with proceeds for the Fresh Air Fund.
St. Petersburg on August 16 reports a major blaze in Czerniskow that destroyed about 150 houses and claimed several child lives. The fire Saturday left extensive damage and prompted emergency response across the district.
Nonunion iron laborers at Indianapolis water plant were dismissed at the request of Business Agent Meany after four days work. Union labor was employed in their place, the substitution prompted by the bridge and structural iron workers from Pittsburgh.
A Barnes Kansas woman credits Postum Food Coffee with curing years of nervous prostration and sleep disturbance after trying it as a coffee substitute. She reports gradual recovery and eventual ability to run a dressmaking shop to support herself and her daughter after becoming a widow.
Sizzling wires chronicle a wide patrol of notable incidents from around the country. Boris of Russia visits Chicago while laborers suffer sunstroke in Little Rock. An actor, F H Dennis, dies in Peoria from carbolic acid. Rumors swirl about a coal strike in Pittsburg as leaders and presidents figure in national affairs.
The Navy Department confirms Commander Nickels of the Topeka reports Puerto Cabello in Venezuelan unrest remains under government control and quiet. A prior dispatch was mistranslated to claim revolutionary capture. The Topeka is currently at Curacao.
At an Austrian settlement social Rosa Savka spurred rival suitors John Bongon and Wessel Bochach to a knife fight in a locked room at a Carnegie mill boarding house. Bongon died soon after, Bochach was arrested, and Rosa tended the wounded men.
In Clarksburg West Virginia on August 16 Mother Jones defended Judge Jackson against critics of his injunction rulings. She declared she respects him as honest and courageous, noting his decision stemmed from careful fact sifting and that his prejudices did not sway his ruling despite a distaste for labor organizations.
Anderson Indiana August 16 Carrie Nation tells fairground audience she has no money to buy corsets and false hips, says she is paying off Kansas fines in installments. About 500 people attend the speech.
An old advertisement notes the famous Cold and Grip Cure price at 35 cents and urges that the named remedy must appear on every box. The line highlights product branding and nationwide packaging standard.
An assortment of small business notices and services listing Pursell at 1717 College Ave and auto storage and repair at 2 and 25 EB Ohio St. Knox's barber shop occupies the southeast corner of Meridian and Washington Sts. The ads promote first-class service and compressed air for various needs.
A special L. D. & W. Ry. train departs Indianapolis at 7 a m Sunday August 17 for Decatur and return journey priced at 1 25.
Indianapolis Reserves meet Greenfield in the afternoon clash at Spring Lake Park on Sunday. The Reserves boast a strong season and a high one. Greenfield was unbeaten until a recent loss to Cicero at the Noblesville street fair. A large crowd is expected for what may be the season’s best game, with 3 p.m. called time. The Merchants’ Ice Company forms stockholder served group to combat the ice trust.
Titus Ballenger, 74, and Mrs. Russell Starks, 47, both of Kokomo, were married Friday in Alexandria. Simultaneously Ballenger's son wed Mrs. Stark's daughter, making a joint family wedding event.
Peter Wells aged 75 and Mrs. Sarah Snelson aged 60 were married on Friday in Elwood Indiana. Wells is noted as one of the city’s wealthiest men and this marks his fifth marriage.
This notice promotes a painting season emphasizing stable weather and reliability. It urges using strictly pure paint and hiring any reliable painter for a durable, handsome job. The offer is tied to Indianapolis Paint and Color Company located at 240 to 248 Massachusetts Avenue.
Fast time to Detroit via Lake Erie Western and Wabash Roads. Leave Indianapolis 12 20 p m. Arrive Detroit 8 10 p m.
Martinsville Electric announces hourly service to Mooresville and intermediate points. See the tables on another page for full timings and connections.
The Sun's seventh page liners advertise services to locate lost articles, arrange room rental, rent vacant rooms or houses, and sell property. They claim you can profitably transact most types of business through these diners.
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