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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1901
Page
7
A general message details destitution amongype people in Seapata county Texas. A Carrizo mother and three children were found dead from starvation. Mayor Hicks of San Antonio initiates relief as cattle die in large numbers. The famine district lies fifty miles from the nearest railroad.
In Chicago on August 26 David Lindskog son of Rev. Herman Lindskog was shot within 50 feet of his father's rectory by Policeman James Wiley. The wounded youth died ten minutes later after his father helped load him into an ambulance. Police say Lindskog was among youths who attacked the officer. Rev. Lindskog described his impression from the officer's account that his son may have been in the wrong.
The Knights Templar arrival in Louisville on Tuesday faced predictions of rain and dismal forebodings for the parade. Deputy grandmaster Henry Kates Stoddard, soon to be grand master, arrived with the Texas commandery and received an impromptu welcome while the city displayed festive decorations and an ambitious program.
The Chicago police department investigation began after reports of municipal rottenness. It is alleged that someone in city hall received 40000 dollars tied to bouts run by Tatterssall's athletic club, with the funds allegedly distributed among several high officials whose names are not yet disclosed.
In Columbus on Monday at a grocery store owned by T H Wilson an attempt to cremate his family of five occurred after a storeroom saturated with coal oil caught fire. The mother was alerted by her children and neighbors rescued the family as police investigate possible foul play.
SISTERVILLE West Virginia August 26 The bank of Matamoras New Matamoras Ohio did not open due to the Cleveland bank failure Its loss is said to exceed 50000 dollars leaving depositors uncertain and seeking guidance from authorities The event highlights wider financial instability in the region.
Boston reports Thomas W. Lawson has bought a cluster of islands off Stonington Maine to build a miniature Venice. He plans to spend 1000 dollars and erect a castle on the largest island for the project.
A montage of brief items reports MacArthur claiming Filipino pacification, a mill shafting fatality in Ironton, a deadly ice fall in the Alps near Brooklyn, a porch fall in St. Louis, and widespread forest fires on the Columbia River. Also noted are a circus worker’s killing in Correétionville, an aeronaut bomb blast in North Bergen injuring four, malignant malaria in Mrs. Beckham, a diamond theft arrest in Hamilton, and the capture of W. H. Ward in a Shepherd brothers murder case.
The Sun offers a guarantee on 10 word or longer want advertisements run three days under proper headings. If the item is not secured after three days the ad is extended three days more at no extra cost. The policy targets small transient want ads and excludes business notices of any character.
A compiled colonial style notice records births deaths and marriages with numerous entries across names addresses and dates. Key items include births for a girl and several boys and a range of deaths from heart disease shock and other causes. Married couples listed include Jacob A King with Lydia Harmison and many others across city locations.
Classified ad sheet shows numerous WANTED entries for housework sewing washing and general duties. Multiple addresses and notes indicate positions in private homes, with some listings seeking a capable girl or woman for housekeeping, cooking, or caretaker roles. Also includes several FOR RENT notices and real estate ads interspersed.
The notice lists addresses and values for home repairs and frame houses. J M Lockhead at 1202 N Pennsylvania reports repairs. J Roltzenlogel at 1425 Charles frames house valued 700. Firt Baptist Church at North Indianapolis corner 31st and Andetta frames church valued 3000. Paul Klein at 615 E Michigan reports repairs valued 25. Effie Empey at 1809 N Capitol Ave frames house valued 2500. Herbert Foltz at 1401 N New Jersey St frames house valued 2500.
Mrs L C Thompson and Mr R W Thompson express heartfelt thanks for the kindness acts and tokens of remembrance from friends and factory employees after the loss of their husband and brother.
Railroad timetable snippets list trains for Cincinnati and neighboring cities, noting departure and arrival times, lines such as Peoria Bloomington and Springfield Columbus, with offices at 23 W. Washington and 25 W. Washington streets. The noisy OCR preserves line designations, express and accommodation services, and multiple routing details.
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