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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1902
Page
2
A Wednesday announcement states leading Scotch and English tube makers have formed a combine. The new corporation will produce a large share of British output and will rank next to the United States steel cast in capitalization.
Muncie and nearby towns in Indiana’s northeast gas belt gain optimism for coal development after W. J. Evans drilled a five foot four inch thick coal vein near Muncie. He has leased the land with a half interest, and mining will begin as soon as equipment is ready. Additional tests by C I B railroad at Wheeling and near Matthews show potential coal prospects, with many families switching from gas to coal as colder weather arrives.
A Wisconsin mother recounts how Grape-Nuts, first as a warm water and cream mix then spooned portions, nourished her two ill children amid whooping cough and pneumonia. She credits the product with rebuilding strength and saving the kids, noting the company name Battle Creek.
A severe storm and strong northwest winds lashed Indianapolis Tuesday night. Gusts reached up to 48 miles per hour with 44 mile per hour zephyrs at 6 to 7 PM. Weather forecasts warned of much colder air and possible snow, as the storm moved northeast and colder conditions followed from the northwest.
Tuesday night windstorm reached 34 mph in Evansville Indiana demolishing a $25,000 Evansville Gas Company building. Telegraph and telephone wires suffered $10,000 in losses. A Warwick County church toppled with no fatalities. Western New Orleans suburbs struck by strong winds injuring three at Prof John Denier residence. Memphis wires and signs damaged. Widespread wind in Clayton Pratt Station and Baker Hill Alabama with fences outbuildings and trees blown down. Milwaukee experienced strong gusts and many wires down. Omaha reports four inches of snow. A blizzard is seen in Wyoming and Colorado with temperatures near zero.
Amusements English presents Ben Hur at 2 and 8. Grand Vaudeville at 2:15 and 8:15. Park shows The Fatal Wedding at 2 and 8. Empire screens Vanity Fair at 2 and 8. Grand will swap On Guard for Georgia Minstrels with Rawson and June boomerang act opening. Sterling troupe closes. Rokin cuts most singing. Mantell to open next week with four plays.
It was Rosaspina not Duse who fell ill last week in Baltimore. Duse, fatigued, sent word to her manager that she would not appear, reinforcing her status as drama’s real prima donna. Mansfield orders a $30,000 private car for post engagement use in New York. Rosaspina’s illness highlights shifting tastes between Berlin critics and Duse’s anti-theatric method, as Sarah Bernhardt clashes with modern German sensibilities.
In Kenosha Wisconsin on December 3 a dance was held by 12 women of the Q. Q. B. E. M. club to offset scarce eligible men. About half the guests wore male attire while a masked male orchestra played from behind a screen. Carriages arrived at St Matthew's guild hall revealing the ruse as townspeople soon talked.
Ex Speaker Thomas B Reed was stricken with acute gastritis Tuesday night in Washington. His condition improved by Wednesday after treatment under Dr F A Gardner and he had a fairly comfortable night, easing concern among friends.
Justice Graves ruled in a suit by Leo and Rose Saxe to collect five dollars from Arthur Vogel and his wife for board. The Vogels visited in June and stayed until mid July, then parted after a marital dispute. Five weeks was deemed more than a simple visit if hosts could bill for lodging.
Pardello, the New York champion wrestler, failed to throw Sam Murbarger in fifteen minutes at the Empire on Tuesday night. Murbarger’s win surprised few. Pardello fights Tierb Hale Wednesday and Charles Wittmer of Cincinnati Thursday. Murbarger agreed to continue Friday night with a fifty dollar incentive if he lasts twenty nine minutes.
Attorney General Knox submitted his report to Congress noting 375 Supreme Court disposals last year and 444 cases pending. He cites rented quarters and asks for a suitable department building and a salary increase for judicial officers.
The note highlights purity and preservation methods in milk and praises Borden's Eagle Brand Condensed Milk for its scientific production and flavor in coffee, claiming it is sold at valuable worth.
Indiana Dental College lists a rate of 3.50 per ton and provides patient hours from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. It advertises services for all kinds of dental work and notes contact phones 9291 and 1150 Main. The address cited is Delaware and Chioste.
An eclectic ad page lists prices for shaves at 10 cents and piano bargains at Baldwin's, with wholesale and retail offerings. Travel info shows a Fast Time to Detroit via Lake Erie & Western and Wabash Roads, leaving Indianapolis 12:20 p.m. and arriving Detroit 8:10 p.m. Also noted is Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething, advertised at twenty five cents per bottle.
Mrs E A Clark of Grand Rapids Michigan praises Zoa Phora in a June 11 1902 letter for relief from painful menses and ovarian issues. The advertisement claims Zoa Phora cures derangements of female organs strengthens nerves and purifies blood with free trials and a confidential illustrated book.
The case against Charles Pelster charged with keeping a slot machine for gambling purposes was set for trial next Wednesday. The machine was found in his saloon on Indiana Ave when he was arrested. After a prior continuance and Pelster’s pledge not to operate the machine again, an indefinite continuance was granted and the new date was fixed after the police prosecutor returned from Boston.
Miss Julia Hollweg hosts a 4 o'clock tea next Tuesday. Miss Helen Todd’s Friday musicale benefits Miss Louise Van Winckle of Danville NY. Mrs. John Hamilton entertained Morris Hollweg’s friends at a musicale Tuesday night. Weddings noted include Miss Rachel Weaver and William H. Nichols in Richmond and Barnard A. Scofield of Brazil to Miss Lena Byrd on December 17. A christ mas program is planned at 2 39.
Pennsylvania Lines offers $7.00 Chicago round trip with return through Dec 7 for livestock show travelers. Monon Route bargains also available with similar dates and return limits. All trains stop within five blocks of Union Stockyards at Forty-seventh Street. contact R P Algeo for details.
Sanitarian Buchler argues the city cannot build a pesthouse with 15500 dollars. A cottage plan detention hospital would save money, provide safer quarantine, and reduce daily costs from 32 dollars per house to supervising a village with two officers. Fumigation of homes and centralized heating could further cut expenses while speeding return to civilization.
Rail offer from Chicago via Chicago & Northwestern Railway announces low rates to many northern states and regions. Prospective homeseekers urged to request the Northwestern Homeseeker brochure by sending a 2-cent stamp to Ww. B. Kniskern in Chicago or contact N. M. Breeze in Cincinnati for details.
Daily and personally conducted excursions to the Pacific Coast offered by the Chicago and Northwestern line. Travel in Pullman sleeping cars with experienced conductors guiding groups to San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Portland. Low rates, double berth only six dollars, map and information free from ticket agents, or N. M. Breeze, 135 Vine Street, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Edna Snyder, 11 years old and daughter of Mrs. Daniel Richards of 104 Maple Street, was found by her mother on Tuesday night. She told her mother that she visited her father on Peru Avenue and then worked for a woman in the East End the next day, not realizing police were seeking her. She denied any intent to run away to marry.
Philadelphia report states actor Barry Johnstone shot and killed Kate Hassett before turning the weapon on himself. His condition remains critical as authorities investigate the incident.
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