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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1899
Page
6
In a strained court scene at Sternmouth, Judge Delno questions Count Lacaze about a proposed marriage to Priscilla Delno. The judge demands an emotional match, not a contract, while French and American perspectives clash over titles, dowries, and personal honor amid a web of deception and intrigue.
Washington dispatch records a U S Army death report listing multiple soldiers by name, unit, and cause. Entries include drowning on the Rio Grande, dysentery, gunshot in action, typhoid fever, chronic diarrhea, and other illnesses with dates in late 1917.
Indianapolis shop windows pull out holiday sparkle as merchants race to attract buyers. Mothers urge thrift while children beg for candy and toys, with C Friedgen and Knox’s showcasing ornate windows. Stores like Bowen Merrill Gibson girls calendars and Wasson’s toy displays drive the festive mood as Washington Street nears full holiday dress.
A bets that the Kentucky militia was called out before polls closed and wins. Two regiments were on duty at Louisville while soldiers also left their armory at Covington to do duty there. The chief of police and seven policemen were arrested by troops in Covington during the day.
Marie Thelma De Long, the smallest New York baby, survived twin birth in a makeshift incubator fashioned from a dry goods box. The girl weighed under a pound at birth and gained to 22 ounces in three weeks while being kept at a precise temperature by nurse Mrs Mauerhofer. The case drew medical interest.
An American named Vesey, who arrived on the transport Grant in Manila on November 1, sold whisky to soldiers during the voyage from San Francisco. He stored liquor in quart beer bottles and ran a discreet transfer site on the ship, but a drunken customer led to an investigation. The customs service now handles the case.
London reports Gem Lord Methuen pushing a large force toward Modder river with cross river movement by cavalry and artillery expected. The Boers retreat north as Spytfontein 12 miles south of Kimberley looms as a likely battlefield amid a beleaguered town. Col. Kekewich at Kimberley may also strike Boer rearward from Wimberley.
Indianapolis resident Herbert Mertz describes back pain and kidney troubles improving after using Doan's Kidney Pills from Dean's Kidney Pills. He praises relief after four years and notes Buffalo based Foster Milburn Co. distributes in the U S, 50 cents a box.
The Union Trust Company offers interest on deposits that may be made at any time and withdrawn after notice or at a fixed date. It accepts funds for estates via executors or trustees and acts as a convenient depository. It does not accept demand deposits nor engage in banking business. Trust funds are kept separate from company assets.
The document shows paid up capital of 800000 dollars and a surplus fund of 180000 dollars with stockholders liability of 600000 dollars. Directors include A A Barnes John H Holliday C Wi Brownell George Wathe S A Culbertson Henry C Leng Thomas C Day Volney T Mavitt Henry Fitel Edward L McKee J C Elston Sam EE Rauh.
Updated timetable details show several Big Four routes switching departure and arrival times. Eastern Division No. 46 and No. 8 adjust their departures, while Nos. 2 12 18 and No. 32 update their arrival times. H M Bronson A G P A signs the notice.
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