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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1902
Page
3
From YORIX December 5 a Brook line case is reported with police hunting a suspected poisoner. The article notes uncertainty ending but signals active inquiries and a murder investigation unfolding in the locality.
George L. Lehy, elderly trunk maker, died after drinking beer in his 73 Broadway Brooklyn store. Police say a planned poisoning killed him within an hour, with enough drug to kill a regiment in the bottle. Office boy Robert Westphal was found in the store and disappeared as police entered.
A five story factory covering an acre on Hamilton Street and Casc-avenue burned Thursday night in Cleveland. Likly & Rockett trunks and traveling cases and Gorden & Oliver lathe manufacturers lost their works. Several firefighters injured by falling walls. Loss estimated at 150000 dollars.
Mrs Roland B Molineux, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, arrives to obtain a divorce alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. The filing will claim mental suffering as the basis, including incidents during his prison term where detectives tracked her and distrust led to paid shadowing by his agents.
The Wheeling Telegraph, debuting Wednesday evening, faced a defamation suit Thursday from James J. Corbett the pugilist actor claiming the paper damaged his reputation. The suit cites a Telegraph report that he acted disrespectfully toward women on a Baltimore and Ohio train.
Mr. Franklin W. Calkins of Wyoming Wis describes chronic nervous dyspepsia and poor appetite. He credits Grape Nuts with immediate relief and full recovery after a year of use, noting improved nourishment, no stomach trouble, and renewed interest in life suited to brain work. He asserts the product fulfills its claims and that meat is no longer desired.
In Ashtabula Ohio on December 5 1900s a year after John Lunberg’s death leaving a 7000 dollar estate his American widow who saved through work before marriage faced a Swedish claimant who said she was Lunberg’s wife. Judge Laughlin ruled the foreign widow the rightful successor to the estate.
In Philadelphia on Thursday a mishandled sixty two pounds of dynamite blew up the crematory chapel of the Philadelphia Crematory Society. Superintendent Howard E. Reilig was killed when the blast occurred as he bent over the dynamite. Ashes from numerous urns mingled with the wreckage as the entire crematory sustained heavy damage.
Frank M Reed of 508 Menry Street asks the Board of Children's Guardians to relieve him of care for five orphans he has raised for two years. He cites poverty and inability to earn enough to support them, noting two of his own children. The children's father Louis Loren has offered little support. Reed hopes to keep the youngest, whom he has mothered since four months old. The board will likely provide provisions for the children.
In Thornburg's saloon license remonstrance case, Thornburg's attorney argues that a man must exercise voting rights to be a legal voter, based on the statute using last general election turnout to define the majority. Thornburg's application was defeated by two, and four signers reportedly never voted due to religious beliefs. The case may go to Indiana Supreme Court.
Della Rea, 17, is missing from 1709 Assiland Ave. Her mother Mrs. Henry Rea is worried after Della left home without informing. Mrs. Rea feared elopement with Ralph Parnham, a traveling man at the Imperial hotel. Parnham denies knowledge of her whereabouts. train records show she boarded for St. Louis where her father works as a Vandalia baggageman.
A ten year ejectment suit arising from alleged inches of encroachment ends in New York with a ruling favoring John G. Smith against Paul Haller. The final judge died after testimony read posthumously and the case concludes as the heirs and witnesses move on. The notice closes with unrelated ads for Burdock Blood Bitters and Bennett's photos.
Ro wan Ryder came to claim his pretty bride in Richmond but she had died from smallpox. Sophia Reeder of Antrim Pa. also died in the outbreak and lay in an unmarked grave among other victims. Reeder had traveled from Rochester to marry Ryder, fell ill the next day, and was removed to a pesthouse. Ryder walked five miles to be with her, only to learn she died an hour earlier. He had prepared their home and wedding garments.
Niagara Falls Ontario reports the prohibition question narrowly favored by the new element. The Dec 9 vote reflects a shift in public stance on liquor traffic as reformers gain momentum and push for stricter controls.
A promotional note highlights Borden's Eagle Brand Condensed Milk as a flavorful addition to coffee tea or chocolate in Alaska and the Philippines. Established in 1857 it has stood first for 145 years.
Bargains on slightly used upright pianos at Balawins and inexpensive Popular SUN liners. Results guaranteed. For orders call 880 or office 121 123 BE Ohio Street.
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