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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1901
Page
2
Archibald Ohio was robbed early Saturday as burglars entered the bank and took about $2000. John Hoffmeyer, passing by, was shot in the jaw but not seriously injured. The trio then fled on a stolen horse and surrey with valuables.
Amsterdam reports Maj G J Van Tets dies from a wound claimed to be inflicted by Prince Henry, husband of Queen Wilhelmina, after Van Tets opposed the prince’s treatment of Wilhelmina. The public views Van Tets as a martyr and expects a royal divorce amid failed reconciliation efforts.
Philharmonic club at the German house Tuesday night plans a full program featuring baritone Charles W. Clark and soloist Mrs. Edward L. Treat. Club members John Roperts Frank M. Taylor Homer Van Wie and a 40 voice chorus will back Clark and Miss Treat under Edward Nell. Clark plans two to three years in Paris and may be absent from America. Charles Hanson, blind organist of Second Presbyterian Church, will accompany, with a 3,000 piece repertoire learned by ear.
A Oswego Montana wife reports eye pain and fatigue from coffee, switches to Postum, and after three months says her eyes no longer hurt, vision improves, complexion clears, and she prefers Postum to coffee despite high altitude brewing challenges.
A catalog listing multiple books with brief descriptions and prices. Titles include The Red Chancellor, The Benefactress, Tristram of Brent, A Modern Antaeus, The Story of a Young Man, John Halifax The Vicar of Wakefield Ivanhoe, Monsieur Beaucaire, The Making of an American, and The Isle of the Shamrock. Special prices and redactions noted.
The Sun reports a protest over fund collections in city schools and the board votes to stop all such collections. President Sloan questions the state superintendent’s authority to order collections. Schools named include No. 35 Garfield No. 5 McCulloch and No. 19 Douglass.
William A Benedict 28 of Kankakee was found unconscious in his room at the Princeton hotel after a gas exposure. Doctors treated him as officials speculated on intent, noting the room was full of gas and his condition remained critical with no immediate prognosis.
Orville Webb, 21, of Greenfield, arrested for stealing a $25 boa from S Illinois Street while drunk. His father Jacob Webb, a worker from Greenfield, distressed, says the act was out of character as the family plans Christmas gifts and the son contemplates a remedy for his wife. The youth, married a year with no children, cried in custody.
A gorilla that escaped from a Seaford circus on Sept. 28 has menaced residents near Bethel Camp Ground. Frank Biles was nearly killed Tuesday night when attacked while riding a wheel. He fired twice and fled to Cannons as the animal fled, leaving his clothes shredded and a deep wound near an ear. A posse of 50 pursued the gorilla without success.
Roland B. Molineux must stand trial anew after Judge Newhberger denied a defense motion to dismiss the indictment. The ruling came late Friday, keeping the case on schedule.
Ironwood camp No 6984 Modern Woodmen elected officers Friday night with Leon S Alleman as consul Charles N Osburn adviser Charles J Monpourt banker Ira K Thayer clerk G A Lehman escort Thomas Shilling watchman Charles BE Schovey sentry Camp physicians were Drs Frank Tinsley and Charles Conger Managers were Robert W Griffith and Chas Enners Warren D Kerr appointed deputy.
An advertisement from The R T Booth Co. extols HYOMEI as a cure for long standing bronchitis and catarrh. It claims rapid relief within hours and cites U S Health Reports stating HYOMEI cut death rates from these diseases by 34 percent. The text urges readers to try a four day free treatment by writing to the booth company in Ithaca.
The Kaiser in Berlin grows alarmed by the rapid rise of the Socialist party amid hard times and unemployment. A public works program to ease distress is likely to be launched soon. A Winona boys school to teach trades and farming will open in September for nine months. Bass farm, 300 acres, bought for the school. students work trades or fields to pay for education. Reverend Dickey and E J Dukes of Peru return from Europe with speakers for the Bible conference next August. a number were secured.
Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup advertised for teething children claims to ease discomfort, soften gums, and relieve wind colic and diarrhoea. Bottled goods from Schuller's at 210 N Meridian St offered at twenty five cents per bottle.
This fragment highlights advertising guidance from The Sun for classified sections Want ads for misc items rooms and rentals and notices. It mentions C W Kriel distribution and contact numbers plus a station address at 123 13 E Ohio St. It also references Baby photos at Bretzmans studio and musical instrument ads by Carson Lennox and a 15 cent rate.
In Miners' Mills Mrs. Anna Ellicott fatally burned when her clothes caught fire while cooking. She had separated from her husband and asked to reconcile. he arrived and they forgave each other on her deathbed. A second dispatch notes Pretoria’s shift away from concentration camps toward alternative disposal viewpoints.
Greenport Dec 7 Mrs Buel Corwin died here recently and left an estate estimated at 20000 dollars. She left 12000 dollars to be spent on spiritualism to be delivered in
Three people died at grade crossings in Chicago on Friday. The victims were Mrs. Julia Abrams, E. A. Fowler, and Joseph Lieberman, in separate incidents reported by the Chicago authorities.
City items note a Pan American fair hosted by Meridian Street M E church ladies with booths named for states and territories. An annual Charity organization society meeting is announced for Sunday night at English's opera house with Gov. Durbin presiding.
Lucinda Barber, a colored woman with 13 children, has a long history with police in the area, including assaults and petty thefts. Descriptions recount incidents with Patrolman Barbee and Jere Kinney, her arrests, and her habit of reclaiming her children from the Colored orphans’ home after workhouse terms. She is said to be strong and volatile, often returning to jail freely if she likes an officer.
Milwaukee December 7 Mayor Rose denounced a trio of visiting ministers accusing one man of lying and calling the report on vice an insult He challenged their motives and told them to report to their association if they would handle their business while he would handle the city’s business
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