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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1901
Page
5
Martinsville Indiana hosts a growing hickory factory turning out chairs rockers settees tables and more. The plant employs around 120 workers and supplies rustic goods for summer homes studios and camps while Morgan county its raw material source fuels diverse local industries including brick pottery and buggy making.
Mayors and chancellor Bookwalter clash over persistent building smoke violators led by the K of P Building. The mayor demands action and a civil notice to Bartel, while the chancellor contemplates writing about smoke consumers and progress.
Beckwalter the mayor expresses relief over a stormy interview with a colleague, noting that the talk convinces him of loyal efforts to carry out his inter election promises. He mentions Bartel could be pleased for compliance with requirements.
The steel company ordered a fleet of its large carriers to load coal for Duluth and Milwaukee and another fleet of ore carriers to load ore for this port in Toledo. Old captains wonder what fortune teller has been predicting the steel firm’s open winter plans as other vessels lie tied up for the season.
In New Palestine Enoch Bloocher grows massive potatoes filling a cellar and selling eyes at $1. In Monrovia Elmer Hadley’s seven day calf towers over a barn, while in VeVay Timothy Thomas ships a 721 pound sweet potato to Cincinnati for $300. Waverley twins in Monon receive many vaudeville offers but decline. Local items from Roachdale to Quincy note giant cabbage, a 33 pound chigger, and other curious feats across Indiana towns.
Advice on avoiding winter sickness notes three main factors: limited outdoor activity in poorly ventilated homes, exposure to cold and wet conditions for those kept indoors, and closer spread of contagious diseases in closed spaces like schools. It urges balanced heating, sanitation in schools, and warm dry feet, referencing Hipparates on feet warmth and head cool.
Desk sergeant Len Crane recounts a 1897 Christmas memory when a store burglary led to the accidental wounding and death of Perry Stevenson, a 10 or 11 year old boy. An officer later resigned, grief stricken, as Crane recalls a grim era and a holiday dilemma about gifts.
Salem Indiana hosts a Knights of Pythias district meeting with Mayor Bookwalter and Indianapolis businessman R A Brown on the program.
Mary Jane Hodges braces against a nor’easter to marry Calvin Blanchard on Thanksgiving Day after 19 years of courtship. Calvin, torn between fear and joy, learns he must accept Mary Jane as his wife as she reveals her plans at last.
Vaudeville star Miss Lotta Gladstone enjoys anonymity offstage while at a hotel. A table of gentlemen praised her act as jolly and fine, noting her youthful, country-girl appearance, unaware they discussed the private person behind the stage persona. she travels incognito to protect privacy. On stage she remains gentle and innocent in character.
New York on December 12 1909 Mr and Mrs Stanley Ward sued hotel proprietors after a hotel fire damaged their honeymoon possessions. Ward claimed damages for wedding clothes accessories and more while the hotel argued the blaze started from a burning chafing dish. Jury awarded 200 to Ward and 500 to Mrs Ward.
A country girl character named Lotta, portrayed by Miss Gladstone, wins audiences with a infectious laugh and simple grace. The article notes her modest background, self reliance, and earnings invested in a stock farm near Pana, Illinois, run by her parents, while her summers remain a quiet focus.
A brief item notes Miss Gladston, a member of the Eastern Star and Rebekahs, confessing she spends time at home doing nothing but loaf.
Franklin Indiana council selects Isaac wa Thompson as mayor to succeed the late James D. McDonald in a December decision. Thompson takes office after a council vote confirming the succession.
Mrs Auge lin Dowling aged 57 was found dead in bed in Bourbon Indiana with death attributed to heart failure according to local reports.
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