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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1901
Page
2
Baileys Colorado December 16 Mrs Frederick Haller braved 36 degrees below zero with just a nightgown and bare feet to carry water from Craig Creek. Her actions helped her husband and children escape as flames consumed the cottage. The house burned to the ground and the occupants survived.
Police investigate the theft of Edward Pedigo's grave last week. Prosecutor Ruckleshaus and Supt. Taffe discuss possible affidavits from an old man's sons. Law covers receiving stolen bodies with penalties from three to ten years in prison.
Lucinda Christy aged 71, a longtime Black resident of Indianapolis, died Sunday night after a five week illness following a fall. Born in Salem, Indiana, she moved to Indianapolis during the Civil War when colored residents were expelled from Salem amid uprisings.
Gerard Tegtmeier, 86, died Sunday night at his daughter's home in Indianapolis. Born in Germany, he had lived in the city about 13 years. Survived by four children Mrs. John Roberts Henry Tegtmeier Mrs Emma Eske and Mrs Meta Garrison the latter of Cincinnati.
Farmer Frank Hardy and his daughter Carrie 15 were struck by a Vandalia passenger train Monday in a buggy near Logansport Indiana. The horse perished as well and the buggy and victims were dragged about 1200 feet. Nearly every bone in their bodies was broken.
Rich mond Indiana December 16 Mor ris Weist a brakeman was killed here Monday morning in a rail incident.
In Brazil Indiana on Sunday 21 year old William Nelson struck his mother repeatedly and bit his father before an officer intervened to stop a potential killing. Investigators suspect hyprophobia may explain his violent episode.
In a multi river disaster, Schuylkill Lehigh Susquehanna and Juanita overflow after heavy rains. Bridges washed away rail traffic halted and millions in damage feared. Trains wrecked at Williamsport three crew killed. Towns flooded boats used for rescues and power plants washed away in Ithaca and nearby areas.
An earthquake lasting sixty five seconds shook Manila on Sunday. Panic as residents fled churches hotels and homes with many injured. General Funston and nurses attempted to move Governor Taft from a hospital but he remained in bed. later he returned to Malacanan palace while to rest. The quake affected a wide area.
A Sunday rear end crash on the Illinois Central between Irene and Perryville leaves six dead, two missing, and 11 injured. Victims include Engineer Richard Ormsby Fireman James Reardon Express messenger Robert Thompson Brakeman J. W. Funk Engineer David Behan and Fireman Edward Carey. A passenger train struck a freight train on a curve. one conductor reportedly disobeyed orders.
A letter offers six bottles of Dr Shoop s Restorative with a month trial. If it fails the bill goes to the sender. The claim cites 550 000 users and a 39 of 40 cure rate, with books on health topics and box address in Racine Wisconsin.
Luigi Storti, condemned to die four times, again received a reprieve from Warden Ridgides as the Italian murderer, suffering consumption, faces possible execution Tuesday. Samuel Marks, a scam operator, is jailed on grand larceny charges after allegedly taking $400 from Charles Weir.
Lucin da Ware, 79, was to wed John Crusen last year but blocked by a court fight over her property. She later married John Griffin of Louisville, Kentucky after reclaiming assets from Crusen, who renewed suit but was refused.
In Humboldt Indiana Herbert Davidson, 22, was found frozen to death in a cornfield on Monday. Hartford City churches cancelled Sunday services due to the cold as several factories shut down temporarily. In Seattle officials of the steamer Centennial, tracking the missing Mattewan after the Dec 3 4 storm, believe the Mattewan went down on Umatilla reef with a crew of 32.
The state and congressional race next fall will be the first under the new apportionment. Four changes occur: Johnson county shifts from district 7 to 4, Decatur moves from 4 to 6, Blackford transfers from 8 to 11, and Howard switches from 11 to 9.
Financial men at clubs in Indianapolis discuss the strong growth of local banks over the past year. A Sun report shows six national banks’ total resources rose by over 5 million dollars since last year, with deposits increasing sharply as of February 15 1901. Both new banks American and Columbia post solid gains. The governor is invited to attend St Louis ceremonies on December 20 for exposition ground breaking.
Wong Fook a Chinese cook was fatally harmed by an unknown assailant in an opium den in Chinatown. His head was severed with a meat ax. It marks the seventeenth serious crime in the district this year with police without a clue.
New York December 16 mayor-elect Seth Low announced a batch of appointments on Monday. Cornelius Vanderbilt is named among the appointees as a civil service commissioner.
At the close of Sunday service the First United Brethren church congregation presented Rev W N Kerstedt with an order on a tailor for a suit of clothes as a birthday gift marking his fortieth birthday.
James Whitcomb Riley is slated to address the annual New England Society of Detroit banquet next Friday evening. A separate note reports Tony Richter sustaining a severely cut face after a sleigh accident Sunday night, and funeral details for Robert R. Walden, while Gov Durbin occupies a new residence pending move.
Reports from multiple cities show extreme low temperatures and record lows. St Louis records eight degrees, Milwaukee five above, Dallas reaches zero, and Chicago endures December cold records amid widespread ice and fatalities across several states.
A patient with nervous prostration was kept alive through daily injections. Doctors conceded defeat but the Wheeler’s Nerve Vitalizer allegedly restored her to perfect health.
Mrs. Mary Linsen of Charlotte Michigan reports being bedridden with nervous prostration and spinal nerve irritation. After failing medical help she took Wheeler’s Nerve Vitalizer, felt benefit after the third dose, and was fully cured after three bottles. The firm offers proof on request, price $1 per bottle, $5 for five bottles, via Brant Co Albion Michigan or by druggists and express.
In Cleveland on December 16 the local Bartenders' Union joined a Sunday service at Hough Avenue Congregational Church. Rev. Dr. C. W. Carroll welcomed the bartenders and invited them to attend weekly, noting they are welcome individually or with friends and families.
DETROIT Dec 16 A Lake Shore train struck and killed two laborers Charles De Rosier and Fred Weisner who were on the track. Ernest Hemselman was badly injured and may die.
An advertisement touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as highly effective for throat and lung ailments, claiming a cough or cold cures in one day with small doses and a bottle price of 25 cents. It also notes factory piano prices this month at Baldwin's Music Store.
Dr W B Craig, veterinary surgeon, offers dog treatment services from offices at Wood's Stable. Telephone 1097.
An 19th century remedy announces Mrs Winston's soothing syrup for teething children. It claims to calm the child ease gums relieve wind colic and diarrhoea. Sold as twenty five cents a bottle.
Round trip to Cincinnati offered at 4.40 dollars with the C H D Railroad. Tickets sold December 16 17 18 19 with final return limit December 20. First class trains at convenient hours on fast schedules.
A newspaper for sale column lists items including four Jersey cars Baseline stove gasoline and gas engines among other bargains. The readable text hints at varied household and automotive items in the sale slate.
Josephine Saddel and Tom Nawn headline a Park and Grand bill with McFadden's row of flats and Weber's Parisian widows at Empire. Grau grand opera faced delays at Tomlinson hall but Lohen grin impressed. Gadski DeReszke and Bispham praised despite crude scenery. Theodore Thomas concert tickets selling fast at Tomlinson hall with doors closing at 8:15 sharp.
The proposal for an Anglo Spanish steel combine to challenge J P Morgan in the United States Steel Corp gained form Monday as a company aimed at placing Spanish iron on English markets was registered at the Spanish consulate in London. The new syndicate is capitalized at 12,000,000 dollars.
Panic erupted at the Holiness church in Elwood Indiana when smoke from burning wood outside triggered a fire alarm. About twenty worshippers were injured but none fatally in the Sunday night incident.
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