This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1901
Page
9
A Denver women’s club conference plans to urge the police board to appoint a woman policeman. The move aims to introduce a female officer for the city.
In Toledo Henry Theople’s home sonorous with happiness is shattered by his wife Belle Johnson who, described as bright cultured and depraved, has vanished into trouble. A police note says he could not help more as the child Grace remains unaware of the mother’s means. Belle Johnson faced a Toledo police court on a dress theft charge. Judge Stubbs released her. The father seeks custody in Toledo, while the mother hesitates to surrender the child.
The state health board endorses a state hospital for consumptives in its annual report to the governor. It cites about 4,000 new cases yearly in Indiana and 25,000 cases at all times, with 1,197 indigent patients. The report urges economy and health gains from central care and notes similar facilities in Massachusetts and New York. It also calls for laws to require sanitary school houses and a state laboratory to enforce the pure food law.
Claude Edwards wins silver cup for ugliest man at Hitch school box social in Kokomo Indiana. During the presentation by Ross Perry, Edwards throws the cup, cuts Perry’s face, causing chaos as women faint and others flee. Edwards arrested. Wm Deering retires prominent Chicago industrialist leaves company to sons and son in law, with major philanthropy to Northwestern University. John J Valentine Wells Fargo president dies after illness in Oakland California. A J Snell cites cholera remedy advice amid party fears.
The Loyal Legion gathered at the German House on Friday night with over ten members and a dinner funded by inheritance members, sons of Civil War officers. Notables like Gov. Durbin, Admiral Brown, and Capt. J. J. Ta Ketcham attended. McCutcheon was elected to the first class by inheritance. speeches by Fesler on Lest we forget and Ketcham on the Philippines framed the program alongside musical interludes by Hugh and Mrs. McGibenny.
United States regulars on guard at the McKinley vault refused a Christmas dinner prepared by the First M. E. church Epworth league. Although Captain Biddle agreed, the soldiers felt insulted as subjects of charity and decided not to eat. The promised spread was canceled.
Sylvester Cole, 35, spent fifteen years masquerading as a woman in Augusta before revealing his true gender to Miss Georgiana Bernard, confessing love, discarding skirts and curl papers, and marrying Friday. He said an uncle in Albany caused the disguise and both he and his wife worked as domestics nearby.
Indianapolis notices advertise Central Loan Company and Indiana Mortgage Loan Co offering household, piano, horse, wagon, and other security loans with 50 week terms and weekly payments as low as 60 cents to 2.40 dollars. Also listings for real estate sales, rentals, and property transfers across multiple neighborhoods with terms and prices. Names include Stevenson and Emmett W. Stevenson. avenues include Washington Street and New Jersey Street. properties feature 8 to 9 rooms, baths, furnaces, and gas.
Senator Fairbanks has sent a check for 1000 dollars to Addison County for the McKinley memorial fund. Harris, state chairman of the memorial association, and J. H. Farr of Paragon, secretary of the Seventieth Iowa Regiment association, are involved.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.