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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1909
Page
3
In Richmond Indiana on February 3 Gerard H. Wefel aged 95 or 9% years wore a nightgown that caught fire from an open grate. His niece Emma Engelbrecht rushed in and with bare hands smothered the flames, saving him from a likely fatal end. He remains seriously injured.
Garret Indiana report notes brakeman J M McMullen was struck by an engine near Wellsboro and knocked from the track but suffered only slight injuries.
Brazil Indiana February 3 Councilman Jones City Engineer Fletcher and John Apple returned from Arkansas where they had gone bear hunting only to learn state law restricts hunting to Arkansas residents. The trip lasted about ten days and ended without success.
Wheeling West Virginia February 3 By the death of an uncle George Wilson a New York business man Miss Agnes Wilson who has been employed in the Wheeling library for eight years is heiress to something like a million dollars The uncle left an estate valued at about 6000000 of which he willed 3000000 to his widow and the remainder to be divided between a brother and Miss Wilson Miss Wilson said today that she intended to retain her position in the library Wilson was a stock broker with headquarters at the Waldorf Astoria.
Charles Dickens, who fled Mobile with bonds and funds exceeding 100000 dollars from the English Manufacturing company, was apprehended at Houston Virginia. He faces charges of embezzlement and perjury and will be returned to Mobile for trial.
Natalie and Eastelle discuss a suitor in a brief dialogue captioned The Test of Courage. The exchange hints at hesitation about proposing and courage in love within a Syracuse Herald collection.
The ad touts Cascarets as a trusted daily aid with vast consumer uptake. It cites high daily and monthly consumption, claims millions of loyal users, and warns of imitators and counterfeiters seeking to profit from the brand’s goodwill.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a sound business promoting health not an accident or incident. It claims Cascarets purify and strengthen the digestive canal, acting like exercise for bowel muscles, keeping them active and clean to safeguard innocent childhood against deadly dangers.
An old advertisement warns against dishonest products and slick salesmen, noting Cascarets are made only by the Sterfining Remedy Company. It promotes the Ten Cent West Pocket box and urges readers to obtain the genuine article, offering free to friends.
In Saratoga Indiana on February 3 a man calling himself Bill Jones was arrested after a street fight that frightened residents. Marshal William Lindley and armed citizens questioned him after he broke into T. H. Warren’s store adjacent to the telephone office. Jones claimed Cincinnati as home. Police found 8.15 dollars a new shirt four cans of dried beef cigars and tobacco on his person.
Kendallville Ind Feb 3 Thomas Parker formerly of the Kendallville News will locate in Iowa Park Texas a new town in the Panhandle country He will start a new paper there.
Shelbyville Indiana February 3 thieves stole a pen of seven White Cochins from the buggy of Joseph Creswell as he was taking them home.
The Marshall county council appropriated 15000 dollars to fund necessary repairs on the courthouse in Columbia City Indiana. The move aims to address aging infrastructure and improve public safety and service efficiency for residents.
Denver obituary honors David K Wall who arrived in Colorado in 1859 with seeds in his pocket. He founded Golden, helped prove Colorado soils could yield gardens, hauled government corn, and influenced early settlement. His grit and seed gifts left a lasting legacy.
A medical man promotes a blend labeled for indigestion, dyspepsia, sour stomach, constipation, depression, blues, wind, gas, stomach and bowels, heart palpitations, and biliousness. The formula uses six ounces of ginger syrup, one ounce Cardiol essence, and two ounces essence of pepsin, to be taken after meals or before eating for appetite. It is claimed to be harmless and suitable for children with stomachaches.
Wabash Ind Feb 3 The first bride in Indiana and likely in Wabash to list farming as her occupation when applying for a license was Miss Elsie Dora Kent. She was granted a license to wed Elbert L Lindley. She said she is a farmer and helps manage her father’s farm.
Connersville Indiana reports J L Graet shipped by express to Piqua Ohio a fineland pony with black and white marking that attracted local children. The article notes ongoing shipments of Shetland ponies by express from the east to central states and remarks on high express rates.
Beveridge to George Ade with John W. Kern as a side line recounts Cap Wall who mined for gold then found profit in farming. He prospected in California, raised potatoes for miners, gathered seeds in Indiana, and created a vast truck garden in Golden before selling produce in Denver. Wall lived 83, a life of quiet achievement ripened in Colorado sunshine.
Washington February 2 The president announced a statement praising Truxton Beale for his services to his community and said he appointed Beale to the assaying commission before the end of his term as a final recognition of his citizenship.
A brief Washington Star quotation records a playful exchange where a person laments limited leisure for serious reading and Miss Cayenne suggests more time would let him golf. The line captures a light moment on hobbies and pastime choices.
Washington February 3 a letter signed by Horton Simpson former Hubbard School principal implicated in Abbie M Coultry a teacher who died after an office operation search by police follows the note. Coultry’s body was sent to Cincinnati and her father received the letter while she lay in the morgue.
County commissioners on Tuesday granted retail liquor licenses to three applicants. The March term will see more than 160 applicants seeking licenses, signaling a surge in approvals and filings.
Chicago February 3 three kisses and three hugs cost Julius Levy son of a New York real estate man ten dollars each Levy known as Fallon will serve six weeks at the House of Correction for assault and battery He kissed and hugged Evina Caramelli with whom he boarded and struck her ear knocking her down she fainted during the embrace
A man weighs whether his income can secure a wife and hats in a playful verse. He frets about wealth, living expenses, and the ability to provide, while confessing his lingering doubt about proposing. The speaker imagines hats and steam heated flats as temptations he may not afford.
At Birmingham Coal and Iron Company No 2 Short Creek mine seven teen men are dead after an early morning explosion. Five victims are white and twelve are colored. Authorities report a grim tragedy with rescue teams and investigations beginning.
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