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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1903
Page
5
Mrs William Spencer of Syracuse reports sleepless nights and severe nervous symptoms improved after using Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills. She describes relief from ringing in the ears dizzy spells and head noises and restoration of strength and sleep.
Joe Bruner and T Nix, coal guards from Lexington Kentucky, sparked alarm in Indianapolis when Bruner produced a large pistol and warned an agent to stop. The pair, arriving by coal train, described as fierce, recounted fights with a lynching past while claiming they will return weekly with coal.
Parker City Indiana February 4 A well has been drilled in on the farm of A A Jones and filled a tank with oil before it should be capped. It is said to be capable of delivering 200 barrels a day. Additional wells will be drilled on the same farm immediately. Five Cecil farm wells are already producing 400 barrels per day.
An advertisement-style snippet extols Scott's Emulsion as a simple remedy to brighten pale girls by nourishing rich red blood. It claims regular doses improve complexion and vigor, tying improved looks and energy to the product.
Newport Rhode Island February 4 The Ward McAllister estate once famed as the social center of the 400 has become a plain farm Demands for cultivation and rental to Harry by Rev Matthew Harkins Providence Catholic Bishop of Rhode Island. Notable outdoor entertainments were held there with Mrs Paran Stevens as principal guest dancing on the lawn. Also reported Akron Ohio February 3 a wreck train collided with a freight near Easton Conductor William Bien killed as caboose and cars burned.
In New Castle Indiana on February 2 a group in Cadiz burned corn to keep warm amid severe winter cold. The improvised fuel source provided limited warmth as homes faced freezing temperatures and sputtering stoves.
Senate rejects the Hendricks codification graft proposal while debating a Clark Hendricks statue for the capitol. Lawmakers criticized spending for five codification commissioners and clerks totaling about 52 000 over two years amid charges of robbing the state treasury. The session featured sharp exchanges between Barcus Johnston and others over the statue issue and personal privilege remarks.
In Mishawaka six leading churches hire the People's Theater for an indefinite period amid ravivai reports. Fort Wayne guards foil an attempted grave robbery at Mrs. D. F. Opdyke’s cemetery. In New Albany the body of Elizabeth Robinson, 9, is found on a farm. cold and hunger suspected. Richmond faces a contempt case against County Commissioner Calloway over gravel-road repairs. Greenfield’s Charles Pierson survives a fall from a moving traction car, grabbing a brake rod to avoid being crushed. South Bend claims 10,000 damages from Malnat’s widening. Evansville council halts a saloon-fee increase. Lafayette reports a Stradivarius violin sold for 100. Elwood opens its third state bank.
A quartet of gamblers Tobe Frady William Ownley Tobe Howe and George Bohn lounged outside Harry Walker’s Washington Street saloon at noon on a sunny day. They stood in a neat line, exchanged brief remarks, and remained publicly jovial while the city reported little open gambling. The piece portrays the four as typical well known poker figures among Indianapolis gamblers, contrasted with the rest of the city’s subdued gambling scene.
The stock and property of the Elwood natural gas and oil company and the Citizens' gas and mining company were sold to a new company for 50,000. Chicago capitalists provided much of the funds. The purchasing firm reportedly includes stockholders of the artificial gas company recently granted a franchise. Jacob Loomis named general manager. In Valparaiso Peter Van Oaki aged 17 was arrested for allegedly trying to derail a passenger train on the Indiana, Waols & Town railroad at Wheatfield by placing iron on the track. He confessed, claiming curiosity about the outcome, and he was employed on the railroad. Very Rev Louis A Moench D D dean of this district of the catholic church was selected to succeed the late Very Rev A R Oechtery ing as Irremovable rector of Mishawaka church.
Florence Stone the Cincinnati actress clashed with Melbourne MacDowell at the Columbia theater in New Orleans after a series of public disagreements in Kansas City and New Orleans. Stone burst into tears after the second act and threatened to quit, claiming he glares at her on stage. Manager Wels intervened to restore peace as the pair continued the performance and vowed to separate after the engagement ends in a few days.
A wandering pair swap memories of a Civil War veteran in Seymour and a witty Bensonhurst-like streetcar chorus. A seedy rider careens into a comic chase for change on an Irvington line and a Brightwood conductor toasts receipts. A shy admirer battles nerves as a handsome stranger contemplates love while a romantic stumble on a Sixteenth Street car ends with a comic groan.
In Danville Indiana on February 3 the club women plan a fundraiser to benefit the Carnegie Library. A simulated world tour begins at five o'clock when the high school vacates and the building becomes a union station for the trip. Tourists travel from the union station to members' homes representing cities and countries. The excursion ends at the St Louis exposition in the K P Hall with merchants exhibiting. The women have bought all the bunting and hired most everything on wheels for the event.
Georgia Batley, 17, was declared of unsound mind on Tuesday by Justice Smock. The affidavit was filed by her mother in law, concluding a long, troubled life with husband Frank Motley. Motley's in jail on wife desertion charges. Georgia previously attempted suicide, with doctors citing melancholia from marital troubles and a discharge to avoid hospital.
John H. Mullins of Brooklyn reports the theft of the ugliest suit bulldog, valued at 1000 dollars, entered for a Madison Square Garden dog show next month. The dog, described as unfriendly, was taken in a wagon. A centennial reward of 100 dollars is offered for the return of the animal.
An article extols meat eating nations as energetic and progressive, contrasts with rice eating groups as weaker, and discusses digestion and diet. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia and Catarrh Tablets as cures, amid a garbled narrative ending with a romantic anecdote about a handsome man and a woman.
An Indianapolis gathering discusses vaccines and doctors views. A clergyman refuses vaccination, a bet challenge fails, and a physician warns of public health risks. A nearby smallpox case prompts vaccination, with a boy mishearing a “kernel under the arm” tale and a husband discovering items in his shoe after work.
Rev. E. M. Roberts, a Hartford City preacher, answered Mrs. Sarah Robinsons advertisement for a husband. Her brother George Mincer, guarding the home, beat him then later assaulted him with a club after Roberts took Mrs. Robinson to church. Mincer was arrested.
Notice of a quiet title complaint in the Marion County Circuit Court Indiana Case No 12361. Society of the Good Shepherd Indianapolis et al versus Albert Claypool and numerous heirs and spouses. Plaintiffs seek to quiet title and foreclose via tax deed on real estate in Indianapolis. Defendants are named but many heirs are unknown nonresidents. Default date March 16 1900. attorneys Daly and Raub.
In Gotham New York on February 3 a waiter named Robert Heidelich 2 fired on 4 servants at the mansion of Bernart Reinecke a wholesale butcher at 52 W Seventy sixth street, killing Mars Gartin a widow and injuring Mrs Gartin and Reinderich before shooting himself Roosevelt Hospital treated the wounded. A ad pages mention self indexing envelopes and local barber and dental ads. The Sun real estate and for sale columns are referenced on pages six and seven.
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