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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1901
Page
3
A Pretoria dispatch reports a train carrying civilian refugees and nurses was stopped by Boer bandits near Heidelburg. Nine passengers were wounded and the robbers took money and valuables before fleeing. the train then resumed its journey.
Three burglars blew the Walton deposit bank safe at about 3 am on a Saturday. It is not known how much money was taken. Bank officers found the vault door locked and await an expert from Cincinnati to open it. The thieves stole a team and buggy and escaped.
A fire in the boiler room of John L. Moore's wholesale grocery at 236 S Meridian st threatened the area at 12 30 a m Saturday. Firefighters found gaps in the floor to reach the blaze and extinguished it in 15 minutes. The first floor burned to damp hay, causing most damage as dense smoke filled the building being remodeled for Kiefers drug store. Total loss $500. Fireman Fred Steinhauer sprained his ankle by falling through a floor hole. Spontaneous combustion caused a $300 blaze at Joseph Conrath’s musical factory, 347 Virginia ave, at 11 p m Friday.
In Cleveland Ohio on February 9 a court case pitted Adolph Moskowitz against Silas Auerbach over a disputed land strip on Haugh avenue at the Marcy avenue corner Auerbach owns the corner lot and has a four story brick block Moskowitz says the block encroached on his adjoining property witnesses describe the disputed strip as from three fourths of an inch to one and one half inches wide
Patrolman William H. Conklin sues the city for 153 dollars alleging dismissal without cause or trial on a December date. A superior court order on February 19 required back employment, but he was fired and then reinstated after a February 21 trial, losing 61 days at 2.25 dollars daily.
Mrs Charles Webb will oversee a Zoo benefit for the Alpha home on February 14. College students attended the performance Friday. During the night show Mrs Murphy the monkey balloonist snipped two feathers from a woman’s hat as she moved too close to the cage.
Attorney general Taylor outlines a bill to split the state into northern and southern districts with a single appellate court panel serving both. He predicts the reform will clear appellate and supreme courts of backlog within two years. City report notes 1900 costs of 4526, 45 cases closed, many claims settled. an appeal is planned from the track elevation ruling and lawmakers may grant city power to compel track elevation.
Columbus Feb 9 The runners in separate convention voted to ratify the joint scale committee report, agreeing on the basis of last year’s scale. The convention adjourned shortly after noon.
In Fort Worth Texas on February 9 officials report 30 individuals jailed on unspecified charges as authorities continue a local security operation. Details remain unclear and records call for further confirmation from authorities.
Dead word hangs over the ship subsidy graft as Frye Hanna night sessions fail to produce a vote. Hanna denies it. opposition grows stronger and organizers split from Boss Marcus. Senate leaders plan to keep the bill under consideration, with naval appropriation ahead and decisive votes unlikely before next winter.
Rear-admiral Peter A. Rearick, 63, retired, was found dead in bed at his home Saturday morning. He appeared to be in good health, and his death came as a shock to those who knew him.
Indiana recorded 3,460 deaths in January, 602 more than the previous January and 580 above December. Tuberculosis rose 33 percent from December, with bronchitis, pneumonia, pleuritis, whooping cough, measles, and puerperal fever also higher. There were two smallpox deaths in Allen County.
Washington reports Senators Mason and Cullom have agreed on F. E. Coyne to succeed Gordon as Chicago postmaster. Coyne, currently internal revenue collector in Chicago, will leave office April 1.
A terrifying explosion tore through the Benson house in Jacksonville on Friday night, revealing an infernal device hidden between the kitchen and dining room with a fuse to the stove. The blast caused panic, property damage, and substantial building harm, but miraculously no lives were lost.
The International projecting company will open sales for seats to the passion play at Tomlinson hall on February 16 and 17. Tickets go on sale Monday at Huder's drug store.
Shelbyville Indiana February 9 The jury found George M Ray guilty of conspiracy to defraud the county in printing blanks for county officials The crowded courtroom saw spectators faint and a girl endangered in the crush Herman Chueden fainted Wray’s defense seeks a new trial as John Duncan faced questions from defense attorney s crowd cheered for minutes
Frank Poe, 27, of Hastings Indiana, employed at the Thomas saw mill, was instantly killed Friday afternoon when caught between a belt and the fly wheel. He was hurled, his skull crushed, scalped, and every bone broken in the fatal accident.
Guernsey Indiana reports Joseph W Pettit the rabbit hunting champion broke his own record by killing 2 rabbits in 16 minutes while M C Pettit has killed more than 50 crows this winter. eight were felled at three shots.
Indiana notes report deaths from 75 to 89 years old, accidents, suicides, illnesses, and divorces across Noblesville, Terre Haute, Frankfort, Muncie, Crawfordsville, Greensburg, and other towns. Highlights include Loehr's death, a Hope bank launch, a pepper coffee misadventure, boys saving a fire, and a Greek man’s severed leg injury incidents.
A patient nearly died from an injured leg and was moved from hospital to jail where guards tied him to the bed. A bandage was redressed and a watch kept on him to prevent tearing it off, requiring multiple ties.
Willis O. Tyler, colored student from Indiana University, won first place in the state oratorical contest at Plymouth church. Andrew Marvel of Earlham took second, Adrian E. Tinkham from DePauw third, with crowd reaction and police presence shaping the post event scene.
Dispatch from Swanton Nebraska reports Dr. Chas. Poucher ex superintendent of the City hospital died by taking prussic acid. Relatives deny suicide attributing death to a severe cold from a long ride. He was known to use morphine and cigarettes. Funeral in Greenscastle Monday after body arrives Sunday.
Births announce nine local couples with newborns including P J and Emma Meikel a son and Wilhelm and Wilhelmina Varnan a son and others a girl. Deaths list Mrs Jane Smoot pneumonia Andrew B J Flower sarcoma of neck John Baker sarcoma of kidney plus two couples Charles L Driggs Ida Timmons and Thomas A Jordan Margaret Barrett.
J N and Edward Schmidt of Alabama and Washington streets own a brick building valued at 19000 dollars. Weichhorn of 312 Dunlap street requests an addition valued at 150 dollars.
A compact notice lists Laxsative Bromo Quinine Tablets alongside fine Californian wines and brandies available from Schullers at 210 N Meridian Street. The wording suggests a catalog or advertisement within the newspaper page.
Prices paid by shippers for a range of farm goods including turkey hens seven cents per pound, young toms six cents, young chickens forty to seven tenths cents, hens six and three quarters, cocks four, ducks ten cents, geese five forty per dozen, cheese varieties from New York full creams thirteen cents, Swiss one to two? eighteen, butter choice roll ten cents per pound, eggs leading thirteen cents per dozen, feathers prime geese thirty cents per pound, prime duck twenty cents, beeswax yellow twenty five cents, wool various grades, rabbits seventy five cents to one dollar per dozen, hides and tallow prices for green salted hides and calves and grease and tallow as listed.
An 82 year old former bank cashier and treasurer credits Paine's celery compound with restoring robust health after years of nervous prostration. He began in June 1891, remained free of serious illness, and recommends the remedy as a preventive and nerve tonic used by physicians nationwide.
A dense catalog lists prices for nuts, fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy, and staples. Items include almonds 16-17c, peanuts roasted 7-8c, peaches 3-lb boxes $2.25, raspberries 3-lb $1.25-1.30, oysters $1.06-1.10, coal and coke, coffee varieties, sugars and starches, spices, beans, molasses, syrups, rice, and more with assorted per-unit and per-weight pricing across extensive line items.
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