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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1901

Page

6

Butter and Fruits Aid Diet of American College Girls

Government dietary experts examined college dining at Lake Erie and Fargo to gauge a female diet. They found girls crave sweets, eat more fruit when offered, and consume butter heavily. protein comes mainly from meat and beans are less preferred.

Washington Lake Erie College Ohio Commons Middle West Massachusetts Lake Erie Fargo In.d Norway Onjfaria Kansas Iowa Minnesota Pennsylvania Vermont Northakota Giet

Bernice Kelley Sentenced for Stolen Goods

Bernice Kelley was sent to the works for seven months on a Thursday for stealing a music box and a toilet set. The charges involved theft of the listed items.

Bernice’ Kelley

Widower Marries After Ten Hours From Matrimonial Ad

In Leavenworth Kansas Henry Rolfs sixty four and Miss Josephine Melvin thirty nine wed within ten hours of meeting after a matrimonial ad led them from Boston to Onaga. They married at 6:25 am and soon moved to Onaga. The couple’s rapid match followed a notice seeking matrimony and a swift face to face courtship.

Leavenworth, Kas Leavenworth Henry Rolfs Onago Kas Rolfs Miss Melvin Mr. Rolfs Chicago Melvin Kansas Boston Rolls Josephine D. Melvin Mrs. Rolfs Onaga Mass Missouri Pacific Kansas City F. A. Rolfs Wuerth Edward Oliver Mark Hanna

Remarkable Black Wool Suit Worn by President McKinley

Washington reports a suit of clothes made from 70 black wool sheep wool that never touched dye and was crafted by George W. Peterson of Austerlitz New York. Peterson gifted cloth to Senator Platt and others, offering no sale of the rare material.

Washington McKinley George W. Peterson Peterson Senator Platt Austerlitz N. Y

Judge Cowell at Derby Methodist Dinner

Judge George H. Cowell of the district court spoke at a Derby Methodist dinner on “The layman as a legislator.” He defended his Methodist devotion while critiquing historical figures and church relations, noting modern courts would broaden testimony in biblical cases and questioning Wesley’s views on women.

Waterbury Conn George H. Cowell District Court Derby Abraham Hagar David George Washington Wesley

Wood Alcohol in Jamaica Ginger Ties Blinding Cases

Prosecutions likely against two Baltimore druggists for selling Jamaica ginger adulterated with wood alcohol. The tainted mixture caused total blindness in several victims, spurring medical papers and plans to sue druggists and push a pure drug law at the next Maryland legislature session.

Baltimore Maryland West Virginia Pennsylvania Jamaica Herbert Harlan

Battle With An Eagle In Maine Barnyard

Rufus Berry of East Machias fought a woolly eight foot winged eagle that had previously attacked a farmer’s sheep. Berry shot the bird, the eagle rose and attacked him, but he killed it with a club after a half hour of fierce fighting. The mounted eagle was sold to a Milwaukee museum.

Bangor Maine Washington County Rufus Berry East Machias Berry Marmer Berry Milwaukee

Wilde Novel Claimed as English Woman Letters Author

The Advertiser asserts Oscar Wilde wrote An English Woman's Love Letters, a work published anonymously that has sparked much debate over authorship.

Dundee The Advertiser Oscar Wilde

Railroads offer reduced round trips to Buffalo Pan American Expo

Railroads will sell tickets to the Buffalo Pan American exposition at one and one third fare for the round trip good for 15 days, plus two dollars for a six day limit. Revere gales continue along New England coast. pney W Va said K on his arm Says it will do more work than no horse.

Revere New England Pney

Secret Five Years Marriage Reunited Couple In Rockford

Miss Myrtle L. North of Rockford and Virgil Healy of Chicago secretly wed years ago at Beloit College Wisconsin. Healy later found work as a stenographer with B&O and Northwestern railroads. Healed by parental approval they now reunite as a married couple, content with their years apart.

Rockford Myrtle L. North Virgil Healy Chicago Healy Beloit College Wisconsin Here Miss North Beloit B. & O. Railroad Northwestern Railroad

Stage Struck Girl Inherits Big Fortune in New York State

Miss Edith Wilber, a Syracuse area school girl and grandchild of the late David Wilber, has been awarded 7 000 acres of real estate valued between 300 000 and 400 000 dollars after four years of litigation. The property spans Otsego Schoharie and Delaware counties and includes Crumhorn summer resort. She plans further education in drama, aiming for the stage after seminary studies.

Wilber Otsego Schoharie Delaware Court of Appeals Albany Miss Wilber David Wilber Oneonta Fdith Wilber Skrum Miss Wilbur Crumhorn Otsego County Cerenovia Seminary Edna May Company

Senator Agnew Suffers After Train Fall

Senator Agnew worsens after a fall from a Monon train near Lees station. He was confined to bed most of Thursday and has remained mostly in bed since the accident. He attended key committee meetings briefly but endures shock and pain from frozen toes.

Agnew Lee's Station

Yaqui Prison Break Amid Rebel Raids Reported

In Hermosillo Sonora several hundred Yaqui Indians captured by federal forces have broken prison and raided ranches reports say. Several prominent ranchmen have been killed and bands of peaceful indians have rejoined the rebels.

City OF Mexico Sonora Hermosillo

Carrie Nation Returns to Kansas to Resume Activism

The hatchet brigade of home defenders and about a hundred supporters welcomed Carrie Nation back in Topeka on Thursday afternoon. Nation said she is ready to resume her work in Kansas after her Chicago trip.

Topeka Kas Hatchet Brigade The Home Defenders Carrie Nation Chicago Nation Kansas

Marriage at Madrid Palace Unites Bourbon Lines

At the royal palace on Thursday morning Dona Marffn de las Mercedes de Bourbon y Hapsburg, princess of Asturias, wed Prince Charles Bourbon in a ceremony attended by the royal family and Spanish aristocracy.

Madrid Royal Palace Dona Marffn de Las Mercedes de Bourbon Y Hapsburg of the Asturias Prince Charles Bourbon

Fresh clashes in Valencia town amid police confrontation

Valencia on February 16 reports a fresh collision between police and the populace. Several people are killed or wounded. In Grenada troops cannot quell the disorder and may be recalled.

Valencia Grenada

Queen Victoria and Chloroform Birth Moment Sparked Medical Debate

The British Medical Journal recalls Queen Victoria's 1853 use of chloroform during the birth of the Duke of Albany, administered by Dr John Snow. The piece notes fierce opposition, public controversy in Philadelphia, and the queen's courage and influence in popularizing anesthesia.

Queen Victoria British Medical Journal Duke of Albany John Snow Philadelphia England James Y. Simpson Kirkbride's

Senator Charles pushes rail subsidy fight in Grant county election

Senator Charles vows to end railroad subsidies and oppose a local vote in Grant county on funding the Cincinnati Richmond and Muncie railroad. The House killed a bill limiting subsidies to 1 percent. On Thursday he introduces a bill preventing a second election within a year after a subsidy is defeated. Railroads are accused of using repeated elections to win approval.

Grant County Cincinnati, Richmond

A Breakfast Remedy That Restores Appetite

A business man recalls years of light breakfasts until Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets revived his appetite after meals. He notes relief from nervous dyspepsia and that a 60 cent box lasts a month, making it a worthwhile investment for digestion and daily vigor.

Stuart

Clock and Gavel Debate Lawmaker Bills and Inaction

The Clock of the House questions how legislators explain time spent in the capital. The Gavel notes many introduced bills with few outcomes, highlighting Trout, Myler, Parrett, and others, while King and Bonham show limited or stalled activity.

Liccense Trout Dr. Passage Peru Myler Parrett Henry Marshall Bonham Judiciary King

Tesla’s Wireless Ocean Signal Plant Plans Confirmed

New York Sun editorial notes Nikola Tesla has completed plans for an ocean signaling wireless telegraph plant and has chosen a site with work to begin immediately. Projected eight months to perfect the apparatus. it cites Tesla’s claim as potentially groundbreaking, while expressing doubt about realization.

New York The New York Sun Tesla the Sun Nikola Tesla Slaby Berlin

Burned and Maimed Assistance in Washington Pioneer Workman

A woodcutter named John Greer sleeping by a campfire near Endicott, Washington, suffered severe burns over his back legs and hips when flames stripped his skin. Naked and two miles from a house, he dragged himself along a road to Dr. Clough’s doorstep and was taken to Colfax’s St. Agnace hospital. Surgeons expect recovery from serious, painful injuries despite the extreme burns and exposed flesh. Greer, about five years old, received clothing at Endicott and anesthetic relief as he endures intense pain.

Greer Dr. Clough St. Agnace’s Hospital Endicott Clough

For Rent Rooms Column From The Sun

Classified note from The Sun listing rooms for rent. Free listings note availability, general location hints, and contact prompt for seekers.

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