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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1902
Page
3
A physician offers a risk free cure plan for chronic diseases using six bottles of Dr Shoop Restorative. He guarantees payment by himself if unsatisfied and promises a test period with a $5.50 charge only if cured. He claims high success and urges readers to request specific books and mail to Box 585 Racine.
The passage discusses how a citizen charged with insanity gains protection under the law. It warns against judging a suspect's sanity too lightly and notes that a judge or examiner may forfeit their own testimony in a case. The text reflects concerns about safeguards for the mentally unfit in legal proceedings.
Chicago marked Washingtons birthday with a Union League Club led program in the Auditorium including a morning high school ceremony and an afternoon address by Senator Beveridge of Indiana on Conservatism as essential in American politics. He urged steadiness, patience, and limited impulses in resolving labor capital issues, tariff reform, and imperial policy while stressing measured progress and adaptability.
One charred body from the Park Avenue hotel blaze is identified as Mrs. Foster known as the Angel of Tombs prison. Jewelry aided the identification. Mrs. Foster was famed for aiding prisoners at the Tombs drawing wide notice. Injured include Caroline Hall and her daughter Anna Hall. William Yale. William A. Gove. Catherine and Harold Bennett. Rev. William S. Boarman. Charles A. Gregory. E S Heiss. Henry Livingston. Josephine Penge. Frank Everhard. W A Stebbins. Louise Woodbury.
Reports say Mayor Bookwalter has been absent since Thursday on a rumored mission to meet Prince Henry and escort him into town. Assistant Brunaugh claims the mayor is in town daily, while rumors of a prince reception and commissariat concerns swirl as Lt. Boyle weighs in. A Saturday update suggested the mayor would return to Indianapolis, ending the speculation. Marriages: John Daugherty and Bella Holtzmeier.
Hoosier sports from Louisville notes Dave Sullivan and Terry McGovern both at 126 pounds after a 3 p.m. weigh-in. Referee Fitzsimmons prepares for a hard hold preserving the feud as the Queensberry bout nears. A crowd is expected in Indianapolis, with 50 fans led by Manifest Fisher arriving by 7 p.m. to witness the fight.
Building inspector Bartel warned Cilaypool hotel contractors to install temporary floors within seven days or face an affidavit against the supervising architect. He says two notices were sent since work began, one to the supervising architect and another to the Swift company. A carpenter reports a man was struck on the head by a falling sledge from upper floors, with other near misses from tools and timbers, prompting safety concerns.
Attorney general Taylor provided Dr. George F. Edenharter of Central Insane Hospital with an opinion for county clerks. He states a qualified medical attendant may act as medical examiner but should not sign the insanity statement and also render the verdict, as one physician should not hold both capacities. Such a dual role would conflict with jurisprudence.
A blaze starting in the Thirty-fourth Street armory spread to the Park Avenue hotel, killing 16 and injuring many. Guests fled in their night clothes as firemen battled it amid rain and sleet. casualties include W. R. Bradley and his wife, and Admiral Miller.
State auditor Hart warns that heavy fire losses to date push total this year toward 225 380 000, nearly 75 million more than last year. He favors a law holding property owners liable for careless fires. Other items include Stay-Fauncefote treaty ratified, Long to leave cabinet, Milwaukee brewers possibly hike beer price, Camlin varnish works fire in New York with 40 000 loss, Wooster College to be rebuilt, Carnegie funding lifted, and other brief notes on rail, crime, and medical topics.
The last procession of 300 flags from the Indiana regiments will depart the state house on May 15 for the soldiers and sailors monument dedication at 10 30 a m. They will travel via Washington street Alabama street Marietta street to the monument and be arranged around it for afternoon exercises. The flags, badly worn, will be protected with netting and carried by veterans who bore them in battle. The finance committee plans fundraising to cover dedication costs, expecting several hundred dollars.
New York report details a hotel blaze on Park Avenue with guests panicking from smoke and flames. A man fell to his death from the fourth floor while Bennett, half clothed, carried mother to safety after flames swept the building. Firefighters saved Renwick Bradley and his wife on a fifth floor ledge as 600 pounds of dynamite in an adjacent armory basement posed a catastrophic risk. Losses reach 650000 dollars for the armory and 75000 dollars for equipment.
Markets here and elsewhere report no trading Saturday due to a legal holiday. Listings include Indianapolis fire insurance, American Central Life, Indianapo lis gas, Citizen’s street railway, Union Traction, Broad Ripple, Indiana cold storage, and several preferred stocks with rates and prices.
At Union Stockyards Indianapolis on February 22 receipts totaled about 150 cattle and 2,500 hogs with mixed quotes. Good to prime export steers 1,350 to 1,500 pounds averaged around 6.50 to 6.00, while hogs ranged from 5.30 to 6.30 for mixed weights. lambs and sheep also listed with several price bands. Interstate Stockyards in Indianapolis showed similar activity with hogs and beef prices across several weight classes and product types.
East Buffalo New York February 2 cattle receipts light. Prices range from 6.25 to 8.25 for yearlings. Hogs receipts 25 cars, values from 5.70 to 6.60 with higher East market. Sheep and lambs receipts 59 cars, market dull. top lambs 6.25 to 6.35, sheep 3.00 to 5.80.
Cattle receipts were 10 with no price change. Hog receipts at 400 rose. bulk trades ranged 5.90 to 6.40 with packers paying 5.85 to 6.25 and medium hogs 5.15 to 6.15 while workers traded 5.40 to 6.00 and pigs brought 4.50 to 5.25. Sheep market unchanged.
Daily grain and provisions report listing butter creamery and cheese varieties with bid prices for firsts seconds and packing stock, live poultry values for hens spring geese turkeys chickens ducks and related dairy terms across multiple grades and finishes.
Union Stock Yard report from WL dated February 2 notes cattle receipts at 200, dull trading. hogs receipts 21 000, outlook for Monday 42 000, prices range from top 6.50 to bulk 6.10 6.35, heat 5.70 6.25, rough pack 6.05 6.20, mixed 5.90 6.45, heavy pack and shipping 6.25 6.50, pigs 4.90 5.55. Sheep receipts 500, market quiet and unchanged.
Cincinnati, O on Feb 9 reports cattle receipts mixed with quiet demand. Good to choice cattle range $4.75 to $5.50 with heifers $4.35 to $5.00 and extra calves at $6.75. Hogs receipts 1,293 with good to choice $6.40 to $6.50, light shippers $5.40 to $6.00, pigs $4.25 to $6.30. Sheep receipts 12 with extra wethers $5.25 to $5.50 and extra lambs $5.33 to $5.50.
Poultry and other produce prices paid by shippers list hens and spring chickens at 8 cents, old turkey hens 8 cents, old toms 7 cents, choice young turkeys 10 cents, ducks 8 cents, geese 5 1/2 cents per pound, fresh eyes 28 30 cents. Dairy and hides items given with varied per unit values. Flour, bran, fruits and vegetables include cabbage per ton 25 30 dollars, onions per bushel yellow 1.50, coconuts per 100 4 dollars, oranges and lemons with California and Florida price ranges.
A compact price list of drugs and chemicals including morphine, quinine, chlorate potash, cocaine muriate, camphor, castor oil, soap, iodide potassium, and other common items. Values show per ounce, per pound, or per gallon pricing with cents ranges.
A dense scanned price list showing coffee varieties including Java and Old Government Java with per-pound or per-pound equivalent prices. Also lists Roasted Rio and Bourbon Santos, City package coffees with multiple brand names and cents per pound, sugars with various grades, and powdered, granulated, and cube forms. Includes salts, beans, molasses and syrups, and rice prices by region with per bushel and per hundredweight figures.
A dense OCR listing shows varied wholesale prices for produce and seafood. Items include corn, peaches, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, pineapples, clams, oysters, beans, peas, lobsters, tomatoes, and more with weights like 3 lb, 1 lb, and price ranges per item or weight unit.
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