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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1901
Page
6
A Chicago Clark Street saloon keeper named William B Mahoney known as Billy Mahoney is profiled as a potential congressional candidate. He is described as a proud Chicagoan with a generous heart and good reputation among voters, though his occupation might label him a target for opponents.
Detroit reports a remarkable case where Charles B. Nelson of Cadillac bears a bullet in his chest for four years after a 189? shooting. Roentgen rays reveal the bullet unchanged in the pericardium yet Nelson remains strong, healthy, and hopeful for many years. The assailant was never captured and initial doctors warned of slim odds. Nelson chose life over removal.
In Concord New Hampshire the battle for the senate seat heats up as William E Chandler faces Henry M Burnham and others. Chandler, once Naval Secretary under Arthur promoted naval expansion and maritime policy while critics cite his anti scalping and anti pooling votes. The Republican caucus meets next Thursday with Chandler contending for leadership on the first to fourth ballots.
Wan, Scott and David Shanger, while hunting near Dover, reported spotting a man cloaked in sheep skin and long hair. The mysterious figure fled into the woods, leaving a cave and battered beans as utensils, and Chief Dobbins suspects William McCann, an escapee from Jamesburg reform school, as the wild man who has since vanished.
Fourteen New York post office inspectors target frauds from dishonest clerks to the green goods swindle. Chief-Inspector King says the scam has grown into a science, with victims reluctant to testify and swindlers using a "duplicate plate" narrative. Merchants and bankers are among the prey as the scheme continues to yield large sums each year.
In Reading Pa on January 7 a report notes Henry Stuart Yost and his sister Marguerite Evelyn Yost, aged 3 and 5, live with four great grandmothers and two grandmothers all living. The great grandmothers Matilda Dundoré 84 and Bennevill Augustadt 78 and Samuel E. Dundore 7 and Rebecca Span 62 compose a long-lived maternal line totaling 305 years among them. The two grandmothers Jenny Wowan 52 and Man Yost 48 appear younger than their ages. Early marriages, sobriety and industry are cited as factors for health and strength. the two youngest children are described as bright and active.
A fragment notes a ten cent box of Cascarets candy touted as a cathartic cure for severe cold. The brief OCR line hints at dramatic health claims typical of old patent medicine advertisements. Specific product details or legitimacy are not provided in the readable text.
Washington built a large water tank for model ship tests. Models about 20 feet long are towed on a moving carriage while a raised platform records resistance and speed. The 47 foot by 15 foot basin holds 1,000,000 gallons, with filtered water kept at temperature.
Mrs. Madeline Borthen appeared in Harlem police court weakened after drinking whisky laced with carbolic acid. Doctors used a stomach pump and soap and water as she was taken to Harlem Hospital for extended pumping, leaving her nearly speechless and exhausted.
London police report a London morning scene after John Davis dropped a torn envelope containing about 1,600 diamonds worth 500 dollars. Shoppers locked up, crowds mobbed the street as youths fished diamonds from gutters and cellars, with over 1,500 boys seen scrambling for prizes. The event halted traffic from noon to around seven in the evening.
In Galveston Texas on Christmas Day a gold badge of the Washington artillery, a Civil War unit, was recovered and returned to L. C. Woodville, a former resident. Adjt Edgar of Camp Magruder and Lawrence Bacgulpil presented the badge, lost at Fort Royal Virginia in 1862, following efforts spanning decades.
Mrs. J. A. McHenry the Searchlight editor visited Independence drug stores asking if they held liquor permits and to review liquor sale records. She warned she would obtain signatures from probate records and prosecute stores selling to minors idiots or habitual drunkards, vowing to expose and shut down drug store vice.
A record of rail departures from 1 E Washington and 2 W Washington in Chicago lists night, express, and vestibule services to cities including Cleveland, New York, and Boston. It shows times, prices, and accommodations such as 11.50 am to 2.40 pm Chicago passages, plus Monon and Union City services reaching Anderson and Indianapolis corridors.
In Ruckersville Va on January 7 a magisterial court heard Fannie Deane sue her uncle James Deane over an opossum horn claimed to have been bought by her late father. Both sides presented one witness. the court ruled for the plaintiff as she boasted of victory with horn chords. Neighbors watched the unusual case.
A health minded feature argues meat provides concentrated nutrition and quick digestion. It promotes nervous and low vitality types to eat meat and use Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after meals to aid digestion. The ad claims the tablets digest meat eggs and starch, curing indigestion except stomach cancer, and notes nationwide druggist availability at fifty cents.
Richard Albrecht of Washington advertised for a wife and married Louise Demmier, a Swiss woman from New Haven. After two days on trial he rejected her and she pursued compensation, leading to a compromise that sent her back to New Haven by train.
A century old note promotes cake and bread products for New Year’s Day. It mentions a honey cake with caramel icing and baking goods from Aine York Butters and Domestic Bread, urging readers to ask grocers for these items.
GOUVERNEUR N Y Jan 7 Jeremi and W Raven left in 1868 to cross the plains. A party they traveled with was massacred by Indians. Albert, a seven year old at the old homestead, grew to become a minister in Ballard Wash. An accidental church meeting led to a mutual recognition of the brothers after many years. Hood's Sarsaparilla promoted for Salt rheum relief.
An advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It promises soothing effects, gum softening, pain relief, wind calms, and diarrhoea cure. Price listed as twenty five cents per bottle.
Indiana Dental College located at Delaware and Chiosis corridor offers dental services from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for all kinds of dental work. Fees are stated to cover the cost only.
Dutch lunch to order advertised by Monninger's in Ohio and Illinois locations featuring imported frankfurters with sauerkraut.
A historical Benton Harbor line timetable fragment lists departures and arrivals for multiple trains toward St Louis Chicago Cincinnati and Greensburg with varied times and service notes. The dense OCR reads as a schedule snapshot showing express limited and through services with several inconsistent marks and abbreviations. The fragment captures a busy Midwest rail corridor timetable with stations including Benton Harbor Wabash St Louis Lafayette Chicago Greensburg and Cincinnati and notes terminal and connection times in a compact ledger style.
Schedule fragment lists city ticket office at 2 West Was Cincinnati routes and times for trains to Cincinnati, Dayton, Detroit, Toledo, and Jingten-? Includes multiple departure and arrival times across the day with partial station hints and inconsistently formatted data.
Fragmentary timetable notes show mixed train times for Tadiana Decatur and Western routes with connections to Chicago St Louis and other lines. Entries include ex departures and arrivals and several peculiar abbreviations indicating through services and local connections.
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