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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1901
Page
5
The December grand jury reports the Baltimore female house of horrors as a vilely managed institution where inmates are outrageously treated and some driven insane. It urges denial of state and city aid, removal of inmates, closure, and arrest of the superintendent.
Fourteen quarantined patrons at George Blesser’s saloon in Schenectady create a chaotic smallpox spree. Police guard the premises as drinks flow, fights erupt, and Blesser is forced to sing behind his bar while a trio uses the cash register as a piano.
Major Bennett stormed the drill hall after half the regiment failed to turn out in a blizzard. He branded absentees as “pack of cars” and “fair weather soldiers,” calling for discharge and removal of their uniforms. An officer argued the force would endure such treatment.
Four year old Mary Hawkins Barnard journeyed nearly seven thousand miles from Fort Worth Texas to her grandfather Gates H Barnard in New York. Her mother handed her to a train conductor and Mary wore a tag requesting she not be led astray. She became the train’s darling with women passengers aiding her dress and care. Her father Edwin G Barnard died in Fort Worth leaving a widow and six children. The grandfather offered to adopt the child and welcomed her arrival with joy.
Mrs Flora Adams Darling releases a historical work claiming lineal descent is the only true DAR eligibility basis and alleging fraud and constitutional changes in the early era. She recounts correspondence and documents, defending a eight year record alteration claim and detailing the split with Daughters of the Revolution.
Reuben Cyril Hill Thompson, a senior at Cambridge University, claims he can study effectively on fifteen cents daily. His frugal diet consists of twenty one orders of potatoes and bread daily, baked potatoes and hot water as the only drink, with meals totaling about 15 cents.
Miss Agnes Quis, a well dressed young woman, entered St. Joseph Catholic Church and lit altar candles claiming to serve God. The sexton and Father Straus found her sane at entry but she soon became insane, later being found in Michigan City.
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania January 16 a widow Mrs Thomas Evans aged a0 years died of heartbreak while trying on mourning clothes for her funeral. Her husband had died recently before their golden wedding. The children postponed the funeral so they could be buried together in the same grave. This appears to be a rare case of death from a broken heart.
In Jefferson court New York a well dressed man charged with intoxication wrote a letter declaring he took hot punches to fight illness. He claimed to be a printer living on 127th Street and was discharged after the magistrate directed him to leave.
In Dickinson county Kansas the first Lincoln township settler Henry Whitley from Solomon City claimed land in 1859 with his wife and baby. A wagon accident killed the infant, and he built a rail fence to bar buffalo from his corn. He harvested 18 bushels of wheat then exchanged it for 150 pounds of flour at Council Grove.
Mary E. Wright Smith of Bridgeport filed a suit for 115000 against Eli C. Smith alleging he, by his violent temper, diverted her real estate assets and prevented mortgage liquidation. The case ended when Smith died of apoplexy while Mrs. Smith tended him. Two Yale student sons stood with the family.
In Grinnell Iowa a woman calling herself Mrs. F C Fetter arrives to stake a claim to the estate of J L Fetter who died last winter. Fetter’s wealth is noted and a 30 year mystery surrounds a missing daughter believed abducted. Attorneys seek to prove her claim as she says she was raised in Honduras with a wealthy planter family.
In Macon Georgia on January 16 Andrew Cheeves a well to do negro painter was found dying in his bed by his wife after a midnight struggle. Coroner Davis held an inquest and the jury ruled death occurred during a nightmare the dream of falling or drowning.
Rev C H Mead of New York sparked a sensation with a lecture on Dudes in New Haven. He urged young men not to be dudes, saying God would have made them monkeys if that was his intent and mocked middle hair parts and claw hammer suits.
New York on February 14 will host the Mohican club beefsteak party at Grand Central Palace. About 50 head of cattle on the hoof are contracted for, totaling eight tons of meat. The Chicago prize bullock, 1450 pounds, was bought for 2100, with New York adding 100. Carved portions will cost about 18 dollars per pound. 1000 waiters will dress as Mohican Indians.
The Kansas City Star notes that the army canteen is a soldiers club or regimental shop for needed goods not a whisky bottle. It highlights the ongoing effort by the W C T U to prohibit beer at soldiers clubs and the misreading by some papers.
In Ward 4 Atlantic City two men form a death by own action club meeting monthly except December. By laws require one member to die by chance each year after drawing short splints at the annual dinner. Each member pays 5 dollars, 130 dollars is reserved for burial, no new members admitted, names kept private.
In Larimer County a farmer reported his cow died after rummaging a summer kitchen. The animal swallowed an old umbrella and a cake of yeast, which fermented in the stomach and caused fatal agony.
Dawson Alaska reports a $50,000 blaze Monday night and Keens Illinois records a $40,000 fire. Ex Congressmen Wike Barry Illinois heads to Tuesday night events. Chicago adopts anti spitting ordinances effective Tuesday. Alfred Vanderbilt and bride sightseeing in Boston plan brief Canada trip. A failed attempt to wreck a D L W fast express near Linwood New York occurred Monday night. Elwoda Usher 17 West Hoboken Pa believed kidnapped returns home. National livestock association holds annual session in Salt Lake City. President Springer warns Grant antifelec bill could cost stockmen $30 million yearly.
Dr Redwell recounts a case where Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets eased years of stomach trouble. After four boxes the patient regained appetite and weight, with relief from acidity and bloating. The tablets are described as safe for children and invalids, sold nationwide at 50 cents per package by the A. Stuart Co. Marshall Michigan.
A local advert touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as life saving for children. It urges mothers to keep the medicine on hand to prevent restlessness and claims a price of 25 cents. The note emphasizes reliability and speedy relief.
Readable fragments show Benton Harbor express timings for 2.50 pm and 8.35 pm, plus 11.15 am trip. Wabash accommodations list a 4.50 pm departure and 8.25 am arrival.
Train times list departures and arrivals for St Louis and Chicago lines. Villages named include Lafayette, Mattoon, and Siete with connections for the St Louis Limited and Chicago lines.
Train schedule fragment lists Peoria and Bloomington services with times such as 7.5am and 2.40pm. Additional notes mention Champaign accommodation around 4.10pm and 10.35am, with a late night Peoria and Bloom connection at 11.50pm and 3.30am.
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