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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1902
Page
3
Letters from J G Steffe of Laverne Minnesota and others claim Peruna cured chronic catarrh and weak lungs after long illness. Reported testimonials praise the remedy against many patent medicines and describe extended use leading to health improvement.
A series of citizen testimonials praises Peruna for catarrh relief. J Woffel of Sumner Nebraska claims twenty years of symptoms vanished after following directions and credits Dr Hartman. Mrs Lydia Dritzluer of Frankfort Indiana reports her son Grover cured after ten bottles. Readers urged to request gratis medical advice from Dr Hartman at The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
A booklet gathers praise from governors senators generals mayors lawyers and physicians who endorse Peruna. It urges readers to ask their druggist for a free Peruna Almanac available at every drugstore.
Frank Rakowski, a regular soldier, is sent to Alcatraz for ten years after threatening to assassinate President Roosevelt. He was dishonorably discharged and forfeits pay and allowances. Degraded at Fort Canby after uttering the threat while detached from Fort Columbia. He previously lived in Chicago.
The market displays a profusion of green vegetables with low prices. Celery is ten cents a bunch, a good-sized bundle for meals. Lettuce, cauliflower, cabbage, radishes, rhubarb and oranges appear plentiful and affordable, while freshness concerns linger for storage eggs.
Sheriff Jacobs has received about 3500 applications for the hangman job at the John Lutz execution set for next Tuesday. Some bidders offer payment for the role while crowds press daily for Witness passes. only a small number will be chosen and fewer than 200 passes will be issued.
A jury convicted Dr. Krause former governor of Johannesburg of an attempted misdemeanor and sentenced him to two years in prison. The more serious charges of high treason and inciting murder were not proven. The case stemmed from letters Krause wrote to Boers after taking an oath to the British crown. One letter to Cornelius Broecksma linked to his later execution.
Ora Bright pleaded guilty to petit larceny and received one to three years in prison. Charles Hugeley was fined $1 and costs for assaulting his 15 year old daughter, while her parents remain separated. Ray Sands, 16, was convicted of stealing a bicycle and ordered to the reform school for boys at Plainfield for incorrigibility, with a suspended sentence to avoid federal reformatory placement.
The war department reports 365 insurgents surrendered to Brig. Gen. James F. Wade at Cebu on January 4. They took the oath of allegiance on January 15 at Taglibaran, Bohol, confirming their submission to U.S. forces.
A Big Four special tourist train eight coaches traveling from Cincinnati to St Louis collided with an 18 car freight at East Alton on Friday night. Both trains were moving fast yet all passengers and crew escaped unhurt, with cars badly wrecked.
James McClure of Dayton Ohio encloses a 25 forfeit to wrestle Sam Murbarger or any other 188 pound man. McClure wants a straight catch as catch can match with prize split of winner 69 percent loser 40 percent or all money to winner. Murbarger accepted and articles of agreement have been sent for McClure’s signature for a match to be held in Indianapolis between January 27 and 31.
Chicago January 18 Presidents Johnson and Spalding conferred on a plan for co operation between four clubs backing Spalding in the National league and the American league clubs. Both men refused to discuss details but it is believed the American association may absorb the Spalding entities to wage war on the Freedman faction. Spalding will stay in Chicago several days before returning east to confront Freedman.
Standard Oil interests are accumulating St Paul and copper shares. American stocks in London steady. New capital from New York Central goes to improvements, not Manhattan stock. Market closes strong after early uncertainty as bulls falter. Pennsylvanian stock activity builds a possible movement ahead of the annual railroad report.
The market opened strong in New York with notable gains of one point or more by St Paul Chicago and North Western Rock Island B and O Soo preferred and Lake Erie and Western. Metropolitan Street Railway gained over 2 percent while Manhattan Railway stayed steady. Pacific Mail rose on a subsidy bill report and Chicago Terminal preferred advanced. Government bonds held, but final hour weakened with several prices lower at close.
New York market notes show prices for mess pork at 6.50 to 7.50 per unit, lard at 9.3 to 10c, butter around 3 4 to 3 1/2 cents, cheese large 10 3/4 to 11 1/3 cents, small 10 to 11 cents. Elgin butter listed at 22 1/2 cents. dressed poultry figures include turkeys 13 1/2 cents, chickens 9 1/2 to 22 cents, fowls 11/2 to 10 1/2 cents, ducks 9 to 11 cents.
Washington reports the White House bears strain from a hectic schedule. Mrs. Roosevelt cuts semi weekly receptions on doctor Rixey’s advice while Cortelyou pleads for more clerks but notes no room for desks. Three clerical assistants are sick from overwork and handwritten notices replace public functions.
Robert Bines, reportedly acting for the Illinois Central railroad, buys quit claim deeds from Indians at Dowagiac Michigan. The Illinois Central holds the largest interest in the disputed land, with extensive Lakefront frontage claimed by multiple parties.
The Spectator reports Prince Henry of Germany's visit to the United States as a small incident with obvious motives, indicating European courts seek to include the United States within European concerns as the US political seclusion fades.
Births announce John and Hester Bevis at N Sherman Drive a son. George and Emma Kern at 117 Lexington Ave a boy. W J and Nellie Heim at 2528 East Tenth Street a boy. Deaths listed: Cora Boyd 39 925 North New Jersey Street ovarian carcinoma Martha Mathews 70 1208 Union Street heart trouble Lucinda Hoevkett 61 5336 Leon Street dropsy Mary A Miller 74 1928 Howard Street old age Christina Sudmeyer 17 2310 Hoyt Avenue acute bronchitis Louise F Richards 41 914 North Senate Ave peritonitis Mildred A Martin 12 days 109 East Merrill Street convulsions Marriages: Thomas Tinder and Bertha Iesmann.
J F Flack 2502 W Washington stable 300 Addie A Wilhelm Oxford and Tenth frame house 800 Ss H Caraway 1810 Montcalm frame house 900 Jd F Condill 2145 N Rural addition 40 E T Smith 125 N Iinois repairs oni id B Sims Laurel near New York cottage 1200 Addison near New York cottage 1200 A Braun 478 Abneis repairs 200
Indiana Central Telephone Company of Kirksville, Indiana reported capital of $16,000. The filing cites the capital figure for the company’s corporate records and local business valuation.
Berlin dispatch reports Kaiser welcomed Benoit Constant Coquelin the celebrated French actor and author on a Saturday visit in the German capital. The meeting took place amid formal ceremonies and a notable show of cordiality between French and German cultural figures.
A historical listing of Indianapolis securities including banks trust companies street railways gas companies and telephones with prices and stock types such as common preferred and bonds. Notable entries include Indianapolis Union Traction common at 40 and 5s bonds for several transit lines.
Cattle receipts 300 and sheep 2,600 with slow demand. Hogs active and steady to higher with Monday’s expected receipts around 40,000. Prices ranged for various classes: blocks and bulk hogs around 6.20 to 6.45. sows 5.75 to 6.30. pigs 4.75 to 5.65. sheep and lambs weak with lambs 10 cents lower.
Kansas City on January 18 reports cattle receipts at about 100 with stable prices. Hogs receipts reach 6000, with bulk at 6.50 and 6.00 for heavier classes. packers paying 6.25 to 6.50 for various sizes. Sheep market unchanged with no receipts listed.
In Cripple Creek Colorado on January 18 the Independence mine robbery exposed an organized, monthly ore theft scheme by guards and thieves. The total loss for 1901 is estimated at 1.6 million dollars or more as sacks of high grade ore were regularly removed.
Princeton New Jersey January 18 Professor Jesse Benedict Carter a popular Princeton University faculty member who is to wed next week accepted a unique wedding gift a handsome baby carriage delivered to his desk during a lecture on Terence. The young freshman who brought the gift joined in the lighthearted moment.
John C. Miller files a suit Saturday claiming Frederick and Anna Lohrman alienated his wife's affections and seeks $5,000 in damages.
In Elwood Mrs. Dooley of Summitsville is nearly prostrated after drinking six cups of coffee daily and cannot break the habit. In Thorntown the K of P lodge hosts a blind robin feast Monday night with seven men assigned to carry water. In Greenfield Charles Lippus threw a bootjack at a cat on Mrs. Julia Bowen's fence. the bootjack shattered a 30 Dyate glass window.
Receipts at Union Stockyards Indianapolis total about 100 cattle and 20 hog shipments with wide price ranges for steers from good to prime export and light to heavy feeders. Cows veal and bulls show varied levels. hogs command mixed values and poultry eggs and dairy items appear alongside. Interstate Stock Yards in Indianapolis also report 20 hog shipments with assorted prices.
Cattle receipts 166. Market steady at Friday prices. Hog receipts 1 276. Market active to 10c higher with heavy 6.40 and good to choice 6.25 to 6.35. mixed 5.41 to 6.41. fat sows 4.25 to 6.10. light shippers 5.50 to 5.80. pigs 4.85 to 5.50. Sheep receipts 47. Market steady with extras 4.10 to 4.25 and extra lambs 5.90 to 6.00.
Chicago market notes small gains across wheat corn and oats with May and July contracts posting modest increases. Provisions show May pork and lard higher while ribs and butter hold steady. cheese prices mix with creamery items rising. Live poultry prices vary by category with hens and ducks listed alongside geese.
Cattle receipts twelve cars with market quiet and unchanged. Top cattle eight to eight fifty. common to good five fifty to five seventy five. Hogs receipts two cars with active market and ten cent higher. heavy six sixty five to six seventy five. mixed six fifty to six sixty. workers three six ten to sixteen forty. pigs five seventy to five seventy five. roughs five forty to five fifteen. stags four to four fifty. Sheep and lambs receipts forty two cars. market dull with lambs ten to fifteen cents lower. tops five eighty to five ninety. culls to good three fifty to three seventy five. mixed sheep tops four ten to four forty. culls to good two to four. wethers five fifty to four seventy five. yearlings one five hundred five u.
Market report lists No. 2 red wheat at 8c, milling freight No. 3 red 8te, January 8c. Corn prices show multiple white and mixed grades from 61c to 63c, oats steady around 49c, hay weaker with No. 1 timothy at about 11.75 to 12.28. Car load details include several No. 2 white and mixed lots and numerous car counts with no established grade notes.
Prices paid by shippers list old turkey hens and old tome at 5 cents, choice young turkeys, and ducks at 7 cents. The brief includes domestic fowl market figures and terms used by sellers and buyers.
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