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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1902
Page
9
A tall well dressed stranger passed an $8 bad check at W. W. Carter's furnishing store Thursday afternoon. The check claimed to be signed by J. C. Perry and bore the name of J. C. Perry & Co. The man bought $2 value of goods, received 3 cents change, and left before the firm was alerted by phone.
Mrs McKinley objects to the proposed Hotel McKinley name for a 150000 dollar Canton project. Austin Lynch, her counsel, has been instructed to urge a change and may pursue legal action or seek a perpetual injunction if talks fail. The Canton company announced the plans Friday.
Rich ard Harding Davis, the author and editor, visited Chicago's downtown and levee to probe whether his old friend James Patterson suffered mistreatment after a life changing accident. Paralyzed from the waist, Patterson had fallen from a Clark street saloon window six weeks earlier. Davis questioned hospitals, doctors, and nurses in disguise, seeking fact over fanciful grievances.
Rochester report says Julia White lay in a coffin at her parents home for 17 days. The undertaker used no embalming fluid yet the body appears unusually lifelike. Miss White feared burial alive and told her father at Gaines Village that burial should wait until death was certain.
Judge W J Paterson orders six professional beggars held on bread and water for ten days. Each commit is written with the phrase bread and water as a warning against remaining in the city. The judge vows to repeat the dose if they return, and urges them to leave town.
The working men's library in Muncie will shut on February 9 due to funds shortfalls. A large collection of books will be stored. Andrew Carnegie helped establish the library two years ago with a $500 donation.
The Charles ton Indiana G A R post reports burials of two Revolutionary soldiers, twenty two from the War of 1812, six from an early-century Indian war, ten from the Mexican War, fifty five from the Civil War, and two Confederate soldiers. In Marion, glass workers at the Marion window glass factory withdrew from the new Local 300 led by J L Denny and affiliated with the old Local 0 headed by Simon Burns.
Philadelphia report says P A B Widener will host one of America's grand banquets at his Ashbourne country house on February 5 with J P Morgan as chief guest. Invitations are expected for August Belmont C Oliver Iselin Herman Oelrichs Charles M Schwab Wm C Whitney and other leading figures tied to Widener's steel and traction interests.
Eastern papers chase a possible engagement between wireless pioneer Signor Marconi and Miss Josephine Holman of Indianapolis. Rumors center on a Canadian dinner party incident with Miss Lulu Gaser and her company, an awkward bill dispute, and Holman’s embarrassment. A passing scene at New York harbor involves a pretty young woman waving a handkerchief as Marconi sailed.
In Rome on January 24 the pope announced a 1,000,000 franc Catholic propaganda effort for Greece and Turkey to foster church union. Plans include Catholic seminaries in Constantinople, Salonika and Smyrna with commercial courses to attract youths, to be taught by French monks expelled from France. The Greek government opposes seminarys in Athens, while the sultan considers the pope's request for Turkish locations.
Elwood Indiana January 24 Constable James Keaton of Pipecreek township has vanished since Monday afternoon. He left with his horse and buggy and has not been seen since.
A removal notice lists Quong Lee and Co. moving from 212 E New York to 152 N Delaware in Indiana Dental College Building, with ads for tea groceries and Chinese goods. The page also contains multiple real estate and rental notices, sales offers, and housing listings by Binford Mendenhall and others, plus loan ads and job requests, all reflecting an active classified section.
A compact listing of train routes and accommodations includes Anderton accom and Union City accom in New York and Boston routes to Fort Wayne. It mentions St Louis and Chicago services, Lafayette and Cincinnati connections, and various express and limited trains with corresponding accommodations and routes.
Fragmented timetable shows multiple departure messages from Philadelphia and neighboring stations. Entries list trains to Baltimore Washington Chicago Vincennes Columbus Louisville and Martinsville with assorted times and connections, including Martinsville and Richmond excursions.
Train times show departures and connections among St. Louis and Western lines with services to Effingham and multiple destinations. Times include morning 6:45 am, 7:20 am, 12:15 pm, 9:30 pm, 2:00 pm, and 11:20 pm with connections at T H St. Louis and West.
Fragmentary schedule notes show trains to Chicago and Michigan with times around afternoon and early evening. Mentions include Detriot and Chicago lines, various express and passenger services, intercity movements, and a Monon carriage.
An OCR style snippet lists Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Toledo and Chicago rail services with various times. It notes express, fast mail, limited, and through trains with arrival and departure times, including Toledo, Detroit, and St. Louis connections. The fragmentary data highlights timetable details rather than a narrative event.
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