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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1901
Page
3
Martin Hugg as defender for Christian Schildtmeyer and Prosecutor Ruckleshaus announce a plea deal allowing a guilty to manslaughter with a 2 to 210 year sentence. Schildtmeyer protests innocence, claiming he did not kill his wife and alleging possible robbery links. The case centers on killed wife in an outhouse after an evening at Cook Street.
Gen. MacArthur orders George T. Rice editor of the Daily Bulletin deported to the United States as a dangerous incendiary and menace to the military situation. Rice sails on the Pennsylvania Monday after reporting alleged excess pilotage and moorage fees by Lieut. Commander Braunersreuther. Rice, from Redwing Minnesota, earlier served with the Minnesota volunteers.
New Haven residents Joseph 34, Samuel 38, and Tiny Kreutler 24, three siblings, were committed to the insane asylum after a recent failure in a millinery business.
A divorce suit filed by Marjorie A. claims Harry G. Cox abandoned her. Separate items note financials and local incidents including a fire, a death, court matters, and governance updates across Indianapolis with multiple named individuals and buildings.
A promotional note urges readers to purchase Cascarets Candy Cathartic a laxative with pricing listed as 10c 2c and 5c at druggists. The ad emphasizes trying a box tonight and implies satisfaction.
Dispatches report that Creek Nation bands have stirred rebellion across the five nations with full bloods rising in fear. Federal marshal Bennett and Indian agent Schoenfelt swear in deputies as 600 armed Indians prepare to attack Bristow. Soldiers, more troops, and two companies of militia are ordered amid fears of rail line arsons.
In Muncie Indiana residents discovered that water from wells in a central cemetery were used for years. On Thursday workers Elmer Thompson and David Williamson unearthed a skeleton in a main street graveyard abandoned forty years ago. The find is linked to widespread illness and death historically believed caused by the cemetery wells.
Washington reports the river and harbor bill as a major log rolling measure with house expenditures over 60 million and senate amendments near 200 million. Critics allege Hanna and Frye use the bill to pressure subsidy legislation, given Frye’s chairmanship and Hanna’s senate commerce committee role.
Three thieves dynamited the Sneer Bros saloon safe in Andrews Indiana early Friday and fled on a handcar with $1,000. Two robbers were captured at North Manchester, they confessed, a third member remained at large.
Four hundred more Porto Ricans have reached Honolulu. Also reported are a Pike's peak silver vein opened by an Ohio mining firm and a copper discovery at Allendorf Germany.
A string of Indiana items reports robberies in Schnurr Bros saloon and other towns, smallpox quarantines in Michigan City, July 4 preparations in Logansport, and various suicides and dire acts. Notable others include a Cleveland man’s bond in a court case, a life sentence for a son’s killer, railway and mining damages, and local civic financial data.
John Lock, a farmer, was acquitted of murdering his granddaughter amid claims the child was buried alive. The teen daughter testified she is also his child with her father. The jury found Lock insane. Terre Haute reports a new steel plant deal worth 250000 dollars.
Indianapolis January market report lists onions cabbage celery and fruit prices by crate and per bushel, with dozens of items including cocoanuts cranberries apples lemons oranges navels pineapples and dates. It also covers meats lard hams bacon sausages pickled foods and canned vegetables with varied regional quotes and commodity grades.
The notice lists Good Golden Rio at 16c per pound, Best of 2-lb. tomato cans, 2 cans 10c per can OG Good sweet sugar corn four cans 2c per can, 3-lb. Best Golden pumpkin, 3 cans at 2c each, Fresno Dairy butter per pound, Cold Spring Creamery, STORES Wholesale dept. includes store numbers 5 7 9 11 N. Alabama at Tel. 1641.
A odorless tasteless remedy cures tobacco use and may be mixed with coffee or food. The free trial package, mailed prepaid, is available from Rogers' Drug and Chemical Co. in Cincinnati Ohio, promising relief for cigarette fiends and in homes with tobacco smoke and spittoons.
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