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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1902
Page
2
Thos E Wood of Sacramento claims 30 year suffering ended by Pyramid Pile Cure after a single application. He describes a prior failed operation and near death before treatment. Drug Company advertises free book by mail and wide availability at all druggists.
L KILLED OSKALOOSA Ia Jan 25 Twenty one miners were killed by a dust explosion in Lost creek coal mine Friday afternoon The dead are Joe Gaspers Frank Gaspers Jim Stonal Sylvester Creighton Joe Berto Andy Pash Frank Secress John Martin John Biros Mike Hrana Jack Manley Mike Fox Jr Mike Fox Jr Boone Fish Russ Fish A B Crews Jack Elder Dave Walter Sam Humphrey Jim Humphrey and Alex Gray Eight others are perhaps fatally injured The cause is not known and property damage is about 10000 Nearly all were married and leave families in poor circumstances The mine had been in operation about a year
The council debates funding a pesthouse with sharp exchanges among members. Several Republicans oppose while others vote for an emergency appropriation. Key figures Moriarity, Berry, Meyers, Sourbier, and Haldeman are mentioned amid accusations and campaign talk.
The Commercial, Saturday reports Standard Oil plans to spend 25 to 30 million dollars on improvements. Much goes to Texas oil fields and Southern California expansion. The plan includes upgrading tank ships and cars, funded from earnings with no new stock. Dividends may be cut again to finance the program.
In Cleveland on January 25 Annie K. Taylor the barrel jumper from Niagara Falls appeared at the city outdoor relief office seeking charitable aid. Once hailed as a national heroine after her fall ride she found few spectators and her exhibition tour collapsed after a manager deserted her in Cincinnati. She was provided transportation to Buffalo.
In London experiments on Hesla’s high-frequency current are being pursued on a large scale to treat consumption. An elaborate apparatus creates 80,000 volts delivered in tiny amounts to avoid harm. The patient receives the current via a distant brush or hand grips, feeling nothing, while sparks fly when skin is touched by the attendant.
Ben F. Brown of New Castle Indiana, theater manager, is under arrest on charges of stealing $400 from James Craber treasurer of the De Onzo show at the Empire last week. He faces police court next Tuesday after an initial investigation tied him to the crime though Brown protests innocence.
Colonel Charles H Noble left for the Philippines with his family after serving two years as army recruiting officer. The Mroz case against the insanity trust for ten thousand dollars heads to the supreme court on appeal. Frederick J Scholz will lead the new Commercial Trust Company with L P Newby Knightstown Julius Martens and Charles C Fierce as officers. Dispatch from Kansas City reports the death of Miss Mary McGowan sister of Hugh McGowan Indianapolis street railway president from bronchitis and heart failure. Mr McGowan remains in Kansas City.
Birth announcements list several couples with addresses and newborns including boys and girls. Notable entries: B L Shirley and Susie Shirley at 2915 Massachusetts ave report a boy, J J Kelley at 728 Fayette st a boy, J and Lena Atherton on English ave a girl, and other pairs with varied street addresses and child sexes. A few couples also listed as having a newborn girl or boy. Death notices include Anna Hutchinson at Sixteenth and Illinois sts of pneumonia and Christine Gebhardt at 609 E McCarty st of heart trouble. Marriages recorded: John Sellars and Lottie Gilland, Jesse Miller and Augusta Bauer.
The fragment shows multiple property entries with names J. Bowers J. Harrison J. A. Barnard and street references Meridian and Twentyeth near Meridian streets, frame houses and prices ranging from 120 to 8000 dollars. The data is inconsistent and incomplete.
In Kokomo Indiana on Friday a soldier brother named Dawson Castor on leave from the Philippines rode a horse to the open grave after a cross country 8,000 mile journey. He did not know of his sister Alice Hutson’s illness but arrived just as her body was to be laid to rest and joined the last prayers.
Beverly former mayor Perry Cellier shipped six of Beverly's best cats to President Roosevelt to tackle White House rats. He called on locals to donate felines, noting over a hundred offered and selecting six with top records.
A sale advertisement lists fur scarfs and jackets with reduced prices on products like nutria, beaver, sable, mink, and prereduction items. Highlights include real beaver and sable offerings, cluster and natural fur pieces, and a black Persian lamb jacket, all discounted from higher prices. Strong emphasis on tail trimming and sizes, with sample price points and percent reductions.
Washington scene outlines weeks ahead with a $7,000,000 Indian appropriation and extended debating time. Moon and Curtis territorial bills, Cuban and Philippine matters, and a push to create a new department of commerce shape a busy agenda. Senate leaders plan daily hearings on the Philippine tariff with Lodge Culbertson Dubois Carmack and Teller guiding debate while Republicans anticipate quick passage.
Admiral Schley arrived in Chicago to a thunderous, hours long greeting. Crowds along Fifth Avenue to Jackson Boulevard roared with cheers while veterans and naval militia marched in his procession. He bowed and smiled, touched by the sight of Civil War veterans and schoolchildren, and was escorted to the Auditorium annex by a reception committee.
The Olympia, Admiral Dewey's flagship, is back in commission in Boston after extensive repairs since November 1899. The ship now gleams with a $400,000 refurbishment, including a new life sized figurehead of a heroic woman with an American eagle. A Manila Bay inscription plate spans the after bridge, and a memorial table on the forward turret bears Gridley's inscription.
A. W. Wills, Nashville postmaster, arrives in Washington to confer with President Roosevelt about charges investigated by the civil service commission accusing him of making political assessments during the recent presidential campaign.
Washington dispatch reports Rear-admiral William K. Van Reypan, head of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, retires after 40 years of service. He is succeeded by Dr. Presley M. Riney who will also hold rear-admiral rank.
An Indianapolis testimonial extols Dr. A W Chase's Nerve Pills as a gentle sleep aid. Mrs. D W Laflin says the medicine restored vitality after nervous, sleepless days and notes she bought it at Hyder's Drug Store. Package bears A W Chase signature.
E. W. Grove offers a fast remedy claim for grip with Laxative Bromo Quinine. Each box bears Grove’s signature, suggesting authenticity and trust in the relief offered.
WM B Burford of Indianapolis Indiana offers loose leaf price backs with perfectly flat opening in all sizes, promoting a practical business accessory for filing and pricing tasks.
In St Louis on Saturday Strothers, keeper of the Turkish bathhouse, fully confessed to killing A D Cooper the millionaire and bludgeoning him with a sledge hammer. Cooper was found head crushed and diamonds missing. Strothers was arrested after his confession. he had denied guilt until the weekend.
William A. Strother, a bathhouse attendant, admits to police chief Desmond that he killed Mr. Cooper with a sledge hammer to rob him, claiming Cooper had given him the diamonds first and that he hid them. He says after the blow he left the room, raised the alarm, and did not strike again.
It is believed District Attorney Jerome will seek grand jury indictments against several New York Central railroad officials following the coroner's jury verdict that the road's officials caused the tunnel disaster and loss of life. If found, charges likely manslaughter in the second degree with penalties up to 15 years, or a $1000 fine or both. Engineer J. M. Wisker of the colliding train was exonerated.
Volunteers gather Saturday as Armanas Knotts W G Reiter, T J Wood and W C Mee Mihan vie for the Lake county seat once held by John I Gillett. Gov Durbin appoints John B Murphy to succeed H M Frank on the metropolis police board. Also incorporated are Church of the Eternal Life Saving Association Anderson Dakota Sheep Company Baldwin Miller Jewelry Company with names and capitals.
Bertha Stanley, arriving from Indianapolis, showed small pox symptoms aboard an inter urban line. Health officer halted the car at Anderson, then at Muncie after fumigation ordered by Harry, secretary of the state board of health. Stanley said she boarded on New Jersey Street, Indianapolis, and was staying with Mrs Amelia Cook at 30 New Jersey Street. the house with six occupants is quarantined.
London reports Lady Cook formerly Tennessee Claflin intends to use part of her large income to open schools and conference halls for teaching her views and promoting practical charity. She aims to endow them if successful, believing she is fulfilling her deceased husband’s wishes and will teach that the human body is the temple of God to help people understand duties to themselves and their children.
Wilhite and Holloway advertise studio portraits at 237 N Pennsylvania St one block north of Denison Hotel offering children photographs on new pleasing lines for the next portrait session.
General Worth high grade cigar advertised as on sale at first class drug stores. Distributor listed as C. W. Kriel, with district parcel information noted as Distr . paro. 1, Distribu- in incomplete text.
Indiana Dental College located at Ss. W. Cor. Delaware and Chiosis accepts patients from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for all kinds of dental work.
A cobbled marketing note hints at a SUN Wanted Miscellaneous or For Sale Miscellaneous ad. The quirky line notes ten words over three days for a fifteen cent cost, implying a low budget insertion.
Washington January 25 The civil service commission has examined over 1400 applicants in the past two weeks for government classifieds, with exams now running at about 180 daily and expected to continue. Most roles pay around 1000 dollars annually, while Philippines stenographers and typewriters with Spanish knowledge earn 1200 to 1800 dollars for a two year term.
ST LOUIS MO Jan 25 The executive committee of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition recommends setting aside an area for concession features with them placed together amid ongoing deliberations and opposition. The street name for the midway remains undecided.
A daily family question becomes easy with Jell Q a quick dessert made by adding hot water and cooling no baking required flavors lemon orange raspberry and strawberry available at grocers priced ten cents
Boston report states Charles Desjardins & Co of Montreal ran a long smuggling scheme bringing furs into the United States. Col C J Smith, special treasury agent, says innocent buyers may lose furs or pay appraised value with duties to keep them. Seizures already made include furs invoiced as high as 350 each. Records show shipments sent to Boston New York Philadelphia Pittsburg Washington Baltimore Chicago St Louis Savannah Atlanta Cleveland Cincinnati and other places in Ohio Michigan and beyond.
Mrs O J Conrad, 26, of 1706 N Capitol Ave, died Friday after a brief illness. She was the only child of Mr and Mrs O B McIntyre, formerly of Remington, Indiana. Her mother perished last August in a runaway, and the shock is thought to have worsened Mrs Conrad’s health. She leaves a husband and a small child. Funeral at the house Sunday at 2 p.m. Interment Crown Hill.
Chicago January 25 Newell C Knight chief of police Evanston resigns after telling Mayor Patton beer and politics combined to thwart him He had volunteered to run the office without pay Knight a wealthy broker and says he must exit to allow others a chance to serve the city in justice to himself and Evanston
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