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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1902
Page
2
An advertisement urges readers to request a postal for one of Dr. Shoop’s books on health topics and to try Restorative with six bottles. It claims a 39 of 40 cure rate and offers a money back option if no improvement, citing widespread acceptance and urging contact via Box 583 Racine Wisconsin.
Washington January 27 The drive to push the Schley case in the House loses steam as committee hostility blocks resolutions. Watson of Indiana chairs the naval affairs subcommittee while Wheeler of Kentucky remains the lone outspoken Schley supporter reluctant to press action before a presidential decision.
Judge Baker dismisses the Baltimore and Ohio motion to dismiss the suit against the Wabash, holding no jurisdiction and that the case must await the higher court’s decision. An injunction had blocked crossing work at Auburn, but workers and allies clashed as each side destroyed the other’s progress, though no violence occurred. The matter remains before the circuit court of appeals.
Jan 27 193? angry audience rioted after Pye Tsung failed to meet expectations at Sun day night in a Chinese theater. Objects were hurled at the stage. Police dispersed the crowd and jailed the ringleaders.
In Plattsburg Missouri on January 27 Mrs Adie Richardson was found not guilty of murdering her husband after a 35 minute jury deliberation. Stewart Fife a young man faces a separate charge of complicity and is jailed awaiting trial. Post office plans for a new federal building will be public by February 4 with supervising architect ready by February 1.
Washington reports 1901 set a record with 27 378 patents issued the largest annual output in the office history. Trade mark prints and labels registrations reached 2965 and cash receipts totaled 1 449 398 16 with a 152 012 52 surplus. New York led with 4098 patents followed by Pennsylvania Illinois and Massachusetts. Foreign country patents favored Germany with 1045. The commissioner calls for more staff and facilities.
A northern Indiana filing lists the Wayne and Goshen railway company capitalized at 120000 with directors from St. Louis and Goshen to connect Wayne and Goshen. Other incorporations include Marion Heights Land Company in Indianapolis at 14200, H A Chamberlain Medicine Company in Elkhart at 12000, Montpelier Cup and Metal Works at 30000, and Briggs Lumber Company in Terre Haute at 220000.
A Broad Ripple street car on Sunday forenoon tipped forward after a bar under the motor broke. Conductor ER Dugan was cut and bruised but not seriously injured. Motorman J Compton escaped serious harm, narrowly evading a plunge through the front window.
Tremont Temple in Boston weighs a change as Rev. T. J. Villers is absent from the pulpit on a trial sermon day at the Tremont temple. The First Baptist church awaits Villers return to explain, while a candidate list includes Rev. Carter Helms Jones of Louisville.
Ogden Utah January 27 Mayor William Glasmann proposes turning firefighters into truck gardeners as the season opens. Firemen would hoe plant and harvest crops on vacant city property near stations to fund the city treasury. They would also handle sanitary inspection and clerical tasks across departments.
Astrology for Sunday January 26 warns those born today will be very unlucky in business matters and untidy, hindering associates. Astrology for Monday January 27 notes those born today will never stay lucky for long, remain unsettled and avoid sticking to anything.
James Fultz of 1537 Nevada Street was seriously injured Monday morning after falling on an icy pavement. Doctors reported a skull fracture at the base of the brain. He has long worked as a flagman at the Delaware crossing of the Union Railway tracks.
Britons captured 36 Boers and Gen Vison one of Botha's lieutenants has fallen to the British. A Fort Worth wreck killed two stockmen. An ambush in Luzon killed William Hosier. Prince Henry parades in New York. Taft denies concentration camps in the Philippines. De Kalb Til public school burned. all children saved. Charles Harris and Henry James fatally shot. prison escape attempts at Fort Smith jail. Jailer wounded. Fred Nasack killed by a train. August Nasack injured. Mount Athos monastery burned. nine monks died. damage $400,000.
The list records multiple births with parent names and addresses including G and Lizzie Goins, Charles and Maud Burdsal, and several others with child sex noted. It also catalogs a series of deaths across conditions such as pneumonia bronchitis consumption Bright's disease and endocarditis with ages and street addresses. Marriages are listed: Alphonse Eberhardt with Della Solenberz, Luke McNulty with Luna Clark, James Kemp with Emma D Rouse.
D H Robey on Washington Street near insane hospital adds a blacksmith shop valued at 300 dollars. W H Schmidt on Pine Street near Vermont Street adds a frame house valued at 600 dollars. Sarah Caylor on Olney Street near Twenty sixth Street adds a frame house valued at 600 dollars. FB F Rodgers on East Washington Street adds a three story brick factory and warehouse. American can company at SMerfidian Street and the Belt road adds an addition valued at 2000 dollars. P Finkman at 329 West South Street adds a shed valued at 10 dollars.
Local voters rally behind Lew Shank as the preferred Republican candidate in Marion County. Supporters praise his record and leadership while opposing the current nomination challenger.
The United Mine Workers wrap up a week long convention in Indianapolis with plans for a three day extension. A joint conference with western state operators will begin Thursday and Iowa's inclusion remains debated. A wage scale report is due Tuesday and executive sessions have been unusually limited. Delegates anticipate strikes if operators fail to engage while Indiana and West Virginia miners face funding burdens and potential attendance questions.
Heavy selling of May oats sparked a panic as traders aimed to break James Patten's large long by hammering the price from 44 to 39 percent. Patten's brokers steadied the market, and prices rebounded to 43 percent.
In Suffolk James Berkina was seized by masked youths jealous of a teacher's attention. They gagged him and bound him, trimming his eyes mouth and ears with plaster. Two members of the group later released Berkina after returning to town.
Fort Wayne report states Chick Stahl refused to sign an affidavit on Monday regarding the assault and battery with intent to murder by shooting involving Lulu Ortman. Ortman was dismissed from custody after being jailed overnight.
Barbourville West Virginia mud river boom broke Monday. It held thousands of logs and ties that floated into the Guyan as rivers in the area rose rapidly from heavy rain Sunday night.
In the miners convention the Iowa resolution to join next year's joint conference was sent to scale committees. Most miners favor admission but doubt the union is ready to push it now. Iowa's rep John Reese disputed reports that Vice-president Lewis opposed admission. The resolution ties admission to operators agreeing to join next year and to a conference including all states with 50 percent of coal output.
Herbert D. Bennett president of the American District Telegraph Company died at his Columbus home Monday morning following heart trouble and other complications.
Crawfordsville Indiana reports the Big Four railroad will construct a stone passenger station in the city this year with an estimated cost of 20000 dollars. The project signals growth for the town and ties to regional rail development.
Nathan Milhollin aged 74 of Wheeling died. Ichabod Nichols, a soldier, listed in Pennville. J. K. Faussett, 77, of Fortville, died of cancer. Hezekiah Denny, 49, a Portland businessman. Mrs. Harvey Julian, 89, found dead in bed by her husband in Union City.
In Indiana reports Mrs. W H M Cooper of Muncie dies of cancer. Elkhart residents plan a $40000 investment in an Alaska mine. A Diamond glass plant tank at Marivur burst causing 435000 in damage. Samuel Phares of Tipton county is violently insane over his father’s death. D A Woods of Kokomo suffers a stroke. Mortimer Chase, claiming Indianapolis, is jailed in Fort Wayne for forgery. Thieves steal around 10000 from Judge W H Martin and Alva Crisler in Bedford. Walter Warne and Myrtle Ballou of Elwood fall from a buggy during a race. arm and head injuries. Administrator of Frank Gooden’s Terre Haute estate sues American Car and Foundry Co for 10000. Four men seek appointment to succeed Judge Gillett in Hammond. candidates include M C Mahon Crown Point W S Reiter Knotts Hammond and Grant Crumpacker Valparaiso.
A compact plea styled ad offers a ten cent house deal and a ten word real estate notice in THE SUN.
Philip Burkle, a wealthy Otterbein area farmer, died suddenly of apoplexy in his barnyard on Saturday. His family found him with his face and hands severely mauled, hogs having eaten flesh after the incident.
Gov. Taft of the Philippines arrives in Cincinnati with his family. He declines comments and goes home. Receptions planned for him are postponed due to the sudden death of Mrs. John W. Herron, Taft's mother in law. He will travel to Washington on Tuesday.
Anderson Indiana January 27 Mrs Bell ma Arms married for the ninth time Saturday night She has eight divorces in Indiana courts Husband No 9 is Noah Hoop 30 of Elwood
A newspaper snippet lists the slogan for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets at 25 cents and promotes Baldwin's Music Store advertising factory price pianos this month, reflecting typical midcentury consumer promos.
An antique advert announces a ten cent share at a Phoenix barber shop located at 158 East Market Street with white barbers and attentive service. Also promoted is Dr. W B Craig veterinary surgeon offering dog treatment from Wood's Stable with telephone contact. A separate item highlights Loose Leaf Price Book Covers by WM Burford of Indianapolis.
An old advertisement touts Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup for teething children. It claims to soften gums ease ailment and cure wind colic and diarrhea. Price twenty five cents per bottle.
A Sun feature outlines affordable home loans and payment plans. It discusses a range of housing options, financing terms, and guidance for buyers on managing monthly installments and securing favorable rates.
Michael Sweeney, in charge of a Pittsburg and West Western railway shanty near Girard, was bound and robbed of his Saturday pay before assailants set the shanty ablaze. A passing crew heard cries, attempted rescue but failed. Detectives pursue leads as engineers burned trying to aid. Sweeney, 29 or 30, recently moved from Columbus, was not well known locally.
Thomas Tucker, 19, colored, cut Mary Beall’s throat in White Girl neighborhood Parkersburg West Virginia. He then shot at himself and cut his throat with the same razor. Jealousy motive alleged. Mary Beall, age 3, is white. Tucker to recover.
W G Nevins died of heart failure at his home on Sunday aged 47. He was general manager of the Santa Fe lines west of Albuquerque and well known in railroad circles. Also notes a pestilent plague line and a Dean's Ointment advertisement offering 50 cents at drug stores.
The Sun announces a cheap classified option selling a piano for fifteen cents with a ten word advertisement for three days under miscellaneous for sale.
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