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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1901
Page
3
A bustling August station scene shows crowds plagued by hay fever and catarrh. Advertisers claim devastating effects on work and family, urging purchases of Stuart’s Catarrh Tablets at 50 cents and offering free literature from F. A. Stuart Co. Marshall Michigan.
The Chicago and Alton Hummer passenger train struck a eastbound freight on a curve near Worton Missouri. Twenty are dead and twenty nine injured with bodies burned by escaping steam. Names include D W Hooker Syracuse NY and Lulu Rider Kentland IN among the identified victims. Conductor Bob Dinsmore reported the wreckage and telescoping of cars amid wrecked baggage and express cars.
World sees repentance in Bryan sidetracking and hints at honesty in tax justice. Sun urges bold use of freedom from restraint and warns against repackaging old principles as republican. Journal applauds dodge of long running issues and focus on present live problems.
Visitors Thursday night will enjoy a program featuring an illustrated gong titled Little room where baby used to sleep sung on George W. Gilder man with assistance from the Bonair quartet. The streetcar company will run cars every ten minutes to handle crowds.
A terrific storm swept Virginia North Carolina and Maryland coasts Wednesday night. Cape Henry recorded 45 mile an hour winds the fastest July velocity on record. Sailing vessels are believed to have suffered damage.
Judge Carter sustains Marion bond company employee request to inspect county treasurer books. The ruling allows access to financial records, affirming transparency in county accounting and oversight by the court.
At a Kokomo plate glass works Wednesday night a 122 by 190 inch sheet weighing 2200 pounds broke, showering five workers. The men suffered severe injuries to shoulders and arms and face the loss of limbs or death.
July reports place a sawdust bed near Walden at the Charles Dunn premises where Alice Cothrell's body was found in a cistern. Dell Reed the hired man and Marie Sampleton the house girl face intense questioning. Doctors postmortem findings withheld but seen as unfavourable to Dunn. Reed and Sampleton held as witnesses each on a $2,000 bond, not as accomplices.
Jno Snyder a pioneer stage driver for eastern Indiana died Wednesday night. As a boy he hauled stages between Pittsburg and Columbus and St. Louis and Vandalia. He helped build the Indiana Central railroad and the old National Pike. Snyder drove supplies from Cincinnati to Cambridge City and Dublin in the early forties and was an Odd Fellow for over 40 years.
In five minutes the jury found William Tharp guilty in the assault on Miss Aletha Puckett. Miss Puckett collapsed after testifying and was taken to a hospital. The report appears in the Muncie dispatch with related updates from Columbus on crop prices and old wheat stocks.
James Litherland a well known liquor dealer and Miss LoHa Meyer were secretly married in Terre Haute on Wednesday afternoon. Friends exposed the private ceremony, ending their plan to keep the marriage private.
In Bloomington Indiana on July 11 Superintendent Hunter of a local stone quarry reports a bantam hen hatched a covey of quails. The scene drew attention as the tiny birds emerged prompting curiosity about their future care and rearing.
In New Albany a theft of four prayer books from Hell Trinity Catholic church led to police detaining four boys under age seven who confessed one boy took the books but could not recall their fate. Ex City judge Charles Henderson of Elk Hart is cited for assault on Mrs Nellie Manning during a domestic dispute where Henderson intervened between Manning and his wife.
St Paul July 11 Cole Jim and Bob Younger were sent to the penitentiary for life for the Northfield bank robbery. Eight men were involved in the 1876 raid including Jesse James and Frank James. Cole and Jim are noted as highly educated prisoners while Bob died ten years ago.
Prices for Wheat, Corn and Oats by grade with freight and milling notes. Hay prices given for No 1 and No 2 timothy. Inspections list cars by grade and totals for Wheat Corn and Hay.
Wheat and corn futures show gains with July and September contracts rising. Butter cheese and eggs hold firm amid mixed livestock quotes as live poultry prices edge higher and turkeys gain marginally.
Tabernacle church trustees consider a novel plan to raise 15000 by securing 15 members to buy 1000 endowment policies from a New York insurer. If the men live 20 years the debt is funded. if they die, the church would receive 1000 on each life to apply to the debt. Some trustees back the idea while others caution.
The label claims the signature of E. W. Grove on every box certifies authenticity. The note stresses that this mark distinguishes genuine products from imitations in the market.
Special train departs Indianapotis at 7 a m Sunday July 14. Return train leaves Decatur at 6 29 p m. Fare listed as 1.00 and 1.0 per the schedule.
Tickets are on sale daily through September 10 for Colorado excursions via the Monon Route. Return limit valid until October 21. For details contact local ticket agents.
Augusta real estate agent Leonard F Verdery reports relief from catarrhal dyspepsia after using Peruna and Manalin, claiming to feel like a new person. Buckhead resident R M Baker also reports being cured after taking Peruna, praising it as the best catarrh medicine. The ad invites readers to write Dr Hartman at the Hartman Sanitarium for guidance.
Hogs and cattle receive broad price quotes at Indianapolis markets with 1 000 hogs and 300 cattle receipts. Prices span good to prime, light to heavy, and common to good classes, with varied weights and ranges. Fresh produce, eggs, hides, groceries, and meats noted alongside horse sale and jobbing trade details and general commodity prices.
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