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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1901
Page
3
Fort Wayne crowds view Charles Dunn in jail on murder suspicions while a jailed pickpocket imitates a beard. Washington sees a divorce suit over a wife's affections. Reports from Anderson, Kokomo, and Putnam County note typhoid, domestic violence, and odd local tales including a delivery horse and a drowned performer. Social relief leaders announce new officers.
Jeffersonville Indiana July 16 escaped convict Kipplinger a Ripley County inmate who worked in the stables fled Sunday night and his escape was made public Tuesday Heat drove him to death by own action in the reformatory. Shoals Indiana July 16 John Ledgerwood a young farmer near Shoals was found beside a creek with throat cut and a pocket knife in his hand, authorities say he was overcome by heat last week.
Muncie Indiana July 15 A performer nicknamed White Prof Franze staged a snake eating show at a park A snake he held in his mouth bit him and he may die though he insists the reptile is not poisonous The incident drew panic and raised safety concerns about the act.
Mrs Anna M Matthews and Frederick Roberts postmaster at Annapolis were wed Monday after a long mail courtship. The couple had never met before the groom's arrival. In Incennes Indiana on July 16 Addison G Cross was beaten by neighbor Henry Lyons who intervened as Cross mistreated his wife.
Richmond Indiana July 16. Vernon C Bell is jailed on forgery charges and is also sought in Lockport New York for grand larceny. If he cannot be held here authorities in Lockport want him returned to stand trial.
Mrs. George Fendrick 52 of Vincennes died Monday night from heart disease. She was married to Vincennes’ chief and a prominent society figure.
Robert Gwin and Elizabeth Alton from prominent families eloped to Bicknell Monday night and were married.
Columbus forms militia in a local crisis. Laporte campaigns against dirty alleys continue. The Fort Wayne Sentinel endorses a state reformary for alcohol offenders. In Schuyler Zebley’s death after an accident near Bourbon. Weather brings heavy rain over Yorktown and Daleville. Electric fans in demand statewide. Muncie selects Jackson and Jefferson for a Carnegie library site. A Goshen infant suffers facial injury from a fallen bottle. Gas leaks in a Muncie sewer cause pedestrian caution. Shirley residents urge a larger depot. Perry Lewis near Charlottesville reports a bumper wheat crop. Huntington News Democrat stockholder Jonathan Whitelock wed in Kokomo. Private William E. English buried with honors in Portland. Edward Senfesty bound for Soldiers Home after failed suicide attempt. Statewide fathers petition with hammer
The Marion county medical society committee probing the insanity trust visited the City dispensary Monday. Dr. Frank Ferguson, chairman, says the inquiry will take time as several witnesses are out of town. The group will reconvene to release a public report when ready, noting the trust has been scared out of business and that the last inquest was June 28.
Michael Mering of Kiev, son in law of Russian finance minister, arrives in London and states tariff gaps with the United States are not worth quarrelling over. He denies Russia would join anti American schemes and emphasizes good trade with America. He notes Russia buys American machinery and values cordial relations.
In New York on a July day Michael Florintino 15 and Gabrielle Santora 16 drowned while swimming when Florintino embraced a would be rescuer. Santora's father leaped at an approaching train but was saved, his mother and Florentino's father both attempted to intervene. Police took charge of the distressed parents.
A light rain swept Kansas City and parts of Missouri and Kansas on Tuesday morning, easing the heat a touch and boosting crop prospects. The Weather Bureau reported a hot wave across the interior, with localized thunderstorms and scattered showers from Nebraska to the Dakotas and into the lower Ohio valley.
On July 11 in Asbury Park New Jersey Henry Kuhlke 33 son of a New York real estate man and Irene Meyers 19 of Philadelphia were introduced by friends on the boardwalk. Two hours later he proposed she accepted and they were married by Rev. Dr. Robert Blackford in Long Branch. Miss Meyers is the daughter of George L Meyers wholesale grocer of Philadelphia.
John Lister once of a wealthy Chicago family chooses a tramp life wandering the country. His father Joseph Lister, owner of a large Elston Avenue glue works, is valued over a million. John, 29, was jailed in Bridewell after failing to pay a $25 fine and attempting to steal a horse from Peter Rosenberg. He hopes for another chance to return to his family, but his father rejects further appeals.
Miss Jennie Sears, a popular school teacher in Madison county Arkansas, is revealed to be a man in disguise. He previously murdered in Texas seven years ago and had been living as a woman, with $3000 in cash found on arrest. Sears will be taken to Texas for trial.
Johnlexander Dowie, born in Australia, renounced his British allegiance and filed for naturalization in Waukegan, allowing Old Glory to fly above Zion City. He had long claimed he would remain a British subject but chose to become an American citizen, placing the U S flag atop the Zion lands.
The Shoemaker smoke consumer has been installed at the Indianapolis Light and Power plant for thorough trials by the business men's committee. One or two tests have pleased engineer reports, and four tests by inventor E J Shoemaker show success, while Bedell questions why the committee has not observed the tests.
A muddle in Spencer county arises from gravel road contracts made under the 1898 law as amended by 1895 revisions. The 1901 legislature repealed all existing laws and enacted a new measure, rendering contracts void. Other southern Indiana counties report the same error in road projects.
Welch and Jackson publish a pamphlet titled Afro-American Business Directory and Review. It includes a classified directory of Indianapolis colored businessmen, biographies of prominent individuals, and articles on the race's condition and future, plus a history of the Iron league.
Pittsburg Pa July 16 At the Amalgamated association headquarters it is said only one tin plate plant in the country is running at Monessen Pa The American steel hodp company has three plants running Duncanville O Monessen and the Clark mill Pittsburg Vandergrift Scottdale run full Leechburg Greenville and Apollo crippled The number of employees now out is placed at 74 000 The conference of steel trust officials in New York Tuesday is anxiously awaited President Shaffer held a conference with John Powell of the tin workers organization at Elwood Ind Powell said Elwood men would support the strike The prospects are that very soon the Monessen tin plate mill will be closed The amalgamated officers are fairly de-
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for blood poison and cancer, claiming it removes the poison in the blood, heals sores, and relieves pains. It offers a free trial and lists Dr. Gilam of Atlanta as originator, with sale noted in Indianapolis and a drugstore contact.
An ad touts Peruna as a remedy for tired and nervous women, claiming it prevents invalids and improves happiness. It says Peruna restores mucous membranes in the stomach and pelvic organs, correcting digestion and bodily functions in a normal way.
President Shaffer said he would not discuss arbitration for now and no call to mobilize workers has been made by the National and Federal steel companies. He expressed optimism for an early victory and noted widespread sympathetic telegrams offering aid from craftsmen nationwide.
At the Union Stock Yards Indianapolis on July 16 cattle receipts reached 1,000 with mixed quotations for steers and cows. Hogs receipts were 1,000 with prices for good to choice medium and mixed weights. Sheep receipts totaled 1,400 with quotas for good to choice and common to medium sheep.
Wheat edges firmer with No. 3 red and No. 2 red pricing around 64 to 64 4c per bushel and related milling freight. Corn holds steady with multiple white and yellow grades between 48 and 51 1 4c. Oats firm at 34 4 to 35 4c for common grades. Hay prices quoted for No. 1 and No. 2 timothy, and inspections detail car counts by grade for wheat corn and hay. totals indicate activity across several cars and lots.
Chicago commodities list shows July and September grain bids for corn wheat and oats with small gains and mixed provisional prices for pork lard ribs eggs butter cheese and dairy products. Interstate stock yards in Indianapolis report hog receipts around 1 400 and price quotations across good to common grades with rough ranges for pigs and various hog types.
A mix of Peruna testimonials from Miss A Brady and Mrs Fanny Klavadatscher praising the remedy for headache backache and pelvic catarrh. The page also lists drugstore and commodity prices for Kanawha lump coal coke foundry coke soft coal and assorted groceries and meats with unit prices and weights.
The Jobbing Trade lists prices for poultry, dairy, eggs, hides, coffee, sugars, flour, beans, molasses, rice, lead, woodware, twine, nuts, produce, and miscellaneous items. Highlights include turkey hens at 5c per lb, young toms 4c, fowls 7c, eggs 9c per dozen, butter 8c per lb, cheese varieties up to 24c, and assorted fruits and vegetables with regional crate and per-bushel pricing.
For sale or trade a complete two chair barber shop in good condition. Sell cheap or trade for a tot or horse and buggy. Stile & Miller located at 151 EB Market. Also wanted a good German barber to rent shop on Madison Ave for $10 per month and potential earnings of $10 to $3 a week. Stile & Miller. 151 EB Market.
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