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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1901
Page
6
James Hart of 624 Adelaide Street died at City Hospital at 2 p m Tuesday from heat prostration. He wandered from home Monday night, was found Tuesday morning with an injured hip, and did not regain consciousness after admission.
Undertakers propose altering funeral hours to early morning or late afternoon to avoid peak heat. Several horses suffered heat stress Monday, forcing the halt of some funeral processions to let equine teams recover.
The State board of health will hold a special meeting Monday to consider a tin plate mill’s permit to dump refuse into a stream. Secretary Harry will back the permit if the company dumps spent pickle into a pond and the refuse would be wash water. The board may also order quarantine for eruptive diseases such as smallpox when diagnosis is doubtful to curb misdiagnosis by physicians.
Wormsley Hope aged 19 fell four stories nearly 60 feet after striking Italian Pasqual Pasiego on the street. Neither was badly hurt. J A Smith a painter fell 80 feet from a railway trestle at Carrie blast furnace and landed on slag. he walked home.
St Louis reporters note 1 striker, 1. Prices rise as new men fill posts after the walkout. The Southern hotel workers strike after management refuses their demand for iced tea lemonade and ice cream. Uncle and Nephew in Bloody Duel in Winchester Kentucky.
Indiana prohibitionists from Indianapolis will ride a special Big Four train to Buffalo Tuesday at 8 p m for the party’s national convention on August 1 and 2. C E Newiin promotes new organizing tactics claiming the Prohis will build as strong a local structure as other parties. Mrs M D Hogan died at 4 36 a m Tuesday at 18 McKim Ave leaving a husband and several children Jerre Hogan of Denver and Michael Hogan of Louisville are en route home.
Victoria reports the Nell sighted a large passenger steamer apparently in flames near DAnda's island. The vessel vanished about an hour after the sighting.
Miss Ruby Lane with her mother and sister have taken rooms at the Taggart for the winter. Mr and Mrs Clark of Riverside host a surprise party for their niece Miss Hazel Thompson on Monday evening at their home.
El Reno reports say seven in ten will miss claims on the forthcoming opening of the Indian reservation. Hundreds rush to settle Aug. 7 amid extreme heat. No lodging, scant food, and many receive no medical care.
A report from Mexico City notes that federal troops captured a large force of rebel Mayas last week. The dispatch, dated July 2, states the operation dealt a significant blow to rebel resistance.
Gov. Allen delivered the official copy of the proclamation affirming free trade between Porto Rico and the United States. The document has been approved and signed by President McKinley and will be made public Thursday in Porto Rico and the United States.
Ww. E. English and wife stay at English's hotel in town from Scott county. They have been on their farm for some time.
An anxious man visits Building Inspector Bedell complaining of a dispute over a house plan. He asserts a flue was not in the approved plans, refuses to build it, and threatens to sue if pressed. He waits for another man to appear and say please.
The Menninger & Dressler Co. of Terre Haute with 5000 capital stock seeks to deal in liquors wines and cigars. The Quisiana art workshop of La Porte with 10000 capital stock to promote industrial arts and handicraft. The Elmgrove cemetery of Bluffton notes Hugh Dougherty as a director.
London July 23 Prof Koch of Berlin the discoverer of phthisis bacilli says bovine tuberculosis does not transmit to humans He will announce the finding at the international tuberculosis congress in session in London.
A Stockholm message to Lloyds reports that only three persons were killed when the oil ship Louise Adelaide blew up. The incident details remain sparse with no mention of survivors or causes.
The piece denounces excessive toil across work places and homes and promotes Dr. A W Chase’s Nerve Pills as a remedy to restore vitality and prevent exhaustion. It cites Mrs S W Marston of Indianapolis praising improved sleep appetite and strength after use and notes pills cost 50 cents a box from druggists or the Buffalo company.
Lose your appetite or lie awake at night no more. Hood's Sarsaparilla is pitched as the tonic you need. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething soothes the child gums and helps with wind colic and diarrhoea at twenty five cents a bottle.
Indiana Dental College advertises patient hours 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for all dental work. Stella Music Boxes and Carlin Lennox advertise deals at 5 to 9 E Market. A special L D W Ry train runs Sunday July 28 from Indianapolis 7 a.m. to Decatur 6:50 p.m. for $1.00 each way.
Tickets are on sale daily through Sept 10 for Colorado excursions on the Monon route with a final return limit of Oct 31. For details contact local ticket agents.
Travel ads describe five dollar Chicago round trips with multiple departure trains from Indianapolis and special excursions to Atlantic City Cape May and other coasts. A bank report from Capital National Bank and Merchants National Bank of Indianapolis lists assets loans deposits and reserve details as of July 15 1901 with sworn attestations by cashiers and notary public.
The Detroit and return fare is $7.60 with tickets selling July 23 24 and 25. Final return limit August 15. The fare is via the Chicago Milwaukee Detroit Railway and the Brotherhood St An drew meeting accounts noted.
A July meeting of leading figures in Mexico City outlined a two day festival for President Diaz's September birthday. The plan features elaborate fireworks and sports in a Roman style setting to mark the event.
Special fast train leaves Indianapolis at 7:00 p m returning from Dayton 5:50 p m Sunday July 28. Bargains in upright pianos at Baldwins Dr W B aig veterinary surgeon dogs treated office Wood s Stable Tel 1097.
Moscow reports a derailed troop train at Orenburg on Tuesday with eleven dead and twenty four injured. The narrative also recalls Milton Jones of Gecetingsville who suffered a farming accident when a pitchfork prong pierced his head and nose, risking death.
James W. Morris secretary of the Board of Monument Regents was found dead in his Chalfant room Tuesday evening. Dr J H Taylor says apoplexy caused death, likely early that morning. His wife was shot at home while Morris’ body was discovered after 4 pm. He was 57, Indianapolis born, Civil War veteran, charter member of Columbia marching club. Funeral at 9 am Thursday from Admiral Brown’s Woodruff Place home.
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