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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1901
Page
9
New York report states Henry M. Flagler has filed for divorce in Florida from his insane wife. She has been in a sanitarium near White Plains for three years and was deemed incurable after a decade of illness. Flagler funds her luxury with about $1,000 monthly, despite her fortune. He is a powerful Florida figure, owning banks railways and hotels.
The wheel workers union at Standard Wheel Works added 40 members in a Thursday meeting and claims about 90 percent of skilled workers are now unionized. Superintendent Bosler says 49 members did not join and that settlement is in his hands as the Terre Haute board will not intervene. The Machinists' union plans a special assessment to support strikers in the city. The national association faces fund shortages after the Toronto convention.
Public schools in Indianapolis shut Friday at noon and will reopen September 23. About 400 pupils from No 8 were reassigned to other buildings, with many moving to No 2 to wait for Shortridge annex. No 8 served mainly transients, reducing downtown needs as the business district expands. Flower Mission committee meets daily at 11 p.m. at Mrs. John L. Griffiths home to plan a new hospital for in curables and raise $5,000. The committee includes Mrs. Victor Hendricks, Mrs. D. F. Goodhart, Mrs. Arthur B. Grover, Mrs. Griffiths, and Miss Julia Moore.
Births list multiple couples with addresses and dates, noting gender and attending doctors. Deaths include Bessie Garnett and Halle Beckman with causes. The marriages line lists Joseph Bates and Anna Kritsch.
FE. W. Swartz repairs at 190 dollars on rear of 13 N Pine. South Park hand company at 617 Park Way Street dwelling 1000 dollars. South Park land company dwelling 56 Parkway Street 1000 dollars. Albert Brown corner 35th and Illinois Street frame house 1050 dollars. T Bassett 1404 Lexington Avenue porch 50 dollars. C Wimmer 917 Sheffield Avenue kitchen 5 dollars. Robert Seller Prospect and East Streets repairs 300 dollars. Herman E Martens sells two brick blocks on Illinois Street near Garden Street to the German American Building Association for 10500 dollars.
Classified snippet notes a wanted foreman on a brick yard with best references and an advertised for sale items including an Imperial bicycle and shingles. Also lists many for rent postings and easy loan ad with private offices.
The note lists train cars with abbreviations S Sleeper P V Parlor car C Chair car D Dining car and indicates 7 Excluding Sundays. It appears as part of a timetable snippet describing seating and dining options for rail service.
Schedule snippet lists trains on Vandalia line including St. Louis Limited and Western Express with departure times from early morning to evening. Notes speeds and connections to St Louis and Effingham areas appear, along with expected arrival times and a few abbreviations for lines and offices.
Scrambled OCR shows incomplete schedule notes for Todo Chicago and Michigan lines with times around 7.00am 9m and 12.20pm 7.30pm. Mentions Toledo and Mun Lat lines with scattered numbers. Unable to determine full services or entities from fragment.
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