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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1902
Page
6
In Knobnoster Missouri on June 19, two pupils Edith Van Lew aged 15 and Letha Jerney aged 16 clashed after a quarrel. Teacher Charles Ewing forced the girls to fight on the rostrum in class, with hair pulling and severe biting observed by others.
In Philadelphia on June 19 coroner Dugan heard evidence that a fatal burn came from a "practical joke" by Thomas Patrick aged 13 and John McCoy. Patrick confessed to setting oil soaked paper around August Deering’s tent and lighting it while McCoy fled. Deering, 42, died after being treated at Philadelphia hospital as police hunt McCoy. Patrick was committed to Seventh district custody and the inquest was continued for further investigation.
In Shelburne Falls Massachusetts an aquatic club formed around a fleet of coffin shaped boats built from wood and tin lined. The coffins recalled a local coffin manufactory that residents were invited to fund two years ago. The firm left town selling souvenirs of the first hand crafted boats for 25 cents each. A boat group emerged, the town’s first, to explore the nautical use of the coffins.
An elaborate funeral in Brussels for a cherished St Bernard dog featured a costly coffin and a procession led by the grieving owner. Two hundred workers attended, each allowed a final view through a glass panel before the burial in a garden grave. Afterward, the workers were told they could spend the rest of the day as they wished.
William G. Harrison, once a Philadelphia electrical worker, died in Baltimore from blood poisoning after a nail cuticle push and copper verdigris suspected to have worsened his condition. Manicurists warn that improper sterilization and damaged skin can lead to septic complications.
In Grand Rapids on June 19 landlord and tenant actions were filed against Christina Felte, an elderly, nearly deaf woman who pays 1.50 a month for upstairs rooms at 01 Firstst. The landlord cites noise from her prayers as driving out other tenants. Felte, a devout and prayerful person, is set for a hearing Saturday morning.
Cripple Creek attorney J Maurice Finn allegedly obtained an acquittal by presenting the skull of William Brooks, slain after a drunken brawl in the Dawson club, to the jury with surgical aid from Dr J W Sanders. The plan involved removing the skull, presenting it as the sole thread of defense, and convincing the court of his client’s innocence.
In Bluefield West Virginia on Tuesday night twelve pounds of dynamite and a pile of railroad ties were laid on the N and W tracks to derail a passenger train. The obstruction was found and removed by Wlagman Showman who faced gunfire, with a bullet penetrating his coat.
New York reports James J. Corbett will travel to San Francisco on July 4 to attend the Jeffries Fitzsimmons bout and challenge the winner, announcing his intent to fight the victor.
An Indianapolis reader and Mrs L M Powell report Dr A W Chase's Nerve Fills as the best tonic for nerves and general vitality. Powell says the pills steadied her mood, improved sleep, and revived her energy after nervous weakness.
Henry Carlie, arrested in Salisbury for intoxication, puzzled officers by remaining cheerful in his cell for two days. While searched, he had no flask. Observers then saw him insert a green tube through the grate, using a dandelion stem pipe connected to a bottle of whisky outside the window, aided by friends.
The public cannot know how much money candidates spent in the Marion and Morgan counties joint senatorial convention last week as no filing of accounts is required by state law for joint county affairs. In New York, June 19, Leslie & Minor sought an order from Justice Gaynor to compel Joseph L Watkins and his brother Lucius to appear in court in a foreclosure case after process servers failed to distinguish the twin clerks who work at the New York Building Loan Banking Company.
In a reminiscence, Indiana labor commissioner McCormack recalls negotiating with a jovial manufacturer who wanted wages paid biweekly. The law requires weekly pay, with possible exemptions. The quarrel centered on who decides payment frequency, and the employer quipped about state pay. McCormack replied that the law allows state discretion, highlighting the poke at his own role.
Advertisement claims a free at home treatment for sexual weakness and enlarged organs. It quotes testimonials about renewed vigor, confidentiality, and a free receipt sent to any man who asks by mail to Dr Knapp Medical Co Detroit Michigan.
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