Beautiful Fair Bank at Indianapolis Aims to Delight
A promotional piece extols Fair Bank as a year round beauty spot in Indianapolis. It details extensive plantings, a Northwestern entrance garden, a white and gold bandstand with 408 electric lights, and 1 200 lights overall. It notes nightly crowds of 1500 to 2000, a $3,000 two week band budget, and changes to the musical program. It previews Ostendorf’s Fair Bank Concert Band and mentions admission rising from a quarter to ten cents after June 21. It defends the venue against liquor and disorder, praises food service, and laments a nearby captive menagerie of foxes, pigeons, squirrels, and rabbits near the band stand.
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Nature
Fair Bank
Indianapolis
Ostendorf
Music House
Italy
Anarchists Held Her Prisoner in Tacoma Escape
Mrs L Levison of Kansas City and her son left for Kansas City after telling how she was held by anarchists for over a year in a sound-side settlement. She joined for a fortune and education but was forced to work from a $250 stake and finally escaped by a night rowboat drifting to Tacoma. She rejects anarchist principles.
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Mirs. Levison
Kansas City
Tacoma
Wash
Tree Orchestra Concert at Forest Park
A Tree orchestra concert will be given at Forest Park on Rural Street south of Washington Street, Sunday afternoon and evening.
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Forest Park
Rural St
Washington St
Eliza Meyers Suffers Bedclothes Lamp Mixup Incident
Mrs Eliza Meyers of 255 East Merrill Street mixed up her bedclothes and a lamp during a bed making incident on Saturday morning. Logs, 16.
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Eliza Meyers
E. Merrill Sr
Grand JURY Indicts 12 Rail Leaders Over Cotton Pool
A U S grand jury indicts 12 railroad executives and five railroads including Southern, Seaboard, Atlanta & West Point, Western & Atlantic, and Georgia for Sherman Act pooling of cotton rates in Atlanta. Charges include conspiracy to restrain commerce. potential fines up to 5000 dollars per count.
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Atlanta
S. E. Magill
The
Georgia Railroad
R. I. Cheatam
Seaboard Airline Railway
J. A. Sams
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway
S. F. Parrott
Southeastern Freight Associa
Thomas K. ‘Scott
A. G. Jackson
Georgia Railroad and Barking Company
Southern Railroad
Seaboard Airline
Atlanta & West Point
Western & Atlantic Railroad
Georgia Railroad Company
Henry Watterson Attacks Grover Cleveland in Courier-Journal
Louisville editor Henry Watterson criticizes Grover Cleveland in an editorial headlined A death head at the feast. He argues Cleveland harmed the Democratic Party with vanity and self interest, recalling past elections and the Homestead riot impact, and doubts his 1904 nomination.
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Louisville
Henry Watterson
Courier-Journal
Grover Cleveland
Tilden Club
Democratic Party
Cleveland
New York
Homestead
Tilden
Wasson’s to Expand into One of Nation’s Largest Stores
Wasson’s plans a major expansion adding 43,200 square feet and a seven story building on the Brosnan site. The Arcade will rise to four stories, main entrances shift to the Arcade, and the complex will feature electric elevators pneumatic tube cash service and automatic sprinklers. Several new departments will be added making the plant among the largest outside Chicago and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gentlemens' Furnishings
Brosnan
Wasson
Chicago
New York
Whitelaw Reid Refused Ride in Coronation Procession
London report says Whitelaw Reid, United States special envoy, objected to riding with Turkhan Pasha and a Frenchman in the coronation procession, as he was allotted a seat with his back to the horse. The lord chamberlain insisted on precedence rules and King Edward ordered Reid to have a separate carriage.
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Whitelaw Reid
London
United States
Voy
Turkhan Pasha
Tata
Reid
Edward
Paine's Celery Compound Promised to Restore Health
An advertisement extols Paine's Celery Compound as a powerful cure for nervous exhaustion and general debility in women. It claims to purify blood, strengthen nerves, improve sleep, and aid mothers with children. Testimonial from Mrs. Mary M. Myers of Baltimore Ohio lauds the remedy after doctor failures.
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Paine
Mary M. Myers
Baltimore
Ohio
MPs Refuse Court Dress at Coronation
London June 21 labor members of parliament will not attend the coronation if forced to wear knee breeches silk stockings and court attire. The king was informed and issued an order permitting morning dress instead.
Longest Day of Year Marks Summer Start Saturday
Saturday marked the longest day of the year with sunrise at 4 30 and sunset at 7 32, totaling 15 hours and two minutes of daylight. Twilight adds about two hours, and summer begins Saturday and lasts until September 21.
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Solo
Interurban Tax Debate Shapes Indianapolis Traffic Policy
At the city council contracts and franchise committee meeting, merchants urged abolition of the entrance toll on interurban cars to lower freight costs and attract terminal facilities. Charles L Badger touted Indianapolis as a rising distributing point if interurban business is fostered, while James L Keach cited low freight rates from Anderson and Toledo. McGowan suggested postponing further talk until owners regroup. Shelbyville and Lebanon franchises remained unaddressed.
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Charles 5L Badger
Indianapolis
United States
Indianapolis Street Railroad Company
James L. Keach
Union Traction Company
Anderson
Keach
Toledo
McGowan
Shelbyville
Lebanon
Dying man carried to Chicago derby journey ends in doubt
Salem Ind June 21 Col Sam Bryant owner of Proctor Knott and the American Derby, left Friday for Chicago to witness his last American Derby. He was carried from a carriage to a sleeper by two attendants. He appears as a corpse, voice barely a whisper, but says he would rather die in Chicago than at Churchill Downs and expects to die with his boots on.
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Salem
Ind
Sam Bryant
Proctor Knott
Chicago
Churchill Downs
Notionless Market Report Also Notes Weather Effect
Early Saturday trade slowed at the market due to cool weather and sun. Dealers cited scarcity and sun impact on crops, with high prices as onions and berries shift. Strawberries scarce near season end. two boxes cost 25 cents. Peas valued at 25 cents per half peck. new potatoes 30 to 35 cents per peck. Cherries 10 cents a box. raspberries 15 cents. blackberries 15 cents. gooseberries 10 cents.
Sunday Will Be Bright Weather Forecast
The weatherman predicts a bright Sunday with a pleasant day. Temperatures around today’s level, possibly a bit warmer in the afternoon and cooler Sunday morning, with 7 am reading 56 after a 52 earlier. A park day is likely, with comfortable conditions.
Planing mill strike ends with reinstatement plan
Planing mill workers called off their strike on Friday. All older employees will be returned to work at the Foster and Eldridge plants on Monday, and the Haglesfield plant will rehire as many as it can employ.
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Foster and Eldridge
Haglesfield
New Pest Killer Promises Safe, Quick Bed Bug Remedy
A new powder pesticide claims to kill bed bugs, fleas, roaches, ants, chicken and plant lice, flies, and more without harming humans or animals. Manufactured by Julius A. Haag of Haag's Liver Pills, sold at his drug store 112 N. Pennsylvania Street opposite the Grand Opera House, with most buyers preferring a 25 cent box.
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Julius A. Haag
Haag
Pennsylvania St
Grand Opera House
Girl Injured In Coconut Grinder Accident At Market
Sadie Burd, the daughter of the cocoanut grinder operator, badly mashed her finger Saturday morning at the market entrance when her finger was caught in the machine while scooping cocoanut. She received medical care from a doctor.
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Sadie Burd
Indianapolis Paint and Color Company Advertisement
This ad promotes using strictly pure paint and reliable painters for a handsome and durable job, citing ideal painting conditions and urging customers to hire the Indianapolis Paint and Color Company at 240 to 248 Massachusetts Avenue.
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Indianapolis Paint and Color Company
Massachusetts
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Freezing Sales Note
Advertisement notes that the genuine Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cost 35 cents and require the name to appear on every box for the Cold and Grip Cure. This reads as a product labeling and price claim from a historical postal or newspaper ad.
America's Summer Resorts Four-Track Series No 3
Readers curious about hot weather travel to lakes rivers and seashore areas in New York and New England learn what trips cost and how long they take. The notice promotes a free information series, distributed by George H. Daniels at Grand Central Station.
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New York
New England
America
George H. Daniels
New York Central
Hudson River Railroad
Grand Central Station
Coffee Sense: Prominent Woman Praises Postum as Health Choice
A St Paul woman endorses Postum Coffee over regular coffee citing sleeplessness and heart palpitations from coffee. She notes improved energy and health after switching and mentions some mix Postum with coffee for palate preference. She urges giving up ordinary coffee if family health is at issue and stresses health as a reward.
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St. Paul
Merchante Lunch 25c and various local ads
A collage of small ads and notices lists prices and services across Indianapolis. Merchante Lunch offered at 25 cents, dentist offices removed to room 244 in Newton Claypool Building, razor and barber supplies, J. E. Bodine Co. at 37 E Ohio, and ledgers with self locking backs. Several local shops named including C W Kriel, Main Cigar Store, and English Block. Also mentions Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup and a Lake Erie and Western R.R. schedule from Lima to St Marys with June 22 1902 departures.
Monon Route Excursion Rates to Western Resorts
The Monon Route announces daily excursion rates to Colorado Utah South Dakota Wisconsin and Minnesota resorts with a final limit of October 1. See local agents for details.
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Colorado
Utah
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Excursions from Indianapolis to Niagara Falls Lafayette and Vincennes
A set of early 20th century excursion offers lists trips from Indianapolis to Michigan City Niagara Falls and Lafayette and Frankfort with prices and departure times. A Vincennes return option includes a steamboat excursion to Fort Knox noted for visiting historic sites linked to Alice of Old Vincennes and Gen William Henry Harrison.
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Indianapolis
Vincennes
Alice
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Nighte
DR. Fenner
Fenner
G. Wagoner
Knobsville
Georgia
Mr. Cleveland
Ilden
Wasson’s
King
Labor
Council
Col. Bryant
Panama
Phipps and Atchinson
L.S. Ayres
Indiana
E. W. Grove
Tion
Try Merchante
Union Station
E. E. Reese
Newton Claypool Building
Razors
J. E. Bodine & Co
E. Ohio
WM. B. Burford
Bennett’s
Okey Burial Vault Co
Law
Henry Karstadt
Brill Dyeing and Cleaning Co
Maas.ave
N. Ili.st
C. W. Kriel
Monument Place
English Block
Wille
Indiana Dental College
G. W. Cor
Delaware and Chiets
Lake Erie & Western
R. R
Lima
St. Marys
Celina
Way Pointe
Decature
Rtunday
Ianapolis
MONON
Michigan City
Niagara Falls
Lafayette
Frankfort
Pennslvania Lines
Vincennes and
Union Painless Dentists
Fannie Borsener
E. St. Clair
Norz
UNION
Monument
Carlin & Lennox Music Store
Deutsch Tailoring Co
South Illinois Street
Cincinnati
Indianapolis Union Station
Danville, Ill
Danville
Terre Haute
Greencastle
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