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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1900
Page
6
Detective Mitchel pieces together a sprawling murder tale linking Matthew Mora to a cribbed foundling case, a graveyard child, and the Valley Lily, as Preacher Jim and the cast reveal secret marriages, disguises, and a daring ruse that outsmarts a pursuing detective.
The essay describes Israel Zangwill's observations of New York Brooklyn and Boston ghettos, contrasting American Jewish life with European ghettos. It notes philanthropy education clubs and civic engagement improving prospects, with a planned educational alliance in Brownsville offering classes clubs a gymnasium and cultural activities.
Mr Mitchel recounts the Matthew Mora will discovery and a theory that the bloodstained document could expose the murderer. He shows the blood on one side of the will and explains the culprit wore a plaid suit beneath his own clothes, the blood soaking through and staining the pocket. To be continued.
General Buller telegraphs from Natal on Thursday evening that Ladysmith is now free from major enemy forces except for a small rear guard north of the Surprise Hill. The garrison is reduced to a half pound of meat daily and is subsisting on horses and mules, with nursing needed before field duty.
A compiled list details pensions for numerous individuals across Indiana, including original grants for William E. Brewster Owensville $8 and James O. Leek Terre Haute $10, increases and restorations for several claimants in Marion Grant Noblesville and Indianapolis, and special accrued amounts for widows Nancy Caborn Evansville Katherine Miller Sellersburg Sarah A Myrick Princeton Ann Walls Martinsville and James O Leek.
William Baker of Fortville and Ed mund B Ball of Muncie patent a glass blowing and pressing machine. Benjamin C of Evansville patents non puncture and speeding attachment for pneumatic tires. Sentencey Gastman of Indianapolis calk attachment for horseshoes. Claf N Guldin of Fort Wayne pipe valve connection for water gas apparatus. Joseph W Harrison of Converse apparatus for casting metal. Rufus G Marcy of Bluffton roller bearing for wind mill shaft. Edward Roberts Brownsburg tension pieces. Isham Sedgewick Richmond windmill for engine. William Smith Evansville boiler. Otto Stechhan Indianapolis wrench.
Advert says Diphtheria relief is achieved in twenty minutes using Dr Thomas Eclectic OL. Claims the remedy acts rapidly and is available at any drug store.
City officials unveil a plan for a plaza restaurant at Monument Place with management strict on operations. The announcement labels a focus on orderly dining spaces and coordinated access, signaling a tentative schedule for approvals.
Two miners died and two were recovered from the Iron Mountain mine cave near Redding California on Thursday. Names listed include J Oats and A Cavanagh. Rescuers worked in two shifts under pressure while four men remained entombed and could be heard tapping on the walls.
Chicago report states Edward S. Dreyer, former banker and treasurer of the West Park board, was found guilty for a second time of withholding 316.06 dollars from the board in 1896. Jury fixed punishment as imprisonment in the penitentiary.
Arthur Bame of Philadelphia suffocated in a Thursday fire. In New England four thousand union granite cutters quit work on Thursday demanding higher wages for an eight hour day.
Mrs Harriet Evans of Hinsdale TI writes that One Minute Cough Cure relieves her children from croup at once and she would not feel safe without it. The product quickly cures coughs colds grippe and all throat and lung diseases sold by all druggists.
A fall menu announces a daily business lunch for 108 served from 10 a m to 2 p m on Monday through Friday. A ladies lunch is offered on the second floor at Ormonde located at 16 W Pearl Street.
An old city laundry listing titled Do Not Forget the Old Reliable Union Co operative Laundry appears with a contact phone number 1269 in the ad header. The fragmented notice emphasizes local services and a single phone entry.
Local advertisement for a sample-room and cafe restaurant named Fire Kitz located at 17 East Court Street. Business lunch offerings described as the finest Chicago Blyle, served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with emphasis on midday dining.
A man near the stock exchange raised a red flag and delivered an anti war speech. The crowd reacted violently nearly killing him before dispersing. Advertisements claim Dr Bull's Cough Syrup cures a cough quickly and that Merchant's Restaurant at 50 N 11 is open day and night offering first class service.
A dated roster lists routes, car types, and service hours for Pennsylvania Lines and partner connections. It includes daily, sleeper, parlor, chair, and dining options with station ticket offices at Philadelphia and New York, Baltimore, and other hubs. Operating times show varied departures and arrivals across Colum., Richmond, Dayton, Pittsburg, Logansport, and more with several Sunday constraints noted.
An OCR readout lists times and routes for T H and St L lines with West Effingham connections. Entries show morning and afternoon departures and symbols that suggest abbreviated train legs, including fast mail and westbound routes.
Fragmentary timetable notes show routes Tol and Mich City, Peru and Plymptac, Toledo connections, with times 7.00 am 2.40 pm and 1.20 pm 6.10 pm, plus 7.00 pm 10.20 am Peru schedules. The entry records mixed departure and arrival marks without complete context.
A historical timetable lists several rail lines with arrival and departure times. Cleveland Line, Benton Harbor Line, St. Louis Line, Chicago Line, Cincinnati Line, Equiria Line, and Springfield and Columbus Line show morning departures around 6 to 7 am and various return trips through the afternoon and evening. Names like Union City, Knick bk’r, Greensburg, and Peoria appear among the route notes.
Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton Railway lists schedules from 15 W Washington St Cincinnati. Express to Cin and Detroit departs early morning and late evening with Cin to Dayton and Toledo connections. Times include 4 45 pm 3 29 pm and 7 07 pm 7 50 pm with various transfers.
Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville Railway timetable lists night and express services from 23 W. Washington Chicago with multiple connections. Notable trains include an early morning Chicago night express and a later vestibule service, plus lines to Cincinnati, Peru, Toledo, Deg St. Louis, and Tuscola area with assorted departure and arrival times.
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