This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 38 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1902
Page
6
The piece argues diet restriction is wrong for indigestion and promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure. It claims starved digestion harms organs and says tablets digest food independently, aiding nutrition. It cites Dr Hernandson and Dr Redwell recommending pepsin and diastase free from impurities and suitable for children.
In a Friday morning session Justice Harvey Stout heard a suit between Var teres B. Arpajain an Armenian and I B Mooshy a Persian of 218 N Meridian St over 25 dollars wages for three weeks of rug cleaning and repairs. Mooshy contends Arpajain only delivered a rug and loafed the rest, having been paid 25 cents for delivering. The judge took the case under advisement.
President calls Gov. Sanford B. Dole of Hawaii to Washington to discuss island political troubles and hear his defense before any administration change. Supporters in Hawaii welcome the in person consultation as the president weighs next steps.
John R. Davidson, western manager for a Philadelphia watch case firm, was killed in the Great Northern bathhouse on Thursday. His skull showed a fracture and the cause remains uncertain whether a blow caused it or a fall on marble. Friends lean to accident.
The Martineck Orme case reopened in police court Friday morning with a packed courtroom. Judge Stubbs vowed to hear every possible scrap of evidence on both sides before rendering a decision.
Commissions issued by the adjutant general name Albert E. Haigh of Madison as captain of Company F First Infantry and Charles C. Early of Union City as first lieutenant of Company I Second Infantry.
A small Brightwood engine house gathering Thursday night featured Republican candidates Harry Rouse Fred Shepard Al Womack Lew Shank Judge Alfore and Gurley Brewer the latter the colored orator speaking to supporters Brewer backed Ed Robison.
Washington reports Senator Foraker is recovering at home from a pleurisy attack. Officials say it is not dangerous but will keep him from the senate for several days.
The executive committee of the State board of agriculture visited the fair grounds Friday to inspect a plan for a half mile track inside the mile track. Ground would be leveled to serve as a drill field and athletic area, with possible gravelling. Work starts when frost ends.
Mayor Bookwalter warns against creating a pauper attorney for police court and raises budget concerns. He states it is not policy to increase expenses or hire new officers, stressing the need to secure funds before spending and to prioritize cost containment.
In Norfolk Virginia on Thursday night several street car wires were cut by strikers or sympathizers causing service disruption Friday. Miss Laura O'Neil was arrested for throwing snuff in an officer's eyes.
Louisa McMinimy, left by her husband John McMinimy, died after swallowing carbolic acid at her step daughter's home on North Street. She had previously attempted suicide by chloroform but was aided before it took effect. A Terre Haute origin and three surviving brothers are noted.
In New York on March 7, 15000 Metropolitan Street Railroad employees learned from President Vreeland that a new pension system for superannuated workers will take effect around July 1. Eligible staff aged 65 to 70 with 25 years of service will retire on company paid pensions, involuntarily or voluntarily.
Mrs. Mary Segmann of Castleton and Mrs. Anna Heechler of 1440 Collegeave were injured when a runaway horse bolted on College avenue Thursday afternoon. Segmann was thrown against a tele phone pole and injured seriously while Heechler also sustained injuries.
Grace Kendall nine was slain in a vacant Lake Charles house on Thursday afternoon. A deep throat wound was found and a machete barber is suspected. Officers swept the area and expect to arrest the suspect soon.
A Friday morning fire in Hudson New York swept through Dozenheim & Co dry goods W A VanTassel drug store R G Rays furniture Falks Grmegoods Sheldon Conands drygoods and Souths photograph gallery causing about 200000 dollars in losses.
Ten gamblers caught in Terrence Leppert's saloon on S Meridian by police pleaded guilty before Special Judge Condway on Friday morning. They were fined $5.00 and costs each, totaling $26 to be paid by each.
Ex councilman John Higgins remains at home and declares he will stay out of politics, focusing on business. He is still under the watch of the control board at Michigan City prison from which he was released last Thursday.
The dedication committee met in the governor's office on Friday afternoon to discuss plans for the monument ceremony.
In Muncie the C. Wachtell & Son hardware store and farm implement showroom suffered about 10000 in fire losses Thursday night, fully insured. In Dublin the Hatfield furniture factory and W B Smith residence burned, Cambridge City fire crews saving nearby homes, factory cost cited at 40000. Bishop block in Vincennes, owned by the Catholic diocese of Indianapolis, burned with losses totaling around 10000. insured for 6000 with individual losses listed for William Davidson Gardner and Son J C Wagner Racey Bratton Grocers.
Alvie and Celia Campbell 536 King Ave report a boy. Geore and Bettie Wilkes 215 W Illinois St report a girl. Tipton and Louise Sweany 909 Holmes Ave report a girl. Eliza Dupree 86 556 W Thirteenth St grip. Millie Thornton 62 706 Darnell St cerebral hemorrhage. Esther L Butler 15 1902 Howard St typhoid fever. Louis Balz 9 city Brights disease. Edward Harmon 17 Maywood consumption. Julia Judge 35 Deaconess hospital catarrh of stomach. Emma Brownstein 73 526 Eddy St old age. Gladys Wilkes city stillborn. Infant Smith 2144 Depot St premature. George Thothe 46 1514 Broadway grip. Marriages Hertsel Ball Florence Black Alvin H Abbott Bess Nichols Sylvester Rankins Mary Evans
A list of repair projects and building work with names and addresses. Entries include M P Anderson at Cedar street repairing for 100 dollars, Mrs Emma Kregelo Bellefontaine street repairs for 400, a frame house valued at 1800, N N Newmire Oxford street frame house 1158 pounds, A Bernd Cottage avenue frame at 3500, Herman Bornemeier Beecher street barn 150, Ada Baraman Bismarck avenue addition 100, L W Smith East street addition 626.
An election appeal from the Up-to-Date Paper Hangers outfit promotes Charles F. Baron for County Commissioner. The notice invites readers to visit Indianapolis Paint and Color Company at 240-248 Massachusetts Avenue for dry paste brushes seam rollers shears trimmers and related supplies.
New York March 7 Gates is distinctly bullish on Union Pacific. Look for Pennsylvania, B and O and R I to go higher. The market will be one of specialties with low priced stocks likely to sell at double their present values. Ohio crop report shows a 10 percent decline while Kansas is favorable.
A scanned ledger listing bids and issues for Indianapolis securities. Includes belts common and preferred, street railway bonds, various banks and financials, life, trust firms, utilities, storage, traction companies, and several 6 percent preferred stocks with corresponding interest figures.
Union Stockyards Indianapolis March 7 reports cattle receipts 800 with mixed quotes for steers and cows from good to prime export to common. Hogs receipts 4,000 with quotes from rough to good weights. sheep and lambs light offerings with fair to choice ranges. Interstate Stockyards Indianapolis March 7 shows hog receipts 200 with bids for good to choice heavy and medium hogs in a narrow band.
Cattle receipts reach 2000 with 600 Texans as prices rise across classes. Native steers 6.20 to 6.50, Texans 4.50 to 5.70, cows 3.25 to 5.70, stockers 3.25 to 4.75, calves 4.50 to 6.50. Hogs receipts 9000 with higher values. bulk 6.00 to 6.40, heavy 6.40 to 6.55, packers 6.10 to 6.45, medium 5.50 to 6.30, light 5.50 to 6.30, pigs 4.65 to 5.50. Sheep receipts 2600 steady. muttons 5.00 to 5.30, lambs 6.25 to 6.40, wethers 5.15 to 5.50, ewes 4.50 to 5.25.
East Buffalo market reports cattle receipts of 2 cars with steady price ranges from 5.50 to 8.25, hogs receipts of 30 cars with gains around 5 to 6.60, and sheep and lambs receipts of 45 cars with top lambs reaching 6.75 and top sheep to 5.35. Prices vary by class from heavy hogs to light hogs and stockers, with midrange values in between.
Chicago commodity futures show wheat and oats up modestly May and July deliveries. Provisions and eggs advance with pork and rib prices gaining. cheese commands mixed quotes. New York stock market opens strong with steel stocks in focus, Westinghouse up, copper steady, and major rails fluctuating. U.S. Steel and other large issues see varied moves as investors weigh Schwab policy and broader market signals.
New York March 7 market notes list Mess pork at 15.50 16.50 per unit, lard at 9.70, butter creamery 20 28c, imitation 17 21 1 2 c, dairy 16 25c, factory 15 20c. Cheese large 11 1 2 C, small 7 1 25 4 c. Tallow 6 1 2 c. Dressed poultry turkeys 8 16c, chickens 10 27c, fowls 8 1 2 c, ducks 3 1 2 c, geese 10 c.
Cincinnati market report lists cattle receipts 499 and hog receipts 1997 with steady sheep. shippers paid 5.00 to 6.00 for good to choice cattle, heifers 4.95 to 5.10, extra calves 7.00 to 7.25, packers 6.45 to 6.55, lights 5.70 to 6.10, pigs 4.40 to 5.65, extra wethers 5.25 to 5.50, and extra lambs 6.40 to 6.50.
Cattle receipts 2000. Prices range from 1.50 to 7.15 for various grades with steer and cow values listed. Hogs receipts 26000. Active trade with top at 6.55 and bulk 6.70 to 6.45, light to heavy packing prices shown. Sheep receipts 3000 with native and western lambs and carcass values noted.
Wheat steady No 2 red and No 3 red quoted around 80 to 88 cents with mill freight noted. Corn steady No 1 white at 63 and No 2 white at 63 to 64 cents. white mixed and yellow mixed also listed with varied values. Oats steady No 2 white around 46 cents, No 3 white about 45 cents. Hay steady No 1 timothy 12 to 12.50 dollars. No 2 timothy 11 to 19.50 dollars. Inspections list cars by grade and color with totals for corn hay and mixed lots.
Poultry and other produce prices paid by shippers. Hens and spring chickens 8c per lb old turkey hens 8c old toms 3c choice young turkeys 10c ducks 8c geese 54c per lb. Eyes Fr each lic. Cheese New York full cream 18c.
A historical market list notes prices for hides butter tallow and various grains and fruits. Highlights include Green salted hides No 1 cured at 14c per lb while No 2 calf raises 9c and No 2 calf 7c, tallow grades at 5c and 4c, flour with patent winter at 4.25 and straight winter around 3.90 to 4.00 per bag, bran at 20 to 21 per cwt, and assorted fruits vegetables and citrus with California navels at 3.00 to 3.25 and Florida oranges at 4.00 per box. Continuous line items cover onions cranberries celery apples beans honey and other staples with varied per unit pricing.
A catalog of meat cuts and pantry staples with prices and weights. Ham and bacon varieties list per pound or per barrel, plus sausage, fresh beef, oysters, clams, lobster, seafood, and assorted groceries. Alcohols and various chemicals priced by unit, with several items noted by origin or grade.
A damaged OCR fragment lists various drugs and chemicals with prices per ounce or unit. Entries include opium, quinine, soap, soda bicarbonate, Epsom salts, sulphur flour, iodide potassium, bromide potassium, chlorate potash, borax, cinchonidine, carbolic acid, and cocaine hydrochloride with noted prices such as $3.00 for opium and $41.59 for cocaine morphine salt per ounce.
A dense list of coffee grades and prices, sugars, syrups, beans, molasses, sauces, and canned goods. Includes multiple brands and regional varieties with unit prices per pound or per bag, plus coal and coke tonnage references and distribution notes.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.