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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1902
Page
2
An advertisement touts Paine's Celery Compound as a cure for rheumatism neuralgia dyspepsia kidney troubles and persistent headaches. It promises renewed nerve vigor and pure blood with one or two bottles while warning against inferior imitations and noting Diamond Dyes for brighter colors.
Flora Indiana March 14 George Black owner of the Blue Goose saloon at Burlington plans to relocate his business next to Everman department store after failing to obtain a license. He vows to protect his new location by placing dynamite beneath the building to deter attackers amid previous dynamiting incidents and ongoing temperance opposition.
In Wichita Kansas Fred Schultz of Kansas City is indicted for fencing government land in Scott county. The case, seen as a test that could affect about 500 cattle men, centers on past drought driven land reversion and the cattlemen's claim to relinquishments they say they purchased. The dispute will play out in federal court and may influence western Kansas settlement policy.
The British field marshal Wolseley will sail for South Africa on Saturday aboard the Wilmercastle, claiming health and pleasure but expected to file a confidential report on conditions there upon his return. He will not supersede Lord Kitchener due to age, and his departure signals Cabinet doubts about progress in the war. In Amsterdam, Delarey frees Lord Methuen as part of a policy to counter British prison-treatment accusations.
SPIRITS MUNCIE IND March 14 The charges of obtaining money under false pre tens and grand larceny against Wm H Thompson a former Muncie business man were dismissed in the circuit court Thursday Thompson threatens to retaliate with a big damage suit Six months ago Charles Hawkins was charged with procuring 1000 from Miss Sarah Williams aged 52 on a promise of marriage He disappeared It was claimed Thompson was implicated Prosecutor Dearth says the suit was dismissed at the instigation of Miss Williams who claims Former judge C J Lotz deceased appeared to her at a seance and advised dismissal.
Mrs Florence Stout wife of Harry Stout shoe dealer died at home from heart trouble aged 32 leaving four children. Her sister Mrs William Harding died at Deaconess hospital the day earlier. Mrs Stout taught school before marriage seven years ago. Also dying were Mrs Amanda Ord who died after cancer operation in Deaconess hospital and Myrtle Marie Campbell13 daughter of farmer John Campbell who died Thursday. Funeral arrangements noted. Matthew Marooney2 of Indianapolis died Tuesday at Soldiers home Dayton now brought for burial. Fire in Lyman block Mount Vernon destroyed building. Rudolph Yocum13 perished and five others seriously burned with several others injured.
Edward Boyle a 21 year old plumbers assistant was swept a half mile through a city sewer then into the East River after a rope failed in a manhole He clutchs a scow marked No 18 and is rescued by the captain He asks for a cigarette five minutes after being pulled from the water and recalls praying with a mud filled mouth.
Warsaw, March 14. While on trial in Justice Siler's court Thursday, John Prince drew a small bottle of poison from his pocket and swallowed it. Doctors pumped it out. His sweetheart had accused him of assault.
A Brantford Ontario man attributes recovery from dyspepsia and near appendicitis to replacing white bread and cereals with Grape-Nuts. He reports improved digestion, vitality, weight, complexion, and mental clarity after adopting the food’s predigested starch formula and adopting moderation in diet.
Marion county Democrats select a delegate convention at Masonic hall with W. W. Spencer chosen chairman and Elliott Hooten as vice chairman. The meeting rejects primary, urges convention, relays barbed remarks about negroes, and forecasts a May convention with candidates awaiting Republican nomination.
A Kentucky pastor stages a whistle choir as his sermon denounces vocal and instrumental church music. In New Jersey a defendant faces a nuisance charge over a pack of howling hounds recorded by phonograph for neighbors. Chicago reports a plaintiff seeking an injunction over alleged family cruelty and control over her earnings amid parental pressure.
W. W. Reed, a wealthy landowner and oil operator, was walking along a public highway when a severe thunderstorm struck. An umbrella he carried was hit and destroyed, tearing his clothes to ribbons. Found in a nude condition, he was carried to a nearby farmhouse and recovered, though the report ends abruptly with uncertainty about his condition.
NEW ALBANY Ind March 14 Michael Morgan charged with murdering his 85 year old grandfather Hugrbin Morgan near Alton was acquitted in the Crawford circuit court at Eng lish Doctors said the old man died of natural causes and a prior scrap between them was noted.
A promotional line states the medicine name Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets must appear on every box of the genuine Cold and Grip Cure priced at 25 cents. The fragment reflects packaging and pricing language from a historical advertisement.
In New York on a Friday, Mrs. Alice Stover, 41, shot her husband John Stover, 47. Two bullets hit him one in the back of the head and one in the back. Mrs. Stover was arrested following the incident.
A brief ad notes Grove’s Quinine Tablets sold in a box marked 5B promising relief for cold symptoms. The readable fragment emphasizes an over the counter remedy popular in period advertisements.
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