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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1902
Page
6
An ad claims Scott's Emulsion helps consumptives gain weight and reduce coughing, noting it may affect the lungs though the exact action is a mystery. It urges readers to send for a free sample from Scott & Bowne, chemists, 409 Pearl Street N.
From Montreal Consul reports an agreement between Canada and Signor Marconi creating wireless telegraphy links between Canada and England. Canada will contribute 80000 for a Nova Scotia station and grant subsidies, while Marconi’s firm will charge up to ten cents a word for general dispatches and five cents for press messages. The company will use Canadian equipment where possible and allow government stations to be built for life saving purposes.
Dr. Robert E. Gray faces murder charges in Chicago over Erma Brown. The state says he and Brown registered as husband and wife at a hotel here and that her dying statement claimed he operated on her. Mrs. Mabel Howard, Brown’s sister, testified she bought an ounce of a drug and that Brown took it in three doses. The defense argues this statement should exonerate Gray.
St Louis March 19 A sensational development in the bribery case against former assemblyman John K Murrell occurred when he failed to appear Tuesday. Murrells $5 000 bond was forfeited and a capias issued for his arrest. The bond was signed by his brother E E Murrell.
Fort Worth Texas March 19. John Hearne shot and instantly killed a woman who collapsed and died upon learning that her husband had committed murder.
In New York on March 19 John W Gates testified as the hearing resumed in the Parks suit seeking an accounting of profits from forming the American Steel and Wire Company The case involves about 15 000 000 with Parks claiming he never received any share of profits
Detroit and Cleveland steamship City of Detroit sailed Tuesday morning with 75 passengers and a large freight load marking the earliest navigation between the ports in 13 years.
SPENCER Indiana March 19 a staff cor respondence reports talk of a railroad to reach coal mines via Patricksburg with possible extension from Evansville Indianapolis line. The new Commercial club aims to secure a terra cotta plant using local fire clay blue clay and stone deposits to spur permanent factory investment and population growth in Spencer population 2800.
In Flemingsburg Kentucky on March 19 Jake Adams and Julia McKenney were seriously injured when a horse bolted while en route to Maysville for a planned elopement. Adams had recently been acquitted in the murder case of Lander Barber at Grange City and McKenney was a key witness.
London March 13 Lord Kitchener in a war Office report says Commandants Emmett and Behren have been captured. Boer losses since March 10 include 1 killed seven wounded 158 captured and 126 surrendered. Commandant Celliers wounded after exposing 16 pounders in action near Methuen and Delarey.
Bedford Indiana editor John Johnson age fifty of the Bedford Democrat died Monday night from blood poisoning after a foot bruise. He endured three amputations but did not survive. Johnson served two terms in the Indiana house and was postmaster at Bedford during Cleveland's administration.
Mrs Theodore G Russell, who lived next door, died of heart failure while aiding in removing goods from a burning building. The home owned by G A Dugle was destroyed in the blaze on Monday afternoon in Rising Sun Indiana.
An advertisement claims Hyomei destroys germs causing colds throat and lung infections within hours. It describes using the inhaler for nasal and throat relief, warns croup germs cannot survive in its mist, and offers a money back guarantee with a five day free trial.
A man possibly Milton Quinn of 130 North New Jersey Street was found in a stairway on North Delaware Street Wednesday afternoon and taken to the City dispensary. A partially emptied bottle of laudanum and a book bearing the name were found on him. Dispensary doctors say he is badly intoxicated and may die. he is unconscious.
Pop Heikes led the Limited gun club tournament covering four events on Wednesday morning, sweeping three of his entries. Morning scores list Heikes among top shooters with 15 points leading in the first and second events and 15 in the third.
Washington March 19 Harry A Garfield elder son of the late president declines a civil service commission offer made to fill Wm. A Rodenburg's vacancy. The post will likely go to Jas R Garfield the younger son of the late President Garfield.
The Irvington town board’s safe, about $300 in cash, chairs and other furniture, and treasurer reports were received by the city controller on Wednesday afternoon. The controller believes the $800 cash on hand will cover current expenses due.
Paris reports that M. Santos-Dumont has accepted invitations to visit the exposition grounds as a guest and to arrange a dirigible balloon race in 1903. He expects to sail for America on April 4.
Edward Green, husband of Hetty Green the wealthiest American woman, died at his home in Bellows Falls Vermont on Wednesday after a long illness. He had been ill for some time.
Contractor H. A. Mansfield replaces gaveled sections of the KE Michigan street sewer with three rings of brick. Officials believe the rest of the sewer will not cave in and require further work.
CAPE TOWN reports Cecil Rhodes is holding his own but not improving. He passed a fair night with no detectable change in his condition Wednesday.
Broom Company Incorporated in Indianapolis with a $5,000 capitalization. Directors named are Frank R. Lay, A. H. Byfield, and H. C. Churchman. The filing occurred on a Wednesday afternoon.
The Indiana Hereford breeders association elected officers at its Tuesday state house gathering. President Clem Graves of Bunker Hill presided over the session with F. L. Studebaker of Warren as vice president and C. E. Amsden of Shelbyville as secretary and treasurer. The board of directors includes Frank Knayes of Attica, Walter Hadley of Dansville, and H. Watson of Edinburg.
The article promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as essential for digestive health and athletic conditioning. James J. Jeffries and Tom Sharkey attest to the tablets aiding digestion and stomach strength, with testimonials praising the product's safety and usefulness for both dyspeptics and healthy individuals.
The secretary of war issued an order assigning major generals Arthur MacArthur to the Department of the Lakes in Chicago and Brigadier General Fred Funston to the Department of the Colorado in Denver along with William A. Kobbe to the Department of Dakota in St. Paul. The changes take effect March 25.
Wm. Pridmore, 23, and his bride were bound over on horse stealing charges after a bridal trip from Rogersville to Abingdon. They confessed guilt with the bride insisting she shared equal guilt.
An unusually strong attraction headlines this year's Elks minstrels with a quartet: Homer Van Wie Samuel Adams Harry Murburger and Rebbert Paddock in the first part. The chorus features a large lineup of well known singers led by Grace Cunningham Ruby S Bus Selle Edra Burt Jean Byry Bessie Dean Helen Parmelee Emma Lizius Fannie Horning Nel lle McInney Mertie Harrison Elizabeth Harrison Alice Treat Florence Hassier Rose Scott Helen Kimble May Thurtle Harry Hunter N J Fleming Oscar Schilling H Reed H J McKinney H J Thomas Charles Green Charles H Guy Romney Wilson H T Schafer Charles Daugherty Frank Truitt Wm Edmonds and C H Tyler.
Samuel L. Campbell, 62, longtime bookbinder at the Hollenbeck press, drank strychnine with beer in Tron’s saloon Tuesday afternoon and was pronounced out of danger late Tuesday night after the incident.
The Earl of Kimberly, leader in the House of Lords, is dying after a period of illness in London.
The society column notes Miss Georgia Galvin will spend several months in New York studying music. Mrs. E. G. Cornelius hosted Meridian W C T U mothers meeting. Mrs. Martin W Mansfield plans a reception April 3 to unveil her daughter Mrs. Sampsell Waite Mansfield. Miss Minnie Scholz stages a Friday theater party for Miss Lillian Krauss, bride to be William Smock Allen. Fortnightly club marked seventeenth anniversary at Propylaeum. Samuel E. Morss spoke on French characteristics. Invitations soon issued for the Elma Woollen Wilbur Dark wedding next month. multiple entertainments planned for Miss Woollen.
A matron refuses peddler oranges at any price while joking he’s a bargain. The piece then shifts to Booth Tarkington and local politics, recounting his disgust with grafters, a buggy parade with Fred Joss, and cigars billed as 15-cent values provoking satire from campaign workers.
Rev Dr Washington Gladden of Columbus Ohio addressed Yale university theological students on social vices including the social evil gambling and drunkenness He urged united city action and proposed refuges for women and girls He criticized stock market gambling and the liquor trade advocating local option.
George H. Daniels adds a steamship bureau to the railroad passenger service. Captains Ingwersen and Schultze will meet all incoming transatlantic and major coastwise ships, arrange tickets, parlor and sleeping car space, and check baggage to final points. They will guide travelers to Grand Central and facilitate advance steamship tickets through Daniels.
Up-to-Date paper hangers outfits and tools offered by the Indianapolis Paint and Color Company at 240 248 Massachusetts Avenue. Seam rollers shears trimmers and dry and paste brushes promise budget savings for professionals.
A Cleveland young lady describes illness with nervous prostration and dyspepsia. After using Grape-Nuts with cream, she gains strength, gains weight from 115 to 130½ pounds in six weeks, and reports improved mental clarity and reading. The testimonial credits the diet for recovery.
An advertisement by Prof F J Kellogg of Battle Creek Michigan promises a free trial package of a home weight loss treatment. It claims rapid reduction of a big stomach and improved heart and lung comfort, with sealed packaging and directions. The copy urges readers to send name and address for immediate shipment and testimonials from cured individuals.
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