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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1904
Page
2
Secretary Grout of the charity organization says there is no suffering among the poor due to the flood. He asserts most affected families had enough money saved to tide them over such difficulties.
Street car service was resumed at 5 20 p m Monday after being out of business 24 hours. Soon after power was restored, the street cars began running regularly.
LITTLE ROCK Ark March 29 A Gainesville tornado killed six people two fatally injured and twenty seriously injured. Fifty houses were destroyed and many horses and cattle perished in the disaster. John J Cooper president of the United States encaustic tile company and A C Herris donated to the Technical Institute on Monday.
A health note touts Dextro Candies made from Post Sugar as a liver friendly alternative to cane and beet sugar candy. Marketed by Postum Cereal Co. Ltd, they are described as part of the fruit sugar group and suitable for children and adults with no adverse effects. Sold through druggists in compact packs.
In Chicago March, members of the rational Republican committee discussed zonal chairmanships with a western favorite for chairman and two regional chairmen, east and west. Chicago would host headquarters and Cornelius Bliss of New York was named to head finances. Chicago pledged 975,000 to cover convention expenses, while Senator Beveridge reportedly seeks the temporary convention chairmanship, with Congressman Cousins of Iowa as the other named candidate.
A tile pamphlet for the Southern Indiana teachers association meeting set for March 31 to April 2, issued by Bobbs Merrill. It includes information about Indians polls, dining and lodging tips, and a meeting directory. Lex Reilly, Joseph Reilly deny any plan for a major fight against the Hearst movement in Indiana.
Mrs W R Porter 58 of Peru possibly fatally burned as clothes ignited starting a stove. Purdue professor Robert Sample Miller died at parents home. Lafayette GOP convention Tuesday to name a congressional candidate. Damon Toner Sullivan County coal miner burned to death from a gasoline stove explosion. United Spring Axis plant Connersville nearly destroyed by fire. loss 401 0% to be rebuilt. Two men died Monday on Ona? One Jozeph HR Rees 59 Portland and Miss Anna Browning Middlepath, both from exposure or fright. Southern Indiana floods persist with rising White and Wabash rivers. Gin Township levee Sullivan County broke. risk of heavy corn loss.
News from New York reports heavy arrivals at Ellis Island with totals for several ships and vessels, noting a rising immigrant share this spring. The tally shows 31.2 percent for the period, with ships like La Gascenne and Regina Arena contributing, while authorities brace for further influxes. In Kentucky, a murder incident at a hotel describes L. C. Ford and Cain Polly discovered beside a corpse, both said to have been heavy drinkers.
An advertisement touts Zoa Phora as a universal remedy for women with a range of ailments including irregularities, pain, and fatigue. It cites testimonials from Mrs. M. Pair and others, promises free samples and a medical book, and claims doctors offer free advice. The product is marketed at $1.00 per bottle through Kalamazoo Michigan distributors.
Berlin March 9 Gen Letty Hor orek Ub a noted military writer and fighter fell into a canal near Oldenburg on Friday and drowned. A dozen witnesses saw the accident but made no effort to save him. Horbeck was famed for bravery in the Austro Russian and Franco German wars and wrote several authentic military works.
Hired a messenger to reach Miss Elsie Harmeyer at the Victoria hotel in Chicago after Nelvor Hastings of New York failed to get replies to letters and telegrams. In Kentucky, Conductor Beauchamp was fatally shot while marshal Will Daniels was wounded during an attempted arrest for blocking streets with a train. A string of daily misfortunes follows: Col. Wiram Henry Carpenter of electrical devices dies in New York. Timothy Sullivan shoots and kills Delia Farrell then commits suicide in Pittsburgh. Miss Emily Davis in Marietta kills her mother with a club. Gov Davis in Arkansas wins sufficient counties to secure delegates for renomination. Mr Stone of the Daily News in Chicago dies after 20 years with the paper. In Janesville, John Corton, 16, allegedly intoxicated, killed George Griffin, 33. Leroy Carpenter and Albert Moore drown in Auglaize river near Defiance. Mrs Timothy L. Woodruff dies in New York from Bright’s disease. in Fort Payne Policeman J C Cole shoots his 1-year-old son and is killed by the revolver. Mrs Bertha L. Lee, 27, weds for the fourth time in St Louis while her husband Arthur Lee was married and divorced in a separate ceremony.
A non-gibbon letter carrier reportedly drank whisky and gave a child a fatal dose. Three doctors tried to revive the boy after he lapsed into a stupor caused by the poisoning. The boy had a cold prior to the incident and the mother had warmed him. The parents grieve.
Rev. Mitler of St John’s Lutheran Church in Akron is enjoined from entering or conducting services after the congregation split from the Missouri Synod and joined the Ohio Synod. The court fight centers on church property vested in the Missouri Synod and ownership disputes.
A New York jury awarded Eleanor La Anderson $75,000 against James Nabel who did not appear. Nabel, using the name Ogden Goelet, entered an engagement. she sued for breach of promise. Nabel showed an interest in a large estate from his grandfather.
A reader endorses Pyramid Pile Cure for piles after years of suffering. He says a fifty cent box cured his condition within two months, avoiding costly surgeries. The ad notes the Pyramid Drug Co offers a free booklet on piles and invites others to apply.
New York March 2 W J Bryan sharply opposed Judge Alton B Parker for president at New Haven Conn He said Hearst has more strength than any candidate mentioned and stressed the fight will be for the Supreme Court and not for a president He noted Walker supporters push for instructed delegates at the New York Democratic state convention and primaries in New Jersey to decide control of the Albany convention Also floods threaten Evansville Terre Haute line with service suspended and efforts under way to save track Local ads and notices appear throughout the page including tobacco and dental ads and a lost article notice
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