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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1902
Page
3
Deputy U S marshal John Foley argues ex inmates retain certain habits after release. He cites eye direction, gaze patterns, and the four step pacing routine as reliable identifiers. Tom Halls adds pacing as a nearly failing test, while eye contact alone is deceptive.
The city’s boosting station on W St Clair street raises voltage for the street car system except downtown and the W Washington line. Copper cables along poles carry heavy current, with ammeters guiding power to each line and triggering emergency responses when a line falls. The plant is described as one of the finest and most expensive of its kind.
Citizens shift to breakfast foods canned goods and substitutes as meat prices rise. Noon meals feature more corn peas and beans. dinners show more salmon with less meat. Local restaurants refrain from raising prices but cut meat portions, blaming slow agreement and fear of rivals. Prices in Indianapolis cited as cheaper yet still costly for operators.
The deer roams New York's Bronx causing fear and playful pandemonium as residents chase it with improvised weapons and aprons while police led by Captain Creeden search for the elusive animal after a daylong hunt.
Buffalo May 2 Fannie Mankins arrested again on vagrancy charge after boasting money can buy freedom She claimed she paid for release to grocer Samuel Altman Justice Van Natter ordered her to leave town but sent her to six months in jail for defiant behavior.
In Omaha on May 2 a sensational case between Cora Lathrop Patterson and James T. Patterson ends by agreement. James Patterson, son of a Richmond tobacco magnate, accused his wife of cruelty and alleged unseemly conduct with Charles A. Rose of Richmond. Mrs Patterson denied cruelty and said Rose was her cousin. the settlement awards Patterson the divorce, custody of their four year old Archie to Mrs Patterson, and $1500 alimony plus attorney fees.
The Senate committee on the Philippines asked the War Department to cable orders for Maj. Cornelius Gardiner civil governor of Tayabas province to travel to the United States at once.
Dewey will again hoist four stars on a warship as he takes command of the dispatch boat Dolphin. He and several naval officers sail from Virginia Capes this week to inspect the North Atlantic squadron. He becomes the first admiral to perform such duties since Farragut, with the Dolphin serving as a temporary flagship.
An advertisement touts Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy as the best cure for kidneys and bladder ailments among other ailments. It claims quick relief from incontinence and nocturnal urination and features a testimonial from Rev Henry P Miller of Spartanburg South Carolina. The notice notes 50 cent and one dollar bottle sizes and offers a free trial sample by mail.
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