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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1906
Page
6
Special to The Sun from Pittsburg May 11 a heroic fire horse nicknamed Charley has saved the lives of thousands of children from diphtheria. For nine months his blood serum production has reached remarkable levels enabling doctors to prepare antidotes. The horse endures repeated extractions and injections yet remains in excellent condition and works without harness.
An elderly patient with extreme blood poisoning and foot ulcers recounts failed medical care. After trying Cuticura Remedies through a friend, chronic pain subsides and healing begins, restoring ability to wear shoes and work.
In New York a suit before Justice Greanbaum seeks to transfer two $25,000 mortgages on Eldridge Street property from Charles Tillman to his wife Wilhelmine Tillman and to appoint a receiver. Tillman, a 76-year-old paralytic retired merchant, denies the alleged October 1904 agreement. Mrs Tillman contends a marital contract was made with conditions.
Wealthy young husband Samuel Hopper and his wife Sadie Sue Hopper sue for divorce on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment and allege parental alienation of affections. The suits claim mental suffering and seek $19,000 in damages.
R W Cayolt aged 32 died Thursday afternoon aboard a Martinsville bound car after swallowing carbolic acid while in custody of Marshal Georges Pratt. Cayolt had been an officer at Michigan City prison and faced a fraudulent check charge. Cavall, another suspect, was arrested for a similar crime and later died after attempting to drink poison to avoid prison. details note a troubled recent marriage and the fallback to death rather than humiliation.
Forecast for Saturday May 12 1901 urges asking favors seeking work buying and pushing business. If your birthday falls today you may have a happy birthday with wealth and success and a child born this day shows promise in business especially with cleverness.
The State Geologist Blatchley reports a man sent earth samples from Silverweed Indiana claiming mineral wealth. He examined black earth with sparkling particles resembling gold and notified the sender that it is decayed granite with no value.
Funeral services for Captain Jacob Ranft, who died at his home on Leonard Street, will be conducted Saturday morning. Born in Germany, he moved to North Vernon Indiana as a youth and organized a Civil War company at its outset. Wounded in the leg at Chickamauga and twice more at Green River, he led his unit as long as able though never receiving commission. He survived by his widow and one daughter.
Report of Indiana inspector general finds 43 percent of factory workers are male and 57 percent female among those over 18. women predominate in several industries, but men are not greatly displaced. It notes home labor fading, bakery female share high, and widespread underage and long hours issues. Accidents total 1250 with 47 fatal, mainly from machinery and explosions. calls for safety improvements and better protections.
The history of retailing notes this store has earned a broad reputation across America for Fate Prices and Square Dealing. It rests on a permanent foundation and has not gained fame through exaggeration bombast or falsification.
Lena Bermuda Ber mann admitted thrashing her former fiancé Philip Bermann after he failed to marry her and repay $16. She said she acted after he mocked her with another woman. Magistrate Mayo allowed a verbal bond and warned against further violence. Bermann then sued for $35 in damages.
The Spee to the Sam merger in Michigan City streets will place the Laporte and Michigan City routes under the Northern Indiana Railway Company. Arthur Kennedy of Pittsburg represents the buyers, with J M McSmith and J M McCance of South Bend. Work aims to connect Laporte and Michigan City to South Bend and to join with the Winona line at Genoa.
General Passenger Agent D. McLeigh in Chicago states a through car service from Ranges City to New York can be arranged via the Le High & Western railway. The plan contemplates a through car line with convenient connections and schedules to suit travelers.
Governor J Frank Hanly will speak to the University of Cincinnati graduating class on Friday June 1. The ceremony will be held in Music Hall with about one percent of the class expected to graduate.
Secretary Frank Duffy of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners plans a trip to Buffalo early next week to arrange the Niagara Falls convention in September. He will set hotel headquarters printing the daily proceedings and visit eastern unions in Scranton and Philadelphia where carpenters recently merged with independent locals. Lobbyists must register under a New York anti lobbying law yet to be enforced with the secretary of state. A. S. Gregg, representing the international reform bureau, says he is paid to promote gambling and vice suppression.
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