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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1906
Page
5
A dated but quirky column offers tips on potatoes browning beets. It suggests trimming ends to vent steam, mending gloves by replacing worn hands, and a blackberry wine recipe with berries water sugar and aging notes. Also includes odd gardening ideas and a decorative window vine trellis method.
May 30 report from Seevial to The Forum describes Frederick Bemeafet, 41, who shot and killed his wife and married daughter, then killed himself. He had argued with family over the farm's fate, leaving five children.
An older engineer recalls a vacation rail journey on the Hudson River line when a section of roadbed shifted five feet. Celebrities aboard included Henry Ward Beecher, Madame Bernhardt, P. T. Barnum, and Horatio Seymour. A locomotive passing by stabilized the cars, averting disaster.
A New York Supreme Court verdict favors Dr RB Pierce and the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in a 2000,000 damages libel suit against Curtis Publishing for a May 1904 Ladies' Home Journal article. The case centered on claims about Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription containing alcohol and harmful ingredients. The record cites medical authorities and outlined ingredients including Golden Seal, Blue Cohosh, and Black Cohosh, with experts testifying to the remedy’s alleged effects on women’s reproductive health.
Ivan Goremykin, new Russian premier, a forty year bureaucrat who rose from interior ministry to power under Nicholas II. He is described as durable, placid, obedient, and willing to do the emperor’s bidding, with limited public expression of his own views.
An occult forecast warns that birthdays on May day bring misfortune and business losses. It notes health risks for the reader and family, with cautions for those camping outdoors. A child born that day is marked for a troubled, extravagant life and potential financial woes.
Mrs. Maria Fulton aged 71 died Tuesday at her brother N C Newcombe 108 East Pratt Street. The Indianapolis native was active in benevolent and church work. She was daughter of Judge H Newcombe and a McLean Seminary graduate. Survived by husband H M Fulton and two sons, Rev Albert Fulton of Somerworth New Hampshire and Rev Robert Fulton of Littleton Massachusetts.
The new Douma president M. Muromach lauds a Roman law professor who left his post at Moscow University after a repressive statute. He has since devoted himself to law, handling difficult trials and whose interpretations are widely used.
Fragmentary notes praise a teething remedy for children, touting Winslow's Soothing Syrup and a general trust in honest treatment. The text references a physician Moromaas and mentions substantial revenue and noble sentiments, though details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
A grandfather speaks to a boy about Decoration Day, Civil War unity, and sacrifice. He recalls brothers fighting brothers, the dark toll in lives, and the flag uniting Alabama and all states. He urges patriotism, reverence for veterans, and the transfer of memory into future strength as a parade begins.
In Bakersfield 300 miles from the quake, mothers welcomed hundreds of San Francisco refugee babies. The town organized baths with warm water, soap, and clothing for each child. Refugee mothers and Bakersfield volunteers shared in the effort, easing distress as families moved on to new destinations.
Special to Theton reports Hyacinthe Mars daughter of Dr William A Gen of Colorado Springs Colorado wed Lieut en Viscount Kelbourne RB M Viscount Kelbourne who recently joined the Prince and Princess of Wales on their Indian tour. He is captain of the battleship Renown and received a diamond scarf pin as a wedding gift from the royal couple.
Prompted by readable fragments this item advertises the Chicago Great Western railway linking Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Kansas City and Omaha with fast time and superior equipment. It lists ticket agents RC Rehalt DP BP and Eimer G P A in Chicago St Paul and Minn Bend us your old clothes and we will make them new. Emith Dye Works invites customers with address 230 Mansfield.
The Board of civil service examiners announces an examination for the position of laborer in Indianapolis to be held at the post office on June 4 and June 76. Vacancies include engineer at Moset teste in the forest service valued at 1000 a year and general position at Heger Agency, Oklo, with 185 yearly salary. For full information address the Secretary of the board of civil service examiners, post office, Indianapolis.
The body of Frank D. Ruby was received by Undertaker John F. Reynolds at midnight after death in Terre Haute following an appendectomy. Ruby, a noted automobile driver for Crawford Fairbanks, was held in high regard. his parents live at 10 WN, 1Btatest.
Robert E H Mansfield of Indiana is transferred from consul to Valparaiso Chile to the post of commander at Lucerne Switzerland. The notice appears in a brief Washington dispatch noting the change and the involved consular roles.
The Indianapolis Board of School Commissioners approved raising maximum teacher salaries by 4 per year for those at the top scale. The change increases annual pay by about 30 dollars for top earners, with new maximums set at 64 for the first six years, 65 for the seventh year, and 58 for the eighth year for teachers with two pupil sets, while starting salaries begin at 500 for the first five months and rise by 4 each year until the cap is reached.
John H. Tennant Jr., once secretary of the failed Tennent Shoe Co which collapsed in January for over 1,000,000, died by suicide Monday morning at his father's Webster Groves home. A physician cited melancholia from business losses as the cause, with carbonic poisoning. He and his wife had separated weeks earlier while he had been traveling for an eastern show house. The death was kept quiet, Tennant was popular, and he had recently returned to Webster Groves from Texas duties for his firm.
A garbled note outlines strains in Ike bust with Nusiv-Wor and Husty-We, mentioning lack of vacation amid the tension. No clear names or dates emerge due to the damaged text.
The visit of Nicholas and Mia Longworth to London is marked by several social gatherings. A reception and dinner at Dorchester House, home of Ambassador Whitelaw Reid, will follow their arrival, with more dinners and possibly a ball planned to introduce the Longworths to American and British society.
A tired rural route carrier, Aylvester Ro McGey, admitted delaying deliveries by tying strings to circulars, then confessed three days later after an inspector investigated. The incident led to an official inquiry and full confession.
Special to The Sam reports President Roosevelt issued a proclamation inviting governors of states and territories to display at the forthcoming Summers town exposition at their own expense.
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