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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1901
Page
3
A historical advertisement touts Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a blood and mucous membrane remedy for catarrh. It claims internal use dissolves in the mouth or water and, if needed, a douche provides relief. The text cites Dr. Bement supporting internal treatment as safer and more effective than douching. Drugstores sell the fifty cent packages.
Patrolman Gregory finds three year old Florence Abrams wandering about a mile from home at Washington and Oriental streets. The child, with a dirty face and no lunch, could not name herself. Her mother had left her with a neighbor and came to collect her at police headquarters.
A rubbish fire in the Fletcher National Bank basement on Washington and Meridian streets caused smoke to fill the bank room but was extinguished in minutes with no damage. A cigar stub is believed to have started the flare. In Hartford City Indiana on November 2 the grand jury returned 45 indictments, the highest count in 20 years.
The Indiana Supreme Court upholds Joseph D Kieths death sentence for the 1900 Warrick county murder of Nora Kifer. Kieth will be hanged at a new scaffold in Michigan City before sunrise, with the last prior hanging in Indiana noted.
A conference among Megrew Logsdon of the Board of Works and G F McCulloch of Union Traction fixed New York St as the northern limit for the interurban loop. McCulloch's line will be affected. Indianapolis street railway has a voice in the loop. Changes may occur every five years with Board of Works approval. Hunting dogs may be carried on interurbans.
Carl Van de Born a noted Danish decorative painter working at the Denison was locked up at a police station Friday afternoon due to alleged insanity. He attributes his mental state to continual teasing by hotel female staff while overworked and nervous. He recently spent three months painting and preparing colors at night. He claimed the hotel women insulted him repeatedly and showed rapid speech and high pulse with fever.
Unchanged Saturday as the casting company caremakers remain out and refuse to return to work. The labor action keeps production halted and picket lines active around the factory.
The firm said it was making new arrangements to hire new men but could not specify what actions would be taken.
President Roosevelt issues first Thanksgiving proclamation setting Thursday November 28 as a day of gratitude and worship. He notes national sorrow over President McKinley’s death, urges unity, and highlights peace and plenty despite calamity, calling for heartfelt homage and action.
Mrs D E Reed of Albany proclaims lasting relief from piles after using Pyramid Pile cure for years of suffering. She would not return to her prior condition for $500 and notes 18 months of no recurrence. For sale by druggists and free mailed booklet from Pyramid Drug Co Marshall Mich.
John S Sammis Jr. secured a $23,000 verdict against Standard Oil in supreme court Brooklyn on a personal injury suit arising from falling into a sunken barrel in the defendant’s Long Island City yard. The boiling water filled barrel crippled him for life. the company plans an appeal.
Market notes show Chicago wheat and corn futures steady to higher with oats firm and hogs strong. livestock bids include cattle, hogs, veals at Union Stock Yards Indianapolis and Interstate Stock Yards Indianapolis with price ranges for various classes. Read daily real estate and financial listings in the Sun.
Mary Hayes, a colored woman described as white by observers, faced police court after allegedly shooting near the city limits. Her husband William, sexton of the Jewish cemetery, kept a revolver at home. Hayes claimed he drove her out, she sought shelter in the cemetery with her son, and fired shells into the ground to ward off danger when confronted. They appeared unhappy and jealous, with little sign of domestic happiness.
D H Baldwin Co at 145 149 N. Pennsylvania St marks its fortieth year with a public inspection and fall opening. An orchestra entertained visitors as storerooms glowed in green red and yellow. New music parlor walls feature hand painted art and instrument displays.
United States infantry appoints Tarlton as second lieutenant after distinguished service as captain of volunteers in the Philippines. A veteran of the state militia from 1877 through the Spanish-American War, he is about 40 and now travels in Arkansas on a hunting trip with Gen. W. J. McKee.
The Royal Welch Fusiliers barracks burned Friday evening in Tianjin. Two men are reported dead and the cause is under investigation.
Jedekiah Killin aged 56 died when a tree limb toppled onto him while he was in a Lafayette forest cutting wood. The accident occurred Friday.
Indianapolis offer promises 7 percent interest and weekly payments from 3 cents to 2.30, with repayment in fifty weeks. Private, easily found offices at Stevenson Building and Market Street advertise easy terms and cash availability for loans on pianos, horses, wagons, stove fixtures and more.
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