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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1902
Page
2
Robbed His Wife's Grave and Sold the Body
John Hargraves buried his wife then robbed the grave and sold the body to Rufus Cantrell for 15 dollars. Cantrell later bought his daughter's body and kept mum as Hargraves died before justice. Detectives pursued a ghoul network tied to a cemetery in Irvington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hargraves
Irvington
Anderson Cemetery
Cantrell
Aaron Whistler
Flanner & Buchanan
Jennie Hargraves
Two Prominent Men Held for Trial in San Francisco
Thomas H. Williams Jr. president of the California jockey club and Truxton Beale former U S minister to Persia were held for trial by the superior court for an alleged assault with intent to kill Frederik Marriott editor of the News Letter last September. Bail set at 310000 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Thomas H. Williams, Jr
California Jockey Club
Truxton Beale
United States
Persia
Superior Court
Frederik Marriott
News Letter
Expensive Trip Prompts New Health Cures
A Brooklyn man recalls nervous prostration from overwork and coffee. Doctors urged rest and travel, but he improved only after stopping coffee and using Postum Food Coffee and Grape Nuts. He credits Postum with his recovery and notes his two year old daughter has thrived on the products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
England
Postum Co
Battle
Creak
Mich
Injunctions Block Strike at Indianapolis Forge Plant
Judge Carter issued a temporary restraining order against members of the White River lodge of the International Association of Machinists to stop interference with Indianapolis drop forging company workers. The order bars gatherings near the Downey Street plant, picketing, intimidation, threats, following employees, and pressuring boarding houses to bar company staff. The suit notes large crowds, especially Saturdays, with police needed to keep order. The strike began after Lon Smith was discharged for unsatisfactory work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Superior Court
White River
International Association of Machinists
Indianapoli Drop
Downey St
Lon Smith
Judge Carter Draws Political Mind On Eve Of Election
A portrait drawn by Judge Vinson Carter, last Monday in room 3 of the superior court during a divorce case, hints at his thoughts before the election. The Egyptian-influenced image, possibly a mythological predator of office-holders, suggests a candidate’s nerves and confidence on the eve of defeat or victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinson Carter
Superior Court
Judge Carter
Carter
Molineux Hopeful of Freedom Before Jury Decision
New York on November 8 reports Roland Molineux confident he will be released Monday night after the trial goes to the jury. Ex-Gov. Black contends the state failed to prove guilt, while Prosecutor Osborne maintains the essential facts establish murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Black
Molineux
Cornish
Osborne
Mhfolineux
Chinese "New Woman" sieh King King to visit Chicago
Sieh King King, hailed as the Idol of all China and the only new woman in the orient, plans to visit Chicago to campaign for better conditions. She advocates freedom and education for Chinese women, greater equality, and sociability with male relatives and friends. Chinatown awaits her with anticipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sieh King
China
Chinatown
King King
Sieh King King
San Francisco
Golden Gate City
Jouna
New York
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Northwestern cold wave forecasts record lows in west
The weather bureau bulletin warns a northwestern cold wave bringing temperatures from zero to 2 degrees below zero in the northwest region. It will spread southward over the central and eastern states, with zero or subzero readings in Montana North Dakota and Minnesota and heavy snow in the northern Rocky Mountain districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritory
Middle Western States
Mississippi Valley
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Rocky Mountain Districts
Baby in telescope found on Chicago train
A two day old infant, discovered alive in a tightly closed telescope aboard a Monon depot train from Louisville, arrived at 7 30 a m. on Saturday. The child named Gertrude, born November 6, bore a note stating its father is a Mason. It was taken to an orphan asylum. Trainmen could not explain how the telescope with the baby was placed aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MONON
Chicago
Loulaville
Gertrude
Aslyum
Ayres
Paris
France
Unfortunate Plea Over Plurality in Official Count
Judge Leathers laments an unintentional injustice in the first report of his plurality for the superior bench. Judge McMaster, rival candidate, held a 4,075 edge over Pierre Gray, while Leathers’ lead over Gray was 3,652 though his name appeared opposite Edgar A. Brown, leaving him credited with 2,877 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Leathers
Didate
Pierre Gray
Leathers
Gray
Edgar A. Brown
Interurban Cars Collide at Fortville injuring passenger
A passenger and an express interurban on the Union traction line collided on a curve near Fortville shortly after 5 pm Friday. Passenger David McFall of Bedford suffered severe head and leg injuries and was unconscious for minutes. Motormen Young of Indianapolis and Flynn of Muncie escaped with their lives as several riders were bruised. The crash, blamed on order errors, disrupted service headed for Indianapolis at 5 40 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fortville
David McFall
Union Traction
Bedford
Young
Indianapolis
William Flynn
Muncie
McClintic
Keep Your Eye on Kaiser William
London papers discuss Kaiser Wilhelm visit to England as a chance to improve Anglo German ties while some papers critique his actions. The London BUN notes he made the Kaiser a British field marshal yet pressed France toward Boer War intervention and flooded Berlin with cartoons about Queen Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Maesty
France
Berlin
Heaton Heir To English Estate Drops Dead In Shock
John H. Heaton learned he was heir to a 150000 pound English estate and collapsed from heart disease. His wife, already an invalid, faces the fear of another fatal shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkton
John H. Heaton
England
Toledo contractor ends life amid reconciliation bid
J E Hollowell of Marion Indiana a contractor shot himself Friday night at the doorway to the house sheltering his wife who left him over alleged relations with her younger sister He died Saturday morning The act followed an attempt to reconcile with his wife after the separation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollowell
Secretary Shaw Denies Plans to Call on Banks
Secretary Shaw rejects reports he will call on banks to return government deposits. He concedes the treasury has about $55,000,000 cash capital as a small margin for ongoing business but says funds can last for a time unless receipts fall or expenditures rise unexpectedly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Shaw
Treasury
Explorer Wilson Reports New River Southwest of James Bay
Ottawa dispatch notes W. J. Wilson of the Canadian Geological Survey returning from a southwestern trek with a party. They report a large previously unsurveyed river over 300 miles long between the Albany and Ottawa picket rivers, feeding Hudson Bay, and several new lakes were found during the expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
W. J. Wilson
Canadian Geological Survey
James Bay
Gate Along Atlantic Coast
A severn gale sweeps the Virginia and North Carolina coasts from Norfolk to the sea. Fears run high for all shipping as the storm intensifies, though no wrecks are reported yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Virginia
North Carolina
Births Deaths and Marriages Notice
Births list names Alivora nt Julia Wilson barleys Dora Barley James Venable Nel son at Mussmann Church street girl Wilsons East street tubercu lis typhoid fever Bright's disease street car Injuries Marriages Martin D French Oma Z Kinnick James Pierce Louise Hartneas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucius
Julia Wilson
Wiley
Dora Barley
Torbett St
James
Blanche Venable
Nelson
Christina Mussmann
Herbert
Cora Wilson
Rosa Stevens
Wiliam Penn
Yandes-st
Edward Foster
W. North-st
George Scott
W. Washington-st
Ada Williams
N. Missourist
Martin D. French
Oma Z. Kinnick
James Pierce
Louise Hartneas
Cote Charged In Dennis Murder Case
Richard Cole, 20, a colored porter, was arrested Friday afternoon charged with committing the assault that killed Ada Gilbert Dennis, a press maker. She died two weeks after the attack, which occurred more than ten months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cote
Dennis
Washington
Richard Cole
Ada Gilbert Dennis
Son of Nat Hill Injured in Grandstand Fall
Philip Hill telegraphed his father that he is getting along nicely after being injured in the falling grandstand during the Michigan Wisconsin game in Chicago and will be out of the hospital shortly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Hill
Nat Hill
Chicago
Bets total over 300000 in New York election payoff
In New York on Friday more than 300000 dollars in election bets were settled on the outcome. Voters and bookmakers say Gov Odell won and stakeholders should complete the payouts, with most bettors now conceding the result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wallst
Odell
Nashville Opera House burns down after fire
Nashville Tenn Nov 8 The Grand opera house a leading southern theater for over half a century was completely destroyed by fire in the early hours of Saturday morning The total loss exceeds 60000 dollars and is only partially insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Grand Opera House
South
Stoppped Street Cars, Knoxville Street Lights Shut Down
Knoxville power company halted all street lights and street car movements Friday due to coal shortages. Retail dealers faced a 50 cent per ton coal price rise, making soft coal cost 5.00 per ton. Paris reports a mass meeting of striking miners refusing to resume work until demands are met, with unrest and attacks on nonunionist families in the Liebin region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Knoxville Power Company
Paris
Saint Etienne
Liebin
Fraud Alleged in Chicago Sheriff Election Contests
Daniel D. Healy a Republican declares he has been elected sheriff and alleges the Barrett tally is false. Open fraud charges are filed, promising a recount and contest once tally sheets are computed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Daniel D. Healy
Thomas E. Barrett
Cook County
New Milford Woman Stranded by Actor Deserts Town
Miss Lizzie Aber an 18 year old from Youngstown Ohio says she was enamored with actor Tony Murphy touring with The game keeper company. Murphy left her stranded in New Milford after the troupe played there, she slept at Baldwin house and the railroad station before town officials sought funds from her wealthy parents to return her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Milford
Conn
Lizzie Aber
Youngstown
Aber
Tony Murphy
Game Keeper” Company
Murphy
Baldwin House
Building Permits Reported For Several Properties
Genevieve Cosey at 2501 Central Ave files a dwelling permit for 2200 dollars. Cohen Bros. on Stewart St obtain a dwelling permit valued at 850 dollars. Charles A Crane at 18 Glenn Drive applies for repairs costing 625 dollars. Charlies F Redding of 815 Marlon St seeks an addition permit for 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Cosey
Central Ave
Cohen Bros
Stewart St
Charles A.crane
Glenn Drive
Charlies F. Redding
Marlon St
Two More Deputies Appointed by Recorder-elect Shank
Recorder-elect Lew Shank announced Saturday that he appointed two deputies. Henry W. Schroer of ward 6 was chosen on the precinct organization’s recommendation, along with Lora Hoff of ward 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Shank
Henry W. Schroer
Lora Hoff
Exterminating and hair tonic remedies advertised items
Row an on Carannu never failed 25c Leavrelle Baty after shaving 25c Rover on Pires combined treatment 50c Rough on Rats two nights usage kills cockroaches ants bed bugs slow poison ninety nine percent of rats die Wells hair restoratives pints 50c quarts 1.00 Baseian and Neat products advertised from Jersey City New Jersey with claims of restoration and non dye formulations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express
E.S. Wells
Chemiet
Jersey City
N.J
Guaranteed Core for Piles Promises Full Refund
A Paso Ointment guarantee offers no cure no pay for piles including itching bleeding and protruding cases. Manufacturers authorize druggists to refund if not cured, with ordinary cases resolving in six days and worst in fourteen. One application provides relief and peace of mind. Price 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paso
Baby Photos by the Yard Pursell 1717 College Ave
An advertisement lists Pursell at 1717 College Avenue offering baby photos by the yard. It mentions Razors and Barber Supplies and J. E. Bodine & Co at 37 East Ohio Street. Special rates to commercial people apply. Union Station Dining Hall advertises fast service to Detroit via Lake Erie and Western and Wabash Roads leaving Indianapolis 12 2 p m and arriving Detroit 8 10 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pursell
College-ave
Union Station
Detroit
Lake Erie & Western
Wabash Roads
Indianapolis
An Old Nurse for Children Advertisement
An antique advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a teething cure for children. It claims to soothe the child soften the gums relieve pain cure wind colic and treat diarrhoea priced at twenty five cents per bottle.
Platt to Seek Re-Election as New York Senator
Senator Platt will seek another term as United States senator from New York. He cited party necessity and Depew’s urging as the reason, saying he would serve if the party demanded it rather than from personal inclination. Col Dunn noted broad Republican support for Platt’s renomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Senator Flatt
United States Senate
Empire
Depew
Col. Dunn
Republican State Committee
Chauncey Depew
Senator Platt
Boss and family lesson prompts attempt in canal
Louisvill e, Ky. man John N Bauer, 74, tried to end his life by jumping into a canal. Rescued, he quipped that at his age he was older than his wife and eight children and that he ought to be boss. When he stopped being boss he thought it was time to quit living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
John N. Bauer
Y M C A Leader to Visit Indianapolis Tuesday
Supreme president F. J. Kierce of the Y M OL will be in Indianapolis Tuesday and will be entertained that evening in St Joseph's hall by the city Y M I members attending the event through the local organization and arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Kierce
Y. M. OL
Indianapolis
St. Joseph’s Hall
Four Trainmen Injured in Wreck at Central City
Four trainmen were injured in a wreck near Central City. Dr. R. C. Kedzie of Michigan University is dead, as is Gen. W. H. Burkley of Hartford. Others include Martin Yanis and Enoch Sisavage injured by coal debris. Nearby events mention the Siamese crown prince visiting the St. Louis exposition and a dynamite explosion near Union, Missouri killing Saturday’s victims. Eight thousand Chicago switchmen threaten a 5 cent wage increase, and a New York singer Katherine Bloodgood marries Lieut. Howard H. Kipp in Stockton. Chicago detectives raid a matrimonial bureau, seizing a ton of letters. club president J. W. Schlosser escapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Kedzie
Michigan University
W. H. Burkley
Hartford
Conn
Chicago
Katherine Bloodgood
New York
Howard H. Kipp
Stockton
Cal
Cure a Cold With Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
Advertisement style copy urges curing a cold in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Claims money back if it fails and features E W Grove's signature on each box. Includes multiple local business names and contact notes for Stark's Studio, Clark store, and various services in the Meridian Washington area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
Indianapolis to New Orleans by C H D Ry Tickets On Sale
Tickets from Indianapolis to New Orleans via C H D Ry go on sale November 7 9 and 2K with final return limit November 30 Two fast trains run daily ensuring service between the two cities during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
New Orleans
Sell 9 dog a guitar a horse a wagon notice
Classified notice offers to sell various items including a dog guitar horse and wagon by mail to THE SUN with rates per six words and guaranteed results. Office 10 13 Ek Ohio. Both phones listed.
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Manning
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Gotham
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The
Weather Bureau
McMaster
Kaiser William
London Papers
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Mra Haffner
L.S. Ayres
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Toledo
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J. E. Holtowell
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Tering
Atlantic Coast
Birtha
John Harper
Henry-st., Tuberculis
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Lizzie
Rowan
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Rover
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J. E. Bodine & Co
E. Ohio
Tom Platt
Senate
State
John Bauer
Y. M. I. Reception
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Enoch Sisavage
Shenandoah, Pa
Crown Prince of Siam
August Rapps
L. Bennock
Union, Mo
Standard Correspondence Club
J. W. Schlosser
Stark
Clark
C. W. Eriel
Monument Place
Ee. E. Reese
Newton Claypool Building
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