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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1902
Page
2
Kentucky officials vow renewed probe into the Goebel murder conspiracy and Youtsey confession. Prison commissioner Richardson calls for a dramatic reveal as Goebel relatives and prosecutors prepare for the January circuit court term and potential grand jury reopens.
This pasting advert promises a sure cure for consumption by Dr Derk P Yonkerman of Kalamazoo Michigan. It claims free trial packages and letters from cured patients prove the remedy defeats the germ and cures throat lung disease. It urges immediate writing to obtain the treatment.
Reports from Victoria B C dated November 13 describe a renewed uprising by boxing athletes in Kwangsi and Szechuen. The rebels plunder villages, massacre converts, capture officials, and threaten Cheng Tu where a 100 taels bounty is posted for fighters. Imperial reinforcements depart Canton with more than 1,000 troops.
Paris dispatch reports Mrs. Gladya Deacon paid 720000 francs to a German blackmailer to suppress a scandal involving her romance with the crown prince. The blackmailer claimed more affidavits and threatened further disclosures unless 50000 francs were paid, with documents allegedly bought from Radolin and warning of renewed publication.
An appeal urges infertile couples to contact Dr Mary Lock Co at 3006 Englewood Station Chicago IM for a free sample treatment claiming certain conception and painless childbirth. The piece extols family happiness from a child and cites a famous American physician as authority.
The German ambassador Radolin and Mrs Deacon faced a blackmail scheme after a flirtation. Officials moved to stop further harassment and planned to prosecute the blackmailers if possible without international fallout. Radolin denied paying blackmail and claimed the 50 000 francs went for hygienic philanthropy.
Rushville Indiana November 13 1925 city marshal Wicker announced a crackdown on slot machines and gambling. Owners or operators are ordered to discontinue all slot machines or face arrests where found.
A St Paul woman recalls drinking coffee since marriage causing stomach distress and skin pallor. After switching to Postum Food Coffee the pair experienced dramatic relief, no stomach trouble for four years, and clearer eyes. The testimony credits Postum with restoring health and appetite.
William Moffitt, nicknamed Dr Billy the grave robber, was freed on a $1000 bond from the Federal Union Surety Company as detectives seek more evidence ahead of a November 20 preliminary hearing. Another suspect, Leroy Williams, was arrested for grave robbery after confessing to taking bodies from Ebenezar and Lick Creek cemeteries. Williams claimed no payment for his part.
The Newport reports devastation from Santa Maria eruption in Quezaltenango. Thousands killed by noxious gases and ash fall. livestock and coffee crops ruined. several towns destroyed. ashes soil piled six to seven feet deep. vessels report pumice and falling ash even 140 miles at sea.
Guthrie Oklahoma November 13 A Sioux Indian John Threefingers says he ate a portion of General Custers heart after the Little Big Horn massacre He is adopted into Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes and has recently filed a damages suit against a railroad for draining a lake on his land while attending court for that case He also describes the battle in graphic terms and asserts the army’s destruction.
Miles Beebe a Pawpaw, Michigan, 70, sought a wife via a matrimonial journal. A Chicago woman, Miss May Burns, came to live on his farm, married him, then deserted with $5,000. He died after discovering the loss, and the will allegedly left $300,000 to the wife, omitting three daughters.
In Richmond on November 13, Joseph Banks, a new Republican legislator from a mountain county, weighs 360 pounds and requires a large chair in the aisle. He has never worn a collar or seen a streetcar, has never left his county, and won by 200 votes.
The visiting committee met on Wednesday and outlined tours to state institutions. They will begin work on November 24 and visit Purdue, Lafayette soldiers' home, Michigan City prison, Evansville asylum, and Terre Haute state normal in that order. Likely to report favoring separation of young girls from women in the women's prison. Senator Goodwine will introduce a bill.
In Fairmount Indiana on November 13 Prof C H Copeland suffered a deep head gash after colliding with another player during a YMCA basketball game. Both men fell with Copeland sustaining the injury.
The Indiana College Association will hold its annual meeting on Friday and Saturday at the Denison hotel. Topics on college education will be discussed and a banquet is scheduled for Friday evening.
Frank G. Kamps, a leading Indiana fish and oyster dealer, sold his business to the F. G. Kamps fish and oyster company and plans no definite new line of work yet. He retires from the eel and oyster trade after a long career with the company.
The business now operates from 40 Virginia Ave for retail and 47 Virginia Ave and 128 E Maryland St for wholesale. Robert Roper serves as president with Isaac Erdman as vice president and Edward G Booz as general manager. Booz has long served with the former owner.
A dated advertisement extols Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a radical internal cure for catarrh affecting nasal passages throat and internal organs. It claims tablets act on the blood expelling the catarrhal poison, with Dr Ainstead praising their efficacy and safety for children and true absence of cocaine or opiates.
On November 13 rebels fired on the Colombian gunboat Bogota, with American crew aboard. Armorer Richard Kane of Washington was killed, Gen. Walker wounded in the legs, Seaman Clarke and Lieut. Vasquetter hurt but not seriously. The Bogota and Chuquuito returned fire, reportedly killing many. Gunner Cross of Cedar Rapids says at least 50 were killed.
Carroll D Wright of the anthracite commission arrived in Scranton and said testimony before the strike commission will be preserved by stenographers reading notes into a gramophone and the records filed away.
Arrangements with Pennsylvania railroad bring 200 Indianapolis students to the football clash between Shortridge high and Franklin college. A special Saturday train will run with round trip fare reduced to 4 cents.
Women in the Electric building report terror as students from the Cleveland homeopathic medical school lift corpses to the fourth floor and drag them to the dissecting room. A rope around necks and eerie display causes fainting. authorities are asked to halt the daytime antics.
George Bass, a colored man living at 3%1 W Michigan sr, was arrested Wednesday evening on charges of operating a gambling device. The arrest followed the confession of three young boys who admitted robbing the slot machine of four dollars in nickels.
Reverend George Knox, superintendent of the home mission work of the church, spoke Wednesday night at the Indiana Presbyterian Evangelistic Conference about plans for home mission efforts in Indiana.
An old health ad promotes a one day cold cure using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a 69 percent signature on the box. It mentions a $2.00 special and lists Clark at 116 N Hl st as contact.
Indiana Dental College announces daily patient reception from 8 am to as needed for all kinds of dental work. Dr. W. Cor Delaware and Dr. Chioeta oversee services.
An old nurse for children promotes Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething, claiming it calms the child, softens gums, relieves pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea, priced at twenty five cents a bottle.
A local column urges residents to place items for sale in The Popular Sun. The blurb highlights the classifieds feature as a rapid way to reach buyers. It notes inclusive pricing and easy submission for individuals and small businesses.
The Castoria manufacturers have spent hundreds of thousands to publicize the signature of Chas H Fletcher to combat counterfeiters. Pirates forging Castoria labels threaten proprietors and children's health, urging parents and mothers to inspect ads and ensure the bottle wrapper bears Fletcher's facsimile signature, in use for over thirty years.
The note references SUN liners and six purchases at a quarter each, labeling two fakes as 890. It mentions an address 121 123 EL Ohio and a simple pricing office line, indicating a small-time sale or listing.
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