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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1902
Page
2
A man offers to sponsor a sick friend’s recovery in Humanity's Name No money is wanted. He requests only a postal card showing which book to send and promises to bear all risk. If the Restorative works he charges $5.50. if it fails he pays the druggist. The decision rests on the sick person’s word.
William Becker arraigned at the Tombs police court as copies of threatening letters reaching J. P. Morgan J. W. Gates Russell Sage and others are revealed. He admits membership in a self styled nihilist band that demanded 3000 under threat of death. Investigators seek accomplices as the conspiracy unfolds.
Arrangements are under way for a May music festival featuring three performances, two nights and a matinee. Season tickets will be $2 to fit all budgets. The chorus will number 500 with a large orchestra and noted soloists. Applications for chorus join will be every Saturday from 5 to 6 at the Starr piano store in the Claypool building on North Pennsylvania Street.
Omaha dispatch reports Rev. Thomas Anderson of Calvary Baptist Church received an anonymous letter claiming he hypnotized two individuals, Reverend Babe and Miss Busch, amid an unsettled controversy. The note raises questions about alleged manipulation and church leadership.
A reader recalls being enslaved by coffee and suffering headaches irritability and nervousness. A New York specialist advised giving up coffee and using Postum Food Coffee. He paid $12 for the advice but says Postum improved health, weight, mood, and family life. The letter also hints at a hypnotism incident involving Rev. W. C. Rabe and Miss Augusta Busch found dead, with an anonymous writer claiming to know of hypnotic powers and secret tricks. The letter will be given to authorities.
The Newport reports Palma San Felipe Columbia and Coatepeque buried by Santa Maria eruption. Hundreds dead as 25 square miles of land are devastated. Newport reached Guatemala on October 20 and described thick dust, a 30 degree smoke column, and escalating ash as it neared the republic.
Chicago November 15. Police face a mounting scandal as Policeman Patrick Mahoney of the stockyard station and Andrew Curran are charged by Prosecutor Deneen with robbery and safe blowing. Confessions implicate high ranking officers. Mahoney held on 10000 bond. The burglary yielded 9000 in jewelry and 600 in cash.
Mrs Elizabeth Charles of Muncie, long disturbed by Dowie faith, used a telephone booth for two hours to contact Elijah Dowie. She claimed he would come to rescue her and rid the police, insisting Dowie is Elijah reborn. Neighbors feared her, an insanity commission ruled her a religious fanatic, and she will stay with her adopted daughter unless violence occurs.
At Noah and Catherine Loop home four miles east of Kokomo an argument over the largest piece of pumpkin pie led to a family quarrel. Loop’s son seized the big slice, a dispute erupted, the boy’s arm was broken, and he filed for divorce and obtained a restraining order to stop the sale of crops. The Loops, both well past middle age, had married in 1896 and each had children from prior marriages.
Citizens and officials clashed with workers on the Muncie Hartford City Fort Wayne interurban project over wooden versus iron poles. The city attorney ruled franchise may allow poles, work resumed amid threats of further trouble.
Hartford City, Nov 15. J. J. Ribolt, a broom maker, went to Xenia Ohio to claim a daughter he has never met. He left Xenia twenty years ago for Indiana, his wife died soon after, and the child was placed with a neighbor. He remarried and lost track of the girl who now works in a Xenia factory.
Miss Josie McCarty, sister of Kokomo capitalist W H McCarty, was attacked by an unknown man Friday. Her screams alerted family members and the assailant fled. Her face bore deep scratches from the struggle.
Taxpayers and residents reported a mix of local notes across multiple towns. Reports include crop progress, a gas explosion injury in Alexandria, a Detroit syndicate franchise in Wabash, a charity auction in Elwood, oil field output in Montpelier, a jailhouse accounting discrepancy in Wabash, a murder charge in South Bend, street railway work in New Castle, civil suits in Marion, anti faith healer actions in Vincennes, a child death probe, and a licensing dispute in Goshen over osteopathy.
Richard son of Kentucky, visiting New York for three days, was robbed by a cabman and a stranger who took his gun knife watch $200 diamonds and $100 cash. He blamed the city and vowed to return home after the incident in Brandenburg.
Louisville report says ex mayor Ames of Minneapolis, faced with pending indictments for bribery, arrived in Louisville on Friday and will appear in court. The note indicates ongoing legal action and arrival details.
President John Mitchell testified again before the anthracite coal commission in Scranton on Saturday. The debate centered on recognizing the miners union, with both sides wanting to settle trade contract relations as a path to future settlements. David Wilcox pressed for the union to incorporate and pass laws guaranteeing contract sanctity before formal operator recognition would be likely.
Gov elect Bailey says gossip about his domestic life is distasteful and that he made no promises of marriage before nomination. He is not considering the matter while his father nears death and plans to install his sister in the executive mansion. He has asked Justice Greene to live with him and his family. In Paducah, extensive forest fires rage south and west of the city along the railroad corridor.
Richmond Indiana November 15 William Conwell once the world champion lofty tumbler died at the local insane hospital Saturday.
A period advertisement touts Golden Specific as a secret drink cure for the drunkard. It claims easy administration in food or beverages and urges wives and daughters to request free samples from Dr J W Haines in Cincinnati Ohio. Read testimonies claim rapid relief and restoration of employment, urging recipients to act quickly.
Arrangements for the Phi Kappa Psi annual Thanksgiving dinner were completed at the Commercial club on Friday night. The group will include flat represented at Purdue DePauw and Indiana with large delegations from each school and alumni attending. Toasts will feature James E. Watson John L. Griffiths Ed Hendee H C Alien Merie Walker Charles L. Henry E B Campbell Nat A Hill and others. The dinner will be at the Denison.
An old-time advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with special pricing for commercial patrons at Union Station Dining Hall in Indianapolis. It notes through routes and first class trains, inviting travelers to obtain tickets and information.
Open house listing by James H. Cordray at 41-43 Virginia Ave proclaims prices for wallpaper rolls from 1 to 2 cents with free hanging for higher quantities. The ad urges selling anything via notices and promises quick results with a weekly six words per coin rate. Office contact details and phone numbers included.
The Memorial Presbyterian Church hosts a conference of all Indianapolis churches next Wednesday to discuss tithing. Dr. Edward C. Ray of Chicago will speak on Financing the Kingdom during the afternoon session. About 65 Memorial members have adopted the tithing plan, with positive results so far.
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