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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1901
Page
2
Residents report a massive meteor event lasting about ninety minutes with several fireballs seen across the vicinity. A blazing oil-saturated area ignited, producing bright daytime light and forcing owners to battle flames and protect adjacent properties as the lake area near the shore burned.
The unidentified man found in Little Rock was not Ellis as police claimed. The inquest verdict cited causes unknown, with W H Ellis noted as ill at Fort Bliss Texas. The body will be buried in Jeffersonville after city expenses.
Ford Massachusetts November 18 two deputy marshals John and Montgomery were found dead in a cabin twelve miles from the city. Investigators report the bodies crushed and evidence of crime indicates foul play. Mathis, sought by federal authorities on counterfeiting, is pursued by a citizen posse. It is believed the marshals were killed from behind during a warrant service.
Anna Parker, daughter of Quanah Parker, has resumed life on a wild reservation, after graduating from Carlisle and living in Lawton with her husband George Cox. In Indiana, Joseph D. Keith, hanged Friday in Michigan City prison, was buried Sunday at Barnett cemetery near Elberfeld, drawing a large crowd and emotional scenes for Mrs Keith.
A solicitous offer pledges to mail a book proving nerve weakness causes many illnesses and to send six bottles of a Dr Bhoop Restorative upon payment only after cure. The letter claims 39 of 40 customers pay after successful treatment and outlines several books on dyspepsia heart kidneys women and men with sealed volumes.
In New York Rev Hugh B Penticost condemns Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller for praising poverty and wealth. He calls Carnegie a humbug and questions whether wealth blocks entry to heaven, citing their remarks at recent public events and bible classes.
Six intoxicated Belmont O.T. men rode into town from an Indian Territory hunt and fired into Mount Hope schoolhouse killing Anna Green an eight year old pupil. John Williams was wounded and others injured as glass and desks shattered during a panicked exit. The six men are jailed amid lynch threats.
Lew Wallace Jr. representing five interurban lines asks the Board of Works for a public conference with local and interurban interests to negotiate terms. The interurbans demand power options or independent wiring, depots, barns and repair shops, plus protected schedules. If no agreement, they threaten independent franchises and rights of way into the city.
Senator Chauncey M Depew announces engagement to Miss May Palmer with plans to marry in Paris on Christmas Day. He will travel to Charleston to speak December 1 then Washington for the Senate opening before sailing to France by December 18 and returning to New York soon after. He notes an establishment in Washington during the Senate session and a New York home thereafter.
The advertisement promotes linens at no profit tomorrow with items including 50 and 66 inch bleached linen towels and toweling. It emphasizes actual cost pricing, lists retail and cost figures, and promises napkins to match with no profit for the day.
In kersey garments such as Raglans Ulsters and Newmarkets, imported in black and colors, some satin lined, with prices up to 30 dollars. Harwood mills quality featured with The Merode Fit-Well Oneita and other top makes. A new underwear bargain day on Tuesday offers improved values for all sizes including children’s unions in gray fleece.
Robbers blew open the Co. and D. ticket office safe in Findlay Ohio early Monday, securing about $700. Agent Andrew Brown is mentioned as the victim or tied to the case, with the robbers escaping. The brief notes the money taken and the chaotic scene surrounding the escape.
In St Louis Abe Attell and George Dixon renew their rivalry tonight at the West End club for a scheduled 16 round decision fight. The bout follows last month’s contested clash as both boxers prepare intensively aiming for victory and recognition in their ongoing series of matches.
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