This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 39 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1900
Page
6
Orson Clark of Oriole recounts a nighttime ride near Shore Pennsylvania when a catamount leaped into the road. He struck the animal with his bicycle and the cat dashed through a wire fence into a stream, then swam the dam as the rider rode away unharmed.
Miss Jessie Morrison, daughter of a former county probate judge, faces trial in Eldorado Kansas for the June 22 murder of Mrs G O Castle. Prosecutors say Morrison killed the bride of a week with a razor after jealousy. Morrison contends she acted in self defense and has remained jailed since the tragedy.
The Botticelli Madonna, once valued at 63000, is reported sold to P A B Widener of Philadelphia after a London auction. The piece was involved in a scheme where a modern landscape was painted over the Madonna to evade Italian laws. Prince Chigi paid a heavy fine in England for the incident.
W J Lamrick of Vancouver takes a 150 mile trip to inspect mineral properties when four bears surround his camp. He shoots and kills three bears with a revolver but is badly wounded. He survives by eating bear meat for 75 days until reaching a coast settlement and later Vancouver with help from an Indian to aid his return.
Cambridge, Mast Nov John Bryce son of the late senator and Florence Ricketts wife have rented a modest home in Cragfest. He keeps out of society and has settled into hard work at Harvard University as reported in local society notes.
Dora Denny known as the Outlaw Queen of Oklahoma has captured two deputy marshals pursuing her and holds them in a cave in the Wichita mountains. She remains besieged by ten other deputies circling the cave while resisting surrender. Earlier she held up Mountain View storekeepers and rode toward the bank before officers pursued.
Carrie Bowling of New Orleans aided a bold Clarksdale jail break to free her convict brother Bonnie Bowling. Deputy W F Shaw was forced to unlock a cell as two armed men aided the escape. The trio fled with the sheriff's pistol, leaving authorities searching for them. Miss Bowling is held as a hostage while her cohorts remain at large.
Alarm spreads from Bulgaria into Constantinople as Prince Ferdinand allegedly backs a secret armed group to aid Macedonian rebels against Turkey. Reports say twenty irregular battalions are formed and ready. Ferdinand plans a Paris trip to raise a £1,000 loan for ordnance amid suspected Russian encouragement.
The Calumet and Hecla mining company of Houghton reestablishes corporate existence for 20 years as its April 21, 1901 expiration nears. The firm, with capital stock of 2.5 million dollars, has paid 64 million dollars in dividends.
Full regular dinner and business men's lunch offered by Charles Muellerschoen proprietor at McCreasi hotel opposite Union station with license for finest meals in city.
Advertises ladies rubber footwear priced at 9 cents tomorrow in sizes 2 to 5, valued at 25 cents. Store location listed as 318 330 Massachusetts.
An old classified snippet advertises men’s five dollar shoes and one fifty hand sewed in small sizes to be sold tomorrow at Siersdorfer’s 37 East Washington Street. Also listed are men’s rubbers at 49 cents at Stout’s Factory Shoe Store 318 230 Massachusetts Avenue. Other goods include Tranks telescopes harness cash or payments at 313 East Washington Street and California wines brandies with various items named.
Factory Inspector McAbee and Fire-chief Barrett report hazardous conditions at the Indiana women’s insane hospital and prison. Attic open to flames, electric wires running through, hundreds of inmates, and doors that cannot be opened quickly in a fire. Recommend fire walls and exterior door/window mechanisms for rapid escape.
A recommended law by the fee and salary commission would abolish the fat take-off by requiring sheriffs to estimate prisoner feeding costs and letting the county council approve before appropriation. It also cuts constable numbers, raises township salaries for larger towns, and raises top clerical pay while aligning state figures with nationwide standards. Marion county constables would earn about $1,240 annually under the plan.
Dr Hurry sought quails but could not buy them due to law. A dealer offered his own pigeons instead, claiming they tasted like quails. Dr Hurry bought the birds, noting they resembled and tasted like quails, and only trusted the seller's word they were pigeons.
In Washington, the president considers a clemency petition for Jim Hanson an Alaskan Indian who led a band to murder two camping youths near Skaguay. Confessing at Salvation Army direction Hanson aided arrests and led investigators to the bodies buried under snow. He was sentenced to death while accomplices got 2% to 50 years. commutation to life imprisonment is hoped for.
R Jimenez Davila Jr of a Spanish wine company travels across the United States and comments that Spain is glad the war ended with defeat. He notes Cubans and Filipinos tired of the burden, and mentions a brother-in-law who commanded a gunboat at Manila.
The new County board of education met Monday and decided not to hold school in township schools the Friday after Thanksgiving. Trustees elect the county Superintendent, but since Supt. Landis was elected for four years about a year ago, no election will be held until 1903. The board is Democratic.
In Justice Stout's court on Monday William H. Wishard sues P. O'Rear for 200 dollars over a horse that suffered sweeny. Dr. O'Rear veterinary gave an injection, the horse convulsed and died. The scene drew a large crowd of veterinarians and horsemen.
In New Haven on November 19 the Yale Harvard football demand emptied seats so fifteen Yale men hired a balloon to float over the gridiron. Their stunt will cost about 1000 dollars.
A Greek-dominated baccarat game on Coney Island ends with a friendly con turned costly for locals. A meek young man arrives nightly with a large roll, wins big sums then vanishes after drawing suspicion as the marked deck is found.
In Reading Massachusetts Mrs Susanna Wert petitions for divorce alleging husband Jacob Wert has not worked more than two days in 33 years since their 1867 marriage. She says she has labored daily to support them while he remains idle and could find work if not lazy. In prior desertion court he admitted he could not recall his last day of work.
Fred Boehm a Columbus teamster claimed he could drink 15 cocktails in 15 minutes and be fit for work. After eight drinks he collapsed. a bartender refused more and he was rushed to a physician where liquor was pumped from his stomach. He is expected to recover.
Walter H Ford, famed songwriter behind hits like Paradise Alley and Darling Sue, is seriously ill at home after a late night quarrel with his wife. A paper cutter was driven into his breast in a moment of frenzy. the blade did not reach his heart and he is expected to recover.
William Jefferson son of actor Joe Jefferson to marry Christie McDonald comic opera singer and leading lady with Hodge Podge and Co. announced in a morning paper.
The British steamer Taboga was seized by the Colombian government in Kingston Jamaica and converted into a gunboat for operations against insurgents. The British community protested the action.
Folsom prison reported Geo. Putnam was hanged on Monday for the murder of fellow convict Barney Showers. Putnam declared he would enjoy Thanksgiving in Jupiter.
A home bust development method is promoted as safe and easy for women lacking natural fullness. Letters from several users praise rapid results and symmetry, with free descriptive mailings from Aurum Medicine Co to guide at minimal cost.
An ad from Stout's Factory Shoe Store at 318 330 Massachusetts avenue promotes men's rubbers priced at 49 cents, compared with a regular value of 73 cents, inviting shoppers to take advantage of the bargain.
S. W. Cor. Delaware and Chiests. Receives patients from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for all kinds of dental work. The fees are to cover the cost only.
The Malott Coal and Lime Co of Mass and Peru cities offers coal and lime services with phone contact 203 for inquiries and delivery arrangements.
Brief OCR fragment notes tomorrow, size 2 to 5, price two cents, and a street name Chusetts Avenue. Fixed details and exact item unclear due to damaged text.
An advertisement extols Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a pleasant tablet remedy for catarrh, claiming safety and effectiveness without cocaine or opiates. It contrasts tablets with cough syrups and sprays, cites endorsements from Dr. Ramsdell and Dr. Wainwright, notes suitability for children, and states a 50 cent full size price plus a free booklet offer from the F A Stuart Co.
Train timetable fragment lists Big Four Route services with departures from Anderson and Union City to Cleveland and New York areas. Entries show classes D Sleeper C Chair D Dining car and various labeled services including Knickerbocker, with times spanning early morning to late night and connections to Boston and New York.
Partial timetable notes show arrivals and departures for Benton Harbor and Wabash lines with times around 645 am 250 pm and 1115 am 835 pm plus a 40 pm and 0.25 am reference.
A collection of train times shows arrivals and departures for St Louis and Chicago lines. Entries include Saint Louis Limited Lafayette accommodations and Chicago trains with various departure and arrival times and prices.
A garbled OCR listing appears to show multiple train times and routings from Cincinnati to nearby cities such as Greensburg Peoria Bloomington Columbus Springfield and Dayton. It includes accommodations and various departure and arrival times, with sporadic station references and times across the 12 hour clock.
Streetcar style timetable lists Pennsylvania Lines ticket offices at Station and corner Illinois and Washington with multiple routes to Baltimore Philadelphia Cincinnati Columbus Martinsville and more, including times for daylight and night departures. The dense schedule notes connections to New York, Chicago and other hubs with specific daily and express services.
Railroad timetable fragment lists night express departures from Chicago via Toket Office at 3 W Washington, with arrivals in Indianapolis and Louisville early morning. Times show 2 am and 2:30 am for Chicago express, fare or rate noted as 11.50.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.