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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1901
Page
2
The American Bird Book edition has been enlarged and is ready for distribution with Diamond Dye colored crayons. Leading druggists carry copies and crayons or send two 2 cent stamps to Wells Rich and Co. to receive the book and crayons. Diamond Dyes claim simple, skill free use for home dyeing and bright colors that do not fade.
New York Oct 10 strong opening with good buying and covering by shorts. London a moderate buyer as traders eye crop reports. Iron Age says prices cannot rise. sugar war widens. Wabash gains Cleveland entry over Big Four. Amalgamated copper favored on pullbacks. several rails and banks show listed prices and notable loans.
Chicago park commissioners bestow the name McKinley Park on a new park in the South Side. Louis Herrmann, a prominent New Orleans broker, commits suicide amid nervous prostration. Chas V Bachant, Cotton Belt engineer, arrested for alleged role in a DeSoto Missouri train hold up. Samuel Fishback, accused of setting fire with a lamp against his wife, arraigned. wife severely burned, in hospital but improving.
A Gainesville Georgia resident, Helen Frances Huntington, touts Grape-Nuts as a wholesome brain food. She notes improved mental clarity after replacing heavy meals with a nightly serving, and says the product suits brain workers by providing nutrition without overindulgence.
George Breunig was announced as the new city controller and will assume office after Mayor Bookwalter is inaugurated. The ward 2 resident and former banker and alderman has served as city clerk and is known for financial expertise. his selection signals attention to Ward 4 past performance.
It was believed on Thursday the Board of Works will consist of James S Cruse Edwin D Logsdon and Charles C Roth. Lossdon chairs the city Republican committee Cruse is a real estate man Roth runs the Indianapolis brewing company He is a Democrat nationally but supported Bookwalter He was formerly chairman of the Board of Safety under Mayor Taggart.
Frank Jones Indiana state school superintendent asks all superintendents and teachers to dedicate the last fourth of Friday November 2 to Benjamin Harrison memory exercises. He urges a school children's gift to the memorial fund with pupil contributions capped at five cents and teachers at ten cents, and to return remittances with contributor names but not amounts. No pupil should feel obliged to give.
Canvassing board tallies detail mayoral result with Bookwalter 20 810, Maguire 19 175, Dungan 1 355, Moore 280, Mills 213. Elliott leads clerk race 19 912 to 18 609. Stubbs police judge 20 421 to 18 218. Council races list Republican and Democrat tallies by ward, with various pluralities. Moores, Sweeney and Sickels re elected to the board.
In Crawfordsville Indiana on October 10 a minor named Barnett struck saloonist Michael Meyers unconscious for an hour after Meyers refused to sell him beer. Barnett Duke Stout and F G McIntire were taken into custody.
Charles Tryan an employee of the Muncie pulp company fell thirty feet Wednesday and struck feet first. His feet were literally crushed He formerly resided in Indianapolis.
A. B. Wiltsie, jailer at the county jail, insists he never claimed many prisoners released from police court came due to politics. He says releases before term end have been rare and likely for legitimate reasons not political.
Perry Paris a negro will be tried in police court on Oct 15 for assaulting Louis Cohn a bartender at Isaac Nier's barrel-house on W Washington St. Paris allegedly threw a bottle, knocked Cohn down after a struggle over payment, and another colored man was said to kick Cohn while he lay injured. Cohn remained unconscious Thursday morning and his condition was feared grave. Paris’s bond was raised and he remained jailed pending outcome.
William Kaiser was appointed deputy city clerk by City Clerk Elliott on Thursday morning. A former councilman-at-large and past Republican nominee candidate, Kaiser is a South Side German whose candidacy drew strong support before he withdrew prior to primaries, amid rumored agreement with Hillett.
Lieut J C Fox of First Infantry and Lieut William Nelson of Third Infantry resign. Charles Daniel Jr settles $450 damage suit with the street railway after the Fairview park riots. Eel River railroad joins Pennsylvania system. Logansport becomes a three-division hub with expanded shop facilities. Olive Branch Lutheran Synod to meet at Howlands with ministers from Louisville Richmond and Mount Auburn. A horse dies near Louisiana Street car barns, no overdriving evidence. Louis and Michael Traugott to be tried Oct 11 for assault. Helen Rouse injured crossing at Shelby and Orangest. Threshing machine manufacturers elect officers and plan Oct meeting. Seventieth Indiana regiment reunion ends with Harrison tribute. Beveridge chosen next year's orator.
Indianapolis resident EB V Stein reports years of kidney and back pain eased by Doans Kidney Pills from Henry J. Huder’s drug store. He describes relief beginning gradually and final cure, with Doans attributed to Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole US agents. Price 60 cents.
Names and ages listed for several deceased individuals including Harvey Neal 75 Attica Mary Sharp, R C Chessman 72 Richmond, Thomas Lamberson 72 Bentonville, Elizabeth Aukerman 81 Wabash, Jacob Tyner 88 Wabash county, Henry C Thornton 61 formerly Logansport died in Newton Pennsylvania, E R George 87 Bedford, W E Miller Wakarusa, and others.
Indiana municipal league meets in Anderson with 10 delegates present. The group will urge the next legislature to pass a charter form for cities not already governed by a special charter.
Marquis Ito arrived in Chicago on Thursday morning. He was welcomed at the depot by a 50 member Japanese delegation and a new representative of Governor Yates who delivered a gubernatorial address on Ito’s arrival.
Boonville Indiana crowds filled the courthouse as poles and props were propped against the building on Wednesday while Buck Wheeler stood trial for murdering his son in law. The walls and ceilings cracked under the strain from the swelling attendance.
County commissioners grant Edward J. Baldwin a 50 year franchise for an electric railway from Evansville through Princeton to Coats Springs. The new line expands regional transport and connects key cities in the county.
Lightning struck William Anderson's barn in Brazil causing a $3,000 loss. Firebugs burned Anthony's elevator in Markle, valued at $6,000. The barn of Charles Bush near Fort Wayne was damaged with a $4,000 loss.
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