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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1901
Page
5
An Indianapolis observer recounts a tale of a striking man on trains and in hotels who flirts with a young artist. A woman sketches his face from a magazine, later confirming the man shares a Bates House and Grand Rapids register, identified as a married father seeking a divorce.
Mrs H L Sulker of 1622 N New Jersey St reports a 30 pound muscallonge caught by her husband Louis during a camping trip with Robert Algeo and others at Clearlake near Manitowish Wisconsin. Algeo notes they are having the best time.
The article surveys New York stage life with Sothern rehearsing in three theaters for If I Were King, Otis Skinner’s Villon, and Miss Amelia Bingham’s The Climbers’ 980 props. It notes Adelaide Thurston’s Sweet Clover casting troubles and updates on actors Guy Standing Walter Perkins Blanche Sloane Frank McKee Viola Allen Mrs. Fiske Harrison Grey Fiske and Joseph Jefferson in Chicago.
A mysterious exchange between Red and Prince unfolds as he tells a Maine woods legend. Pioneer Adam Gookin and his daughter Alice shelter an Indian fugitive Nemiah and face wars with Narragansetts, resulting in a deadly pursuit toward the falls and a final revelation of love entwined with danger.
Churches and ministers noted for Sunday services across multiple congregations. Times include morning and evening sessions at First Baptist Central Christian Plymouth Congregational Meridian Street M E Roberts Park M E Central Avenue M E First Presbyterian Assembly Hall High School Second Presbyterian Mayer Chapel Tabernacle with respective pastors and schedules.
A Wisconsin teacher recalls exhaustion from managing a large school and credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring her health. The patient describes improved nervous and circulatory symptoms after three boxes, endorsing the remedy for fatigue and related conditions.
A humorous roundup from Indiana includes a giant snake fought by a lumber yard crowd in Logansport, a bull chasing and tossing a man near Rushville, and Jackson and Miller fleeing from a tree while a bull gnawed its trunk. Local notices celebrate workers, remark on odd place names, and recount quirky legal and social anecdotes.
August Leauty of W Washington street reports abundant game this winter in Indiana due to a dry summer. Rabbits are plentiful and quail numbers may exceed 20 year highs. Young game face higher mortality, but hunters plan trips east and to Arkansas later in the season. An Indianapolis party includes Frank Littleton Dave Fair Fred Fields Harry Ballard and G D Bustck among others.
Dr Tolley and Robert Fair of Greenfield join a hunting party that will travel to Jackman Maine with registered guides and a cabin. Dave Fair leads the group aiming for 50 deer, seeking a 30 day hunting trip with a special car and rail connections. Captain Harry S New will chase Michigan deer next month.
New York report details Ann Odelia Dis de Bar, alias Laura Jackson, a self styled occultist known as the spook priestess. Her exploits stretch from Washington Square to Europe and Cape Town with arrests, prison terms, and alleged fraud tied to Magick and mesmerism.
A man praised a railway leg yet claimed it hindered beggary. with crutches he found begging easier. Miss Minnie Smith bought a new camera. Paul and Roscoe Gardner hauled sorghum to Morning Sun on Monday. The Rochester Republican records two citizens leaving town and notes debts of $12 and $3.
Anderson Indiana October 12. Twenty eight suits will be filed against local factories charging pollution of White river.
A boiler at the Howe factory exploded in Peru on October 12 injuring A. B. Ulrich, Joseph Kile, and W. H. Folger. Fire crews responded, and the victims were rushed to a local hospital for treatment.
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