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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1901
Page
2
In Denver Cory October 15 Rabbi Rudolf Farber was horsewhipped by eight women claiming he insulted them. The group arranged a meeting at a downtown corner. one woman summoned a friend who used whips until Farber fled two blocks into an alley. Farber calls it a plot to ruin him by his enemies.
Afternoon events feature band concerts and log-rolling drills at the Washington baseball park beginning 1 PM with prizes of 50 and 25 dollars. A night parade with Indiana lodges follows, then vaudeville acts, a fire department display, an electrical fountain, and the Destruction of Pompeii at Newby Oval.
Overheated stoves caused three fires Monday night and Tuesday morning. At 447 East South Street Anna Wortham residence burned, loss about 15 dollars. William Staples home at 831 West Twenty sixth Street damaged about 300 dollars. Clark's restaurant in the Shiel Building at Illinois and Ohio Streets suffered 150 dollars in loss.
A Wentling public school in the Cumberland area is guarded after a resident, described as a peeping Tom, descends from the mountains in a nearly nude state to frighten the school mistress and students. The incident on October 15 prompts heightened security for the rural mountain school.
John O'Donnell was dragged from the platform five times by policemen when he tried to address his constituents in Kilmaine Mayo. The crowd threw stones and several people were injured during the incident on Monday.
Anderson Indiana will be the focus as the Anti Saloon League prepares a campaign to enforce the Nicholson law. The group vows to open war on local saloons and ensure strict adherence to prohibition statutes.
An ad extols Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as the only true cure for catarrh, arguing internal remedies reach the blood while local applications fail. It highlights ingredients Dr Hydrastin and red gum, claims no cocaine or opiate, and pitches 50 cent tablets as safe for children.
A European minister says Ambassador Choate travels to the United States with a British message asking about U S policy if Europe faces trouble. State Department officials deny any such inquiry and say the United States would remain neutral, offering only limited aid as during the Spanish war.
President Roosevelt will keep H. C. Evans as head of the pension bureau. He is satisfied with Evans and expects no change unless opponents present stronger arguments. Gen. Torrance, G A R commander in chief, visited the White House for pension talks and voiced no complaints about the current administration.
Vienna dispatch says Bulgarian brigands have abducted Herr Rosenthal, the representative of a German firm in Silistrum. He was seized while on business in the town, prompting concerns over regional security and German interests in the area.
Absent clear details a list appears of deaths including Abel Garrett 76 Montpelier and William Chew 86 Kennard with scattered ages and locations. The fragmentary notice names several individuals and places but provides no coherent dates or full biographical details.
The Schaub flats at Massachusetts avenue and North streets suffered a near disaster Monday night from a fire blamed on spontaneous combustion in oily waste stored in a third floor closet. B. W. Templeton, a resident, first noticed the blaze which spread through a chute to the garret and windows. Firemen quickly controlled it. roof rafters may need replacement, with losses totaling several hundred dollars plus water damage to carpet and third floor woodwork estimated around fifty dollars. Eight families reside in the building.
Richard Croker visits Tammany Hall as mayoral campaign gears up with fusion forces uniting Republicans Citizens' Union and anti Tammany Democrats. Fusion aims to erase partisanship over Tammany methods while promising not to push blue law enforcement. A radical reformer even hints Sunday saloon openings.
List of births with parents and addresses followed by numerous deaths with ages and causes such as pulmonary congestion typhoid malaria paralysis chronic nephritis tuberculosis and edema. Includes several marriages: Frank T. Day and Mary Eastman Byron A. Sunderland and Nettie Aldine Hackleman Wesley Huffman and Matie Hitt Harvey C Lopez and Elizabeth A Kolling Ralph Peters and Edith Dechman.
Jonce Monyhan states the report about him seeking the Michigan City prison warden post is false and confirms his aim to be nominated for state treasurer.
Friends tease Harry Gates by phone and mail claiming he has been named police superintendent. Gates tires of the gag as callers slam phones. John Bonnell and M M Nye traveled to Indianapolis for the 1902 Modern Woodmen convention. Nye will replace Bonnell as Terre Haute district postmaster around November 1.
A vaudeville manager offered George Ketchum owner of Crescens trotting champion twelve hundred dollars a week for thirty weeks to feature the stallion in a stage act in New York on October 15.
Ikokomo Indiana October 15 The Pittsburg plate glass works resumed operations with 700 hands Monday All of Kokomo s 32 factories are now running full time.
Jeffersonville Indiana October 15 Noble Kees nineteen year old jumped from an 8 0 train at Marysville and was killed details of investigation not available the incident is reported from Spl. services
At the Park a melodrama unfolds where a second wife schemes with the villain to steal wealth. A forged check accusation leads to the father disowning his son before the killer ends the witness. The son escapes, proves innocence, and the schemers face justice.
Mrs. Emma Eckhouse sold her residence at Seventeenth and Meridian to Mrs. Minnie M. Wild for 21000 dollars. The funeral of Mrs. W P Taylor takes place Tuesday at 4 p m at College ave baptist church conducted by Rev T J Villers. Local bankers travel to Milwaukee for the American bankers association convention this week. Lyman Gage to give an informal talk. Josephine Reynolds, 45, was knocked down on Lake Erie tracks and cannot tell if it was a train or bungaloos. Dr Link treated her scalp wound and suspects a train. Brother Alexis leaves for Mobile Alabama to become superintendent of St Marys industrial school after 18 years as principal of St Patricks boys school. The first issue of the Mirror by Manual Training High School students appears Monday in a football pictorial cover. Editorial staff listed with names and roles follow.
An article extols brave life savers and promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and Herb Laxative Compound as a cure for stomach, liver, and bowel troubles. It claims thousands saved annually, praises pleasant taste and effects, and notes availability from druggists in 50¢ and 1.00 bottles with trial offers.
The Boston Traveler notes hundreds of cured rheumatism cases linked to Paine's celery compound endorsed by Gov. Yates of Illinois. The advertisement claims it nourishes nerves, purifies blood, and boosts red cell formation, with testimonials from Rep. G. H. Storms of Kansas among many others.
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