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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1901
Page
6
At 2 a m on Thursday in Milan Michigan Wabash train No 1 struck a handcar. Three men Tim Lane John Skinner and Harvey Twiggs all residents of Milan were killed instantly. The section crew saw the train too late and no passenger on the train was hurt.
The Aberdeen vessel St Bernard was wrecked off the Faroe Islands in the north Atlantic on Thursday. Fifteen crew members are feared drowned as rescuers search the scene and authorities confirm the tragedy.
The report notes Booker T. Washington dinner with President Roosevelt sparked ratification debates in Birmingham and New York. Opponents argue ratification advances a negro aristocracy while supporters push disfranchisement under social equality. Also covered are May Harrington Hanna’s arrival in New York with her three sons and the Cadish case closing with the wife identified as the deceased woman in the Melvin hotel shooting.
President Roosevelt reached Washington on Thursday morning from New Haven accompanied by his daughter Alice Secretary Hay Dr Rixey Commander Cowles Secretary Cortelyou and Stenographer Barnes. Chief Wilkie of the secret service was the only public official to greet him at the station.
At Nesle in Somme on Thursday a balloon ascent by a party of merrymakers ended when the balloon landed on a housetop killing the aeronaut. Three companions were seriously injured.
Winton shattered the world cycling record in Detroit on Thursday afternoon riding 1 06 2 5 for the distance, a two fifths improvement over Fournier. He also rode ten miles at pace better than 1 hour 8 minutes each.
A Newton Michigan man Bert Stafford reports three strokes left him paralyzed with stomach and heart problems. After using Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer he walks again, stomach retains food, seizures stop, and health improves. Advertises cure for nervous prostration epilepsy and nerve weakness with pricing and order details.
Forest Bigelow, a trick bicycle rider, testified he is a Democrat and his wife a Republican. He was tried on a charge of assault and battery after a dispute over registering to vote. He said his wife threw hot potato skillet fragments, and he struck her. Police Judge Dick, a Democrat, dismissed the case.
Francis A. Gill of 620 N Sixth Street has two pumping hearts connected by an aorta that beat independently yet circulatory flow remains normal. Dr. C P Brady identified the subsidiary heart near the right lower chest after Gill arrived at the Northern dispensary with bruises from a coal cart accident.
Charles Seaton a handsome Cleveland man accused of swindling women appeared in Yorkville police court. Miss Mailer and Miss Whiting testified to his methods and bail was set at 2500. Seaton waited, smiled when told his fiancée Estelle Krum was nearby, then was moved to a cell after a tearful parting.
Jackson Bros of 11 Wall Street and members of the Consolidated stock and petroleum exchange have filed an assignment. The action was announced in New York on October 24.
In Key West on Wednesday night a Tampa committee arrived to persuade local cigar strikers to go back. The crowd jeered the visitors and the strikers rejected the offer, blaming abuses in Tampa. Three Spaniards finally agreed to return, and police escorted the men to a boat amid fears of violence.
Emanuel DeCastro, a Mexican, was arrested in Philadelphia on a Baltimore Washington complaint. A gold watch, allegedly ex-Gov. Hogg of Texas property, was found in his possession. Engraved case reads presented by the Texas volunteer guard to Gov. Hogg 1890 1894. Timepiece valued near $1,000. DeCastro says he bought it from a man in New York.
Reading Pa Oct 24 The national Bank of Borertown, closed Friday over the disappearance of cashier Milton A Mary, reopened Thursday. Depositors did not rush to withdraw funds. the first caller was a four depositor.
An old advertisement likens disease to quicksand and promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for stomach and related organ ailments. It includes a testimonial from Thomas A. Swarts of Columbus Ohio describing severe prior illness and dramatic weight gain after eight bottles. The ad notes Fierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser offering.
Rev Daniel N. Frantz and his wife from Fairview Kansas died when a tree fell onto their car Thursday near Cedarville in this county. The tragedy occurred while they were driving.
Louis Traugott was bound over to keep the peace in the sum of 50 dollars in criminal court after being accused of assaulting Isador Wulfson in an ante-election row.
An 19th century advertised remedy for teething children, Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup claims to soothe gums ease pain and cure wind colic with a 25 cent price. Also rail excursion listings show multiple routes from Indianapolis to Lake Erie Western R R Fort Wayne Celina St Marys Lima Michigan City and more with varied dates and fares. The Sun notes items for sale in its want column with guaranteed results under the heading.
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