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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1902
Page
8
A man signing as Henry Fenton of Detroit writes to Toledo officials offering to unleash smallpox in the city. He claims four virulent cases will be sent, seeks 25 dollars per case or 50 for three, and proposes a share of physicians’ fees for attending patients. Advertising catalogs and periodicals are mentioned as part of the scheme.
An Indianapolis Sun advertisement promotes Warner's Safe Cure for kidney liver and bladder diseases with a free trial bottle postpaid and a medical booklet. It quotes office numbers and urges readers to request the trial by writing to Warner's Safe Cure Company Rochester N Y and noting the newspaper. The offer is described as genuine and guaranteed by the publisher.
Oratory and good cheer marked a Grand hotel banquet in honor of George Marott as toastmaster. The event celebrated a Commercial baseball league victory with Jack Dier as the top speaker and a chorus of flattering toasts from a large guest list, including notable attendees such as W. T. Quarles and E. Dunn.
Knox college defeated the University of Kansas 5 to 0 on Wednesday. M T H S and Franklin sever their athletic ties over a football game dispute from last Saturday. DePauw plans a Delaware Ohio trip for the Ohio Wesleyan game, using the same line that blocked Michigan. Indianapolis plays Wabash at home next week. The University of Indianapolis opens at Washington Park against Wabash. Butler hosts MT H S practice with MT H S scoring twice to the high school’s one.
The Belle Mead dispersal sale starts Tuesday in Nashville with 252 horses to be sold for about 250000 dollars due to Gen. W. H. Jackson’s weakness. Imp Loyalist fetched 4000 dollars. two world records fell and one tied at Memphis as Direct Hal and Pierce Direct clocked 2 05 34 for a mile and Onward Silver matched 4 28 15 for two miles. Nevermore won the Creedmoor stakes at New York Aqueduct by a head at 7 to 1, with Navasota leading early before Lyno urged Nevermore to the front.
The Frisco steer ropers defeated the Texas cowboys in San Antonio by three steers to a man winning the $10,000 prize. The National board of arbitration adjourned after failing to settle Western league and American association differences, to reconvene in Chicago on Nov 15.
Columbus Caruthers of Paducah Kentucky asks Indianapolis police to help locate his brother Tip Caruthers last heard ten years ago working on a farm near Indianapolis. Columbus cannot describe him due to the long separation and fading memories since they were split at the war’s start.
The Indianapolis gas company faces large monthly losses as Judge Neal delays ruling in the injunction case. With no advance collections, many customers may avoid paying and the company could lose thousands each month for gas billed but not delivered.
Miss Florence Shillicutt, 19, daughter of farmer Char Schillicutt, was found dead along a highway near Memphis on a Wednesday after being attacked. Police investigated the brutal act as a homicide.
A woman with a throat wound was found after a morning visit to an uncle's family. The evidence suggests a violent struggle, with injuries in five places and a sash cut across the throat. Farmer Knight is jailed on suspicion and denies involvement.
Geneva Ohio October 30 Uncle John Brakeman a robust 95 year old farmer in Harperfield recalls early Ohio days and Indians on the warpath. He proved his strength husking a large corn load in one day to show it could be done. He is praised as an expert with ax and saw and remembered Cleveland as huts long ago.
Spencer Miller reports South Orange village improvement society progress in mosquito control. Oil reduced the population by about 50 percent in 1901, drainage added this year, further cutting the supply by an unspecified amount, with hopes to reduce it by 10 percent next year.
Judge Stubbs praised as a good fellow after granting John Matthews until 4 p m to leave the city for drunken offenses. Matthews, an old blind panhandler, vows to reform but keeps returning to saloons. William O'Brien was arrested with him but released to accompany him. Marion club mobilizes 500 members with a special train to Noblesville for Sherrick and Landis meeting.
Fifty members of the National association of threshing manufacturers gathered in Indianapolis for their annual convention hosted by an Indiana manufacturing company. The event featured informal discussions on packing and shipping threshers, with little public interest and no foreign trade talks. Officers were elected Thursday after a dinner at the hotel English and a performance of On the Quiet.
In Cleveland a Bavarian court physician's son Richard Eggel dies in an infirmary after moving to America to seek fortune. His mother’s tearful letter offering forgiveness arrives too late, unopened, as he dies pleading for home and health. The mother had previously forgiven her husband’s memory and expressed love.
Miss Eliza Collins, teacher at school No. 5, died after a bicycle collision in Indianapolis. She reportedly told pupils before the accident she might never return, a premonition later linked to her injury and death after nearly 200 hours unconsciousness. Funeral held in Huntington, Ind. The note follows with a separate item on the O'Connell club eighth annual dance at Tomlingen hall with Beiser's orchestra next Thursday.
Mrs. Clay Whitely hosts a card party on Nov 7 at the Savoy. Mrs. Batchelor entertains the Neighborhood club Friday at 2337 Broadway. Miss Hockney Shockney plans a shower for Miss Elinor Minor on Friday. The Flower mission schedules a Proplyaem thanksgiving event for sick children funds. Miss Estelle Collop and Frank Bailey wed Wednesday at the bride’s Southport home. Miss Havens hosted a dinner for Miss Gertrude Wober and George Pattison ahead of their Nov 5 wedding. Brooke Griffin and James L. Mitchell married Wednesday afternoon at the bride’s sister’s home. Reverend Joseph Chartrand officiated. State weddings noted in several towns with multiple couples. Obie J. Smith’s Wednesday Fourth Presbyterian ceremony featured white chrysanthemum decor and pink accent gowns. The bride Edithena’s details begin.
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