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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1901
Page
6
Vice president Roosevelt spoke to about 20 000 people at the Minnesota state fair grounds on Labor Day. He urged protective legislation for wage earners and humane employers, warned against lawlessness, and supported oversight of large corporations and monopolies while stressing the nation’s role among world powers.
Maj Gen Arthur MacArthur arrives in Washington and states the United States will continue to pay Aguinaldo's board indefinitely. He notes Aguinaldo is not causing trouble and costs about $8 daily, with the insurgent leaders in Samar likely to be disarmed soon. MacArthur will report to the War Department on Tuesday and consult with Secretary Root.
Rochester report details the Newark wreck death toll rising to at least 20 with Mrs. E. M. Hare and Mrs. W. H. Fox among the latest fatalities. A mother saved her five year old son by wrapping him in her dress and flinging him to safety through a window.
Tickets are on sale daily through September 10 with a final return limit of October 31. For details call ticket agents. Also an ad note asks Have You a Room to Rent with a free ten word insertion for three days under the heading.
A Sun newspaper column asserts guarantees for sale outcomes under its heading. It emphasizes reliability of results and invites readers to trust the advertised service.
A brief line notes that advertising a vacant room for rent in The Sun costs nothing, inviting interested readers to place an ad.
John S Bays of Sullivan promotes a regional coal trust by renewing options on Indiana mines and expanding to Illinois Ohio and Pennsylvania. The plan aims to consolidate control through the Pittsburg coal company as a central nucleus with fixed prices to regulate supply and curb price fluctuations.
Across the nation labor day saw major parades with tens of thousands in line. Cincinnati 10,000. Kansas City 8,000. Buffalo near 10,000. Cleveland 12,000. Chicago over 40,000. New York subdued parade and country picnics. Pittsburg 15,000 to 20,000 with steel strikers prominent.
Mrs Carrie Nation, famed reformer, declares there are too many saloons in New York for one person to handle. She plans to rally women to join her crusade and vows to shut murder houses quickly. She then travels to Coney Island for the afternoon.
Frederick Schultz killed himself in Chicago after attempting suicide six times over two years. He drank carbolic acid seeking death but wished to live. he died before medical aid could reach him.
ST. LOUIS Sept 2 The Gilsonite roofing and paving plant in West Madison Kl was totally destroyed by fire Monday morning causing about 70000 in losses partly covered by insurance.
Sylvan Beach New York on Sunday R A Wilson accidentally shot and killed himself. Authorities deny death by own action and say he carried about 50000 dollars on his person in the incident.
Mob continues pursuit of Bessie Francis, a Black suspect accused of killing Miss Henderson in Columbus Missouri. A London dispatch reports Wu to be transferred from the United States to London as Chinese minister. Carrie Nation’s arrest in New York ends with release pending hotel return.
A petition to end the strike was circulated in Bay View by J. D. Cooper one of Shaffer's delegates. A majority want to return to work but first petition Shaffer to end the strike in the Illinois steel company's mills. Bay View believes Sunday’s meeting with Shaffer began the end of the western strike.
An old advertisement promotes Botanic Blood Balm and Latonic Blood Balm as cures for ulcers skin sores eczema and blood poisoning claiming to purify blood and relieve pain. It offers a free trial by writing Dr Gillam in Atlanta and notes availability at a Hyder shop in Indianapolis with a medical claim backed by long usage and doctor endorsements.
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