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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1900

Page

6

Cleveland Reveals Nation's Largest Baby Weighing 17 Pounds 9 Ounces

Cleveland reports the national record for a newborn weighing 17 pounds 9 ounces born this week to a Bohemian mother aged 39. Dr. Albert F. Spurney declined to name the parents, noting the child is the tenth of ten, with the nine siblings weighing 13 to 15 pounds at birth. The infant is strong and healthy and a report will be presented to the Cleveland Medical Society.

Cleveland Ohio Albert F. Spurney Woodland Ave Spurney Cleveland Medical Society

New York Artist Uses Cold Storage to Fight Hay Fever

New York artist Geo A. Traver in the Alpine Building on Broadway entered the Terminal company cold storage chamber after five years of hay fever. He endured one hour in eight-degree cold and reported the allergy nearly vanished, describing a day of renewed comfort and relief.

New York Geo. A. Traver Traver Broadway Terminal Company Larrie

Delaware Bishop Goes on Two-Week Foot Tour

Bishop Leighton Coleman of the Delaware Episcopal Diocese will undertake a two week tramp starting September 20 to rejuvenate and meet humble travelers. He will travel on foot through mountain districts, sleeping in simple homes and often doing chores in exchange for shelter while keeping his identity and plans discreet.

Wilmington Del Leighton Coleman Episcopal Diocese of Delaware Virginia West Virginia Pennsylvania

Charles Hoyt’s Wealth Found in Safe Deposit Case

New York Sept 10 The friends of Charles Hoyt the playwright searched his Madison Square theater office and found a Garfield Safe deposit box containing a detailed schedule of bonds stocks jewelry contracts mortgages and other valuables worth thousands. The box contents were confirmed in court and replaced. Hoyt resides quietly at Charlestown NH with health unchanged.

New York Charles Hoyt Madison Square Theater Garfield Safe Deposit James ©. Leiford Leiford Justice Fitzgerald Hoyt Charlestown

Indiana Wa. C. T. U. declines endorsement of prayer-chain plan

State central committee refuses to endorse the prayer-chain scheme advocated by secretary Mrs. Mary Balch aimed at defeating McKinley. Balch promoted the idea as an individual but sought official backing. The National Union has also declined to recognize the movement.

Central Committee Indiana Mary Balch McKinley Balen

Disastrous Maine fires and political fusion noted

Wire whispers report disastrous forest fires in eastern Maine. During a street car strike workers back companies with automobiles. Nevada parties fuse and nominate Francis G. Newlands for congress. R. J. Thompson, secretary of the American schoolboy commission, receives Legion of Honor.

Maine Nevada Francis G. Newlands Congress R. J. Thompson American Schoolboy Commission Lafayette Paris Legion of Honor

Cascareta Candy Cathartic motto and guarantee note

The fragment presents a motto for Cascareta Candy Cathartic and mentions an ironclad guarantee with its miagio tablets, attributed to Druggista We 260 Hay.

Cascareta Druggista Hay

Traffic on the Lakes Record Year for Great Lakes Trade

Washington reports the treasury bureau's statistics show 1910 as the busiest year in Great Lakes commerce with 5385 vessels at 37 ports in July and 15941 arrivals by Aug 1. The note addresses rumors that railroads are taking more grain shipments from lake carriers, concluding the impact appears less severe than feared.

Treasury Department Great Lakes Northwestern

Boulder of Remarkable Size Attracts Curious North of Bowling Green

Isaac Ward, a farmer near Bowling Green Ohio, found a giant boulder in his field after it fell a few days earlier. Digging and hauling it to his front yard drew many curious onlookers. The stone measures about two and a half feet long and two feet thick, and is far heavier than typical rock.

Bowling Green Isaac Ward Here

Love at First Sight Marriage in Wilkesbarre

Jacob Madison a California fruit grower wed Annette Davis of Plymouth after a brief courtship. He, returning from Europe, met her only on Sunday. within two hours the couple agreed to marry and were joined by Magistrate Potack. They left for San Francisco.

Wilkesbarre Jacob Madison California Annette Davis Plymouth Madison Europe Miss Davis Potack Mrs. Madison San Francisco

Prisoner Mose Zambritz Locked In Kirkwood Vagrancy Fine

Mose Zambritz, a Black man in St Louis area, fined $200 to Kirkwood for vagrancy or one month in jail. He was allowed church access by Jailer Cronin to test if he would flee. at midnight he asked to return to his cell and, unshackled, broke rock on the street.

Louis Mose Zambritz Kirkwood Cronin

Human arch boy paralyzed by cold water bath in Allentown

Harry Haber a 14 year old of Seldersville is paralyzed after bathing in cold water while overheated. Doctors say his spinal cord is severely affected, leaving him able only to arch his back. When lying down only the head and heels touch the bed, with his body forming a high arch.

Allentown Harry Haber Seldersville

Separated Sisters Reunited After Sixty One Years in Camden

In Camden New Jersey three sisters aged 70 68 and a centenarian born in 1801 were joyfully reunited after sixty one years apart. Mrs Maud Cavanaugh now 70 lives in Camden and Mrs Sabina Robbins age 60s resides in Phillipsburg while Mrs Sarah Kennedy born 1801 remains in Camden. The reunion followed Robbins learning of the Kennedy name linked to a Philadelphia death, enabling contact through a niece. The siblings recalled marriages children and losses and a long family separation dating to 1832 when their father William McCann was killed.

Maud Cavanaugh Sabina Robbins Phillipsburg N. J Sarah Kennedy Kennedy Camden Robbins Philadelphia William McCann

Doctor Talbott Named in Will Contests After Mrs Phelps Case

Dr. Ashton Buchanan Talbott of Philadelphia, a young physician famed for wooing rich older women, is defendant in a suit to break the will of his late wife. The estate, valued near 3.1 million, is challenged by executor Gabriel St John and Jonathan Sideray, cousins of Mrs. Phelps-Talbott.

New York Ashton Buchanan Talbott Philadelphia Garliel St. John Margaret St. John Andrews Jonathan Sideray Calasta M. Talbott A&s Phelps-Talbott

Army of Visitors Marks German Orphans Home Anniversary

About 10 009 people visited the German general orphans home on 8S State Ave Sunday for its thirty third anniversary. The program ran all day and refreshment stands drew crowded business. F J Reinhard of Indianapolis gave the day’s speech in German. Pimples on the face are not only annoying but indicate bad blood Hood s Sarsaparilla cures them by purifying the blood.

State Ave F. J. Reinhard Indianapolis Hood

Free Laundry Neckbands and Local Delicacies Ad

A compact ad page listing services and items for sale. Includes free laundry neckbands, The Famous Cold Dutch Lunch, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, Menninger's drug offerings at Ohio and Illinois streets, and dining options at The Kitz Gemble Room And Cafe Restaurant with 11 am to 2 pm lunches. Also notes a model farm listing near Clark, local photography, cabinet prices at The Modern, and a special train itinerary for September 22, 1900 departing Union Station at 10:00 pm with berths and chairs.

Menninger's Ohio Illinois Chicago Lake Erie & Western Lake Shore Roads Ieaves Union

Snyder Scott Wedding In Indiana Home

Miss Evelyn Snyder and Robert Scott wed at 9 am Monday at the bride’s North Pennsylvania Street home. Rev. I M Hughes of Richmond officiated as nieces Harriet Nardin and Harriet Snyder served as attendants. A wedding breakfast followed, with out of town guests listed from Muncie New Castle and Richmond.

Evelyn Snyder Robert Scott N. Pennsylvania I. M. Hughes Richmond Ind Harriet Nardin Harriet Snyder Scott St. Peter, Minn Ligg Muncie Fannie Brown New Castle Charles Crawford S. Gause C. R. Unthank H. G. Sherman Mark Wilson Charles Nardin

City Markets Fresh Provisions in Indianapolis Market Prices

Indianapolis September 10 city market lists extensive prices for provisions. Smoked meats, hams, bacon, sausage, pickled goods, lard, tenderloins and fresh pork items priced by weight and cut. Vegetables, fruits, nuts, canned goods, fish, oysters, fats, seeds, grains, flour, oils, cheese, butter, poultry, coal, drugs with detailed per unit prices and bulk lots.

California Indiana

Cleveland Line Railroad Time Card Summary

Train times listed for the Cleveland line include the Union City accom 643 am to 2.50 pm, the New York and Boston service 3.23 am to 10.40 pm, the Navy and Boston mail 6.00 am to 6.30 pm, and the Knickerbocker service 23.6 25 pm. Benton Harbor Line shows Benton Harbor exp 6.45 am to 2.50 pm and 1.15 am to 8.35 pm with a Wabash accommodatn 4.50 pm to 9.25 am.

Best Baltimore New York Timothy Kentucky Canada Anderson Ac’mdat Union City Accom Clev N.Y Bos Ex.s NVY WN. Y Bos. Lim. Ds Boston Knickerbocker Benton Harbor Wabash Lafayette Accom Chicago Fast Mail Chicago Cincinnati Ido Ami Greensburg Cin Flex N. Ver Lois Louis

Train Schedule Fragments for St. Louis Lines

Damaged OCR listing shows train connections with times between St. Louis and other stations. Entries include St. Louis accommodation and limited services with morning and evening departures, indicating inconsistent duration data and mixed abbreviations.

Lafayette to Chicago Rail Schedule Fragment

Readable parts show Lafayette accommodation times and Chicago trains. Mentions fast mail, slow express authoring unclear days and hours. Data appears fragmentary with inconsistent formatting but references Lafayette and Chicago routes and several departure and arrival times.

Cincinnati Ex Unclear Schedule Fragments

Fragmented OCR details show travel times between Cincinnati and Greensburg with multiple abbreviations and inconsistent formatting. The text lists arrival and departure times across various segments, but many entries are garbled, making it unclear which routes, trains, or dates are referenced.

Transit Schedule Snippet for Peoria and Champaign Route

A fragmented timetable shows connections between Peoria Bloomington and Champaign with times such as 7.23am 2.40 pay and 6.08 pm. It lists arrivals and departures at Peoria Bloomington and a 4.10pm 10.3am sequence with ex 3 1130pm and 3.30am noted, indicating a regional rail or bus schedule segment.

Peoria Bloom M &Ex Peoria & Bloomington Champaign Peoria & Bloom

Columbus and Spring. Ohio Special and Cincinnati Rail Notes

The timetable fragment lists Columbus to Cincinnati connections with times for the Ohio special at 10.35 pm and 8.00 pm, plus multiple Cincinnati to Detroit and Dayton routes. It notes the City Ticket Office at 25 W Washington St and various outbound and inbound trains with departure and arrival times including fast mail and limited services.

Columbus & Spring Idiam Ohio Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton City Washington Dayton Dayton Lim Toledo Detroit

Chicago Indianapolis Monon Route Ticket Office Schedule

Chicago night express departs 25 W Washington. Chicago freight and passenger times list morning and afternoon departures with specific fares. Monon accommodation runs from 2:74 PM to 10.09 AM, reflecting irregular OCR of station timing.

Washington-st Chicago Chicago Express Chicago Vestibule Monon

Fragmentary timetable notes for multiple stops

Readable fragments show morning and afternoon time slots for T, C and Mich, and T, D and Chi lim, with listed start and end times. Additional entries include M, L and L'porie sp with evening times. Exact routes, dates, and complete details are missing from the fragment.

In iana vecatur Western Ry Dec St. L Sex

Odd fragmented timetable note lists trains and times toward Chicago Tuscola and St. Louis. Details are incomplete but show connections with Decatur and Saint Louis lines, including a 4.40pm Chicago express and a 2.40pm Tuscola accommodation, plus late afternoon to evening departures.

St. L Chicago Tuscola St. L. F

Philadelphia and New York Lines Timetable Fragment

The page lists assorted railroad connections among Pennsylvania, Baltimore, Washington, Columbus, Martinsville, Logansport, Dayton, Xenia, Vandalia, and St. Louis lines with various times. Many entries appear garbled. readable items show morning and afternoon departures and connections across multiple routes and hubs.

Payton & Xenica Pittsburg & East Logansport Chicago Phil N.Y Seca Balti Wash Dayton & Spring Colum, Ind Lou Martins Pittsburg & Fast Spencer ‘Tcc Col Ind. & Lavis Logans Martinsville Ace Knights Rich Springfield

Also Mentioned on This Page

Charley Hoyt the Bureau Love New Jersey Kitz Gemble E. Kits E. Court St Forgale P. Pfisterer Virginia-ave Clark E. Washington Snyder-Scott City Markets Michigan Brazil Groceriee AXAX Confectioners A Ridgewood A Phoenix A Sgmpire A Ideal Windsor Ridgewood Ariosa Lion Jersey Singapore Young Hyson Johrson Johnson G. S Harnes W. S New York State Wisconsin Iikee Pittsburg Kanawha Winifrede Raymond City Jackson Island City Blossburg Shefall Carnival H. L. Sanders Indians Ave Morton Place Central-ave Anna R. Meyer Chichester Chichester Chemical Madison Square, Phila Copidere Ben Francisco Sloan Drug CO Washington St St. L.ry Big Four Rents City Ticket Office Cleveland Line Benton Harbor Line ST. Louis Line St. Louis Accom Chicago Line Peoria Line Springfield and Columbus Chicago, Indianapolis &Louissade Railway R. R Mich Chi Lim L’porie Iana Vecatur & Western Ry Pennsylvania Lines Washington-sts Aim Vandalia Lines T. H St. L. & West St. D.-ace Western Express Effinghamac
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