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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1902
Page
2
James Miller, described as a truthful son of an honest father, discovers three nests of snakes within a rod of each other. The first nest contains corn snakes, the second seventeen, and the third fifteen. The story notes rising attendance, driven by many young women joining the audience.
Lawrenceburg Indiana reports Charles Leitert, accused of injuring Harry McGraw over a pickpocket rumor, was mobbed by a lynch crowd but fled across the state line into Ohio before arrests. McGraw, assaulted severely, is not expected to survive. Leitert is described as a notorious desperado with a long criminal record.
In Bloomington Indiana on September 22 a whitecaps group visited the home of a man named Johnson on Maple Heights. They forced the five inmates including Johnson his wife and three daughters into the woods and whipped them severely. The victims had been charged with keeping a disorderly house and were ordered to leave within three days. This marks the first whitecapping case within five miles of the city.
Logansport Ind Sept 22 A local inventor T C Bond claims a year long experiment yields asphalt from crude oil ready for patenting. He says U S applications will proceed and patents sought abroad after securing rights.
Muncie Indiana reports the grand jury issued 69 indictments in a single session on Saturday with arrests expected in a few days. It marks the largest indictment total in the county’s history.
Richmond Indiana reports ample gas as twenty new wells will join the mains and forty more are in use in Henry county. With coal shortages, residents will rely on gas for heating this season.
MUNCIE Ind September 22 The Muncie Natural Gas Company and the Muncie Heat Light and Power Company will refuse to accept the 22 cent gas rate fixed by the city council. A report of the refusal leaked out causing a sensation. The companies will present their report to the council Monday night.
A special of 20 coaches arrived from Indianapolis to attend the forty seventh meeting of the German Romanc Society held in Newville. Delegates were present from across the area as the event took place Sunday.
A new church in Blottsville Indiana is under construction to replace the one destroyed by a summer storm. It will be dedicated before Christmas with Rev. Yr Hufford as pastor.
A man who gave the name Charles Wild was surrounded by farmers near Huntington Indiana and lured into a cornfield. Three of the party escorted him to town where he was jailed.
Hanover College kicks off its seventieth year as the campus welcomes students and announces the start of the new academic season. Administrators highlight renewed programs and community events as the college opens its doors in Indiana.
At the Indiana yearly meeting of Friends in Plainfield $1,270 was subscribed to Earlham college. The brief list also notes various local incidents and events across towns including marriages, fires, accidents, and civic developments in Want area.
A Barron Wisconsin physician reports to improve stomach trouble by diet not drugs. He switched to Grape-Nuts with Postum Cereal Coffee and gained weight from 140 to 155 pounds while no longer suffering sour stomach. He credits the change to the cereals and sleeping well after bedtime meals.
Catholics begin subscription work for a new church valued at $10,000. The item notes local business and civic activity across many Indiana towns including Evansville, Franklin, Knightstown, Bedford, Crawfordsville, and Columbus with various civic projects and personal updates.
Minneapolis unions threaten a strike Sept 29 unless flour mills grant an eight-hour day. About 600 union members voted 75 percent to choose a committee to present an ultimatum to mill owners on Tuesday. If the strike goes ahead, 3000 workers may walk out. owners favor the change only if nationwide mills adopt it.
Thomas Fleetwood of Maumee Indiana traveled to town with a well supplied pocket and a young companion. After a night of drinking Fleetwood fell asleep on the street and awoke to find his friend gone his coat hat shoes watch and trinkets missing. The incident centers on the disappearance of a stranger and the loss of Fleetwood's valuables.
A severe freight wreck on the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago railroad at Clifton Station blocks four tracks. Trains tied up include No 9 eastbound, the fly er, No 21 Chicago Western express, No 41 Wooster accommodation on the east side and No 2 Chicago Limited No 8 New York Chicago express and No 302 Chicago Pittsburg on the west side. Wrecking crews moved cranes to Clifton, delaying traffic for hours.
Senator Fairbanks spent Sunday morning gathering wild blossoms with Mrs. Fairbanks and two friends along a cycle path from Fairview. He carried a large bouquet of yellow flowers and enjoyed a playful, schoolboylike mood as the group lingered past noon.
In San Francisco on September 22 the Boucicault play The Shaughraun was halted for a half hour as about 200 Gaelic League members shouted and booed. Police ejected the disorderly crowd after the lights came up and actor Denis O Sullivan’s entrance.
At 9 p.m. Sunday at Jefferson and Polk streets two Italians fought. Giovanni, a Neapolitan, was killed and Alphonse Koladin was mortally wounded. One witness said the men exchanged no words before they began firing. Police have only this account of a quarrel and vengeance.
Judson Tittsworth of Plymouth church compared Henry Watterson to ancient satirists in a Sunday sermon in Milwaukee. He argued Watterson’s critical stance on New York society is justified, citing press clarity and wealth-driven moral decline as historic patterns from Rome to modern times.
Sunday at Greenfield Indiana Henry B. Richey the new city marshal has closed saloons as promised three days after election. Drug stores no longer sell on the side line. A lawn mower and a severed finger incident is noted with George Crider aged four as the casualty in the fragment.
Farmers report a large cat resembling a mountain lion in the Walnut Ridge area nine miles away. Calves and sheep are disappearing, and a hunting party will be organized to track the animal.
A rear end collision between two extra freights at Buttermilk Falls Sunday night destroyed thirteen cars, six burning. Fireman G. B. Freeman of Pitcairn was instantly killed while Engineer Gettemy escaped with slight injuries. Tracks will take several hours to clear.
Births listed for Gris Pritchard Wernsing Baker Caton Patton Crutchley Roehm Thomas Heckman Jackson Dral Helm Jones and others. Deaths include Addison Crouch Erwin Caton Kistner Turner Gibson Olinger Downie and numerous married couples associated with city addresses.
President Roosevelt returns to a restful Sunday and plans a day of events in Detroit. The parade will feature Canadian soldiers from Windsor who are to participate and the president will review the troops of King Edward.
In Hancock Maryland on September 22 a plowman unearthed a whisky bottle buried by 19th century highwayman Lewis of Fulton County Pennsylvania. The bottle reportedly contained 100 fifty dollar notes and ten five dollar gold pieces. Lewis was famed for highway robbery and counterfeiting with hiding places and a cave counterfeit plant.
In San Bernardino California on September 22 a woman sleeping in a box car was found dressed as a man. She identified herself as Mrs James Smith of Chicago and said a young man with her was her husband. She claimed a one year marriage and they had traveled 3700 miles before arrest for vagrancy.
A disjointed catalog advertises various patent medicines and salves with prices, promising cures for corns, skin ailments, pain relief, and hair care. It lists products like Rover ox, Roven ox, Cure salves, and two for deals, ending with order details and the seller E S Wetts, Jersey City.
A vintage advertisement urges women to prepare for the change of life with Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It praises relief from physical and mental distress, notes tranquilizing effects, appetite support, and better sleep, and cites a testimonial from J. S. Carlisle of Manchester Coffee Co Tenn. The ad also mentions Dr. Pierce's medical adviser and mail-order details for stamps and books.
A list of individuals and addresses with property types and costs, including cottages, double houses, and repairs. The segment ends with an advertisement for Dean's Ointment claiming quick, permanent relief from itching piles at 50 cents.
Bargains in upright pianos offered as slightly used. Special Dayton and Return routes via C H and D depart Indianapolis Sunday at 7 a.m. Returns depart Dayton at 6 20 p m with a fast train schedule. Service stops only in Rushville Connersville and Hamilton.
Fragmentary ad text promises low cost finera products and phones with guaranteed results. Mentions a business address 171-133 B. Ohtoxst and contact phones, but details and context are missing.
The 17 month old child of butcher Henry Ulicki at 317 Federal St can not lift its head and falls when attempting to creep. Born with a head circumference of 28% inches, Dr Komaroski reduced it by iron bands and may puncture the skull with parental consent to seek relief.
An Indianapolis ad promotes slightly used Baldwin upright pianos and transfer binders bound for sale. The notice claims low cost and guaranteed results with a liner in The Sun. Office address listed as 121-13 East Ohio Street.
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