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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1904
Page
3
Miss Della Strowbe of Rural Route No 1 Appleton Wisconsin describes a long failed struggle with fatigue poor sleep and dark circles before taking Peruna. After six bottles she reports a complete cure and credits Peruna for restoring her health.
Mire W F Hoffman of 601 North 6th Street Kansas City Kansas writes of eight months of fatigue pains headaches and ailing health. Doctors gave several names for her condition but all agreed it was female trouble. After trying medicines she was advised to try Peruna and within a week felt better and after two months of use she claims to feel ten years younger and owes her life to Peruna.
A Milwaukee woman Mrs Mraid reports ovarian troubles improved after using Peruna for about eighteen weeks, avoiding operation. She praises health gains and gratitude. Additional testimonial from Mrs M Brickyner cites relief from headaches back pain and dizziness after trying Peruna. Bank guarantee asserts testimonials are genuine.
United States senator NeLaurin, attorney for W C Ezotland, argues an unprecedented defense for murder by burning at the Indianola street court in Mississippi. The case centers on Louis Holbert and his wife accused of killing by arson to avenge crimes by two black men. Eastland, a prominent local figure, is related to the planter slain, and the incident left eight dead before Holbert and his wife met their fate.
Charles E. Martin, secretary of the National lve mtack association, died suddenly Wednesday night on a train from Greeley to Cheyenne due to tubrrcular hemory Thagen. Funeral will be in Denver. Ben Hur actors released after a Georgia night arrest on a motor vehicle charge. Isgrigg cited as instigator in a free for all, but no evidence of assault led to the men being cleared.
Two trolley cars on the Exbrontive line collided Wednesday night injuring five people. Among the injured is Mrs. A. Kuntsman of Florence Wisconsin who suffered a back sprain and other bruises.
Robert D. White, 35, of Charlotterville Indiana, died Wednesday evening from tonsolids. A member of the Thirty-eighth Indiana Regiment, he belonged to the Friends church.
In Byesville, a village of about 2,000, a morning fire destroyed the business portion. Estimated losses reach 75000 dollars. The town, lacking fire suppression beyond a hand pump, faced a severe setback amid limited municipal resources. Local residents and officials begin assessments as recovery plans form.
Special to the Sin New York Sept 24 Chairman Thos Tageart dominates at headquarters as Belmont and Sheehan are away in Saratoga leaving Taggart sole acting chair for a day or two. Nim Lancey Nives remains a potential rival, with talks hinted on a heart-to-heart. Belmont and Sheehan reportedly shop for various chairs in Nevada quarters.
Sept 29 report notes Senator Dick as state GOP chair in Ohio, likening a boil on the leg to a prophet doll. He claims public support grows since 1908, arguing the boil marks Republican gains and a sure victory. He links the boil to campaign timing and dresses it as a tense symbol of party strength.
A brief incident in which a monkey frolic at a neighbor’s home led to the disappearance of a $500 diamond from Martin Henry's shirt. Police surveil the Bimlana as investigators seek the thief, a monkey.
A Wheeling dispatch reports Democrats from many counties will attend Henry G. Davis campaign event in Wheeling West Virginia. Davis will fire the opening gun of the campaign and speak on national issues in a purely political address marking a significant nomination moment.
Telegrams from Columbus describe a bizarre murder case where the suspect claims imagination caused the crime. The accused suggests a delusion led to a fatal act linked to a poisoned aunt and a young schoolteacher in Belle Summerville. Investigation continues as officials seek facts to support or refute the theory.
Birth notices include Mollie Green and Luia Bradshaw in Indianapolis for a boy, Charles Urban and Alma Urban in Indianapolis for a boy, Willam Brown and Emma Brown in College BVS for a boy, and Elizabeth Selman in New York area for a girl. Marriages list includes Evan W. Phets and Nora Parts, George Johnson and Matthe C. French, Hines Bf. Gates and Hose 8. McCann Barry, Charles E. Hoffma and Matilda Schingle, Harry A. Becker and Alma J. Danke, Ferdinand T. Moorman and Katherine M. Hoffman, Burchard Hayes Roark and Mabel Bryce, Grover C. Harris and Edith Bartolomew, George F. Wright and Marence E. Dedford.
Special to the Sun reports Charles W. Reid of New York City donating over 200000 to Richmond. He funds a Bela Memorial Church with about 109000 and a public hospital with 40000, plus numerous gifts to churches, Earlham College athletics, schools, and civic bodies. The contributions aim to support a new hospital, church, and other local needs.
A string of brief items from Indiana dispatches notes events across towns. Reports include a wife’s threats during a transfer to Jeffersonville reformatory, a fireman killed on a Big Four freight, a door smashing crusade in Rolling Prairie, bakers planning a school at Purdue University, escape of forged-prisoners in Lafayette, and various local developments.
Building permits listed with names and amounts for cottages, frames, cellars, and repairs. Entries include Onhere R Sumner cottage Ritter 2500 Bt deho s church repairs Capital 20 Anhn Bopp frame B Engiah 4325 A BH Birges cellar 2 N Noble 34 Curtly Boggs cottage Oxford 1250 Lilian Shelby frame Cornell 1150 B ang J L Hammond frame Delaware Thormas Walters cottage Newland 1000 J C Woodard Audubon road 909
Reports cover a bicycle accident in Anderson with minor injuries, Crawfordsville deaths and other local misfortunes, various crime and accident notes, factory plans in Laporte and Zionsville, political events, weather hints, and a carnival queen selection. The items mention Marion, Richmond, Vincennes, Terre Haute, New Castle, Danville, and Indianapolis with multiple individuals named.
Special to the Sun reports Samuel H. Murray’s cherished meerschaum pipe found by an eight week old pig after a $5 reward and days of hopeful searching near Milan Indiana. Also notices attend Indiana literary clubs meetings and Wilder’s Brigade reunion with events at Fort Wayne Lafayette and other towns. A water wheel accident near Lancaster and a Peoria hardware store fire are briefly noted along with a prairie fire near St Joseph Missouri.
Two survivors Linx Abols of Hoboken and Arnold Nelson of New York describe four days adrift after the schooner Alvira D French sank off the New Jersey coast during a gale. They clung to broken timbers until rescued by the schooner Margaret Haskell, which found seven drowned including Capt. Daniel Connor and three others.
Daniel H. Abee, president of the International Association of Factory Inspectors of North America, opened its Seventeenth annual convention in St Louis. He urged replacing truancy laws with universal daily school attendance for children aged five to fourteen, arguing state costs for reformatories and juvenile courts would drop as taxes rise to cover the plan. Delegates from all states and Canada attended, with over 18 factory inspectors and labor commissioners present.
Gen Charles H Grosvenor of Ohio, a leading Republican figure, visited state headquarters in Indianapolis on Wednesday night during a campaign swing for Roosevelt and Fairbanks. He plans to tour Ohio next, reporting strong Republican prospects and an encouraging outlook for the ticket.
Bonham Sent Bonham from Cincinnati Ohio announces his candidacy for the presidency of the National Republican Party. He seeks the party’s nomination at the Indianapolis convention next month, aiming to lead the new administration. He has twice served as president of the Ohio Republican League and earned endorsement from the league at its seventh Cleveland convention in February.
An injunction suit in tract court seeks to stop Fred C Victor George Cousing and Charles Alexander printers from using the union label and to recover damages The union claims the men used the label without authority and while not members of the union Victor testifies he never used the label but sometimes sent work to union shops He says he sent some work to Cousing and that he was an active union man Also included are fragmented notes on King George of Saxony illness and various commodity prices from East Buffalo and Chicago markets
Indianapolis livestock receipts around 1000 with steady cattle and hog markets and mixed sheep. Futures show steady or modest gains in New York stocks and grains with grain bids listed for wheat corn oats hay and various feed items. Pittsburg and Cincinnati livestock markets report steady to firm tone with demand for prime cattle and hogs and softer steer values.
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