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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1902
Page
2
Myron W. Miller of Anderson, likely the county's sole pawpaw grower, nurtures Hoosier banana trees on his eastern city lot. A Kansas buyer offered 256 for a tree grown from pawpaw seed, while Miller notes seed germination requires 18 months in soil and that seeds planted in fall sprout only after next spring.
A fragment notes someone offering to provide a better home for the family, but specifics and names are undetermined in the readable text. The line suggests an intention to shelter or improve living conditions.
Alonzo C. Kinnaman files petition to annul his 22 year marriage to Mrs. Lucy Fleck after learning a former wife he wed in 1876, thought dead, is alive. Mrs. Lucy Kinnaman opposes the action, resisting a potential loss of her husband of nearly 25 years.
Amos Studebaker of Young America has been adjudged insane and will be sent to the asylum. He is rational most times, but loses control when his purpose is thwarted and has previously attempted to murder his brother with a revolver, triggering arrest and a verdict of insanity by the committee.
Joseph Brooks 62 and his son Jacob 23 quarreled over Saturday's earnings. The father seized a gun and shot his son as he passed out the door. Wound not believed fatal. Beth had been drinking shortly before the quarrel occurred.
Evansville Sept 29 Fire destroyed a livery stable one dwelling and the town lockup at Christney early Sunday. A prisoner in the jail was nearly suffocated before rescue. The jail’s fire apparatus housed in a shed was destroyed. Loss estimated at 15000.
In Elwood Indiana Joseph Barnard notes a month old pig born earless and missing a hind leg. The story shifts to a guardianship suit for Willian King’s three year old child with unstable parental housing. A stock buyer John Cabboney vanishes amid suspected foul play. Citizens push factories to install smoke consumers.
Mrs. Thomas Mathes gave birth to a baby boy Sunday in a deserted pig pen roofed with scraps of boards and tin near Anderson Indiana. Neighbors describe the couple as proud while locals flocked to glimpse the unusual dwelling and its newest resident.
A misunderstanding of orders led to a head on collision between a passenger train and a freight train on the Wabash railroad near LaPorte Indiana. Both trains were at full speed but crews jumped to safety and several passengers sustained slight injuries.
Cambridge City Indiana September 3 James McCaffrey 67 a leading local merchant died at home Sunday evening from acute throat trouble He was a Mason of high standing and a member of the Knights Templar and Scottish Rite.
In Washington Indiana on Sunday a class of 75 was admitted in the second initiatory exercises of the Knights of Columbus. Degree work was conferred by Indianapolis and Washington councils and D E Reagan D D S K of Terre Haute.
The Bartholomew county missionary association gathered for an all day meeting at Columbus city hall marking its twenty first anniversary with participation from all Christian churches in the county.
Liberty Indiana suffers a fatality when Alexander Lathrop is struck and killed by a C., H. & D. train late Saturday night as he walked toward his home along the tracks. The roundup lists many local notes from towns across the region including fires, injuries, and community events.
In Sunshine, Rev Williams transfers to St Joseph with his wife suing for divorce. Cambridge City warns of railway threat. Clark’s Hill men jailed for booze plot. Columbia City notes child injury and youth club. Shelbyville dedicates Pentecost band church with barbers union. Kendallville and LaGrange report marriages and a bad accident. Wabash reports burn injury and wage-law suit. New Castle doubles plant capacity. Alexandria plans park and theater, clay shortage cited. Knox boy burns face on musket. Ridgeville players injured. Richmond worker hurt and public labor dispute. Frankfort child scalds. Covington porch fall. Salem theft pursuit. Bedford jail sentence. Jamestown suit for injury. Anderson appeals gas pumping injunction. Goshen anniversary. Elwood rail meeting. Dixon murder suit. Franklin school hours shift. Vincennes damages claim. Bloomington divorce case. unusual finds and winter quarters expansion by Gentry Bros.
A remedy for stomach troubles presented as non secret, non patent medicine. The tablets contain vegetables and fruit essences with pure pepsin and diastase and are said to digest food thoroughly, cure dyspepsia, gas, bloating and water brush, by aiding digestion after meals.
Police report a series of nighttime murders and assaults in Mobile and Cottage Hill. A man named Tom Williams was arrested for the Godeau killing, while a young girl and woman were choked and injured in separate homes. significativa details describe footprints and torn blinds as clues.
In Ladoga IndianaCongressman Landis kicked off the Republican campaign Saturday night following the season opener football game. The Ladoga and Crawfordsville teams met with Crawfordsville winning the game.
Howard Richey 50 proprietor of a cigar and confectionery shop and brother of the city marshal was assaulted and robbed of 15 by two footpads near Central Street Greenfield Ind as he walked home at about 9 pm Sunday. He was stunned by a blow and did not recognize his attackers. This incident follows a similar assault within two months.
Paris reports Emile Zola died Monday morning from accidental asphyxiation. Madame Zola is seriously ill. The famed writer, born 1840, faced exile over the Dreyfus affair and endured anti Semite hostility while championing the downtrodden. He was twice honored by France, though rejected by the Royal Academy.
An agrarian revolt at Vadaeny Hungary ends with troops restored order. Eleven rebels killed and forty wounded after peasants plundered Count Szabady's mansion and estate losses reach one million dollars. News notes rest of the page include ads and travel times.
In Warsaw a bar rister named Kassatkin was shot and killed, reportedly alongside his wife, after a trivial dispute with Col Prince Seak adze. The incident is described as a near miracle in local chatter with no further details released. The report blends two separate items from the same column.
Vandalia Line announces a time change for Sunday September 28. The No 18 Terre Haute express departs Indianapolis at 7 10 p m now arriving Terre Haute at 9 00 p m. No 12 arrives Indianapolis at 2 50 p m. No other changes at Indianapolis. W W Richardson D P A Indianapolis.
The notice lists $1 for Terre Haute and return and 75 cents for Greencastle and return. On Sunday, Oct. Ltd departs Indianapolis at 7 7:25 a. m. The special train will leave Terre Haute at 7:30 p. m.
Fragmentary text suggests an advertisement claiming a small cost for a liner in The Sun and mentions Fresuite and telephone lines with unclear details. The readable content is promotional and presents price-oriented wording without full context.
A brief item notes miners reduce costs with guaranteed results and mentions contact details for Ohio and South phones. The fragment emphasizes affordability and performance, signaling a promotional notice from a local mining-related service.
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