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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1902
Page
2
A style note touts Hart Schaffner Marx two button double breasted sacks as a new favorite for this season. The coat is praised for its business wear suitability and distinct HW & SM touch, with bold claims it outshines others. A fancy vest is recommended to complete the look and customers are invited to try one on.
This profile traces Charles Warren Fairbanks from a minor Indiana political figure in 1892 to a U S senator in 1897. It notes his warm Harrison endorsement, role as chairman of the Anglo American Joint High Commission, and a diplomatic temperament praised by peers. He later advised on the Alaska boundary question and remained active in law and education.
The ad claims Scott's Emulsion stimulates appetite and body usage of food. It presents a thin body as sleeping on strike and says the emulsion wakes it up, driving new flesh and fat. The copy targets readers seeking weight gain and uses persuasive, period advertising language.
Senator Fairbanks occupies the large house on Massachusetts Avenue once home to Chief Justice Fuller. He is devoted to home life. Mrs. Fairbanks was elected last year President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution and is widely known through that role.
Freda Murphy twelve year old daughter of Jerry Murphy near Flora was fatally burned while preparing breakfast. Her clothing caught fire and she died before help could reach her.
Arthur Mover of near Lowell jailed for alleged murder of employer Douglas Craft a wealthy farmer Craft reportedly shot Mover before dying by suicide in an apparent double tragedy authorities said Craft killed himself after shooting Mover leading to Mover's detention on murder charges in Boammond Indiana April 28 spelled as April 28 in report
Berry Howard is found not guilty of complicity in the William Goebel murder after a trial lasting about one hour and fifty minutes. The verdict follows prior acquittals of Captain Garnet D. Ripley, with Caleb Powers and James Howard each facing life sentences and appeals pending in the court of appeals.
Col Arthur Wagoner, returning from Manila where he served as Adjutant General, travels to Chicago to take up the adjutant general duties. He says reports of cruelty under Gen Jacob H. Smith on Samar Island are largely exaggerated and disputes the prominence of the water cure.
A telephone message from Glenrose Somervell county Texas reports a tornado last night killing seven and injuring forty while demolishing property. A separate dispatch from Guthrie Oklahoma notes copper ore in paying quantities found in the Wichita mountains near Mountain Park prompting a rush of prospectors.
The court denied a lecturer bureau petition seeking an injunction to restrain Miss Ellen M Stone from lecturing and from appearances. The action was filed in Boston Massachusetts on April 26.
A fragment from Ladies' Home Journal explains the trailing arbutus and its near relative in Japan. It traces their shared origin to a warmer North America and Asia, then describes separation by glacial movement into distinct east coast populations with slight differences in appearance and habit.
A young girl named Bel buys a bright banana with five cents, then uses her money to purchase silk at a button store to match a dress sample for her mother. The act shows her eagerness and mischief as she returns home with her reward.
A New York World note discusses typographical history describing how the dot over i and j varied in early printing and typewriter use, including examples from distinct alphabets and the effect on legibility. It mentions later standardization and references scholarly observations about manuscript practice.
A short humorous fragment describes Little Howard reluctant to join his father to a neighboring farm where pigs are mentioned. Howard boasts that Crogswell's family already has a larger set of pigs, downplaying the invitation.
In Turin Italy Ettore Cosa youngest son of a wealthy businessman plays with two lion cubs born last December. Photographer Signor Cesa obtained permission to photograph the cubs and Ettore accompanied him. The child shows no fear and has enjoyed play with the young lions with no injuries reported.
Schedule notice for B and O Way on Sundays No 5 departing Vincennes at 8 08 a m arriving St Louis at 1 55 a m Day trains feature parlor observation and dining cars Night trains offer Pullman drawing room sleepers Rates sleeping car info and agents contact W P Townsend Vincennes Ind and O McCarty Cincinnati general passenger agent
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