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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1902
Page
2
Queenstown April 15 The British warship Mars reports a 12 inch barbette gun burst during practice at Berehaven killing two lieutenants and eight men instantly and wounding four others. The explosion damaged the ship and the wounded were taken to the Queenstown hospital.
In Poughkeepsie New York Viola McGowan gave birth to five girls at the home of James McGowan in Tucker's Corner. The mother age 28 is married seven years with a prior son and two sets of twins. All are living and doing well. In Paris the countess de Castellane formerly Anna Gould gave birth to a son. Count Boni is away on a political tour.
In a juvenile court hearing in Chicago, four year old George Alphonse Tyrell is described as a confirmed drunkard. Authorities say relatives and caregivers fed him whiskey and beer to amuse themselves as he cried or slept. The child was found in Eva Lewis’s care and later placed with a neighbor pending disposition. His parents, hotel workers, separated soon after he was born.
Morgan indicates possible turning over of the Louisville and Nashville stock to J P Morgan for amalgamation with the Southern railroad after a Monday night conference at Morgan's office. The stock had surged recently causing Wall Street anxiety.
Deaths reported in Indiana include Joseph Faunce 72 Wabash Frank J Field Valparaiso Mrs Susan Roll 72 Portland P J Pauley 75 Bloomington Frank P Barnes 40 Lafayette Mrs R C Griffith Morgantown D Waidlich 78 Columbia City Charles Hoffman Madison Maj James V Kelso 69 New Albany Benj Bonn 68 Marion died in California John B Blaize trustee Logan Township Pike County Louisa Depew died in Indianapolis buried at Morristown
Albert Lieber plans to submit another franchise contract for his Plainfield interurban line to the Board of Works. The board had objected to a previous contract that granted a wide right of way suggesting a steam road. Lieber denies plans for a steam railroad.
Births include Charles and Maria Fenstermacher boy. Samuel and Mary King girl. Joseph Beckman boy. Edward Snyder girl. William Wilson girl. William Feldman girl. Edward Beatty boy. Oscar Hilligoss surname city. Carl Hinman girl. W F Johnson boy. Harry Stevens boy. James Wachstetter girl. Claud Eaton girl. William Bradford girl. Chronic nephritis cases include Sophrenia Scudder, Minnie Schneider, Annie Connelly. Marriages listed for Harvey Dove Myrtle Montague. Roy Folt Bessie Ferguson. Charles Hagerty Katherine Mahan. Leon Alleman Myrtle Champion. John Powers Martha Myers. Philip Athon Anna Grantman. Edmund Leroy Miller Edith Wilkins.
At the Democratic club Jefferson day event in New York Lewis Nixon led efforts to promote party harmony. Representative Thomas H Ball of Texas voiced Texas backing for Hill as standard bearer, with cheers for Hill and mentions of Gorman and Parker. Bryan and Gorman sent regrets.
The Indianapolis Northern Traction Company, a $3,500,000 corporation, formed Monday afternoon by Charles A. Bald win, William H. Bloss, Ellis C. Carpenter, Henry Moore, Albert S. Richey, Arthur W. Brady and Charles Berry, plans to construct and lease electric interurban and street railway lines linking Indianapolis with Logansport Peru Kokomo Tipton Hiwood Marion Muncie Anderson Noblesville Walton Bunker Hill Atlanta Cicero Frankton Sheridan Westfield Carmel and Broad Ripple. George F. McCulloch of Union Traction states the new firm will extend lines from Indianapolis to the listed cities, some already under way, operating in concert with Union Traction. Routes will include Indianapolis to Kokomo via Tipton and Noblesville to Kokomo, Kokomo to Peru, and Tipton to Elwood.
London report from April 15 notes government bread tax causes nervousness on the Corn exchange. Leeds millers raised flour prices by a shilling a sack, signaling potential hardship for the poor as the tax nears.
A list of permits shows Mary Counselmar remodeling a brick house for 2000 dollars at 220 N Senate Ave. Gustav Simon plans a two story frame dwelling for 2000 dollars at Yandes and Twenty third. Henry Thienes reports a frame house 2500 dollars at 2131 N Capitol Ave. Minnie D Schofield adds a 400 dollar addition at 227 Minkner St. and so on for multiple properties including tearing down a frame building for 15 dollars and repairs ranging from 54 to 608 dollars at various streets.
After 2000 experiments I claim to cure rheumatism at any stage with a blood cleansing method not involving dangerous drugs. Send a postal card for an order on your druggist for 1 bottle, take 8 a month, pay $5.50 only if cured, otherwise I pay the druggist. Address Dr Shoop Box 585 Racine Wis. Mild cases sometimes cured in one or two bottles.
A gala Opera Comique program in Paris on April 15 featured President Loubet and wife, with U.S. ambassador Porter in attendance. Acts included operatic selections, recitations by Madame Earnhardt and Rejane, a ballet, and a McKinley bust by Paul Conkling. Ellen Beach Yaw sang the Star Spangled Banner as notables looked on.
Doc Hatfield, a famed feudist, was killed by Candill in the mountains after Hatfield reportedly sold 36 gallons of moonshine and cashed a bad $72 check. Candill reportedly fired in self defense. Hatfield died on the scene. Authorities fear further trouble as details unfold.
Leading U S stove manufacturers plan a combining of 40 to 50 plants to form a national trust. Lazard Kahn of Hamilton Ohio and Warren of Detroit push the movement, claiming more than 100 million dollars will be needed to finance the merger.
Police began a crackdown on unlicensed bicyclists Monday and Tuesday and arrested three violators Tuesday morning. The accused are Frank Tilson of 1216 Lexington Avenue Fen McFarland of 384 Downey Avenue and Charles McDade of 345 West Seventeenth Street. Fines include a $10 license violation fine plus costs.
In Chicago a probate hearing centers on Patrick O'Brien's claim for care of his mother-in-law Margaret Keegan. He cites a barrel of money kept in the house, with burglars stealing about $8,000 from it. Conservators later found a barrel of silver coins totaling nearly $5,000 after an accidental spill and tally at the bank.
Snapshots from Indiana items show Lafayette carpet factory damage from fire totaling 7000 dollars. Burglaries and injuries occur with several names and places including Marion Noblesville Goshen and Indianapolis. Notable events include a murder trial at Muncie, forgery arrest in Oklahoma, a railroad vote in Syracuse, and a child burn death near Noblesville.
In Tampa on April 15 Claude Barker, 25, a poor painter, wed Jane E. Donard, 74, of Nyack New Jersey after a brief acquaintance. The bride, valued at 70000, later died in Nyack. Barker then left Tampa by telegram to claim the estate and travel to New York.
Henry M. Shrady of Brooklyn, youngest among 23 entrants, designs a long terrace platform 262 feet wide and 69 feet deep for the Grant memorial. The central equestrian statue of Grant rests with two supporting figures. Shrady's design, except the horseman, is accepted. Niehaus and Shrady to compete again for the horse figure. memorial may become a composite by both. Memorial to be erected on the White House grounds.
A waterspout in Glasscock county Monday night drowned John Pinke after he was caught in the water flow. A party of picnickers narrowly escaped. Heavy rains drenched western Texas easing drought in Zapata county where people and cattle faced hunger.
A misaligned switch at W Twenty third St and the Beltee nearly wrecked Big Four freight No 38 at about 4 pm Monday. The engineer reversed as cars stood, causing drawhead damage and injuring brakeman William Donnelly who suffered two fractured ribs when thrown into a caboose stove.
Controller Truewell of the United States treasury issues a favorable opinion on Indiana’s war claim. He recommends Congress pay the state 634000 dollars and suggests the claim will likely receive favorable action in Congress.
Madison Democratic ticket lists Ellison McGuire for mayor Horace Wolfort for clerk Louis Barnes for marshal Republican of Logansport fields William T Giffe for mayor David Middleton for clerk Herbert Brown for treasurer Frank Harvey for marshal Auror Democratic ticket names H R McMullen for mayor Henry Teaney for treasurer Eugene Severin for clerk Frank Doerr for marshal Councilmen D B Teaney F M Cox W F Scharf H C Westmeller Jasper County Democratic ticket names Audister Albert Bouk treasurer Ellis Jones sheriff Mason Kenton coroner Dr Merrill surveyor John H Jessen commissioners E W Allen F M Parker Frank Welsh Columbia City Republican ticket names Major Joseph R Harrison for mayor Frank Hall for clerk Ethan Clark for treasurer Franklin Ness for marshal Councilmen John Waterfall James Bodley Frank Brahm Henry F Shoemaker Joseph Egolf George Whipple Laporte Republican ticket names William Higgins for mayor Frank B Heuss for clerk Charles F Schultz for treasurer William E Anstiss for marshal Aldermen J C Strong N N Batley John Lonn Arthur G Tamlin Edward C Howe Julius C Trav is Frank M Merrill Peter Parkinson Charles O Larson Jeremiah Benton
A Washington DC physician’s wife recounts switching him from coffee to Postum to ease sleepless nights. He drank Postum at meals, improved health and strength within a few weeks, and expressed surprise at the positive change.
Bertha Call and her mother were followed Monday night near McCarthy and Illinois streets. A Black assailant seized Bertha Call by the ankle, nearly dragging her to the ground before a crowd appeared. no one pursued the attacker.
An 19th century ad promotes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims to soothe and soften gums ease pain cure wind colic and diarrhoea with a price of twenty five cents per bottle.
A note directs bringing the baby to Bretzman's Photograph Studio located at 142 South Illinois Street for a photo session.
Indiana Dental College at 8 West Cor Delaware and Ohio streets offers dental services from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for all kinds of dental work.
A local studio Wilhite and Holloway at 237 Penn Street, one square north of Denison hotel, advertises portraits promising to please customers including Sone with photographs.
City to Cincinnati and return fare offered at 1.25 with a special fast train leaving Union Station at 7:15 a.m. and returning at 6:30 p.m. Service stops only at Rushville Connersville and Hamilton. Tickets available at 2% W. Washington Street and Union Station.
A forthcoming guide by Jno. Sebastian, General Passenger Agent of the Great Rock Island Route, promises full details on Colorado camping spots gear and costs. The pamphlet will be sent for free with Colorado literature on application.
Sullivan: Miss Rosa Bayles, 2 percent, hanged herself in her father's barn near Fairbanks. Disappointed in love. Madison: Miss Elizabeth Blankenship died by her own action with strychnine at her home near Paris Crossing. No known cause. Huntington: Miss Cozie Beeching, 16, swallowed London purple in despondency. Dr. J. L. Burns, 70, attempted death by morphine with a second attempt feared.
E. W. Grove appears on every box of the genuine Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. The Cold and Grip Cure is sold wholesale and retail by C W Kriel at the Main Cigar Store 106 Monument Place English Block.
E. E. Reese a dentist removed to room 244 Newton Claypool Building. Dr. George A. Sigler removed to Newton Claypool Building third floor room.
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