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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1902
Page
2
W T Hoey former Nogales customs collector and resident of Muncie Ind was found not guilty after a second trial on charges of smuggling Chinese across the border from Mexico in Tucson on April 18 1910.
Swift & Co reportedly stored 43,200,000 eggs in Jersey City cold storage to corner the egg market. The move aims to boost profits by about $108,000 if egg prices rise by three cents a dozen, leveraging demand while beef prices stay high.
Moy Sing was in police court charged with failing to buy a bicycle license for 1902. Patrolman Dan Haley insisted on a license while Moy argued with garbled phrases about prior checks and payment. Haley ordered Moy to pay $10 and go free, after a comic exchange.
Local Republican activity centers on Dave Sherrick and Frank Martin as the race for state auditor heats up. A Chicago originated letter against Sherrick boosts his sympathy, while Capt James R Henry of Gosport looms as a potential factor with veteran delegates. Marion County support for R A Brown weakens with Edward Fitzpatrick rising as Brown’s rival, and a rumored swap between Grant and Cass counties distracts from the main contests. The Marion primary sets delegates to the convention, with polls 4 to 8 pm on April 22 and the convention for joint senator nomination at 9 am Wednesday.
A Superior Court jury in Indianapolis found for the defendant in the Bettie Elvington versus Indianapolis Street Railway Co. case, awarding $25 after lengthy deliberations and claims of 200 to 300 ballots. Judge Leathers had urged a fresh effort for agreement.
Ernest Shillabeer, Dayton Y M C A junior secretary, vanished amid mental distress and homicidal fears. A letter from Indianapolis claimed he planned to flee and warned he might harm loved ones, while Indianapolis members search for him. traces of him are not found.
In Wheeling on April 18 officials began a campaign to move the West Virginia capital from Charleston to Clarksburg, marking the start of a formal effort.
Lexington reporters note that yellow poplar lumber workers in a local session deny plans to form a combine to raise prices. The meeting focused on industry prices and competition, with officials affirming they will not collude to fix costs.
Vienna reports via Neue Zeitung that M. Skipnop a high Russian official was murdered by a Warsaw student on a train between Minsk and Kalushhin. The assassin was arrested and jailed. Two days earlier another student killed the Russian interior minister.
Sailors and Father Matthew brigade invited to partake in the celebration. Independent military groups to parade without invites. Chief-marshal Carnahan to handle arrangements. Col. Z A Smith and Col C E Wilson to attend press. Capt Bieler mobilizes German citizens for a torchlight parade. Oran Perry cites healthy souvenir badge demand. Ford L Mayer heads music with 200-voice chorus advancing. Platform arrangements for monument. Gen Eli Torrence to speak at vesper services post dedication. Mayor Bookwalter assures streets will be clean. Also ad notes Laxative Bromo Quinine 35 cents, Dr W B Craig veterinary services, and Baldwin's piano sale.
Jefferson Wisconsin April 18 Willard Langfare aged four and his wife Catherine sixty six have been divorced after fifty years of married life no contest recorded in local court
The Free kindergarten and Children's Aid society elected its officers for the year including President Mrs. J. M. Holliday Vice President Mrs. J. B. Blem Mrs. Townley New Mrs. Benjamin Harrigan Secretary Mrs. O. B. Runnells ing Secretary Mrs. G. W. Hufford Treasurer Bre A Hy Tucker Memberships $25 fee added.
A reader from Iowa City shares a testimonial on Grape-Nuts as a healthful meal component. He describes relief from fullness after eating and headaches after switching from white bread and warm biscuits. He notes weight gain from 120 pounds to 133 pounds in five weeks and praises the food’s effects on energy.
Burton Willis and Fred Van Wormer were found guilty of first degree murder for shooting their uncle Peter A. Hallenbeck. Judge Chester sentenced them to be electrocuted at Clinton prison during the week beginning May 30. Also notes the voyage of animals arriving in Hoboken aboard the Abyssinia for the New York zoological park.
Denver crowd reacts as Whittier school principal Robert H. Beggs faces backlash after declaring support for a double standard of morals. He told women teachers that sinning women incur greater stigma and that hell in the hereafter will burn more fiercely for women than men. Local women demand his removal.
John A Warner, 45, a real estate man, has been missing from his home at 2521 N Senate Ave for three weeks. Family fears he may have wandered away while possibly experiencing mental decline. He took old clothes with him. he owed around $200 while owning encumbered property of much greater value.
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