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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1900
Page
3
London bankers dominated the oversubscribed British war loan as a speculation. Bond prices fell and banks could not unload holdings. A broader European money crisis may follow, fed by coal price spikes in England and Germany, with business turning to Wall Street and American coal.
A bold robbery occurred as three civilians from Brazil Arthur Wolfe telegraph man Gordon Herfoot telegraph operator and William Regby telephone man applied Thursday for signal corps work. Wolfe misplaced clothing from a room next door later found looted with a Vandalia pass and 7 50 missing. Maj Noble ordered searches but no trace found. Wolfe borrowed money to return home.
Nathaniel J. Brown 88, a pioneer lumber dealer, died after signing a will under odd conditions. He left $500,000 to 76 relatives, with two wills naming nephew L. T. Brown and his attorney for executor duties. As he could not decide which to sign, he pointed to the nephew and a pen was placed in his fingers before he expired.
The funeral for Julius Pratt, who died several weeks ago in Ireland, was held from his 963 N Pennsylvanian street home Friday at 3 p.m. Rev Thomas J Villers officiated. Pallbearers included A A Barnes J H Holliday Addison Bybee Matthews Moore J P Frentzel Bement Lyman Watlin Morris and H H Hanna. Burial is in the Crown Hill family lot. Flowers flooded the residence from friends of local businessmen Two, davo ters Ruth and Lois survive.
The police department prepares for Aug 8 crowds. Suspicious strangers are jailed on loitering charges if they cannot account for themselves, and focal thieves may be held until after the event. In recent years, police have used this method to deter crooks from Indianapolis.
Capt. David Guthrie of Monticello backs Bryan while 50 000 outsiders expected in Indianapolis for notification day. Democratic candidates include David Leathers for township assessor and ex police sergeant James F Wilson seeking nomination. The March notification parade route and Bryan Stalwarts tent campaign are described with speeches by Frank B Burke and Philip Heisse. The Marion glee club forms from the Marion republican club and local precinct clubs organize with officers. Gubernatorial Charles Eckert and congressional candidate B B Allen are slated to speak Friday night.
A committee appointed by downtown merchants explored fire alarm headquarters all Thursday to assess the system. They plan secrecy, inspecting buildings unannounced and expect weeks before a report. They may test each downtown box for stray sounds and consider improvements, undirected by city officials.
Paris August 3 The will dispute of Dr Thomas W Evans the famed dentist who aided Eugénies escape has ended with heirs agreeing to withdraw for 800000 The 16 heirs share four sixteenths to the Evans branch four sixteenths to the Muller branch and eight sixteenths to other heirs Evans left about 4 million bequeathing 3 million to Philadelphia for a dental college and museum to be handled by proper Philadelphia authority
The Indiana Society for Savings re organized for the year naming officers President Charles E. Thornton Vice President Wm A Guthrie Madison Secretary and Treasurer Oliver F Watson Madison Charles A Bookwalter retires from the secretary post to devote full time to Gem garment company He stays on the board of directors Stockholders commend his retirement The secretary's report shows a 6 percent dividend paid and a contingent fund balance of 6469.74
State troops may be sent to Atlanta Idaho to rescue D. R. Garrett the mine superintendent held prisoner by miners demanding wages. Garrett confined in a cabin prevented from leaving to Spokane. Men threaten to hang Garrett and a clash with troops seems likely.
Judge Leathers and the Union trust company wind up Reynolds Bros druggists at N Prinois street. Myron Reynolds pays 90 but the receivership ends after the partnership dissolves. William Reynolds had bought out his brother for 1200 and paid 300, then sought to settle the rest to save interest, but Myron refused.
In Anderson Indiana on August 3, George Baldauf of Elwood seeks a divorce from Anna Baldauf. The couple has lived under the same roof and eaten at the same table for two years without speaking to each other.
Fred Frey was felling trees near Terre Haute when an ankle wound severed an artery. His wife rode in a buggy toward West Terre Haute as he bled, fainted, and fell. She urged the horse and dragged him along until two women helped. Dr. Bolt revived both. Frey is expected to recover.
Officials in Frankfort Indiana say a planned wholesale jail delivery was uncovered Thursday night. A prisoner had a saw and others made stuneshots by tying iron slips in handkerchiefs to assault the turnkey and attempt a breakout.
On Friday afternoon in Brazil Indiana 19 year old James McGurty kicked 13 year old James Haverty in the neck near the brain stem. Haverty is in critical condition with a dislocated spinal cord.
Jeffersonville depot rush order to China prompts inquiries in Washington. Patrick Pender of Montpelier killed by lightning. Enos Polly and Riley Somerville seriously injured. barn buried and bodies recovered. Frank Henry of Shelbyville crushed by wagon wheel in public square. A sun weight experiment at Osgood fair ends with brutal burial. John W. Clemmons and Florence Jackson elope amid mistaken burglary shooting. William Dolan corrects surname from Dowling after a 1366 sign prank. plans to restore his family tombstone.
Martha Hendricks and Paul Warner eloped and perished in the Current River near Poplar Bluff Missouri when their boat capsized while fleeing the girl's angry father. The youth struggled to rescue his companion but both drowned.
Births James W and Taylor 1946 Martin dale ave a girl Ray and Kate Aber City hospital a boy James and Byrd Moore 1519 Columbia ave a boy Deaths Charles E Self 15 months 27 S California st cholera infantum James A Edwards 14 655 Lincoln st tuberculosis Esther Walker 1 1026 Bismarck ave dysentery Joe Fishberg 6 months 531 E Washington st dysentery Marriages Edward Avery and Lucy Turner.
Andrew Noland aged 66 died after being kicked by a horse while attempting to feed it at his Richmond home. Local authorities described the accident as a fatal rural incident that occurred Thursday night.
Tipton residents oppose gas meters while Winona Park bans smoking. Notes report a 90 year old woman’s death in Newauany and a Goshen baby with an unusual name. Whitestown fights counterfeit silver. a Union City doctor declines army surgeon post. A man beheaded in South Bend. a Hartford City man in mental distress. Local factories up for lease. congress nomination in district 1. jail case in Versailles. consolidation of Marion newspapers. blackberry harvest near Portland Mills. a 50 year sewing machine in Coxville. lawsuits in Flora and Elwood suicide attempt. embezzlement rumors in Muncie. Oil wells completed in July. fires from paints in Sullivan. a Kokomo horse named Old Shade. Military funeral in Noblesville. damages sought in oats dispute. The Goshen mill reports large wheat yields. deaths in Richmond. A murder attempt aftermath in Asherville. a preacher’s long walking tour. Nappanee saloon remonstrances.
The M. A. Seed dry plate company of St. Louis is producing six of the largest photographic plates ever made. Each plate measures 5x8, weighs 150 pounds, and costs $150. They will be used for life sized photographs of Dowie of Zion fame by a Chicago photographer for use by Dowie’s disciples in mission work.
Mrs Sue L Ustick wife of a St Louis businessman and Arthur W Patterson a Chicago businessman were arrested on a statutory charge. Both are well known in their circles and the hearing is set for Tuesday The two posted bonds of 1000 each.
In Atlanta on August 3, the grand jury indicted A. T. Tomlinson, whipping boss at the Sugar Hill mining camp, for manslaughter after convict Geo Bankston died soon following brutal whipping. Also note an ad for Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a healing remedy.
Siersdorfer's new store at 27 E. Washington St offers men's hand sewn dress shoes in sizes 5, 5½ and 6 for 1.50 each. Only a few pairs remain in limited sizes.
A Fast Pennsylvania Lines train runs Sunday August 5 from Indianapolis at 7 20 a m to Louisville Fourteenth Street station at 7 10 p m return. The service celebrates the Swiss singing society golden jubilee with a round trip for enthusiasts.
An annual seashore excursion departs Thursday August 9 offering a $15 round trip by sleepers and coaches to Atlantia City Cape May Angelsea Avalon Holly Beach Ocean City Sea Isle City Wildwood Rehoboth and Ocean City Md For details contact ticket agents or W W Richardson D P A
May J. Wilkes on Warman avenue between New York and Ohio streets, two frame cottages listed at 1200 dollars each. Lynn B. Millikan at 2013 N Meridian street, brick veneer dwellings valued at 5000 dollars. J A Delaney on Trumbull street cottage and stable 1300 dollars. Colored orphans home at corner Senate avenue and Twenty first street playhouse 50 dollars. Malinda A Bullock on Pennsylvania street between Twenty first and Twenty second streets frame dwelling 4000 dollars. Ernest Miller 315 Iowa street shed 45 dollars. J L Blizzard 935 Huron street excavate cellar 250 dollars.
Henry Reimer, prominent German, died at his home on Union Street near Hill Street on Friday morning. He was a drayman and well known. Survived by four sons Charles William Henry and Edward, a daughter Lucy, and his widow.
Waller Davis 20 S Priest and Raymond Sands 102 Southeastern Ave each 15 were caught by Milton C Ruggles in his shoe store 215 Massachusetts Ave Thursday night stealing shoe laces. Davis has prior trouble. They will be tried Saturday. An entertainment by Junior rank Y M I at St Patrick's hall planned for Sunday was postponed to Aug 19.
Grant Reid was hanged in Norfolk for the murder of his wife and father in law Peter Jackson. Amos Smith was hanged in Baltimore for the jealousy killing of Sadie Jones on December 3. A freight wreck near Malott Park damaged a load of asphalt from a 40-car L E and W train, with losses around 300 dollars.
Chicago firms Morgan & Wright and J. W. Butler Paper Co. have issued orders prohibiting cigarette smoking by their workers. The move reflects growing efforts to curb smoking in the workplace.
The August city market report in Indianapolis lists prices for smoked meats including hams and bacon, various sausage types, pickled products, lard, tenderloins, and fresh pork. It also notes vegetables such as green peas onions potatoes beans and tomatoes, plus fruits like cherries gooseberries blackberries apples Georgia peaches bananas lemons honey pineapples watermelons and Indiana peaches with per unit or case prices.
A comprehensive wholesale price list covers nuts and confections, groceris, canned goods, fish and game, seeds, leather, salt, flour and feed, oils, cheese, butter, live poultry, coal, and drugs. Itemized entries include almonds 116-117c, walnuts 13c, Brazil nuts 5c, sun peanuts 5c, and various sugar, canned fruit, and tea prices. Names of products, pack sizes, and vendor terms appear with numerous figures across departments.
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