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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1902
Page
6
A letter to CHAS. H. FLETCHER of New York City lauds his victory over counterfeiters of Castoria and warns against imitations harming children's health. The writer credits Fletcher's adherence to genuine preparation and notes Castoria's growth since sharing its formula thirty three years ago.
Portland dispatch recounts Harry Tracy a 31 year old outlaw who terrorized the northwest, killed 13 people, and died after a wounds sustained in a posse near Creston Washington. Born uncertainly in New York or Kentucky he roamed from Colorado to Oregon and Washington committing highway robberies, jailbreaks, and murders. He remained reportedly sober throughout his two month flight, endangering officers and residents before his death.
In Troy New York Aug 7 during a severe storm a ground cross shaped fissure formed near a school. One arm 40 feet by 6 inches while the other 20 feet by 6 inches converge at a two foot diameter hole. A 150 foot line weighted with lead sank without touching bottom. Theory suggests a lightning strike entered the ground.
A circus performance was staged in the state prison yard for convicts in Jackson on August 7. The show lasted about ninety minutes and featured a three round bout between Tommy Wilson and Chang Fang the Chinaman which the prisoners enjoyed most along with a full acrobatic program of the city and state performers.
Muskegon August 17 County school commissioner Carr Whitehall recounts a startling story of how Willie Quigley drowned at the village. A large snapping turtle supposedly pulled the boy into the water by a stick, gripping his lips and keeping his face under water until unconscious. The tale cites body position on a log and bite marks as supposed evidence of the reptile’s role.
Official Pittsburg announcement says American Tinplate Company workers refused a 25 percent wage reduction. A new conference with Amalgamated officials will be held in New York in a few days. Nonunion mills run full time and pay the same wages, with few pallbearers needed at funerals.
In Fort Wayne Indiana on August 6 at Coesse Dr and Mrs Geary used parental authority to stop their daughter’s wedding to a Bluffton man. Harry Mossman an employee of the Lake Shore railroad interrupted with a revolver, took the bride by the hand and led her away. The couple later married in Michigan. Mossman had long courted the woman but the match displeased her parents.
NEW ALBANY Aug 8 A striking snake tale comes from Franklin township Floyd county near New Albany Mrs Farnesley wife of the township trustee faced a five foot nine inch cow snake in her chicken house after it struck at her hand she clubbed and killed the reptile then cut it in two to ensure death the snake had swallowed five eggs a china nest eye and two more eggs telescoped through nests its milky habit noted but the non venomous snake was despised by dairy men and chicken raisers
Bedford Indiana reports indicate a general strike at the Hoosier quarry as sawyers face wage cuts from 18 to 16 cents an hour. About 500 men are idle while unionization efforts unfold and nonunion stone is refused by plant workers amid sympathy secessions. In Elkhart Morgan Gordon visited Mrs Harveys alter with her husband present and paid 30 cents for her. both men are laborers around 45 and have not returned in five weeks.
In Elwood Indiana Pearl James was thrown from a horse and seriously injured. A bite purchased for the Carnegie library project was abandoned. The library board seeks a larger lot. Madison County health officer Newlin reports no smallpox in the county for the first time in a year.
In Marion Indiana on August 7, Mr and Mrs Frank Hackett Christian scientists refused medical attendance for their 14 year old daughter Caroline during illness. County health officer Powell says the child died of starvation due to a diseased stomach condition.
Knightstown Indiana Aug 7 The contract for grading the extension of the Indianapolis and Eastern traction company line from Knightstown 18 miles to Dublin has been let to C M Kirkpatrick of Greenfield. Work starts immediately with a bond to finish by Oct 10. The extension will connect with the Richmond line and the Dayton and Western company plans to finish to Richmond by year end, securing a trunk line to Cincinnati.
The Window glass workers association executive board in Elwood Indiana announces no wage scale for the blast of 1902 3 until more plants adopt the scale. Members who begin work before that time will be expelled from the organization.
Lawrenceburg Indiana August 7 Frank Hurley of Bright a well known local resident drowned himself in a cistern He had recently been released from the insane asylum and often spoke of dying by his own hand This brief obituary style notice records a suicide with contextual remark on his recent release and statements about death.
Elias Newlin, a 50 year old Quaker farmer living two miles south of Plainfield Indiana, left home on Sunday and has not returned. Authorities fear foul play as friends and neighbors search the area for him.
Eight young men in Elwood Ind form a pallbearers club to assist with burial duties. They will wear modern suits and charge a reasonable fee for services, promising to support future funerals including that of Alice Shaffer.
In Fort Wayne Indiana on August 6 Lyman Alien assaulted his wife while intoxicated and seriously injured her. He then drank a large dose of carbolic acid and died within minutes.
An epidemic of typhoid fever causes alarm in Converse Indiana with many deaths and about 150 people stricken, prompting health officials to scramble for containment.
A collage of local briefs from Indiana towns reporting petty crimes and accidents, fires, births, illnesses, weather, legal notices, and community events. Notable items include a burglary at Coate & Ruddell, a small carriage of local misfortunes, farm weather worries, openings and meetings, and several injuries and odd happenings across Kokomo, Anderson, Terre Haute, and more.
A sprawling Indiana digest reports incidents and notes from cities including Warsaw Muncie Goshen Anderson Franklin Fort Wayne and Madison. Entries mention crime arrests fires and disappearances alongside community events such as bridge orders mortgages released school policy changes and local honors with several named individuals and places.
In Shoals Indiana the 16 year old daughter of Peter Akles led a posse that nabbed Curtis Jones for robbing her father's house. Jones had hundreds of dollars on him and is also wanted in Evansville for burglary. In Shelbyville Indiana, George Lemasters, a young farmer, died after finger amputation following a hay ladder accident and chloroform anesthesia, with suspected heart weakness.
Four men were rescued from the yacht Atlanta after it wrecked in heavy seas off Michigan City Ind The vessel a total loss belonged to the Columbia yacht club fleet and was bound for Chicago The life saving crew carried out the rescue under difficult conditions.
Richmond Indiana August 7 freight conductor Harry French of Lima Ohio was killed in a freight wreck at Eeson's station Wednesday night.
NEW HAVEN Conn Aug 7 The strike of street car motormen and conductors continues with deeper disruption Thursday morning. No cars ran overnight and only two were seen on Chapel Street, the main thoroughfare, as the tie-up remained in effect after the strike began Wednesday.
A. J. Cottingham travelled to Washington County Arkansas to visit his sister when he suffered flux and severe illness. He used Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and reported rapid relief in a letter of praise to the manufacturers. The remedy is sold by druggists.
Special trains depart from Indianapolis Union Station at 7 30 a m returning from Aurora 7 20 p m and 7 30 p m for Lawrenceburg with 1 00 or less round trip price. Other trains leave Wabash Union City Danville Island Way and Lincoln Park Soldiers Home for concerts. Additional trains leave Indianapolis Union Station at 9 00 a m 1 50 p m and 6 0 p m returning from Acton Park at 12 15 noon 5 00 p m and 10 00 p m a.m.
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