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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1901
Page
5
A satirical profile of Harry Bitartrate, a volatile ward 3 political insider and former Republican delegate, recounts his shifting influence, flirtations with patronage schemes, and near-appointments while lampooning his cream of tartar bill and testy governor clash.
In Chardon Ohio Sunday noises from a bottomless Toop farm well frightened explosive expert Oscar French who refused to plant dynamite. Four attempts to develop the mysterious roaring hole ended with nerves frayed and workers quitting. Residents fear the subterranean rumblings and an underground river theory persists.
The Knights of labor and the anti trust league plan to compel Attorney General Knox to sue under the Sherman act. Chairman Martin said proceedings would be started in New Jersey to forfeit the steel trust charter, arguing the trust harms American citizens.
A deed filed in Ballston shows Howland paper company of Sandy Hill sold its Bakers Falls mills and land to Union bag and paper company for 500000 dollars. The transfer was recorded in the county clerk’s office.
Real estate column features a five room house bargain. Out of town excursions offer two trips to Rushville Connersville Liberty Oxford and all way stations on Sunday August 25. Monon Route excursion travels to Frankfort Delphi Monticello Michigan City and way stations with round trip price of one dollar and train times.
A liner page note reports several young girls being offered housekeeping jobs through the Female Help column.
Travel notices advertise daily tickets to Sept 10 with final return Oct 31 along the Chicago Northwestern line to Marquette Michigan Sleeper service departs 8 04 p m from Chicago breakfast at destination Temperature noted as delightful Low rate tourist tickets with favorable limits Full particulars available from ticket agents W B Kniskern 21 Fifth Ave Chicago Also employment ads seek barbers gas fitters broom peddlers painters gardeners lumber men and more in today's Sun Heavily typographed promotional page text carries multiple fragments about rail travel and local job postings.
Harold Megrew reports progress toward merging the Spanish war veterans and the Spanish American war veterans. The plan calls for vacant senior vice commander and half the board to be filled from the merged group, with past ranks preserved. Col. John J. Astor is seen as likely to become commander if Miles is not re elected at the Buffalo convention in September.
In Buffalo on a Lake Shore train, E G Miller of West Superior Wis was warned of a potato bug on his collar by a well dressed young man. Miller thanked him but soon found his pocket $140 had been stolen. He had earlier suspected the stranger and avoided talking to him.
In New York on August 20, the habeas corpus hearing sought to force Donald W. McLeod to produce her husband, a wealthy linen importer, from his Brooklyn home. He failed to appear, submitting an affidavit claiming illness and choosing to stay at his own house with no desire to see relatives. The writ was dismissed, ruling for the wife.
The star boarder, a new farce comedy, opens at the Park as the season’s top attraction. The show promises fresh jokes and pretty music with a strong cast led by Chas. Hi Boyle in the title role and Wm. J. Morton as Jay Smith. Hopkins appears as Bud Hopkins in a small but standout part.
Miss Agatha and Mary Cissell visit Washington Indiana. Mrs J W Piercy spends week on relatives farm near Martinsville. Mrs S F Salinger of Louisville visits Mr and Mrs M Greenberg 414 N East St. Miss Nora Pierson hosts Miss Ethel Stubbs soon to marry. Clayton Potts hosts Philadelphia guests with several social affairs. Lillian Fitzpatrick Josephine Kreber May McCarthy Adolphina Nilius vacation on Greenwood farm. Rose Kelly Ethel Trenary depart for Buffalo exposition visiting Toronto and Niagara Falls. Elizabeth Chambers vows to Walter V Bullett Corydon Thursday in Corydon.
Columbus dispatch reports Gov Nash again refused to honor Indiana’s request for Frank B Archer sought in Bedford on a charge of luring men by misrepresenting his finances. Archer is an Ohio state senator residing in Bellaire.
Attorney general Knox declares he is ready to be served papers at any time and invites the anti trust league to present their case. Attorney Martin says the league will press its case soon and will target the steel trust and other major combines including Standard Oil, the sugar, and the anthracite coal trusts.
Attorney general Knox states the government must recover mail lost through negligence or dishonesty by postal employees and restore it to owners. He also holds a bonded carrier liable for stolen money up to the bond amount, with the Fidelity and Deposit Company responsible for losses beyond the carrier’s personal funds up to the bond limit.
The Civic alliance named Charles Orbison and T. P. Kizer to secure pledges from Maguire and Moore on Monday. Kizer said the pledges would mirror those shown to Bookwalter and McGreg, adding they aim to include the word honest in the language.
The president announced new promotions and appointments: Colonel in artillery John R. Myrick. lieutenant colonels in artillery William Ennis and Abner H. Merrill. and Navy commanders Howard Gage and W. L. Burdick.
The Farmers' bank of Wingate lists capital stock at 25 000 with Chas R McKinney as president and John W McCorkle as secretary. The B C Mosley drainage company of Spencer county and the Matthews oil company both show 25 000 capital. The Builders' exchange of Fort Wayne has capital stock of 3 500.
City plan discussions target sewer improvements in Ward 15 at Lyra hall Tuesday night. An aquatic club lantern canoe event is planned for Wednesday evening. Minor accident: a dray horse from Hanson’s team dashed into a train area but no injuries reported. William B. Thompson, 14, sues Standard Tack and Brad Co. for 1000 dollars over a factory finger injury.
The tale follows Hawkins, the red haired sergeant, as his detachment at Santa Barbara de Luzon endures siege and battle. Pomeroy is killed protecting the road, Hawkins leads 16 men through the stand, and both lieutenants perish beneath a tattered flag. Hawkins is buried with honor in the same grave as the lieutenant.
In Macon county Georgia the village of Ethel saw 40 popular girls form an Emergency society that barred contact until rain broke the drought. When a circus arrived near Ducklin the club suspended rules for a circus day, inviting admirers to the station, but misread notes led to a day of comic confusion and the club disbanded after rain finally came.
Probate commissioner Walker spends vacation tending his yard at his new home on Thirty-second St. while Attorney A L Mason stays home and golfs every afternoon, looking fit as a pugilist before a fight.
Mrs. Elizabeth Place, 82, of Laporte, put to rout 50 men tearing up her sidewalk. The scene contrasts with a poem by Martha Gilbert Dickinson, invoking High Noon as a sacred judge on a hillside setting.
Detectives of the Western passenger association uncover abuses where employment agencies ship men to railroads under laborer pretenses and refuse jobs upon arrival. On Monday, the Tl. and N. purchased the S. b. O. railroad line, 26 miles long, for 150000 dollars. Receiver Malott names W. H. Coleman as assistant general freight agent of the Vandalia in St. Louis. Coleman has served with the Vandalia since 1875.
The appellant's brief in the Fort Warne charter case, over the governor's power to appoint a police judge to hold until May 1905, has been filed in the supreme court. The legislature sought to delay an election to enable a republican appointment through 1908. Gossip links Capt. D F Allen of Frankfort to a Democratic secretary of state bid and Mike Allen of Delphi to district 9 chair, succeeding C F S Neal, tied to the endowment rank K of P.
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