02 Dec 1901
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1901
Page
1
The Glenoyle reports from Hsian Fu to Pekin that 22 provinces sent 20,000,000 taels in silver to the empress dowager. Gen Ma led 1,500 cavalry escorting 700 carts of silver for Henan to fund the empress privy purse. Wealthy officials seek favor with lavish gifts.
Chief Justice Fuller announced the Supreme Court ruling in Emil J. Peake vs United States known as the Fourteen Diamond Rings case. The court held the Philippines have been part of the United States since the Treaty of Paris and no duties apply on goods from the islands. Dooley vs United States Porto Rico ruling followed, holding duties after the Foraker Act benefit Porto Rico and are properly collected.
The fifty-seventh Congress convened at noon with pro tempore Brye presiding in the Senate and Clerk McDowell in the House. Four new senators Gibson Montana Dietrich Nebraska Millard Nebraska and Kittredge South Dakota were sworn in. A committee notified President Roosevelt the Senate was in session and Senator Kittredge announced the death of Senator Kyle. The House re-elected Speaker Henderson and adjourned, with Roosevelt's message to be read Tuesday.
After J H Masten visit and support from Congressman Overstreet, Marion County will receive free rural delivery covering the entire area. Service aims to start early next year, bringing door to door mail for every resident and making Marion the only large city county with such full service.
The council plans to approve a bond issue of 195000 to cover deficits from Taggart loans and upcoming obligations. An amendment shifts the purpose to meet January 1 deficits while a separate 18199.48 request by Controller Breunig covers 14000 in fire department bonds and interest. Additional 7600 funds for salary reimbursements and building repairs will also be approved.
Mrs. Mary C Burk and her four children died in a Sunday blaze at Altoona. The husband was seriously injured. Authorities believe a lamp exploded starting the fire. Nearby at Bound Creek C T the house of William Heck was destroyed by fire on Sunday with a month old child involved.
In Justice Smock's court on Monday, Harry Krug 10 faced assault charges with Harry Wilson 9. The judge ruled it a boys fight and dismissed the case after warnings. Tensions rose as words flew between witnesses and lawyers, prompting sharp retorts from Mrs Krug and others.
The Board of Works asks City Attorney Joss whether it can confiscate the Staten Works switch to grant Indianapolis Southern equal access. If possible, the road would pay only a fair share of switch costs and not face charges to others. The board awaits Joss’s ruling before hearings Tuesday.
Rev. Henry J. Haskell, missionary head in Bulgaria, says the news of Miss Elen M. Stone and Mme. Tsilka may be true or false. brigands demand ransom and release terms. Cregan hopes for survivial, while officials publicize uncertainty and caution about the $60,000 payment and promised spring freedom.
Miss Emily Neukom a prominent Terre Haute critic teacher died Sunday from morphine overdose in an apparent crisis. The death follows news that D. M. Geeting ex state superintendent of public instruction, who was engaged to marry her, had broken off and later renewed the engagement. Geeting editor of the Indiana Educator and School Journal and longtime state official now Greensburg schools chief.
Perlay A Stone of Haverhill says the United States should send warships to Turkey to secure the release of his sister, missionary Ellen M Stone, held in Bulgaria. He believes Turkey would comply and insists the danger is political rather than personal, trusting her safety.
Miss Portia Knight, actress, sues the Duke of Manchester for breach of promise in the King's Bench calendar case this week. Sir Edward Clarke, famed cross examiner, leads for Knight with her father assisting. Eugene Zimmerman, Cincinnati, is the duke’s father in law visiting London.
Winchester Ind December 2 Henry Hermans saloon shows damage from a game cock left after Saturday night. Mirrors shattered and expensive glassware knocked from sideboard as the rooster apparently attacked its own reflection.
Forecast for the next 36 hours ending 8 p.m. December 3 calls for threatening and probable showers turning to snow flurries and colder conditions. Monday night will remain cold with continued chill on Tuesday. At 7 a.m. the temperature was 40 degrees.
Conrad Hauser was sworn in as a member of the detective division, marking his transition from bicycle patrol to investigative duties.
Judge Stubbs presided over a domestic case claiming a man and his co workers, including Marshall and Blacher, beat his wife during a Sunday altercation at the Atlas engine works. The defendant faced allegations of $25 in damages.
A quirky parade led by the local Elks lodge and city dignitaries delights residents. Notables portrayed figures from history and royalty as crowds cheered a grand procession starting at Union Depot. Health stats for November show diphtheria and typhoid cases, with real estate ads and piano offers tacked on.
State geologist Blatchley rejects oil locating instruments claiming no device can find oil within six miles and notes many farmers waste money on oil wizards. He recalls past scams including a failed campus well and warns the public about gullibility in search for petroleum.
In Constantinople on December 2, Turkey faces growing internal trouble. Yemen’s governor detains 12,000 reinforcements to suppress insurrections in the interior. Mutinied special troops refuse pay and sack magazines and shops. Regulars refuse to fire on their colleagues, and the sultan struggles to send funds to stabilize the situation.
A man about 35, found dead in a secluded valley near Lick Creek five miles south of Indianapolis, with a revolver in hand and wounds suggesting beating rather than a single self inflicted shot. Investigators credit farmhand Henry Mayer with key eyewitness details. autopsy notes multiple head wounds and possible blunt force trauma. Police seek two or more unknown tramps seen in the area and ponder murder or suicide.
Governor Durbin quietly works on January appointments and aims to fill one vacancy on each of 15 metropolitan police boards along with several state insane, prison and benevolent institution boards. Most expiring commissions belong to Democrats aligned with the party organization. Names listed include Anderson Daniel F Mussard Elkhart David Harman Elwood George E Haynes Hammond Henry A Bicknell Jeffersonville Jacob S Fry Kokomo George P Wood Logansport John J Sheerin Lafayette Wm C Mitchell Michigan City Wm H Donly Muncie Victor E Silverburg Marion Daniel W Reardon New Albany C P Cook Richmond James Martin South Bend Andrew J Want Terre Haute B Davis and other state posts such as Central insane hospital John Osterman Northern insane Rufus Magee Southern insane W L Swarmstadt Eastern insane Silas W Hale Michigan City prison D A Coulter State soldiers home W S Haggard Blind Institute Nelson Bradley Deaf and dumb institute Tarvin C Grooms Terre Haute normal Charles W Ward.
Vienna dispatch to the Tribune reports the bodies of Miss Stone and Mrs Tsitka found near Dubnitza Bulgaria. Neue Freie Presse says the report may be a mistake.
The minutes describe a brief session where a mother and child presented a small routine before the board of works adjourned. The report notes the occasion and the quick agenda before closing.
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