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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1901
Page
2
Ten farmers in Winamac Indiana report losing about $5000 after two men posed as hunters. The pair, said to be from Chicago, sold hunting permits for $5 each and obtained signed receipts that turned out to be promissory notes for $500. James Mortimer was arrested Monday following the bait catch.
Chicago on December 10 reports the city council approves an ordinance to abolish wine rooms by forbidding private dining rooms in hotels or restaurants that seat fewer than four people with food or drink unless all occupants are the same sex.
The anarchist Herr Most rejects Senator Foar's desert island marooning plan as unworkable. He argues no single agent could maroon all anarchists and repression only fuels the movement. Malatesta comments follow, noting potential consequences.
Richmond officials note 40 arrests were made in November as the city council adopts a state law paying 30 cents an hour for common labor. The Flower Mission organized by Indianapolis women held a large meeting here Tuesday to aid the poor.
A Cincinnati Richmond and Muncie construction train car derailed on a steep embankment near Peru Indiana leaving about 40 passengers injured Most seriously named were Charles Patterson Thomas Laughlin Louis Jann Frank Toward Will Bates and Perry Landers All injuries believed non fatal and a stove fire was quickly extinguished A second report notes a Madison Indiana passenger train narrowly avoided wreck after a rock fell on the track due to heavy rains
In St Charles circuit court Eli Keene’s widow and seven children born to a slave contest the $100 000 estate. The widow claims Missouri law grants her one half after life interests and challenges the will. Keene lived near West Alton and acknowledged the children as his but the case questions intermarriage legality and the validity of the will.
Mrs Eli Clark and her two year old daughter were burned to death near Odin while visiting her son Elijah. The child’s dress caught fire from a grate and the mother, trying to save her, was engulfed in flames. They ran to the yard where the mother collapsed and died shortly after.
In Plainfield Indiana a heated debate over incorporation prompts a forthcoming election. Residents split on tax impacts and local governance with both sides citing sidewalk and utility improvements vs autonomy. The result remains unclear as voters prepare to decide the issue under the Barrett law concerns.
Oscar Anderson 24, arrested Sunday for store robbery, hanged himself in his Alexandria jail cell Monday night using suspenders tied to the door. He died by strangulation after dropping to his knees. He had come from Jaynesville New York.
A Washington dispatch notes the United States backing for a new major American bank in Shanghai and Hong Kong with Guaranty Trust of New York chosen to lead. The plan aims to compete with established foreign lenders as the 333 million gold indemnity distribution under Pekin protocol proceeds.
The Kokomo piste glass factory announced the completion of the world’s largest pane of glass. Finished size is 1514 by 2914 inches and weighs 1450 pounds, reduced from a rough weight of 2900 pounds after processing. Twenty men helped carry the heavy slab.
Emma Goldman presided at a Civic hall meeting where R Grossman spoke on Anarchism and Communism in broken English. Goldman delivered a sharp critique arguing that anarchy rests on individual responsibility and rejects collective action.
Little Elizabeth Fauvre age %-years daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Maus Fauvre 2005 N Hinelschst wins a $100 weekly prize for the most beautiful baby in the Chicago American contest last week The Hearst papers aim to outbeauty British babies as Alfred Harmsworth gathers photos of handsome English infants Elizabeth is the sixth child in her family with golden brown curls brown eyes and a sunny disposition.
A priest suffers poisoning after scratching his finger with a fishhook. The incident is reported with caution and details about the injury and its presumed cause.
An advertisement touts Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming gum relief wind colic and diarrhoea cure. It lists a 25 cent bottle and notes distribution by C. W. Kriel with rooms for rent and a column of classifieds in the same passage.
Rev A J Brown pastor of the friends church urged country youth to stay home and avoid city life. He condemned urban decay as a great danger and compared it to a clock running down. League officers were elected: E W Clark president T N Bunnelle vice president B Mettron secretary Harry Robbins treasurer Miss Johnson organist.
MUNCIE Ind Dec 10 John Deam a clerk in the local post office is dying of appendicitis at the home of his parents in Wichita Kas. The report notes rapid decline and seeks physicians for possible intervention. The case highlights transfer from Indiana to Kansas for family support and medical care.
Washington sends field artillery recruitment to the local office. Norman Perine’s home at 3535 N Capitol Ave. suffered an $800 fire loss from a defective flue Monday. Mrs. John N. Wright, 80, died Monday at 832 N Alabama St. funeral at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Central Labor Union urged re enactment of the Chinese exclusion law by unanimous vote. They also asked Congress to fund government shipbuilding in its navy yards. A motion to set aside 5,000,000 acres for idle poor housing was tabled.
All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature appears on each box. Merz and Ribble provide automobile storage and electrical construction and repair services at 124 Bird.
A 115 page cloth bound book with engravings of Black Hawk Sitting Bull Red Cloud Custer and maps showing tribal locations since 1600. It is praised as a valued history of early pioneers and priced at 50 cents per copy with postage prepaid by W B Kniakern 2 Fifth Ave Chicago.
Charles H. Stewart of William F. Burns & Co. reports the firm placed 5 000 contribution boxes in public grounds around New York for the McKinley memorial fund and describes the theft incident.
Boxes were being robbed and contents stolen. Printer Max Goesch was arrested on Sunday and held in $1,000 bail for trial.
Los Angeles dispatch reports cashier H. J. Fleischman of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank missing since Saturday. Bank president Hellman announced a shortage amounting to $100,000 in accounts, creating a major financial irregularity and investigation.
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