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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1902
Page
2
Chicago on December 19. James E. Fountain a former department store elevator operator became insane after numerous questions from shoppers. Court testimony said women shoppers threatened to report him for incivility for not answering. Fountain rambled about water colors telephones and matching goods before being sent to Elgin asylum.
Chicago December 19 The ruined Luetgert sausage factory once linked to the murder of Mrs Adolph Luetgert will be revived by the Kelly brothers furniture makers who plan repairs to resume operation as a factory. The four story 150 by 200 foot building has stood vacant since the arrest in 1897 with most glass broken.
In Ansonia Connecticut a mob of 150 to 200 people raided a coal train standing on a city siding. About ten tons of coal were carried away as the crowd moved car to car. Engineers Griffiths and Drinkwater reconnected the train and pulled it free to save the remaining coal.
Two headlining performers Hilda Thomas and Lou Hall duel for top billing in a Park Theater program. Thomas, an Indianapolis actress, earns praise as a strong comedienne and soubrette while Hall wows audiences with a transformative, talk-laughing stage presence. The New England coastal drama A Fisherman’s Daughter provides the four-act anchor with bright lines and prevailing comedy, though an overpowering laugh during the final act almost drowns Thomas’s rendition.
In Hammond a heated battle centers on appointing a new Metropolitan Police Board member to replace William Bridge who will resign after being elected Lake County surveyor. Labor unions back William Pepperdine while Hugo Michael is the preferred Republican choice. Gov Durbin torn between labor support and local politicians connected to the Florence faction.
A Denison gathering heard remarkable figures on last season’s jockeys. More than 300 riders had mounts with apprentices forming much of the field, while some earned up to 50 000 dollars in salaries and sizeable side incomes. The speaker praised the riders’ skill, nerve, and economic impact.
State geologist Blatchley argues against contract labor in Indiana prisons proposing a western county prison where convicts make vitrified brick sold to township trustees and county commissioners at cost for highway building. He says bricks could cost about 1.50 per thousand and roadways could be built at 1,500 to 2,000 dollars per mile. He envisions a 1,000 inmate prison funded by brick output, to be built by the prisoners and later included in a pamphlet for legislators.
In Chicago, Alderman Hart proposes an ordinance to elevate barbering. It requires barbers to prove skill with tools such as razors clippers and brushes and antiseptic practices. Certificates cannot be issued to aliens or those who abuse alcohol.
Mrs Clarence Hazel, reported to have attempted suicide with chloroform in Covington Ky on Wednesday night, says she was overcome by fumes while cleaning lace. Her husband lives in Indianapolis and she plans to join him there. She was formerly married to Clarence Shaw of Vevay.
Alexandria Indiana December 19 reports a Fairmount glass works experiment to force air into gas wells at high pressure. The method mixes air with gas to raise heat and improve combustion producing a substantially greater pressure where previously little existed.
Washington Indiana Democrats select John Walsh to succeed the late Aikman Carnahan in the state legislature. Republicans nominate P. A. Hastings editor of the Gazette. E. E. Hastings, his brother, also a candidate, and P. A. Hastings had previously refused to run, a surprising turn.
George Kuntz, a painter, slipped while adjusting a rope around his waist on the courthouse roof and fell about 60 feet to the pavement. He is reported to die from the injuries suffered.
Mayor plans a Sunday or Monday stop in Pittsburg then Cleveland after meeting New York bowlers. South-side citizens league to meet Friday with Al Wright and Downey srs to plead for better service on the South East street car line and fire protection. Building inspector Bartel notes Meridian flats fire escapes. Controller Breunig to pay 79,422,500 principal and interest on city indebtedness January 1. Police and firemen paid for December Monday before Christmas. pensioners to receive checks early.
In Terre Haute, Matthew Alexander’s murder trial closed without any defense testimony after plans to split blame with Mrs Burke proved implausible. In Columbus, two former Ohio lawmakers died within 24 hours Rep Charles Griffin of Toledo from angina pectoris and Sen George Wilhelm of Canton from heart paralysis.
Marion county officials consider a movement by railway trainmen to create an office of railroad Inspector and two deputies. A proposed bill would require regular inspection tests of derails switches air brakes and locomotives and ensure hand rods are secure. In Washington Indiana civil war veteran William Kendall and machinist William Firth died suddenly of heart disease.
Shelbyville Indiana December 19 Mrs Jerry Wilkinson of Marion township suffered probable fatal burns when her clothes caught fire from a stove.
City life item reports the Imperial order of the great SKi hi holding its second annual ball in St Josephs hall on New Year’s night. Also noted are Nanette Gwynn located after being found by her father near Garfield park, a prank on police and fire crews at Shelby street, and the Junior Y M I election results for Capital council No 27 with officers led by Thomas Shea and Frank Baus.
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