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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1903
Page
10
A blaze in the Palace hotel caused heavy smoke and a stampede on the third floor. Miss Florence Press, 17, escaped with help from bellboy Charles Steele, later revived after collapsing. Fire officials say the origin likely cross electrical wires. two women were reported trapped and ten seriously injured, though details are contested by hotel attaches.
Peter Claudianes was found guilty of blowing up the home of former Supervisor James L. Gallagher in East Oakland last April. Judge W. H. Waste sentenced him to life imprisonment after a confession from John Claudianes, a brother, who supplied crucial knowledge of the crime. The jury deliberated briefly and returned a unanimous verdict.
A street car and a brewery wagon collided on Columbia Avenue causing no serious injuries to the Rosenbaum family. Their furniture was damaged, and a friend offered to shelter the children until new furnishings could be provided. The accident occurred near Massachusetts Avenue and North Street as the wagon carried Rosenbaum's belongings from Norwood to Tenth Street and Senate Avenue.
Dorothy Dix writes that the Bayside tragedy leaves six Hains and Annis children without their father this Christmas. The piece laments the loss of paternal presence and care in the lives of the six youngsters while others provide gifts, highlighting the family tragedy amid holiday cheer.
Chicago police report Jacob Gier a saloon keeper at 1374 W North Avenue was found fatally shot in a hallway leading to his residence upstairs. Investigators deem the incident possibly murder and seek clues in the early hours.
Christmas eve 8:00 p m choral evensong processional hymns and anthems. Holy communion on Christmas Day at 6:30 and 7:30 a m with Morning prayer at 9:30. Choral holy communion at 10:00 a m. Service in G completed by B Agutter feratory anthem Sing O Heavens and Be Joyful O Earth by E A Clare Pergolesi.
Kimmel Indiana reports 267 carloads of onions were shipped from the town during the fall months and 30 carloads remain in cold storage at the B and O railroad depot.
A witty exchange unfolds as a young man boasts of his mind reading while a woman sits apart on a solitary sofa. He claims expertise as she questions the claim, highlighting a playful social moment from the Bite illustration.
Pa and neighboring states battle foot and mouth disease traced to Buffalo cattle. About 20 000 cattle and sheep killed. farmers compensated at market value. Barns and hay mows disinfected with formaldehyde or carbolic acid whitewash. Surrounding area and barnyard saturated with disinfectant as inspections reach about 1 000 farms.
Shelbyville Indiana December reports Will Durham, longtime band and orchestra member, has returned home after performing in a Nashville park and has signed with the Wallace-Hagenback circus band for next season.
The Christmas entertainment will be held tonight at 7 30 at King Avenue M E Church. All invited attend for the program of seasonal readings songs and reflections.
Center Hitchcock a prominent figure in New York society and life clubs died of gastritis.
The city market will operate for the full day Thursday and remain open until 8 p.m. adding extended hours for shoppers.
A violent explosion at the American Powder company mill in Boston area shook a wide radius early this morning. The blast wrecked the building and hurled debris hundreds of feet. No injuries occurred as workers had not yet arrived. cause remains undetermined.
Miss Doris Mae Richardson and John G. Billow wed at South Street Baptist Church Wednesday night. The couple will reside at 1122 Pleasant Street. A Phi Sigmas dance was held at Brenneke's academy with many out-of-town guests. Delta Tau Delta members joined a dinner at the Aufderheide home prior to the event. Miss Grace E. Fairfield married Raymond D. Brown Thursday noon at English avenue home, with close relatives in attendance.
William H. Andrews, Civil War veteran, who was shot by highwaymen, has left City hospital for his Mooresville home. A Christmas reunion with his daughter is planned as physicians once feared he would not survive.
A five story apartment house at 1T West 127th Street was gutted in an early today fire. One man, Daniel Frizzell, an electrician, was killed and three residents were badly burned including Mrs. Alice Looker and Charles Looker, plus Fireman Daniel Mullen.
In San Francisco on December 24 Jesse B. Cook, long serving sergeant of police, was elected chief to succeed the late W. J. Biggy. The vote places Cook at the head of city law enforcement, promising continuity after Biggy’s death.
A 25 year old woman was arrested on a Burlington train in Lincoln on a charge of throwing her baby from the train near David City. The infant was found alive beside the tracks and is expected to survive. Nearby Hillsboro Oregon reports a former sheriff dying after hanging a man. Mrs Sage distributes nearly $2000 in gold to New York park workers with a note.
Harold Chism, 14, was struck by a traction car and perhaps fatally injured in Noblesville. In Frankfort a message from New Orleans says Joseph C. Frazier was seriously hurt in an automobile crash. Edinburg hosts Wrights of Pythias of the Fifteenth district meeting at 1 am on the 12th.
Jack Hall of Charleston Virginia crawled into a refrigerator car to nap. He woke trapped, set the car on fire to attract help, was rescued by bicycle policemen early Thursday at Big Four yards, and arrested on a loitering charge.
Indiana death notices list six men by name and town: Richard Power 68 Carmel David Newby 64 Spiceland James Slack 68 Reysville Robbins Harrah 24 Worthington Matthew L Wright Noblesville Milton Davis Noblesville.
In Pittsburg Pa December 24 seven councilmen and two bankers were held on corruption charges after hearings before Police Magistrate Frank Brady. Mayor Guthrie oversaw the prosecution which presented substantial evidence of widespread bribery. Testimony suggested many council members were reachable for bribes, with an ordinance involving 60 councilmen allegedly yielding 45000 dollars. Further arrests anticipated.
Westfield Massachusetts December 4 Judge J W Kellogg issued an order barring the marriage of Alexander Stokes of Southwick a divorced man whose four children are state charges to Miss Cora Belle Wells a member of a family that lived for several weeks in a hen coop.
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