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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1900
Page
1
John W. Kern, returning from Lincoln, says Bryan knows no more about building a party machine than a baby. He doubts Bryan’s control of the Democrats and refuses to discuss a 1904 nomination, noting issues will depend on events before then.
Albert Anderson was fined one dollar and given a day in jail by Judge Alford for stealing coal from the Pennsylvania railroad. The case, appealed from police court, involved claims that Anderson helped remove coal dumped from cars by others. Railroads report frequent coal theft from arriving cars, with thieves loading coal into wheelbarrows or small wagons and disappearing.
Journeymen barbers local union No 247 organized and installed officers Friday at Central Labor Union Hall. President J W Allen. vice president Wm Mullen. recording secretary Harry Tolles. corresponding secretary E L Keeler. treasurer Edw Walker. The union aims to unify white and colored barbers for a standard wage or commission, issue shop cards, and secure employer agreements. 15 cent haircuts and 5 cent shaves barred. female barbers excluded. A follow up meeting is set for next Friday at the same venue.
Oliver L Sanders colored was arrested Friday by Officer Trimpe after entering the house of George Motley at 63 East Court Street and taking a needle and thread then a pocket book containing $1 80. He was found guilty of petit larceny in police court Saturday morning and fined with costs and 100 days in the workhouse. Sanders offered conflicting accounts to police.
A fire destroyed the divinity hall at Wittenberg College’s theological seminary on Friday evening. Built in 1990 it cost about $100,000. Fire crews reported no injuries.
Mrs. Samuel Duncan Miller, now in her Rutland Place New York apartment, declares she will fight for her 7 year old son Sidney in court after a failed kidnapping bid. She asserts hope for custody and notes detectives tracked her estranged husband Samuel Miller, son of the attorney general’s son.
In Jeffersonville Indiana on December 23 a man was found dead on a railroad near Otisco twenty miles east. Trains ran over the body all night. A small book bore the address William Gilmore Tu wani Ia. A blood stained club under two trees suggests murder by a companion last seen with Gilmore on Friday.
Royal Hammer a prominent lottery agent openly distributes pocketbooks with lottery advertisements. Drawings occur every fourth Thursday and tickets sell at public offices where workers regularly buy. A prank lists winning numbers Falsely showing a ticket holder near triumph, provokes mockery. The real draw excludes him as his number misses.
Manager Goodloe of the Indianapolis fire inspection bureau awaited Chicago underwriters’ reply on Indianapolis rates. He could not predict the exact outcome but inferred rates were likely to rise from the current level.
Dwight Price claiming Jacksonville Illinois origin received a heavy police court sentence Saturday. He must pay 10 dollars and serve 100 days in the works for interfering with an officer and 25 dollars and 30 days in the workhouse for assaulting the officer. Matte Jackson, who was being arrested for robbery, was turned over to the grand jury.
William Sumter, a peddler with a horse and wagon, was arrested after he repeatedly beat his horse on Pennsyl vania street. A bystander intervened, Sumter threatened violence, and police Officers Trimpe and Streit detained him. He had reportedly escaped from custody earlier. Claus. Spreckels to build a $5,000,000 gas plant in San Francisco.
A Pekin dispatch reports a note from the court at Sian-Fu acknowledging the powers joint demand and posing five questions. The queries ask if the Taku forts could remain standing though dismantled, whether princes would be beheaded, if expeditions would stop, which places the allies plan to occupy, and how long the occupancy would last.
William H. Smythe remains in serious condition after a Thursday shooting. His wife stayed at his side and he showed some rest. Dr. Elmer Smythe withholds details from his father’s remarks and notes no confirmed rumors about the blonde woman seen near the office. Detectives pursue six clues but reveal nothing definite.
Patrolman Cook arrived at Smythe and reports a murder attempt with an unknown shooter. He details a search for a revolver under the couch and in the office, noting Elmer Smythe’s revolver from the previous night with loaded chambers and a rusty barrel.
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity covers the next 36 hours ending at 8 pm. Warmer, fair weather expected Friday night and Sunday. Temperatures: 7 am 16, noon 26, 2 pm 30.
James Schmitt sues the street car company for 15,000 claiming a Brightwood car jumped the track near the terra cotta works on November 1st. He alleges the motorman hit a switch at high speed causing the car to strike a tree and injure his back head chest abdomen and limbs, total disability for life.
Wallace Mason by his father John J. Mason files a Saturday lawsuit against the city for damages claiming a Martindale avenue gutter hole near Twenty third street caused the boy to fall and break his jaw which the suit says remains stiff and crooked. The city is alleged to have been notified of the hole but did not repair it.
An old advert for Mahomney at 249 Massachusetts Avenue offers iron beds, mattresses, box springs, couches, and dress boxes at affordable prices. The short notice emphasizes value and invites customers to shop.
A local ad offers a new piano listed at 23 dollars for 16 dollars by Wulschner's Company EB Worth. The note also directs readers that Worth has a dentist removed to 493 Stevenson Building and provides old telephone number 29720.
Dr J N Hurty secretary of Indiana state health board fell ill at a Chicago chemists convention with sudden convulsions and suspected appendicitis. A Chicago health official diagnosed appendicitis and a surgical consult was underway to decide on operation. Hurty is a national figure noted for disease control and smallpox battle.
Receiver Clark of the Chosen Friends says there will be nothing left for creditors or members as litigation blocks closure. Eight thousand dollars tied to the supreme council in New York is disputed amid multiple attachments and two receivers. A thirty thousand dollar bond from a Newark based trust company is under investigation while the treasurer's office remains open.
General director Fenstock of the Zoo writes from Baltimore to Indianapolis papers denying claims of partnership with Louis J. Beck. Bostock notes he served as press agent for about a year. Zoo plans a January benefit at Tomlinson hall with 10 000 tickets issued to the Charity organization. Capt Bonavita, the nervy Hon trainer, will shortly return to Indianapolis with 16 or 20 lions.
Saturday afternoon reports say Dr. Hurty’s condition improved and attending physicians believe surgery will not be required unless a relapse occurs.
Washington dispatch reports friends of Minister Conger believe he will resign soon amid sharp criticism from the state department over his handling of negotiations with China. The department plans to send experts to Pekin to assist him, but Conger reportedly may seek leave on grounds of ill health and return to the United States. Secretary Squires and Special Commissioner Rockhill would then head the Pekin legation.
Albert Altrogge of Indiana Avenue pleaded guilty in criminal court to serving rotten food and was fined five dollars after health officials criticized the light punishment. In police court he faced fifty dollars plus costs. Sanitary witnesses testified decomposed turkey caused illness and decomposed chickens were found in the kitchen. Judge Alford cited witness issues and opted for a nominal punishment rather than a trial outcome. Health officials protested the lenient result.
State board of agriculture annual election set for January. Terms of nine members expire with a contest in one district. John L. Davis of Crawfordsville will retire. J C Bridges Bainbridge John Morgan Plainfield and M B Waugh Crawfordsville seek to succeed him. Charles Downing expects re election as secretary.
City sanitarian Clark reported Indianapolis is in healthier condition than usual with unusually low grip for the season and monthly case counts including 45 diphtheria, 18 scarlet fever, 13 typhoid, and seven measles. Year totals reach 269 diphtheria, 306 scarlet fever, 270 measles, and 212 typhoid.
Dr. McGaughey of the City dispensary attended Sarah Samuels a domestic at 1222 Park Ave Saturday noon. She was in hysteria but recovered and will be sent to the City hospital. She attended Harrison revival meetings at Roberts Park church and had several hysterical spells. The family she works for feared she was dying Saturday.
Township assessor Jefferson states the 191 tax duplicates will reveal an increase of more than 3 million dollars in taxable property. The notice mentions a cold remedy still and promotes Brown-Quintine Tablets, plus a sales pitch for J. P. Mullally’s Diamonds and Jewelry.
Fire at 2 06 p m Friday damaged the second story of the old library building owned by E F Claypool. Miss Tillie Fritchey discovered a rubbish fire in a storeroom once linked to Harriott dental supply. Supposed causes include chemical explosion or a match or cigar stub. Lower offices suffered heavy water damage as occupants evacuated. building slated for razing for a new seven story office block.
A federal court heard a third trial for the Mary Crider Noble Warrum estate after Mary Crider won a recent $11 000 judgment on a note. The defense contends Noble Warrum did not sign the note. Warrum, a wealthy Greenfield resident, has faced two prior trials. Harris M Stephens a Terre Haute mechanic seeks bankruptcy listing a debt of 67,679 13 with no assets.
The Sun reports state statistician John B. Conner denies charges that relatives were paid from his office payroll. He says an inquiry will reveal clear accounts and explains nephew Clay Conner and daughters Adah Conner and Mrs. F C George were employed briefly for payroll work, with salaries and roles detailed.
News from Victoria B C reports the loss of the Japanese training ship Tsukishima Maru with 121 hands aboard after foundering in a typhoon near Namadsu Japan last month. Rio Jun Maru carried the dispatch and notes other Japanese waters disasters including Junshima Maru Katokugawa Maru Mamiji Maru with crews saved after days adrift.
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