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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
1
Rome reports from southern Italy describe earthquakes tidal waves and fire killing thousands and burying hundreds alive. Mount Etna erupts as Messina and Reggio lose religious communities and arsenals collapse complicating relief efforts.
Three men were killed and two injured in a collision of two Big Four freight trains north of Carthage Indiana at 2 52 this morning. The northbound crew left Carthage ahead of schedule. Fireman E Wilson and Stakeman W E P North Vernon were injured.
Prosecutor moves to nail indictments against Samuel Beadle Harry Girton Edward Tousey Edward Kuhn Peter Finkman and Frank Glass in a case where grand jurors say constables and deputy constables threatened foreigners with arrest and jail to extort money. The judge rules blackmail proof requires threat of a specific offense. unclear if charges stand.
Justice Harry Sheets charged with embezzlement and altering public records will be tried in the indefinite future. His case was continued in criminal court Tuesday at the request of his attorney John S. Duncan.
Frank Clouds, a newspaper reporter, was thrown from a buggy at Capitol avenue and Thirty-fourth street on Monday afternoon. His left leg broke just below the hip when a runaway horse attached to a nearby buggy crashed into the vehicle. He was taken to his home at 104 Cherry Grove.
Mr. R. B. Rudy has been named as the new Indianapolis manager for Krell French Piano Company. The store is located at 18 Monument Place. Rudy has been connected with the piano trade in Indianapolis since 1656, noted for his integrity.
A Salvation Army funeral was held Tuesday in the home of Guy Campbell at 139 S Noble for Mary Kiphart 77 who died Sunday night from pneumonia. Campbell and wife cared for her, with daughter and son in law present, as a grandson served in the army. Captain LeCount led the service at the grave with Scripture readings a brief sermon and singing by Mrs Major Escott.
John Edgey and accomplice Thomas Sullivan were accused of holding up John H. Green on January 3 and robbing him of a $55 watch and $46. Sullivan has died. A prior jury stood nine to three for acquittal and the state dropped further action.
A criminal court on Tuesday declared a nolle day and wiped the indictments of several defendants. Names include Frank Deniston for embezzling a street car ticket, Carrie E Yates for forgery, William Shortridge for wife desertion, William Stoeffier for keeping a blind tiger, Elba Bowman for theft, James Mahon for neglecting a child, George Fleaca for assault and battery, Charles McIntyre for stealing a watch, James Williams for grand larceny, Caroline Lester for theft, and FE Bush for perjury.
A defective flue caused a fire at the home of George Sanders 62 Warner avenue Tuesday morning. Flames damaged the upper portion of the house before they were controlled. The loss was estimated at 100 dollars.
A Marion county grand jury indicted a clever forger known only as Daniels for forgery. The scheme centered on old walnut bedsteads sold to a Bristol Tennessee firm, with victim W. T. Long cashing a $150 forged check and still holding unsold stock as the market cools.
Chester Blumberg, a national guardsman, assisted in the theft of a seven cent hen from Bastian Zook's farm near the army post and is officially freed from serious consequences. Indicted with Roy Beatty, who was found guilty and had his sentence suspended, Blumberg was never captured.
Charles W. Maxwell, indicted for an embossment alleged to total $180, is said to have left the matter unsettled as the main indictment is nolled. The report notes the case status and the dismissing of the primary charge.
Reports from across the British Isles describe the severest blizzard of the year. London suffers damage and transport is crippled as trains struggle to reach the city. Scotland reports impossible train service. Country roads are blocked isolating several communities.
Thieves robbed Claude Ayres at 6 percent East Georgia Street Monday night taking 3.80 dollars, harming a man already ill and unable to work. Burglars also entered Acme Grocery at 448 Noble Street stealing tobacco and cheese. Mrs Josephine Winn found burglars had rummaged through every room at 218 North Missouri Street after returning home Monday night.
The state of Indiana on relation of James Bingham attorney general asks a court for a temporary injunction and a receiver for the World Building and Loan Investment company of Indianapolis. The suit claims insolvency and unsoundness and seeks charter forfeiture, a permanent receivership, and wind up of the business. The company organized in 1892.
Fred Schwomeyer, who killed his wife and William Gill when he found the two together in his home, will never be tried for killing Gill. A jury acquitted him in the trial for slaying Mrs. Schwomeyer. The criminal court sustained the state's motion to noite the indictment charging Schwemeyer with killing Gill. The double killing occurred March 6, 1907, near Bridgeport.
Mery Head and Medora Taylor, both described as negro, faced indictments for burglary. After confusing petit jury proceedings, they pleaded guilty and were sentenced to Indiana Women's Prison for several years.
Washington reports the State Department is checking if Dr. Arthur Cheney, American consul at Messina, Italy, survived the city collapse after earthquakes and a tidal wave. Cheney, Yale 1889 graduate and New Haven native, is believed possibly perished.
Indiana Red Cross mobilizes a national fund drive for Italian earthquake relief. James W. Lilly, state treasurer, will receive contributions funneled via Indiana Red Cross and Indianapolis Sun. Rowland Evans reports the appeal was issued by Charles L. Magee from Washington.
The Tribune cites 75,000 dead in southern Italy after a devastating catastrophe. King Victor Emmanuel travels to Sicily with a martial escort to oversee relief. Officials direct Rome agencies to aid survivors while concerns rise over the American consul at Messina. The disaster is described as the worst in modern history, with estimates possibly understating the losses.
Seismic disturbances sweep southern Italy with forewarnings from active volcanoes and minor quakes felt for months. Catania suffers severe damage as shocks topple buildings and disrupt daily life in the quake zone.
In a Tuesday morning order in a United States court, all Pope Motor Car company claims were settled. The Pope Motor Car company, a subsidiary of Pope Manufacturing, was in receivership when the local plant was sold to Waverly company. The Ohio home office and judges from Ohio presided. Any excess sale proceeds revert to the parent Ohio company.
The Observatore Romano reports the pope has issued a dispensation allowing Catholics to eat meat on Friday January 1, marking a rare relaxation of the usual meatless Friday rule. The move notes a specific feast day and aligns with liturgical allowances for the new year.
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