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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1901
Page
2
On Monday night John Dever 26 and Grace Fallis were skating on Milan pond when they broke through the ice. Dever drowned while Fallis fell into the boat and also drowned. The bodies were recovered. Dever left a wife and child. Fallis left a husband who works on the railroad.
A legal campaign piece from Kelshaus seeks renomination as prosecuting attorney. The missive pledges to continue a clean office and asks support, noting the need for assistance from friends in the nomination process. The letter is described as being written in the prosecutor’s office.
A six to eight weeks old blooded colt valued at 150 dollars was taken from the barn of John F. Barrett in McCarty. Barrett says thieves entered quietly after previously breaking the barn door in a near attempt last Thursday night. The colt, described as a mean animal, was hard to approach and its removal remains a mystery.
A German steamer, Clara, was wrecked near Hoi Hau on the Hal Nan Strait. Fourteen people are missing, including the chief engineer, and eleven Chinese are among the missing. Three persons were saved.
Judge Stubbs gives a dozen prosecuted for alleged smoke ordinance violations one month to comply. Indianapolis officials and company representatives argue limits of reducing smoke while officials acknowledge ongoing nuisance, urging amendments and better firing methods as demonstrations occur.
Marion County settled a tax dispute on Pullman stock hidden from the assessor for 11 years. The county initially sought more than 5506, but reduced the claim and accepted 5200 as full payment for the delinquent taxes.
The Board of Works is close to granting Indianapolis Southern a Pogue’s Run route into the city, conditional on elevated tracks from Morris Street north over South Street and on tangible financing plans. A board member said the franchise won’t be given on wind and construction must begin in a reasonably short time, with financing rumored to be arranged in New York. The starch works switch route has not shown any serious consideration or evidence of intent.
An official Johannesburg dispatch reports Boer losses over the last seven days with 35 killed, 287 captured and 51 surrendered. Additional details note stock and ammunition losses amid several engagements in the region.
The Indianapolis postoffice addition connects to the main building and will be finished in a couple of weeks. The project aims to ease patron service by allowing stamp buyers to drop letters in a side-box, ending repeated office crossings. Supt Patterson warns delays may bankrupt the operation due to lost wagers on completion.
Commission men complain to Mayor Bookwalter that Union Traction supplies too few freight cars hindering city shipments. They say electric roads offer better small lot service and quicker delivery than steam lines, while Anderson and Muncie merchants have ample cars. Mayor requests conference with Union Traction President McCulloch to address the issue.
The head of the Noble order of Buffaloes in Indianapolis announced officers for the year: Noble ranchman T. W. Demerly, noble foreman H. A. Hancock, toastmaster J. F. Callon, recorder Alfred Houghton, keeper of forage W. C. Shellhouse, guide W. C. Davis, guard John Thomson, picket D. Lantz, senior ranger W. Culbertson, junior ranger C. Bisop, senior scout W. McCandless, junior scout Dr. Wilde, junior forager C. S. Cresshull, chorister H. Votan, trustee Dr. Yeager.
In Nashville Indiana on December 31 John Ayres accidentally shot himself and his sons with one son fatally wounded through the lungs and another in the stomach. Mrs John Axouis severely burned when her dress caught fire from a stove. George Pitzer dropped his gun and lost a heel. Stephen Richards is dying after swallowing a turkey bone.
Police in New York arrest a young woman suspected in the robbery of $65,000 in jewels owned by Mr. and Mrs. Thebaud. Mme Poillon is believed connected to the case as Edward Kern, the missing valet, remains sought. Detectives monitor a Philadelphia hotel package thought to hold nine stolen gems.
Washington report states J S Van Antwerp a noted newspaper correspondent died Tuesday from a complication of diseases. He served the San Francisco Examiner Minneapolis Journal Philadelphia Bulletin and other papers. He leaves a widow and one child.
Shelbyville Indiana December 31 Henry Van Cleve is in custody charged with stealing hogs from the Flaitz Warbler slaughter house He has previously served two prison terms for hog theft.
Mrs Edla Coleman Muir daughter of late Senator John R McPherson dies at Manhattan hotel after illness including measles and pneumonia. Aaron Baldwin gains income from estate worth about 700000 until his death with remainder to Yale College after that.
Walter Musser a Rockville merchant is reported missing since last Saturday after arriving in Terre Haute with 500 dollars. The notice appears in a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper listing local business and notices, with unrelated ads for medicines and services surrounding the report.
In Elyria Ohio two former St. Marys pastors Father Nolan and Father Sullivan were exhumed and laid to rest at the Catholic cemetery. While the Sullivan skeleton showed a twisted head and clenched hair, some believe muscular contraction after death could explain the pose, leading to speculation he was buried alive.
The article notes uncertainty about Admiral Schley's political views as a possible Democratic presidential candidate. It cites that he has spent much of his life at sea and has not participated in party politics, with even his cousin unaware of his affiliations. His father is described as a Republican.
In New York on Tuesday cable companies announced the government has withdrawn censorship on messages to Manila. In Evansville Indiana Mrs Nancy Ritzel aged 58 collapsed and died from joy as her family prepared a surprise party for her.
A family note suggests making Jell-O as a fast dessert option. It claims two minutes of preparation with hot water and a cooling set. Flavors listed include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry.
A superior court judge approved a compromise judgment for 1 250 dollars to Sadie Brentlinger administratrix of William Brentlinger in a suit versus the Indianapolis Union Railway Co and the Chicago Indianapolis Louisville RR. The case concerns a 1900 August 9 crossing accident at New Jersey street when a Monon train struck.
A Chicago saloon owned by John Limpert remained closed with mourning drapery and a placard blaming reformers for the wingroom ordinance. The scene recalls a city in flux as officials push for moral reform.
Nell Cropsey's body arrived in New York from North Carolina, accompanied by A. G. Cropsey. Thousands gathered at New Utrecht cemetery to view the interment after the murder case on her father's plantation near Elizabeth City. A Washington message reports the death of Mrs. John H. Stotsenberg in New Albany, noting her son Judge Stotsenberg and the late Col. Stotsenberg killed in the Philippines.
An epidemic spreads at the Lincoln asylum for feeble minded children where 75 to 100 fully developed cases of smallpox are among more than 1,000 patients and about 200 staff. Most inmates exposed. nurses also stricken. All patients isolated in one cottage. strict quarantine ordered. Diphtheria cases reported too.
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