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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1902
Page
2
In Madrid on December 31 a free bull fight at an equestrian circus sparked panic after a matador failed to kill a bull. The manager released two more bulls, lights were dimmed, and stampeding animals gored three spectators to death while injuring 52 others. The manager was arrested.
Springfield Mass reports at 12 the watch night service at Trinity Methodist Church will announce the completion of a 20 million fund known as the twentieth century Methodist bank offering. The drive began November 1 188 and aims to endow educational institutions support city evangelization assist superannuated ministers and fund church debts nationwide.
In Centralia Mississippi, Miss Dora Meek has slept 93 days since Sept 28 after a quarrel with her sweetheart. On Tuesday she showed alarming symptoms moaning and moving her hands, then collapsed from her chair. Dr. Manselis said exhaustion is likely, respiration normal, and her chances of living are minimal.
Albert Shideler a Lafayette laborer despondent over unemployment took morphine in a suicide attempt. The dose proved fatal only to himself as he survived, ending the perilous act after the overdose.
Indiana industrial associations plan gatherings at the statehouse with key events including a Tuesday and Wednesday session of the fair managers association. Also on the agenda are the Corn growers Aberdeen Angus breeders Farmers mutual insurance and Swine breeders associations. A state farmers congress will be formed during the week.
In downtown New York a hungry man collapsed while being questioned by police after entering a café. He died near a stable, muttering that he was hungry. A coroner's jury ruled starvation caused his death. He was not identified.
Detroit mayorbury has half a dozen letters from bidders offering to supply the city with all the soft coal required at 4.50 dollars a ton f o b at Detroit. This is two dollars less than what local dealers report paying. The city has been authorized to spend 59,000 dollars for coal and sell it at cost.
Warwick H. Ripley seeks a rehearing from the Marion club directors after being ousted. He argues the club had no right to expel him for pledging his stock to pay a loan and requests a trial. If denied, he warns the club members he will address them directly. The next directors meeting is Friday night.
Portland Indiana residents hear plans to build an interurban line linking Union Traction Indiana and Western Ohio lines to create a through route from Indianapolis to Cleveland. Right of way donations are sought with Portland to supply 11 miles and Coldwater Celina and Wort Recovery five miles each. Construction to proceed westward by Muncie & Portland Traction once weather allows.
Desloge Missouri December 31 Charles A Harris a member of a local grocery firm killed himself by taking morphine He loved widow Laura Williams who married another man Harris had a wife in St Louis three years prior and was engaged to Williams but the wedding was postponed due to his unresolved divorce.
A New Year greeting hums through telegraph offices as midnight messages switch to the new year. Operators pause, stretch, and note the date in the year column while red, pink, and black messages bustle for delivery the next day across Western Union and Postal terminals.
The Milk Trust of Indianapolis forms with 320000 capital stock and officers including President Charles F. Coffin Secretary Samuel O Dungan and Treasurer Coffin. Directors named are J M Brent Chas I Coffin Samuel U O Dungan J M Sanas and Charles F Coffin. Polk Sanitary Milk Company joins plants taken in with 6 percent preferred stock paid. Capacity listed at 2000 quarts daily as it buys milk from farmers and sterilizes it before delivery.
Fort Wayne report details a Peru manufacturer's 1900s banked sales cash mystery. A young woman handling books hid drafts totaling about 5000 dollars from the years of business in Peru. Drafts began surfacing after a box search, revealing the cause of past failure as inexperience. The man relocated to Indianapolis and improved bookkeeping afterward.
Gold found near Anniston Alabama. Rev A W Hawkins from Decatur, Illinois dies. tinplate price cuts announced. union plumbers in St Louis earn 35 a day. Vessel wreck near Viscaya with ten drowned. engineer injured in Howard Missouri wreck. passenger train collision incident. A man in Bangor Missouri credits American flag sleep remedy for rheumatism. Miss Ella Ewing of Rome New York dies at 36 after ossification and gradual turning to coal. Miss Helen Kurly of Delaware District fatally injured in gas explosion. family includes four others unharmed. Eli Hyman’s will leaves 100.40 to wife and California daughter. Fires at sawmills in Post Falls Idaho and Wharton Texas. block in Oakland California valued 75,000. Cleveland Ohio Coyne furniture loss 50,000. Head-on collision near West Middlesex Pennsylvania. Neal Daugherty killed. Shallenberger, Gibson, McDonald die. several passengers injured. Hood's Sarsaparilla extols health benefits. Bargains on upright pianos at Baldwin's. small photos for watches and lockets offered by H H Coburn 35 Fitzgerald Building.
Burlington Vermont December 31 Dr W Seward Webb invites the town of Shelburne to celebrate the coming year and the completion of his new coach which cost 100000 dollars during a Wednesday night gathering with many residents attending.
Princeton Indiana reports Ed Kirkpatrick missing from his cabin four miles west of Owensville in the Wabash river bottoms since Sunday. Foul play is suspected as he was known to keep considerable money at his home.
In London on December, the long effort to unite Scotland’s iron factories collapsed as several manufacturers pulled out at the final stage, ending the attempted consolidation.
August B. Pothast democratic politician of St. Marys Indiana formerly Indianapolis is dead. Remains were brought here and interred at Crown Hill.
Retiring U S district judge John H. Baker was guest of honor at a 150 cover banquet at the Hotel English Tuesday night hosted by the Indiana bar of United States courts. Addison C. Harris served as toastmaster with speakers Judge Baker Judge Anderson Judge Allen Zollars C C Shirley John W Kern Judge Palmer and Charles L Jewett. Zollars warned the bar’s prestige suffers from specialization and missed the era of Daniel Webster while Jewett agreed. Senator Beveridge spoke briefly.
Chester Ohio December 31 A baby born to Mr and Mrs C L Tulon on a Cherry Creek area farm arrived with a full set of teeth and flowing black hair The doctor notes similar cases exist but believes this may be unprecedented for the region and time frame
A Victorian style health note extols sipping hot milk for revival after exhaustion and outlines how slow intake with gastric fluids aids digestion. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets to enhance pepsin and diastase activity and claims benefits for adults, children, and busy professionals while cautioning against cancer or ulcer-related cases.
An old newspaper column notes low cost grooming at Phoenix Barber Shop on 18 E Market with a claim of quality. It lists other ads for pianos, baby remedies, and a dental college offering services, plus a real estate and miscellaneous sale section on the Sun’s sixth and seventh pages.
A compact Indiana roundup lists state politics in Terre Haute with senator-elect J. S. Barcus denying retirement rumors, plus local incidents in Augusta, New Albany, Kokomo, Fort Wayne, Greencastle, Bloomington, Fowler, Hartford City, Marion, Anderson, Wabash, Frankton, Laporte. Highlights include a saloon vandalism, a receiver appointment for M. Zierboller Co, a hunting accident, a fatality in a mental school, a science hall move, odd medical conditions, a gas plant lease, police board rumors, and a newspaper press issue amid a grand jury probe into vote buying in Laporte.
Alfarata council No. 5 of the degree of Pocahontas will celebrate its fifteenth anniversary at Red Men's hall Saturday evening.
In Cincinnati on Tuesday night Charles Roth & Co. bought the entire stock of whisky owned by M. P. Mattingly of Owensboro Kentucky and contracted for the Owensboro distillery output through 1908 The deal covers 30,000 barrels and the contract price reaches 4 600 000 dollars
A Baden California letter reports E W Neely of St Louis died leaving eighty five thousand dollars to Ida May Pearson of St Louis. Pearson was betrothed to Neely in youth but declined to marry. Neely remained steadfast to the end as he prospered in the west.
Thomas Mitchell, who rode an open car from Cleveland toward Chicago, will lose both legs and is not expected to survive. He was nearly frozen near Elkhart and removed from a Lake Shore car. he boarded a fast freight, became numb from cold, and could not help himself.
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