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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1901
Page
10
Elliott was knocked insensible and shot in a violent incident described in fragmentary notes. The account mentions a person identified as ECT and hints at a fatal or near fatal outcome with limited context about location or motive. Further readable details are unavailable in the provided text.
In Henderson Kentucky on a February night a burglar alarmed Kate Sneed. Neighbors intervened as a struggle broke out between Homer Hill and bank president William Elliott who mistook each other for the intruder. Attorney George Givens arrived as reinforcements. Elliott was wounded in the hand, Givens in the arm, while Hill was knocked unconscious. The burglar fled in darkness.
Shelbyville Indiana February 4 The Ray case loyalty to a county printing contract dated March 6, 1899 shows ex commissioners Adam Girton William Amos and James Cherry signed the agreement. The contract aimed to print county ranks for a set period and was alleged to defraud the county at the time. The defense cites a bill from W B Burford of Indianapolis on charges for use of resources by the firm whose printing was disputed.
Jen Scott once a stereotyper on an afternoon paper in Chicago was fined ten dollars for deserting his wife. The case involved a $11 total with a $2 fee paid by the prosecutor and the constable, and Scott had not appeared for the divorce case or paid fees. The Superior Court required his appearance on Friday for nonpayment as he had worked in the area nine months.
Fragmentary OCR records a series of brief local notices including names such as Parrish, Gredricks, Roy Wood, and Earl, with mentions of a shotgun incident near Eagle Nest and possible jail, militia, and sheriff activities. The text is garbled but indicates charges or fines and a regional context with county, jail, and local officials.
Representative Davis of Greene introduced a resolution urging the committee investigating the southern reformatory to probe for misused funds and improper conduct. Questions target transfers of old state prison property, misused dining hall and library funds, warden private expenses, lavish residence costs, wine and luxuries charged as officer meals, farm equipment usage, inmate mistreatment, and bribe-like payments for sales influence.
An old advertisement promotes Hood's Pills to induce bowel movement and keep one warm during illness. It then touts Hood's Sarsaparilla to purge poisons from the blood after grip, scarlet fever, diphtheria, typhoid, and other diseases, claiming improved appetite and strength. The copy asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla as America's Greatest Medicine priced at $1.
Speaker Artman rejected Lou Loutitt's Minley-Taylor resolution noting the constitution allows governor messages to the general assembly but not reverse messages. He warned the House should avoid political buncombe and avoid headlines for the papers. Loutitt pressed to publish his protest in the journal.
Windsor February 4 The final act in the passing of the queen occurred at 3 p m when the body was moved from the Albert memorial chapel to the royal mausoleum at Frogmore and placed beside Albert the late king consort Military bearers transferred the coffin from St Georges chapel on a gun carriage The royal family entered the mausoleum and stood near the sarcophagus as the bishop of Winchester read the committal service The ceremony ended with the anthem Sleep thy last sleep.
The State bar association met at Plymouth church with committee sessions before the 10 o clock start. President Edward P. Hammond spoke on Evidence and W A Ketcham gave an address on John Marshall at 3 pm. Ketcham praised Marshall as a soldier statesman and jurist who shaped the Constitution, noting the abundance of law books today and the lawyer's need to consult decisions.
Silk striped challies in rose pink light blue lavender and green priced 5c. All wool challies in up to date styles 59c and 419c. Silk and wool challies with satin stripes 98c. Oriental striped waist cloths all wool and silk in ten combinations exclusive styles 98c. Fancy corded waist cloths crepe and serge weaves with two toned corded effects 85c and 50c. Albatross cloth all wool in many tints 59c and 48c. Crepe cloths new pastel tints for waists and dresses. Embroidered crepe cloths all wool with self colored silk embroidery. New black crepe four inches wide alk wool soft cling popular this season.
A sale listing several fabric items sold by the width and material. Items include BLACK ALBATROSS 45 inches wide all wool with silk or finished quality around $1.25 to $1.35, BLACK PRUNELLA 45 inches wide all wool extra finish $1.25, BLACK MELROSE 44 inches wide all wool $1.35 reduced to $1.10, BLACK PADARIQUE CLOTH 46 inches wide pure Turkish Mohair silk finish $1.50, with various odd formatting.
A Belfast linen sale promotes immediate stock up on flax products with predicted price jumps. Advertises bleached linen damask Buccal patterns, napkins, fringed scarfs, and cotton and linen towels at deeply discounted prices with regulars cited.
Prices reduced to about one half on night gowns skirts drawers corset covers chemises and related undergarments. Dozens of items in muslin cambric and nainsook with lace embroidery and torchon trims at 10 to 65 cents and up to $1.50 quality wares, limit two gowns per customer, sale to clear stock.
Senators support Christian Science but anticipate failure of the bill to bar Christian Science and osteopathy. Opponents, including Senator Stillwell, question the move and constituents telegram protested constitutional concerns. Senator Still favors personal choice to patronize.
Bids will be received Friday for a new fire alarm system to serve a rear addition of about 30 by 40 feet on two stories. The design allows integration with a future headquarters building if the main structure is torn down later.
Coburn Allen, once a top speaker at the school, is excluded from the list for the primary oratorical contest next Saturday. Judges of manuscript say his speech was not worthy. Last year he won the primary and was second in the contest at Richmond.
Premium wide wool fabrics advertised with several varieties. 50 inch black pebble cheviots and black cheviot options offered as sponged ready for wear. Quality levels range from $1.00 to $1.50, with sale prices noted as low as $1.10.
Unparalleled bargains in domestic fabrics and linens list muslin yard wide bleached and unbleached, cambric, pillow cases, apron ginghams, outing flannels, robe prints, cotton batting, eiderdowns, ticking, twilled muslin, and related sundries with tomorrow availability and low prices. Includes 9c to 15c ranges, noting quality and equivalents to Amoskeag. Birdseye: weekly sale flash from the store.
Readable remnants from a textile sale list include 40 inch lawns Nainsooks and India linons in plaids stripes and lace effects. Prices shown up to 35 cents per yard for lengths up to 10 yards.
A fragmented advertisement lists household items for sale including towel rings, oak medicine chests, clothes pins, washing machines, maple chopping bowls, nail brushes, whisk brooms, curtain stretchers, willow and splint clothes baskets, rolling pins, potato mashers, wood frame wash queens, wash boards, heavy brooms, ironing boards, clothes horses, chair seats, brass headed tacks and assorted small hardware. Prices show cents and dollars, with many items priced under a dollar. The list reflects a broad range of common wooden and fabric goods likely from a early 20th century sale.
Carrie Nation and her temperance group visited Topeka drug stores on Monday warned proprietors they would smash saloons. She tasted whisky from barrels, found several legislators drinking, and said she would return to plan demolition of every joint in town.
A storefront page advertises prices on sugar granulated at two dollars per order, Daniel Boone Laundry Soap large bars, Ball Bluing, and assorted items. It lists multiple store branches and telephone numbers for wholesale and retail depots in Washington and Virginia avenues.
County commissioners announce Friday morning they will review franchise petitions for electric lines along Rockville road. Ben C. Miller and Frank Groninger seek one franchise and Western Indiana traction company seeks one.
Police surgeon Christian presented his annual report noting the lack of a suitable detention place for the insane. He details 597 professional visits to police and prison populations and 4386 office consultations during the year.
City veterinarian Greiner reports 424 visits to fire houses for professional services in 1900. The city owns 112 horses. He recommends establishing a hospital for sick and lame horses to care for the animal fleet.
In Richmond ind citizens seeking to stop a municipal light plant filed an amended complaint on Monday alleging that the constitutional limit on indebtedness will be surpassed. A fire destroyed the Pin-hook tavern on the old national road west of town. In Indianapolis a committee endorsed Senator Joss bill for a public loan office.
Crown Point Ind Feb 4 W J Warren of Effner Ind a Panhandle fireman was killed instantly Monday while crossing the tracks in a blinding snow storm.
John Clem shot his wife twice in the neck at 1 o clock Monday in Columbus Indiana, inflicting only slight wounds before shooting himself in the head. He is expected to die.
A non patent medicine advertises Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a simple digestive aid for dyspepsia indigestion and stomach troubles. It claims the tablets digest food thoroughly, rest the stomach, and avoid irritant laxatives. Sold at drugstores with regular use after meals.
The second trial of Dr. Samuel J. Kennedy, the dentist accused of murdering Dolly Reynolds, was postponed until Tuesday in New York.
Mrs John Long hosted a piano class recital Saturday afternoon. Fred Zapf was fined 10 dollars for liquor distribution after 1 pm. Pension vouchers may be acknowledged free by county clerks. Two clerks assisted with public charges and dimes. Charles R Worman sold College avenue property for 11500. assessed 3500. Finley and Davis quarrel at a restaurant left both charged. Finley with a gun, Davis with a razor. Charlie Moore 16 surrendered after slashing Louis Wood on North Street with a razor Saturday morning. Police trail and upcoming case noted.
In Minneapolis on February 4, just before his court appearance, alleged murderer Hamilton learned his prison written curtain-raiser Drift wood was accepted by a Chicago manager and would be staged. Judge Brooks began jury selection at 11:20, with both sides likely to clash for favorable jurors in the Day murder case drawing wide attention.
Smith Minter a colored driver for the National Glue Company was struck by a Big Four train on Northwestern Avenue Saturday night and pitched over a high fence into the county workhouse yard. He suffered internal injuries and remained in bed Monday. The wagon was demolished while the horses escaped unharmed. Senator Stillwell spent a day in Terre Haute last week after misreading a time card and mistaking the 3 am train for 3 pm.
A brief ad notes that coughs and colds including consumption symptoms yield to the soothing healing influences of Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. It promotes relief and recovery through its pine syrup remedy.
Chicago markets show wheat May at 75 4 to 75 1 4 cents down with buyers at 75 4 cents. Corn May 39 39 6 cents, oats May 25 1 8 at 25 cents. Provisions May pork 14 dollars, lard 7.50, ribs 7.00 to 7.05. Eggs 18 cents. Butter and dairy prices ranged with creameries extra at 20 1 4 to 21 cents and cheese firm.
Wheat prices steady to firm with No 2 red testing around 75 cents per bushel and a range for No 4 white mixed at 33 to 38 cents. Corn shows steady values with No 1 white around 39 cents and various white and mixed grades at 27 to 39 cents. Oats hold 25 to 26 cents with No 2 mixed at 26 cents. Hay weak with timothy at 11 to 13 dollars per bale. Inspections list multiple corn and white varieties with 54 total cars, plus 2 cars of No 2 mixed hay and 2 cars of No 2 mixed.
Receipts at Union Stockyards Indianapolis total about 100 ship ments with varied quotes for steers from 1,150 to 1,300 pounds at around 4.35 to 5.00 a hundredweight, heifers and cows similarly priced, hogs reported with mixes of good to choice and common offerings, veals and bulls shown with multiple price ranges, and sheep activity noted with light receipts and undetermined quotes.
The market shows common to medium sheep at 3.8508.75 per hundredweight with stockers and feeding sheep at 2.50 to 3.25. Bucks priced at 2.00 to 3.00 per hundredweight for 100 pounds, with papadaede at 2.50 to 9.00.
Cattle receipts at Interstate Stockyards IndianaPolis on February 4 show strong quotes for good to prime steers 1350 to 1450 pounds and fair to medium steers 1250 to 1400 pounds. Hogs receipts about 300 with bids for good to choice heavy from 4.50 to 5.25, and lambs and sheep market listed with various grades and per hundred weights. Numerous commodity prices follow for grains, feeds, and farm supplies, including cotton goods, coffee, sugars, flour, spices, beans, molasses, and fruits.
Shipments prices for Turkey hens Tc per lb young toms 6c young chickens 7 14c hens 74cc cocks 4c ducks 6c geese 95 40 per dozen cheese New York full creams 18c domestic Swiss 1lc brick 14c Limburger 13c butter choice roll 1c per lb eggs per dozen feathers prime geese 80c per lb prime duck 20c per lb beeswax 20c for yellow 25c for dark wool medium unwashed 19 20c tub washed 28 30c fine merino 15 1 2c coarse braid ice rabbits 75 31 per dozen for hunter s dressed hides tallow green salted no 1 8c no 2 7c no 1 calf 9 44c no 2 calf 8c grease white 1c yellow 5 4c brown 24 tallow no 1 4c no 2 3c
A shopkeeper's posted price sheet lists wholesale rates for candies and nuts, peaches, miscellaneous produce, oysters, peas, lobsters, coal and coke, drugs and chemicals, and assorted items. Quotations cover items like cream mixed candies, roasted peanuts, California peaches, blackberries and raspberries, coal names such as Anthracite and Kanawha, and chemical goods including morphine and quinine with per ounce or per pound pricing.
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