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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1903
Page
2
A St Petersburg dispatch reports Mile Voronine heiress to a wealthy landowner died instantly when a champagne bottle toppled from a theater box and struck her on the head during a ball. The father is described as half demented as distant relatives stand to inherit the fortune.
A special Fort Wayne grand jury, impaneled by Judge O Rourke, investigates charges against Prosecuting attorney B W Emrick for exacting tribute from keepers and inmates of illegal houses. Prohibition gambling figures have reportedly left town as Mayor Berghoff faces accusations over anti gambling efforts. Emrick says he expects to disprove the allegations.
A Evansville group visited the Indiana House to push impeachment of Judge Rasch over alleged campaign fund contributions. They plan a petition to the speaker, citing 65 percent of local lawyers and Vanderburgh voters backing it. A rival slate nominating Walter Wheeter and F J Tockyear emerges as campaign chatter grows.
Washington advised Gen. MacArthur's team to pick a site near Lawrence on the Big Four and Union traction lines four miles northeast of the city. Valley Mills was rejected for accessibility of routes. The army board's report reached Indianapolis to select a site and was laid on the secretary of war's desk with expectation the secretary would approve. If approved, sale orders for the arsenal will be prepared and the past site purchased.
In Frankfort Indiana a rebate stamp voting contest to win a piano has sparked fraud claims and bitter disputes between the United Brothers church and the Rathbone Sisters order. Accusations of counterfeit ballots and withdrawal of the Rathbone entrants have left many dissatisfied as the affair dominates local talk.
A brisk Midday routine is urged as readers are warned that a cold meal with hot coffee or cold beer, followed by heavy pastry, can upset digestion. The column questions why this happens and hints at taking a remedy.
City council with a 13 to 5 vote rejects building a pesthouse on the hospital ground and orders immediate erection at the old site north of Fallcreek Bridge. They pledge funds for the pesthouse and approve related ordinances including smallpox funding and bond sales.
Hammond police report George Jones, a railroad detective, shot and fatally wounded by a man he confronted in a box car. Jones identified the assailant as James Nelson after the incident, with another man arrested on alleged complicity. The shooting occurred February 3 in Hammond, Indiana.
Louise Searles, once a famed actress and singer who sang with Emma Abbott, lies in a morgue awaiting charity funds. Reported to have died in poverty, she led a life of stage beauty twenty years ago and left a salary dispute with Miss Abbott over joining Edward L. Hice as Gabriel in Angeliling. She died in modest rooms at Joy Street Houston Street.
Clinton W. Moffatt longtime treasurer of the play hovec will lose his right eye after rubbing it following contact with old currency at Daly's box office. A speck of dust caused rapid pain leading to medical consultation and the decision to remove the eye to protect the left.
Sir Francis Knollys announced King Edward has a mild attack of influenza and his progress is satisfactory. Central News notes no claim he will be out this week. Richard Langsdale denies involvement with a high school girl incident and says he was with other young ladies at the game near the Cyclorama building.
An advertisement by a self described rheumatism specialist claims a universal cure after 16 years of testing and 10,000 cases. It promises a full month trial of Dr. Shoap's Rheumatic Cure for six bottles at 60, with a money back guarantee if failing, and requests a postal order for a book to receive the remedy.
The column records numerous births with street addresses for families including Seiler Miller Kraus Mitchell Vandiver Jobes Young Hoss Ballinger and many others. It also lists deaths from pneumonia typhoid and other ailments, with ages and residences, plus marriages and building permits and notes on local incidents like a Chicago freight wreck and a typhoid outbreak in Indiana.
A chemist combined Red Gum Blood root and Hydrastin with other remedies to form Stuart's Catarrh Tablets. Reports from F N Benton and Geo J Casanova praise quick relief from nasal bronchial throat and stomach catarrh. A Pittsburg physician favors the tablets over inhalers and lotions as harmless and convenient for all ages.
The item lists a string of brief reports: a Mary Williams killing in West Virginia, Lulu Wright Knight murder case in Minnesota, Curtis Minton and Fred Ward killed in a Tennessee boiler explosion, Iowa upholds cigarette law with fines on dealers, Ortho Struble sentenced for threats to J P Morgan, two Ogden Utah girls confess to building escape plan, Tarver Martin missing after a quarry wreck, F P Roberge sues for pay linked to Bonner nurses, a Quincy jail escape during a fire search, Elsie Barnett charged with attempting to kill actress Bessie Palmer, Mr and Mrs Altert Jordan charged with beating a nephew to death, elevated Joseph Creswell Building fall injures workers, the large Spy Oak tree condemned in Westchester, and spies and deserters linked to the Revolutionary War.
In Madrid on February 3 a Cuban flag shown from the De la Paix hotel where Senor Merchan stays drew a negative reaction from Foreign Minister Alcazura. He asked Merchan to remove the flag, citing it as against custom for foreign flags to fly from private residences. The flag was taken down.
A collage of ad copy and notices includes patent remedies for ringworm and teething, bakery specials, dental college arrivals, piano bargains, and travel ads from Cincinnati to Florida and California. It also mentions real estate listings and classified columns in THE BUN, urging readers to browse the sixth and seventh pages.
Waterbury Connecticut troops battled trolley line rioters Tuesday morning after a Monday night disturbance. Cars were withdrawn as mobs attacked from cover with missiles. arrests followed including Wm Sears held for trial, Michael Breen jailed, and Walter Nichols sentenced for refusing to move.
Two women named Amelia deAnna Walters were hanged at Holloway jail on Tuesday for killing babies on a baby farm. The execution followed a court trial in London.
Historic Barbour County courthouse in Philippi faces demolition to make way for a larger modern building. The structure famed for Civil War shelter and actions on June 3 18xx will be torn down soon per county court order. Also noted is the death of Frank Cloudy after persistent hiccups.
A New York traveling man named Trank McSwiligan collapsed and died in a Summitville hotel while paying a bill. The brief report notes the incident occurred in February with no further details on cause.
An odd advertisement promises a quick cure for colds using Yoke Yazative Brom Qulaine Tablets. It guarantees a refund if the remedy fails and mentions E W Grove’s elevators on each box as part of the product presentation.
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