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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1901
Page
3
The senate committee probes at the women’s prison and girls’ industrial school reveal alleged whippings on bare limbs and use of confinement devices. Witnesses include former board member Mrs Walker and administrator Mrs Nesbit describing frequent punishments under Miss Keely and possible narcotic concerns. The inquiry continues Friday night.
Dr Brown visited 782 Darnell Street on Tuesday and identified a smallpox case. He notified Dr E D Clark of the Board of Health, who confirmed the diagnosis. Patient John Johnson, colored, was moved to the City pest-house and a quarantine set.
Steamship Sea Witch reportedly burned in Seattle harbor with damage expected to affect port activity and maritime operations. Authorities investigate cause as firefighting crews watch for hotspots and assess environmental impact.
In Muncie Indiana on February 13 an elderly colored woman named Mrs. Diley King said she can charm away infant colic and other diseases. She claims holding a baby by its dress with the heels up calms crying for about 20 minutes and that charming the mother in advance ensures a quiet child.
In Pekin Illinois an upcoming court fight over Sam Moser’s quadruple murder will probe Amish religious rules that bar members from voting holding office or displaying patriotism. Friends argue these church laws violate federal rights claiming they deprived Moser of parental affection and drove him to extreme actions.
Muncie Indiana February 13 F A Kumler president says if Muncie normal School becomes a state institution he will demand 10000 cash to vacate his seat. He and the university association had a five year contract and he will have served two fifths of the term next spring. Mrs Catherine Null dies after sixty years in county noted for charity.
The Jos Bird farm gusher in Blackford County Indiana, once reported to be flowing 7000 barrels, continued a phenomenal rate until midnight then subsided to bubbling. Operators say it is the largest well yet found in Indiana and will spur further development in the region.
Reportedly the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway changes hands to the Harriman syndicate with Gould and Vanderbilt interest, with the Cotton Belt heading to the same group. The C and E I enters Terre Haute and its Chicago terminal property is highly valuable.
A Rochester girl phones a date. the father answers and meets her at 7 30. Ado about a baby beater in Odon. peas swapped for whisky expose theft. Buchanan of Butlerville reappears. authorities suspect foul play. Bedford warns against pruning shade trees. Goshen post office delays mail due to heavy snow. Jeffersonville workers strike over non union dismissals. Henry Giles’s death linked to multiple marriages. Anderson schools educate 3800 pupils. A Kokomo coin from 1701 valued at $600 plus 250 interest yearly, owner offered up to 1500. Ruge 93 enters Lafay ette soldier home. Swayzee glass plant idle awaiting gas until spring. Florence Yates saves a baby from a burning home, nearly suffocating. Waldron saloons robbed. bartender forced to march and retrace steps. Indiana officer McLeod suffers a ruptured vessel after a skating mishap. Peru bobsled crash injures several children.
Sergt. Warren Officers Shine and Hite raided a hold up joint on West Market Street. Bertha Cook and Jessie Miller were arrested as immoral women while William Reid, tied to the place, was jailed for associating. Reid has a violent past including a ten year sentence for killing a policeman.
Mollie Watson a frequent Door of Hope caller stayed overnight on Monday then left Tuesday in good humor. She allegedly claimed a dead girl needed burial funds and solicited money from Parrott & Taggart and others on Massachusetts Ave. Police seek the beggar funeral director matching her description.
A half-drunk colored woman was placed in a patrol wagon on W New York street Tuesday afternoon. The scene drew crowd concern as officers waited half an hour for transport and offered little clothing, despite unseasonably cold weather. The incident prompts questions of mercy toward the vulnerable.
Maggie Gansey a buxom colored woman living at 219 Teledo street quarreled with 70 year old Mrs. Margaret Breckenridge. She later confronted Breckenridge on the street drawing a razor injuring her with two cuts three and two inches long. Officers Hauser and Trimpe took Gansey to the police station on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill. Breckenridge's injuries are serious and she was taken to City hospital. Case was continued.
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on Tuesday night Ralph White an aged farmer convicted of second degree murder hanged himself with a sheet in his county jail cell. He had killed a nephew.
New York February 13 Mme Zellie de Tussan grand opera soprano performs in vaudeville. The article notes her status as an opera star and references a debut or notable appearance in a mixed program.
Cyclone Carrie storms Wilard hall and levee saloons led by Mayor Harrison’s reception. She confronts drinkers and sees her grandson Reilly White tonight at a county democracy ball. Eva Shantz and W C T U members plan talks today.
A Pall Mall Gazette dispatch from Shan Hai Kwan reports 43 Russians killed at Kao Chind as Russians refused aid from allied troops. Chinese losses are not given. The czar censured Gen. Alexieff for despoiling the railway, and the Russians deny the Shan Hai Kwan New Chwang railway loan.
New York February 13 Judge Baldwin delivered the principal address at the Republican club Lincoln meeting. Mark Hanna argued that politics is a serious business and praised business men for supporting national needs. He urged unity among classes and warned against discrimination while upholding republican principles against socialism.
In New York a forgery trial for Charles F. Smith drew dramatic scenes as two women, Marion Brown Smith and Emma Seaman Smith, claimed him as husband. The magistrate freed Smith but bail set at 2000 for bigamy, with Smith linked to the Flushing Times editor.
An editorial in the Bryan Commoner defends Mrs Nation and criticizes the lax enforcement of Kansas prohibition law. It argues for enforcing liquor laws or resubmitting the issue, noting that public focus could push stronger action against prohibition. It links non enforcement to contempt for the law and discusses constitutional amendment status in Kansas.
In Manchester the Guardian reports strong Catholic sentiment urging the Duke of Norfolk to protest any statutory anti mass declaration by King Edward on behalf of co religionists. Dr Wiggins vaccinated members unable to show stars at 20 Lewis St Tuesday.
In police court on Wednesday Leonidas Weddle pleaded guilty to assault and battery against William Tooley after a tangled account. Tooley admitted making improper proposals to Weddle's wife, prompting a brutal response at Jones' Saloon. Judge Daly cleared Weddle and warned Tooley to leave promptly.
Mrs. Constance Prezel Biddle announced she will marry Fernando Yznaga once her husband, a naval surgeon, secures the divorce. Yznaga is a millionaire and brother of the dowager duchess of Manchester, with two prior divorces. Biddle, formerly Miss Constance Morris of Los Angeles, notes her brief stage life and quips about the theatre world.
A fragment notes a letter patent signed by President Lincoln, dated in Leavenworth Kansas with references to government authority. The readable text implies an official executive document or communication bearing Lincoln's endorsement, reflecting Civil War era governance.
An old classifieds snippet shows wholesale dep t listings with New California peaches from Ib S0f E Wash branch and Snow Flake Flour Roller Patent priced at 3.78 per barrel. It includes contact lines for branches at 444 W Wa and 388-340 Virginia Ave Teal with telephone numbers and a wholesale department address on North Ala Street.
Indianapolis city reform battle over a bill to raise policemen and firemen salaries. Critics allege the four year service clause seeks to entrench current leaders like Supt Quigley and Capt Dawson while a Board of Safety pay hike and fire department expansions draw opposition as unaffordable.
Dessie Wilson a 35 year veteran street walker known for pride refuses work at a home of aid. She questions caregivers and threatens police claiming legal protection. After leaving the Door of Hope she spends the night at a Pentecostal home and is last seen wandering downtown in wet garments.
Ex Attorney General Wm A Ketcham, back from Washington after talks with President McKinley and Senator Fairbanks, believes Joseph B Kealing will be named Mississippi river commissioner. He is not unfriendly and acted in the interest of Judge Robert B Taylor of Fort Wayne.
State factory inspector Abee condemns a Fitzgerald building fire escape by Moody of Chattanooga as an unsafe straight ladder not meeting law. He warns in cold weather or water, it would warp and fail, risking hundreds of students estimated at about 300 in case of fire. He plans to pursue action in days.
A near unformatted list records births and deaths with names and addresses. It includes multiple births at 1016 Chestnut, 1315 Raymond, 828 S Senate, and 824 Holbrook, plus chronic illnesses and pneumonia notes for several individuals. The notice also lists numerous marriage pairings and associated households across the city.
J M O Neill at northwest corner Pine and Chiosts erects a shed valued at 50 dollars. George E Hogue near Tenth Street on Hamilton Avenue builds a frame cottage for 500 dollars. M M Scott on Liz Mapless plans frame dwelling repairs cost 350 dollars. M Ginsmeister 20 S Capitol Avenue files repairs costing y t dollars.
The senate defeated the free doctor for the poor bill on Tuesday afternoon due to lack of a constitutional majority. Only 25 senators voted for it, one short of passage. Senator Keyes urged absentees to join, but the effort failed. he may bring the bill up again when more supporters are present.
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