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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1902
Page
6
Indiana farmers fear a locust outbreak as Prof. R H Petit of Michigan Agricultural College warns that the 17 year locust, last seen 17 years ago, will mature this summer. He says Indiana lies in the locust belt and millions of eggs may hatch, threatening crops this season.
Washington observers weigh German notes from 1898 and British replies as tensions rise over U S war with Spain. Pauncefote’s statements and British foreign office hints spark talks of records and disclosures to settle the dispute. Brazilian minister’s tip sparks questions about McKinley’s April 1898 decision.
Albert Griffin was stabbed twice while protecting his St Bernard as three youths seized the dog on a Brooklyn sidewalk. He died after lingering near the dog, which remained at his bedside for days and has refused food since his death, grieving the loss of its owner.
Centre Nebraska, once farm land, becomes the Knox county seat by Supreme Court ruling. An auction closed with spirited bids for lots, a new newspaper begins, and a courthouse will start construction with records moved by April 1. Banks, stores, a drug store, saloons, a military store, and a livery barn: all opening. Telephone links to Creighton established.
Zelma Beerwald and Herman Brown wed in a smallpox quarantined home with Rabbi M Eichler officiating under strict Orthodox rites. Attendees watched from outside as the couple joined in a Bible ring and wine ceremony before Brown remains near the bride’s family home until quarantine ends.
Col. Jack Chinn in Louisville advocates a tougher dog law after fox hounds damaged Widow Voris sheep. He paid for the value of the sheep and slaughtered seven young hounds later. He previously faced sheep losses and offered extra compensation to the farmer. The incident underscores his stance on canine responsibility and animal control.
City-supt Mackey urges teachers to read daily papers to stay informed on congress, state and national campaigns, and major political issues. He says teachers who do not read papers are not qualified to teach and to use information intelligently in school work.
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania residents planned a high profile raid to slaughter stray cats and dogs. Health officers feared danger from buckshot and crowd chaos. About fifteen volunteers began the effort and by afternoon roughly one tenth of the animals were slain.
Henry Ford, 20, died instantly when a powder blast exploded as he and two companions Joe Carl and Evan Thomas stood over a ten foot deep pit in Akron. Thomas and Carl were blown from the pit and likely fatally injured.
A Treasury Bureau of Statistics monograph, Commercial Japan in 1900, shows Japan’s foreign commerce expanding from 60 million yen in 1873 to 500 million yen in 1890. By 1900 Japan’s exports to the United States totaled 52.6 million yen, led by raw silk and silk manufactures, tea, mats, and rice, while U.S. imports from Japan surged from 1.78 million yen in 1881 to 62.76 million yen in 1900.
Peter Kuntz a Chicago native arrives in Pine Bluff Arkansas with capitalists and lumbermen to study a plan to train monkeys to pick cotton. He tours Arkansas seeking land for a stock company to grow and ship more monkeys from Africa and South America.
Workmen aged 45 and over may wear a lapel button to protest age limits on railroads and other firms. A Denver man suggested the idea and sent a sample button to Walter Garmody, secretary of the Chicago Federation of Labor. Carmody supported the plan and offered to wear the button as a "horrible example" if the federation acts Sunday.
In Coldwater Michigan on Feb J manager Jackson of the Tibbitts opera house stopped the first act of the Wise Guy. He announced refunds at the box office and defended the program as clean. The abrupt stoppage caused a sensation and drew universal commendation for the manager.
B C Coffin, a sailmaker aboard the Silberhorn, has been trying for over a year to return to his wife and eight children on Pitcairn Island. Shipwrecked years ago on the Star of Peace, he met Pitcairn descendants and later missed the chance to sail home when the Silberhorn’s route changed, delaying his voyage.
Michael Murphy of Boston was found asleep and nearly frozen in a Sudbury farmer’s hog pen after taking the wrong train at Rutland and wandering without money. He said he intended to reach Burlington, seeking shelter from the cold.
In Bradford Pennsylvania William Barnsdal a wealthy oil producer and Grace Carroll a nurse married after her care helped him recover from Brights disease. They were joined by a shared bond during his illness and his regained ability to walk.
The article discusses Napoleon's reputed taste for fried onions and argues digestion hinges on stomach elements like peptone and hydrochloric acid. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe, effective digestion aid after meals, criticizing cathartics as ineffective cures.
In Fingerstown on February 1 a widow Mrs Kent Feigley reports rats attacked her infant while asleep. She found rats fleeing the crib. the child suffered facial bites and arm flesh chewed and lay paralyzed.
Hazleton Pa Feb 11 physicians operating to remove a tumor found Mrs Henry Hawk's heart is on the right side. The unusual displacement caused no prior symptoms and went unsuspected until the surgery revealed it.
Walter S. Hess gives notice to Marion county Indiana voters of Ninth ward Center township that he will apply at the March 1902 term of the board of county commissioners for a license to sell intoxicants in quantities under five gallons with on premise drinking privileges. He also seeks pool table privileges in the same Woodside saloon room at 3468 Southeastern Ave Indianapolis.
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