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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1902
Page
2
Minneapolis Times quotes James J. Hill in St Paul: he questions whether federal moves against the railway merger are a grandstand or in earnest. He warns that if the department fights, they will have their hands full and rue the day.
Signor Marconi departed from Southampton aboard the Philadelphia for the United States. The ship carries a redesigned, powerless wireless receiver and transmitter, enabling communication with England and Nantucket up to 1,000 miles away. The voyage will be nearly landless in radio contact, with only one day at sea without land communication.
W A Rawling, a Hocking Valley brakeman aboard a south bound train, died in a fatal injector explosion near Canal Winchester. His head was torn from his body and his right arm broken as debris struck him. The body was brought to Columbus to his parents.
Astrology for Saturday February 20 predicts those born today will wander and not settle long in any place, a brief note on fated movements for readers.
A list of births shows Albert and Abbie Fishero at 134 S West St a son, W N and Bertha Gannon at 2917 N Capitol Ave a son, A Wille Jones at 2308 LaSalle St a son, Harry and Dora Glover at 1347 W Twenty Fifth St a son, O O W and Jessie Royster at 748 Bismarck Ave a son, George and Della Wills at 1308 Bismarck, Jesse and Kate Harrell at 1821 McLain Ave a son, W K and Maude Miller at 2822 N New Jersey Ave a son, W L and Josephine Hershey at 1405 Marlowe Ave a son, W L and Ora Hackett at 412 Dorman St a daughter, Mary J Simms a colored woman aged 34 at 629 Agnes St with consumption, Catherine A Mulryan at 5 640 W Pearl St with meningitis, Matilda France a one month old girl at 2635 W Walnut St, and Infant Woodworth at 918 Broadway stillborn.
An anonymous testimonial from Mrs. E Kelly, Newark, recounts eight years of bilious trouble and indigestion cured by quitting coffee and using Postum Food Coffee. She notes weight gain from 109 to 130 pounds, says doctors advised against coffee, and endorses sharing her story publicly.
Two unknown children in Marion Indiana spotted a broken rail on the westbound train from Toledo St Louis and Western. The train with about 200 passengers was flagged in time to avert a wreck. Railway officials will reward the youngsters once located.
Madrid reports ongoing labor disturbances led by Catalonia with soldiers moved north due to language barriers. Government hopes the crisis ends, but ministers warn workers may block Alfonso's coronation if demands are unmet. Bread prices and wages at issue amid street fighting. General Weyler is directing riot suppression efforts.
Up to 9 oclock Kronprinz Wilhelm with Prince Henry aboard had not been sighted by New York reporters. Storm likely delayed the vessel though it is expected to reach Saturday afternoon.
A French paper lists Madam K A Crossley of Indianapolis as finishing her twenty first world tour next week. She has crossed the Atlantic seven times and climbed Egypt’s pyramids, claiming eighteen years of travel and encounters with notable figures. The Indianapolis directory shows Mrs M A Crosley, who runs European tours, as the person referenced. She is wife of Rev. Marton Crosley, pastor of Central Universalist Church.
In Johanetta, four men impersonated arsonists shouting your house is on fire to wake John Jack. They entered, pinned him in a room, barred his wife and daughter, and looted about $50 and jewelry before fleeing. Jack was away on business and had no large sum.
Wabash College students clashed as five leaders were arrested for riot after freshmen dragged a bound sophomore, pepper was thrown by sophomores, and police removed three sophomores and two freshmen to the mayor’s court. President Kane vows faculty stand and loss of term credits for involved students.
Federal offices in Terre Haute split on Washington birthday with some clerks staying to deliver mail while others closed. The postmaster and Judge Baker treated it as a partial holiday as offices like customs and district attorney closed at noon, while the marshal’s office remained open all day.
Clint Hare, a deputy county clerk, faces a dispute as bicycle police demand moving a wood wagon stored near the west side of the old courthouse. The farm hand refuses to move, seeking mayoral intervention while Hare seeks voter support and appeals to John McGregor, arguing county jurisdiction ends at the property line.
In Vincennes on February 22 Addie Dillard testified that cashier Davis of the People's bank once broke Dillard’s bank and at times won over ten thousand dollars. Frank Reinsel and Charles Roberts said Davis was a half owner in a gambling den and police stopped a moneyed craps game at Gardiner & Gardiner's law office where Davis acted as banker. Gardiner, related by marriage, said he and Davis visited the bank at midnight and then Kelly's, noting strain between them over alleged fleecing and winnings.
The article notes that moderate earners may soon be able to buy eggs as famine eases due to milder weather. If temperatures stay steady, prices could drop to about 20 cents per dozen by late next week, with a gradual decline likely. Big dealers avoided stocking up during high prices, fearing a warm spell could leave them with high priced eggs.
Goudie the Liverpool bank clerk and Dick Burge were sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. Kelly and Stiles bookmakers received two years each. Goudie stole more than 500000 dollars from the Bank of Liverpool and the group profited from the illegal funds through betting arrangements. Laurie Marks, an American bookmaker, is involved and believed to have harmed himself.
In Crown Point Indiana the court freed Roy Sowers Mike Curtain and Robert Fleming all of Valparaiso after a 144 day trial. The jury found them not guilty of the Davidson murder. Witness Frank Sprencl claimed to see the killing with a shovel but gave conflicting testimony.
NEW CASTLE Ind Feb 22 John M Hanes of Greenfield was awarded a verdict for 3500 against the Indianapolis Greenfield rapid transit company for personal injuries. The case concluded Friday in the local court with Hanes claiming injuries from the transit line incident.
A list of local deaths and incidents including Catherine Wimsey 84 Brazil Mrs Jacob Armentrout 36 Portland Thomas Neagles 51 Muncie hotel death G L Moore 42 Princeton Moore Milling Matthew Humphrey 19 killed by a train Washington Nancy J Arnold 35 Union City deputy county clerk Brazil John Mosler 65 heart disease Columbia City John Nelson tramp Minneapolis killed by a train Cayuga Thomas Donahue 40 Richard Minnick 35 Wabash consumption Granville Hutchinson 6 drowned Friday Detrorest L Skinner ex state senator Valparaiso democratic leader of Northern Indiana
W. W. Hall, a veteran mail carrier aged over 60, suffered a broken leg a dislocated shoulder and severe head bruises in a crash between a street car and his mail wagon at College avenue and Twenty fourth street. He was in poor health beforehand.
In Muncie Indiana on February 22 jurors awarded James Hollinger 4600 in a lawsuit against American Rolling Mill Company seeking 10000 for the loss of a foot. The verdict marks a partial recovery in the personal injury case and reflects the jury’s determination of damages.
Evansville Indiana February 22 Patrick Neaphan found guilty of murdering his wife was given a life imprisonment sentence. Judge Mattison ordered him to serve his time amid reports Neaphan has been feigning insanity.
Lucy A. Gordon was granted a divorce from Joseph Gordon in Rushville Indiana on Friday after alleging they lived together three months and that he gave her only one cent. Patrick Callahan and Patrick Harvey of New York were arrested Friday for peddling without a license.
Daniel Wilson of Washington county survives a crow siege at a cabin after a daylong assault by famished birds pecking at him and his fireless shelter. He plans to lead a march to Chaplin cedars to kill many crows and protect his flock.
The University of Pennsylvania museum claims possession of a vase fragment from Nippur with cuneiform and picture writing dating back 4,500 years before the Christian era. The vase, smashed in an ancient raid, bears inscriptions of wars kingship festivals and civil religious life. Discovered by Dr Petrie the piece shows drill marks and hollowed construction. A Babylonian clay tablet from Moses era adds a tax receipt for tithes and local improvements.
E D Hanlon J A Hart and J J Rogers along with Charles Ebbetts and Barney Dreyfuss arrived to discuss the baseball situation in Pittsburgh. Spalding offered no word by noon. No definite outcome expected until Saturday night amid hot air rumors of franchise moves and bolt threats.
Miss Maud and Lucile Donlon have returned from Richmond where they visited relatives. The funeral of J. S. Buckles will be attended by the U. B. F. at Sumner lodge hall at noon Sunday. Charles M. Reagan has resigned from the county clerk's probate department to join Security Trust Company. The condition of H. Martin editor of Rough Notes, who fell ill in his Law Building office, was grave Saturday but somewhat better than Friday.
Wolves roam Pendleton Hampshire and Pocahontas counties driven from mountain interiors by deep snow and cold. They prey on sheep flocks calves and pigs as farmers seek help. A 25 man wolf-hunting company forms to drive the beasts inland while bears panthers and deer approach near settlements seeking food and water.
In Massillon a group of 19 slender society women formed the Ladies laughing club at Mrs. James Wagner home. Meetings will be biweekly with laughter as the core aim and shedding tears forbidden by fines, reflecting a lighthearted community pastime in Canton.
The Hose Hite, owned by the Pittsburg and Morgantown packet company, is frozen midstream in a huge gorge near Morgantown. Loaded with valuable horses, the vessel and its stock and crew remain aboard, land access blocked, with fears of danger at break-up.
A local photo studio Wilhite and Holloway offers portraits and pictures promising customer satisfaction. Located at 237 North Penn Street, one square north of Denison hotel, the shop advertises quality photography services to the community.
Thomas Howe will present an illustrated lecture on Germany at the Boys' club Saturday night. The German-American veterans association hosts a program at the German house Sunday night. The Indiana Society of the Sons of the Revolution honors at St. Paul's church Sunday at 11 45 a m. Musikverein marks the German house dedication anniversary with a Saturday concert. George H Chapman post and the Women's Relief Corps No 10 host a Washington social Saturday night at 1354 N Delaware. A Martha Washington supper follows at Roberts Park Church with an address by Bishop Joyce titled Patriotism. First Baptist Church young people hold a Martha Washington luncheon, and North Park Christian Church ladies stage a Martha Washington entertainment Saturday night.
The 1992 Shortridge high school class hosts a book fair in the school building with opening Friday night attended by hundreds. Booths display many book titles and reflect student art and design. An elaborate purple and gold setup, a musicale, vaudeville shows, and a Saturday closing farce accompany food and souvenir booths run by the students. A side show features Ben Douglass as "Sernest Eton- Tomson" lecturing on wild animals in the style of a famous animal lecturer.
In Indiana Aurora schools closed due to smallpox. Bedford records three smallpox cases. Mrs Peter Karst of New Holland drank and fell, May face death. Madison plans buttons from mussel shells. Henry county Republicans nominate John M Morris for judge. Lamp blast fatally burns Mrs William Masters of Elwood. Arthur J Bolen of Muncie claims wireless telephony. George Surrell and James Masters of Brazil injured by a fallen state. AA passenger train on G R I derailed near Berne. one car in ditch and Runaway Girl company car crosswise. Ex County commissioner C L Osborn and family of Greentown escape coal gas asphyxiation. damper closed.
An old newspaper fragment promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine with EK Grove signature on each box and urges voting for Charles F Baron for County Commissioner. It also mentions loose leaf ledgers with self locking extension back WM Burford of Indianapolis and ends mid thought.
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