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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1904
Page
3
A telegram from Tai Fu reports hundreds of lives lost when a dam burst on the Huang Ho river. Several villages are said to have been destroyed in Shan Tung province, China.
Washington reports that insurgents fired on the Clyde steamer New York and the launch Columbia. The Newark shelled the insurgents’ camp, landing three men from the Newark and Columbia. insurgents retreated. Minor injuries reported aboard the Columbia. Prospects discussed for U S protectorate in San Domingo if conflict persists. Lawie Motel Winnebago burning in transit. occupants evacuated.
W Post of Battle Creek Michigan stands as the largest advertiser worldwide spending about 1900 dollars annually. He runs several companies and earns profits exceeding his advertising bill. As president of the American Advertisers Association he promotes plans to send money by mail and to authorize new money orders.
A major earthquake struck San Francisco on February 1, jolting the city with a brief but powerful tremor just before 1 am. The quake was followed by a heavy gust of wind lasting only seconds, causing alarm but limited damage as residents reported the event among the most severe in years.
London dispatch reports that Russian forces captured the British steamer Rosalle en route from Cardin to Vladivostok at Vladivostok, with the incident announced by Lloyds.
In St Petersburg a week of fasting for the court precedes the czar's move to Twarmkoo Belo. The prapie observance tightens with continuous prayers for the Russian army. Sherrick's bound report for 188 is released, nearly four pages long.
Claims allege underpayment after transfer from School No 10 to Manua High School. Plaintiff says salary rose from 1 to 5 dollars monthly under a yearly contract and seeks the difference. Trial set for Monday morning in Superior Court room 1. Russian Gunboat Will Not Move in Shanghai dispute noted by Times correspondent.
In Chicago on February 2 another brewing strike occurred in the Minole coal fetum. The meeting adjourned Monday after demanding a renewal of last year’s wage. If the operators reject it the schedule will be referred to the conference between miners and operators next Monday. The project remains April 1.
In Indianapolis Monday morning the Citizens' Industrial association gathered at the Claypool hotel with about 40 executives from Pacific to Atlantic. President J. M. Parry spoke opposing labor’s right to organize while defending individual rights and condemning injunctions and eight hour laws. Frederick Matson followed on the anti injunction bill as he prepared to travel to Washington to argue before Congress.
General Bell and staff completed the revision of the articles of war under the War Department order. The official wording was altered so that the middle feature dates and dates of the original form are scarcely recognizable in the revised copy.
Queen Marie a Hanover, widow of the last king, died at her son’s residence in Om upper Austria. She warned that she would die cursing the German emperor and urged her son the Duke of Cumberland to press his claim to Hanover, maintaining lifelong antagonism toward the Hohenzollerns and German rulers.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a historic note from Washington with references to February and names such as Lagasine and Warrington. The text hints at a delayed appropriation for public services linked to a bust of Washington and a broader Francy tribute, but many words are garbled.
A damaged item recalls the 1880s gift of a Lafayette bust to the United States by France. The original sculpture by David d'Angers was destroyed when the Capitol burned in 188? A new version was created from the preserved casts, to stand as closely as possible to the former placement. Also noted is the death of Hugo Bacharach in Cincinnati.
Indianapolis region livestock prices for February show steady to higher bids across cattle hogs and lambs. Readable figures detail prices for good to choice steers and heifers, cows, calves, and hog categories, alongside receipts and market activity from Chicago and Pittsburgh references.
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