22 Feb 1905
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1905
Page
1
The Indiana Senate approved Senator Huge's track elevation bill by 83 to 1 with no amendments amid a crowded public hearing. Lawyers connected to railways, including Cockrum and Field, attended. citizens and business leaders pressed for a fair hearing as debate focused on site rationales, petitions, and constitutional debt limits.
A portrait outlines John B. Cockrum as short and pudgy yet handsome with a strong voice. It notes his past as deputy U.S. attorney and his aggressive, invective oratory. The piece contrasts Tackrum's bluntness with Cockrum's forceful nature and mentions a lively scene around the hall with Fortune and Paul Kranas among local merchants. The narrative shifts to a political session on railroad rate provisions, roll calls, and debates over compensation for elevated tracks, highlighting Strider's defense of railroads and the tense adjournment.
The Pittsburg Special of Pennsylvania rails collided with a switch engine at Tyrone on Wednesday. Six people were injured. The report includes stray ad fragments and local business mentions, including Walachuela and Denison Barber Shop, noting 127 employees in the industry.
Birmingham reports 50 bodies recovered from the Virginia mine entombment near Bessemer after an explosion. The 116 miners believed trapped are presumed dead. Chicago University President Harper faces cancer surgery at Presbyterian Hospital, with operation underway and condition described as favorable. In Crown Point Edward Donahue is sentenced to be hanged for murder.
London Feb 2 The Paria correspondent reports a North Sea inquiry commission drawn up by Admiral von Halhim finds Admiral Roferevenaky justified in firing on the Russian squadron. It states the Russians were in danger and had a right to act as they did.
Samuel Hayward known as Seek the Hugger was fined 25 dollars in two cases and sentenced to 69 days in jail by the circuit court on Wednesday. He was convicted of assault and battery for grabbing Mrs. Pike and Mr. Gewalt as they walked along the street after Mel Pike’s frightened call for help led to a pursuit and capture.
In Muncie Indiana Rudyard Faust four years old loaded an unloaded revolver with carriage toys from a trunk and fired at his baby sister three years old. The child was wounded and not expected to survive. Authorities and parents report the boy acted after unpacking the trunk to retrieve a cart.
The piece argues Indianapolis requires more factories and better housing and church architecture. It praises interurbans for growth, predicts expansion north toward Broad Ripple, and urges beautifying Monument Circle to make Monument Place the nation’s finest urban spot.
The Indiana House swiftly ordered a full investigation after Anantas Baker displayed five twenty dollar bills from an envelope he said came from a tobacco lobbyist to influence a cigarette bill vote. Witnesses described a tense scene as Speaker Cantwell directed inquiry and a roll call produced 74 yes and 17 no, with Baker’s testimony drawing mixed reactions and calls for broader reform.
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