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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1902
Page
2
New York on February 27 reports four deaths and nine new smallpox cases. Health officials vaccinate city hall staff including the mayor’s office. the mayor himself is absent at a Prince Henry function. In Rome, auxiliary NY Bishop John Farley is detained while Vatican talks delay his Palestine trip until Easter.
Mrs. Col lis P. Huntington arrived from Liverpool and Queenstown aboard the Oceanic with personal effects valued at 75000 dollars. She paid a duty of 31800 dollars, the largest ever assessed on goods carried as personal baggage, after her son listed dutiable items with vouchers.
Frank Gilman aged 72. he killed himself after following brothers Charles and George in taking his own life. He was wealthy and plagued by loss of a share of his father’s estate, leading to the fatal act.
A Chicago report notes 19 deaths by self destruction in seven days. Causes center on love and include revolver and poison as methods. The brief lists victims and highlights a rising trend in early spring suicides.
Rumpacker may abandon another run for Congress as Judge John C. Richter seeks the Republican nomination in district 10. Crumpacker of Valparaiso is rumored to pursue the governorship, a long held ambition, with Richter described as a close ally of Crumpacker and Governor Durbin.
Birth notices list A C and Lulu Ward. Christian and Josephine Reese. A C and Rowena Woodward. A C and Anna Rofust. Emmet and Selma Jackson. Oliver and Grace McCoy. Edward and Mary Bagger. Robert and Ella Schmidt. W N and Ida Eckstein. W S and Eloise Wickard. Ty and Clara Ranking. Wyatt and Annie Proctor. Andrew and Maggie Bordenbecher. Deaths include Patrick Kiernan. Beulah Hlwarner. Helen E. David. Louelina Allison. Ivin Buskirk. Anna Higgins. Mattiew Kerr. Emily Longley. Ida May Horton. Eleanor B. Dubiel. Eliza Driskell. J C Vetter. Leander Lightfoot. Marriages listed: David A. Jesse and Ira L. Williams. Wm W. Drake and Katherine Hamilton. John W. Bendergrass and Nellie Moore. Charles Sheppard and Osie Deal. Charles Henderson and Cora Moseman. Albert Mingen and Carrie Rosemeyer. Daniel Brodrick. James Finn. R W Furnas. Sarah A. Ludlow. Mrs Kate Foppiano.
Servian king escapes assassination. Charles Tiffany in New York leaves an estate of 2 million. Michael Shockensy in Urbana ends his life. Fifteen Munich firemen die in a collapsing wall. New Jersey allocates 10 thousand for anti mos quittes. Roosevelt plans a trout fishing week in Garrett county Maryland. Philippine forces to 32 thousand. 13 thousand troops to be sent home. Maryland delegates oppose segregated railroad cars. Dudley Johnson and Ben Foster hanged in Asheville for burglary. Two killed by a furnace gate at Jones & Laughlin Pittsburg. Brother Eugene leaves Dubuque monastery after 23 years. Obits: Henry G. Marquand, Joseph A. Booth, Jerome Wheeler, Mary Williams. Jay Porter killed in Crockett. Karl Porter shoots during arrest.
Thomas E Wood of 818 17th Street Sacramento California reports a 50 cent Pyramid Pile Cure cured his piles after thirty years of suffering including a near fatal operation. He says the first application relieved him and all druggists sell it with a free book by mail from Pyramid Drug Co Marshall Michigan.
In Vincennes Indiana on February 27 the jury found against Matthew Kelly and Dallas Tyler in the case of ex cashier Davis of Citizens Bank of Washington who sued for twelve thousand dollars claiming losses at their gambling tables. The verdict awarded Davis $9 000 and he expressed satisfaction.
In Paris on February 27 a case of a wife and three children driven to begging by the husband’s conscription has stirred strong feeling. Illness keeps the woman from work and the government suggests placing her in a poor house and the children in an orphan asylum until the man finishes his three year term in 1901.
The St Petersburg cabinet czar and military leaders met to authorize improvements and alterations in eastern Siberia with focus on Vladivostok and Port Arthur. They also ordered acceleration of the Siberian railroad completion in response to the Anglo-Japanese agreement.
Charles Bridges of Michigan Street was to wed Thursday until a Lebanon Indiana deputy sheriff arrested him Wednesday afternoon for horse theft, as the couple prepared a home near Webster. Bridges admitted guilt claiming the theft was to raise funds for marriage. The horse belonged to farmer H T Dodson near Lebanon. The wedding was postponed.
James Light, once an Indianapolis Baldwin piano agent, was taken to Aurora Illinois Thursday on charges of forging a Baldwin company check for a large amount. He admits a several hundred dollar discrepancy but refuses to discuss details.
Prosecutor L V Emrick responds at length to Attorney-general Taylor about selling accounts to out of state buyers to be sued on and garnisheed. He notes many cases before local and state courts with few convictions due to weak proof and invites Taylor to Fort Wayne to assist in prosecuting the man who sold an 11 year old account.
The captain general of Catalonia reports the Barcelona work stoppage has ended and workers have returned to Vallecas and Seville.
Dr. John R. Parsons fired twice in Military park on a Wednesday after boys mocked him with quacks. He said the shots were to frighten the youngsters and the incident involves a local physician who keeps an office at 510 West Washington Street.
The Eureka refrigerator company buys a 215 by 193 foot tract east of Temple avenue for 25000 for its plant. Indianapolis brush and broom company purchases Lomax factory at Market and Brush streets for 6000. Lucy H Wheat sells Beville avenue lots near Tilden street for 2500. R E Moore buys Irvington residence from J H Richardson for 3750 pounds. Boyer sells two lots on Twenty eighth street near Rader street for 2500. Nebraska Crepsey sells 1248 East Market street property 25 by 232 feet with seven room house for 32000.
The annual report of 8.P. Stoddard shows total public improvement assessments against benefited property rose to 529654.08 in 1901 from 251176.71 in 1900. In Ballston New York on February 27 James Miller of Chicago received a 12 year prison sentence for robbing an aged couple.
Seven fires broke out in Peru on Wednesday night due to an unexpected gas pressure incident. The French Bazaar Dry Goods Store sustained the greatest damage, among other locations sustaining smoke and fire loss.
Yagley’s dry goods store in Bunker Hill was completely destroyed by fire Thursday morning. The loss is heavy and officials feared more buildings would burn until Logansport fire department aided in controlling the blaze. The store was the town’s largest business establishment.
Nineteen gamblers pleaded guilty in police court Thursday and were fined five dollars and costs each. Two named defendants were Charles Coffman of 311 W Washington St and James Armitage of 8% S Senate Ave. The others were rounded up during raids by Sgt Schwab and his detail last Saturday night. All paid their fines. Laura Stamm and Anna McCorkle, young married women of Sweetser, ran away and were arrested and fined in Muncie.
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