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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1900
Page
3
A private Owensville bank near Princeton Indiana was blown open at 3 am by two robbers using a handcar. The safe and building were wrecked, about 15 dollars believed lost, with two strangers as suspects. Police hold a clue as to the thieves, who may be the same pair behind a prior post office plot at Platrock near Columbus.
William Sanders appointed special policeman by Shelbyville good citizens league to enforce Nicholson law. The group, started by Harry C. Moore, faced removal demands as its influence waned. Bell Telephone Co officials claim no league ties or knowledge of Moore.
Princeton Indiana witnesses report bank robbers missing as 25 Owensville horsemen and 25 Poseyville men scour the countryside. The crime used lyddite to blow safes open leaving melted gold and shredded currency, with about $1,000 destroyed.
In Kokomo Indiana on January 12 Mrs Mary Bryan Cobb the oldest surviving daughter from the revolutionary era marks her ninety eighth birthday this week. She is a widow of the 1812 and Mexican wars and is linked to William Jennings Bryan as his great grandfather Col W J Bryan and the late Mr Bryan are noted kin. Born January 11 1803 in Frankfort Kentucky she is in good health and hopes to live to a full century.
In Anderson Indiana on January 12 Tus Wilson of Alexandria swore out a warrant for his wife and boarder James Bowman. Six weeks ago a night fire destroyed Wilsons home leaving him and his child badly burned and hospitalised. He alleges Bowman and Mrs Wilson plotted to kill them to collect 2000 dollars in life insurance.
NOMLESVILLE, Ind. Jan. 12. John Leonard, age 50, and his family of four children have no ivory lined mugs as described. Leonard lacks teeth while the gums extend unusually and are very hard. He can crack nuts with his jaws. The mother and wife, however, have a fine set of teeth.
A main natural gas pipeline burst ten miles west of Fort Wayne on Friday morning leaving the city without fuel. Coal and wood are scarce as repairs delay until Friday night. Thousands went to work without breakfast. many shops closed and schools dismissed.
A young Italian laborer at Kenneth quarries died after drinking a quarter whisky in the evening. The incident occurred at the transport site with attempts to revive him. Police are investigating the sequence leading to the death.
Greencastle Indiana January 12 A well known Putnam county farmer J R M Harick aged 72 was found unconscious in his stable after a horse kicked him on the head. He is reported seriously hurt.
A fragmented Indiana page reports a mix of local incidents and speculative notes including a missing boy Paul Sallee in Tipton, fires destroying businesses in various cities, a gas price cut proposal in Fort Wayne, and civic plans such as a northern Indiana high school oratorical association. Contagious items mention misers, evangelists, political moves, and a pension for Gideon Hawley.
The text notes Tim Flaherty's relation and a railroad accident that killed him. It mentions a son in Indiana who was a Catholic priest. It discusses Daleville bottle factory workers leaving, failed patent device for carrying bottles, and difficulties securing White and Black workers.
Henry Mills and Clarence Lynch attended a dance at Columbia and Hill-avenues. Mills caused a scene after liquor and a knife were involved, leading to fines totaling 48 dollars for drunkenness and weapon use and a 55 day work sentence if unpaid. Lynch was released after showing he left quietly.
State statistician Conner's near complete 1898 1899 report shows Marion County total net indebtedness at 1 205 000. 1899 expenditures include 46 114.14 for courts and 73 544.56 for the poor with 59 334.12 in interest.
London reports a defined rumor that Queen Victoria is severely ill with influenza. The illness causes anxiety among attendants. Three Nottingham funerals in one day reflect flu spread, with about 8,000 cases in the city.
White county health officer reports glanders on Larden Nordyke’s Monticello area farm. Seventeen horses have died since last June. Farm quarantined and case to be reviewed by the sanitary civil stock commission.
Grover Cleveland and Gen. Wade Hampton are seen duck hunting on the game preserve near Georgetown as of January 12 in Columbia South Carolina.
The Lawton monument commission reports new subscriptions of $173 since the last statement, bringing the total subscribed to $930.13.
The Barber Asphalt Company conducted negotiations to buy all asphalt beds currently worked in Mexico. The purchase price is reported at 500000 dollars, with an expected development expenditure of 1000400 dollars on Mexican properties.
Chicago report says Policeman Joseph Tischart fatally shot 17 year old John Burke after Burke and two others allegedly held up William M. Lyon. Tischart claims Burke was one of the highwaymen. Burke's father calls it murder.
Miss Rausa Hatfield daughter of Mr and Mrs James Hatfield died at her home in Greenfield on Thursday. She was well known in Irvington where she formerly lived. Lewis Dennis of Salem Indiana endorses Kodol Dyspepsia Cure saying it digests foods and cures dyspepsia and stomach troubles. All druggists. Last chance Friday and Saturday for shoe bargains in Indianapolis at Stouts Shoe Store 451 Washington Street Read advertisement on page today.
Edward Scott of Evansville and Isaac Parson of Montezuma arrive as the Indiana delegation members for the United Mine Workers convention. The group will meet Saturday to harmonize positions and plan strategy for the larger gathering. President Gompers of the AFL is in Indianapolis en route to Washington after talks with Chicago publishers and will decide whether to attend the convention.
Two sisters in Manchester New Hampshire captured a burglar alone in their house on a January night. Miss Marion Joselyn spotted the intruder on the stairs, locked the front door, and summoned her sister Lena to secure the rear. They bound the thief to a bedstead, searched him, and handed seven dollars to police upon arrival. The robber, Fete Bezonia, faces a five year sentence for prior theft. He is about 30 years old and slight built.
The Moana arriving from Australia to Honolulu faced quarantine as plague is reported with one death by Jan. 5. Honolulu houses housing victims were burned, passengers bound for Honolulu reassigned to hold until safe at Honolulu.
Horace Brown and his wife Priscilla colored, once estranged for six months, faced Judge Daly over an accusation that Brown struck her with a chair on December 11. Mrs. Brown testified they had not spoken since a quarrel while both were employed at Dr Haas' place. The couple sought more witnesses, and the case was postponed to Saturday.
Retail clothing merchants protest a bankrupt stock sale at 33 S meridian street. The Merchants association pushes to compel the owners to pay taxes, but the proprietors show tax receipts from Clay County making action unlikely in Indianapolis.
A mass meeting in St. Louis protested the failure to light alleys and public buildings. A unanimous resolution claimed current rumors allege that corruption influences some members of the house of delegates.
Appellate court affirms Marion county superior court ruling in favor of Robert E. Springsteen regarding a policy with the Commercial Travelers Mutual Accident Association. He is awarded $250 for injuries after the defense raised lack of written notice and voluntary exposure as defenses.
Madrid dispatch reports troops at Anzala seized 293 Remington rifles and 1,000 rounds of ammunition. Several arrests were made as Carlists admit aims to provoke an uprising amid political tension.
Berlin reports the German manufacturers' association plans a tariff push to bar American car imports. In Rome Manlio Garibaldi dies of consumption. In Berlin Empress Frederick remains seriously ill. In Milan 3,000 workers idle as northern Italy faces severe coal shortages.
Men s two dollar shoes offered at Stout s Washington street location priced at eighty four cents with sale starting tomorrow and limited stock to be available at the store.
Fire at 202 Holmes Ave. destroyed furniture and house valued about 1200 dollars with insurance. Mrs. Gallagher woke to smoke and guided her husband out but was blocked by dense fumes. The adjacent house of Thos Heston caught fire next door, causing 500 dollars in damage. Gallagher works for City engineer Jeup and Heston for the Big Four company.
At 7 p.m. Maggie Brown’s house at 446 Indiana Ave suffered 300 in damage from a defective flue. A furnace origin fire at J. H. Sloan’s carpenter shop 317 W. Tenth St. caused 300 in damages. A stove caused 75 damage to L. J. Schockeney’s home at 505 S. Senate Ave. About 3 a.m. Friday Wm. Brook’s home at 1121 S. West St. sustained fire damage near 100 repair cost.
The pension bureau granted Mrs. Julia McNair Henry thirty dollars a month as widow of Brigadier General Guy V. Henry, with the pension dating from October 28, 1899. Junk text about unrelated advertisements is noted but not expanded.
Business lunch service labeled finest Chicago style offered from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 127 East Court Street. An otherwise unclear note references Asthina and a catarrh cure in the context of this establishment.
State Board of Health secretary Dr Hurty blasts Anderson News and Anderson Bulletin for denying smallpox existence and opposing sanitary action. He cites editors and citizens as ignorant or vicious for disputing prompt containment measures.
Dr. A. O. Foster reports to the State board of health that four women practicing midwifery without license prevent complete birth returns for Perry county Uniontown. They do not report all births fearing state authorities.
At a directors meeting of the H. C. Frick Coke Company the chairmanship was abolished at Frick's request, though it is understood Frick was ousted at Carnegie's request. The report follows from Pittsburg and Mexico City dispatches.
In Kas a defense seeks to show Joseph Leach, on trial for murder, is a degenerate by pointing to alleged family history including uncles deemed idiots a drunk grandfather a raving great aunt and a brother who died by his own hand. Also claims he is a cigaretta fiend. In Chicago a San Francisco woman, student at an elocution school, was beaten drugged and robbed of jewels and a $55 cash draft by footpads who forced her into a cab and left her several blocks from home. She delayed reporting the incident until Thursday night.
A dispatch from Maj. Hyde aboard the transport Thomas reports the vessel from Nagasaki will arrive in San Francisco January 29. The bodies of Gen. Lawton and Maj. Logan are aboard, with Gen. Shafter to escort them in Washington. A Japanese princess news note from Vancouver says a Japanese prince plans a visit to America after his marriage in May.
A fragmented health report notes 59 cases with no deaths. Victims range from 1 month to 70 years. Document mentions Posey and a washboard roots reference, unclear details about Pictery.
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