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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1903
Page
2
Four stranded Americans demanded money at the American consulate in Hamburg on January 22. They battered furniture and cut pictures with pocketknives before police arrested them and jailed the group for the threat to staff.
Building inspector Bartel doubts any consumer device can fully meet the law to abate smoke. He says enforcement awaits proof of a device that consumes all smoke. A Folk creamery installation reportedly works, and Home Heating and Lighting Co plans to review conditions and upgrade stokers. National Malleable castings stokers cited. cost about $5,000 for three boilers.
In Topeka on January 2, Congressman Curtiss Thuredor announced he urged Long’s nomination for the Senate with no further obligations. Congressman Caldenheed also withdrew. Long expected to be nominated by acclamation Thursday night. Guardian John J. Johnston, guardian of George W. Johnston, discharged by repair commissioner Walker and likely to face suit. Trust originally $7, guardian reported $13. James A. Pritchard named guardian.
A Marshallville Georgia man and his wife report health gains after switching from coffee to Postum Food Coffee. They describe reduced nervousness and dyspepsia, noting coffee’s adverse effects returned when they resumed it and praising Postum’s rich flavor with none of coffee’s after effects. The advertisement credits Postum’s creator and cites Battle Creek Michigan.
The Standard of company reduced crude oil prices by two cents Thursday, cutting South Lime and Indiana to 1.08 and North Lima to 1.11. The Wednesday cut had pushed $100,000 in Toledo oil holdings toward liquidation, and the latest move is expected to trigger more settlements.
Mayor Johnson’s political lieutenant Charles P. Balen urges citizens to help forfeit the charters of both street car companies citing poor service. The move mirrors a recent action in Lansing Michigan and is viewed as a political tactic.
Vatican debate over a Catholic truth federation in America as bishops McFoul and Mesmer organize a party modeled after Germanys center party. Archbishop Ireland denounces it as premature while Vatican leaders warn against political action in the United States. It has already thwarted Mesmers bid for Manila archbishop.
Regular attendees include Mrs. James Barcus of Terre Haute and Mrs. Burns of South Bend. Mrs. Burns attended as her husband backed Senator Fairbanks. Mrs. Barcus spoke with Lieutenant Governor Gilbert after Barcus’s speech opposing the reformatory bill. A senator notes wives rarely grasp legislative details, only headlines.
Washington guests at the judiciary reception will see a new 15 thousand dollar concert grand piano installed in the east room. Designed for the White House, it took months to build in a major eastern piano factory. The instrument features three gold eagle legs and case carvings of the 33 original state shields.
A New Mexico anonymous letter warned Senator Jev Washington about his report on the statehood bill. The letter claimed the senator would not have survived if the report had been known. He had previously received other threatening letters from Arizona and New Mexico.
The United States tug Leyden, en route from San Joan to Newport, struck rocks at Block Island on Wednesday evening. Lifeguards rescued all crew members. no injuries reported.
School commissioner Charles W. Moores works to reconcile a clash between Indiana’s school bill and a voting machine bill. The school bill requires candidate names to appear in rotation on ballots, while the voting machine bill sets that commissioners arrange the names. The method to resolve the contradiction is unclear.
The Chicago Board of Education approved a total annual salary increase of about 501000 for the teaching staff. All teachers in the two system classes receive a raise, with head and instant assistants boosting 50 dollars beyond regular advances. Any teacher passing the board’s primary test earns an extra 50 dollars annually.
Portland Indiana January report states Mrs Lafeelis has been missing from Red Key for one week. Her five children publish a newspaper notice describing her as sound minded and intelligent and expressing heartbreak over her departure. The note attributes sorrow and trouble as motives and praises her as a devoted wife and mother. Various other brief items follow on crime and local events across states.
Birth notices list multiple families including Porter at City hospital a girl and Kurtz at 482 W Sixteenth a girl, Jones at SS Agnes nose a girl, Sickler at N Meridian a girl, Blocher at Spann a boy, Schneider at Capital age a girl, Drake at East New York a girl, and others. Death notices include A Bradshaw at Vermont a diphtheria and meningitis causes, Pryor diphtheria, Reed valvular heart disease, Baker senility, Wetzel heart disease, Davis typhoid fever, Desenlach tuberculosis, Pryor diphtheria, with marriages listed among local couples. Building permits show August Lorenz remodeling at 919 E Minnesota and central works brick factory. also advertised ladies' felt footwear.
BEVERIDGE 8 COMING Senator Deveridge has written the committee arranging the Lincoln league meeting to be held in this city Feb 12 and 13 accepting their invitation to be present. The meeting was to have been held at Evanayite. Marlon club will entertain the visitors. The committee is making every possible effort to secure speakers from other states and make the meeting one of the greatest in the history of the league.
Ralph Sangere, heir to 250000 left by Sir William Sangere of Montreal, declines the will’s conditions and works as head waiter at Christiin brothers' college in St Louis. Efforts by H M Tache, Judge Moreau, and C R Kimmun to reconcile with Lady Sangere failed. Also, Leora Anderson, 25, Indiana State Normal student, died after two hours illness in Terre Haute gymnasium.
In January 22 Mrs Minnie Underwood was granted a divorce from John Underwood on desertion grounds. Immediately after the decree George Foy escorted him to Justice Moreland's office and the two men were married within ten minutes. In Portland Indiana on January 2 a shale gas well on George Hines farm reported the greatest flow in state history with production around 4,000,000 feet daily.
Four shipwrecked mariners from the Able] Adport recount a harrowing sea battle near death off Atlantic City. Tom Brandt sacrificed himself, stripping to swim and perishing in a crushing wave as the others survived aboard wreckage. The Abbott remains a hopeless wreck with only ribs showing. In Bethlehem Pa a Christmas accident leads to fatal food poisoning from a hand injury.
City Life notes outline the resignation of Rev J Rondthaler former pastor of Tabernacle Presbyterian Indianapolis and recently of Fullerton Ave Church Chicago with plans not disclosed. It also covers the Sunday School Convention closing at Second Presbyterian Church the International meeting and the Union Evangelistic Conference first session at Tabernacle on Thursday night with attendees named. German Fire Officers election at the German fire insurance company annual meeting lists officers including Theodore Stein as president and Lorene Schmidt as secretary with Prosperous condition reported.
An old advertisement extols Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as an internal, safe, and effective treatment for catarrh across nose throat bronchial stomach and liver areas. It cites testimonials from a public speaker who found the remedy stopped winter colds and kept a tablet on hand to ward off flare ups, praising the product for its pleasant taste and harmless nature.
Famine worsens in Sweeden, yellow fever deaths in Vera Cruz, and multiple crimes and disasters across the nation. Steamship Lahn sails to New York from Gibraltar, coal riots disrupt Brooklyn, and trials punish identically varied offenses. Notable figures include Thad Croker sailing home, and Thad Wilcox sentenced for murder. Occurrences span fires in Milwaukee and New Jersey, a hotel murder scene in Nevada, and remarks on labor conditions abroad.
Coliseum promoters express strong belief the current stack will yield dividends of about 5 percent, though no guarantees are offered. Daily meetings occur at the Coliseum headquarters in the Newton Claypool building as A A Bernes provides $1000 and John C and Harry 8 New contribute jointly.
The governor heard 15 Indianapolis coal dealers insist they are not in a trust and Senator Hendee says no current grounds for legislation against railroads or coal companies. A follow up conference was scheduled for Thursday and editors from Indianapolis papers were invited to meet with Gov. Durbin.
In Tarrytown, Miss Helen Gould raised $1,000 with promises of more to finance a YMCA. Despite many millionaires like the Rockefellers living there, the town had never before been provided with a YMCA facility.
A wild cat wandered into the Chamberlain hotel dining room at 614 Point, then upstairs before being slain. It is one of three wildcats that escaped from a Buckeye Beach zoo earlier that week. Also reported: Jersey City engine house cat Chief Nan was killed after being stepped on by a horse while riding a fire engine. In New Orleans Miss Alice Roosevelt will attend Mardi Gras 180.
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