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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1902
Page
10
New York January reports Michael Kelley, an ambulance driver for a contagious disease unit, spent six hours visiting saloons with two mothers and four children ill with smallpox aboard. The vehicle lacked air and food, leaving the patients in a deserted street nearly frozen. Kelley was jailed.
In Middletown on January 24 a 14 year old girl Elizabeth Meola accompanied her 11 year old brother Harry to Recorder Barnes court. She argued for his innocence for about a quarter hour and secured his discharge after presenting legal points and questioning police warrants.
Rev Father Huntington of Westminster argues in a St David's Episcopal Church sermon that sin brings suffering and denying hell cannot alter truth. He notes people claim there is no pain yet pain accompanies life and that good does not excuse suffering.
A Cascade Iowa druggist Mr J H Weber notes that the sale of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets often goes to those who have previously used them. The ad urges readers to try the remedy when feeling dull after meals, with bad taste, biliousness, loss of appetite, or constipation, promising relief from symptoms. Sold by local druggists.
Colorado figure Pete Bullet who has four killings dined with President Roosevelt in Washington after campaign stops in Colorado. The crowd at one town hurled cabbages at Roosevelt, but Bullet’s warning telegrams quelled further disturbances. Roosevelt greeted Bullet warmly at the White House and accepted Friday lunch.
The anecdote recalls Theodore Roosevelt’s rapid action during the Spanish American War. While Roosevelt selected Krag rifles for his regiment, Grigsby in South Dakota secured the first new guns from manufacturers. Roosevelt’s unit went to Cuba, earning fame at Santiago, while Grigsby’s regiment stayed behind, influencing a hypothetical alternate outcome.
The ice harvest is underway as people cut pond and river ice. River ice runs nine to 11 inches thick and clear. pond ice is thicker. Ice has rested long on ponds and streams with cold weather preventing thawing.
A large assailant struck and severely beat John Moriarity the 65 year old flagman after warning not to cross the Pennsylvania tracks near Priest. He was treated for cuts and bruises by Dr. Jacobs and sent home to Hamilton Ave. Moriarity is expected to recover. The attacker fled. Gov. Frank White of North Dakota visits Indianapolis and says North Dakota residents care mainly about immigration rather than railroad consolidations.
Indiana politician Bookwalter elected president of the National Bowling Congress in Buffalo after a split between eastern and western factions. Indianapolis five men’s team claimed the prize next convention slated for 1903 in Indianapolis. He left for New York before the vote but thanked the convention and promised a royal time for when they visit.
An all day basketball program at the Y M C A gymnasium features intermediate league games in the morning. A junior versus Boys' Club return game follows, then afternoon contests among intermediates, Indianapolis academy, Business men's gym class, and Dental college teams with Butler and Purdue for the state title in the evening. Also notes a boxing incident in St Louis where Dan Dougherty was knocked out by Harry Forbes, plus a Kansas City report that Sen Ryan will meet the Gardner Root winner after a recent ten round bout with George Green.
The sports column notes a run of five straight winners creating astonished eyes. Cleanings totaled 3500 dollars with an additional 6000 earned in the past week. Scarlet Lily, the favored horse at New Orleans on Thursday, carried four pounds over and would have forced the owners to explain Brennan’s role. The Empire City track sale was set aside after the widow owner claimed the price did not reflect its value.
Shelbyville Indiana reports a series of dreadful accidents. George Shaner of Indianapolis was crushed between freight cars, losing a leg and being treated at his uncle’s Hogansville home. Pan Handle agent Thomas Lyons of Seymour lost both feet after a fall under a moving engine. Bradley Meltzer of Meltzerville lost his hand at the wrist in a circular saw incident.
Rumors hint scribes missed a key NL angle as Spalding sought to remove John T. Brush and Freedman. Watkins signs two more players to be announced Saturday. A. K. Soden in Beantown worries about the NL dispute. John B. Day's mediation offer draws silence. Frank Shannon signs with Kansas City.
Harry Corbett, tied to the Yosemite Athletic Club of San Francisco, announces he will not take part as a representative in the Jeffries Maher fight, claiming the sport will not stand for Shar. The move stirs the ringside scene as promoters and fans react to the shakeup.
Edward Latta a 30 year old patient known as a harmless lunatic slipped away from the Central insane hospital Friday morning. Latta a trusty employed in the sewing rooms vanished after a guard reported him leaving. He is tall with a plush cap, dark brown clothes and a mustache. Latta from Vigo county was admitted a year ago and readmitted after a furlough about two months ago.
A fragmented report notes a New York guard named Lewis or Lew left the Oakland track Thursday, possibly involving a plunger or disturbed surroundings. The brief item mentions a body and a missing or unclear identity, with little contextual detail available.
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