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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1900
Page
3
The text presents sermons from Tabernacle Presbyterian and other ministers arguing labor dignity, warning against forgetting God in prosperity, and discussing China’s revolution as a pivotal event. It contrasts material wealth with spiritual profit and emphasizes overcoming obstacles through faith.
Wil loughby Lewis, a lumber dealer and lawyer for Mrs. Lewis in divorce proceedings, assaulted Judge J L Pierce in a Lebanon Indiana meat market Saturday. Pierce was badly beaten about the head and may lose an eye. Lewis fled at the point of a revolver wielded by John Wurtzler.
Ed Mooney, senior partner of W. W. Mooney & Sons tannery, was killed in Columbus Indiana when a horse-drawn carriage ran away after a dog alarm. His two children and Miss Gray escaped with minor bruises while Miss Talcott, the housekeeper, lay critically ill. The firm operates the world’s largest tannery in the city.
J Morri son of South Bend Indiana was arrested and charged with arson in the Hotel Morrison fire that killed three people. Coroner's inquest testimony indicated the blaze was started in three locations.
In Logansport Indiana Schmidt Heinty store was robbed Saturday night of silk valued at $2,000. Experts are suspected as the thieves. The method of entry remains a mystery.
Terre Haute Indiana July 9 Dr J C Castro charged with firing his drug store January 27 went on trial Monday The room was saturated with oil and gas turned on dynamite was found in the building which could have exploded and caused many deaths Castro also owned a general store adjoining He carried thirteen thousand dollars insurance on both stocks
Greenfield Indiana July 9 An agreement between the electric line company and the park proprietor patched the trouble over passengers crossing the Pennsylvania tracks to reach the park.
In Evansville Indiana, a year and more after Mrs Anna Storck was found dead no clues emerged. Her 11 year old son identifies Joseph D Keith as the man who visited his mother and quarreled with her. Keith currently jailed at Boonville.
In Muncie Indiana on July 9 a bartender Murry King struck Alex Burton a colored man in a saloon fight leaving Burton in critical condition. Thirteen men seek the fire chief post. P Davis reunited with her father in Indianapolis after 25 years.
Richmond Indiana July 9 clothes worn by Bessie Lockwood who was murdered by her father last Friday were found in an old store confirming she was killed while still sleeping early Friday morning
In Muncie Indiana on Sunday Cyrus Laughlin age 4 was burned to death while playing camping out with other children. Local authorities reported the accident details and said friends and relatives are mourning the tragedy.
A string of local calamities and oddities from Indiana: lightning deaths in Hope and Evansville. a May loss of life in South Bend. a veteran civil war captain’s death in Wabash. a Greenwood man adjudged insane. storms and property damage in Fort Wayne and Bedford. several suicides and near-fatal incidents. trials and legal notes in Jeffersonville and Madison counties. a mystery resident of Muncie infirmary who spoke two words before dying.
A large citizens gathering is planned for Tuesday night at the engine house at Sixteenth and Ash streets to oppose gas meters. Councilman Billingsley may attend though his position is not stated. The meeting is called by a committee list led by John R. Allen and Ed Hoshour.
Julius F Pratt treasurer of the Consumers' Gas Trust Company dies in Glen Gariff Ireland during a summer trip with his daughters Lois and Ruth. He was active in Indianapolis business circles, including Atlas Engine Works Indiana National Bank Merchants National Bank and Parry Manufacturing. His wife died last September.
Indianapolis women and former Greencastle residents invite friends from Greencastle to a Wednesday afternoon gathering at Broad Ripple Park for a picnic.
A little box of Cascarets Candy Cathartic promoted as a family health guardian with available sizes at druggists for 10 25 and 50 cents.
Brief item notes progress on neckband fashion project in Fren with laundry reference. Telephone listed as 1121 for contact.
Frank M. Hay, longtime justice of the peace, was admitted to practice in Marion County courts after a jury found him a qualified voter with good moral character. The bar association committee had said he lacked qualifications, but Judge Allen overruled them and admitted him, with the proceeding costing Marion County 24 dollars for juror per diem.
The sheriff elected Saturday night to command a new regiment of republican rough riders for a criminal court room campaign, with Attorney-general Taylor delivering the main speech. Frederick E. B. Matson was named chairman, twelve names enrolled, about 90 precincts represented, and Marion club members form the core.
A gas main leak along the Consumers' Gas Trust near Fall Creek and Monon tracks sparked a 40 foot flame when a northbound freight train crossed a trestle. The train did not stop. a brakeman was slightly burned, the trestle burned out, and no trains could pass until 4 a.m. Monday. Workers hoped to repair the leak by Monday night after officials blamed the railroad for driving piles through the main. Spectators reported the blaze rising 40 feet.
In the past week 360 Filipinos were killed while American forces reported 11 killed and 16 wounded. Eight American prisoners were surrendered during the period.
In Dwight Illinois on July 9 Fireman George Bowen of the C and A road leaped from his engine in a terrifically hot day his speed supposedly 26 miles an hour then steadied himself and ran into the ditch before vanishing into the woods a search is under way for him
Guido Pressler renowned fresco painter died Monday morning at his home 613 North Liberty Street. The incident occurred in the early hours before dawn, with neighbors reporting no unusual activity. A cause of death was not disclosed.
Dr. William S. Beck returns from Kansas City and Denver. Federal judge Woods sustains Winters report in Monon railroad case and orders sale confirmation. Census says no religious census. Central labor union officers to be elected. John Blue, Thaddeus Gurley, Michael Butler, and John Feltman are candidates. Rev J L Griffiths holds joint street service with Salvation Army adversaries. crowd listens. State bar meeting in German House with Senator Lindsay speaking. Utah likely Bryan margin under 5,000. July August schedule for St Johns Vee pers at 7:30. OD Wu replaces 3:30.
Mrs. Mary Schubert, 2904 W Tenth St, is in serious condition after John Steffin struck her with a hoe on the Bernhardt garden patch Monday morning. Schubert's daughter Lizzie hit Steffin with the hoe, stunning him. Dr J C Cain found a two inch gash on Mrs Schubert's head. Steffin was arrested.
Portland July 9 Henry W Corbett ex US senator and Oregon financier has been sued for 100000 damages by E E Peterson of Butte Montana for alienation of the affections of Petersons wife Inez The couple met in Portland and Mrs Peterson later filed for divorce Peterson a commission salesman says the suit stems from misapplied charity while Corbett admits aiding Mrs Peterson for her ailing father
London reports fame and fortune for Kubilik a gifted boy violinist who rose from obscurity in a month. He was asked by the queen to perform and refused a fifty two hundred five dollar offer for a royal reception. More than one thousand engagements are booked across America and Europe as his parents struggle financially.
Three boys, Harry Partee 12 Herbert Brasker 16 and Toney Shears 10, were taken to police headquarters Monday as juvenile highwaymen. They allegedly accosted Charles Kennedy on the way to the grocery and forcibly relieved him of 15 cents after Kennedy says he dropped it. Partee has prior shoplifting arrests. the trio says they only picked up money Kennedy dropped and that the amount was far less than 15 cents.
ST. JOSEPH Mich July 9 a drop in temperature did not temper the ardor of the matrimonial party gathering as 34 Hoosiers attended the ceremony at St Joseph church with excitement and a celebratory mood surrounding the nuptials.
Ham's report on Sunday records 36 wedding licenses issued all at the clerk’s residence. Seventeen couples with withheld names hailed from Indiana.
The Illinois College of Photography at Effingham was damaged by Saturday’s tornado, with losses around 75000 dollars. A river rescue in St. Louis recovered Louis Kantz, 2%, after a spree incident. Actress Nellie Yale Nelson of New York plans to sue a wealthy broker for divorce over lost love. Dean’s Ointment advertised for piles with a 50 cent price.
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