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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1902
Page
3
Maj. Gen. Chaffee condemns the executions and calls them a grave violation of military law. He notes no overwhelming necessity or immediate danger justified the killings and urges that such acts not set a precedent for future officers.
Florence West, 15, swam from Fort Hamilton to South Beach Staten Island covering over three miles in one hour and 15 minutes. She hails from a family of swimmers and completed the feat on a sunny day.
Cairo Narragansett Line report states Mrs Edith L Ellis a renowned pianist was instantly killed in a Sunday runaway accident her neck broken in the crash authorities note her prominence in local music scene and mournful loss for community.
A vintage ad touts Wolla Miracle of Heal y Powder for bites scratches and wounds in animals and humans. It also markets Get There Curb and other tonics claiming to restore horses, cure spavins and splints, and relieve leg pain and fever in drives, workouts, or races.
The William Treworgy murder trial for the 1898 killing of Bucksport widow Sarah Ware opens in Ellsworth Maine. the crime has stirred politics in Bucksport and Hancock County as officers implicated face defeat. Prosecutors cite a long investigation with confessions and reversals shaping a case that spans years. Judge Lucius Emory will preside.
In Niles Michigan Frank Railing aged 4 eloped with Florence Zimmerman and married. The wedding disrupted prominent circles as the Zimmerman family is well known and Florence had been engaged to Edward Cook of Kalamazoo. Railing later claimed a second wife in Fort Wayne and was arrested in Decatur Indiana after a warrant was found. He had previously wed Gertrude Nelson of Fort Wayne on June 14 1897. The second wife pleads with her parents for mercy.
The Delaware county grand jury will investigate the death of Nora Ferris, inmate of the State girls' industrial home at Delaware, after punishment by cottage No. 1 matron Myrtle Sellers. Attorney-general Sheets says Miss Sellers is guilty of manslaughter and has directed the Delaware county prosecutor to present the affair at the next grand jury sitting. Sellers is currently in Chicago and refused to testify to the State board of charities inquiry.
Oscar Queisser a motorman living at 1109 W Thirty first street was crushed between a car and the door of the west barn on McLean place early Monday morning. He suffered serious injuries to the hips and a broken right leg but is reported to be improving and likely to recover. Queisser has worked for the company about a year and is unmarried.
Pat Thomas and John Faber fought with knives in Huntington on Monday over a girl. Faber was cut on the legs and Thomas stabbed about the face and arms. both were hospitalized.
Italian traveler Joe Calabrese faced Judge Stubbs on vagrancy charges after begging across the city. He spoke five languages and recounted nomadic European life and American broncho busting, arguing for release to continue travel. The judge ordered a two month stay at the Maric workhouse.
In Cambria mine near Johnstown Pa work resumed with 48 miners returning. No new bodies were recovered and officials say the mine has been largely explored though some miners believe more remains may still be found.
The Cambria mine disaster continues with bodies still in abandoned workings and along tracks. Officials confirm more victims remain unaccounted as coroner plans a thorough inquest to determine cause and responsibility.
In Beckville Texas on Sunday Arthur Whitney killed Joseph Taylor and Lizzie Goodman after an argument over Whitney's sweetheart. Whitney then shot himself, dying at the scene.
Mrs. Maggie Wagner of Russellville killed herself after discovering three months into marriage that her husband was her half-brother. She ingested carbolic acid while alone, left a note requesting disposition of belongings, and died in her husband's arms. Authorities report the distressing family revelation and tragic end.
July 14 Chicago reports corn prices declining from 8 to 8 1/2 cents with a large supply expected. Elevators are selling heavily and about 1,000 carloads are anticipated to move on Tuesday as bulls fear excess corn.
Births: Walter C Shoemaker and Caroline present a boy. Harlan A Weir and Alice a girl. Austin Matthews and Grace a boy. Alfre Beard and Leona a boy. George Bartlett at 131244 W Washington St. a boy. Herman Merklin at 813 Dawson St. a girl. Frank Anderson and Anna. Thomas C Davis and Minnie at 22% Yan des St. a boy. Benjamin Edmunds and Florence at 1601 Broadway a boy. John W Neitzel at 925 E Seven teenth St a boy. John Hynes and Mary at 108 Wilmot St a boy. William Doane and Oma at 137 Richland. James Chenoweth at 35 Richland St a girl. Daniel Farrell and Delia at 432 Chadwick. Nicholas Kremer and Cora Kremer at 1612 Cornell Ave a boy. Will McCurdy and Myrtle at 2509 N Alabama St a boy. Walter and Katie Thorp at 531 Arbor Ave a girl. Deaths: Russell Rosemeyer age 11 of congestion of bowels. Emma Lay age 38 of cancer of uterus. Helen O Turner age 12 days inanition. Charlotte Gebhardt age 7 months inanition. Emily C Moulton age 70 of tuberculosis. Unknown man about 40 at City hospital skull fracture. Jacob Bantz age 56 at City hospital skull fracture. Henry Baas age 32 of phthisis pulmonalis. Richard Proctor age 5 months congestion of stomach. Oran Moorman age 22 days inanition. John Burns age 53 ulceration of stomach and bowels. Hiram Costeller age 59 pulmonary phthisis. Steven Junga age 5 months inanition.
Hugo Van Loos, who arrived in the United States from Germany last week, is in a critical condition at McKinley hospital in Trenton New Jersey. A mosquito bite in Elizabeth caused blood poisoning with swelling and intense pain. Dr Brown fears amputation may be necessary.
Cattle receipts 125 ship ments with steer classes ranging from good to prime at 1,000 to 1,500 lbs. Hogs receipts 500 with heavy and light weight price spread. Sheep none. Chicago grain quotes wheat corn oats mixed with July futures lower. New York stocks firm with St Paul Atchison Union Pacific among leaders. Amalgamated copper weak. noon prices listed for several major issues.
Sheriff Hosser of Stillwell Oklahoma reports positive proof against Charles F Hiatt in jail at Norfolk Virginia. Officials will deliver Hiatt with condition if he is not convicted here for the Norfolk murder he will be sent back to Oklahoma to face trial for the state murder. Hiatt allegedly killed his Oklahoma wife after marrying in Oklahoma and killed his second wife in Norfolk. Burdock Blood Bitters advertisement follows.
An old advertisement promotes bargains on upright pianos in good condition at Baldwin’s. It also touts a flat opening in a price book and lists WM. B. BURFORD of Indiana Velis offering services, plus a Phoenix Barber Shop at 158 E. Market St offering a 10 cent shave.
The listings note multiple properties including dwellings, cottages, sheds, and repairs with stated values. Owners include G Simon Lizzie Shultz Adam Kwarmher H S Ingersoll A Hull A J Bears John Deak Fred Rosemyer and others. An Indianapolis firm adds three cottages at $400 each and repairs are itemized for several addresses.
Prices for wheat and corn vary by grade with No. 2 red wheat at 73 1 2 cents and No. 2 white corn at 64 1 4 cents. Hay trades firm with No. 1 timothy at 13.50 dollars and supply inspections list multiple carloads by grade and condition.
An Old Nurse for Children. Mrs. Winslow's SOOTHING SYRUP for teething is touted as soothing gums curing wind colic and diarrhoea with a 25 cent price. Train options advertise Detroit via Lake Erie and Western and Wabash Roads. Timings include Indianapolis to Detroit routes and Sandusky round trip, plus berths and chairs via A H Sellars. Application details and a Sunday timetable note are included.
July 14 market notes show pork and lard varying in price, with dairy items and eggs listed. Chicago Union Stock Yards reports cattle receipts at 18 000 with price ranges for prime to stocker cattle, plus hog receipts and mixed price movement.
Cincinnati markets report cattle receipts of 1,242 with steady conditions and shipper prices from 6.50 to 7.25 for good to choice. Hog receipts total 1,006 with higher values from 7.85 to 8.00 for good to choice. Shipments show 22,486 extra units as part of the ongoing market activity.
A dense catalog from Kingan & Co. detailing oysters, assorted fish, canned goods, coffee blends, sugars, rice, beans, molasses, and groceries with unit prices for various items. Includes hams, bacon, lard, sausage, fresh pork items, pickled pork, drugs and chemicals, and coal and coke prices.
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