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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
3
In a debate the Federation of Labor president Samuel Gompers rejects union cooperation with Cardinal Gibbons and asserts unions may oppose employers through strikes and boycotts though he condemns violence and extreme measures as illegitimate.
Reports allege Turkish troops mass along the Balkan frontiers in Adrianople Salonika and Skopje as Bulgaria accuses Ankara of stirring insurrection in Macedonia. Refugees span from nearby provinces as both nations brace for possible war and Bulgaria readies its military.
A partially garbled report describes a building collapse in New York on a Thursday. It mentions injured workers and first responders, with some names and outcomes unclear. The piece hints at casualties and burial locations, but many details are unreadable.
A civil action was filed in this city by Alta Wales against John Mitchell, alleged leader of a coal strike, seeking damages of 200000 for services claimed in settling the coal dispute. The case lists Lorne Jill Irving as counsel for Mitchell.
June 18. The unprovoked assault on Prince Yer a Korean nobleman at Wesleyan University as he attended Onto is now an assured fact. Joseph Stout a farmer is the accused, Korean officials in Washington have taken up the case. Charles Medhant of Washington arrived in this city Thursday to investigate the facts and will report possible actions by Washington.
Lexington Ky June 28 Matt Tracy a Stanton area school teacher and son of the county superintendent was arrested after detectives delivered a ruse as teachers offering to buy state exam questions. Tracy attempted to sell a copy of the questions for 20 dollars and was caught.
Harrodsburg Kentucky June Charles R Toll a wealthy farmer died at Tyrone He was a member of the Orphan Brigade and after the war insisted the Confederate flag be kept on his bedhead and buried with him He attended reunions and supported fellow Confederates describing him as a southern gentleman.
New York reports janitor Scharf at Bellevue with a swelling on the nose described as baseball sized and red. The piece also notes Oklahoma deputy John Do Track and Brock’s leadership among Woodmen, with Dr B B Jones praising Indianapolis and the Claypool hotel amid flood conditions.
A new Young Men’s Christian Association council was organized in Holy Cross parish, Indianapolis, led by Frank E. Met Weinsday with officers including Peter font as president and Daniel O’Connell as chaplain. Installation by Capital council No. Y M C A No. 1 is planned for June 4, honoring the late Father Gal.
The will of a New York company founder, who died in New York on June 2, is probated in Philadelphia. The estate value is believed to exceed 1 million dollars, with only 80 dollars left to each of the testator’s living children and the remainder in a complex trust.
CHICAGO June 14 Alexander Sullivan, noted attorney, convicted of conspiracy in motive away from justice, fined £2000, was granted a new trial by the appellate court on Thursday.
London reports Cardinal Vaughan gravely ill due to heart trouble with a worsening condition. A long list of Indiana pension recipients is noted in the same dispatch, detailing varied monthly sums for numerous individuals.
A blaze at the Arkansas City milling company level destroyed its elevators and mills. The fire on Wednesday night caused about 100000 dollars in losses and an employee named Thomas Weuntan was burned to death.
Letters from Anna Prescott Florence Allan and Marie Crate extol Peruna as a tonic for systemic catarrh boosting appetite energy and well being. They report rapid relief after weeks of use and urge others to seek Dr Harman for guidance at Hartman Sanitarium Colivat Thetio.
New York surgeon June Witt Isaac of Love died of apoplexy Thursday aboard the Cunard Arirania as the ship neared the bay. He had recently given up the chair of internal medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons due to practice demands and had supported a controversial plan to use surgeons to experiment on convicted criminals for humanity.
In Jackson Kentucky the Curtis Jett and Tom White case nears resolution as the jury retires at 2 oclock. A verdict is expected this afternoon. The report also lists various market updates from Chicago and New York, including provisions and live stock prices, grain quotes, and related commodities.
Market recap notes American and Canadian stocks in demand with Pennsylvanian issues rallying. April subscriptions reported at 147 percent, loan crowds active, dividend prospects uncertain, and copper and steel prices fluctuating amid mixed industrial results. Wheat and corn futures show modest gains as planting progresses and grain markets respond to early spring signals. Chicago live stock markets reflect steady cattle and hog values at Union Stock Yards.
Trading opened with narrow gains as railroad and metal shares rose while steel stocks slipped. Pennsylvanias and other rails posted fractional gains or declines amid rumors of policy actions and mixed industrial pressure. prices fluctuated with no clear trend as noon quotes showed scattered advances and losses.
John Burkhart died on his thirty seventh birthday after a long business career with his brother Louis E. Burkhart and Michael J Duffery on Madison Avenue. Funeral set at Meridian Street residence No 518 with burial to follow.
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