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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1901
Page
8
The Olympia reports an explosion at Shan-Hai-Kwan killing about 50 British and Japanese officers and troops who were burning powder and blank cartridges left by Chinese. The disaster followed igniting a larger batch after a British officer proposed adding 800 to 900 boxes. Sparks from iron nails in boots reportedly caused the ignition.
Senator Pettigrew created a senate sensation by alleging at 3:15 a.m. that an enrolled house bill mandating monthly reports on rail accidents to the Interstate Commerce Commission was stolen by a messenger en route to the senate. He said the missing messenger could not be found, suggesting deliberate loss to doom the bill. The chamber passed a resolution informing the house and a new copy was sent by a trusted messenger.
J P Morgan issued a stockholder circular amid consolidation moves forming United States Steel Corporation. The circular notes a large capital figure and the creation of a major steel and iron trust with substantial capitalization across the new entity.
The article praises Margaret Calhoun of Vassar as the champion all around woman athlete of the century, noting colleges and the YWCA moving beyond old stereotypes. It compares her showings in events like 100 yard dash 220 yard dash 120 yard hurdle high jump standing broad jump fence vault baseball throw and shot put against men's records.
Irvington conductor Thomas Cassady won the March sideboard prize by amassing 27,892 votes from clipped newspaper coupons. Other top finishers include Charles H. Richards 18,306 and A. L. Runyan 15,861. Scattered votes totaled 21,627 of a 126,019 total.
Shortridge High School defeated M T H S 20 to 20 in a rough Saturday night game that drew 500 spectators. Butler won the league cup, M C A finished first, M T H S fourth amid rowdy scenes and a postgame altercation over a wooden ax.
The Y M C A faces a picked squad from two high schools and Butler. Anderson Y M C A meets the local Y M C A next Tuesday. The YMCA heads to Crawfordsville Tuesday night for a return game after a previous defeat there. Here’s to S H 8.
A man likely Charles Snyder, ex tall player and NL umpire, died from a broken skull in Philadelphia. Fort Wayne magnates weigh suit against the NL. Reports name Nick Young telegrams to keep peace. Western league teams sign players despite protection payments. Frank Childs and Denver Ed Martin to clash for heavyweight colored title in Covington Ky. Joe Kelly to captain Brooklyn National. Terry McGovern in Louisville seeks match with Pave Sullivan. Tom Shrakey and Spider Kelly to spend weeks in Europe. Kid McCoy plans another European trip with wife not accompanying him. Crescens, Charley Herr, The Abbott and Koralma may race for a record purse, Thomas W. Lawson funding up to 60,000. Three weeks of New Orleans racing set by Crescent City Club and Louisiana Jockey Club. Bob Gilks to buy Toledo Interstate franchise. Fort Wayne, Marion and Anderson in the circuit. Wheeling West Virginia joins revised Interstate league with Sunday ball guaranteed. Possible shakeup if American Association reorganization fails. Comiskey denies NL star signings. English press wary of American jockeys. Ted Sloane questioned. NL may block players via option clauses. Connie Mack in Indianapolis awaiting players union action. Lipton’s Shamrock II to launch April 20.
The Claypool hotel company has leased the English hotel for ten years, paying 18000 for the first year and 20000 annually thereafter. The Interstate hotel company sells its lease with three years remaining, and Capt. W E English signs a ten year lease from the transfer date. Henry W Lawrence will manage.
Captain Lindburg of the British army discovered his wife in a Pekin hotel with Lieut. Dinning and fired. He killed his wife instantly, mortally wounded Dinning, then killed himself. News from Pekin via the steamer Olympia reports a jealous tragedy.
John Alexander Dowie spent an hour at Zion tabernacle accusing Illinois lawmakers of sandbagging the rich and abusing the poor. He challenged the legislature to cite him before the house and said he regretted having to expose its methods amid crowd reaction.
A Vienna dispatch claims Addison C. Harris of Indianapolis may join President McKinley’s cabinet as attorney general. It also says Harris will be replaced in Vienna by Robert McCormick of Chicago.
Lena Cooper of Cleveland Ohio swears before a notary that Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer cured her advanced St Vitus' Dance. She describes decades of twitching fits and months of ineffective treatment before the remedy brought rapid relief and renewed life. Mayor B N Thompson notarizes the affidavit dated April 28 promising further proofs of cures.
After a lengthy Saturday session the Indiana senate voted to retain the deaf and dumb asylum property in Indianapolis. The rest of the Goodwine bill was postponed to Monday morning while Sen Joss secured defeats of several clauses. The senate also reallocated St Clair park to the blind asylum grounds and planned an ornamental iron fence. Will open soon.
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