20 Mar 1906
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1906
Page
1
Reports from Chattanooga describe Ed Johnson, a federal prisoner, hanged by a mob with tensions rising as Black workers flee Nashville area factories. The lynching prompts federal concerns and possible sheriff liability while the city braces for further violence.
In a snowstorm a New Haven line boat with a clay cargo struck off Mystery Rock and wrecked. Captain and five crew rescued by Keener Ossingere of Boston and brought to port. Meanwhile the Mary Buckley, carrying bricks, went down off Branford after a northeast gale. Dunn’s crew escaped to shore. An unlawful assassination rumor ends with a jailed suspect in Tombstone.
John B. Spreckles, dubbed the sugar king, lies critically ill amid rumors of declining health. Chicago authorities report new actions as Golden Tint shop reacts to the case while other city notices include a fine for a father who endangered a seven year old by carrying the child through a crowd.
A North Philadelphia streetcar episode ends with a woman transferring from E Tenth Street to Pennsylvania Street at 6 o clock. She later admits she will never be honest toward the car company after being unable to pay fare and escaping the vehicle.
In Spencer Injunction Suit to prevent purchase attorneys argue vigorously. Testimony shows expert manipulation of United States Blanchard voting machines could mislead voters. County attorney counters that fraud would remove a useful device from the market. judge may deny the injunction with a hearing expected to finish Wednesday.
T L Lewis and Mitchell clash over policy as miners and operators clash in a postponed joint conference. Waite Robbins is deposed as chair, while Ohio and Indiana delegates maneuver for influence on the scale committee. Friction between Lewis, Mitchell, and the independents threatens a bolt as debates unfold.
Operators split over a peaceable settlement and a possible coal strike. J H Winder joins to represent Morgan and rail interests while John Mitchell leads the miners scale talks. A joint conference with the miners will decide strike action, with a policy of delay noted to push price levels higher.
Attorney Richardson of Iai has been employed to defend the miners charged with murder in the case of Sin Brewnenberg. The defense aims to contest the charges and seek fair proceedings for the defendants.
A mail carrier named Les Ben Frantz slipped on an Abbott Car step while alighting a street car on Tuesday afternoon in Roosevelt. He fell under the wheels, was badly hurt, and taken by ambulance to Deaconess Hospital. He lives at 1910 Holloway Ave.
Charles Gurley, 30, stepped onto a hidden skylight on Union Station’s trainshed roof Tuesday and fell about 30 feet to the tracks. He died from a crushed skull and other injuries as rescuers, including his wife and mother, rushed to the scene. Gurley’s father, Franch Gurley, filed suit against Union Railway.
Laporte County attorneys Lemuel Darrow Herman W Werden and John W Talbott II appeal to the appellate court after disbarment proceedings in Laporte Circuit Court. They face charges of conspiring to counterfeit evidence to aid Stella Favita in a theft case tied to the Pair Store Chicago. The case centers on testimony by Roger Tineke and actions that led to Darrow and Talbott's disbarment.
London rumor says Waldert Apter of Willam Waldart Agtar, set to wed Mrs. Nannie Langhorne Shay in April, may receive from his father the Chiveden estate and in a year ten dollars as a wedding present.
The Wilson family of John J. Wilson postmaster and station agent at Glen Osborne, near Pittsburg, was found dead from gas asphyxiation in their home. The tragedy involved the father, mother, and five children, discovered when neighbors entered the locked station area seeking a train. A gas-filled house and a fatal incident are reported in this Pittsburg region notice.
A garbled shopper’s column lists varied items and prices from a bygone era. Mentions include five cent bag peanuts, novelty kitchen gadgets, clothespins with ribbons, baby socks, tin ware, and household odds and ends. Names like MME SAMPLE-HUNTER appear amid jumbled product notes and prices.
A school custodian faces arrest on a charge linked to selling poor quality meat to a manual training project. Ridge pupils reveal his ties to a restaurant business, which has the school board's approval in the city.
Indianapolis authorities probe Harry M. Wright custodian of Manual Training and Short Ridge High school lunchrooms after charges that he sold substandard milk to students, profiting from a private supply chain. A health department inquiry, police court action, and a signed letter from a former employee heighten scrutiny of Wright’s role and finances.
Mantel Training and Shortridge records note school lunch patrons and milk pricing at four cents a gallon. The passage mentions political activity by Wright, a Tenth Ward worker and longtime employee, amid unclear remarks on dinner and state of affairs.
March 20 in York political circles swirl over Andrew Hamilton and his disclosure of efforts to block the confirmation of William Harshtower to the Supreme Court. Hamilton claims Hornblower’s name was floated in the Senate during Cleveland’s second term, with confidential discussions in McCall’s private office and statements about fear and retaliation shaping the process.
In Baltimore a man attempted to follow Mrs Roosevelt near Inver's residence. He was stopped by police, taken to the home of Wilkin G. Meiller, and claimed to be a beggar. A search found nothing more than a pine. He was fined $0 and costs for vagrancy.
The Interurban Journal announces its reorganization and filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state Tuesday. The capital is 20000 pounds with George W. Warmoth as general manager, Samuel Perrott as secretary treasurer, and Senator Joseph Shea of Seymour among directors.
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