24 Mar 1905
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1905
Page
1
Firemen battle a stubborn blaze at the Lesh Paper Company warehouse in Delaware St. The fire, started by a truck igniting a match, raged through the stock on the third floor, causing heavy losses. Captain Haley was slightly injured.
Mrs Harriet L Clark files suit in Indiana for divorce from C M Clark a wealthy Indianapolis man. She alleges four separations and three divorces in which he eloped with May Billingsley and Emma Northup, then lived apart in Kansas City Omaha Terre Haute and Indianapolis. A restraining order was issued to stop disposition of property and she seeks $3000.
Reports from Harbin and St. Petersburg indicate Russian officers believe Gen. Kuroki aims to invest Vladivostok, prompting evacuation of women and children and closures of business houses as tensions rise in Manchuria. A separate note details boxing tragedy, fire at C. P. Lesh Paper, and mounting damage estimates.
Coroner H D Tutewilee finds fault with the city hospital and Flower Mission Pavilion over Thomas Jones who died after being refused admission for tuberculosis like illness. He says Brown violated hospital rules and that Jones died of chronic alcoholism, noting the peril in moving a dying patient and calling for unified or separated management of city facilities.
Amid church protests a memo by 30 painters prompts the American Board to vote next Tuesday on accepting a $100,000 gift from John D. Rockefeller. The funds will support mission schools in the orient.
France marks the death of Jules Verne, famed author of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in Eighty Days. He passed away on Friday after a period of ill health, having lived comfortably in Amiens and enjoyed substantial royalties and gifts from publishers.
In Friday morning court, Mrs. Silas Matthews of 17 Biomark Ave accuses Fred Heer of running a gambling house at 18 S New Terscyrt. Matthews claims Heler kept the place, says $13 was lost March 10, and admits uncertainty over several witnesses. Arney and Hester face charges for visiting the gambling house while unclear whether Matthews saw them. Attempts to identify individuals are noted amid scattered local business ads and notices.
The report cites President Castro refusing arbitration with the United States over four questions including property, claims, and expulsions. Minister Bowen’s strained ties portend his recall, with possible naval pressure or a Hague arbitration route being considered. Taft discusses the matter after a cabinet meeting as Castro maintains the stand, while naval demonstrations may follow if tensions rise.
Madrid reports a prank involving King Alfonso riding his favorite horse Ker Alai to the queen mother’s antechamber. The horse shied at its reflection in a large mirror, reared near the stairs, and guards quickly helped the king dismount.
A custody dispute in probate court centers on two year old Sarah Morgan. Mrs Wade of the Day Nursery claims guardianship while Charles Stone, an insurance man, seeks to remove the child from relatives and place her in another home. Relatives say Stone has no right to interfere as expenses are already paid by them.
John Conroy, arrested and wanted in Washington as a fugitive, will be extradited after his Washington conviction for embezzling 1100 from John Shannon estate where he served as executor. The president has appointed A S Valkenburg district attorney at Kansas City to succeed William Warner, now elected U S senator from Missouri.
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