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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1903
Page
2
A Wabash passenger train derailed when rails spread at Elm Point Missouri on Wednesday morning. One coach left the track injuring 12 passengers. Among the injured are Indiana residents 4H Pitman Corydon and J C Norris LaGrange.
Edwin Dow, who made a fortune out west after years apart, plans to remarry his wife in New Bedford. She had divorced him during his absence, remarried Capt. William Norton, and is now widowed. Dow has located their daughter and revealed the tale, requesting secrecy until Norton’s death. Dow will wed again next Sunday.
The Sax bank in Quincy closed its doors after Ira Sax, owner, made an assignment. Depositors began suits in attachment and applied for a receiver. Sax values assets at 55000. He came from Chicago last June and started the bank. Deposits once reached about 430,000 but a run on March 13 reduced them to about 104,000, which Quincy residents are believed to have lost.
William Wheler, a colored man, was shot and killed by Policeman J J Sawyer while being taken to the station house after an alleged trivial offense. Bowyer resisted arrest, necessitating multiple officers to subdue him. Wheler died at a hospital of temporary insanity. Also notes free cooking lessons by Mrs Helen Armstrong in Chicago and new search appointments adding Mrs John B R Elam to the Indianapolis prison board replacing Mrs Sarah Lancaster.
German Kaiser responds to pleas from Crefeld girls facing dancing bans due to a shortage of young men. He orders a regiment to safeguard dances and sends photos to the Reichstag. Barracks are ordered in Crefeld as towns mourn lost social life.
Berlin notes Otto Von Gettburg cites a German publicist article criticizing American traits as fictional and wasteful. He argues American smartness is illusory and energy misused on trivialities while Europeans are quicker and more efficient.
A Tribune report claims William Vanderbilt sold his controlling NY Central Railroad stake to others, possibly John D. Rockefeller and J. P. Morgan, aligning with the Pennsylvania railroad interests. The notice notes the sale was rumored to involve major financiers as of March.
A disease resembling hydrophobia is killing cattle southwest of Richmond Indiana. One man reports losing ten head in two days. Police chief Gorman says arrests will be made for assault and battery during polo games.
Loganport Ind March 25 Lewis Clark and John Bight of Dennison C were on trial for attempting to steal a box of gold valued at 100000 from the Adame express company last September and have been acquitted.
Fragmentary OCR lists amusements including Checkers at Vindeville with 2:5 and 8:13 odds, PAR beyond pardon described as good at 7 and 4, and Empire Rose Hill burlesque act with partial details. Names, places, and times are incomplete.
A St Paul mother cites dramatic improvements in her family after using Grape-Nuts and milk. Her infant moved from malnourishment to strength, while her husband with chronic dyspepsia improved after adopting the cereal. A friend and a physician urged daily use, leading to broader adoption and notable health gains in the household.
In Buffalo the Burdick murder inquest adjourned with Mrs. Burdick testifying that Arthur Pennell had no duplicate key to her front door and expressing uncertainty about who killed her husband. She described past letters showing affection and said Pennell loved her while Pennell’s wife disputed key access.
Louis F. Kohl, 22, from Covington Kentucky, crossed the river to Louisville and opened fire at his wife's parents home. He killed his mother in law Hannah Stackpole 43 and wounded several others including his wife, Edward Stackpole 50, Harold Stackpole 18, and Everett Stackpole. A brutal night ended with Kohl overpowered and arrested as the wounded were rushed to hospital and morgue.
At McCoo boarding house in Kubkomo Indiana fire chief H I Shaumar fell through an upstairs floor into flames and was badly injured. Olts P Dixon of this city sued Fort Wayne and Southwestern traction company and Sherman F Stults over a collision involving a cab and an interurban car. Cadiz Ky reports a tobacco car derailed near Tracey, capsizing a passenger coach but causing no injuries. Rev I N Strother, Baptist pastor, warned the engineer after dreaming of a wreck. the crash occurred as he foresaw. In St Petersburg Russia a thief stole jewels worth $25,000 from the leading jeweler after a court flunkey posed as a collector for the Grand Duchess Xenis. The thief vanished.
City Life section notes an all day session of the social and business unit at Roberts Park. Other items report Edward H. Hartley’s appointment to the New Albany police board by Gov. Durbin to fill a vacancy, and free gas-stove cooking lectures led by Helen Armstrong of Chicago next week. Also: mandolin and guitar recital by Waller C. Tuttle pupils Friday night at the M A rooms. Deputy U S marshal Higgins aided in a capture linked to a Huntington post office robbery. Part of former President Harrison’s estate between Maryland and east side sold for 440,000 via partition suit.
Alfred Klon son of Robert Kipp who had vanished from home was found Tuesday in Anderson with Maurice Brunswick Jr 11 who had also run away. They were brought home by Bruns Wick’s father and Kipp’s brother. The boys said they wished to see a little of the country.
London March 25 crowd packed the House of Commons as the government’s Irish land bill, a home rule compromise, was introduced. George Wyndham outlined cash needs and a 15 year land purchase, with staged payments and varied percentages on purchase money. Landlords may arrange deals. estate commissioners will oversee sales and tenants nearby may acquire untenanted lands.
An article promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a digestive remedy for dyspepsia indigestion and stomach trouble. It claims the tablets digest food directly, require no laxatives, and improve digestion by aiding absorption into blood and tissue. It urges regular use after meals and notes availability at drug stores.
Brig gen Furston rejects Rev Parkhurst accusations that Funston captured Aquineida by deceit. He mocks Parkhurst, says the preacher is blowing off steam and not raiding dances, and notes Parkhurst is seeking public notice while he remains at large. The general adds he will not dignify the accusation with a reply.
Charles Terry of Allen County petitions the Indiana Supreme Court for release from the Vettersonville Reformatory. He claims he was sentenced under an indeterminate two to 14 year law and should have been released after two years, though he says he has complied with all rules and is a model prisoner. He alleges persecution by the superintendent and staff after Clarke County circuit court denied relief. He now appeals to the state supreme court.
At the Columbia club banquet Tuesday night Indianapolis Yale alumni praised President Arthur T. Hadley of Yale College. Merrill Moores presided the association and James Whitcomb Riley was to speak. Hadley spoke on Yale growth and democracy, said he would tour the Midwest and left for Chicago Wednesday.
George W. Kreitenstein reports on the state capitol buildings with new halftone cuts including the present structure. The edition details expenses and data for taxpayers as demand grows, while a Columbus pesthouse incident notes Dr Riebel enforcing discipline using the whipping post as Hugh Murphy suffers injuries from smallpox.
Rev Joseph Chartrand will present a lecture titled The papacy past and p t at the Propylaeum Sunday evening. The talk, under the Chapel club auspices, reflects extensive study on the subject. Also noted, Noblesville Milling Company with Walter Marmon as president was incorporated for 50000 dollars.
Fire damaged home of A D Firestone in Lehart Indiana on a Tuesday morning. A valuables box on a dresser was looted of several hundred dollars in jewels during the blaze. Local authorities investigate the theft amid the fire debris.
Willam Cauley seeks 25.00 from the Indianapolis street railway company in superior court No. 2. Cauley was aboard the street car that crossed the W Washington street bridge into White River when the bridge collapsed on January 16, 190, causing bruises to his limbs and torso and a severe mental shock.
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