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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1901
Page
3
Paris reports from March 26 that a mine was found beneath the czar's palace at Tzarkoloselo and that prominent figures are accused of involvement. The Russian unrest left 17 dead and 30 wounded, including three women, in St. Petersburg 11 dead and 22 wounded, also with women among the dead.
In St Petersburg on Sunday a clash between military and factory workers left several dead and wounded. Cossack guards petitioned against being used to quell riots, saying defending civilians is beneath them. Financial minister De Witte may become imperial chancellor amid reported rail robbery and censorship of dispatches.
At the state department the dismissal of McLeavy Brown the British director-general of customs in Corea is seen as Russian intrigue. Moscow figures point to M Pavloff and Count Cassini as planners with aims to control the Japan and Yellow seas and open Siberian ports, accelerating imperial reach unless Japan and England intervene.
Prince Galtozin, famed Russian author, forms an organization to battle progressive ideas in politics literature and dress. The league reportedly includes most Russian aristocracy and aims to restore conditions as they were fifty years ago inside Russia.
New York report states the Philippines war robbed sisters Della and Nina Cameron of Brooklyn of their planned husbands. Nina was to wed Red Cross nurse William Malone before he died in Hammond Indiana after a Manila posting. Della, engaged to George Gardner, a sailor on a U.S. cruiser, was killed by a Filipino bullet.
In Columbus Ohio on March 26 Press-Post reporters ended a one day strike after Ellis O Jones general manager signed the News writers union scale at seventeen dollars a week He told secretary Crea per I will sign it and get all the boys back to work
Officer Ormiston stopped a well dressed man named Thomas Clark of Chicago who begged for money to buy whisky. He admitted guilt and went to a Friendly Inn for dinner but was refused for not sawing wood, leaving hungry. Judge Daly released him with a rejoicing farewell.
An advertisement extols the genuine Laxative Bromo Quinine product, promising authenticity by featuring the signature of E. W. Grove on every box and urging consumers to seek the real article. The copy emphasizes brand legitimacy and seller trust.
Tramps in a Brightwood yards refrigeration car awaken to a dead man found beside a chloroformed handkerchief. The victim, possibly H. E. Wilson a Hebrew junk dealer, may have killed himself. Police list several suspects and note the man’s identity is uncertain.
A Sun reporter boarded two street cars Monday to seek views on a new schedule docking workers for the noon hour and shaving wages by a cent. Conductors declined to discuss the changes, urging readers to consult Mr. Miller or offering only silence. Dr. R. C. Light of Broad Ripple called the move an outrage.
New York reports Frank Stone Bond, 71, longtime C M Saint Paul railroad director, faced a breach of promise suit from Miss Mary Louise Morse Wahl who claimed common law marriage and 12 years together. A detective intervened as a furniture van arrived. the magistrate ordered the woman away and dismissed the case. Bond remains a bachelor.
Frank Grubbs saloon at Sedalia was dynamited early Tuesday and left in ruins. Windows of nearby businesses shattered but no injuries were reported. Grubbs had been refused a license last month by the commissioners yet opened a place he called a club.
In Lafayette Indiana steps toward uniting interurban electric lines in northern Indiana southern Michigan and northwestern Ohio were taken. The Lafayette Purdue and Northern traction company filed a mortgage with Guaranteed Trust Company New York securing 500000 dollars in bonds for the purchase and expansion of the Lafayette street railway company. The system is valued at 800000 dollars.
Mrs. Chas Lafollette reportedly swallowed two ounces of eye wash at a Kokomo cemetery and was found unconscious. Emergency staff pumped her stomach and she was hospitalized for observation.
Indiana items report Shoals Methodists raising 3675.75 for a new church in 30 minutes. Wabash firm to hire female help. Fatal and near fatal incidents include H M Braffett 36 Richmond death from grip and Jacob Shimp 89 South Bend, Lentz murderers conviction payoff to James Jones Bedford marshal. Rail, industry, and school news cover downed Jeffersonville water, 2000 idle workers, DePauw glass factory closure affecting 400 jobless, and a Monroe county lecture.
Reports show Frankfort may join state officers in a reception for a company. A Muncie dispute seeks injunction against several firms over refuse disposal in White River and Buck Creek. Dr Conde Beck testified in Greensburg defending a shooting case, claiming self defense. Muncie won a suit to curb Muncie Natural Gas rates at Manchester, with ordinance limits and required refunds for overcharges since last November.
At the district 21 republican meeting in New York on Monday night the name of Andrew Carnegie was formally proposed as the candidate for mayor. The resolutions passed unanimously and a five member committee was appointed to contact Carnegie and seek his consent to run.
New York March 26 Senator Hanna rejects a presidential boom scenario. Senator Scott of Virginia had recently urged the Ohio senator into a run. Hanna replied that he would cuff Scott if the pressure continued and noted Scott’s remarks.
Birth notices list Morris F Edwards and Elsie Edwards with a boy at 1703 Prospect Street. Charles and Freda Kull with a boy at 424 Walcott Street. Ed and Nettie Ollyear with a girl at 90 West Washington Street. Benjamin and Carrie Coleman with a boy at 1029 Belmont Avenue. Frank and Katie Kiefer with a girl at 1726 Fenneman Street. Frank and Annie Mills with a son for John F Michelfelder and Elizabeth Michelfelder at 1102 East Ohio Street. George and Thomas at West Twelfth Street with a girl. Ed and Etella Otumph. Peter and Jessie Peterson at 705 South Meridian Street with a boy. John and Van Flake. City hospital entries for John and William Patterson at 66 North Temple Avenue. Sophie Wenning age 58 with meningitis at 2122 Chestnut Street. Naomi Holmes age 24 days at 1664 West Chiost with convulsions. Thelma B Hunter age 4 at 2218 Station Street with scarlet fever. additional couples James Sullivan and Minnie Sanborn. Charles A Baker and Lenora Cady. Ora Sutton and Retta Scott.
In Somerset Ohio on Tuesday at 2 a.m. eight armed men blew the bank safe with six blasts and obtained about $5900. Citizens who tried to intervene were repulsed with Winchester rifles and shotguns. The gang stole two teams from a livery barn and escaped. Sheriff King and bloodhounds pursue.
After the Park theater closed Monday night four boys hid a dry goods box and slept in line for Mrs. Fiske tickets. By Tuesday morning the line extended to the Bates house and tickets were sold from an improvised booth on the second floor. Ten seats limit per person amid heavy sales and high demand for Ernest Haskel lithographs.
Steve Brodie’s self written will was probated in New York on March 26. The estate totals $80,000 including $50,000 in property and $30,000 cash to be divided among three children. Extracts name Irine Brodie as sole heir and executor until Nellie Brodie reaches 21, with Irine gaining full control of assets.
President McKinley announced a slate of attorney and judge advocate appointments. Warren S. Reese Jr. and James D. Ellliott join district work in Alabama and South Dakota, Edgar A. Angier covers northern Georgia, P. L. Soper serves northern Indian Territory, and Harvey C. Carbaugh George M. Dunn and John A. Hull receive judge advocate ranks of major.
A group led by Carl Wilson known as Chas Hannibal disrupted the Grand Opera gallery Monday night. Dan Judge tried to eject him when Wilson’s supporters shouted smash him. Wilson attacked Judge and left him with a black eye before Sgt Crane detained Wilson on assault and battery charges.
Washington March 26 General MacArthur reports the death of Captain William H Mullay of the Twenty third Infantry at a Manila hospital from typhoid fever. Mullay was born in Ohio.
London reports Britain's refusal to accept the Nicaragua canal treaty after Senate amendments. A correspondent asked if Britain would sell Clayton Bulwer rights to the United States for 100 million dollars. Commercially, a cash settlement could help Britain, but militarily and sentimentally Britain prefers no canal under American control.
A catalog of owners and properties with listed costs for frame houses porches and repairs across Indianapolis. Entries include Leonard Pall at 2144 N Rural with a 750 dollar frame house and John J Griffin at 1628 Fletcher with porch work for 25 dollars, plus an Indianapolis wrecking company at 334 E Vermont and 412 14 N New Jersey streets to raze buildings for 100 dollars.
A large furniture combine in Grand Rapids Michigan plans incorporation. Reportedly the venture will capitalize at about seven thousand dollars with multiple contributors involved in the project.
Detectives persist on the Watson robbery case as charges fly between Watson and LaBarge and his wife. Authorities have not yet gathered sufficient evidence for further arrests. LaBarge remains calm and vows to expose Watson as a deep swindler.
Chicago March 26 Victor F Lawson owner of the News and Record seeks to buy the Times Herald. Consolidation of the Times Herald and Record is under discussion with H H Kohlsaat proprietor of the Times Herald confirming negotiations.
John Bondurant, 11, stole the tugboat Fannie in Norfolk on Monday, fired its boilers and steered into Lambert before the steam failed. The owner declined to press charges after the arrest.
New York March 26 Col Isaac T Elwood a Chicago capitalist who planned to oppose the merger of companies in the billion dollar steel trust has surrendered He will deposit his 30000 shares of stock in exchange for United States steel stock.
In Marseilles on March 26 the ship owners refuse to submit to arbitration in the dispute. The statement cited a firm position against arbitration and called for continued negotiation rather than binding settlement.
A vegetable hair growth remedy is promoted with free trial mailings from the Altenheim Medical Dispensary in Cincinnati. Testimonials from multiple named individuals claim rapid regrowth, reduced dandruff, and restored color, urging mothers to try the treatment for children and adults alike.
A man identifying as Bill Tron's protégé watches entrants at a pool room door. He confronts an undercover observer, insinuating police or press pressure to shut the place down, then dismisses the probe and warns of retaliation. The scene ends with Billy's mouthpiece slipping away.
Mrs. Carrie Nation visited Cincinnati on a daytime tour, attending mass at St. Peter's cathedral and quietly surveying saloons. She resisted entering the bars to keep a promised restraint, but declared the saloon a hellish conspiracy against women and urged voters to exercise sovereign power to settle the issue.
London report says Little Eva a five year old mare won the Lincolnshire handicap on Tuesday a strong favorite with Alvescot finishing second and Lackford third.
The Board of Public Works investigated a complaint that the contractor erecting the Claypool building at Pennsylvania and Chiosts fenced in the rear alley. Building and Street inspectors found a brick barricade. Jungclaus was told to remove it or the city would reclaim the brick. The Sun had previously highlighted the alley dispute.
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