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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1902
Page
2
Detroit reports Mme Modjeska shares motherly advice with a timid fan. She warns that many girls crave the footlights but face rebuffs and heartache. She recalls offering scarce chances and urges the youth to seek the safety of home rather than chase a perilous stage career.
About half the congregation at Roberts Park M E church opposed Sunday baseball after a pastor requested a show of hands. One nonvoter believed the vote favored baseball, calling it scandalous. Easter service novelty came at Howard Place with an illustrated life of Christ by Rev Crooke, drawing a large audience. Rev Odell delivered his first sermon to children at Second Presbyterian during Easter services. EA Cantrell spoke at the Propylaeum on poverty and the drink problem, arguing poverty drives intemperance due to long hours and underfeeding.
New York reports Talbot J. Taylor and Co. received word that James R. Keene, who had been ill for several days in Lexington, Kentucky, is much improved as of Monday.
Mrs Laura Kurtz separated from her husband tried morphine at her room on Senate Avenue Sunday night but the attempt failed, according to police reports.
Senator Jones trails in Saturday primaries as returns favor Gov Clarke by about ten votes on joint ballot. county tallies from north Arkansas awaited to raise the margin. Jones backers in Little Rock acknowledge the defeat as managers confirm local losses.
Hanna Washington requests bail for Maj Rathbone as he appeals a Bis conviction to Cuba's Supreme Court. The motion argues for release while the high court reviews possible errors affecting the verdict. Local officials have not yet commented on the bail request.
Montly opening concert will feature Theodore Thomas with a large chorus and orchestra in Tomlinson hall. Carpenters enlarge the stage to accommodate the grand aggregation. Late arrivals risk missing the opening number which lasts about twenty minutes. Attendance is expected to be very large despite counter attractions.
A jumble of births and deaths lists numerous city residents with addresses and relatives. The notice records girls and boys born to multiple couples and notes deaths from causes such as consumption, typhoid fever, cerebral hemorrhage, and heart failure, including ages and streets. Several couples are listed together with a long string of paired names. Some entries indicate consumption, inanition, septicemia, and heart failure among the deceased.
Building permits issued for repairs and new work across several streets including N Beville Avenue and Bellefontaine Street. Noted projects include houses, cottages, additions, verandas, and kitchens with values ranging from 95 to 2400 dollars.
A coastal windstorm Sunday morning swept Pittsburg and nearby towns during Easter services. Structures including Knoxville Presbyterian, United Presbyterian at James town, and several others were damaged or destroyed. Five people reportedly will die under wreckage at the Knoxville church, while Rev. J M Jamison and Rev. J W English were among those injured. Dozens more injured as chimneys, roofs, and glass shattered. widespread power outages and oil derrick topple followed. Across West Virginia and Indiana, lightning strikes killed two in ZOLFA and Addie Larson and Mrs Larson perished in a Crown Point residence fire. Evansville sees St Boniface Catholic Church destroyed by fire after a lightning strike.
The Noordland rescued 28 cabin and steerage passengers from the burning Pretoria 150 miles at sea and docked them in New York before continuing to Antwerp. Fire broke out in the forward hold filled with hay, threatening petroleum in the lower compartments. Lifeboats were used after seas and fog hindered distress signals. fireboats met the Pretoria on arrival.
March 31 dispatch notes Macedonian revolutionists, spurred by Ellen M Stone ransom, plan a swift uprising against Turkish rule. Austria and Russia urge Bulgaria to maintain peace as Abdul Hamid coords defense with 290000 troops and a 50000-strong reserve. Fehmy Pasha named Salonica governor with 3600 monthly pay. Also, a rummage sale opens for Alpha Home for aged colored women at 638 Indiana Ave. Contributions urged. phone red 1251.
A fierce 50 mph wind battered Cleveland causing Easter bonnets to fly and wrecked two steel bridges at the National steel works in Mingo Junction Ohio. The storms disrupted traffic and damaged infrastructure across northern Ohio. Local crews assessed the scene and began repairs as gusts moderated.
A severe wind swept Buffalo on Sunday causing damage to wires poles trees and fences across the city with the most impact on public utilities and property. No fatalities are reported and investigations into the weather event are ongoing by local authorities.
Ashville Tenn March 31 Twenty two persons have been drowned in the raging Tennessee river fatalities are reported at Pulaski Lewisburg Murfreesboro McMinnville and Harriman. Property loss along the flooded river is placed at 4000000 dollars.
In St Paul Minnesota on March 31 the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads report severe flood damage in North Dakota as the Red and Moose rivers rise and breach banks. Officials fear regular traffic cannot resume for ten days.
In Matewan West Virginia on Sunday a small procession buried Thomas Hatfield and Eph Hatfield after a quadruple tragedy. Nearby Rutherford and Harry Watts were laid to rest as Cap Hatfield and Devil Anse reportedly attended across the Tug River. Indictments loom but no arrest occurred on the Kentucky side.
A company of capitalists organizes to mine ice from northern Arizona ice caves. Explorers report the caves extend deep underground, presenting a seemingly inexhaustible ice supply.
A ramage gale in progress on Massachusetts Avenue is noted by two signs on a building. The text clarifies it is not a cut-rate liquor store. A Virginia Avenue building shows a sign for a motor and vehicle company, not from Washington Street.
Y M I initiations held during the communion service for the capital council 276 of the Y M C A. Members and officers attended the morning service. Details of the event were noted in the church bulletin and local records.
Christian C. Nelson of St. Joseph admits to being a bigamist and claims he was married 13 times, including three widows. He says he was a bachelor until 56 and sought an eventual affinity, while police continue to receive information linking him to a dozen affairs.
Mrs. Florence Kelly of New York visits Chicago and New York to promote a strong Consumers' League branch to eradicate sweatshops. She outlines lectures at the Propylaeum Masonic temple and Sewall residence on child labor workers the need for a league and how purchasers aid wage earners. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil advertised for everyday accidents and burns.
Dr W B Craig veterinary surgeon offers dog treatment services at Wood's Stable office contact Tel 1097 for appointments and care information.
Fire in the Pike theater building caused 25000 dollars in damage Sunday afternoon as the Pike stock company prepared to present Sag har bor. The crowded house was dismissed after discovery. two women fainted and were carried out. Tommy Reynolds, a stock company member from Indianapolis, lost his pocketbook with a month's salary and papers.
A brief box label note states this name must appear on every box of the genuine Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, the celebrated Cold and Grip Cure, sold at 25 cents.
California offers sun and flowers for winter travelers with coast to coast rail routes. The Southern Pacific Sunset Route from New Orleans provides daily service to Pacific coast points. The Sunset Limited runs Mondays Thursdays and Saturdays, showcasing a premier travel experience along the coast.
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