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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1910
Page
2
Mt Etna remains highly active with thirty craters venting lava and ashes, forcing evacuations in Belpasso and Nicillossi. Officials predict six months of continued eruption amid heavy ash rains. The scene is part of a broader European note as Theodore Roosevelt's Naples visit looms with plans for a Mt Vesuvius stop and royal welcomes.
Chicago detectives review life insurance polices on Alexander J Moody who died February 20 from arsenic poisoning. Moody joined a Bohemian lodge with his maid Agnes Hartwick, and Mrs Moody was named beneficiary alongside the maid and her two sons. Investigators seek Anna Anderson, former Moody household maid, for possible light on family life. Cab driver Peter Peterson or Reilly is not in custody.
Reginald Sullivan of Indianapolis, a 34 year old lawyer, runs as a Democratic state senate candidate. He says he is not pledged to any U S senator or senate candidate, presenting himself as a clean, vigorous reformer aligned with Gov Marshall without being an anti Taggart figure.
New York March 31 The American Bible Society reports success in raising 500000 to meet Mrs Russell Sage’s matching offer and create a 1006000 endowment endowment fund. Sixty thousand eight hundred seventy one dollars has been paid. remaining subscriptions extend largely into 1919.
Prof W K Hallowell, 78, famed geologist, was found dead from exposure in brush along the Gunnison River two miles north of Gunnison Colorado. Authorities believe he wandered away in a state of mental distress during a stormy period yesterday.
In Pocahontas Virginia on March 31 18 year old Mollie Magrill screamed for help as Norfolk and Western Fireman John Waldron leapt from his engine and stopped Dimitri Sanan a Russian who lured her with candy. Waldron knocked the attacker senseless and Sanan was jailed amid threats of lynching.
The trials of Mrs Maggie Anderson Mrs Helen Edlen and Miss Ray Warner were held yesterday before Justice Hutchinson. The Edlen woman traveled from Jeffersonville to Indianapolis to visit Norwood to hunt for her missing husband. She found him with Warner and they fought. Anderson was acquitted while Edlen and Warner were each fined one dollar and costs.
Wotston Virginia report: John Thornton Jr a Danville printer stood trial for forging spurious cigarette coupons worth half a cent each. Jane Noell former operator pleaded guilty. A South Boston printing outfit was raided weeks earlier, revealing thousands of bogus coupons and the machinery to make them.
Louisville March 31 A jury acquitted ER M Culley, wallpaper dealer, in the fatal shooting of Republican politician W E Proctor last November. The slayer was found temporarily insane when the crime occurred, Culley testified that Proctor attacked his wife prompting the act.
In Philadelphia on March 31 Young Smedley and Johnny Krause fought a rough match at Wayne Athletic Club. Both fighters battered each other and fell into the crowd in the final round. They were cut and bleeding at the end, and a draw seemed a fair call given the chaos.
A large section of Stittville, a village ten miles north of Utica New York, was wiped out by a blaze today. The fire caused extensive damage with losses reported over ten thousand dollars. No injuries are mentioned.
The British steamer Pericles foundered off Leeuwin with the crew and passengers saved. The incident was reported from London on March 31, noting no loss of life and indicating rescue operations succeeded.
Meteorological dispatches describe a west to lake storm bringing a cold wave from the Rocky Mountains to the lakes. Chicago temperature plunged over 30 degrees with 44 mph wind. Denver cut off by heavy snow. Nebraska and Duluth areas isolated. unconfirmed report says Eureka S D struck by cyclone with loss of life.
Indiana political insiders discuss Lew Ellingham of Decatur as the likely Democratic nominee for secretary of state in a volatile race. State Senator S. B. Fleming of Fort Wayne backs Ellingham, while Fort Wayne Journal Gazette signals support. Daniel W. Simms of Lafayette denies running for secretary, hints at a run for US senator, reshaping the field as party factions maneuver.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley of Liberty Indiana vice president and state lecturer for the W O I U says a petition will be presented to the next legislature seeking statewide prohibition and a constitutional amendment. She spoke three times at Englewood Christian church in Marion county outlining enfranchisement, opposition to vice districts, and topics including Some Aspects of the Social Evil Traffic in Women and Blind Tigers by speakers Morrow Likins and Shu maker.
A jury at 11 last night awarded Mrs. Margaret Collins $500 against attorney Jesse D. Hamrick in a $8,000 dispute over allegedly overcharged fees. The case, before Judge Remster for three weeks, marked the first such sale tried in Marion county courts.
Eleven year old prodigy William J Sidis proposes a motor power using radium alpha rays to propel an airship and reach Venus in 20 minutes. He suggests an apparatus at the stern would receive the rays and drive the craft to great speeds enabling trips to other planets.
In Columbus on March 30 the local street car workers union executive committee prepared a demand for reinstatement of all discharged members and a wage rise from 20 14 to 22 2 cents per hour with time and a half for overtime. A denied claim could trigger a strike, while Dayton reports show conductors and motormen of the Peoples' Railway seeking a raise from 21 14 and 22 2 cents per hour.
New York march 31 managers of United States Steel Corp consider a general wage advance for most employees outside high salaried officers. Few workers are union members and no strikes are reported in mills. Details of the proposed increase remain unclear from company officials. Elsewhere it is noted that higher wage scales may already be in effect at some plants or departments.
Philadelphia reports reveal three dynamite explosions under street cars in 24 hours. Sympathizers of the striking carmen are blamed for obtaining explosives, prompting riders to avoid trams. A motorman found two sticks of dynamite on Chelton avenue tracks. a passenger, Miss Carrie Himberg, fainted from panic. Women allied to the union vow to parade if barred, defying police.
Salem eight hundred women donate a dollar each toward a $500 bond to free Major Arthur Howard, to be surrendered by bondsmen in a libel case tied to his newspaper effort to expose alleged draft in city politics.
Albany March 31 Assemblyman Stephen C Clarke began efforts to boom State Charities Commissioner Ralph W Thomas in seeking the Republican nomination to succeed ex Senator J P Allds in the special election. Thomas a Colgate University history professor is the nominee prospect.
Salvation Army investigators found a family on Moore avenue in distress. A son is ill with consumption and a married daughter is recovering from appendicitis. The husband is dead and there are two small children. The army ordered groceries and medical aid sent to the home.
An Indiana section American Chemical Society meeting is set for Friday evening April 8 at the Hotel English. Participants include F. R. Eldred, E. B. Eberhardt, J. R. Francis, A. D. Thornburn, Dr. J. N. Hurty, Dr. W. H. Foreman, Dr. C. R. Schaeffer and Dr. C. S. Woods.
Mary Sloan sues the Valentine company, lessee of English's opera house, in circuit court claiming theater management caused her injury after a fall in the aisle. She seeks 3500 dollars in damages.
John W. Kern, chairman of the executive committee for the Jefferson Day banquet, received a letter from Governor Shallenberger of Nebraska stating it would be impossible for him to attend due to an engagement in Omaha.
Theodore Roosevelt on an African trip reports the discovery of a new hippopotamus species. Eight skulls sent to the Smithsonian show material differences from existing specimens. The animal is named Constrictus due to the skull’s narrowed formation.
Mrs. Kate Gable of 511 East New York Street quarreled with her mother and took strychnine last night. Two dispensary physicians and Bicycle Policemen Schlangan and Todd labored for an hour to save her life. She said she would never take poison again.
Edward Schultz aged 65 a Bosro bel farmer was gored to death by the family cow last evening in a tragic farm accident.
Christina Johnson found guilty by a jury of embezzlement, granted a new trial by Judge Brown in criminal court. She drew money from a trust company using her mother's pass book. If she stays out of trouble, the case will not be retried.
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