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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1903
Page
5
The Arkansas monitor is halted near St Genevieve Missouri on May 1 due to low water. Capt. Vreeland reports channel depths of about nine feet in several spots and the monitor drawing 11 1/2 feet requests a government dredge boat to precede her toward the gulf. unless river rises she will remain anchored for days.
Indianapolis Deutsch Klub and Musikverein prepare final concert under director Alexander Ernestinoff. An 210-strong ensemble with strings winds and voices performs Renz Wagner Maytime and more to raise funds for the organization. The program includes aria from Queen of Sheba and Hungarian march, with Nat Davis as concertmeister and Louise Schell Schmidt on harp. Proceeds support the group.
A mixed audience attended a Wednesday night event at Roberts Park M. 13 church where the colored economist and educator speaker was introduced by Bishop Grant. Washington spoke on his educational work in the South while the gathering included people of all classes. In sports news, the Shamrock III yacht is under high insurance at $100,000, far above earlier Shamrocks.
In a Chicago rail round restaurant a year ago four travelers formed an unlikely circle Around the table Roberts the busy broker Kirtland the weary bon vivant Miss Villiers fragile yet refined and Miss Wentworth bold and outdoorsy Their paths cross again on a bamboo veranda where Roberta reveals an engagement to Miss Wentworth and Kirtland recognizes a union that will bind the group as they plan future journeys In a twist of fate the anniversary reunion ends with a double wedding and a shared voyage rather than separate departures
Tanker T Washington spoke in Indianapolis at a colored people’s meeting about the Planner Inwild effort. Miss Dave TD Walkin, a former Tuskegee teacher, led the revival to reclaim hundreds of children from ignorance and vice by starting with sewing, cooking, and housework in a cottage. A new spacious house with bath and gymnasium followed, donated by Frank Flanner, with support from B J Morgan the philanthropist who has backed the work.
Dr. R. G. Light of Broad Ripple and Fletcher Hines of Indianapolis buy one third of the Indianapolis Shelbyville and southeastern traction stock. Thess Holdingy with Herding Hovey and Miller Cooper form a majority outside Townsend Reed stock. Ed Adams of Shelbyville to retire as president. Andrew Batley Young of Balmer, Md. noted.
A local teacher prompts pupils with a question on greatness of statesmen. A Indianapolis boy explains his chest contains a ticking heart. An Interurban conductor notes a passenger who paid fare from Brooklyn to Mooresville and to Indianapolis, risking fraud unless a new hat and window check prevent such tricks.
A Buffalo manufacturer recounts Andrew Carnegie’s youth in East Liverpool and Allegheny, noting a playful race with cousin William Fisher and a nod to the fable of the turtle and hare. Also reported is a brutal assault case in St. Louis and a church luncheon theft tale involving an ice chest and a tramp.
J T Toohey an Australian brewer dies at the Auditorium annex Chicago after a long illness. He planned to return to Australia despite terminal consumption and traveled with his family toward a last meeting with a son in San Francisco. A telegram sent from San Francisco arrives as he passes.
Washington May 1 The Philippine importer regulation fight continues as a Chinese organization led by Lau Kwien Hwo seeks a government monopoly to supervise opium sales. Hwo proposes keeping records of smokers and limiting quantities to curb use, claiming the aim is to end public opium consumption.
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