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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1902
Page
1
The Sun reports Indianapolis will not install gas meters. Mayor Bookwalter stated Thursday night he would veto any natural gas meter ordinance. He warned the council would need a two thirds majority to override him, which he deems impossible given current council alignment. He pledged to use influence against the measure.
The Sun reports the Indianapolis Gas Company will withdraw from the natural gas meter fight and retire from the natural gas business. It plans to dispose of its supply to Consumers’ Gas Trust Company, prompting patrons to switch to coal while furnaces are remodeled. Consumers’ will take on some customers after acquiring wells, aided by abundant gas supplies.
New York May 16 Louis Nixon’s withdrawal as Tammany leader splits the hall into two rival factions. Croker loyalists back Murphy while Carroll forces back James J. Martin. Croker says he will not interfere and may not return for a year or more.
A crowd from Bellefontaine gathered to protest a proposed street improvement on Bellefontaine Street. Merle Sidener, clerk of the Board of Works, notes widespread objections to new projects this year and over the past six years as residents complain about ongoing street work. The Board will plan the project while allowing ten days for final remonstrance.
The Board of Safety ruled on Friday that fireworks may not be sold to boys before July 4 and that blank cartridges must not be sold to boys at all. Men may purchase under the new guidelines as the agency seeks to regulate holiday fireworks in the community.
Republican council members accuse the mayor of courting credit for defeating the gas meter measure while some Republicans privately admit a few may support the ordinance. The mayor convened Republicans to urge opposition, noting Democrats and Republicans largely oppose meters.
Governor and state officials observed a 15 mile march by Battalion and Battery troops at the fair ground camp. Veterans returned at 5:30 p.m. to cheers while cooks testified to hearty post hike appetites. Sentries kept watch as beds, clothes aired, and a battery drill drew crowds.
Sun reporters note few volunteers for county and state conventions with May 27 and June 6 dates. Potential names like Burke, Bell, Holtzman, McCullough, Korbly mentioned but not committed. Democratic strength sapped by Johnson county detachment, GOP victories, and scarce funds as federal officials lean Republican.
CELEBRATEd Frank Stewart Fred Cassady and Obe Hampton face murder charges in the Haynes case. Wilson Haynes died in Coatesville on November 22, 1901. Charles Hampton Wats is serving a life term in Michigan City and appeals in supreme court. Stewart Cassady and Hampton are linked to Haynes removal from OBrien's drug store to a lumber shed. All have changed venue requests. Defense seeks Green Castle venue. prosecution cites lodge fundraising for Hampton defense.
The article notes Nash of Ohio attended a monument dedication while almost every other state governor failed to acknowledge invitations. Ohio’s governor came in person, others sent no representatives, prompting comment at the state house. Col Wilson, secretary to Gov Durbin, said several governors had not responded and could not name who had answered.
Justice Chester of the supreme court granted a further order for the preliminary examination of representatives of firms in the alleged beef combine. The order is returnable in Albany on May 26, after Attorney General Davies sought the action. No summonses have been served on any representatives to date.
Prosecutor Ruckelshaus says that if anyone will tell him the names of witnesses who know anything about gambling he will call them before the grand jury. The Sun asked if he would act on gambling openly carried on this week and he replied that naming witnesses would not help because those who gamble would refuse to testify, fearing self-incrimination.
Albert and his family fled St Pierre as Mt Pelee erupted, escaping by steamer to Fort De France. Residents recalled animal signs and thunderous noises, with many bodies decomposed and crews burning remains at pyres. Supplies from the New York chamber of commerce expected Friday as daily visitors report death and ruin.
Governor pro tem M L Heure telegraphs the colonial ministry that all city archives in St Pierre were destroyed. He and Senator Knight planned a trip to St Pierre and other parts of Martinique. Acting Governor Mr Pelee remains smoking amid the devastation.
Dr Buehler of the health department says the pure milk crusade is yielding tangible results. He reports eight dairies ordered cleaned during a country visit, with all but one following guidance to the letter. Veterinarians O Re ar and Roberts tested a dairy north of the city for tuberculosis, aiming to test the entire herd by owner request and promote voluntary health certificates.
Reports from southeastern Chiapas indicate volcanic disturbances from the West Indies and Guatemala. Mt Soconusco, about 50 miles from the Guatemala border, has shown active eruption signs since a recent earthquake sequence.
Reported gambling occurred Thursday in Indianapolis with three venues open at an eight dollar minimum. Police were tied up with crowds and noted little enforcement as local gamblers dominated, leaving visiting players broke. Officials vow to curb gambling, while fearing police interference may deter future operations.
Chicago astronomer I G Key predicts a grim year with June and July bringing calamities. He foresees ten major storms and loss of life, with disaster affecting governments, the United States Congress, the Philippines, and hostility near Manila.
Henry Ragedale aged 18 was convicted in criminal court for bicycle theft and sentenced to Indiana Reformatory for one to three years.
A G A R veterans parade stops before the Stevenson building where Captain James Fellowes, nearly eighty, watches from a third floor window with tears on his cheeks. The survivors of Company I, Eighty fourth Indiana, include Fellowes who traveled from Chicago to observe his old unit.
Official dispatch from Gov. Llewellyn of the Windward Islands, St. Vincent, notes 1300 bodies found and buried, 2000 livestock killed, nine sugar estates damaged, ashes cover the ground, and ongoing lava flow. About 3000 people on relief at roughly 50 pence daily. Eruption is declining but danger not over.
A terse Telegram from Minneapolis to The Sun, signed W. E. Watkins, notes a new signing by a team in Milwaukee on Sunday. The fragment confirms a player addition but provides few details about the identity, position, or team involved.
Chin Hee in jail as local Chinese community begins its own investigation into Doc Lung's death. E Lung and two workers visit Hee with a pipe and tobacco, while Kregele supports the effort. Community members fear being linked to the murder but vow to uncover evidence before any police handling of the case.
John W Stevenson and Anna Glenn wed in Indianapolis with Justice Will iam H Nickerson officiating. Luke Walpole, the blind ex justice of the peace, claimed he sensed the wedding and remarked on the couple’s color as bystanders ponder his intuition.
Thomas A. Fletcher asks for a receiver for the South Indianapolis Improvement Association claiming a 677.84 note is due and unpaid. President E T Firth declines further comment beyond saying the association is not insolvent while he reviews Fletcher's suit.
The Indiana Optical Society held its seventh semi annual meeting at the Denison house on Thursday afternoon with 55 members present. David K. Goss former Indianapolis schools head visiting New York and likely to be in Indianapolis for weeks. Merle Sidener resigns as Board of Works clerk and will be succeeded by Eugene Harris. W. O. Peirce of streets may take Harris job, and Peirce's post may go to a city engineer's office employee. Funeral directors elected officers E. F. Davis president George C. Wyatt first vice president Harry Culver second vice president Hiss secretary Pendleton treasurer and named A Weisinger delegate to Milwaukee in October national convention.
Hortense Abromet, jailed in Marion County, says she will remain at the jail until June first then move to New York to live permanently. She declares the grand jury will free her, noting publicity and court delays are motives, while she stays cheerful amid flowers, letters, and reader curiosity.
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 36 hours ending May 17 notes rain Friday night and Saturday with no material change but rising temperatures. Temperatures recorded 52 at 7 am, 68 at noon, 74 at 2 pm. Possible showers in Indiana and nearby states with variable winds.
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