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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1902
Page
2
Veterans gather on the state house lawn to honor battle flags before surrendering them to state care. Voices break as they sing Home Sweet Home and Auld Lang Syne, tears flowing while they cling to the banners and share quiet goodbyes.
In Houston, Ella Kang, 19, shot and killed Pat Valentine, 22, on Thursday after he refused to marry her. In Indiana, Frankfort reports no trace of George Unger and Mary Hughes who eloped ten days ago. officers statewide search for the couple as Mary’s brother grieves.
May 16 Bridgeton police arrested Warren Smith, a Fort Mott soldier, who deserted to marry a Bridgeton girl. He was boarding a train to Glassboro when seized. Fort authorities dispatched a detail with an ambulance. Smith returned to the fort.
May 16 Somerville New Jersey Wash burn's circus arrived from Boston. Many performers and canvasmen became sick in a stupor while tents were to be raised. Doctors diagnosed arsenic poisoning. Water drawn from a Morristown river is suspected as the cause.
Police heard of ten missing children at headquarters on Thursday but located 11 quickly. Most were separated from parents in the jams during the parade. Officers were ample and orderly crowds kept pockets safe. About 200 policemen on duty reported no major incidents.
The Fairview season opens Sunday with a concert by the Indianapolis military band at Fairview Park. The program includes Holtzman selections, a cornet solo Enchantment, and Medley 1902.005. Part II features overtures, masks, and selections like Jolly Robbers and Dreamy Eyes, reflecting a lively early 20th century community event.
W J Bryan identifies Tennessee as a promising state from which the Democratic party may select a presidential candidate. In his Commoner he urges leaders and mentions Senators Bate Catmack McMillin Bob Taylor and Nashville Mayor Head as possibilities while noting Cleveland’s lack of legislative experience as a counterpoint.
In Bayonne on May 16 Mrs Julia Bedell Bedell celebrated her 101st birthday at her daughter Mrs Walter Ashen’s home 23 East Thirty third Street. Surrounded by relatives and friends she displayed notable vitality reading with glasses and tending her Bible. Bedell had 14 children, six living, and spends several hours daily with her favorite book.
In Williamsport Pennsylvania on May 16 discovery of a will by the elderly claimant Caste Foster reveals her estate plan. The woman lived in a hut and is buried near her foot house with a monument described as a stump and a chestnut sapling.
Gen Wood informed by Cuban congress of Senor Palma's election as president with transfer set for May 20. Wood commuted two death sentences for men who fought in revolutions and due to inauguration proximity.
Social notes list Hugh H. Hannig visiting Mackinac for two weeks and numerous guests in Frankfort Cincinnati Detroit Atlantic City Cincinnati and Lexington. Individuals include Miss Jessie Adair Miss Leila Thomas Mrs. Williamson Mrs. Dorman N. Davidson and Mrs. Louis Hollweg with others attending house parties and conferences across cities this week.
In Plainfield Indiana Roger Davis nine misplaced a dynamite pad in the barn and carried it to the house where a cook stove ignited it. The blast tore off three fingers from his right hand and wounded his mother and an older brother. Mrs Davis and the elder son suffer serious injuries but are not expected to die. John Baldwin fourteen found a railroad torpedo and tried to break it open. It exploded and mangled his hand requiring amputation.
In Madrid on May 1 the coronation festivities included conferring the English order of the garter on young King Alfonso. Duke of Connaught presided, reading a message from King Edward as Alfonso placed the garter, riband, and George insignia on his own leg.
A large crowd of veterans and friends gathered at Tom lingen hall Thursday night for a campfire program. Gov. Nash of Ohio Gen. Torrance Mayor Bookwalter Senator Fairbanks Ira J. Christian spoke for the Sons of Veterans. The Scottish rite choir and Mrs C H Brown sang. Post commander Milton Garrigus presided. English's Opera House was filled past capacity. Admiral Brown presided and Rev H C Me serve gave the invocation.
Miss Katie Henderson spots blazing powder magazine near West Conshohocken quarry. She warns workers just as a massive explosion erupts, sending stones and debris everywhere. Thirty kegs of powder and 300 pounds of dynamite exploded, leaving only a ground hollow where the house stood. she is hailed a heroine.
The Marion county Sunday school convention will open at 7 30 p m Friday in the Mercidian Street M E church and continue until Saturday night Rev Joshua Stansfield will open with an address followed by ten minute talks by superintendents.
Paris on May 16 reports M. Deutsch, president of the Aero club, has halted airship experiments after the death of M. Severo, the Brazilian aeronaut, caused by an exploding dirigible balloon.
Elwood Indiana May 16 church members warn of active crusade against gambling. Local reports say crooked penny in the slot machines are in use and will be confronted by church groups in the community.
Washington Indiana May 16 Page Bennett aged 60 died by hanging in a barn. The health condition is given as the cause and the report notes the unexpected nature of such accidents and the hope that preparation might avert them. Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil mentioned as a remedy.
A brief notice lists a $1.25 round trip to Dayton from Pennsylvania Lines with a Sunday date, plus a 6:30 a.m. departure from Indianapolis and 6:00 p.m. return from Dayton. It also advertises second hand upright pianos for 125 dollars and mis cellaneous ads, claiming The Sun will publish a ten word classified section for 15 cents.
New York May 16. Neighbors on Bank street Flushing L I recall the 20 year secret marriage of Jacob A Applegate and Mary E McCullough once hidden by the couple. The wedding took place December 15 1881 at 109 Leroy street New York city with Rev John Reed officiating. The notice appeared afterward to quiet tongues amid curiosity in the neighborhood.
Sheriff Hoon reports Amy Houck and sister Margaret helped Clyde Adams escape from Butler County Jail after gaining keys. Adams, 24, evaded capture and is believed to be in Ohio. Amy and Margaret, both missing, aided Adams while delivering meals to prisoners.
Hazleton Pa May 16 By a vote of 461 to 461 the anthracite miners approve continuing the strike affecting about 145,000 men. Engineers firemen and pump runners may join, possibly sparking a wider walkout. The potential breadth and duration mark a possible historic labor confrontation, with Wilkes-Barre poised as strike HQ and President Mitchell staying through the weekend.
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