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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1902
Page
9
In Fernie British Columbia on Thursday evening an explosion occurred in Mine No 2 with 150 workers present. Sixteen escaped but most are believed dead. One escapee, a boy, later died. The incident marks a severe mining tragedy with confirmation still pending.
George W. Clark sues the street car company for $5,000 alleging he boarded the wrong car by mistake after transferring to N West Street. He was forcibly ejected and held to the ground as the car started, in a circuit court action begun Friday.
Boer commandant Jan Krige tells Tomlinson hall audience that South African women never urged their husbands sons or fathers to surrender. He denounces British reconcentration camps as a lie and insists women would not be freed at the cost of dishonor.
Search is under way for Nettie Adams 4 daughter of Dr Adams of Greenfield after she escaped the insane hospital Wednesday. Authorities fear she may have harmed herself in a personal crisis mania.
Supreme and appellate courts Friday held a general remonstrance against granting a liquor license valid. The remonstrance was signed on behalf of voters of two townships by individuals bearing written power of attorney to sign for them.
A heavy rainstorm drenched Indianapolis and much of Indiana with more than 10 inches since Thursday afternoon, yet the season total remains nearly eight inches below the January through May average. Winds reached 28 mph from the south as showers covered the Ohio Valley and Midwest, causing no lightning damage in Indianapolis though a destructive thunderstorm was reported near Washington, Indiana.
Griffin a federal court juror from Noblesville failed to appear when the court opened. The marshal and deputies searched Friday morning, releasing jurors at 5 p m Thursday with no trace found. Judge Basil expressed chagrin as the case continued. Dr C J Fletcher tested lantern slides for an upcoming erup tion lecture showing Mount Pelée St Pierre Martinique devastation with 20 foot scenes for audience understanding. All slides deemed perfect for the Grand Saturday night presentation.
Farrell of 434 W Washington St was near a gas pipe leak Thursday afternoon when a match ignited a small explosion that blew him across the room. fire damage was minor.
The city council will meet next week instead of this to approve about 760 dollars for the pure milk crusade. Friends of the measure are out of town and unavailable.
South Bend Ind May 2 By mutual agreement John Churry 31 shot his sweetheart Susannah Kreskemeti 16 and then killed himself The girl had written a letter asking they be buried together The tragedy ends in a double death for a doomed romance.
In a battle between Turkish troops and Arab rebels at Ibb, Turkish forces suffered 300 killed with heavy rebel casualties. Recovered 212 bodies. In Tennessee, Fraterville mine disaster reports 212 bodies recovered by Friday noon.
A trolley car on the Easton and Nazareth line ran out of control on a steep grade near Easton at 11 p m Thursday and overturned at the hill foot. Joseph Derhammer and Edwards Commodore were killed and 25 people were injured in the crash reflecting a deadly local transit accident.
In London trading American stocks hold firm with gains of percent to percent. Washington signals a 20 percent concession to Cuba. Crop prospects are very favorable, boosting sentiment for securities, including Western Maryland and Granger roads. Sugar short interest appears limited as traders squeeze, while rail and bank issues show varied quotes in Indianapolis listings.
Morton Bookwalter brother to the mayor visits Indianapolis for ten days while recovering from a recent illness in Philadelphia. He is manager of the Ladies Home Journal and Saturday Evening Post. Previously a printer earning six dollars weekly for the mayor, he rose to run a firm employing about 600 people and drawing seven thousand five hundred dollars yearly.
Amanda Woods, colored, came to town from a house on Falls Creek and got drunk with William Robbins. On the way home she became boisterous and pulled a 32 caliber revolver firing at Robbins, the bullet striking his skull. Robbins was at City Hospital and not considered in danger. Amanda was in police custody with a charge of shooting with intent to hit.
Births record several newborns including a boy and a girl at listed addresses. Deaths note Harriet Walker aged 32 and John Madden aged 70 with causes listed as lung fever and apoplexy. Multiple marriages listed with four couples including William F. Sullivan and Rose Patrick. Jasper Warman Brady wed Ida Crull. Harry Freeman wed Emma Barinstein. Raymond R. Whipple wed Nellie V. Smith.
A record of individuals naming dates and costs for various home improvements. John Hanna at College Avenue and Twenty second Street seeks a store room for 10000 dollars. A M Brooks on Mount Street requests a porch for 25 dollars? Anna Gallagher on Centennial Street lists a house at 560 dollars. E P Erwin on Meridian Street provides a basement project for 2000 dollars. Frederick Stellhorn at St Clair Street proposes an addition for 40 dollars. Dickerson Talefare on Mead Street lists a house for 400 dollars. H T Thompson on Broadway repairs for 150 dollars. Robert McDermott at Delaware Street porch repairs for 90 dollars.
A string of incidents across Indiana reports cutworms damaging crops in Tell City, drownings near Muncie and Lafayette, a youth killed in a woolen mill accident at New Albany, a drowning attempt near Lafayette, a fatal alcohol related case in Frankfort, a man assaulted in Crawfordsville, a shop roof blow off in Washington, a fatal train collision near Cloverdale, and various other local calamities. The reports include deaths, injuries, and public notices from multiple towns and counties.
Cincinnati May 23 cattle receipts 623 shippers 5.40 to 6.50 for good to choice calves to 7.00 hog receipts 2382. select 7.20 to 7.25 good to choice 7.05 to 7.15 mixed 6.75 to 7.00 sheep receipts 2054 extra 5.00 extra lambs 5.85 all figures reflect current market levels in the daily livestock running.
Cattle receipts 2,500 with bids from good to fancy at 7.25 to 7.65 and common to medium at 5.00 to 6.50. stockers 2.75 to 5.50. cows 1.60 to 6.25. canners 1.80 to 2.76. calves 3.50 to 7.00. Hogs receipts 23,000 with bulk 7.00 to 7.15. light 6.70 to 7.10. rough 6.80 to 7.10. mixed 6.75 to 7.30. heavy 7.20 to 7.40. pigs 3.50 to 6.75. Sheep receipts 7,000 natives 5.50 to 6.00. western 5.00 to 6.00. native lambs 5.00 to 6.90. western 5.25 to 6.90.
Wheat prices show weaker No 2 red and mixed varieties with milled freight notes. Corn prices vary by grade with several No 2 and No 3 white and yellow lots. Oats and hay hold steady with Timothy and prairie hay listed. Inspections record multiple cars by grade, with totals for each commodity.
Chicago grain market notes show wheat easing with May futures at 784 cents per bushel while July contracts pull back. corn prices also slide. Reporting notes indicate modest declines across the board in a cautious trading session.
Indianapolis Union Stockyards May 23 report lists cattle receipts at 800 with 200 shipments and prices for good to prime export steers and feeders. Hog data shows receipts of 5,000 with varied quotations, while sheep and lambs are priced across several grades.
Local exertions showed little activity in United States steel issues while sugar edged up slightly. Anacofida rose 1 percent, and Atchison and Missouri Pacific benefited from strong winter wheat reports and favorable corn outlook. Strike news weighed on sentiment with selective selling in anthracites as pool buying lifted Amalgamated, though insiders appeared cautious.
Readable listing of prices paid for poultry meats eggs cheese butter hides tallow flour berries cabbage lettuce spinach nuts tropical fruits citrus and other groceries. Includes per unit and per crate rates for hens turkeys ducks geese eggs oysters fish and game canned goods coffee and various staples with regional descriptions and shop names.
A historical newspaper fragment lists prices for groceries including flour, sugar, salt, beans, molasses, rice, canned goods, fruits, and vegetables. Items show varying quality grades and per unit pricing, with prices stated in cents per pound or per bushel, reflecting a wide range of everyday necessities.
The document lists a price sheet for meats including hams sugar cured and various bacon cuts with per pound rates in cents. sausages fresh and smoked, pork loins roasts and lard. beef tenderloin and sirloin. pickled and bean pork. plus a long catalog of drugs and chemicals with per unit prices and package sizes, featuring opium, morphine, quinine, camphor, soap, and other items. The fragment ends mid item with continued pricing.
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