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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1901
Page
2
In Cripple Creek Colorado the Elkton mine yields a vast crater dome after a 700 foot drift. Five feet of florine talc and gleaming sylvanite suggest immense riches with assays in the thousands of dollars per ton. The dome spans 30 feet with a lake in a large chimney. pumps lower floodwater and 500 claims already located.
London dispatch reports English iron men plan a 40 million pound steel trust led by American promoter John H Bartlett. Bartlett, who earlier created a successful oil and manufacturing combine, has toured UK iron works to secure confidence and outline advantages to counter American industrial expansion.
Dr. R. H. Churchill of Pasadena, long time family physician to President Garfield, received a 15 day sentence for vagrancy. The item notes his alleged decline linked to drink. A separate brief reports Miss Catherine Stoner of Valparaiso Indiana fatally burned after a match ignited her clothing, with her father J. D. Stoner identified as cashier at the Farmers' Bank.
An anecdotal endorsement from ML. M. Yates of Goshen Indiana describes switching from coffee to Postum Food Coffee made in Battle Creek Michigan. The letter praises Postum for flavor and steadier digestion and notes variations in preparation time and strength.
A car load of cerealine weighing 30,000 pounds was destroyed after a derailment near Harding street and Oliver avenue when a switch lamp exploded and ignited the car. Fire and water collapsed the load, totaling a loss. Early Wednesday a furnace fire caused about 150 dollars damage at the Shiel apartment house on Indiana avenue, the second blaze there in a week. A brick stable on Chesapeake street occupied by Hogan Transfer Company suffered about 300 dollars damage from a Wednesday morning fire with unknown cause.
Thomas Nevitt and Samuel C. Peden, judges of St. Clair county court, jailed in Maryville for contempt after refusing a mandamus to sign tax levies and warrants for bonds issued 31 years ago for an unbuilt railroad. Judge Walker is a fugitive. US marshal hunts for him. Original debt $25,000 has grown with interest and costs to over $1.5 million.
The marble group St Michael and Lucifer from the Brewer mansion, valued at $20,000, sold for $700 to a buyer of antiquities. The sculpture by Tadolini stands 11 feet 3 inches high on its pedestal.
An Indianapolis meeting at the Hotel English launched construction of a large box board trust. Dean & Sibley promote the enterprise with headquarters planned in New York and a capital stock of 22000000. The proposed output is 1250 tons daily, about 80 percent of U.S. production, with New Jersey as home. Promoters say no bonds, all manufacturers will take stock for pay.
In Monticello Indiana on a Tuesday night, 60 year old farmer J Wallick shot at Elmer Reynolds and Ephriam Wysong while Reynolds and others visited Wallicks wife. Reynolds was wounded in the arm and later Wallick fired from ambush and shot at Wysong’s home. Wallick was arrested with gunshot wounds claiming he was shot by Reynolds and Wysong.
Sardina Indiana on October 2% Frank Smith fired buckshot at James Neville after reportedly catching Neville with Smiths wife. Neville is mortally wounded and expected to die.
In Winnipeg Man on Oct 23 the American flag at half mast before U S consul Graham's house was torn from the staff. No suspects named. Authorities notified in Washington. Earlier halyards were cut twice this month. Czolgosz had admirers in the area, linked to the act.
London October 23 The duke and duchess of Manchester the dowager duchess and Eugene Zimmerman arrived at Kimbleton Castle Tuesday afternoon. Charles Ross lease of the castle runs to February but the duchess urged the birth occur there prompting the family to move out.
Henry Davis, 29, a state penitentiary inmate with nine years left, walked 200 miles from Ellis County to Austin to tell Gov. Sayres the story behind his 1894 sentence for assault, horse theft, and jail delivery. The governor took notes for a personal probe and ordered Davis held at the county jail.
The steamship St. Paul arrived from Nome with 1.25 million dollars in gold. Three Swedish sailors, part of the Pioneer mining company, discovered Nome and own about 750 thousand dollars of the haul.
Coroner Walker rules Policeman John Hoagland responsible for the death of Henry McCarroll of Nashville Tenn who was mistaken for a burglar. There was no justification for the shooting. In Nashville Indiana Fred Burns and his brother John faced robbery charges when Fred assaulted Sheriff Mc Donalds son with a stick and attempted to escape. John escaped.
Classified ad notes Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets promise to stop cough and cure a cold in one day with a no cure no pay offer. Mentions bargain upright pianos at Baldwin's with low prices.
A. V. Mc Sparren of St. Joseph enters a globe trotting wager to earn $5,000 within a year. He must start penniless, make two around the world trips, and save or earn the money by any means while pursuing his invention.
A heavy Pennsylvania street car on route 412 slipped onto two lines when a loose switch at the post office opened. The car wedged across three tracks on Pennsylvania and Brightwood lines, blocking traffic for about 15 minutes before the rear returned to its original line. Witnesses note the switch was also faulty last Sunday.
The west bound fast mail on the Oregon short line crashed four miles east of McCammon. Engineer Edward Purcell and Fireman Paul Spirell of Pocatello died. The express Messenger and two mail clerks were injured. No passengers were hurt.
In Hanover Indiana on October 2 Hanover College girl students paraded in nightgowns to midnight revelry but were routed by male students armed with shotguns and revolvers after a tip. The girls retreated as robes were torn and decorations left on trees and poles. One nighty was found atop a flagpole.
In Sofia Bulgaria on October 23 a rumor says the brigands holding American missionary Ellen Stone may free her without payment. The claim attributes government pressure to dissolve the Macedonian committee after Consul-general Dickinson protested government actions.
Sir Thomas Lipton plans to sell Shamrock II, the famed challenger, with Tams Lemoine & Crane handling the listing. The yacht has been warehoused since the listing, painted dull red, and awaits hoisting to balance docks before winter berthing.
A letter from W. N. Olney’s sister, living in Lima Ohio, states she cannot come for him. Olney, found wandering on South Illinois Street a week ago, is detained as insane and likely to be sent to the insane hospital. He hears his sister talking to him and claims she sat with the superintendent Tuesday. Dr. Taylor formerly attended him. Olney has lived in the city for nine years and briefly worked in a Gosport hardware store.
A seasonal cold risk rises with temperature drop. Good digestion and circulation curb colds. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets aid digestion after meals, strengthening the heart and system against disease. Regular use is advised to keep the digestive organs strong and vigor maintained.
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