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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1901
Page
7
A bulldog and a Maltese cat at the headquarters fire station form an unlikely pair. Tom the bulldog and Cuba the cat previously kept apart, but Cuba shows gentle interest as Tom nears delivery of a litter. Cuba stays close, purring, while Tom and pups thrive.
A mob of ten men surrounded the Sioux City jail on Monday night aiming to hang James McGuire a Black man. Police arrested ring leader J W Wilkinson who carried a rope and jailed him beside McGuire as others were clubbed and dispersed.
A Balltown message reports a deadly race riot that began when a Black man refused a town license and allegedly shot a constable. Troops were dispatched as conflicting casualty counts emerged, with reports ranging from six Black deaths and one white to higher totals.
An Illinois Central switch engine exploded at Madison Street foot Tuesday fatally injuring Engineer John Normile and Fireman James Marlowe. Hartford City reports smallpox cases and a quarantine breach. Corperal John A. Dolan of the Thirty-seventh Infantry is identified among Manila transport Meade’s recovered dead. Midland railways begin cooperative wage payments to workers amid end of dispute.
Reports note a potential Schley visit to Louisville and a Knoxville street car strike ending, plus elections in 12 states next Tuesday. A Fort Leavenworth gun blast injures Capt Lenander and five soldiers, and a York contractor Horace Eppley is reportedly fatally shot. Transport Meade reaches Frisco with nine artillery companies.
City merchants group led by Mr. Sauber vows action against deadbeats. The Merchants' Association secretary says steps will be announced soon to protect merchants from their nefarious practices, with another meeting planned in a week or ten days.
General Botha's laager was surprised by Col Remington's force on Tuesday. Botha fled by a few hundred yards, briefly tested his hat rev olver and papers before escaping. Ten prisoners were taken, including Commandant Hans Botha.
In Sterling Newfoundland October 2 Emanuel Daveler rode a bicycle and tried to dodge a passing horse. A high collar pressed forward as he fell, cutting his throat. He received six stitches and is expected to recover.
Paris and Brazil dispatches describe Prof Lebon and colleagues developing a low cost method to split water into oxygen and hydrogen. The process uses treated mercury and yields intense heat and electrical energy, claimed to enable unlimited heat and power at small expense. In Brazil Indiana a would-be jewelry thief, Keller of Terre Haute, was shot in the leg by Policeman Newton and jailed.
Jo seph FR Scholl, a veteran, announced by Controller Breunig to take over the post from Ed win D Bryant. An Indianapolis warehouse ad lists services and contact details. Also reports a Louisville pistol duel over a corpse and court martial news at Brooklyn navy yard.
Indianapolis notices advertise multiple lenders offering loans on furniture pianos horses wagons and other goods with low weekly payments and 50 week terms. Firms include Central Loan Company Indiana Mortgage Loan Co and Marion County Mortgage Loan with confidential service and doorstep access to rates.
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