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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1901
Page
6
Evan Ylle Indiana September 9 Harden Abell of Dubois County faces arrest for alleged kidnapping. He is said to have maintained a cart of women and kept Mrs Caroline Bretz’s 12 year old daughter with five supporting women. Bretz sought recovery but was resisted during preliminary trial.
Miss Reba O Hara of Rushton Illinois was abducted Friday night from Kokomo Indiana and found Sunday night at Oakford with blood on her, hair disheveled, and marks on her throat. She says two men seized her, threatened to blind her, searched for her grandfather’s money, blindfolded her, drove five miles, robbed her of fifty dollars, then released her. she remains in shock.
Muncie Ind Sept 9 James Rader a Daleville blacksmith plans a rapid transit automobile line between Daleville and Middletown five miles apart. He will buy a steam automobile with a trailer to carry eight passengers and operate regular trips at 50 cents round trip. No railroad serves the two towns and liverymen demand about 2 dollars per trip.
Washington Indiana September reports a widening strike by unskilled labor at the B and O 8 W railway shops. All truckmen and depot workers joined, totaling about four hundred, with rumors machinists may quit next. Replacements fail to attract workers.
Henry McClellan, ill and delirious, escaped from his Muncie home in night clothes and ran several miles before being captured. He died within minutes after being brought back, a member of one of the city’s best known families.
A mixed Indiana wire service wrap reports on Muncie Jews praying for the president, a Marion race meet starting Tuesday, and notes on drought fears, soil hardening, and fall plowing. It also covers deaths and incidents including Arthur Shipp killed in Ledford, a big factory move to Rushville with 800 hires, Kokomo murder aftermath, and a merge forming a major regional telephone system. A boy bitten by a rat near Elwood threatens recovery, and mobs attack two Muncie men over McKinley’s assassination attempt. A $1,600 hidden in a corn crib near Terre Haute is revealed. more search continues for the gold.
Circuit judge Allen declined to hold Sterling R. Holt in contempt. Holt's attorneys argued the examination proceeding was irregular. The ruling requires all defendants to be notified before compelling testimony, a step not taken since Holt stood alone among defendants with Schmidt and their bondsmen as county treasurer. The case involves Stuart seeking several thousand dollars alleged to be withheld.
Birth notices for Mann Johnson Patton Kingston Rivers Edmunds Wood Stamm Hammell Colton Brooks Bradshaw Nurse McNelis Updyyke Fatout Woerner Stockman Judy Wallace Birdsall Kent Knarzer Dirk Round Ward Horn Whitsett Penton Moore Head Jolly Kellum Rafferty Gilmar tin Patten Adams Rawlings Pierce list alongside a long death roll with ages and causes.
The case will be heard on demurrer to determine if Mr. Stuart's complaint, if true, is good.
The Sentinel faced sharp rebuke for flooding Sunday editions with sensational extras after the McKinley attack. Newsboys sold scare headlines despite dispatches not confirming the alarm, while other papers issued similar bulletins but without decisive content. Citizens condemned the commercialism of the practice.
Francis M. Sherwood, a restaurant keeper at 144 S Illinois st, reports his night clerk missing after a man with hotel work claimsando. The clerk left with $15 in funds, and Sherwood cannot describe the suspect, prompting police to search for the embezzler.
Real estate notices show for sale houses and lots in several areas. Firms Spann & Co and Fieber & Reilly advertise bargains on Market Street and Belmont Ave, with options for easy payments and cash trades. Additional listings include a six room cottage on Columbia Ave and garden land near 1702 Belmont Ave.
Real estate notices describe a prompt sale of a two story eight room house in good locality with gas furnace and healthful surroundings. The owner must leave the city within 20 days and the property will be sold within that time. Agent contact via SUN office.
A dense catalog of real estate ads describes lots on Washington boulevard and Forty-second street with irrigation, gas, and water access. Listings include homes on Irvington and Kenwood avenues with multi room setups and finance options. Numerous furnished and unfurnished rooms for rent appear across Senate, East, Ohio, Alabama, and other streets, with rates and terms noted.
Vienna dispatch reports two river steamers collided on the Danube near Altenburg on Monday. Twenty persons were drowned in the disaster.
A. Wilson at Appiegate street near Raymond street plans a frame house costing 500 dollars. L. O. Morgan at 2517 N Station street seeks a barn for 150 dollars. A. Guedelhoefer at 314 W McCarty street requests repairs for 200 dollars. Josephine Newton at 2221 Howard street proposes repairs for 275 dollars. Alien Anderson at 2249 Jackson street adds an addition for 300 dollars. Mater & Foos at 630 E Washington street lists a shed for 280 dollars. B. A. Bell at 1111 Nelson street plans woodshed repairs for 240 dollars. J. R. Vincent at 25 Trowbridge street requests repairs for 50 dollars. S. H. Wright at 1112 Broadway lists repairs for 50 dollars.
Gas and gasol engines offered for sale. Listed items include gasoline engines around 100. Partial OCR shows document fragment.
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