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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1900
Page
3
Omaha Neb Sept 12 One man held up the C B Q Overland flyer at 2 am five miles east of Haigler Neb securing jewelry and diamonds worth 1400 and 500 in cash from passengers in two sleepers. Those in regular cars were not molested. Posses started in pursuit. A reward of 1000 is offered by the railway.
J Parke Collett, 17, riding on the wrong side of a Newby Oval car, was killed when struck by a northbound vehicle near Central Ave. He died at City Hospital three hours later. Motormen Moore and Conductor Carr operated the car. Collett, son of William A Collett of Sixteenth and Broadway, had worked at Polk's creamery and in William P. Junc klaus' office.
Samuel Record, wearing a ball and chain at the workhouse, escaped from the June sentence of 197 days for bicycle theft. He was found after guards surrounded his Broad Ripple home, the third escapee in recent days. Herman Karnatz watched the kitchen cell block but did not count all workers.
United Mine Workers officers have not reached a conclusion after a full Wednesday conference in Scranton. Dispatches say strike fever is cooling and miners think the union erred by not ordering a Saturday walkout.
Chicago on September 12. O H Seretello a 29 year old attorney was shot and killed by Peter Iannello a street car conductor at midnight. Iannello was arrested. A year earlier Seretello represented Iannello's father in a case. Iannello suspects Seretello of selling his father's interests.
Secretary of state Hunt who was confined at Winchester last week with typhoid fever is back in his office and plans to stump for the Republican cause soon.
William J. Colley aged 63 a Marion county resident since 1811 was found dead in Southport. Born in Virginia he will be buried in Morris cemetery near Acton on Thursday.
Dr. B. F. Bye, formerly at 227 N. Illinois St, has relocated his downtown office to 403 N. Illinois St, northeast corner, Vermont. Both telephone numbers 1121 and 1923 are listed.
Anderson Indiana September 12 191? celebration as American Steel and Wire plans to reopen its mills around September 24 with red department and wire drawing and nail units to run single shift. The mills closed at year start after a strike and later rod workers accepted terms. Also notes smallpox case in Conn household and assorted local incidents and curiosities.
Tensions flare between white and black workers near Huron Indiana as B and O S W project crews quit. About 56 citizens armed themselves and drove away Black workers after a riot with gunfire snarling the town. Reports say arrests and a string of killings among the Black community near Huron.
A severe Tuesday windstorm ripped the skylight from Crawfordsville courthouse and toppled awnings trees and signs causing damage throughout the area.
Crop progress notes sorghum beginning to come in around East Greenfield. A separate item mentions Tremont supporters from 1656 planning a Marton club. Studebaker of South Bend sent 500 dollars to Texas storm victims. A mention of Muncie considering a manual training department.
Messrs Hilfer and Thegarten of the St. Louis Liederkranz arrange for 200 members to visit Indianapolis September 22 and 23. A committee from the Indianapolis Musikverein schedules a grand concert at the German house with male and female choruses and the Indianapolis military band. A tallyho ride and late dinner precede the guests departing on the 11 pm special train.
Frank Daniels gains notice for the beauty of his chorus in comic operas with his only Indianapolis appearance scheduled for Saturday at English's. The Grand stock company uses an unnamed author’s version of Sapho. The Jay played by several stock companies this past summer. The heart of Chicago closes at the Park Wednesday. The convict's daughter opens Thursday. The Empire stage features a notable good clip this week.
Ex governor W. 5 Taylor of Kentucky addressed the North Indianapolis Republican Club on Tuesday night. He defended Democrats for the Filipinos and warned against disfranchisement and stolen electoral votes, citing suffering under the party and pledging loyalty to the majority.
The county council allows a single telephone for the poor farm for the year but does not specify which line. A council member argues the body lacks that right. the county commissioners reserve it. The coroner was told he could have one phone and chose Central Union, but commissioners insisted on New or none. He paid for the Central Union line out of pocket.
The Board of Works discussed two local sewer contracts with J. C. Campbell for $1.11 and A. Bruner for 85 cents, rejected final condemnation action on Pierce, Balz, and Mansur properties to Sept 19 or 20 days, and adopted a cement walk improvement from Ringgold Ave to Shelby St on Palmer Street.
City sanitation official Clark plans another arrest for violation of food laws after a child falls ill from formaldehyde in milk. He warns milk men to fear enforcement and urges readiness with Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry to prevent cholera infantum dysentery and diarrhoea.
A list of births deaths and marriages with names of parents and spouses and addresses across the city. It records multiple newborns and entries noting illnesses and medical conditions for several individuals.
A list of residents and addresses with repair or improvement work and costs. Entries include Mary Ward, J. S. Spann & Co, J. B. Strickland, Parry Manufacturing, E. H. Habig, Laura E. Gall, Austin E. Denny, Dora A. Fancher, John J. Clancey, Charles Strack, Wm. A. Higgins, Co. A. & W.D. Lentz, Mary Criquet detailing frame houses, barns, sheds, additions, and totals ranging from fifty to fourteen hundred dollars.
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