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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1901
Page
2
Senator Hanna says there is no basis for expelling Senator Wellington over alleged McKinley remarks. He urges the nation to move from grief to purification, insisting revenge should come last. He expects Wellington to deny the claim when Congress convenes and doubts a grounds for expulsion exist.
Government bonds steady firm on general list with copper weak as investors await holidays. Atchison favored. steel dividends expected. rails and utilities show mixed moves. London markets cautious on holiday. copper selling pressure noted. American stocks under professional bearishness while big buyers stay cautious.
In Indianapolis, fusion moves were rejected as most attendees urged the party to nominate its own state ticket. The fusion meeting during state fair week failed to draw many members, and the body referred future policy to a special committee with authority to act.
Amos Morris a night watchman, 53, trapped by iron bars in a basement room at Eli Lilly chemical works 206 E. McCarty St. He burned to death after 5:30 p.m. Saturday as flames closed in. Neighbors freed him but he died minutes later at Dr. Bieler’s office. Fire damaged Morris’s attire and clothing. cause suspected lantern explosion. Morris leaves a widow and five children. Several other local fires caused minor damage that night and the following day.
In Denver on September 23 engineer Webster Ballinger died and 22 people were injured when a freight runaway jumped a curve at Platte Gulch on the C S line. The brake failed, derailment buried cars 30 feet into the canyon below.
The farmer with high priced hogs enjoys booming profits as pork near $7.25 per hundred and rising. City consumers pay more for bacon than for young chickens. Pork product prices have jumped two to three cents in a week with more increases likely. wholesale pork price up half a cent recently.
Attorney general Taylor travels to Gibson County to study the neighborhood where Joseph D. Keith killed Nora Kifer in April 1900. An oral argument before the Supreme Court is set for October 3. Keith awaits execution but has a stay to allow appeal. Deputy Hadley surveyed the area previously.
Early Monday strikers again fired on Reinecke miners in Madisonville Kentucky. A house was riddled with bullets prompting Judge Dunn to wire Governor Beckham requesting troops to preserve peace.
Manila dispatch reports Gen. Fimston underwent a successful appendectomy. Aguinaldo’s 33 man bodyguard surrendered amid rumors that he fears assassination by associates of the late Gen. Luna.
First Presbyterian Church used the High School assembly room for Sunday services while the church is razed for a government building. A plaster Adam statue drew notice. Thomas Chill, 89, Vandeg Street, was struck by a grocer’s wagon at North Street and Massachusetts Avenue, suffering a shoulder contusion and arm gash but later recovered. In Pontiac, E G Richter fatally shot James Thompson and wounded Sam Ingland after moving from the Kankakee asylum. Richter is imprisoned. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil advertised as a burn and wound remedy.
ST LOUIS MO September 2 Dr Abram Litton long time holder of the chair of chemistry at Washington university and the St Louis medical college has died He was an eminent scientist and pioneer chemist of the city.
Police seek assistance locating Mrs. Lizzie Sutton who is deaf and unable to speak aged 69. She left her home Sunday morning to attend services at Christchurch and has not been heard from.
This week at the Grand the Paris vaudeville artist Torcat appears in a comedy sketch as part of the Paris venue lineup. The Collins dancers join principal sketches including The bifurcated girl and a Bradshaw piece.
The Sun announces a three day offer to insert ten words at no charge for readers seeking to place a message. The promotion aims to attract attention to personal notices and small ads during the limited period.
The cigar-makers union will hold its meeting in the machinists hall at Alabama and Washington streets. Col Russell B Harrison of Indianapolis spoke at a Buffalo memorial gathering. James Safford, ex superintendent of J M L, now leads Pittsburg Chartiers Youghbaheny coal road in Pennsylvania owned by Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt lines. Hello girls of the New long distance company danced at a troupe event Saturday to connect operators across the state for personal acquaintance.
Five thousand students have applied for the Scottish university educational trust founded by Andrew Carnegie. The overwhelming response greatly pleases Carnegie, who founded the fund to aid education.
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