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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1902
Page
2
Simla reports a Kashgar district earthquake destroyed Artush and killed 667 people with 1000 injured. British agent Col. Mill narrowly escaped. Kashgar, capital of Sinkiang, sits at a crossroads to Pekin, India, and Russia, with around 50,000 residents.
Louis Russell, a Princeton man described as a Negro, was executed by hanging at the Michigan City state prison for shooting and killing Perry Stout at a Black dance last April. He dressed in a new suit, spoke to no one, and faced the scaffold with a steady step as guards escorted him to the gallows. The drop occurred at 12 12 am, nine minutes after, and the body was prepared for shipment to Princeton for the widow, a white woman.
Republican candidate for state auditor Dave Sherrick rushed into a Denison store seeking his missing day shirt with blue stripes. He checked racks with a housekeeper, was led to a clerk, and left with no luck. He later attended a Spanish American War Veterans meeting appearing distracted.
Thirtieth annual reunion of Mexican War Veterans in Paris Ky selects Indianapolis as next meeting place for September 16 and 17 1903. About 50 veterans attended at Paris representing surviving 8000 of the original and 112000 of the Mexican conflict. J Charleton of Bedford Ind elected secretary.
A cap on a natural gas pipe near a stove connection at the Indianapolis Canning Co. on St Clair street and the canal blew off Friday morning. Heat from the boiler ignited the gas causing a blaze. no damage occurred after the gas was shut off and workers expressed mystification over the incident.
Miss Mary Eckley twenty seven of 840 Ashland avenue was struck on the head by a seventy five pound piece of terra cotta cornice while a sign was being hoisted at 19 North Pennsylvania street. A large scalp wound and hairpins driven into the skull were reported she was taken to City Hospital. Several bystanders narrowly escaped injury as debris showered the sidewalk.
Elizabeth Quinn 71 widow of J P Quinn died of paralysis Thursday night at her home 519 S Delawarest Indianapolis she had lived there since 1861 Survived by six children William H John F Charles E Mary Alice and Mrs Elizabeth Cronin all of Indianapolis Funeral from the house at 8 30 a m to St Johns church at 9 a m Interment Holy Cross cemetery Also notes Woollen funeral at Crown Hill memorial committee named by Indiana Historical Society and Celia Cox 76 buried in Seymour after death at daughter’s home 2 N State Ave.
The Hague dispatch notes Generals Botha and Delarey began a lecture tour in Groeningen on Friday while Gen. Dewet stays in The Hague. The item appears amid a colonial era briefing with no further context.
The Sun announces a new serial story titled Professional Brethren, set to begin next Wednesday. Readers are urged to follow the debut installment in THE SUN to stay hooked.
A fragmented notice invites usage of bun liners under certain headings with free access. It mentions pricing in small typography and states results are guaranteed. Contact Office Y21-128 E. Ohio or call the provided phones.
Chicago, Sept 26. Mother Jones, UMW leader, describes severe hardship among striking coal miners in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. She notes 2,000+ families displaced, children dying from lack of medical care, but remains confident the miners will win amid winter and rising public indignation.
In Chicago a man named John Ryan reportedly officiated his own marriage to widow Martha Schiff amid a wireroom crackdown. Schiff swears she was wed. Ryan denies the union while recounting that she left a pair of her shoes in his trunk as he moved out. The court did not rule on legality.
New York bankers have made millions in two days of stock market activity as call money rates soared to 25 percent. The sharp rate increase triggered a liquidation wave and prompted suspicions of bank-driven manipulation. Brokers and wealthy borrowers were denied loans, while bankers reportedly earned enormous profits compared with ordinary lending.
A Duluth undertaker James F. Tibbitts killed himself after leaving a note. In New York John A. Deaz, once rich, was buried as a pauper. Wall Street took his fortune. Terre Haute contractors move Geneva mining homes two miles away. Tony Andritsch, miner, has a broken neck but is improving. Fireman Blossberger jumped from a speeding train avoiding a supposed collision. Charles Johnson and Louise Harbeck wed in Jersey City after meeting that day. Johnson is from Phillipsburg and Harbeck, a grandmother, became Mrs. Johnson at a justice of the peace.
Two outlaws were killed and two captured Thursday in a fight with a posse led by Deputy U S Marshal Finke near Henrietta Oklahoma. One captive identified as Jim Halbrook of the Carey gang. Two dead men unnamed and another captured with a fifth man escaping. The gang allegedly stole a herd of mules nearby. This marks the third fatality attributed to Deputy Finke in three months.
Bargains in upright pianos described as slightly used available at Baldwins. It Will Hold You from start to finish is promoted as the new serial story Professional Brethren by THE SUN, with a note to read it next Wednesday.
A fragmented postal card advertises sending a card to THE SUN for help, urging readers to call or visit, promising small cost and guaranteed results. The readable text emphasizes assistance and contact options, though the message is garbled and incomplete.
Kansas City report states former postmaster Sam Scott was sued by the United States government and a trust company for 8000 dollars, claiming a package lost in the mails during Col. Scott's administration.
A woman divorced from Count Conrad Von Rhoden Koehsel for nonsupport quickly remarried Oscar B. Stillman of New York. After obtaining her decree she wed Stillman and the couple left for New York en route to the West Indies, where Stillman owns extensive sugar plantations.
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