12 Apr 1902
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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1902
Page
1
Former Frison Doctors figure in a case alleging manipulation of a vaccine order for personal gain. Letters imply vaccine virus was used to benefit Horne. Authorities claim fraud on the state led to enrichment. A dealer arrangement billed a 50 cent virus package at one dollar.
Dr Hokane hopeful of escaping on a technicality as he vows to fight to keep the matter from being ventilated by the Board of Charities. The case centers on proceedings and potential actions, with the doctor aiming to limit public airing.
At Michigan City Ind April 1 the Board of State Charities heard testimonies on alleged prison mistreatment and a vaccine fraud plot tied to Dr Brose Horne. Witnesses described assaults and harsh confinement while former police chief William Cassidy presented incriminating letters and a $28 check, signaling possible graft in prison operations.
Six burglars drilled the Commercial Bank vault door in Macy Indiana at 2 90 this morning. A nitroglycerin explosion wrecked the vault front while Dr Peters living opposite raised alarm. Citizens roused, burglars fled without reaching the inner vault. About 1500 dollars was reported in cash inside the inner safe. Charles Smith owns the bank and police had not captured suspects by 3 am.
A Boston cable asks if Rathbone’s surety can set a $50,000 bail, but his bail remains $100,000. A broad partial pardon for life terms is issued in Cuba, reducing penalties by one quarter to one half and requiring appeals to be dropped. Military offense pardons clarified, aiming for harmony in the new republic. American cavalry horses in Cuba go to auction as regiments liquidate assets.
At 11 o clock the physician reported no marked change in Dr. Talmage's condition, though he was resting slightly easier. The patient, already ill with influenza and catarrhal symptoms, has grown weaker since returning from Mexico a month ago, and the odds of life grow slimmer each hour. Maud Talmage, his daughter, recalls his last clear words before the wedding day.
Washington news reports Major Pruden, assistant secretary to the President, suffering from heart disease, showed marked improvement today. Officials expressed optimism he may resume his official duties soon.
Government strength shows force to crush the revolutionary labor movement in Belgium as clashes erupt at multiple labor centers. Police and troops are deployed to restore order amid widespread protests and strikes. Leaders of the movement denounce the crackdown and call for solidarity among workers across regions.
Sharp clashes between strikers and gendarmes around Charleroi and La Louviere flare as 15,000 workers walk out. Troops, cavalry and engineers mobilize to guard factories, with rioters detained and injuries reported. A manifesto by the Socialist Party calls for constitutional reform and universal suffrage amid mounting unrest.
Brussels reports violent clashes in Parliament and city streets amid protests over universal suffrage. Deputies from Liberal and Socialist factions exchanged blows while demonstrators in the Maison du Peuple faced police, with twenty five wounded and several arrests. Army and civic guards deployed. debates set for next week and Wednesday on suffrage.
William Frank of Birmingham Alabama was shot and killed by Charles Anderson the divorced husband of Frank's wife. The couple married yesterday in Cleveland after weeks of threat. Anderson, who confronted them while they walked home, fired two shots and surrendered to police.
Henry Fletcher colored was executed at sunrise in St. Louis for the murder of Lewis Roth, sixteen, despite a late telegraph respite from Governor Dockery and a last minute reprieve request from Circuit Attorney Folk. The ceremony included a speech by Fletcher and a final prayer before the trap.
The governor delays Fletcher’s execution after Folk reports new witnesses. Deputy Bilhart received the reprieve telegram twenty minutes after filing. In Kansas City James Jackson, a 28 year old black man, is hanged for the December murder of Prophet Everett after quarreling over cards, Jackson accepted death with religious resolve.
In Philadelphia on April 1 United States Senator Quay opposed Attorney General John P. Elkin’s nomination. Quay said he cannot support Elkin as governor, arguing his candidacy would threaten Republican tickets. Elkin vowed to press on, saying he will canvass until the convention nominates. Other potential nominees named include Maj. Gen. John R. Brooke Philander C. Knox and Don Cameron.
Eugene F. Ware of Topeka known as Ironquill to become head of the Pension Bureau, succeeding Henry Clay Evans. Ware, Civil War veteran and author, is surprised by the appointment, says he offered no letters or applications, and will decide after reception of official notice.
In New York City on April 11, a race riot erupted after Holmes Easley, a young Black man, was shot by a bicycle officer following a pursuit during a disturbance. Easley was wounded in the leg, hospitalized, and subsequent clashes between Black and white residents occurred before officers restored order.
Washington April 1 The Democratic congressional campaign committee has agreed on an executive committee to be announced at the next meeting barring any hitch. Members include Ben T Cable Illinois chairman Lewis Nixon New York finance chair David Overmeyer Kansas Thomas Taggart Indianapolis Richard Olney Massachusetts and Daniel Lamont New York.
Emporia Kansas reports the death of Wild Tom a famed Hereford bull renowned across the United States and England. The prize winner was admired widely and once valued at forty hundred dollars by C B Cross who refused the offer.
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