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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1902
Page
3
London honored Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener at a Guild Hall reception marking the peace. Kitchener was praised for negotiating the Boer surrender while Roberts received a jeweled gold casket and both men spoke to the assembled crowd.
The sixth annual session of the American Osteopathic Association meets in Milwaukee with 100 delegates. Norris B. Gregg of St. Louis named director of concessions for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Henry Peters killed by Jake Stevens in Kentucky amid a past conflict. National Apple Shippers’ Association opens in Rochester NC with delegates from Canada England Germany and the U S. Supreme Court refused to block a textbook contract in Kansas. Textile Workers vote to call off a strike in Augusta GA. Riley Watkins fatally shoots his wife and then himself in St Louis. motive domestic. Nebraska Epworth Assembly opened in Lincoln with remarks by General Fitzhugh Lee. Berkshire hog auction in Beloit WI sets a record price. boats fetch high sums. Colorado Fuel and Iron Company mandamus case before Denver court. Arthur L. Singher inspection issue. Luther Wallen found dead near Sneedville TN. weapon and money found. A father’s shooting of son-in-law in Jola Kan. motive disputed. Thirty-five rabbis lead New York meeting on Orthodox rabbinical conference. Rabbi I Lesser elected chief rabbi. United States Maltsters’ Association holds Milwaukee meeting. officers named. Next convention to be at Put-in-Bay Ohio. West Vienna IL merchant J. C. Ragsdale shot by his son S. C. Ragsdale on farm.
Forecast for Thursday and Friday calls for fair and warmer weather across Indiana Illinois and Ohio with winds shifting to fresh south. Local observations show clear skies and a high around 76 with a 0.00 precipitation reading. Departure figures reflect seasonal comparisons and totals since January.
Ships arriving and sailing noted from Queenstown Cherbourg St Michael's Hong Kong and Antwerp lists include Ma Prath Rhymand Tvernia Kaiserin Maria Theresa Hohen Empress of China Celtic Pennland sailing to New York Philadelphia and Boston from various origins during early August.
A spree of violent crimes and legal actions stretches from Washington state to Illinois. Stockhammer killed his brother in law after pleading guilty to assault. a father was shot on a farm while a son was jailed. The Cumberland Telegraph Company faced vandalism amid a strike. The Southwestern State Manufacturing Co plans a $10 million expansion with a new slate quarry and railroad to Hot Springs. Immigrant and immigration enforcement news, Benedictine jubilee, and a range of corporate and civic items fill a broad metro-national update.
Havana Aug 6 Several errors in the duty list for the new loan were corrected a revision shows coal taxed 2c per 1000 kilos tallow up 1 percent soap 106 percent starch 1 percent pine timber 4 cents per cubic meter bacon TM percent lard per cent cheese 7 percent flour 50 percent codfish & percent eggs per cent preserved meats removed from list duties on other items unchanged
Hartford Courant reports that the Missouri Democratic ring led by Dockery Bill Stone Sam Cook and Sei bert & Co solidified most platform and ticket decisions at the St Joseph convention while Senator Cockrell resisted the State chairmanship and Dave Ball faced Kansasity reaffirmation. The State committee largely trusted to follow Governor Dockery.
Manila reports a detachment of the Thirteenth Infantry engaged near Marivelez, Bataan, after ladrones looted a village vittepe on military reservation. The clash drove the Filipinos from cover as Americans returned fire. Records show the attackers belonged to the Katipunan Society.
ERIE PA Aug 6 The Erie Forge Company plant was totally destroyed by fire. About 100 men lost their jobs as efforts to rebuild begin. Loss estimated over $0,000 with only $150 insurance. The plant was crowded with orders for eight months. ALVIN Tex fire destroyed two blocks of business houses. About fifteen firms reported stock losses. Estimated loss $10.00 with $25,000 insurance.
Ogden H. Fethers supreme chancellor arrives in San Francisco from Jamesville Wisconsin for the supreme lodge meeting which opens next Tuesday. He is impressed by the extensive preparations and expects at least 30 000 Knights to attend the gathering beginning next week.
MINNEAPOLIS Minn Aug according to the Northwestern Miller the Minneapolis flour mills will beat the record for output with the 1914 wheat crop. Including an estimate for the ensuing four weeks it is expected that the mills in the year ending pt 1 will have produced 15 400 000 barrels of flour 300 barrels more than they have produced in any other year.
Toledo dispatch reports the Phi Gamma Delta national convention opening at Put-in-Bay with R. L. Organ of Indiana University as temporary chairman and Caistor Pierce of Yale as temporary secretary. About two hundred delegates attend the first session.
Kansas City beat Indianapolis 10 to 6 in a tense game at Kansas City. Suthoff and Gear pitched for the teams as seven doubles and two triples were logged. Indianapolis led five runs early but Kansas City rallied in the fifth to pull away, with Beville, Rothfuss, and O'Brien contributing key hits.
The Indianapolis Hoosiers travel from Kansas City after a rough stopover, hoping to rebound in a series at Washington Park. Killen to pitch for Indianapolis as Herrman and other pitchers work to bolster the rotation for the Western circuit campaign.
Daniel Berry known as Steeple Jack fell ninety eight feet while painting the City Hall dome in Philadelphia and was killed instantly. He had placed electric lights around William Penn’s hat atop the tower and would sometimes hang by his hands from the edge.
In New York the Dwight F. Davis international challenge sees Americans Whitman and Larned outperforming English rivals Pim and Doherty. Whitman won 6-1 6-1 against Pim and 6-2 6-3 vs Doherty, while Larned also claimed a strong win. A 4,00-strong crowd watched, with referees Mansfield and Wren officiating.
A large Lafayette crowd gathers for the sixteenth Lafayette Gun Club tournament opening and the diamond badge shoot tomorrow. Clark of Wabash defends the title as Henry Doorbacker serves as referee under American Association rules. high gun results list multiple shooters across 10 15 and 20 target events. Vanderbilt breaks auto records in New York with mile and kilometer marks, while Dedham tops Saratoga Polo 21 to 10 in Hitchcock cup action at Saratoga.
Harper's Weekly notes possible appointment of General Wood to head the canal commission invites debate. It argues for fitness and warns against using the post to vindicate anyone, citing Admiral Walker's proven capability and President Roosevelts loyalty as reasons to avoid a politically weak motive.
The New York Tribune notes a sudden purchase of Lancashire cotton spinning mills by New England mill men. They toured several plants, saw efficiency gains, observed low stock prices, and took control. The transfer shifts American control in the British industry.
Rain halted the final Pittsburg at New York game after five innings with Pittsburg leading 2–0, marking a fourth straight win for the visitors. New York left fielder Jones argued with umpire Emslie, was ejected, and later suspended for the rest of the season. Batteries Chesbro and Willisate for New York. Taylor and Bresnahan for Pittsburg. Attendance not listed.
DETROIT Aug 6 Wiltse pitching supported by McFarland Williams Arndt and Mellor led Baltimore to the first win of the series. Detroit scored on Wiltse wild pitch and two hits while Mullin collected four strikeouts. Also Chicago St Louis Cleveland and Evansville games reported with varied outcomes and attendance.
H Doyle and James McNamara become sole owner of the club, with the consideration not publicly disclosed. President Johnson of the American League departed tonight for Cleveland.
Eddie Santry trains in Chicago and Ole Olson in Benton Harbor for the ten round main event at the Empire next Monday night. Both men push hard to be in top condition for a likely hard fight. Kid Bruno and the Canadian Kid also train for their six round semi wind up, after their four round draw at the Empire in July. Santry plans to go East after the bout to spar with Young Corbett and help prep for a later title bout with Terry McGovern on August 3.
In Buffalo on August 6, Roamer failed to win the 2:14 pace after leading early heats. Laconda edged Roamer by a head in heat three, with Twinkle then taking the next three heats. Zephyr won the 2:24 trot in 2:11, and Audubon Boy topped the 2:06 pace. Frankfort and Joliet races followed with multiple heats and fast times.
In Buffalo Express coverage from New Albany the Home Telephone Company of New Albany sells to Louisville outfit. Stockholders will gain stock in the Louisville company and sit on its board as a $12,000 switchboard will be installed and a cable laid on the Kentucky and Indiana bridge to connect the systems.
Claiming thousands cured of coughs hemorrhage and night sweats by Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery, the ad asserts cure rates of ninety eight in a hundred given fair trials. It quotes Abram Freer of Rockbridge IL praising its lung benefits and promotes a medical book offered by mail for stamps.
In a muddy Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga Judith Campbell led until the final jump but lost by a nose to Duster. Astarita and Mary Street followed in the close finish as track conditions reduced fields and stirred betting, with Judith Campbell a strong favorite before the upset.
The New York Commercial Advertiser notes Grover Cleveland has not replied to Erving Winslow's plea for a supplementary paragraph to his Tites Club speech on anti imperialism. The piece blasts Cleveland as abandoning the Constitution and Declaration, aligning him with figures like Potter Taft Low Dewey and claiming he’s been expelled from the circle of the elect. Carl Schurz is said to have ejected Bryan with sharp force, signaling renewed moral alarm among critics.
A fragment notes the name W Grove associated with a patent remedy called Laxative Hrome-Guiniestate the celebrated Cold and Grip Cure. The text implies an advertising endorsement or product claim from an historic period.
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