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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
2
Last month offered low fur repair and alteration prices as fall models arrived. Old furs could be redesigned at 25 percent less than peak season costs under personal supervision. Prices ranged from $7.50 to $60, with suits advertised at $30, $40, $50 and $60 ranges.
J Russell Powell baritone will sing as soloist with the augmented Indianapolis Military Band at Fairview. Tonight's program includes marches, overtures, arias, and a cornet solo, with a second program planned for tomorrow evening at Fair Bank despite damp weather and smaller crowds.
William Wilkins eighty five former president of Worthington Exchange Bank died Tuesday night at his daughter Mrs C and Wilsons home Six North East street Born in Rhenish Prussia he became a Worthington citizen in eighteen fifty four His children include Mrs Wilson of this city Mrs C D Houston of Kansas City Mrs Weisagle of Lafayette and Miss Dora Wilkins of Worthington The body was shipped to Worthington Fortune Bailey a Freeport farmer and inventor connected with Gatling gun improvements is noted plus John Frost of Buffalo at the Denison Hotel has signed a ten year contract with Consolidated Paint and Company Indianapolis for flexible lead paint with a Davison and North plant to cost about fifteen thousand dollars to begin building and machinery with a planned start around October 16 the plant expected to yield ten thousand gallons a year
Senator Fairbanks returns from New York and heads to Ridgeville for an Old Settlers gathering with Monks Marsh and Macy, then to Winchester and Detroit for Senator McMillan's funeral. He plans a Bethany Park engagement in Indianapolis after. Rural free delivery orders for Whitley and nearby counties advance. W. W. Williams supports the effort with local post office involvement.
Hal Ensminger of Crawfordsville, Montgom ery county Republican leader, declares Landis safe in the Ninth district and predicts a larger majority. He ridicules Democratic talk of disaffection, touts Landis’s popularity in Montgomery, and forecasts a monster campaign demonstration when Landis visits the area. News notes Sherman Steele leaves Democratic ticket for Notre Dame Portland professorship and local county moves to four justices of the peace.
Members of the State Tax Board heard county assessment appeals including Julia Lucas of De Kalb opposing a $10.08 County Board of Review levy tied to a land deal and bond sale, Marion brick works appealing Parke county appraisal for 3000 bricks at 9000 dollars, and Marx Bridenbaugh arguing taxes should be paid to Ohio due to residency split between Montezuma and Cincinnati.
A beardless man about 28, in a brown coat and cap, with a broken handcuff on his right wrist, is pursued by police after being seen at Balke-Krauss lumber yard. Engineer A B Paddock reports an attempt to enter Paddock's house in Emerson Place, and Superintendent Reagan of the Friendly Inn notes a man of the same description is seen at supper.
Captain Twynam and Councilman Meyer urge citizens to gather at the O. P. Morton Club room tomorrow night to discuss the South Side boulevard project. The city council ordinance lacks specific boulevard locations, and attendees will decide whether to seek an amendment for a South Side boulevard or proceed with the Park Board option.
Report from a west of the river circus notes strong audience praise for Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers. Diavolo performs a perilous bicycle loop, supported by Potters aerial acts and an enduring elephant troupe trained by a young Forepaugh now in Philadelphia. Buttons, comments, and reminiscences fill the canvas as spectators compare this show to the old era while enjoying modern thrills.
A crack game on Wabash Street west of Market was halted by bicycle police after a call to the station. Officers Trimpe and Lowe seized the players, dice, and 75 cents. A bond was posted for the suspect, named Jesse Lover from Valley Mills, Ed Smith, 723 Daugherty Street, and William Woerner of 28 Northwestern Avenue.
Bethany Assembly in Bethany Park Indiana held a board meeting to elect officers and discuss plans for forming a women’s auxiliary to manage the kitchen and dining room of the hotel next year. L L Carpenter named president and tasked to solicit funds to cover remaining indebtedness, with board approval for his salary. Arrivals listed include George B. Ranshaw and J H McNeill among others.
A push at the Transmississippi Commercial Congress in St Paul seeks active favor for a river crossing dam at Keokuk near the Des Moines rapids. The plan would obsolete the government canal and potentially develop 60 000 electrical horsepower for commercial use benefiting cities within fifty miles including Dubuque Davenport Rock Island.
Pennsylvania Lines announces annual excursions to Northern Michigan resorts with fares to Petoskey Traverse City 31 0 00 to Mackinac Island 11 00 and special trains from Indianapolis Union Station with return schedules. Includes Lake Erie Western routes Celina Lima St Mary's and Monon Route Options. Summer tours offered with personal conduct, all expenses covered. Subscribe to Journal by mail to stay connected.
Winona Lake Park Indiana Aug 13 large influx of delegates to the National Tithers conference with arrivals from Kentucky Buffalo and Kansas City. Judge J B Hobson spoke on Is the Law of the Tithe in Force Under the Gospel. Thomas Kane highlighted thirty years of tithing experience and business reasons for adoption. Delegates noted church objections and future reports from Wesleyan Chapel movements. An annual tithers conference was proposed and invitations extended to unrepresented churches.
The United States General Appraisers ruled that so called holy water from Lourées, France, imported last October in bottles over one quart, is natural mineral water not subject to duty. The water is enumerated in Part 61 as free crude minerals and, despite initial classification as taxable, the protest is overruled and future shipments will come in free.
A Cen ter-avenue electric car collided with a wagon on Shetland avenue injuring five people. Mrs Birdie Myers of Perth Amboy New Jersey suffered multiple fractures and was unconscious in critical condition. Mrs Kate Belifer of Sheridan Pa and Mrs James Merkle aged seventy five visiting minister and wife are among the injured. the car and wagon were badly wrecked.
Louisville report says Henry Watterson returned home and firmly rejected any gubernatorial candidacy despite widespread rumors. In Keokuk Iowa, Mississippi River lumber interests and Northwest steamboat lines announce a joint, strong action affecting river commerce and regional trade dynamics.
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