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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1903
Page
1
The cup challenger won by a narrow margin and nearly broke the course record by finishing the 30 mile race in one minute and nineteen seconds over the target time. The event highlighted a dramatic finish and exceptional endurance by the winner.
In a fierce Sandy Hook sail, Reliance captured the second race by 1 minute 19 seconds over Lipton's Shamrock, finishing the 30 mile course in 3 hours 12 minutes 15 seconds and narrowing the record margin. Capt Wringe's late start hurt Lipton. Reliance dominated windward and run phases amid an enormous spectator fleet.
In Louisville a family dinner left Mrs. Fannie Land near death while daughter Hattie Land and Enoch and Palmer Gore are seriously ill from arsenic poisoning. A younger daughter was unharmed. Enoch Gore previously faced a cocaine poisoning case connected to Edward Lambert. his alleged accomplice Jennie Ashcraft died in prison.
Marion Indiana August reports the newly formed metropolitan police board held its first meeting Claude N Martin elected board chairman Capt Bert White a Marion police veteran of five years was chosen as police superintendent succeeding Lindsey Addington Governor Durbin reportedly influenced the changes to prompt Addington's resignation
Professor Mooney of the Bureau of Ethnology denies encouraging the Cheyenne sun dance or paying for it. He says the ceremony is a regular tribal event conducted with agency sanction, and he opposed torture. He recounts witnessing several dances and disputes charges of dragging a buffalo skull and other brutal acts.
The Cleveland mayor Tom N. Johnson gains uncontested control of the Democratic state convention after decisive preliminary meetings in Columbus. Zimmerman supporters denounce the old state central committee while battles over credentials and district contests shape the convention setup, with Johnson backers claiming seventeen of twenty-one districts.
Danville Illinois report states Winfield Baker leader of the Danville jail rioters was found guilty by a jury on the first ballot of assault with intent to murder Sheriff Whitlock. He faces from one to fourteen years in the penitentiary. The trial precedes further rioting charges against Baker and seven others. Jury selection stretched into evening as a new venire was ordered for sixty more jurors. Bessie Armstrong was ill and did not appear. Deputy Sheriff Nowlin jailed Harmon Mangold for inciting a riot.
Senator M A Hanna, just back from vacation, became severely ill at his Cleveland office. A physician diagnosed stomach trouble and advised immediate rest at home. He left for home and reported to be somewhat improved later that evening, potentially limiting his participation in the forthcoming state campaign.
Warden Murphy of the Illinois State Penitentiary denies Springfield dispatches claiming the Prison Commission would start making schoolbooks and school furniture under the new convict labor ban law.
Alice Sample of Bloomington Illinois killed herself by firing two bullets into her breast this morning. Despondency over love affairs is given as the cause. She was linked two years ago to the murder of Mrs David Leslie and was with Daisy Carlton when that crime occurred.
A 65,000 gallon water tank burst at the Lawrenceburg roller mills flooding Maple and New streets to four feet. The blast damaged mill property and nearby homes estimated at $2,000. A timber shard tore through a frame house at Maple and New. Several children playing nearby narrowly escaped drowning.
The Consolidated Lake Superior Company, facing fundraising trouble, will reorganize through a new corporation and exchange of old stock for new upon assessments. A syndicate is forming to provide 3 million dollars for current obligations and working capital, avoiding further bond issues and aligning capitalization with cash investment.
A north bound Cleveland Lorain and Wheeling passenger train collided with a freight near New Philadelphia station. Five seriously hurt including engineer Theodore Burgess and fireman G A Gutt. Also three railway men injured by an explosion on a Lake Shore locomotive near Girard, Charles Albright, J W Burns, and Ralph Clary fatally burned or badly burned.
Victoria reports General Sumner of the U S S A, who has directed Mindanao Moros operations, aboard the steamer Empire of China with Mrs Sumner bound for Omaha to assume command of the Missouri.
Altenberg or Neutral Moresnet, the tiny district of about 2 500 people, has ceased to exist as Prussia cedes to Belgium for a cash sum not disclosed. Once an autonomous republic under Napoleon code, it enjoyed free trade and nonmilitary status. Recent involvement by Liege gamblers and a new casino sparked the transfer.
Washington announces a formal order authorizing baggage masters on railways to deliver unpouched newspaper mail when no postal clerk is on train. Rules require outside delivery at the publisher’s risk with bold labeling. packages are weighed and credited to the railroad.
The seventh convention of the American Blind People's Higher Education and General Improvement Association opened in Chicago at the Illinois Industrial Home for the Blind. One hundred delegates heard welcome by Louis E. Blume with A M Shotwell replying. reports by Fred H. Hoar and Mrs. W J Logan were read as E J Nolan urged a $50,000 appropriation for blind education, saying prospects were good.
Carthage Missouri reports the engagement of Miss Sibyl Hodges of Carthage to Malcolm R Patterson of Memphis Tennessee. Hodges is the grand daughter of a judge who served in Congress.
A blaze at the Auburn Hotel in Auburn California today killed Darel Christy and W Bert Maither. The fire caused extensive damage to the building and prompted an emergency response.
A barn burned to the ground killing Jesse Irwin and William Enoch, farm hands, in a deadly blaze. Holy Angels Church was struck by a bolt with a priest and an electrician escaping unharmed.
A fierce thunder storm across Indiana caused heavy damage in Marion county and surrounding areas. One man killed by lightning near Cumberland, two others injured, and a barn burned with contents destroyed. The storm disrupted telegraph service and struck Holy Angels Church in Indianapolis with minor damage.
A bolt hit Holy Angels Catholic Church at Northwestern Avenue and Twenty seventh Street in North Indianapolis yesterday afternoon. Father Carrico stood near the sacristy door as the fireball shot out striking Floyd C. Bolin who was at the switch board. Both men were badly shocked but escaped serious injury. The damage was confined to the west side of the tower with debris scattered around. repair costs minimal for the new church.
A lightning strike yesterday afternoon 4:30 near Millersville killed farmer Jesse Irwin and severely shocked Allen and Bert Leatherman, sons of owner Aaron Leatherman, as the barn burned and the structure was destroyed.
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