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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1902
Page
2
Frank Murray, hotel runner, feared shot after George O Newcomb fired several rounds near Union Station. Murray believed he was hit and was taken to City Hospital. doctors found no bullet contact. Newcomb was arrested on a charge of shooting with intent to kill.
Mayor Bookwalter filed with Controller Breunig to revoke Anton Schmidt's saloon license at 14 Shelby Street. Testimony showed Schmidt kept an orderly place but admitted violations followed a stabbing by a man named McCarty. Tomorrow Wesley A. Stout faces trial to show cause why his license should not be revoked before Mayor Bookwalter.
Dr C L Fletcher, who last summer walked across Great Britain, will lecture tonight at the German House. He will narrate his experiences, show views he took abroad, and display color touched maps prepared for stereo poet word. The event marks a winter course at the German House.
Wuichner's storefront unveils a range of new aircraft models with prices starting at sixteen dollars. Officials promote early purchases as limited stock and special show discounts accompany the launch.
The Claypool Hotel rises rapidly toward occupancy in about thirty days. About 400 workers toil to finish a 195 by 165 foot E shaped tower with rotunda, glass domes, and marble details. Manager Lawrence plans a grand modern hotel with 234 rooms and 124 suites, many with baths, a large cafe and a two story banquet hall for up to 1200 guests.
The article outlines Indianapolis hospitality booster plans as Manager Lawrence pours about 199,000 into furnishings and fittings to create the finest hotel in the West. The Claypool aims to outdo the Planters and Southern in St Louis, with extensive decor detail and numerous baths and luxury appointments. Lawrence personally designed every interior detail, with the architect implementing the concepts.
A military reception at Piersons Hall 135 North Delaware street next Tuesday night honors national officers from U V S S of W and Indies Aid Society of the S V. Commander-in-chief George W. Spahr Frank Martin and Miss Addie Wallace will be received by city dignitaries and many veterans. The event includes music recitations and bugle calls with extensive decorations in organization colors.
Gordon Post and Relief Corps elected officers with W B Wilson as commander and Reuben Butler as senior vice commander. George H Chapman Post named T C Clapp as commander and reported 185 members, 30 average attendance. The Women’s Relief Corps chose leaders led by Mrs Kate Goth and Mrs Letta Ford. Indiana GA R national council head W H Armstrong received a rare eleventh-term reappointment.
A dispatch reports Governor Durbin and party returned home incog from New Orleans after touring the rice belt in Texas and Louisiana. It notes no details on transport or hunting methods and suggests the party did not bring a carload of game.
Why sit in the cold when the Chamberlin metal weather strip offers lasting insulation. Initial cost is the last cost as the strip becomes part of the window, reducing fuel use and fitting all window types. Indianapolis count notes 7000 windows already equipped since last March.
Big Four workers were injured yesterday as three sustained injuries in yard mishaps. Brakeman E. H. Beale suffered a broken jaw and bruises during car coupling, while switchman Clarence Fate and fellow worker James Finn received minor bruises after separate incidents. A buggy was struck by a southbound streetcar with a woman aboard escaping injury. An Indiana avenue streetcar collided with a bakery wagon, causing minor damage. The Forsyth exhibit at H Lieber gallery opens tomorrow through December 13.
An assorted page item lists Seaton the Hatter promoting Dunlaps hats in Florida and New Orleans via Queen and Crescent route with double daily Cincinnati connections and through Pullman sleepers to St Augustine. Also mentions Chicago and Florida special effective Jan 5 with through service.
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