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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1901
Page
1
Severe cold swept Indiana with temperatures plunging near zero as wind and ice hindered transit. Four men froze to death in Indiana and dozens elsewhere. gas shortages left families without fuel and the Charity Organization reported urgent relief efforts.
Commenting on the cold spell, a leading coal merchant says no coal famine is expected and notes about 5 000 tons stored in various yards. He cites price hikes across grades, including a 25 cent rise for all grades. Street and rail disruptions foul the day as trains run late and rails suffer from ice. Pedestrians, bundled in coats and furs, dodge between crowded stores and waiting streetcars while the mercury plunges.
Telegraph dispatches report Argentina rejects concessions amid Chilean diplomatic moves. Chile claims peaceful adjustment while warning of possible war, as US offers no explicit good offices. Separate Jamaica note covers Mosquito territory Nicaragua delegates seeking relief from Nicaraguan rule and vowing resistance.
Washington December 14 The Presbyterian committee on creed revision closed its sessions with a tentative declaratory statement and appointed a subcommittee to study textual revision. The panel includes Judge Edward Humphrey and ministers N iccols Fisher McKibben D D and Moffatt. The subcommittee reports to the full committee in Philadelphia on February 5 1902.
William Drayton, once a leading minstrel star earning 150 dollars weekly, died at Dun ning on Friday and will be buried by the actors benefit fund. He rose to prominence in Cincinnati in 1890 with Golden and Drayton, later performing in Chicago's Park Theater and touring Europe with Jack Haverly's troupe in the eighties.
Springfield IL December 11 The Supreme Court modifies the temporary injunction affecting the Chicago Board of Trade and telegraph companies from sharing stock quotations with the Central Stock Exchange of Chicago. The decision, once final, holds wide impact as the Stock Exchange operates thirty six branches in the West, eighteen in Chicago.
Signor Marconi announced a remarkable test confirming electric signals received from Cornwall, England to St John’s Newfoundland across 1700 miles. The experiment used a kite aerial and repeated the letter S, validating a genuine transmission and prompting notification to Sir Cavendish Boyle and the British Cabinet.
Summary of a long newspaper page notes Signor Marconi plans to abandon transatlantic comms from Poldhu next week and return to England. He will build a large experimental station near St John’s, cost about 90000 dollars, and equip leading steamers vessels. He aims to prove wireless news can cross the Atlantic by coronation time.
Secretary of the Navy studies the Schley court of inquiry report with long review likely. Dewey signified concurrence on findings except where his minority dissent appeared. Senate opinion splits on a new investigation though many favor a resolution of confidence in Admiral Dewey.
House members give mixed views on a congressional investigation into the Schley case. Foss avoids taking sides to stay impartial while Payne says it may be unnecessary after the court. Meyer and Long doubt extra inquiry would add value, Hay notes possible Democratic support but unsure House will permit. Sherman predicts the country will accept Admiral Dewey's conclusions.
In Richmond Virginia today Delegate Baker of Chesterfield introduced a joint resolution in the lower house urging appointment by presiding officers of a joint committee. The panel would include three members from the House and two from the Senate to review the Schley Court findings. The measure is a partisan response reflecting ongoing debate in Virginia politics.
Washington and New York reports conflict over Andrew Carnegie s offer of 10 million dollars in United States Steel bonds to fund a national university in Washington. Senators oppose in present form due to a required government hold period. Carnegie hopes to convert to cash or U S bonds. The cornerstone speech by Carnegie at New York s High School of Commerce praises U S exports and predicts global manufacturing leadership. The school, costing over 300 000 dollars, will serve 12 to 15 hundred students and open in about eighteen months, backed by the Chamber of Commerce and Columbia University trustees.
Edward Hollis a drummer living at Lima eleven miles from Greenville shot and killed his wife and sister-in-law last night. He also fired at his mother in law and son, but missed both.
United States Senator William J. Sewell, ill at his Camden home, relapsed this afternoon and is described as precarious. After returning from Asheville he had been improving until today, now resting quietly though sinking rapidly. doctors say end may be near and he remains unconscious for much of the time. In a separate note, Rev. T. M. Lenihan of Cheyenne, now ill in Marshalltown, faces a severe decline likely to end within days.
In the Circuit Court today J H Arnold manager of a local land company struck Maj Andrew F Evans on the chin. Evans knocked Arnold's glasses off. James H Manning interceded and court officers halted further trouble amid a suit by Manning against land owners for receipts from a Missouri Kansas game.
A Titfor m Central east bound passenger train from Dubuque to Chicago wrecked near Perryville Illinois. At least ten killed as oil tank exploded, six passenger coaches burned, survivors suffered in twenty degree cold. Relief trains and ambulances rushed to Irene and Rockford for aid.
Mrs M B Stansberry of Coffeyville Kansas sues five jointists for 10000 in damages alleging they sold liquor to her son causing his habitual drinker habit after only a few outings in December.
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