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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1901
Page
11
A Lincoln schoolhouse building was destroyed by fire at Anderson with a reported $25,000 loss. In Mishawaka, Dr. E R Bowman a noted surgeon from Elkhart and his driver were killed in the incident.
Anderson Indiana December 18 Lincoln School the citys second largest was nearly destroyed by fire today after noon. Loss estimated at 25000 with 15000 insured. All 800 pupils escaped as teachers sounded alarms and firemen contained the blaze. One unnamed boy perished after retreating to a second story window. exact identity not learned. School to reopen in alternate buildings pending a planned new structure.
A decades long romance ends in tragedy as Katharine Keeley dies in Barshire Indiana two days after wedding to her former lover Edward Bixler now widowed. The couple had reunited after 30 years apart and married in Kansas City. Funeral will be held in Bluffton with sisters present. Separately Huntington and Muncie reports note deaths of local figures including Samuel Crandall Major Hugh Belknap and Mary E Burson. In Seymour Mrs. W K Marshall dies aging sixty nine while her husband Judge Marshall weakens.
Captain Herbert conducted midwinter try-outs in the gym to select trainees for the training table after holidays. The work showed raw material ahead with no records. Gearin, Herbert, Carey, Kirby, Draper and others posted strong marks. Newmen excelled in high jump and shot put while varsity men dominated early events. Lane and Care led a 5:10 mile as prospects for the season emerge.
Franklin Indiana reports a successful term at Franklin College as English Latin and chemistry departments expand and new apparatus arrive. Highlights include gym improvements and a richer library, plus a free lecture course for students and a Phi Delta Theta banquet honoring Carl McFarland who left college for health reasons.
Bloomingdale Ind December 18 The senior class of Bloomingdale Academy will present a public entertainment Thursday evening in Overman Hall. The class roster includes Misses Ruby Woody Grace Kessler Daisy Myers Ina Hixson Nell Bogue Effie Joyd Dorothy Church Bertha Lewman Alfie Newlin Ella Broderick and Messrs Monroe Hill Bruce Haycock Ted De Verter Emerson Phillips John Lindley Clyde Allee Harold Chap Marion Martin Rufus Allen Bert Hollowel and Walter Davies.
Charles W. Gearhart of Walkerton was killed near Waveland when his coat snagged on a setscrew and he was twisted into a saw shaft. He had a dream the night of February 14 promising he would be a corpse within a year if the vision proved true, a notion his mother dismissed as mere omen.
In Mishawaka at 7 o clock Dr William E Bowman a well known operating surgeon from Elkhart was struck and killed by the Lake Shore fast mail his driver also died along with two horses His body identified by papers in his pockets His widow is a prominent figure in society and art circles The driver's identity is not known
In Columbus Indiana on December 4 1896 Robert Gaddis son of a local farmer disappeared while his family attended a church event. A note said he would return and he left about five dollars. A search found no trace and a letter to the Burnsville postmaster said he was deaf and had joined the Fourth United States Cavalry under the name Harry Reno. His true identity emerged after his death reported by telegraph from St Louis barracks.
The twelfth annual meeting of the State Dairy Association convened in the Plainfield opera house. Edward Barrett of Plainfield flouring mills gave a pleasant greeting, with J. M. Knox of Lebanon replying. Readings included on butter making by Perry J. Johnson of Prairie Creek and Does It Pay the Butter Maker to Exhibit by Herbert Newby of Spiceland, with Dr. Hurty also speaking.
The Indiana bi tuminous field coal operators from six districts are selected as delegates to the interstate joint conference with miners in Indianapolis on January 29. Delegates include W. Bogle, Hugh Shirkie, Joe Martin, Sara Urban, Mack McMarrow, E. Pierce, J. C. Kelsem, J. Seifert, Job Freeman, A. M. Ogle, David Ingle, and H. W. Matter.
The Kawatekee Club, with twelve members and twelve guests, will hold an elaborate New Year’s night banquet at the Hotel Adair. Nearby items note juried verdicts in Colfax against James Hutchinson for injuries after an earlier floor hole incident and a murder arraignment in Elkhart, plus local notices from Portland to Sullivan on fairs, fires, and accidents.
A thousand people attended the formal opening of the Parkersburg Iron and Steel Company plant in Parkersburg West Virginia. The half million dollar facility includes ten hot roll stands six cold roll stands and a bar mill. The plant aims to produce steel products for local industry and employment.
General Samuel Pearson, urging Boer support in the United States, said he asked President Roosevelt to stop mule shipments from New Orleans to Cape Town for the British army. He warned delaying action keeps the war going and that Boer generals could dictate termination terms once stopped.
Chicago December 18 Robert M. Smith superintendent of manual training in the public schools was attacked in his own apartment by two men and a woman. He lay unconscious for nearly eighteen hours while the intruders looted the flat valued at about seven dollars. He suspects a drug was given after the blow from a billy.
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled the Chicago police inspectors civil service examinations were held illegally. Judges Tuley’s view is sustained, causing Heidelbergmer Hartnett Klaas and Assistant Chief Ptacek to lose civil service certification and signaling a probable police department reorganization centered on command structure.
The Ohio Supreme Court heard the State versus Lt. A. Russell of Cleveland over the Garfield corrupt practices law. Russell, a congressional candidate, failed to file his expense account and faced a $1,000 fine. The Common Pleas ruling favored Russell, but the Circuit Court reversed it. no contest for a seat was involved as he had lost the election.
MAXIMUM GAS RATE. Detroit Mich Dec 148 The Detroit City Gas Company asked Judge Swan for an injunction to bar mayor and officials from enforcing a Common Council amendment setting 70 cents per thousand feet as the maximum price for gas. Judge Swan issued a restraining order until Jan 6 for show cause why a permanent injunction should not issue.
Max O'Rell announced in Baltimore that he will cancel all further lectures and undergo an appendicitis operation in New York in a few weeks. If he survives, he plans to return to Paris and does not expect to visit America again.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company awarded contracts for supplies totaling $7,090,000. The awards include orders for forty-eight consolidation locomotives twenty-five passenger cars 3000 steel hopper cars of 100000 pounds capacity and 1300 box cars.
The Herkimer county grand jury handed down two indictments against the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company related to the October 19 roundhouse explosion in Herkimer village that caused six deaths and extensive property damage. One indictment cites manslaughter in the second degree and the other charges violating the penal code.
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