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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1902
Page
7
Stockholders of the United Telephone Company at Bluffton authorize directors to issue bonds totaling 500000 to fund indebtedness and exterior improvements. Marion Trust of Indianapolis will place the bonds in the market as the company, among the oldest in the state, traces its growth from sixty four subscribers to serving multiple counties.
An Indianapolis Journal telegraph reports in WUMEUS Indiana that Mrs Dicey Stevens died in Columbus after two weeks of illness caused by a brain blood clot. Her illness is linked to a rat bite years ago. The dispatch also notes several other accidents and casualties across Indiana, including a man crippled by a kick from a vicious horse near Way-Wh, a dentist shocked by an electric fixture, and multiple injuries from railroad and farm incidents, all reported with brief, factual detail.
In a friendly collision in the engine room Campbell fell at the wheel. His body was flung through the air, struck the building, and suffered a badly lacerated arm and bruises. He was taken to Marion Hospital for treatment.
Bluffton Indiana December 22 public indignation runs high as Mike Abado a Syrian fruit dealer is arrested charged with ravishing the ten year old daughter of Mrs Maggie Crumley. The child revealed the assault after becoming ill and crying at home. The suspect is in jail.
John F. G. Miller known as Long John at Purdue has been chosen to coach Earlham College's football team for the 192? season. Miller, a four year Purdue football star and top all around athlete, will graduate in June as a Whibir Scholar while continuing engineering studies. Earlham's Athletic Association announces the hire of F G Miller of Purdue, saying his selection should bring greater football success.
In Sharpsville and Ladoga Indiana reports describe birthday coincidences within families. James Harper’s daughters Anna Emma Edith show birthdays in December from 1470 to 1380 pattern at the center of attention. Fullen family has three children born on Nov 4. Huntington family notes two boys born on Valentine’s Day with a later son born on the same date.
James B. Ewing of Indiana was shot and killed in a northbound Southern Railway train’s smoking compartment by Frederick L. Stephenson, a railway clerk from Atlanta. Stephenson, allegedly intoxicated, was arrested after the train stopped at Peters Street station. No eyewitnesses were reported. passengers knew little of the deed.
In Wabash Indiana the Wabash river is at its highest since May two years ago. The water now spills into bottom lands and sits within six inches of the Fort Wayne and Southwestern Traction Company track under the Big Four bridge. A foot rise could halt Interurban service into the city. In Bloomington Indiana a dairy farm owned by C C Harry was burned by an incendiary last night destroying ten cows two horses and much feed. An earlier attempt to burn the same barn a week earlier was thwarted.
Greensburg Ind Dec 2 James Elmer Hill was brought before Justice A S Creath for a preliminary hearing in the fake foot racing syndicate case He was bound over on 35000 bond to await grand jury action with Robert Miers and Sarah L Byers named as his sureties
Evansville Indiana reports the river remaining stationary at forty feet with a forecast to begin receding before morning. The dispatch notes a location in Troy Indiana about seventy miles away as a point of reference for the river’s status and movement.
River levels drop rapidly and farmers are being awarded to relocate from the bottoms. By the end of the week, officials expect the river to return to its natural channel.
Richmond reports official results from a special senatorial election with Woolley 662, Starr 2,217, Marshall 64, Maniey 100, Starr’s plurality 1,555. In Shirley two homes on North Main burned at 1 am. damage estimated at 5,000, partly insured. South Bend notes Rev Zahm denies Order of Holy Cross members leaving France for America.
Patrick Steele of Richmond aged seventy died today after living in the city for more than forty years. He was born in Ireland and leaves four surviving children.
The Canton glass factory will be ready for operation on January 20 and will employ several hundred men. The Canton company consists of local capitalists, reviving the former factory absorbed by the National Tableware Company.
Short notices report Tobin to be executed in February for Captain Craft murder in Glen Cove New York. Omaha & Council Bluffs street railway files $15 million capital. Matheson resigns as third vice president of National Tube Co to be abolished. Zeb Wilson reportedly killed by brother Hiram in Burnsville over a horse sale. Carnegie unable to attend New England Society toast due to indisposition. Cornell closes for Christmas. Schurman to tour West. Cornell musical clubs depart Ithaca for a Christmas run. 6000 Wrighters Sons logs escape into the Susquehanna at Williamsport. Logs drift to Chesapeake Bay after ice lifted. Farmington, Indiana, officials killed by George Stilwell after arrest attempt. mob kills Stilwell. Metropolitan Museum of Art accepts new cannon bullet and Bishop Satterlee leads prayer at dedication.
The address marked the fourth dedicatory service since 1850 when the museum began. President Rhinelander accepted the building for trustees and Mayor Low opened it to the public.
Report states Dewey has scattered his fleet widely and a brief inspection shows the dispersion is extensive, occupying nearly event o canthane in the Curisbeee mer PC.
A Philadelphia legal note states arrangements to free a client in time for the holidays. The message promises secure release before the Christmas and New Year periods, enabling a early holiday season.
In San Diego December 22 as Katherine Tingley sues the Los Angeles Times the court again weighs Louis Fitch's deposition from Point Loma noting he left to escape the home and that he joined others in pretending to spread thoughts. He describes ceremonies costumes as low necked and indecent and recalls armed guards at the homestead.
The Courier Journal reports an Eastern syndicate led by a Morgan director has nearly secured control of coal mines west of Green River Kentucky for 8 million dollars. Agent John H. Hendrick, ex Kentucky attorney general, and Henry P. Malloy of New York are handling details in Louisville with others present but silent. Negotiations may soon extend to Tennessee and West Virginia coal lands.
A New York Post Washington letter reports that starting January 1, 1903, soda water sellers must pay a $25 annual retail liquor dealer tax if they add distilled spirits wine or compounds to beverages. The circular aims to curb Sunday liquor sales by druggists and confectioners, exposing those who run hidden “bars” at soda fountains and prompting compliance or closure.
The death of Mrs Julia Dent Grant widow of the soldier President sad note in a week of glad tidings. Her Washington home at 2111 Q Street Northwest with views of a park faced Massachusetts Avenue noted for its comfort and social prominence. Her daughter Rosemary and granddaughter Miss Vivien who recently wed Mr Frederick Roosevelt Seavel also figure in the family circle and social plans. The loss removes a leading young hostess from the capital’s fashionable circle.
Louisville report says the Harry Weissinger Tobacco Company's plant, among the nation’s largest independent manufacturers, has practically been sold to New York capitalists formerly tied to Universal Tobacco for 2.5 million dollars. The deal is not closed yet. terms have been set and a New York conference planned.
Mr Morgan and a few friends gathered on Monday afternoon and raised a large purse of 0,000,000, a sum described as startlingly substantial for the occasion. The group’s gesture was noted as a notable, even surreal, display in local social life.
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