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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1902
Page
6
A report notes the duke has broken his word, signaling tension within the court. The incident raises questions about loyalties, authority, and the stability of the leadership amid mounting public scrutiny.
Berlin reports a duel at Emperor William's hunting park in Springe near Hanover. Governor Von Bennigsen was fatally wounded by Falkenhagen, a crown lands lessee, after a dispute over the governor’s wife. Dictated by club members, the meeting led to the fatal shot. Rudolph Von Bennigsen arrived with his other son to carry his wounded son away.
In the Reichstag Count Von Posadowsky-Wehner said Berlin’s unemployed did not exceed 7,400, noting efforts by federal departments to place workers. He urged improvements in agricultural conditions to help country laborers prosper and warned against overproduction risks.
Stockholms parliament opened with King Oscar urging credits for army efficiency and proposing bills to broaden the second chamber franchise, institute a progressive income tax and create an imperial insurance office. The speech also hinted at continued good relations with Norway and other powers.
Berlin reports that Henry Sienkiewicz faces no lese majeste charge. He is not Prussian and lives in Warsaw. Separate dispatches note Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett near death after recent operation. Also Vienna reports King Alexander of Servia seeking a divorce and Charles M Schwab arriving in Vienna.
George F. Smith father of the local congressman was found dead in his Ogden Hotel room in Council Bluffs Iowa. Authorities say accidental gas suffocation is suspected after a half open gas fixture was found. He was seventy four years old.
Valparaiso Indiana January recall of the grand jury follows Frank Sprencil chief witness in the alleged Davidson murder story. Sprencil admits false testimony accusing Roy Sewards Michael Curtin and Bob Fleming of dragging the corpse after a fatal train collision. He now says the man was killed by a train and that he lied to shield himself and the railroad.
Richmond reports Nixon paper mills damaged by fire for 3.00 with no insurance. Portland sees Laura Darby farmhouse burn for 1200 with partial insurance as embers from a pan started the blaze. Bluffton House, a small hotel, destroyed with losses up to 3000 and 1000 to the owner Albert Goff, thirty guests escaped in night clothing. cause disputed as gas jet or possible incendiary. hotel had burned twice Sunday night.
De Pauw University in Greencastle Ind reports a secret Thanksgiving Day marriage between P O Somerville from Milroy and Miss Rose Colliver of Iowa. The couple now live on South Indiana Street and the event led to a disturbance at a sick room. Details note Colliver’s relation to local judges and music faculty links, and memorial services for Dr. Baker will feature speakers including Mayor Jonathan Birch and President Gobin.
In Elkhart Indiana on January 17 citizens of Millersburg and nearby areas held an indignation meeting. They passed resolutions denouncing the widow and stepsons of Samuel H Weyburn who was found dead in his bed last Friday. Reports say Weyburn deeded property to the widow weeks earlier and she refused medical care, allowing his burial in the village potter’s field after the stepsons intervened.
Citizens' meeting appoints a committee to press the widow to purchase the lot where remains lie and erect a monument but she refuses. Officials plan to present the case to a prosecutor after the grand jury was not in session. Weyburn, a New Yorker who moved to the county in 1840, was an early merchant, justice of the peace and hotel owner at Millersburg, dying at eighty five. A grant and a forfeiture report notes Kokomo council granting an electric railway franchise from Kokomo to Logansport and forfeiting a 310.08 bond of Central Traction. Winchester council grants a forty year franchise for a Muncie to Greenville line to connect with other traction networks. construction to begin after a preliminary survey.
Notre Dame Indiana January 17 Father Morrissey president of Notre Dame University is critically ill with pneumonia Visitors are restricted and eminent specialists attend him Dr Bertling and Dr Coynes from Chicago are in consultation Readings show his voice weakened after vespers and he remains bedridden with cautious hope for recovery if no complications arise
In Richmond Indiana three week Circuit Court trial over C R M Railroad versus Mrs Louise White for Nixon paper mill property damage ends with verdict awarding Mrs White 6000 dollars. Separate reports: James W Wilson sues Panhandle Railway over track elevation depriving 100 acres. Prof L A D Harry awarded 4500 damages for wife killed in Chicago and Alton wreck with remaining claims unsettled.
Detective Silas Morgan received a letter from George P. Chase dated in St Louis stating he is willing to surrender to Morgan but to no one else. Chase fled in 1901 over forgery charges worth about 10000 dollars, with forgeries around 100 dollars, and he agrees to skip extradition papers. Morgan heads to St Louis to bring Chase back if he keeps his promise.
In Miami Finley Gray a prominent winter tourist shot himself in his room and died instantly. His body was sent to Quincy Indiana for burial. In Muncie Edna Cook aged twenty two died after taking poison at the Commercial Hotel. She left a note saying she could not live without her sweetheart Charles Pittser. Pittser faces a first degree murder charge for killing his wife in Muncie last Tuesday amid jealousy and his infatuation with Cook.
Chicago January 2. Albert Gilmore once a prominent southern Indiana postmaster and member of a leading family will be received at Michigan City prison soon to serve an indeterminate sentence for horse stealing.
LaPorte special to the Record-Ferald reports Gilmore pleaded guilty to shield a real defendant and friend. He said influence could not sway him, choosing prison to protect the man who once befriended him. The court sentenced him but will seek governor Durbin’s pardon if innocence is later proven.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Madison Ind Jan 17 William North cashier of Rising Sun Deposit Bank was visiting his son at Patriot for a rest He intended to hunt but at about 9 am his dead body was found in the hallway it is believed he tripped and fell The gun lay on him its contents had pierced his heart
In Jeffersonville Indiana January 17 no new developments in the strike at American Car and Foundry Company. President Mulcahy delays will determine whether the strike continues and if so may mobilize all workers. Freight workers ready to join as needed. Amalgamated Union of Wood Workers has one hundred candidates to initiate tomorrow night.
Danville Illinois January 17 The Fuel Oil Company drilled its inaugural well east of town and struck a gusher causing widespread excitement.
A string of obituaries reports deaths of local leaders in Indiana towns from Jan 14 to Jan 17. Frederick J. Woolhams, Benton county commissioner, dies at Oxford at 64 after heart trouble. Charles T. Redman, Scott county commissioner, dies near Scottsburg from brain congestion after a cold from a funeral. S. V. Phares, 77, pioneer store operator and Tipton county resident near Normandy. Prof. A. C. Crouch, Petersburg school superintendent for 14 years, dies in Pittsburg, Pa. Merton Stanley, Warren farmer, dies after a three day illness. Guy Johnson, 80, Elkhart’s wealthy longtime resident, dies of apoplexy. Burglaries hit Dr J J Pretlow’s Winchester home. thief left before crew could be rounded up. A pair named Jones and Johnson of Celina, Ohio, are jailed here for obtaining money by false pretenses through elevator-home visits after hours.
A farmer's late delivery of 20 bushels with a request for a small advance sparked a wave of similar schemes. Bedford City Council accepted Carnegie's $15,000 donation offer for a public building and approved payments to sustain and extend funding.
The quarterly meeting of Indiana Y M C A state executive committee at the English Hotel reviewed rail work progress in Peru and Lafayette with $ from Wabash and Monon railroads toward buildings. Four railroad Y M C A branches exist Logansport Fort Wayne Brightwood Elkhart, with Brightwood the strongest.
Fire tonight destroyed the interior of the three upper floors of a four story building at 18 Jefferson avenue occupied by Schloss Bros wholesale clothing makers, with a loss estimated at 390,000. Adjacent businesses Hiram Walker & Co and E H Gates were also damaged by smoke and water. The Avenue Theater crowd was evacuated calmly with no injuries.
An overheated stove last evening started a fire that destroyed the house at 7 Drake street occupied by A. W. Young. The loss on the dwelling and contents, owned by H. A. Beck, was about $80. The fire spread to Drake street before being checked, damaging another nearby house once occupied by William Carboy.
At the Pan American Conference in Mexico City on January 17, the compulsory arbitration plan and the Hague agreement passed. W. Buchanan of the U S delegation helped reconcile Ecuador and Chile to The Hague convention by annexing minutes reflecting Chile’s arbitration sentiment. cordial relations with Mexico were restored after the Walker Martinez incident, and the conference aims to conclude its session within a week or ten days.
A Hibbing Minnesota reader touts Grape-Nuts as aiding typhoid recovery and family nutrition. She notes weight gain in herself, improved appetite in her brother, and increased milk supply for a nursing mother. The account frames Grape-Nuts as a comforting daily food.
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