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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1902
Page
4
In a long standing custom this store closes Fridays at 12 30 during July and August for a weekly half holiday for 500 employees. Special bargains are arranged across fifty departments to entice shoppers before 12 30 and the sale runs this morning.
A pretty home wedding took place at the Ballman residence uniting Edith Lillian Ballman and William D. Shreve. The ceremony occurred on the thirtieth anniversary of Edith's parents marriage, with Rev. Gustav B. Kimmel officiating and a maid of honor, Grace Wright. Guests from Cincinnati Indianapolis and other towns attended. a bridal supper followed in a festively decorated venue.
Miss Nellie Poland of Anderson and Mr. Guy Ribbleth of Muncie wed in Muncie on July 15 and will reside there after a wedding trip. Miss Mildred Westlake and Mr. Earl Clemens plan to wed July 23 at the Westlake home in Muncie. Miss Lillian Catren and Mr. J Allen Parker were married in Pendleton today and will spend the summer in Atlantic City before settling in Fairmount. The engagement of Miss Myrtle Mitchell and Mr. Oscar Wodard is announced in Bloomingdale.
The Columbia Club roof garden glowed with lights but cool weather kept attendance down. The Kraussmann orchestra of seven pieces provided the music, to be heard Tuesday and Thursday evenings through July and August.
Grace M E Church changes Sunday school to 930 a m. Benjamin Jonn's dog shooting leads to arrest. Rev Moses Abramson to lecture at Knosis Israel Synagogue Saturday and Sunday at 4 p m. Samuel T Hague donates 63 to storm relief. Postmaster counts June mail: 244 280 first class pieces. last June 4 245 960. Charles G Elliott named to Washington irrigation role. will edit Drainage Journal. Georgia Prickett becomes YWCA lunch room chef. John Ryan injured repairing trolley wire at East Tenth Street. hospitalized at St Vincent's. Greenbury Walker escapes jail after cruelty case. Humane Officer to be notified.
Dainty underwear appeals to every woman and this corset cover suits evening dress. It is simple yet charming with no shoulder straps and ribbons removable. Shown in nafnsook with lace insertions and beading at neck and waist edges.
A description explains corset cover construction with beading edge trimming and materials. It lists yardage for sizes 32 to 40 inch bust, including 36 inch wide fabric, embroidered flouncing, beading, edging, and ribbon shoulder straps. Pattern 4170 offered by The Journal Pattern Dept Indianapolis, with return in about one week.
Mr Edwin W Shriver a special agent of rural free delivery arrives from Washington to examine the practicability of county service in Hamilton county He reports directly to the general superintendent and is described as one of the department s most trusted employees.
Captain Kruger and Sergeant Scheigert with bicycle policemen Streit and Losh raided a gambling room at 35 Virginia avenue yesterday afternoon. A man who gave his name as William McCaskey an optician was keeper, and five men were charged with visiting. They were released on bond. The players were found gaming cinch.
An advertisement touts title assurance and reasonable fees for real estate transactions. It mentions IANA Title Guaranty and Loan Company located at 129 East Market Street.
Des Moines Ninth Street Raccoon River levee collapsed flooding a large wholesale district and damaging switches with citywide floods estimated at 22500. Sioux City reports receding waters and over a million dollars in Woodbury County losses. Concordia and Topeka flood conditions worsen as river levels rise and homes evacuate. Topeka faces its worst flood since 1892 with many foreigners among the casualties. a major Cambria Steel coal mine near Mill Creek has had an explosion, with dozens of workers missing or unidentifiable.
Survivors tell of crawling past comrades as 125 or more die in a gas explosion at the Klondike mine near Kernville. Miners escape via the Mill Creek entrance and air shaft, while officials Moore and Prosser lead rescue attempts amid choking fumes. Accounts describe heroic efforts to save men and the unsettling spread of deadly damp and gas through the tunnels.
Fire at Homestead steel works injures fifteen men. One in this group dies, seven seriously burned when a crane drum fails during molten metal transfer at furnace No. 49. Crew escapes with burns as metal spills. Other incidents reported include a Beattyville sawmill explosion fatally wounding two and injuring another, plus a Swift Packing manager killed in Missoula. A New York Store picnic is announced with transport and event details.
Talks focus on locating the army post near Indianapolis if a satisfactory purchaser is found for the arsenal grounds. Possible sites include north of Riverside Park on the Chicago division of the Big Four, near Cumberland east of the city, and west of Mt Jackson near the Vandalia Railroad and the St Louis division of the Big Four.
Ethel Jackson aged seventeen was discharged by Acting Judge Connoway after an arrest for loitering at the request of her mother Mrs. Mary Sedam of 308 South Noble Street. The charge stemmed from efforts to break up a romance with Morton Chapman of Nordyke and Marmon. The girl had previously left home after family trouble and found work at a North Illinois street home.
Dr Francis M Abbott a veteran physician faced an insult from Jack Cline who spat on him after an offer of money. Abbott struck back and police halted the clash leading to both men being held on assault and battery charges. Abbott was released on his own recognizance.
Mrs Bayanger aged eighty eight died late last night at the Breunig residence 1219 Park avenue. She was the mother in law of City Controller George Breunig. No funeral arrangements will be made until the arrival of a son in Chicago.
The meeting of the Wayne County Association planned at Sylvester Johnson's Irvington home tomorrow has been postponed until September. The association includes former Wayne County residents.
Carl Fisher piloted an automobile run to Martinsville last night in his big Winton car, accompanied by another Indianapolis party in a big machine. The party will return today.
The Thomas W. Lawson, the world’s first seven masted schooner, was launched at Fore River Ship and Engine Company in East Weymouth. The steel vessel measures 9 feet overall with a beam of 50 feet 5 inches, cargo capacity about 8.1% tons, and a crew of sixteen led by Captain Arthur L. Crowley. It will operate in coal trade between northern and southern ports and may later be sent to the Philippines.
President Francis appoints charter of a New York firm as assistant to European commissioner Cridler for the St Louis exposition. Illinois Kansas world’s fair commissioners conduct consultations with Francis and Director Works Taylor on site plans.
In Fort de France Martinique on July 10 a volcanic cloud with electricity appeared in the sky between evening hours. The dense black mass looked fiery and starry as it lingered overhead, marking a dramatic atmospheric event reported by local observers.
Maj S H M Byers, long time appointee of General Grant as U S consul at Berne, Switzerland, and author, was thrown from a horse this morning. He sustained a fractured leg a dislocated shoulder and severe scalp wounds.
The document lists fund balances and outstanding warrants totaling 12,673.51. Funds shown include Institution General, Benevolent, School revenue, College funds, Permanent endowment, Educational Institution, Swamp land, Common school, Escheated estates, State sinking and surplus revenue. Signatories include LEOPOLD LEVY and W. H. HART, Treasurer and Auditor of State.
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