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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1902
Page
2
In Manila July reports reveal General Maxilon and General Noviso convicted of treason at Cebu and sentenced to prison terms and fines. General Davis relinquished command in Mindanao to Generals Sam and another officer as American troops face ongoing operations on the island.
In Manila on July 11 the cholera outbreak shows a slight decline, with 2,381 cases and 1,718 deaths reported in the city. Nationwide totals reach 12,476 cases and 9,57 deaths, reflecting ongoing spread despite rain.
New York reports indicate Mam Lie Wealth Par Excellence were winning favorites at Brighton Beach, with Explorer and Mamselle among victors. In Chicago at Washington Park the card was dull, a costly delay occurred after Harrison instigated a melee, and several prices and results are listed from the meeting.
In St Louis on July 11 a thin field faced a mile and a sixteenth handicap. The race narrowed to a two horse finish between Alice Turner and Glenwood, with Alice Turner edging Glenwood by a head as Wax Taper finished third. Odds favored Terra Incognita 6 to 1, Ben ft 3 to 1, The Boer 4 to 1, Alice Tur 12 to 1, Ethyle 3 to 1, Zazel 4 to 1.
In Mansfield on July day Judge Dirlam of the Common Pleas Court and Assistant District Attorney Garvin of New York seek a mandamus in the Supreme Court to compel Sheriff Payne to return to Governor Nash's writ. Hahn, wanted in New York on larceny charges, is the subject of the action. New York authorities may move to secure his extradition.
Forecast for Saturday and Sunday shows rising temperatures with increasing load conditions in Indiana Illinois and cloudier skies in Ohio with possible showers. Winds light and variable with clear periods. temperatures around 75 F high and cooler nights. Data from Blythe indicates mean temperature and precipitation deviations through July 11.
Isaac Chitwood was buried by the caving walls of a fifty foot well in Brown county while cleaning it. Neighbors dug through the night and found him alive with only a scalp wound. He was revived with stimulants and is reported little worse for wear.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Rushville Ind July 11 Dr John Arnold died last night Funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon He was born on the Isle of Wight eighty seven years ago and came to this country in 1821 His father cleared a tract in Union township Rush county The farm he kept until his death He was licensed to practice medicine in 18% and formed a partnership with Dr Jeffer son Helm In 1s he traveled to England to restore his health After returning he lived at Connersville for fifteen years In 1853 he bought his family s old farm and lived on it until 1877 when he moved to Rushville He married in 1838 to Miss Sarah Ann Ball They had four children three living Mrs Hamilton R Holmes Dr William W Arnold and John Arnold Jr all listed with families and towns He was a member of the Whig and Republican parties the Presbyterian Church the Old Settlers Association the Rush County Agricultural Society the Farmers and Stock Growers Association and several medical societies including the American Medical Association
A rapid memorial roundup from Terre Haute to Kokomo notes Capt Uriah Showmaker buried after a Masonry service. Elizbeth Osborn dies at 65 in Grant County. Mrs Charles B Greene of South Bend dies suddenly at 36. Indiana Lumber Co treasurer Samuel A Hillier dies in Kingston. Herman C Kachlein of Lafayette dies in Green Bay. Rev A E Mahin dies in Fort Wayne. Frank Case of Breckinridge and L F Case’s brother dies in Goshen. Kokomo councilman Benson A Sulavan dies of malarial fever at 64.
The program featured Rev W E Biederwolf speaking at l o'clock, Lorado Taft lecturing on Contemporaneous Art, and talks by Rev George L Mackintosh and Rev Samuel Wharles Black. Taft followed with a second lecture on Painters and Sculptors of America. Winona baseball beat Indiana University biological station 11 to 6. New cottage arrivals include Charles Allison and Frances and Lyla Allison from Indianapolis and several others, with numerous names listed among today's arrivals at Winona Hotel and Marshall Home.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Knightstown Indiana July 1 The City Council employed Dr O E Holloway to take charge of the hospital for smallpox patients He is the physician at the State Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home He has turned his practice at the institution over to Dr J B Cress and has taken the latter's smallpox patients to prevent contagion Most of the old cases are now recovered There is a note from Richmond about Emmett Packhouse, a Fort Wayne worker whose home is not stated in the snippet
In Goshen July 1 William H. H. Dennis sixty seven year old lawyer of Nappanee died while hunting seven miles southwest of Nappanee. After luncheon he wandered off with a companion and was found dead beside a rail fence with a broken neck. top rails had slipped. He leaves four children.
Special to the Tolianapolis Journal Lafayette Indiana July 11 petitions filed with Tippecanoe County Commissioners for an electric line through Tippecanoe and White counties passing Lafayette Monticello and Winamac toward South Bend a White County petition also filed J P Smith signs the plan aims to Plymouth then Michigan road to South Bend Promoters claim rights from Renton county line to Fowler and Chet Pulaski county has granted a franchise Evansville July 1 survey for traction line to Henderson across river nearly complete grading to start Passengers will be ferried across the river Marion July 11 blackmail case against Kersey Clark and Hiatt dismissed factory at Gas City Riverside Glass burned 1899 extortion alleged Robert Clark jailed for murder Kersey a recent Democratic candidate for Grant County Circuit Court John Evans implicated released from prison for selling green goods
Special dispatch from Marion Indiana July 11 trustees of the Christian Tabernacle Church consider building a roof garden atop the church. The pastor Rev E L Frazier says it would provide a pleasant venue for sacred concerts and summer evening socials and could host Sunday services and other church activities while attracting people away from amusements.
Lafayette July 11 The lockout of building trades laborers continues with 00 idle. Contractors Brown and Strate resumed work after removing their men. The Builders' Exchange fined them 10 each. suspensions follow until paid. Efforts to compromise failed. Evansville July 11 Ernst Hoge, 44, farmer, died after being thrown from a mule at night. He tangled in harness. the mule dragged him several miles, leaving him unrecognizable. His brother died in a similar accident years ago. Hoge was a wealthy county farmer. Muncie July 11 Dr Latchaw of Defiance College discusses consolidating Defiance and Merom Normal School. expects a large endowment. James Kennedy, iron worker, 50, died after falling from a moving freight train at the depot while stealing a ride from Indianapolis. He left two daughters in Louisville. Vanderburgh County June grand jury adjourned with few indictments. judge accuses it of failing to indict saloon keepers and gamblers.
HAMMOND, July U. Charles Dreben, an employee of the G H Hammond Company, eloped today with his stepdaughter Minnie Freeman. ELWOOD: Monroe Fitch and his two sons are under arrest for wholesale thievery after Robes and other items were found in a straw stack. WABASH: Albert Anderson narrowly escaped being burned when a pipe ignited his clothing. he walked to North Manchester after refusing treatment. MARION: George A. Clark wanted for repeat forged checks totaling 336 dollars. Fayette National Bank vs Indiana Lead Glass Co sale ordered for Aug 19. WINCHESTER: Judge Leander J. Monks turns 56 with a gold headed cane from friends. TERRE HAUTE: W A Brolk at the National Hotel filing report.
A series of brief Indiana items recounts family reunions, drownings, a missing youth near Lake Shore tracks, a lawsuit over a diphtheria death, railroad depot staking, a drowning in the Ohio river, an oil well hit, a road supervisor’s death, a county Republican convention, and a river drowning near Taylorsville.
Large crowd attends Lake Erie Trotting Circuit day three at Bradford Pennsylvania with Black Cecil winning the 2:15 pace and Hal Foster disqualified for fouling. Maltby also prominent in the 2:35 trot. Peoria and St Paul meet results noted with multiple heats and winners. In Muncie a runaway horse injures driver Charles Benadum.
A cable from Havana reports Cuba accepted an invitation to participate in the St Louis Exposition as an independent nation. The exhibit will depend on funds appropriated by the Cuban Congress, marking the island’s first participation as a sovereign country.
Maritime notices list arrivals and departures of vessels on July 1 and 11. Graf Waldersee from New York arrives at Cherbourg and Plymouth. Columbia arrives from New York. Fuerst Bismarck sails to New York. Barbarossa arrives at New York from Bremen. Manitou from London. Campania from Liverpool. Queenstown arrivals and Merion sails to Boston. Hoenzollern arrives at St Michael's from New York. Koenigin Luise sails to Southampton and Bremen. Aller arrives at Genoa from New York via Gibraltar and Naples. Pretorian sails from Liverpool to Montreal. Menominee passes Scilly for London. Graft Waldersee arrives at Plymouth. Commonwealth arrives at Boston from Liverpool. Bovic sails from Liverpool to New York.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with the slogan featuring E. W. Grove as the required name on every box. It presents the product as a celebrated cold and cure, emphasizing the brand association.
Boston defeated Cincinnati as Eason received better support while Phillips allowed fewer runs. Line scores show Boston 6 Cincinnati 4 with key hits by Beckley Crawford and Tenny. Chicago beat Philadelphia 4 2, with Taylor pitching for Chicago and Iberg for Philadelphia.
Pittsburg defeated New York 10 to 6 as Davis broke his leg stealing second base in the same spot Van Haltren did months earlier. Sparks pitched for Pittsburg with Phillippi. Attendance 2,489. Other game: St Louis edged Brooklyn 4 to 3 with Wicker and Newton on the mound. Cincinnati’s John McPhee was ousted as manager. Frank Bancroft to take over, Joe Kelley named possible successor. Attendance 3,192.
Chicago edged St Louis 13-12 in a pitchers battle at Chicago. Piatt and McFarland opposed Powell and Donohue as 1,700 watched. Notable plays included two-base hit by Anderson and stolen bases by Daly Mertes and Hemphill. Umpire O Louglin officiated the game.
Washington defeated Baltimore in a tight return, aided by timely hitting while McGann was spiked and Keily and Gilbert ejected for disputing calls. Attendance 288. Key plays included two-base hits by Carey and Lee and homers by Williams, Robinson, and Sacrifice by Ryan. Umpires Johnstone and Carruthers.
Attendance 2,656 as Boston bats falter in a 6 2 loss to Philadelphia. Notable: Lachance homered, Parent and Cross keyed hits, Gleason and Hartsel provided bases, Winters and Warner pitch. Hastings and Powers earned runs for Boston. Connolly refereed the game in 14 innings.
In Indianapolis on July 11 the seventh inning produced six runs after Coulter reached on an error and Matthews was hit. Four hits for seven bases fueled the rally as Indianapolis pulled ahead, while Toledo’s Kellum held on after a late scoring spree by Toledo in the sixth.
Bloomington defeated Terre Haute in a close ten inning game as both clubs batted hard but made fielding miscues. Final score 4 to 3 with Bloomington scoring in the 10th. In Decatur Illinois Evansville beat Decatur 9 to 4 after late rallies and a steady Evansville attack.
An advertisement extols Paine's Celery Compound as a universal remedy praised in thousands of homes for nervous prostration kidney and liver complaints rheumatism and neuralgia. It features a testimonial from Mrs Nathan Beals of Gallup's Mills Vermont describing severe nerve weakness and near insanity before recovery.
Batteries Luckenbill and Krebs at Rock Island Illinois beat Davenport 8 9 0 1 0 0 0 6 8 4 2 to 0 0 2 3 8 Batteries Case and Williams at Rockford Til Cedar Rapids 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 5 1 2 Batteries Miller and Weaver at Rock Island Illinois beat Owens and Thiery 0 0 9 9 1 0 0 3 4 5 5
In the colored amateur league at Eton Beach two games were played with the A B C beating Loans by scores of ten to one and thirteen to nine percent Indianapolis won yesterday at Toledo and may ride a streak into a Louisville game. Indianapolis has seven straight, last at Louisville, one at Columbus last Sunday, four from Columbus here, and yesterday at Toledo.
New York dispatch outlines the professional short distance cycling championship with the Grand Circuit starting July 12 at Revere Massachusetts and ending around September 15. Dates list cities from New Haven to Atlantic City and Pittsburg with the July 19 one mile American title and circuit closes.
Bobby Walthour defeated Harry Elkes by just over half a lap in a twenty mile motor paced event at the Velodrome. He posted 2 percent time and broke the track record by five seconds.
The will of Mrs Mary J Walker who died July 2 at Millbrook New York is filed for probate. She leaves 0 48 to charity and public institutions a 30 000 trust fund from John Watson for life income and various specific bequests to relatives and their children including 90000 to the children of Isabella Peckham Miller and 25000 to the children of Lewin W Walker. The residue goes to her sister Emily A Wace. The will was executed in 1980.
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