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Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1901

Page

3

Local residents set travel plans and social visits

A long list of residents announces upcoming trips and visits including Miss Alys Bak to Mrs. Gundelfinger and Mr H B Milliken family leaving for the East. Others head to New York Lake Placid Charlevoix Mackinaw Atlantic City and Delevan Lake with numerous August departures and social entertainments planned.

Alys Bak B. W. Gundelfinger John Wineman New York Max Gundelfinger Peoria H. B. Milliken W. H. Brown Charlevoix Mich Harry Sloan Hicks Lake Wawasee Lew Wallace Lake Placid N. Y Herman Kinsley Mackinaw Harold B. Hibbun Michigan Heary, Wallace C. Lasby Tewn New Jersey Frankie Landers Loonlake Mary Milford Crawfordsville Mis FE Perkins Charien Coffin Gloucester Davis Wallace John C. New Crlaricvoix Smre John Wright Mabel Talbott Roaringrock Wequetonsing Michie Francis Smith Cape Anne Jane Merrie Black Lbon Walker Newport Frank J. Will Uhiy Whiteley Savoy Virnia Hugh Bronson Farmisnd Inddlanapoliverin

Crazed on Way Home Husband Finds Wife at Police Station

Olive Morgan from Pulaski county Virginia arrived in North Salem Indiana after a likely sunstroke. She smashed a water pitcher at the Spencer House and claimed she was seeking to drown pursuers. Police restrained her and arranged rail transport to North Salem with husband Tom Morgan awaiting her arrival.

Olive Morgan Spencer House Pulaski County Virginia North Salem Ind Union Station Shela Gregorie Olive Tom Morgan Indiana North Bleycie Hauser and Trimpe

Statehouse Pigeons Shot Sparks Capitol Controversy

Pigeons atop the Statehouse were shot by men armed with Flobert rifles drawing crowds of boys. Custodian Krietenstein said the birds have long inhabited the Capitol roof and must be thinned out or removed. Carter proved the top marksman, with about twenty birds felled. total pigeons dislodged neared thirty five. Some birds saved for meals, others gathered by urchins, as the operation to cull continues through the week under police permit.

Flobert Krietenstein Capitol Samuel Schutt Andrew J. Allen Thomas J. Carter The State Printing Board Carter Quigtey

Attitude Toward Debs Divides Socialist Leaders

A circulating story claimed the Socialist convention would not back Eugene V. Debs for president. Party members dismissed the report, saying candidates won't be discussed at the meeting aimed at uniting factions. Debs is still viewed by leaders as the party's foremost figure.

Eugene V. Debs Debs Bth King Chicago Ilness Soriatistie Party

Lizzie Oliver Arrested for Shooting Attempt on Edward Chandler

Lizzie Oliver of 182 South Missouri street was arrested by Patrolmen Bates and Caldwell on charges of shooting at Edward Chandler with intent to kill. Oliver claimed she had been engaged to Chandler but refused him after discovering he was not sincere. She told police she did not shoot him, while admitting he shot at her, and denied any intent to harm him.

Lizzie Oliver South Missouri Street Bates Caldwell Edward Chenilter Shy Hind Chandler Tippee

Fire damages home of Mr McMahon on Martindale Avenue

A blaze started overnight at 2445 Martindale Avenue in the home of Mr McMahon. An overheated stove or a defective flue caused the roof to burn and damaged the rest of the house. The estimated loss is minimal.

McMahon Martindale Avenue

Sunday Night Stabbing At Anderson Suburb Saloon

Eugene Weaver lies near death from knife wounds suffered after a saloon dispute. Jesse Vickar and Lyster Layman are suspects, with Vickar believed to have fled toward Carlisle Kentucky. Fire and crime items from surrounding communities are noted alongside other state incidents.

Indianapolis Journal Anderson Ind Eugene Weaver Shadeland Eugene Lane Jesse Vickar Lyster Lyman Tane Weaver Vickar Carlisle Pes E

Man Arrested for Carbolic Acid Attack in Muncie

Peter Tillberry was arrested in Muncie after throwing carbolic acid in Mary Torrence at Kate Phinney’s home. He admits guilt and faces a mayhem charge carrying two to fourteen years. Torrence is left with the loss of an eye, life previously in danger but now improving.

Indianapolis Journal Muncle Ind Peter Tillberry Mary Torrence Kate Phinney

Princeton man dies by morphine self harm in Evansville

Evansville Indiana July 2 L R Beck of Princeton Ind died by his own hand taking morphine in Evansville He was about thirty five years old and had been dissipating for several days.

Indianapolis Journal Evansville Ind L. R. Beck Princeton, Ind

Morristown Death: Hiram B. Cole 75 at Home

Morristown Indiana reports the death of Hiram B. Cole aged seventy five at his home. Born February 22, 1826 near Hanover he never left his birthplace area. His father and grandfather settled here in 1821 and he married Elizabeth Buck in 18 with six children surviving.

Morristown Ind Hiram B. Cole Hanover Here Elizabeth Buck New Castle Rachel Rogers Adolph Rogers Carlina Henry County William A. Rogers Laporte Sebastian Lay Maer Catherine Gaw Lay California Charles K. Goodall Tracy Laporte County Elkhart Peter L. Mishler Elkhart County Mere Jacob Paules William Milton Mishier Goshen New Albany Amelia Martin Delphi

Death notices mark Hagerstown and Pendleton obituaries

News from Hagerstown Indiana reports the death of Mrs Andress Wiggins at her granddaughter’s home in Richmond. She was a well known county figure married to Andress Wiggins tied to pork packing and the Whitewater Canal. The Pendleton note records the funeral of Anderson Bolinge a wealthy farmer aged about seventy. J C Blackburn and Frank D Brower are noted as recently deceased in other brief notices.

Hagerstown Ind Andress Wiggins Richmond Wiggins Whitewater Canal Justin Study Fort Wayne Frank Wiggins San Francisco Newton Stover George Wiggins Union City Sherman Wiggins Los Angeles Cal Pendleton Anderson Bolinge J. C. Blackburn Elwood Cooper Lve Frank D. Brower Bright

Heavy Loss at Richmond Fire Destroys Stables

An early morning blaze in Richmond Indiana devastated stables and commercial properties in the business district. Losses include T C Taylor W R Hadley Fry Brothers William Cain and William Grottendick with substantial insurance coverage totaling millions in goods and buildings. many horses perished.

Richmond Ind T. C. Taylor W. R. Hadley Fry Bros William Cain William Grottendick T. ©. Taylor Fry Brothers Hadley Mary lLoundner Walter T Carpenter

Firemen Burned As Mystery Fire Rages Across Indiana Fields

A series of late June and early July fires across Indiana destroyed crops and property. In Wayne county a seven acre field burned after a burning stump ignited dry grass, badly injuring Clarence Linley and burning others. In Salem a stable and adjacent structures burned, Dr. Hobbs’s residence narrowly escaped, with losses around $3,000. Brazil saw a laundry building destroyed, partly insured. Flora reported a large barn destroyed with 1000 bushels of wheat, thirty tons of hay and a horse lost. Sullivan noted threshing sparks igniting straw and wheat in Basler’s farm. Authorities described the causes as fire outbreaks with varying insurance coverage.

Indianapolis Journal Dublin Ind William Austin Boston Wayne County Clarence Dinjev Clarence Linley Salem Pire Edward Corry Walnut Main Streets H. C. Hobbs Flora John Lowman Here Eickee

Winona Park program features Mme Bailey and Powers at Winona Lake

Winona Park in Winona Lake Ind offers two concerts this week under the Cincinnati College of Music direction with Mme Cecilia Eppinghousen Bailey delivering clear singing across a broad repertoire. Professor Sterling leads the local music course while Leland Powers performs two acts, including Lord Chumley, and the Welcome steamer orchestra provides an evening program drawing large crowds. Harry Gleckner departs for Buffalo to join a new exposition band after two seasons with the orchestra.

Indianapolis Journal Winona Lake Ind Winona Park Winonians Mme Cecilia Eppinghousen Bailey Cincinnati College of Music Professor Sterling Winona Madame Bailey Leland T. Powers Lord Chumley Harry Gleckner Buffalo

Republican day highlights at Island Park Assembly

Portland Indiana July 2 Tomorrow signals Republican day at Island Park Assembly with Wallace Bruce lecturing on Landmarks of Scott and an orchestral concert. Afternoon political addresses and an evening concert with local talent precede a sequence of interest rich days including Hillsdale College day and G A R day featuring General John B. Gordon as principal speaker.

Indianapolis Journal Portland Ind Island Park Hillsdale College John C. Carman H. Yager J. B. Bolles Robert Cowden H. M. Stahl Mary EF. Balch

Vincennes District Conference Opens at Shoals

Loogootee Ind July 2 The annual Vincennes district conference of the Methodist Church began at Shoals this morning with about 154 ministers local preachers Sunday school superintendents and Epworth League presidents in attendance. Principal speakers include Dr W H Hickman chancellor DePauw University Dr C W Lewis president Moore s Hill College and Rev W B Collins New Albany. Five new churches were built and dedicated and $25 000 was raised for church benevolences during the year.

Indianapolis Journal Loogootee Ind Vincennes The Methodist Church Shoals Epworth League W. H. Hickman De Pauw_University C. W. Lewis Moore's Hill College W. B. Collins New Albany H. c. Cuppinger

Battleground camp meeting draws large crowd in Lafayette

In Lafayette Ind today an unusually interesting Battleground camp meeting drew a fine crowd. Rev N S White of Battleground preached this morning and Rev J E McCloud spoke this afternoon to a large audience. Yesterday’s services were well attended with Dr Gobin as principal speaker. Wednesday will be temperance day and Friday Epworth League day.

Indianapolis Journal Lafayette Ind Battleground

Bible Conference Opens at Earthiam College Tonight

The annual Bible Conference at Earthiam College opened in Richmond Indiana tonight. The event is conducted by Indiana Western and Wilmington Yearly Meetings with Rev Albert J Brown of Indianapolis delivering the inaugural address as the feature of the opening program.

Indianapolis Journal Richmond Ind Earthiam College Indiana, Western and Wilmington Yearly Meetings Albert J. Brown Indianapolis

Invention by James Kelly A Rotary Engine Sparks Interest

James Kelly of Kingston has developed a double cylinder rotary steam engine with four eccentrics and side valves that allegedly uses as little steam as a standard cylinder. Engineers who viewed the model see potential for a major shift in steam power, while Kelly seeks a patent and has declined a $1.00 offer for the model with patent rights.

Indianapolis Journal Greensburg Ind James Kelly Kingston Mr. Kelly Tle Kelly

Indiana Mutual Telephone Association Opens Convention

Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Lafayette Indiana reports the opening day of the Indiana Mutual Telephone Association convention. The July 2 event begins with industry talks and planned sessions for cooperative telephone interests across the state.

Indianapolis Journal Lafayette Ind Indiana Mutual Telephone Association

Indiana and Kentucky News Minute From State Convention

Indiana and Kentucky briefs report a two o’clock convention opening in Thompson Hall with about a hundred delegates. Notables include Mayor Justice and Vice President Charles A. Zion. Other items cover hydrophobia in Kentucky, artesian water plans, a pearl found in a mussel, medical cases, elopements, and local incidents across several Indiana towns.

Tes Indiana Thompson's Hall Justice Charles A. Zion Lebanon L. C. Walker Indianapolis A. Anderson Pittsburg J. F. Nate Madison Wis J. P. Hutchings Kokomo A. Dinsmore Chicago

Miscellaneous Brevities From a Turbulent Day on Rail and Water

A Delaware Lackawanna locomotive exploded near Pancoast Pennsylvania, killing the engineer and injuring the fireman and a brakeman. The Defender yacht is being dismantled at City Island New York after a reported sale for 30000, with portions kept as souvenirs. In Washington state a rowboat capsized on Spanaway Lake drowning Earl Jenkins Florence Neving and Anelia Cole whose bodies were later recovered. President McKinley attended the funeral of Leopold Biechele in Canton delaying a concert on the McKinley lawn. A Chicago horse plague prompts veterinary care and rest. In Fremont Ohio a free-for-all night at the Pollock settlement left Max Bednark fatally injured Mike Materzak and others hurt with several jailed. In Trinidad Colorado ranchman Philp McWilliams killed Salvador and Charles Parece after a long feud. A Winyah Lumber Company sawmill in Georgetown South Carolina exploded, killing three and injuring seven. a schooner at the wharf damaged. Brook Bridge traffic and service were restored with new truss plans under review. Mrs Caroline Pitts Brown funeral held in Detroit with six nephews as pallbearers. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Jeffersonville Melvin Knowland Portland Corydon Marion O. A. Sprague Order of Elks Fitzsimmons Marion Lodge Grand Lodge Milwaukee Sprague Chicago Greensburg John Robbins United States Army Indianapolis Texas United States Richmond Charles C. Swain Ohio Indiana Kentucky Michigan Marietta D. Laporte Laporte New Order Greencastle Sam Jones Pendleton John Sherman Tracy Tague Lola Oiler Madison Dr. Collins George M. Roberts Lawrenceburg Ind Edward Kunz Valparaiso Baileytown Getzilius von Scheele Visby Sweden South Bend Jacob M. Chillas Shelbyville A. O. Wood Fairland Enterprise Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Pancoast Olf Yacht Defender City Island New York Earl Jenkins Seattle Florence Neving Anelia Cole Puyallup Spanaway Lake Washington State McKinley Es Leopold Biechele Canton McKinley Lawn Pollock Fremont Max Bednark Mike Materzak Mike Swinski Philp McWilliams Trinidad Col Salvador Te Parece Charles Parece Jeast Pareces McWilliama Winyah Lumber Company Georgetown Brook Bridge Department of Bridges Caroline Pitts Brown Henry B. Brown United States Supreme Court

Quarrel Over Debt Ends in Murder and Thefts

A man dies following a debt quarrel with W Bowers cousin. The deceased worked as a traveling salesman for Martinez Brothers of New Orleans. Homicide remains unsolved as authorities investigate in Canton and Louisville.

Grinstead Declines Louisville Mayoral Nomination

James F. Grinstead, nominated for Louisville mayor in the July 16 Republican primary, announced he would not accept the nomination due to dissatisfaction with how the primary was conducted.

Louisville James F. Grinstead

Children Arrested In Broad Ripple Case

Lowell Allen seven and his five year old brother Robert were arrested by Detective Holtz at Broad Ripple in a custody case with Justice White. A nearby farmer Orr reported the boys entered his home and stole $10 from his trousers. Lowell, repeatedly in trouble for theft, had recently sold a watch on East Washington street for 18 cents. City Council members debated confinement versus release, with some seeking an investigation while others objected to keeping boys in jail, and the matron refused to release them. Councilman warned he would push for release but parents objected, noting the heat in the jail.

Lowell Allen Robert Holtz Broad Ripple Justice White Orr Irvington East Washington Street

Indiana Bankers Executive Council Meeting Set

An Indiana Bankers' Association executive council meeting is called for Thursday at the Denison Hotel. The council includes officers and bankers from Greencastle Huntingburg Vincennes Muncie Plymouth Danville South Bend Indianapolis New Castle Valparaiso Indianapolis Frankfort Greensburg Logansport Bluffton and more. They will decide the site and date of the annual meeting with South Bend as a leading candidate amid a city citizens committee urging the convention be held there.

Indiana Bankers’ Association Denison Hotel R. L. O’ Hall Greencastle Hugo C. Robert Huntingburg J. L. Bayard Vincennes Hardin Roads Muncie Oliver G. Solce Plymouth Mord Carter Danville C. T. Lindsey South Bend A. Morrison Indianapolis Thomas B. Millikan New Castle W. H. Gardner Valparaiso John P. Frenzel Volney T. Malott David A. Coulter Frankfort W. W. Bonner Greensburg W. C. Thomas Logansport Hugh Dougherty Bluffton Association For Th South Neon

Sindlinger Kuhn & Co. Bankrupt in Federal Court

In Salem, Sindlinger Kuhn and Co. filed for bankruptcy yesterday in the Federal Court. The firm lists liabilities and names Sindlinger, W F Kuhn and John A Kuhn as members. An amended complaint was filed in D A Jennings vs EW W.

Sindlinger, Kuhn & Co Er Sindlinger W. F. Kuhn John A. Kuhns D. A. Jennings EW W

Menaugh Case In United Circuit Court Seeks 100 Damages

The United Circuit Court hears a complaint by Menaugh and others from Washington county. The amended filing spans 180 closely written pages, seeking damages of 100.

Menaugh United Circuit Court Washington County

Petition for Divorce Filing Quietly Seeks Separation

Hattie M Hilligoss petitions for legal separation from William Hilligoss citing desertion and abuse while cohabiting. She alleges he kept late hours, frequented gaming houses and fights, and would not take her to visit relatives, claiming a miserable conduct.

Hattie M. Hilligoss William Hilligoss

Higher Courts Record New Suit Filed

A list of court items from 1962 includes Hattie M Hilligoss versus William Hilligoss for divorce in Superior Court Room L, and multiple appellate notices and new cases across Marion C and other counties. The items cover assignment errors, briefs, petitions for rehearing, and motions in various circuits and counties.

Hattie M. Hilligoss William Hilligoss Superior Court Room L Supreme Court Clara L. Shank Et al Co. Smith Marion John Rinkard State of Wabash C. C Appellate Court John Ragle Alonzo Mattox Sulelivan

Large Crowd Attends Broad Ripple Park Street Show

An unusually large audience gathered at Broad Ripple Park last night drawn by a new programme from the street-railway. Prof E S Walker a stack wire walker gave the first of a series of performances to run all week and Sunday. His walk on a 100 foot loose wire across the river drew applause and he also rode a bicycle mounted on the wire with a trapeze for a man and a woman. W J entertained spectators between acts as part of the daily afternoon and evening shows.

Broad@ Ripple Park W. J

Boy Bicycle Accident Involving Davidson Driver

Wille Miller of 90 Hamilton avenue was struck by a wagon driven by Davidson of Twelfth street and Reville avenue while riding near his home. The injuries were painful but not dangerous, and Miller’s mother protested the arrest, claiming the incident was wholly accidental.

Wille Miller Hamilton Avenue Davidson Twelfth Street Reville Avenue

Valencia Sold for 825000 Transfer of Delaware Street Apartment House

The Valencia an apartment house hotel at 517 North Delaware Street was transferred yesterday from owner M. H. ee to Herman E. Martens for five dollars. The building is a seven story structure.

North Delaware Street M. H.ee Herman E. Martens

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