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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
5
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports Crawfordsville where a traction line project continues amid court action. Northwestern line crews from Lebanon dig up streets to lay track while local officials contest the move and await Judge Simison at Terre Haute for resolution.
June 17 forecast shows fair and warmer conditions on Thursday with cooler winds in the north. South and central portions see warmer readings, with showers possible in parts of Michigan and the west. Friday remains fair and cooler in northern areas with variable winds. overall southern regions stay dry with scattered showers.
Shipping news lists arrivals and departures on June 17 with ships including Graf from Hamburg Aubania and Germanic sailing to Rotterdam Teutonic Haverford from Philadelphia and New York sailings to Liverpool Plymouth Cherbourg and Philadelphia Kronprinz and Switzer among others with several vessels reported arriving at various ports in Europe and North America
A restraining order halted work on the Northwestern line after a dispute with Jude West. A petition was presented to the mayor requesting a special City Council meeting to address the issue and seek a resolution.
Surveyors for the Logansport Chicago electric road have traced a line from Logansport through Nova Center Winamac North Judson to Valparaiso, acquiring right of way to this point parallel to the Panhandle Railroad to La Crosse. Grading has started between Royal Center and Logansport and the syndicate aims to run cars to Winamac by November.
Tipton Indiana city council granted a three month extension to the Union Traction Company franchise, moving the deadline from September to December 31. The company cites litigation over a tract within the city as delaying track completion, with service projected to run from Tipton to Indianapolis by the end of December.
Indications point to arson after a fire discovered Tuesday night at the Warner saloon in Geneva Portland. Fire chief W C Campbell forced entry, extinguished the blaze started by an overturned lamp. A line of fuel was found near the lamp, suggesting rapid spread. The town has suffered major fires recently and lacks adequate fire protection.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports a noon blaze at the Wall heading factory in South Whitley, Columbia City area. Fire loss details and damages are incomplete due to the partial transmission.
In Lafayette Indiana three pumps struggle to refill city mains from canals into Columbian Park reservoir. Water levels fall under ten feet with two million gallons daily pumped, prompting boil order and closures. Laundries ship dirty linen to Indianapolis as repairs are awaited. Local gas and electric pumps added to bolster supply.
Indiana editors may tour the Canadian Northwest as guests of the Canadian government. J B Whitehead of the American Press Association arranged the inquiry and hopes details are settled soon. If approved, a special train along the Canadian Pacific will stop at many cities with expenses paid by Canada. Fort Wayne Democratic editors meet in the city next day for a banquet hosted by Senator Fleming with remarks by Morss and Stoll.
Storm section reports from Indiana on June 17 describe a lightning strike destroying a barn on Abe Boyer’s Ridgeville area farm. The blaze consumed 400 bushels of corn ten tons hay and farming implements with losses over $1 000, partly insured. Other counties log heavy rain wind and hail with crop damage to wheat oats and corn as well as fence and tree destruction.
Fort Wayne Indiana June 17 Lieutenant A Bronnon United States Navy in the city recruiting men for the navy responded to Congressman Robinsons warning against enlistment He denied deplorable navy conditions and said sailors are well fed He noted some recruits believe they will simply float under two skies and urged prepared service
Jeffersonville reports George Baldock unearthed a pot of tarnished Spanish silver coins while plowing. Value around $00 remains uncertain. Other items note James B Linden and Olive Gee denied a license for nonresidence in Delaware county and marriages in Hartford City. Marion barbers strike over union pay scale. Goshen authorities target slot machines amid temperance push. Fort Wayne passes higher natural gas rate with five day shutoff notices for large users. Bedford reports fatal train accident on the Baltimore and Southwestern. Seymour chronicles wedding of Fernando Wesner and Maude Hamer. Valparaiso reveals arrest over a $1,500 check forged by neighbor Charles Harms.
Elkhart Indiana reports Harold Walter seven year old son of David Walter spilled powder on a sidewalk and set it afire. He is expected to lose sight in one eye and possibly the other.
The Rev John Vibelius longtime pastor at South Bend Swedish Lutheran Church died in Joliet Illinois last Monday of lung trouble after a California stay. He was about forty five, leaving a widow and two children Avery Long supposedly the oldest man in Jeffersonville Indiana noted June 18
In Adams county Indiana Mrs Jacob Mack, aged eighty four, died suddenly at her home near Decatur last evening after a brief illness described as Takoong. The obituary notes she was married to Jacob Mack and part of the county’s pioneer community, with funeral plans to be announced.
The Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends' Christian Endeavor plans its convention at Earlham College on July 28 and 29 preceding the Bible institute at Pine Lake. The program includes talks by Rev. C O Medbury and others, with papers by several women readers and music led by Miss Leona Wright. A large delegate turnout is anticipated.
The Christian Culture Assembly of the Baptist Church will meet at Pine Lake assembly grounds in Laporte from July 23 to August 2. Three daily sessions cover devotional work and Bible study, with afternoons on social questions and mission work, and evenings for concerts and lectures. Noted speakers include J. E. Conant, F. A. Cass, J. A. Leavitt, and others from Chicago, South Bend, Indianapolis, and beyond. The construction of the interurban link to Pine Lake and rising lake waters boost expectations for a large attendance.
Fort Wayne Ind June 17 representatives of handle factories in Ohio Indiana and Michigan met to form a price fixing cartel for the next season. The Fort Wayne plant led by C H Windt of the General Withington group joins manufacturers from New Haven Indianapolis Frankfort Columbus Piqua Toledo Hicksville and Wapakoneta. Delegates say no advance is planned but overall sentiment favors equitable price setting for next year as factories are behind on orders.
Lafayette Ind June 17 two thousand persons attend daily sessions with Sunday seen as banner day. Mme Tsilka and her baby expected to speak on captivity in Macedonia. Col George W Bain Kentucky addressed a large audience on The Masses. Johnson Ohio speaker on Thomas Jefferson. Dr A W Lamar Tennessee to discuss Dixie Before the War. Rev Father Vaughn lectured yesterday on Shakespeare.
In Marion Indiana on June 17 a large crowd attended the cornerstone laying for the new First Presbyterian Church. Afterward speakers included pastors Freeley Rohrer Henry Nice Frank Ballard H M Elliott and J Cumming Smith and judges Hiram Brownlee H J Paulus plus Woodson Marshall Edward Y Hill and others from Marion Indianapolis Peru and Logans Port broke traditional decorum.
Representatives from the Eastern Indiana Millers Association in Anderson gather with 32 mills from Wayne, Delaware, Henry, Rush, Grant, Hamilton, Tipton, Madison, Hancock and Randolph counties. They discuss restoring state wheat from No 3 to No 2 by improving fertilization, seed selection, and soil care. Farm clubs join the talks, urging farmers to adopt better practices to lift grain quality.
Evansville capitalists report coal lease holds totaling multiple thousands of acres around Evansville in the last month. The venture is linked to the Evansville Railway promoters with a new belt road four miles from the city to host several coal mines, and Illinois Central is said to be a party. A Decatur Coal and Fuel Company is formed to buy summer fuel for stockholders’ winter needs, with expected capital around ten thousand dollars. In Peru, hog sales at Macy brought total receipts near fifteen thousand eight hundred dollars, with Ideal Perfection among sales. Huntington hosts the Home Telephone Company incorporation with one thousand dollars capital. In North Judson Hofman Brothers acquire land near town for winter quarters as part of broader expansions.
The fifth conference of the state board of superintendents organizers and lecturers of the Indiana WCTU will convene in Central Christian Church in Muncie for a three day session beginning tomorrow. Organizers and lecturers include Mrs Hattie Wright Brand Indianapolis Rev Alice Rush Palmer Franklin Mrs Ada L Squires Terre Haute Miss Inahall Elwood Mrs Elizabeth Stanley Richmond Rev M A Tompkins Elkhart.
Muncie Indiana June 17 The First Christian Church at the corner of North and Elim streets now completed and ready for dedication on Sunday June au The brick and stone structure cost about $20000 and dedicatory sermon will be preached by Rev T M McWhinney D D LL B
The whaling ship Gjoa under Captain Ammundsen departs Christiania bound for King William Land on Greenland's east coast. The Swiss National Council approves a $4,340,000 credit to arm 72 batteries with 7.5 cm pneumatic recoil guns and supply 80 rounds per gun. Walter B Harris, traveler and author, held by mountaineers at Mat, Bandit Relsuell HQ, after Moroccan troops attacked the area but failed to free him.
New Castle Indiana June 17. C.8. Hernly says a large gas company plans to form to serve New Castle Anderson Muncie and nearby towns. A vast natural gas storage reservoir will be built and pumped to surrounding areas with a capitalization around one million dollars.
A stock company with 250000 capital was organized by Lafayetter and Delphi capitalists to manufacture the Harris compressed air pump tested in the local oil field. The pump reportedly boosts output from ten barrels per day to 10 200 barrels, making a well resemble a flowing well. The local oil field company was reorganized and several new wells will be drilled, with two wells now producing 50 to 150 barrels daily of high quality lubricant.
Oil circles in Parker Indiana were stirred as Republic Iron and Steel Co drilled a new producing well on the 8 A Wingert lease. The well, located two and one half miles west of Parker, is expected to yield about three hundred barrels in the first twenty four hours, an area previously undeveloped.
Ephraim Cecil of Muncie Indiana received a check for 2153 88 from Standard Oil for royalties on oil produced on his farm during the first half of June. At this rate he would approach 4000 dollars monthly and about 50000 dollars yearly.
Indiana towns report smallpox under control in Dundee and Pipe Creek areas with strict quarantines for exposed cases. Lafayette police reveal 361 arrests and 11 jail convictions in the past year, property recovery valued at 2683.90 dollars, city costs 14454.03. Shelbyville hearings and a guilty verdict in a train-switch incident are noted, along with interurban line disruptions in Hartford City. Warren sees near-total saloon elimination, while Richmond eyes hosting the next Indiana Commercial Teachers Association meeting. Jeffersonville notes a lodge of a secretive group with shifting placements.
Local items cover gambling arrests in Camleton and jail transfers at Hawesville Kentucky, piano contracts for the New Castle world’s fair, accidents in Castle and Tipton reports, and civic notes from Lafay ette Evansville Fort Wayne and other towns. Mentions Owen at Paris post and Indiana Coal Operators exhibit plans.
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