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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1901
Page
5
The Royal Baking Powder is widely used and touted for its superiority. It offers a free edition of The Royal Baker and Pastry Cook with over 100 practical receipts to every patron. Avoid imitation powders made from alum as they are poisonous. Send your address by postal card to Royal Baking Powder Co. New York.
Ex Representative J N Babcock visits topeka sessions recounts Governor Mount's welfare work and a new hall dedication. Indianapolis insurers urge Senator Thompson's insurance bill easing requirements to $100000 assets. Governor Durbin denies prior knowledge of the bill causing a tense exchange. A police or public life anecdote follows with lawyers and a young Dowling recalling early practice and a $27000 yearly peak.
Kalamazoo report says a dated letter from George Washington to Capt. James Jamieson was found among waste paper at Bryant mill. The haul included two old newspapers and an autograph letter of Robert Morris dated 1% with Philadelphia origin.
A brief promotional note urges homeowners in Indiana to insure their property against fire. The ad lists Indiana Bay Guaranty and Loan Company at 129 East Market Street with telephone contact 308. It stresses the importance of protection and reliability.
President Watkins and Secretary Ruschaupt of the Indianapolis club returned from Kansas City after talks with Western League President Hickey. No definite decision on Indianapolis joining the Western League or another league was announced. League plans hinge on a St Paul meeting next week. Watkins says he can quickly organize a strong alternative with about fifteen under contract.
Chicago March 7. Ban Johnson failed to deliver the American League player list by time, though he had said it was ready over a week ago. The delay stirred speculation that obstacles are blocking key players who were previously deemed safe for the league.
Sam Leever, Pittsburg pitcher, has signed for next season with others expected to follow. Ace Stewart signed for second base with Terre Haute club and may become captain. In Chicago Show basketball, Stevens Point beat Nebraska 38 to 13. Eby beat Clearwater in billiards in Boston. Belmont mast rivet work completed. Jockey Jesse Mathews to ride in Memphis then Lexington. New York trapshooting results list top scorers. Bowling match between Webb Jay and Owen McCarty begins in Peru. Jet Goar seeks amateur team placement after returning from hiatus. Richmond roller-skate polo team defeats Muncie Royals 7–0, fouled. Interstate Ball League set to meet in Columbus. Sunday ball planned. King Edward leases Diamond Jubilee horses for Derby winnings. Culver Academy opens baseball practice with scheduled games. Boston Post notes Armada as boxing Mecca with new clubhouse planned.
A Louisville lawyer asks the grand jury to investigate the Ryan West boxing match held last Monday. He calls the contest brutal and bloody. Commonwealth's Attorney Parsons plans action to block the April 18 bout between Hart and Beauschelte. Race results in New Orleans and Tanforan are listed with numerous odds and winners.
In Corsicana Texas a mob of about two hundred men pursues a black man believed to have assaulted and killed Conway Younger’s wife. Younger, returning from field work, found his wife slain and mutilated with a cut throat. Police and trackers failed to locate the suspect as dawn approached.
In Corsicana Texas John Henderson, a Black man believed to have killed Mrs Younger, was arrested and spirited to Hillsboro where officials hold him in jail. A second Black suspect tied to the Mrs French case was also removed amid a mob’s demand for proof.
The Rt. Rev. A. F. W. Ingram, second bishop of Stepney, is appointed Bishop of London succeeding the late Mandell Creighton. Arthur Foley Winnington Ingram, born Jan 26 1858, educated at Marlborough and Keble, has served as canon of St. Pauls and in numerous church roles. He is married and known as a golfer and bicyclist.
Camden March 7 The Rev A B Leonard during a Methodist Episcopal Church meeting applauded then drew a storm of hisses by naming United States Attorney General John W Griggs over the army canteen question He warned no official can bend law to favor a few against public opinion and praised the Jersey gun abrogation while denouncing attempts to mislead the public about prohibition.
Shelbyville Ind March 7 Special to the Indianapolis Journal Ray remains under sheriff custody after a court order directing confinement in the county jail and transfer to Indiana State Prison. Bets are laid on whether he will be sent to prison, while Ray denounces jury commissioners as politically biased.
Montgomery county commissioners refused the claim of F. P. Mount for 3600 for the conviction of thirty six men accused of selling votes at last November's election. The decision prompts an appeal to the Circuit Court to test the Caraway law underlying those convictions.
In Kokomo Indiana on March 7 twenty eight of twenty nine saloon keepers were arrested for Nicholson law violations requiring screens be removed from doors and windows on Sundays and after 11 PM on weekdays. Prosecutor Willitts led the arrests and nearly all pleaded guilty and paid fines with the rest to follow suit.
Morning filing by attorney M M Bachelder on behalf of Mattie Johnson alleges Malicious prosecution and slander by David Harshbarger. Complaint outlines arrest on alleged blackmail charge, release, grand jury testimony, circuit court delay, and dismissal. It also accuses Harshbarger of accusing Johnson to witnesses of writing threatening letters to extort money.
In Greencastle Indiana Circuit Court a four day trial ended with a jury ruling for the defendant in the suit by Dr Webster against Sylvanus Majors over a one third share in a Nutter Majors sanitarium. Webster invested $3,000 with expected further sums and sought $5,000 plus damages. The case traveled from Hendricks to the local circuit court. In Muncie Indiana two major suits were filed for damages including $1,000 against Conductor Craig for arresting Fred Kubach and a $10,000 claim against Muncie Pulp Company for alleged pollution of a creek with mill refuse. In Bluffton Indiana B Q Lathrop, once Fort Wayne Pape Furniture salesman, failed to win after prior awards and appeals, with the case returning for rehearing after a long legal battle.
Dr. J A Goldsberry of Bloomingdale died from injuries after being struck by a C and E L train near West Union while crossing tracks to his buggy on February 5. He had lingering semi conscious condition prior to death.
Dublin and Muncie report a trio of local deaths including John Fountain seventy two a leading lumber dealer who died of Brights disease at his Dublin home and George True thirty four an ex assistant city civil engineer who died of consumption in Battle Creek. Also mourners report Charles Wolfram a Green Castle import who died after a brief illness, Jacob Kern pioneer resident of Oakville, and William C Via wealthy Green town resident born in Virginia. James B Sullivan of Portland died from Brights disease.
A secret Indianapolis meeting of Eleventh district Republicans reportedly aimed to oppose Representative Steele. G A H Shideler, warden of the Northern Indiana Penitentiary, was named as a potential Grant County challenger, though he said he would run only if urged by friends and with no personal feud against Steele.
Evansville Indiana March 7 Republicans nominate Charles Covert for mayor while Democrats select J W Boehne for the same office in a citywide contest.
Madison ind scene tonight as Andrew Carnegie proposes twenty thousand dollars for a free library if the city provides the site and two thousand dollars yearly for maintenance. The offer was favorably received by the Council and referred to the finance committee for further action.
Reports from March 7 state Andrew Carnegie proposed library gifts in Montgomery Ashland and St Joseph totaling 90 000 with city maintenance commitments. Ashland would receive 15000 on condition of 1500 annual upkeep. Montgomery would provide a site and 5000 yearly support. St Joseph would grant 25000 with ground and ongoing maintenance. Also noted Richmond pioneer John Robert died at age ninety.
Pittsburg March 7 James Chambers president William Loeffler vice president and E J Phillips secretary of the American Window Glass Company returned from New York where they met Independent Glass Company officials and the National Window Glass Jobbers Association board. They took an order for 1000 boxes of glass at about 2 000 0% dollars with delivery in March and April. The price is about 50 percent higher than the present rate.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Frankfort Ind March 7 Mrs Anna Porter Douglas of Frankfort will mark her one hundredth birthday the next day Born March 4 1821 in Rockbridge County Virginia she moved with her parents to near Cincinnati then later to Clinton County Indiana where she has lived since September 1819 She married Samuel Douglas in 1819 and has ten children with six living now and 129 descendants across generations
Noble township will contribute 50 000 dollars for a railroad subsidy to build the line through Wabash. Vice President Christy of the Cincinnati Richmond and Muncie Railroad accepted the offer pending President Bradford's approval. If approved, a notice and petition for an election will be filed next week.
In the Kankakee marshes near Walkerton Indiana gray wolves have become numerous this winter. Three large gray wolves were shot in the marshes within the last two weeks. Residents report hearing mournful howling after night in the marshy area southwest of South Bend.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports that the Co operative Nitroglycerin Company is organized at Montpelier with capital stock of 20000 dollars and will compete with established firms.
A miscellany of Indiana notices includes a new factory site near Montpelier with Prof Robert Noble named assistant chemistry professor at Armour Institute Chicago. A Portland lumberman Pressley Collett injured in a buggy runaway. Hodupp failure assets listed around 4600 with claims over 12.00. Judge Cox receives inquiry about a divorce. Walter Eggemeyer gathers for a Muncie meeting to plan Indianapolis contest. The Western House at Lagro closes after long service. Milton Shirk denies bank launch but confirms discussions among named financiers. Jeffersonville police rule disappearance of Robert Shrader a possible hoax. Roy Jones defense attorney Mowbray seeks $50 fees in Peru. Terre Haute Club to celebrate 600000 invested, payrolls of 12000. Lou Cole linked to Ashland trouble. son of J O Cole. Stolen team found near Greencastle. suspect Ferguson jailed. George B Mullen, New Castle resident, hangs self. 70 years old. Penn American Plate Glass gains right of way at Alexandria. eight-inch mains laid. Summitville blocks passage. Samuel R Hutchinson, ex Frankfort, arrested on bigamy charges in Tippecanoe county. three wives alleged in Oklahoma Kansas and Frankfort.
The Agricultural Department reports success with wireless telegraphy and plans a naval exhibition. Navy officials, including Rear Admiral Bradford, consider adopting a radical new system before coordinating with Marconi. Consul Roosevelt details Emile Guarini’s relay method reaching Antwerp and Brussels towers, proving long distance weak signals can be relayed via high monuments without balloons or kites.
An adapted ad style blurb extols a pure golden butter’s superior taste and quality, claiming it should occupy space in every ice box and sideboard. The note credits BIELER, Manager Branch, Indianapolis, as the authority behind the claim.
In Commons Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman relayed that discussions between General Kitchener and General Botha are ongoing but no state statement is possible. Pretoria reports suggest Boer leaders may surrender with amnesty if pardoned and allowed to start anew, while reinforcements keep arriving as 12,000 troops are set to sail. Major fighting continues with Kitchener reinforcing and casualties noted, including two officers killed at Lichtenberg.
About seventy five smallpox cases exist at Fisk Missouri as authorities struggle to enforce quarantine. Officials report more than one thousand cases across Kansas with state health leaders voicing concern over outbreak spread and compliance.
Five smallpox cases emerged overnight in Flint Michigan and Mrs Extra Kline died in agony. Public life shuts down as churches schools and theaters remain closed and no public gatherings are allowed pending further action.
An 19th century advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a universal teething remedy used by millions of mothers for teething complaints. It claims soothing gums stops pain and wind, and offers a cure for various ailments, selling by druggists for a small price. The copy asserts a life saved for fifty cents and urges buyers to ask for Mrs Winslow's Syrup.
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