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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1902
Page
7
The Indianapolis Journal dispatches detail loot from Earl Park Hawkins and Ditton Bank, Poseyville Bozeman and Waters Bank, and multiple smaller burglaries in Ladoga and Markleville. Loot totals vary from a few hundred to about five thousand dollars, with professionals suspected in Poseyville.
Fire swept through Huron in Bedford destroying the hotel and the Demos structure owned by Burton and the Demos, totaling about 10000 dollars with 15000 in insurance. In Matthews the French Hotel burned early, a large frame building with fifty guests, losses about 4000 dollars insured for 1200 dollars.
Monticello Ind March 11 The Monticello National Bank with capital 25000 has organized with officers including President Thomas W OConnor Vice President James Dickey Cashier A C A r a a n i a nt Cashier W K OConnell and Directors Stephen Nagle James Dickey Platner W K OConnell Daniel Connor and S A Carson The bank will open soon in the OConnor building on the southeast corner of the public square The equipment includes a vault and safety deposit boxes.
Electrical Investment Company members in Port Wayne hosted a banquet at the Wayne Club to celebrate the formal delivery of the new Home telephone plant to Logansport owners. Officers include Howard of Fort Wayne as president, Walter J. Uhl as secretary, and Dr. M. A. Jordan as treasurer with others from Fort Wayne and Logansport speaking. The new exchange opens with subscribers.
Greenfield Indiana marching news reports Hancock County locating a new factory site five miles north of Greenfield on the Peoria division of the Yoar Railway. Maxwell is the chosen location with a $2.50 bonus and leases on hundreds of acres. Principal stockholders include W. J. 8 Woml and James A. Wrils of Zanesville Ohio. Work to begin at once, with an expected start date soon.
A local syndicate has bought rights to this part of the county and will push work for a new telephone service. About 75 workers will be hired initially, rising to around 200, with 50 from Ohio to begin. Officers named include A. B. Hogue president, E. A. Robison vice president, and George B. Saylor secretary treasurer. In Portland, the city grants B. G. Arthur and N. R. Griffith a steam heating franchise to supply heat and power, with operation expected this summer.
Frank White head lineman for the Indianapolis and Greenfield Rapid Transit Company was killed this afternoon at 1 o clock while helping move copper wire for the Southern Kingstown extension. A spool toppled and crushed his head and broke his back. White had only arrived in Greenfield a week ago to work under superintendent David Robinson. The body was sent to Greenwood with relatives arriving to take charge. the Mason order will conduct his funeral.
A dynamite blast in Flora blows a near ton rock about 100 feet into the air landing on the roof of George W. Benson’s outbuilding and tearing through the east wall. Mrs. Benson had just left the structure. In Lafayette, Earl Peters, 21, rural mail carrier, was killed by a live wire after touching a telephone line on a barn roof and an electric line while trying to remove the phone wire.
Petersburg Indiana March 11 John Willey superintendent of the Blackburn mines east of town was seriously hurt when slate fell on him and miner Will Arnold while inspecting a mine room. Willey suffered broken legs and severe injuries while Arnold received serious wounds.
In Warsaw Indiana on March 11 Charlotte Lee nearly ninety and a longtime pioneer resident died from burns suffered days earlier when she was praying near a stove at her home. The spinster had lived alone for years.
In a landmark decision today the court ruled the Common Council acts valid enough to foreclose a lien in the Market street paving case against Lizzie Wawn et al. The ruling notes five similar cases along the street await similar outcomes and could set a broad precedent for paving liens in Indianapolis. Nearby, in Wabash, David Whisler, son of the late John Whisler, claims income rights to a fifth of the estate until age fifty, then principal. he seeks to access principal now, alleging the law already grants it. In Fort Wayne, residents near Abbott sanitarium win an injunction preventing the city from converting the facility into a smallpox pesthouse, with a hearing set for March 25.
In Muncie Ind on March 11 reports say Delaware county's oil field is booming with several new wells. A well on the Black farm between Eaton and Albany pumps 10 barrels daily, drilled by Aetna Oil Company. J H McDonald of National Supply notes activity near Parker field and outside territory with multiple rigs and leases. Portland Ind, March 1, N B Hawkins reports a 1000 barrel per day well struck on his farm in Jackson township, area known for prolific producers.
Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor of Huntington, age 41, died at St Joseph's Hospital in Fort Wayne, just before noon. She had been indicted with her mother on an infanticide charge. post mortem cleared her of recent maternity. The dead infant's death remains under investigation.
Mrs Homer Johnson of Bedford committed suicide by carbolic acid after reading a fortune teller's forecast that her mother would soon die. She left a letter to her husband stating she would kill herself and described burial garments. Authorities deem temporary insanity from feared prophecies to be a cause. In Crawfordsville, Mae Stilwell was attacked by a stranger at Monon depot, recognized the assailant as William Barnwell, a stonemason from Bloomington, held for trial.
Brazil Indiana March 11. William Lanbart cleaned a shotgun thinking it unloaded. The gun fired wounding his thirteen year old brother Charles in the thigh and groin. The injury is described as dangerous.
The Indiana bituminous operators and miners resume the joint conference in Terre Haute after an adjournment. A twenty four member scale committee is again in secret sessions to craft a wage plan. Both sides justify concessions while aiming to force the other to give way. Operators cite the miners union initiation fee rise as a tactic to reduce workforce. Miners counter that more men boost company store and rent income despite no production cost rise.
In Alexandria Indiana March 11 workers at Lippincott Glass Company formed a committee to meet owner Mr Lippincott over disputed working hours. The conference failed and a strike was declared leaving about one hundred men and boys unemployed.
Marion Indiana workers fixed the minimum wage for carpenters at a rate of 55 cents an hour at a meeting last night. The scale may face contractor resistance before acceptance, signaling possible bargaining and adjustments ahead.
William Fernbaugh of Arcola Allen county was jailed on an assault and battery with intent to kill claim after a quarrel over a threshing settlement. He stabbed William F. Ambrose in the back during a clinch. the wound pierced the abdomen and Fernbaugh lies in precarious condition.
Evansville Ind March 11 After severe cross examination Koch fearing perjury went to his cellar Monday evening and cut his throat His dead body was found this morning He was forty five years old and is survived by a family He was intelligent and well to do.
Columbia City April 11 1897 Coov en Vandersauld of Pennsylvania visiting his brother William in Troy township Whitley county hanged himself in his brother's barn this morning He was 48 Despondency over his wife's recent death caused the act.
LaPorte Lodge 112 Knights of Pythias held memorial services for Mortimer Nye ex lieutenant governor of Indiana. Chancellor Commander Darling presided. Speakers included Marty S. Chester R A Brown. Portrait unveiled by W W Worden. Music by a male quartet and Mr and Mrs O C Nelson.
In Danville on March 11 the silander suit of Mrs. Alice Palmer against Jesse Lane is in Circuit Court. Palmer, a professional mince pie baker, alleges Lane claimed she had an old abandoned horse killed and processed into mince meat, a statement she says harms her reputation and business.
Logansport Indiana March 1 Judge Dudley H Chase of Cass Circuit Court presides as details of a pending case emerge in the local district. The dismissal or next steps are expected to be announced in court records and public filings today.
National Soldiers Home reports Mr Pearce a former county agent and Civil War veteran. George B Schofield dies in Springfield MO, once a well known hardware merchant. Sudden death of Mrs Hines near Windfall. Bernard Kreimeier dies in Richmond at 75, Tailor by trade. Mrs Mary J Morris dies in Muncie at 66 from Brights disease and heart trouble. Mrs A J Conger body brought to Petersburg for burial after insanity. Thomas Goens dies at 81 from old age and consumption. Melissa Hinds dies near Elwood at 53.
Madison Elks bought a $700 Indianapolis car for a street fair prize. The Madison Preachers' Association urged papers to print sections from Indiana Raffling and Lottery laws. They warn against raffling, lotteries, or advertising such schemes with penalties up to $600 or more.
The Wabash City Council awarded 14 009 square yards of Main and Wabash street paving to Interstate Construction Company using Kentucky rock asphalt at 1.69 per yard with a ten year guarantee. Barber Asphalt Company protested the award citing concerns about rock asphalt. The concrete foundation will be five inches thick and asphalt at two inches.
Wi ham Aue of St Marys, once declared cured after two years in a hospital, returns home to find his wife living with another man. He learns she is expecting and, upon locating her, becomes a raving madman. He is sent back to the insane hospital.
TERRE HAUTE Ind March 11 George Smith age sixty five and wife Elizabeth age sixty three of Coal City pleaded guilty before United States Commissioner Higgins to forging cents pieces They were bound over to the federal grand jury in 500 each but the woman was released on her own recognizance.
Joseph A Reynolds faced kidnapping charges for abducting his six year old daughter in Green County Kentucky. A Boonville justice released him noting Kentucky law bars charging a parent with kidnapping a child. Reynolds had leapt from a moving train with the child, then was recaptured. In Peru Indiana Judge Cox overruled arrest of judgment for saloon keeper Charles F Neathery, sentencing him to two to twenty-one years in the Jeffersonville Reformatory for manslaughter of Henry Helmig. Attorneys seek an appeal and request a record copy for Neathery as a poor person.
Mrs Lena Gibson of West Williams street received a letter from Captain Hutton of Company D Twenty sixth Infantry now in the Philippines confirming the death of her son Charles aged twenty a private in his company on January 3. He fell ill with malaria in the hospital but was not considered dangerously ill. The letter also noted the death in October of his favorite sister. The shock caused a collapse and he died before 3 pm. Charles enlisted February 1901 and the body was buried in the Philippines. his mother would request the War Department to have him sent home.
Martinsville Indiana March 11 Robert Pearce reports his father Richard C venice died March 6 in a Kansas hospital.
Washington McNabb a Pike county soldier stationed in San Francisco for some time died of pneumonia The body will be brought home for burial in the local area making his family and community mourn his loss.
Clay City Indiana March 11 Henry Correll an employee of the Lafferty brick plant disappeared last evening after inviting friend William Hon to supper and stay. He told Hon he would feed the chickens then left with an overcoat and revolver, heading toward timber. Neighbors and searchers scoured the area without finding him as his head pain forced him to quit work.
Loganport grocer Frank Porter has pressed national officials to intercept his son Lenon Porter, 15, who ran away last August and is believed to have joined British forces. Representative Steele reports he urged a cable to the American consul at Cape Town to bring the boy back when the India is due March 12.
Governor William H. Taft underwent a surgical operation at Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati after consulting in New York. The operation was not serious and was successfully performed. He is reported to be doing nicely and may remain in the hospital about three weeks.
A letter from Nashua New Hampshire lauds Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a life changing remedy for coughs, grip and pneumonia linked to consumption. Anecdotes from Mrs H C Allington and Ed Schubarth claim restoration of health, renewed strength, and improved digestion after using multiple bottles.
LAPORTE Ind March 11 After over ruling remonstrances on fourteen streets the Common Council awarded 100000 dollars in macadam paving to G 8 Van Deusen Co Michigan City Bids for cement sidewalks were opened Hart L Weaver Republican banker cited to show cause why he should not be taxed on mortgages totaling 7626 dollars of which 30000 were said to be paid Tax actions target opponents of Democratic city administration Property Owners Association to file legal proceedings to halt paving contracts
In Windfall Indiana the upcoming Republican township convention will choose delegates to several conventions. The main contest is between L B Baldwin and C B Landis for congressional delegates with Baldwin circulating letters and Landis sentiment strong in the township. In Fort Wayne Indiana Benjamin MacQuiston quits the county commissioner race, leaving M L Moody to face opposition from both organs.
In Decatur Indiana on March 11 prominent Republicans named in Fort Wayne and Decatur dispatches deny any truth to reports about the establishment of a morning Republican newspaper here.
Lowell Michigan March 11 a coroner jury concluded Mrs William Klump died March 2 from strychnine in headache powder mailed to her The inquiry found the poison was the cause of death linking it to the mailed sample case and the fatal dosage.
An unclear report notes that through the Mattis by an unknown person an envelope intended for a woman was delivered to her husband. The fragment suggests a clandestine handoff with limited details on parties or motive.
Granville W. Leighton teller at National Traders Bank Portland confesses to defalcations totaling about 42000 over several months. He has turned over his real estate and other property to cover losses. arrested by U S Marshal Saunders and to be arraigned tomorrow. Leighton, about 35, married with three children, attributes trouble to bad business ventures.
E. E. Norris a St. Joseph saloon keeper and key witness for Stewart Fife in the Richardson murder case vanished after failing to respond when called. An attachment was issued and Norris remains missing as investigators track Fife’s movements on the night of the shooting on Savannah’s public square.
Elizabeth City March 11 The Pasquotank County grand jury returned a true bill against James Wilcox for the November 20 murder of Ellen M Cropsey. Wilcox pleaded not guilty and a venire of 30 jurors was drawn as the trial was set to begin Thursday afternoon. The court was crowded and the atmosphere was tense.
In Lander Wyoming on March 11 two sheep men found twenty five flowing oil springs and a lake of oil near Lost Cabin. The oil resembles the One Lander oil field and a rush of prospectors has begun with many claims filed.
A man complained coffee upset his digestion yet clung to the beverage. He heard Postum Food Coffee was recommended and expressed a wish to try it. I provided a package and prepared it exactly as directed. He was de
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