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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1902
Page
29
Clinton, Howard, Tipton counties report Lincoln Landis ahead in Ninth district delegate count. Hamilton and surrounding counties name delegates to Kokomo convention. Baldwin contends for Landis nomination as West district contest looms. Delegates total 48, with Landis leading overall.
Indianapolis Journal reports Howard county convention delegates favor Representative Landis for renomination at the Ninth district congressional convention to be held in Kokomo. All counties in the district chose delegates, with Landis supporters claiming at least a third of votes on ballot. Baldwin backers dispute certainty and politics old-timers expect Landis to be renominated by acclama.
The Republican county meeting in Tipton Indiana on March 15 elected delegates to the congressional and State conventions. Landia townships chose delegates from all districts except Wildcat which elected three Bald-Win delegates.
In Peru and nearby townships delegates split amid a drive for control of the congressional race. Reports note eleven votes for Baler Steele and eight for rivals, with shifts toward Converse, Jackson, Deer Creek, and Pipe Creek townships. Cary E. Cowgill voices optimism as anti Steele forces claim momentum in the district.
Special report from Fort Wayne Indiana March 15 details the Democratic county convention with Walpole G Colerick as chairman and Henry C Berghad as secretary. Delegates number 133 and the ticket includes Senator Lew V Airey Representative Herbert L Somers Young attorney William Wells Machinist Michael Sheridan Judge John H Aiken Clerk W A Johnson Author J L Smith and Sheriff George W Stout renominated.
Moody opposition ends support for one candidate while two others are rejected. Wilkinson faces criticism for coroner bid. Republicans urge Gilhama for Congress as Democrats struggle to energize the ticket. Elmer Leonard attends as a watchful observer and notes the lineup as weak. County nomine es pledge to support all nominees.
In Washington Indiana on March 15 the Daviess county mass convention to choose delegates to the congressional convention grew rowdy as supporters of R W Miers C W Wellman and Cyrus E Davis clashed. The anti Miers faction won the permanent chair and a committee slate giving Davis eleven delegates Wellman six and Miers none. The scene ended with a riot like brawling and the report predicts a new member of Congress from the Second district next year.
Sullivan Indiana March 14 The Republican county convention unanimously endorsed Sonn C Chaney for the congressional nomination. The meeting was enthusiastic despite rivalries over delegate selection for the state convention. Delegates chosen include W H Paul George Iggy Burns Cary Littlejohn EB Hley J W Ramsen Thomas Pogue James Crawford T F Willis T B Springer Sr Sam Brewer and T F Hollingsworth.
The Republican county convention met in Melodeon Hall Rushville with a large crowd despite threatening weather. Nominees by acclamation included Treasurer John Blackledge Recorder B B Lowden Commissioners Charles Lyons and W H Amos Sheriff William Bainbridge Representative W M Sparks Coroner Dr H Green.
Spectal to the Indianapolis Journal reports Seymour Indiana March 15 Republicans of Jackson county elected delegates to the State convention. Named delegates include John M. Lewis Thomas Jones John A Zeotale John J. Cobb Thomas Whitson C F Robertson C W Keach D W Rapp Dr A M Veazey W S Stage W W Hays and C R Applegate. Owen and Salt Creek townships did not report to the committee this evening.
In Bloomington on March 15 John A. Sterling won a decisive victory for Congress in McLean County. The Dawes Sherman commission defeated J. H. Rowell and the Yates Lorimer Hopkins slate. The convention next Tuesday will lean heavily anti Yates.
David C. Rose was renominated for mayor by the Democratic city convention. The platform urges municipal ownership of the electric plant, absolute home rule for first class cities, and expansion of railway facilities.
The article profiles Henri Puer a 36 year old who speaks nine languages yet works for centa a day as a laborer. He traveled across Europe Asia and South America built wealth then lost it to a bank failure and bankruptcy. He later worked as interpreter and in a machine shop where an accident crippled him before taking a flagman job.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer tale recounts Mrs. Biffers fortune tale sparked by a street car conductor’s petty revenge over a two dollar bill. She fed pennies into a toy bank, tried to cash out, and increasingly built wealth from the small coins and persistence.
In Cloverdale a game of mimic war turned deadly when Harvey Coberdale discharged a double barrel shotgun after a mock exchange with Andrew Naugle. Naugle, eighteen, was shot in the back of the head and killed instantly. Witnesses report no prior trouble. The coroner will decide on possible charges.
LaPorte Ind March 15 Julian Conitz owner of a private bank at Wanataa Wanataa La Porte County fled a petition in ase before Judge Baker in the Fed Court The liabilities are 6.00 and the assets 75.6 Of the assets 0.009 are in the bonds of a railroad projected Conitz and others ee Bentca Mich and Tolerio.
Pittsburg March 1 Window glass workers face a pushed wage hike as the American Window Glass Company and allied firms eye a 10 to 20 percent raise over current rates. Independent Glass Company denies knowledge but plans normal operation. Pittsburg Plate-glass adds Akron plant and gears to expand mirror and small glass toilet articles production, aiming to capture the large toilet trade.
Indiana University Bloomington reports next week will feature a Gestry show band performance and Japanese acts at the gymnasium with proceeds benefiting the women's building fund. The Phi Delta Theta annual meeting drew alumni and locals for an informal social. Dr. Eigenmann reports successful cave fish expedition in Cuba returning April 1. Miss Mary Offerman, class of 1921, sustained a serious injury in the university theater. Swain returns from a Board of Education meeting in Indiana. Construction on the new science hall advances, with completion planned for the upcoming term.
Kentland Indiana March 15 The Newton Circuit Court adjourned without calling a jury or transacting business The docket contains the fewest cases since the circuit began in 1873 There were seventeen civil cases pending when the court opened last Monday sixteen remained at term end and none ready for trial only one case has been filed in two months There are three State cases which are unlikely to go to trial
A five foot long glass cylinder found in a Hartford City store doorway sparks speculation about its origin and purpose though its source remains unknown. Meanwhile in Laporte counterfeit coins flood the area, detected by officials as highly plausible yet off weight. In Dublin, Lillian Bond and Marion Charles wed at a United Brethren Church home ceremony after high school graduation. In Evansville Pinkerton agents pursue Poseyville bank robbers, but the suspects vanish. In Terre Haute the County Council funds 40,000 for an orphans home to ease boarding costs.
Joseph Bird of Fraknton north of the city faced a lively week dealing with a rat infestation. Neighbors reported the event drew attention as he battled the vermin inside and around his home, highlighting ongoing urban rodent concerns.
Distant obituaries and local notices across Indiana towns recount deaths of Leroy Beeson Mrs Mary Ward Alonzo Ridgway Paris Hoover Jacob Ewbank William Tobin Taylor Bard Robert Clark William Tobin and others. Regional business shifts include Cannon Perfume Company plans Covington bridge work and Crawfordsville rail station deals. Local industry projects, gas exploration, and bank formations populate the day’s brief notices.
The speaker recalls a 19th century North Dakota incident in a Swede Russian Mennonite settlement. A wealthy man reportedly lent his team to a disreputable companion then vanished. Rumors spread until the owner reappeared in St Paul, confirming the tale and exposing the lynching as unjust. The tale ends with skepticism about circumstantial evidence.
A Boston physician describes efforts to collect a bill from a wealthy patient who delays payment citing plans to travel to Europe. Six months later another reminder yields a new postponement as the family plans a Europe trip, and a further delay follows as funds run short.
Fragmentary note reports seven persons put to death under tribal laws. Mentions Arizona and Yuma Indian medicine context. Lacks clear dates, names, or locations beyond crude references to civilization and tribal authority.
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