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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1902
Page
6
A catalog entry from WM. H. ARMSTRONG & CO of Meridian Street Indianapolis advertises reclining and rolling chairs for parlor and street use. It lists carrying chairs wheeled couches food sterilizers desiccators feeding and spit cups electric bells insoles and batteries bath cabinets and related items.
Muncie Natural Gas Company informs City Council it will stop domestic fuel service after the current fiscal year ends in October. President Rose says the firm will abandon natural gas for fuel and supply only light from producers’ gas from a new plant on North Walnut Street near the Wysor mill. The move follows Mayor Tuhey’s veto of an open-rate ordinance, with the company citing restrictive council measures as making the business unprofitable. If unchanged, Muncie will lack natural gas this summer as eastern Indiana faces a cold snap and fuel shortages.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Marion Indiana March 17 a test case soon to be entered in the Grant Circuit Court will test the 1910 law to prevent waste of gas and oil from wells. Oil men say gas is struck five or six days before oil and goes to waste while awaiting oil. William H Givens an oil man of Indianapolis through En Transit Company brings suit with Prosecutor Dentler handling papers in Marion. The case could go to the Supreme Court for a ruling on the statute.
In Montpelier Indiana a burst of activity surrounds oil exploration as gas pressure declines allowing near term drilling without gas waste conflicts. Hartford City area reports 14 wells and many new rigs, with several producers yielding tens of barrels daily. Delaware county northeast sees Bdna Oil Co drill four wells with 400 barrels daily, extending leasing activity across the region.
Elwood Indiana March 1 Captain KR L Beason labeled the pioneer gas man of Elwood. The veteran service figure known for early gas works and community efforts is highlighted in local notices.
One of the wealthiest merchants in this part of the state announces plans to sink experimental oil wells at once to determine if the recent discovery is a mere accident or yields sustained revenue. Captain Leeson previously drilled a private gas well. initial pressure was good but no gas now. The first test will drill about five hundred feet to evaluate the oil well.
A cheerful young quadroon girl named Bertha Walman hid aboard the Pretoria traveling from Bermuda. The purser discovered her on deck as the ship neared New York. She claimed her mother was in the United States and could not identify her location. She was detained at Ellis Island and the circumstances of her boarding remain a mystery.
The House opened consideration of the river and harbor bill with speeches from Mr. Burton and others. Debate touched Boer War sympathy and Cuban reciprocity rumors. An elderly pro Boer protester in the gallery drew attention as the session adjourned at 5 p.m.
The great blizzard that trapped sections of the Dakotas and Manitoba eased by nightfall. Eight to ten people are believed dead. Rotary snow plows and crews dig out tracks as trains once blocked for days begin moving again. Weather in St Paul is fair but intensely cold as lines reopen.
A severe snowstorm and windstorm on March 17 and 18 halted trains for twelve hours. Drift depths reached ten to fifteen feet, burying cattle and sheep. Beadle County losses include about eight hundred sheep and one hundred cattle.
A wild St Patrick’s Day blanketed the city with wind and snow flurries raising wind chill. Temperatures swung 18 to 20 degrees, moving from 13 degrees above zero to near 11 below by night. Officials forewarn of calmer conditions and clear skies tomorrow while gas flames flickered in many homes amid the cold spell.
Colonel Gaynor and Captain Greene will not leave Quebec before forced. They met counsel and plan to stay, with two Americans at Chateau Frontenac suspected as Washington secret-service. In Savannah, Greene and Gaynor case postponed to May due to Quebec absence. Ballast snow storms cripple rail lines across North Dakota and Minnesota, with limited casualties and widespread drifts. Mackinaw Strait ice bridges break open navigation pending warming trend.
Reports reach headquarters of the Fremont Elkhorn and Missouri Valley noting the Black Hills region shows the deepest snow of the winter with further accumulations likely in the near term.
Washington March 17 forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday: For Indiana fair Tuesday, warmer in the northwest. Wednesday fair and warmer with fresh north winds becoming variable. For Illinois fair Tuesday, not so cold in the north. Wednesday fair and warmer. For Ohio fair, continued cold Tuesday. Wednesday fair and not so cold with fresh west winds becoming variable.
Temperature readings show maximum 9.2, minimum 12. Comparative mean temperature and total precipitation for March 17 are listed. Departure figures reflect normal mean, monthly and yearly changes. Section Director T Blythe provides weather data and conclusions.
The scene centers on Representative Crumpacker securing a rules committee path for a 13 member special panel to probe Southern representation in Congress, provoking a major political clash as Democrats vow to block legislation and challenge the move with parliamentary strategies amid looming deadlines and caucus maneuvers. The dispute highlights House power dynamics and potential impacts on timely bills.
Conferees fail to agree on Cuba concessions as Ways and Means blocks sugar beet industry demands. Leaders see near term potential for a fair proposition but Republican opposition to tariff reductions persists. Delegations meet as deadlock remains with talks adjourned until tomorrow.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal March 1 Washington Representive Landis plans return home for the congressional convention with renomination prospects viewed as assured. Steele reports satisfaction with outlook and supports renomination. J M Studebaker of South Bend watched the ship subsidy vote from the Senate gallery. Kokomo Fence Co. v Kitschnam heard by Supreme Court via certiorari petition. Beveridge hosts his mother and cousin Frank L. McLain in Washington while Fletcher Gardner of Bloomington receives orders to the Philippines.
Miss Ollie Cropsey testified Wilcox had been attentive to Nellie since 1898 and friends until a quarrel in September last year. She said he left Nellie crying on the porch the night she disappeared, and others corroborated details of meetings and statements. Police and engineers described river depths and obstruction while the courtroom remained crowded. Parker, a star State witness, to testify tomorrow.
Reports from Port of Spain Trinidad state Venezuelan insurgents under General Monagus seized Guanta on March 12 and threaten Cariaco and Cumanas while recaptures occur. The revolutionary Bolivar landed troops near Peunta Piedras and Cumarebo to reinforce forces under General Riera as govt forces fight to hold core positions near Valencia. General Alaya, seen as Castro replacement, leaves Willemstad for Caracas amid rising tensions and possible major battles ahead.
In Colon Colombia on March 17 active defense measures are being taken to strengthen fortifications and maintain vigilance. Reports say revolutionists landed cattle at Chorrera that morning and a dispatch from Guayaquil confirms the death of revolutionary general ergiy Pres during fighting at Port David last month.
New York dispatches report Prince Lobanov Rostowsky travels rapidly to St Petersburg with secret dispatches on Manchuria. He uses Russian embassies from Tokyo to Kronstadt, aided by agents and a swift voyage via Aquitaine and Havre. The courier, posing as Lobanow de Rostow, tracks alliance moves prior to Anglo-Japanese treaty news.
Leaves Georgie and Bevan streets with first car at 4 p m and operations continuing until 8 p m. Cars arrive at Georgia and Mee reets at Ba im then depart at 8 a m. Additional run from 250 and depart at 22% p. m. Express and passenger service to Georgia Meridian lines with specified times in garbled sequence.
Indianapolis, Greenwood and Franklin Branch announces passenger service from Pennsylvania and Washington streets. First car at a.m. every hour until 1 p.m. Last car leaves at 6 a.m. There will be a Sunday schedule to Meridian streets for dreams orwood at 6 a.m. and 2:20 p.m.
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