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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1901
Page
2
Reports describe a vessel with a water filled ballast system intended to raise the yacht’s hull six feet above water, concealing the underbody during launch. Separate items note racing suspensions due to spectator riots, a track brawl and bets. and Vienna facing heavy snowfall causing railway disruption and Bohemian floods.
A thaw in south Russia melts heavy snows causing rivers to overflow around Elizabetgrad in Kherson province. The town is partly wooded and other areas face flooding with land subsidence. Worsening conditions accompany rising unrest among the poor.
Paris reports Madagascar imports and exports for 19th year totaling 60,01203 francs an increase of 14,687,726 from the prior year. France contributed 34,1 piel nes, rising 10,635,200 over 1899 figures.
Berlin dispatch reports Baron Schott Von Schottenstein, Wurtemberg premier, who resigned from the Cabinet amid a pending trial, has died by his own hand in Ulm. The event shocks Stuttgart and follows his sudden withdrawal from government affairs.
London report cites a Times correspondent that the Ottoman government dispatched a warship to the island of Samos near Asia Minor. The action covers the western coast and surrounding region, indicating heightened tensions in the Aegean area.
Wellington corre ca of the Daily Express reports that the United States government has replied to New Zealand's request to reopen the plan permitting British steamers to sail to Honolulu and San Francisco, signaling a diplomatic stance on the issue.
General Weyler, Spain's minister of war, moves to overhaul the army with reforms issued by royal decree. Changes aim to improve provisioning, boost efficiency, and achieve economies in the war budget.
Berlin report notes the entire Bavarian court attended the Siegfried premiere Herzog Wildrang last night with Frau Cosima Wagner present. The response to the work is not highly praised.
Le Petit Bleu reports that Abbe Renard, a Jesuit scholar and Ghent University professor, has broken with the church to marry. The development marks a dramatic personal shift for a noted academic figure in Brussels.
Dublin report states Earl Cadogan lord lieutenant will stay in office for another year, confirming continuation of his official duties and authority across Ireland.
Boston March 4 Edward W Hooper former Harvard College treasurer and Boston lawyer fell from the upper floor of his Beacon Street home just after midnight He was seriously injured though not believed fatally Hooper had been ill and under a nurse care for ten days prior to the accident The room was temporarily empty when the accident occurred
Forecast for Ohio shows occasional rain Monday with colder air, northwest warmth, and fresh easterly to southeasterly winds. Tuesday generally fair. Lower Michigan expects rain Monday with brisk easterly winds, Tuesday rain or snow. Minnesota shows rain in the north, fair in the main area Monday, colder south. southeasterly winds becoming southwesterly, Tuesday. Indiana reports rain Monday, colder conditions, southwesterly winds, Tuesday fair. Kentucky predicts rain Monday with falling temperature and south to southwesterly winds, Tuesday fair.
Weather forecast notes cloudy seas with wind and temperature readings. Seast Cloudy at 6.00, minimum temperature 46, compare mean and total precipitation. Weather authority WAPPENHANS issues the local forecast.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports a two year-old child in Anderson died after eating a box of complexion pills containing arsenic found by the mother. A physician arrived twenty minutes later but the child died. In Kokomo a dynamite explosion story notes Isaac Marlowe’s burial and further body fragments found. Henry Edwards misplaced a live stick of dynamite in a stove, a yard blast, and a rock collapsed a house while blasting near H C Sellers.
In Alexandria Indiana at noon today James Gilmore was killed and Charles Campbell wounded in the arm. William Gilmore, brother of the victim, fired the shot. All involved are Black. the brothers had quarrel over women, both married, living in the same home. wives were preparing dinner when the fatal shooting occurred.
New Albany Ind March 24 Crawford county will hold the next grand jury to investigate the death of Granville Lirton found dead in a wood near his home about a year ago. It was thought he killed himself but new information from a deathbed confession suggests murder. A relative of Linton died near English and implicated two men who were with Linton when last seen alive. Officials in English order an inquiry into the claim that Linton was murdered to hide pension fraud and other suspects in bogus money schemes.
Shelbyville Indiana March 204 Sults are being prepared to recover money already paid on illegal printing contracts. George M Ray was convicted and imprisoned. In Saturdays Democrat the Ray sisters claim ownership of the Democrat via the will of W Scott Ray and address criticisms of the Shelby Circuit Court and its officers saying such articles would not have been published with their consent.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Terre Haute reports memorial services for Maurice Thompson held at Centenary Church. Professor C. M. Curry of the Indiana State Normal School praised him as a poet novelist and critic while Rev Worth Tippy called him a writer on nature themes and a Christian man.
Washington Indiana March 24 Joseph Wilson mayor is at the point of death from inflammatory rheumatism doctors say he cannot live through the night.
J A Rogers a Cleveland Ohio man about fifty died suddenly today at a local Evansville hotel while on a business trip. He worked as a traveling salesman and collapsed at the scene with no warning. His body was removed to the coroner for disposition.
John Adams a retired banker and financier dies at home in Jeffersonville at about eighty years of age after apoplexy. Born in Ireland he rose from clerk to cashier and president of Citizens National Bank, later serving until 1892. Widow survives. In Anderson Joanna Taylor, eighty one, dies at home. wife of Armstrong Taylor first city treasurer of Anderson, long resident of the city.
Miss Rebecca Stitt of Montgomery County was buried in Crawfordsville on Saturday. She was eighty three and the county’s first white child born. A pressed brick factory north of Crawfordsville, recently sold to Chiemen, will invest 250000 dollars to enlarge the works. The shale bricks will be shipped mainly to Chicago.
A Detroit prep scene reports a student planning a St Patrick s day reveal in a flamboyant outfit with Prince Albert style dress and green decorations. He tells his confidant Dick about a surprise public appearance and hints at a bold, stylish entrance.
A sixteen year-old boy faced cheering crowds as he walked a street in disguise and found enthusiastic ovations at every residence. He had warned friends via postal cards of a grand Sunday appearance, a ruse that led to a tense gauntlet night. Friends seek a peaceful settlement.
Snowbound main lines of Union Pacific and Burlington block travel across western Nebraska. Reports from Alliance and Ogallala indicate three passenger trains held at Ogallala as drifts rise westward. The March storm brings four to twelve inches of snow, the worst in years.
Eddie Hoffman, a 12 year old, was arrested for the murder of Charlies Callahan after beating him with fists. Callahan died hours later at a Louisville hospital following the 5 PM incident. Hoffman claimed Callahan insulted his sister. The arrest papers list Hoffman in jail on the murder charge.
Ships report fog at Sandy Hook delaying arrivals. Cunard Etruria failed to clear quarantine and will dock tomorrow morning after passing Fire Island. Britannia proceeded to quarantine and remained offshore. La Gascogne from Havre also unreported and likely fog-bound off Sandy Hook.
The Italian vessel Francesco Ciampa under Captain Castro, which departed Shields on March 6 bound for San Francisco, reached Gibraltar in a leaky condition amid reports of hull seepage and concern over seaworthiness.
Kinallse reports arrivals and sailings with vessels Pennland Tauric and Phil adelphia, from Liverpool and Queenstown to Philadelphia and New York, while Etruria Britanni c Genoa Naples arrive at New York from Liverpool and Queenstown and Lucania sails from Liverpool to New York.
The report concludes on page one with authorities describing a young woman who attempted to take her life. The body was found at her home pastor, with clothing burned. Friends say Miss Burrus suffered from mental instability sparked by misfortune.
Chicago March 4 George J Smith of the George J Smith Boiler Manufacturing Company shot himself at his home in Chicago Heights. The ball entered the abdomen and emerged under the left arm. Found unconscious by family with a surgeon says recovery unlikely. Smith aged sixty, once active in St. Louis business, been ill and troubled by business troubles lately.
The Kiowa Comanche and Apache reservations in Indian Territory, about 4 million acres between Oklahoma and Texas, will open to white settlement after Indians receive roughly 1,003,000 acres. About 3,000 acres will be auctioned to whites, with the rush system abandoned and notices posted by the reservation officer. The opening could add about 30,000 people to Oklahoma’s population, pushing total to just over 400,000 and impacting statehood discussions.
The American embassy staff led by Charge dAffaires Fenton McCreery called on President Diaz at the National Palace in Mexico City to extend congratulations on his complete restoration to health. Diaz appeared in excellent spirits and gratefully thanked the diplomats for their goodwill.
Two hundred bars of gold, a record shipment, head north from Colombia’s interior. Nearly a million dollars left Colon yesterday aboard the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company steamer Pari, Captain Stranger, bound for Southampton, Europe.
Lexington March 21 Lieutenant D W Blamer United States navy leads a recruiting party en route to Washington to discuss the practicability of formation naval recruiting in the West. The interior recruit numbers have been less than anticipated.
Public notice-like health claim promotes Laxative Bromo-Quintus Tablets as a quick cure for a cold, listing Se. as a possible source or author. The ad-style phrasing implies a sensational promise without medical backing.
Justice Jerome inspected five police stations and jailed thirty three suspects tied to the Fifteen committee raids. Bail set at 500 dollars for hotel managers and staff linked to the Virginia and Brighton venues. others in various clubs held on similar bail. A separate plea from the Fifteen committee urged Governor Odell to back tenement anti vice reforms to protect children from prostitution linked to tenement housing.
Theodore H. Coleman released the nominations for Grand Circuit races linked to the State fair in Syracuse. Top trotters and pacers from across the United States are entered, with 87 stables from 21 states submitting 156 horses across events including the Woodruff, Empire, New York Central, and Lackawanna stakes.
The Muncie Fair Association board voted to raise purses for the fall meeting August 27 to 30, with all harness events at 300 dollar purses. Races include 2:35 trot and 2:27 trot among others, with a half mile run, and a July harness meet with similar purses for Eastern Indiana Circuit members.
Hiram J. Scoggan, president of the Horsemen's Protective Association, received word from S. W. Fowler of Cincinnati that Turf Congress members will meet there to hear reasonable suggestions. The horsemen favor annulling two or three rules and expect the owners to secure their demands from the congress.
Philadelphia March 24 Lorin Blodgett eminent statistician and leading authority on higher economics died today at age seventy nine. Born Jamestown New York he graduated Hobart College. He joined Smithsonian Institution in 1851 directing climatology research and helped establish atmospheric physics in the United States. He later headed the Treasury Department financial and statistical division and became chief of the customs division before resigning in 1877 and holding major posts in Philadelphia thereafter.
Judge Joseph M Bartholomew former Supreme Court Justice and long time state resident collapsed and died on the sidewalk in front of his home in Bismarck this morning He retired from the bench January 1 and is survived by a widow and one daughter He was noted as a skilled lawyer jurist and public speaker with fifteen years in the state after moving there from another locale
Chicago March — William J Dorman longtime organizer in the Catholic Order of Foresters died today after a two week illness. He served as superintendent of the mailing department for the Chicago Record and the Daily News.
Mrs Narclesa South Fitzpatrick wife of ex Representative T Y Fitzpatrick of the Tenth District died in FrankfortKy of pneumonia today Pispatrick's service in closed on
Frank B. Wright, publisher of Chic and longtime Cincinnati paper figure, died suddenly at age forty two. His wife had died of pneumonia earlier that morning, and he had been ill with the disease, dying a few hours after her. He was tied by marriage to Mrs Fitzpatrick, daughter of the late Colonel Jerre South and aunt to Representative South Trimble and ex Lieutenant Governor Jerre South of Arkansas.
The essay compares past and present agricultural laborers noting better clothes, meals, education, and housing today, but less happiness and spontaneity. It laments rising prosperity yet fading joviality, evolving drinking patterns, and questions whether a future century will still feature agricultural laborers.
A Philadelphia Times feature explains how temperature changes and static electricity can affect watch accuracy. It advises keeping watches in rubber or steel cases, hanging them vertically at night, oiling every eighteen months, and winding in the morning rather than at bedtime. It notes common faults like magnetism, pivots wearing, and burrs on wheels, with tips from jewelers and observations about women's wind habits.
In Washington during the inaugural events Fairfield County Ohio Republican praises Senator Marcus A Hanna as a powerful influence in McKinley s first term and predicts he could be the next president if not for being an Ohio man praising his wisdom conservatism and broad appeal to both masses and classes.
Detroit Tribune reports a miner, intoxicated, disturbed a Catholic mission in Bessemer. Refused to quiet or leave, the priest ended services to remove him bodily. The incident sparked debate about farmerly force and propriety in church discipline.
The Royal Statistical Society of England examines municipal trading and soaring local debt from 1875 to now. It notes about 440 million tied to trading and related ventures like water works, gas works, markets, tramways, and harbors, with profits only modest after covering costs and interest.
A Plain Dealer reader recounts a tramp dog with a broken leg who pushed to a hospital bell at Staniforth’s dog hospital gate. The bell rang, a staffer notified the proprietor, and the charity patient was admitted for care. The dog shows rapid recovery and plans to resume his roaming soon.
The piece discusses Britons clinging to mourning garb after the official date, citing snobbery and social signaling. It notes some wearers insist on deep mourning to signify court ties, while others justify continued wear by expense and a practical American viewpoint.
The Hartford Courant remarks that Democratic papers now mock Benjamin Harrison, recalling editorial zeal during his White House years and predicting a future moment of regret as they reassess past judgments and opinions.
Fort Dodge Indiana March terms the jury verdict in the breach of promise case of Mrs Sophia Wilson against John Person has awarded the full amount claimed one thousand dollars the court records show this verdict completes the suit.
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