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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1901
Page
2
Fragmentary report mentions President McKinley Jessie Lenton Fremont and Gen John C Fremont. It notes an injured Mrs Fre Mont and limited social time at her home. Mentions plans for Sunday travel via Ventura and a hopeful sentiment about notable incidents.
A long list of local and national items reports typhoid illness of Needham the Washing ton baseball secretary and the shootings suicide in Oregon. A Joinder jury clears Jackson and Stovall of alleged mobster ties. Freight wrecks on Frisco line near Ku Missouri. engineers escape. A Rock Island engine collides with Northwestern, both trains carrying passengers. Sprit grand jury reviews for forgery tied to the Mast estate heirs. Franklin Carter resigns as Williamstown president effective Sept. 1. Louisville student Royse stabbed. chase ends with escape. Montreal professor J H George named president of Sin calge Theological. Ohio Supreme Court hearing on publication of murder trial testimony. Public rights case referenced in press freedom argument.
International steamship notices list arrivals and departures across major ports. Deutschgade and Pennsylvania arrive from Hamburg, Grosser Kurfurst heads to Bremen, La Champagne to Havre, Werra to Naples, Belgravia to Genoa. Teutonic arrives at Liverpool from New York. Oceanic sails to New York from Queenstown. Columbia arrives at Plymouth from New York for Hamburg. Amsterdam sails to New York from Rotterdam. Aller arrives at Naples from New York.
The Supreme Knights of Pythias on a lodge inspection tour stopped in Kansas City Missouri on May 9. About 2,000 local Knights gathered to welcome Chancellor Ogden H. Fethers and General Jas R. Carnahan among others. They escorted visitors to a formal reception at the hotel and toured the city.
In Havana on May 4 the Cuban constitutional delegates seem ready to accept the Platt amendment though final approval may be delayed. Senator Juan Gualberto Gomez urges sessions while colored leaders anticipate public statements before the convention ends.
Castro Garcia, who fled with 2000 in revenue funds last June, was extradited from Havre in July to Ban Juan Porto Rico and tried by a native court, receiving a thirty two year prison term.
Washington reports showers likely in Ohio and Indiana on Friday and Saturday with fresh southeast winds. Illinois sees fair and warmer Friday with possible western showers Saturday. southeastern areas may see showers later, with brisk southeast winds. Local observations note temperatures and precipitation. outlook issued by the local forecast official.
May tremors marked the Indiana Municipal League session in Columbus with Mayor W H O'Brien proposing a district solicitors plan and higher memberships to fund league work The officers urged repeal of a recent city term law while police issues and the tramp problem provided lighter topics A Michigan City mayor paper on duties sparked further discussion The event closed with a banquet at the Masonic Hall led by toastmaster William J Beck and musical interludes by the Municipal League Spitzzelbank Sextet.
Supporters of Burns L A influence his bid for re election amid a brewing split with Burns allies. The Blackford Cooperative Glass Co and Burns LA members plan a new plant next week in defiance. Hartford City preceptory may decide Burns fate. In Indiana a glass works strike turns violent, juvenile arrests reported, and local officials pursue enforcement. Fort Wayne mayoral appointments favor Germans, Irish group ignored.
Reports from Madrid and Hendaye describe violent rioting in Barcelona with clashes between workers and 6,000 troops. Anarchists and separatists are arrested, including Bouforall and Foncuberta. Troops restore order. court martial for agitators and expulsion of foreign anarchists are planned. Government vows no compromise with Catalan separatists.
Dr. Solomon of Louisville argues alcohol acts as food and a stimulus to combat wasting fevers. The convention adjourns to meet in New York City on May 2, 192.
Capt Albert Banfield Capron longtime Board of Trade member and Civil War veteran dies in Winnetka Chicago. Also Charles G Seymour veteran Chicago newspaper man dies in El Paso after career at Times Herald Chronicle. Williams Transportation owner dies in Baltimore. Mrs Susan L McGee widow of Col Allen B H McGee dies in Kansas City, born Gill Mills Kentucky 1848.
In London May the chancellor Sir Michael Hicks Beach stated the King has no personal fortune and relies on the duchy of Lancaster and parliamentary grants. The civil list, totaling £407,000 with £110,000 for the King's privy purse, faced opposition from Mr Labouchere who sought a cut to £415,000. Ireland charged unequal burdens. The vote on the list passed 277 to 3.
Marion hosts the Indiana Eclectic Medical Association as papers on peritoneal tuberculosis sarcoma and other medical topics are presented. Officers elected include President O V Coffman Carthage and Winter and Forrest in VP roles. Next gathering set for Fort Wayne.
J M Rodgers and son J E M Rodgers of Sussex England and C M Stuart of Chicago Western manager for the American Tin Plate Company will build and operate an edge tool plant at Jonesboro Grant county. Fifty workers at start, expanding to two hundred within two years amid delays locating in Marion.ELKHART IND May 9 City Council vote 4 to 8 over a veto on trading stamp and merchant license plan. Bedford Light Power Co forms officers and contracts with A J Stahl Co Laporte for station equipment and H W Sae Chicago for pipe. plant cost 250000, to employ eighty people by September.
Tom Fish was arrested in Vincennes on an old murder charge. He admits killing a negro at Crab Orchard Kentucky fifteen years ago and claims self defense. Sheriff Shannon of Crab Orchard will retrieve the prisoner.
In Bedford Indiana on May 9 the judge overruled a motion to quash the indictment against Prof George P Parks magnetic healer of the city as the case proceeds to the Supreme Court. In Marion Indiana on May 9 the Woods medical High SchoolField Day faces a test tomorrow with Marion Kokomo Wabash and Fairmount high schools to compete at the Marion Driving Park with special trains for delegations and a dance that night for visiting teams.
Dr. Barnwell alias Dr. L. D. Wells was arrested in Goshen by Sheriff Rust of Flint Mich and Sheriff Elliott of Elkhart on a blackmail indictment. A woman claiming to be Mrs. Wells left Goshen after the arrest. The grand jury charges Barnwell with Stockwell Johnson Warner in a blackmail scheme against George Howland, a wealthy local resident who says he was extorted for 3000.
A Terre Haute case exposes a plan to move a prosecuting witness out of town after grocer Jasper Wilson shot a negress named Ella Harris. Wilson faced assault charges but received a small fine. a $150 lawyer fee dispute reveals $200 paid to a justice of the peace and others, triggering grand jury attention and possible bar association action.
A Yorktown jury trial tangled into a free for all during deliberations last night. The court discharged the unsettled jury and dismissed the case against Henry Warfel, ending the trial this morning.
Pittsburg reports that the American Locomotive Company plans a 50 million capital organization with the Pittsburg locomotive works as a member, aiming to control about two thirds of the nation's output. Wilson Miller calls the locomotive combination virtually assured. A Boston director notes most firms decline to join, and a $75 million watch trust is abandoned.
Queen Wilhelmina and the Prince of the Netherlands arrived at Schwerin today to a hearty reception. Dutch flag displays, a procession to the Town Hall, and an address of welcome from the burgomaster followed. A cavalry escort struck two Dutch journalists in front of the castle, seriously injuring one.
Rev. S. Harris, once pastor of the Congregational Church in Millburn Illinois, is suspended for six months while an investigation proceeds into charges by former parishioners that over 10000 dollars entrusted to him for speculative ventures were lost. Harris, formerly a Chicago lawyer and Board of Trade member, says no blame attaches to him and claims the money was managed to improve it despite failed enterprises.
Cooks and waiters in San Francisco strike, sparking a bakers’ sympathy walkout as master bakers threaten citywide closures. The Amalgamated Association seeks best settlement with iron, steel and tin workers. machinists threaten a nine hour day and wage raises. Dayton railway line sale adds transport detail while fire underwriters and railroad unions discuss new funds and leadership changes.
The census records 32 525 716 people in England and Wales, up 3 523 191 from a decade earlier, a 12.15 percent increase. Forty eight counties increased while fourteen declined over the ten-year period.
Dublin May report police seized William O Briens weekly paper the Irish People over reflections on King Edward. Another account says the seizure was for a coarse personal attack on George Wyndham Irish secretary.
In Jeffersonville Henry Gibson aged 38 and Thomas Bennett aged 21 died from typhoid fever, likely from impure well water. Mitchell sees Jacob Y Bates die at 80, a Wash County native born 1821. In Muncie George M Crooks, 44, a noted businessman and former Albany resident, died after brief illness.
London May 9 The colonial secretary Mr Chamberlain told the House of Commons that General De Wets house was burned in June as the railroad was cut near his farm, confirming prior reports of Boer disruption amid the war.
The fill of international notes includes Tantallon Castle’s stranded steamer on Robber Island near Cape Town as hope fades. The Hague arbiter Asser receives the Russian view on the Bering Sea dispute. Berlin reports U S plans for Azores coaling station. German deficits forecast for next year hover around 7 million marks. Pugilist Jack Roberts retires after Billy Smith death. German leaders discuss Reichstag business with adjournment likely in May or June. Aline Milpacher and Ludwig Barth face trial for alleged attempts to harm the Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar. Barth is an editor. Russian Public Instruction Minister Vannovski tours university towns, urging study resumption. Kharkoff University acts to recall absentee students.
In Crawfordsville Indiana on May 9 the defense claims Frank Parish and Charles Doyle went to Douglas house to beat him Doyle kicked doors while Parish held a stone and had threatened Douglas previously Parish vowed to get even after a prior fight The defense argues Doyle was shot by Douglas while trying to breach a door and Douglas shot Parish through a window
Unionized workers at the Johnston window glass plant in Hartford City Indiana resume duties after a meeting amid a wage dispute. President Siemon Burns had warned workers they would be considered nonunion if they refused his scale, which they had refused to accept. The men insist they are not violating any organizational rule and the situation centers on pay scales and labor policies.
Indiana notes list Brown county enrollment at 3.3 percent with a rise from last year and name Rep A J Brick of South Bend backing Joseph Yorkey for Plymouth postmaster with C Slayter as deputy. A storm injures William Allspaugh and kills his two horses near Columbus, while Walter Sutton is jailed in Crawfordsville for attempting to sell a paid-off bicycle. A woman in Muncie, Emma Bilonont Glaseford known as Pearl Smith, dies by morphine overdose following a jealousy motive. Redkey forms an Independent telephone company with local businessmen subscribing $2.60 in 8 percent stock to link with other exchanges against Central Union. Sullivan county Thirty‑first Infantry to sail from Manila to San Francisco lists ranks and names.
An ad urging homeowners to insure both their property and title with Indiana Title Guaranty and Loan Company located at 169 East Market Street, urging prudent protection rather than relying on luck, with contact telang shown.
Washington May 9 Today the American Therapeutic Society heard Dr F H Miner present a practical demonstration of hypnotism and its claimed value in treating drinking and smoking habits and various functional disorders at this session.
A New York Evening Post report recounts a young clerk unable to open a bank account with $100, facing minimum balance rules from $40 to $1,000 at down town banks and many banks refusing small accounts. It notes downtown banks favor large balances while uptown branches cater to small accounts, with some paying interest only on larger sums.
A section of the north wall of the Salt Lake Theater at the corner of First South and State streets collapsed around 2 a.m. No injuries were reported. The 40-year-old structure, likely to be torn down, stood as a notable city landmark though much of its recent condition was unclear.
A long catalog of individuals with multiple surnames and titles, including Ammerman, Mrs. Je nie, and many others, interleaved with corporate or organizational names such as Hartware Co and Marion Sanitarium Co. The reader appears to be an index or social roster listing dozens of Mrs. and Misses, Mr. and Messrs, plus company names.
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