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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1902
Page
2
A detailed report from New York outlines the Westminster revision movement within the Presbyterian Church. It covers the revision committee’s leadership, the proposed Declaratory Statements, the Short Creed, and plans for the May assembly events including sermons, lectures, and social gatherings featuring figures like Roosevelt and Wanamaker.
Forecast for Monday and Tuesday fair conditions with warmer temperatures. Indiana and Illinois expect warmer air north portions Tuesday fair with east to southeast winds. Ohio to have fair, warmer conditions in north portion. winds northeast to southeast. Minimum temperatures around 46 and a high near 74. Blythe notes data from May 11.
Maritime notices list arrivals and sailings at New York, Liverpool, Gibraltar, and Glasgow. Steamers from Hamburg Naples Rotterdam and New York appear, with vessels such as Kiauts chou Umbria Merion Kronprinz Wilhelm and Philadelphia among others reported in port or on passage.
New York reports a clash over Sabbath observance after the Central Conference of American Rabbis meeting in New Orleans. Orthodox Jews protest Iberal rabbis who proposed changing the Sabbath. Talmud Torah committee of Ohab Ze dek denounces New Orleans leaders. Louis Friedman circulates a call to strengthen tradition and establish faithful schools.
In Vienna on May 11, Archduchess Maria Christine daughter of Archduke Frederick and Prince Emmanuel Salm Salm were married in the Hofburg chapel before Emperor Franz Joseph and royal family. The bride formally renounced all succession claims. A note mentions a lieutenant of Prussian units.
In Evansville Indiana on May 11 deputy sheriff Jesse Mitchell of Henderson Kentucky was shot and killed by George Spradley aboard the excursion steamer Dr A Nisbet near Spottsville Kentucky. A panic ensued as passengers tried to jump overboard and Spratley was arrested on returning to Evansville. Spratley, a local resident with a clean record, faces homicide charges.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Warren Indiana May 11 Robert Gants an employee of McDonald and Co was killed on the Seifert lease four miles south of Warren this afternoon The clutch lever flew back striking him below the ear and breaking his neck His family resides in the vicinity of the accident.
In Richmond Indiana May 11 the Flower Mission formed by Indianapolis women shows active service with an industrial school for girls and sewing lessons. Sixty Knights of Columbus initiated with visitors from nearby cities, mass at St Andrew's, a degree ceremony, banquet and toasts. Pingreeais system used here long term with 100 lots cultivated by the poor. fall display with premiums planned. State auditing committee of the W A visited, reporting debt cleared and a treasury surplus. Dr T Henry Davis elected vice president Indiana American Congress of Tuberculosis. meeting in New York this month.
Dr James M Darnall longtime Kokomo physician former mayor and state legislator dies aged 74 funeral at Mainstreet Christian Church Monday conducted by Kokomo Lodge I O O F with local clergy assisting. married to Mary Gwinn no children survived. Separate notice: Mrs Elizabeth H Berton dies of stomach cancer at 41 with husband and daughter surviving. funeral Monday at Webster.
Ex-Judge Stephen Neal and his former wife Laura A Neal remarried in Lebanon Indiana after a publicized divorce and property settlement. They had first wed in 1980 and separated in 189 when Neal later regained eyesight through surgery. The reconciliation was marked by a home ceremony officiated by Squire J W Jones.
The Old Order of German Baptists will convene in El Dorado Ohio from May 20 to May 21 with several hundred delegates gathered from nearly every part of the country. A large tabernacle with seating for over five thousand hosts sessions while thousands of visitors are expected.
From the main body of the church in 188, thousands followed elders in a revolt against unsanctioned innovations. The innovations included the church supporting missions Sunday schools and social functions. The Old Order of German Baptists remains the denomination fully following all apostolic injunctions on worship and communion.
Earlham College at Richmond Indiana hosted a May day pageant with heralds mermaids rose girls and other figures. Proceeds fund gym refitting and Lawrence Hadley will become registrar next year succeeding R W Barrett. Terre Haute Indiana hosted a successful girls dormitory benefit concert and Indiana State Normal School schedule announced commencement and campus events including Mikado and alumni receptions. The Indiana Association of Christian Churches meets in Terre Haute with 500 delegates. J E Powell welcomed them and S M Jefferson outlines state missions.
Washington Indiana May 11 Republicans tested the primary election law and found it unsatisfactory due to details. The ticket selected includes Representative Aikman Carnahan Auditor Thomas Nugent Treasurer H C True Love Recorder William P Smoot Sheriff Milton Fitzgerald Surveyor F L Snyder Coroner C O Bonham Commissioners John G Shanks Henry H Lefrit W H McCarter.
The United States and Britain pledge aid as West Indies disasters widen. King Edward orders dispatches to Buckingham Palace and considers relief funding. Ayme of Guadalupe heads to Martinique to assess the crisis, while Roosevelt expresses condolences to France over St Pierre. William P. Eno sails Aquilo with guests to observe eruptions.
New Orleans reports the Tage under Admiral Bervan will depart at daybreak for Martinique. He issued a call for contributions to fund relief, with about 4,000 in cash and provisions and clothing supplied by Governor Heard, Mayor Capedevielle and the public.
In a letter dated April 12 from Unalaska Aleutian Islands the Alaskan Commercial Company reports volcanic disturbances with earthquakes and ash covering Unalaska and Unimak as westerly winds blow the ash and smoke from a western volcano. Also, torpedo boat destroyer Stewart launched at Morris Heights with Missances Rodney Stewart of Newark, granddaughter of Admiral Charles Stewart, christening the vessel.
Cambridge mass May 11 President Roosevelt Harvard 18 percent has given the library of the Harvard Union a full set of his works. If you buy one of Kruse Deventer's Furnaces you will have no trouble to heat our house next winter. 429 East Wash street.
St Paul defeated Indianapolis 1 to 0 in a brilliant 12 inning game at home. Shay hit a pivotal eighth inning home run, Sudhoff and Ferguson pitched masterfully, with Indianapolis bats held to two baserunners after the fifth. St Paul collected three singles in the late innings to back Sudhoff’s shutout win.
In a busy slate, Cincinnati lost to Pittsburg 10 to 0 after Doheny pitched superbly for Pittsburg and Cincinnati’s defense faltered with multiple errors. Chicago blanked by Brooklyn 3 to 0, and New York beat St. Louis 3 to 1 in another late game. Minneapolis won 2 in a row by timely hitting as Sporer limited opponents. Attendance figures ranged up to 10,000 in Cincinnati, 17,000 in Chicago, and 3,500 in Minneapolis.
In a pitchers battle at Montpelier the home nine edged Montpelier 9 to 7 amid tight control with thirteen strikeouts per side. One base on balls and one hit by pitch among few miscues marked the tense affair. Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Aurora Indiana.
Walter L. Miles, eighteen, son of Miles Miles of Edward Dale near Wilkesbarre, died in Westchester Pa after a pitched ball struck him behind the left ear and felled him. He was a junior at the Normal School of this city.
In Richmond on May 11 the Superba ball team defeated Spartansburg 17 to 3, claiming the city’s leading team position after a one sided game. Also in Madison on May 11 Madison defeated Columbus 9 to 2.
Detroit pitcher Mullin dominated seven innings but Chicago rallied, tying in the eighth and ninth. In the tenth, McGuire walked, Buelow ran, and Harley drove in the deciding run with a two bagger as Chicago won after two out. Final score not specified.
The Journal will issue on Thursday May 15 a complete description of the Soldiers Monument in permanent form. It will include a facsimile of James Whitcomb Riley’s poem The Soldier and the hymn The Messiah of the Watsons, along with views of the monument. Orders go to the Journal counting room.
The Hoboken team lost 6 to 3 as Boston outbathed them yet fielding errors cost the locals. Batteries Mitchell and Crigers for Boston with McPhilips and Jamar for Hoboken. Umpire Merrity. May 11. Attendance 7,500.
Tom Linton of England rode 71 kilometres 660 metres in one hour to set a world record at Parc des Princes Paris. German Robl and American Elkes posted 7 333 metres and 62 kilometres 666 metres respectively. In Newark Frank L Kramer won both the half mile open and the one mile handicap with a record 1:37 2-5 for the mile.
Obituaries note the passing of Jesse Stone in Watertown Wisconsin after a cancer battle. Henry B Harris of Duluth dies at 35 from ptomaine poisoning. Penelope Allen of St Louis widow of Beverly Allen dies at 87 from heart disease. Henry Patrick of St Joseph dies after tuberculosis illness. George Pritchard Denver actor dies of pneumonia at 31. Patrick Smith of Cleveland, dredging veteran, killed by a streetcar. London announces the death of the famous turfman Evaion Michel.
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