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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1901
Page
5
A fragment advertises useful articles for invalids including dietary aids and electric belts. H Armstrong & Co located at 4224 S Meridian Street Indianapolis Indiana promotes feeders, di etary devices, insoles and batteries for health and comfort.
The new State Board of Embalmers met in the custodian’s office of the Statehouse and organized with President Dr. C. L. Armington of Anderson and secretary A. B. Weissinger Mount Vernon. First exam set for Friday at 9 in Capitol Room 12, about three applicants expected. Old board records en route to Indianapolis. final actions await new board.
Carl L. Barnes president of the Chicago College of Embalming visits to instruct funeral directors from across the state as they prepare for State Board examinations this week. He authored Anatomy Sanitary Science and Embalming and plans liquid air demonstrations at the Central College of Physicians tomorrow night, predicting liquid air may soon be used in cremation.
Samuel D. Pray and Francis H. Pillett Jr lead a group including Charles E. B. Averill and others to file incorporation papers for the Eastern Mines Company in West Virginia. The plan lists stock at and offices in Indianapolis, with Daly confirming possession of a promising Connecticut copper mine under development.
Indignation grows as residents of West Indianapolis accuse the gas company of failing to supply adequate gas. Since last winter the service has fallen, especially on West Morris Street where a high pressure main exists. From evening to 7 a.m. gas is barely enough for a small flame, while daytime hours force households to rely on wood or coal for meals.
Rev Edwin C Dinwiddie legislative superintendent of the American Anti saloon League arrives in Indianapolis and will spend time examining Indiana leagues In New Albany and Jeffersonville the League already has branches He plans consultations with E F Ritter and will visit Canton Ohio next Sunday Dinwiddie emphasizes the League drafted the army canteen amendment and criticizes War Department propaganda He is a cousin of John K Gowdy the U S consul to Paris France.
Will Cumback, president of the Western Association of Writers, explains why Benjamin Parker’s name does not appear on the June meeting programme. Parker was elected secretary last summer, resigned in January due to illness, and was urged to return before the printed programme. Cumback expects a large attendance and notes many new members with a programme described as a high class literary entertainment.
The funeral directors of the State hold a meeting in the city. Robie D. Stevenson, the newspaper writer, sat at St. Vincent's and was somewhat improved. The funeral of Rev. John Clouds will be held at Greensburg this afternoon at 2. Governor Durbin visited Barber Lake near Warsaw and sent fish to Pane. The State Board of Health suspects smallpox at Auburn and seeks 40 similar calls. Donations for the poor may be sent to the Volunteer Association of America at 1205 East Thirteenth Street. A Jesuit atlas on the Philippine islands has arrived for the State Librarian Henry. Indiana Ranching Company directors meeting failed to form a quorum. American Express directs free transport of relief shipments for Jacksonville. Robert Clark of Murphy Gospel Temperance League received a hopeful Australia letter from Jancis Murphy. A successor to W F C Golt as Clearing House manager was not elected. meeting adjourned to June. Broad Ripple and Indianapolis residents await new town officials stance on laws and the open door policy. Streetcar plans for Sunday entertainments are paused pending policy clarity.
The grocery firm Clark & Bterbusse at 4% East Washington Street has closed and its remaining stock turned over to creditors. Frank Clark, one of the partners, has returned to his prior occupation as a trainer.
Multiple Indiana firms filed articles of incorporation yesterday. Independence Stone Company of Riverside, Fountain county, with 1200 capital and directors Henry Long James R Wood and Thomas G Wood. Joiner Kennedy Music Company capital 25000 with officers Kennedy Joiner Cotton. Triangle Wood Manufacturing Company Princeton capital thousand with directors Burke Taylor Garey. Muncie Garment Company capital 25000 with directors Thrall Bennett Benham Smith. Cudahy Packing Company Chicago filed under foreign law with 2500 of 7000000 capital represented in Indiana, agent L A Rose Fort Wayne. Stephen Ballard Rubber Company New York filed noting 36000 of 1000000 capital paid in with resident agent Edgar Copeland Indianapolis.
In a dispute between the Superior Court and Justice Sheppard's court over a nonresident replevin claim, constable Marer seized goods at Van Trees & Co.'s wallpaper shop but was restrained by a Superior Court injunction filed by W. H. Ripley. Defendants named include Justice Sheppard, the constable, and Haven for the Campbell Company.
The jury in the United States Court hearing the Danville Illinois National Soldiers Home project dispute reached a verdict last night but sealed it and the jurors were dismissed. The result stems from a clash between the general contractor and a subcontracting firm.
L W Fletcher of 64 North Capitol Avenue has been ill for a year and worse in the past week. At seventy seven, it is feared he may not recover.
In London May 13 Churchill led opposition to Brodrick's army plan calling for six corps and 5,000 militia while Campbell Bannerman urged restraint. He argued naval strength should be Britain’s focus and warned of wasted expense as the House adjourned after a tense session crowded with peers.
London May 13 The Marquis of Salisbury at a banquet of the Nonconformist Unionist Association laments the South African War cost but declares no empire wrong. He argues England's strength proved and questions Ireland's potential independence if Home Rule had passed in 1890s, warning of a hostile Ireland alongside Transvaal and Orange Free State in any future conflict.
Lord Kitchener dispatch from Pretoria reports Grenvell occupation of Louistrichart with fifty Boers captured. Earlier, six British held Louistrichart with forty surrendered Boers. Boers killed twenty, wounded one hundred eighty two, prisoners and surrenders total twenty four, plus a machine gun, six thousand four hundred rounds, one hundred fifty wagons and stock horses captured. Durban report notes Mrs Louis Botha seeks Kruger peace talks and Europe voyage aboard the Dunvegan Castle.
King Charles of Roumania and King George of Greece met on the Greek warship Psara in Abbazia to discuss strengthening ties and opposing pan-Slavic states over Balkan issues. The meeting likely yields only a viewing exchange and firmer goodwill between Roumania and Greece. The event follows a long-arranged encounter planned since 1898.
The Cologne Gazette argues for a tariff understanding with Russia to unite against the United States in iron and hardware. It says Europe must abolish the U S competitive edge and that Russia accord would shield German agriculture amid a tariff system. Also notes Schley’s family illness and voyage to New York. Russia reports labor unrest with 400 arrests, editors detained, and professors moved to interior posts.
The report notes a planned rise from eleven to nineteen battalions between Allenstein and Lyck as part of frontier preparations. In Paris the French Parliament resumes in calm, with only one of thirty eight interrogations touching foreign policy, focusing on the Franco Russian alliance. King Edward plans a White Lodge residence for the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, a small house near Richmond. The king visited the house privately, accompanied by a court gentleman.
Paris dispatch reports that if the Sultan does not back down on interference with foreign post offices the powers led by Britain and Austria may issue an ultimatum backed by a naval demonstration within days. The United States is not involved and foreign posts operate closed mail pouches through Constantinople embassies to bypass Turkish controls.
The census of South Australia reports population at 6.50 with a 13 percent decade rise. A St. Petersburg dispatch notes 14 petroleum steamers burned at Astrakhan. Berne reports eight Italian laborers near Campo Dolofne after an avalanche. King Edward will visit Hamburg late May for waters. The Swedish Diet’s first chamber passed army reforms and raised expenditures by 22 kroner to 45,000,000. Peru grants William Speedie 2,000 hectares near the Pachite and Ucayali rivers for military support.
Archbishop Lewis of Ontario dies on the Atlantic steamship Menominee after illness from heart trouble following pneumonia. He was en route to Egypt with his wife and a nurse. Born 185, he led Ontario and Canadian church life since 1803, previously serving as bishop.
RANGOR Me May 13 Professor David Shephard Holman famed for the Holman life slides and a renowned microscopist is dead. He belonged to the Academy of Natural Science Philadelphia and taught at Girard College and Franklin Institute. Born 1836.
Herbert E. Brown known as the man with the musical heart died at Sherman Hospital in Elgin on May 13 from pneumonia. A post mortem examination followed, doctors said, providing clearer insight into his long known condition.
Col A A Harris a Duluth attorney died of grip complications after years as a Confederate veteran and Kentucky attorney who moved to Duluth in 1893. He helped win the Merritt family case against John D Rockefeller, yielding a 500000 settlement. Dr Charles Rice a leading New York apothecary and chemist for the charities department died at Bellevue from asthma. He chaired a National Druggists Association committee to revise the Pharmacopeia. Robert Buell former Cleveland News and Herald editor and Detroit Free Press editor died in Rochester at 47, after a career in local press since 18%. Capt Martin M Richardson a Louisville river pilot for 40 years died at 90, piloting boats between Louisville and New Orleans and serving as a Civil War federal gunboat pilot.
Carlos and Ramon Julia, postmaster and assistant postmaster at Juana Diaz Puerto Rico, were arrested on embezzlement charges. Inspector Smith found Juana Diaz post office owed $62 with no cash on hand. Bondsmen expect to reimburse government in full. The Julias issued money orders on credit before cash and are believed to have charged customers a commission.
The centennial Quadrennial Conference of the United Brethren Church in Christ met in Frederick Maryland on May 13. The fifth day centered on hearing board and committee reports referred to departments. Bishop Nicholas Castle of Elkhart Indiana led the morning session and a pilgrimage to the church’s first conference was highlighted.
Dover Maine May 13 The farmhouse of Wesley Allen at Shorney burned during the night. Mr Allen his wife a daughter of fourteen and another man unknown were burned to death. Circumstances believed to point to murder.
The Italian steamer Duchessida Genova arrived in New York on May 13 with reports of smallpox aboard. Immigration authorities studied the vessel and prepared quarantine measures for passengers and crew.
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