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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1903
Page
3
The poorer class shelving area in the courthouse and ward basement of the building housing W. J. Bryan's Commoner office was flooded to nearly two feet, damaging paper stock and part of Mr. Bryan's library.
An indictment charging State Senator H Parris with bribery was returned Friday afternoon in St Louis. Thirteen other indictments were kept secret but touted as significant. A fragment notes the body of John Cavanaugh, eighteen? found near West Mountain after a note from Mary McAndrew of Scranton hinted at a double tragedy. Former State Senator Charles T Busch resigns from the Republican state central committee after admitting bribes. State Akins appoints William H Hahn to serve till the next committee meeting. James McCue of Manhattan Express Company detained in New York on suspicion as part of a $10,000 shipment case involving Mrs David Strauss and missing jewels.
In Chicago on a May night the Highwaymen entered Dr A C Brendecke drugstore at Peoria and Randolph streets, shot and killed Dr John Forbes who reached for a weapon. Clerks Semaret and Forbes were threatened as Tobbers fled through the door leaving behind a fatal crime.
Washington May 29 report that the Venezuelan government captured the port of Barquisemeto between Puerto Cabello and La during the long insurgent occupation.
An order issued in circuit court directs that the Ferris wheel on the Midway at the fair be sold after June 1 to the highest bidder. If no bids are received it will be broken up and sold for junk.
Fort de France Martinique May 2 The General Council urges evacuation of the entire northern part of the island as anxiety and renewed Mont activity loom over residents.
George Feeley, the pugilist injured in a fight with Jim Jeffords Thursday night, died at St. Joseph's Hospital this morning. EB. L. Somers appointed freight manager of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, succeeding J. M. Somers previously served as general Western freight agent of the New York Central at Chicago.
Washington forecast for Saturday and Sunday shows showers in Indiana and Michigan with brisk northeast winds along the lake. Similar rain and showers expected in portions of Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota with warmer Sunday, while Michigan and North Dakota see varied conditions. The report, by Secretary Director Blythe, notes eastern portions and lake regions facing rain and northeast winds with warmer summaries toward Sunday.
Shipping notices show arrivals and departures: Barce from Hamburg and La Saye from Nantucket reports, Celtic sails to Liverpool, New York bound ships from Queenstown and Liverpool, Philadelphia to London, Potsdam and York routes, Belgenland arrives at Delaware Breakwater, Bavarian and Cevic departures, and other indecipherable entries.
Warrants issued for Lancaster D Baldwin and stepson Bert Ritter on charges of premeditated malice murder after a Sunday night fight at Baldwin home South Marion. Baldwin injured by brick blow, Ritter wounded by knife stab. Both hospital bound but expected to recover. Also Elwood Tipton County: McDaniel Brown Hadley Curtisville men released on bond after killing James Tyner body mutilated by Panhandle engine. bond set at 1100 each as grand jury continues investigation.
Columbus Indiana May 2 Abel murderer of his nephew Charles Abel at Jonesville May 16 will be admitted to bail. Habeas corpus hearings today fixed bond at 5000 dollars. Abel’s lawyers sought release pending trial as the case proceeds through court.
Special to the Journal from Shelbyville Indiana May 2 a passenger train ran into an open switch at about thirty miles an hour smashing the front of engine 141 and plowing through a flour car no lives were lost in the mishap. Engineer Edward Wall Fireman O York and Conductor Edward Hawley escaped unharmed. A tramp named John Rudell Evansville claimed he knew nothing about the switch turning and was jailed on 1000 bond for further hearing.
In Lafayette Indiana Judge Rabb refused a continuance in the Moses Fowler Chase case. The trial is scheduled for Tuesday June 2 with Judge Rabb noting the key issue is whether Chase is insane and if so a guardian should be appointed to manage the estate. Prosecutor Ratcliff indicated he may oppose removal from the bench. Lafayette lawyers return firm that no long delay will occur and anticipate a week of court at Fowler.
A Delaware Circuit Court jury is weighing whether wind or lightning caused the June storm damage to the Cadiz Christian Church in Henry county. The insured building, covered for fire or lightning, suffered a collapsed wall last year, and trustees sued for the policy amount while a local company argues wind caused the damage. Trial began and has continued.
Articles of incorporation for the Terre Haute Electric Traction Company with a 5 000 000 capital will be filed tomorrow. The firm will take over property from Terre Haute Electric Company including the Paris Clinton and Brazil interurban road and Terre Haute and Brazil systems. Both companies are controlled by Stone Webster of Boston.
Preparations are underway at Wakarusa northeast of this place for a Dunkard conference expected to draw about 5000 attendees. Principal services will be held in a large tent with meals and lodging in surrounding sheds and smaller tents. The event occurs on the 31st and May weekend.
Bluffton Indiana May 29 seventy seven arrests by Sheriff Johnson on grand jury indictments in past two weeks. All posted bond. none jailed. Some individuals faced up to four indictments with bond required for each. Charges span wide range from intoxication to assault with intent to kill.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Richmond Indiana May 2 reports the annual city clerk and treasurer figures for the year ending April 30. Receipts total 264 607 68 disbursements 249 275 70 balance 26 4 6 10 bonded debt 200 330 assessed valuation 12 082 788 direct debt 204 000 constitutional limit 241 255 76 amount still to borrow 37 266 76. In Evansville lightning kills William Westfall thirty five leaves a family.
The Hon. Fred Landis spoke to about 4,000 people gathered at the riverfront in Huntington Indiana for the Decoration day ceremony. He was enthusiastically received and the celebration considered a success.
In Lafayette Ind on May 29 the Seeger family faced more tragedy when Mrs. Alex Deetz died after a sudden four hour illness. She had planned to join her husband in Marion. Doctor attributed death to internal matter. Aging banker widow Mrs Finette Pinney died in Brooklyn after an operation in Valparaiso May 20. Robert Rupe, 77, died yesterday near Richmond Ind.
Shelbyville report notes the viaduct over the Big Four tracks near Fairland is finished after months of work. The structure costs several thousand dollars, spans three quarters of a mile, is ten feet wide, and rises thirty feet above the rail at its high point.
President Roosevelt drew crowds in Evanston and Salt Lake City with a notable parade of cow punchers and Mormon riders. Thousands of schoolchildren waved flags as he praised Utah pioneers at the Tabernacle. In Ogden, shops closed for the reception and long processions welcomed him with remarks by Mayor Glasmann and Senator Reed Smoot. An anarchist sympathizer, Corrn, was arrested at sea and later ordered to leave town.
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt and her sister Mrs W S Cowles arrived at Groton school to attend prize day exercises and to Korn a few days visiting Theodore and Kermit Roosevelt who are pupils there.
From Bogota a semi official source says Colombia's Congress is nearly certain to reject the Panama canal treaty in its present form. Opposition to the measure is widespread with Senora Herrera Fabrega and Ter Ss Carpets named as backing Bogota sources.
In Lafayette Indiana May 2 Purdue University will dedicate the new Eliza Fowler Hall during Memorial day exercises. The program includes an exhibition drill by the cadets, a keynote address by Dr Thomas Moran, and music. The hall features Ionic design, marble walls, a 5500 organ and seating for 1400. Dedication will occur in fall after final finishes.
Wabash College observes commencement week with Prof Edwin Augustus Grosvenor Amherst College expected to address on Russia and the Asiatic Problem. Grosvenor aided Gen Lew Wallace in The Prince of India manuscript. Rose Polytechnic baseball visits Wabash tomorrow, Fisher to pitch after illness. Senior class of 23 graduates, two weeks vacation. Judges named for college oratorical contest.
Eighty seven boys pursued courses this year at the Mount Memorial project while a $7,000 dormitory nears completion at Winona. Plans target opening the technical department in Indianapolis by Sept 15. Two new dormitories, donated from the East, will be ready this fall. The Winona Summer School opens July 6 with a federation of colleges providing departments led by Dr Sol C Dickey and a distinguished list of deans from Purdue Indiana State Normal Wabash College and others.
Earlham College Richmond Ind May 2 1910 the first catalogue under president Dr R L Kelley will go to faculty for approval changes include a four year Latin course a new Spanish program under Dr Adolph Gerber and a new Biblical literature department Eleven courses offered forty scholarships will fund high school and academy students Bloomingdale Academy commencement set with sermon by Rev Thomas C Brown Carmel Ind and eight graduates Huntington trustees require struck students to pledge compliance under penalty suspension field meet attendance and athletic meets canceled suspensions issued
South Bend May 23 A former Notre Dame baseball and football star Chuck Fleming has disappeared from Dubuque Iowa where he has been playing with the Three I League. Fleming, a 18 graduate, home in Toledo.
Culver Military Academy cadets began their annual weeklong Camp Roosevelt with tents erected and exams finished. The program will fill days with parades, battalion drills, signaling, target practice, and other military activities as classes pause.
Reports from Elkhart Delphi Columbus Elwood Covington Seymour and Danville recount the thirty first annual commence ments and other graduations with class sizes from eighteen to thirty and notable speakers including Rev Dr John Merritt Driver Mrs Emma Mont McRae and Dr W L Bryan Presidents and campus leaders addressed the ceremonies as crowds gathered for year end exercises and diplomas in churches theaters and halls across the state.
The Winona Agricultural and Technical Institute in Warsaw Ind will close its first year next week and occupy new quarters at the start of the year in September. The Governor Mount memorial building is mentioned as part of the developing plan.
Charles Sherrill announces Yale will not accept the challenge from Cambridge University for an interuniversity track meet. The Friends' School Providence RI marks its 119th anniversary on the 234th day of June with principals and notable orators expected to attend. early games will be played.
Paris May 90 The Matins correspondent at Cherbourg reports lightning struck three submarine torpedoes at the west harbor entrance during a violent storm yesterday. The blast sent a column of water high and caused vessels at anchor to be disrupted.
Grant county leads May activity as 4 wells completed in Indiana oil fields with 5,740 barrels daily production from 35 productive wells and 7 dry or gas wells. May shows a rise in drilling, fewer rigs up, and a shift to drilling rigs due to timber shortages. Between Marion and Van Buren, derricks dot the landscape as 357 wells are under way and 215 rigs in use or building.
Harvard leads Yale by one point after the first day with 21 to 20 in the intercollegiate events. Cornell, Pennsylvania, Syracuse, Princeton and Williams also competed as Yale with a historic cup tally. Beck of Yale set a new intercollegiate shot put record at 44 feet 1 inch, three inches beyond the standard.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat reports the Yazoo delta flooding this spring brought beneficial silt and soaking rain. Planters blame high water for early planting and note cotton and corn stands are strong while pasturage is excellent. Flooded areas thrive whereas some dry regions suffer with no rain. The piece doubts levee cutting will become common, as flood conditions this year reduced damage and increased agricultural benefit.
An early 20th century anti vivisection notice condemns dogs treated as fashion accessories by operations. It lists prices for altering noses, tails, ears, coats, and wrinkles, describing clinics run for revenue where post operative care is minimal.
A fragmentary critique targets a facility described as sanitary yet accused of offering obsolete and brutal procedures labeled as painless. The text mocks the idea of medical respectability while noting the harsh actions once normal in such settings.
Fort Wayne Indiana May 2. Bartenders union asks Mayor Berghoff to require saloons close by 6 pm on Sundays. The mayor already ordered midnight and Sunday morning closings but bars extend afternoon hours, cutting into Sunday evenings. He said he would consider the request.
Kokomo Indiana temperance activists filed blanket remonstrances in the Third and Fourth wards, with the Third ward showing a narrow majority and the Fourth ward confirming a dry victory. No remonstrances reached sufficient signatures in the Second ward, while a remonstrance circulated in the First ward failed to qualify. Saloon proponents challenge signatures in court, hoping to overturn the results.
A petition with many signatures requesting a statewide protest against all saloons in Marion's Fourth ward was filed. Commissioners will consider the remonstrance Monday and a strong campaign is planned, aiming to extend to other city wards if successful.
John A. Riley of Greenfield Ind. was robbed of $130 from his pocketbook aboard a Big Four train at Bellefontaine O May 2. Suspects Charles Reuben and Jayton Brake of Muncie Ind. were captured after a chase and claimed innocence. the Rev J M Lahr of Scottville Mich. was also robbed of $15. Officers chased the suspects as the train reached De Graff and Bellefontaine.
Mrs. Mattie Johnson, a boarding house keeper in Kokomo, Ind, was arrested on information from John Simple of Chicago. Simple, an elderly invalid boarder, gave her 200 dollars after she spun a tale of a cruel husband. The husband may face arrest. authorities call the act bunco steering.
Ella C Thompson aged twenty one of Warbaw Indiana died early this morning after taking laudanum in a personal crisis. She lived with her widowed mother west of the town and had suffered from melancholia during different periods.
Terre Haute Ind May 23 Burglars blew open the safe in Henry Haas store at Cory last night but fled after obtaining 500 in cash contents.
Newton Jackson treasurer of Ripley county paid in 16891.40 William F Beckman of Du bois paid in 15841.15 J J Johnson of Randolph paid in 3475.75 poet Bell of Crawford paid In 5967.58 H R Southland of Vermillion paid in 19219.60 George W Badger of Clark paid in 26388.37
A large attendance enjoyed the Pleasant Evening program arranged by Mrs. John T Bursh. Contributors included Aire, George Edwin Hunt, Miss Eunice Jameson, Mrs. John T Bursh, and Dr. George B E Hunt.
The wife of D. E. Sherrick underwent a serious operation at St Vincent's Hospital. Mr. Sherrick reports the worst is past and she is improving as fast as expected.
An old advertise ment describes PAZO as a remedy for itching piles offering quick relief with a money back guarantee. It mentions a price of 50 cents and urges readers to try the treatment without delay.
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