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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1902
Page
6
Bond listing notes 4358 E M Campbell Company located at 14 and 16 East Washington Street with prices 4 M 44 s 54 s and related data.
A severe storm swept Quincy Illinois and nearby areas causing more than one hundred houses to be demolished or damaged. No fatalities reported though several residents were hurt or endangered by collapsing structures and exposed. Legacy losses include Greenmount Cemetery trees toppled and extensive barn damage across Missouri and Illinois.
The first snow of the season touched Minneapolis this morning with the coldest weather to date. Flakes began before 7 o'clock and ceased by 8. An early snow in seven years, with 18% recorded snowfall in recent history. Temperatures fell to two degrees above freezing by 7 p.m. after a brisk day.
The Chicago clinic featured Dr Lorenz, famed Vienna specialist, performing hip dislocation surgeries on several children including five year old Catherine Brown, daughter of an Illinois Central Railway worker. Lolita Armour’s treatment by Lorenz, costing over 100000 dollars, was duplicated for Brown at Northwestern University Medical School. The night clinic at the College of Physicians and Surgeons drew a large audience as Lorenz conducted seven operations in one day amid chloroform in young patients.
Reuters style dispatch reports republican forces repelling a push on Coro and encircling Caracas. A 60 man schooner sunk. 112 government troops killed at Goyabo. Major engagement near La Victoria pits Castro’s 4,500 with 15 guns against Matens Mendoza Peralonza Riera’s 6,000 with 22 guns. Sound of cannon near Valencia. A Gomez train with 80 men moves toward Caracas as serious events unfold.
Milwaukee October 13 United States Senator John C Spooner spoke at Schlitz Park in a drenching rain to about 3000 supporters. He praised President Roosevelt and criticized Pennsylvania for allowing coal trusts while saying tariff policy did not create or sustain the coal problem and urging labor and capital to keep within law. He argued the federal government cannot enforce a state's constitution and urged a settlement to avert a coal famine.
Senator Hanna, taken ill during a speaking tour in Ironton, Ohio, has recovered at his Cleveland office and plans to resume travel on Wednesday in Xenia. He will skip several planned stops including Norwalk, Findlay, Lima, and Piqua, and will revise his Indiana itinerary, noting he cannot meet all twenty four speeches scheduled in two days in the state.
Samuel Hoke, the Democratic nominee for county treasurer in Goshen, Indiana, faces scandal after offering to return annually 1000 dollars of his salary and all interest from county funds. The move is seen as an attempted bribe to voters and could cause invalidation of votes if he wins. He must withdraw the offer or relinquish the office if elected.
Paris scene greets Boer generals Botha De Wet and Delarey as crowds cheer from the station to the Holland hotel. They meet Prime Minister Combes and Foreign Minister Delcasse, thank France for courtesy, and visit the Elysee. A pro Boer banquet follows. aid for Boer children totals 15,000 francs from Spain.
Captain P J Visser, a 25 year old six foot eight and a half inch former Boer scout chief from Johannesburg, arrived on the St Paul. He led a corps of 25 hand picked men in the war against the British and now plans to stay in the United States.
London report says Ambassador Choate and Generals Corbin Wood and Young attended a luncheon with King Edward at Buckingham Palace in honor of Lord Kitchener prior to his India command. Lord Roberts also joined. Corbin delivered Roosevelt's message urging British interest in the St Louis exposition. the King pledged to reply personally. The toast to President Roosevelt followed as the King spoke warmly of the American leaders and noted shared kinship.
Macedonian insurgents seize a mountain pass between Melnik and Serres on the Struma left bank. Dispatches report twenty two villages in revolt in Macedonia and heavy Turkish and Bulgarian forces clashes with casualties, amid complaints of frontier security and revolutionary banners in Bulgarian monasteries.
Representative George W. Cromer will open his campaign in Parker Indiana on Saturday October 18 at the opera house. A large attendance is expected as Monroe township led Randolph county in Republican support with over 800 voters and fewer than 100 Democrats.
In Terre Haute Indiana on October 13 campaign managers announce noonday factory meetings led by Joseph N Rea former president of the Cook County Minors Republican Workingmen's Union to energize party support across workers and factories.
New York physicians at Bellevue and Postgraduate hospitals report the smallest living child ever born, a boy weighing one pound seven ounces and fourteen inches long. John Clark, a carpenter, carried the infant in a paper bag filled with cotton after his wife fell ill, then had it moved to the Postgraduate Hospital for incubation.
A chart from The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York illustrates the rapid U S advance to the top of the financial world. It tracks clearances through the New York Clearing House from its founding in 164 to January 1, 1962, and is available free on request.
Paris fundraising nears 35000 francs for Emile Zola statue. Notable passengers Marshall Field and Mrs. Potter Palmer aboard the Majestic sailing from Liverpool Oct 15 to New York. France and Britain grant petroleum coal and iron concessions across sixteen Sze Chuen counties to separate firms. Commander Wentworth Chetwynd announces engagement to Augusta Robinson. British plan for a Transvaal loan rumored at 150000 dollars or more. Prince Henry of Prussia favors an American car model, provoking German auto makers. France seeks renewal of 1882 Pyrenees rail convention for two routes.
On October 13 in Philadelphia officials from major coal operators and railroads held conferences led by President Baer of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company and President Cassatt of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Reports of ultimatums or 10 percent raises were denied, while governors considered federal troop aid as operators weighed a new settlement strategy. Senator Quay joined discussions with Baer and Cassatt amid preparations for further action, with additional meetings among Stickney, Williams, and Wistar to pursue a possible settlement.
New York October 13 Governor Odell at the Fifth Avenue Hotel said the coal strike nears a definite settlement and that this week may end it. He cited talks with J P Morgan and President Baer and outlined a plan for a five cent per ton raise with limited union recognition. He declined to see visitors and suggested legislative action only to fund coal purchases and relief. The governor’s position remains unchanged since Friday.
In Wilkes Barre pa on October 13 both sides claimed victory as twelve collieries and four washeries began operations. President Mitchell told correspondents that regional reports indicated movement toward resumption, signaling a key day in the coal mining dispute.
In the field fewer men worked today than last week as Third Brigade units patrolled mining towns to deter strikers. Company superintendents claim house to house canvassing keeps men from work, while President Mitchell reports desertions and false claims of mine resumptions. A mob attack on Orlando Schooley in Jermyn injures him severely as recruits flee town.
Shenandoah Pa Oct 13 coroner jury finds Private Arthur Wadsworth of the Eighteenth Regiment National Guard responsible for William Durham death. Jury deems shooting hasty and unjustifiable and urges district attorney to investigate promptly.
The Chicago City Council, by unanimous resolution, asks Congress to control undeveloped coal lands to break the fuel monopoly through government competition. It also forms the City of Chicago Anti trust of Monopoly Commission of three lawyers to pursue federal or state laws to end the coal strike and other monopolies. The council urges use of union labor for developing unmined coal territories and their purchase.
Providence R I Oct 13 Governor Kimball pushes General Assembly to enact a law creating a 125000 dollar state guarantee fund to protect coal importers during the fuel shortage. He has secured wide support in the House and Senate to allow imports to keep Rhode Island industrial operations running without interruption.
Miners from the anthracite district of Pennsylvania travel to central Illinois bituminous mines for work amid unprecedented demand for soft coal. New arrivals report higher wages and lower living costs and plan to send for their families.
Dealers cut soft coal prices by 50 cents per ton today in Cincinnati. The cost is $3.50 per ton at elevators and $4 delivered, aided by the arrival of a dozen towboats with barges from Kanawha and Pomeroy districts and the anticipated arrival of coal fleets from Pittsburgh on Friday.
On the London coal exchange prices advanced 20 cents per ton this afternoon. Quotation levels at New Castle are unchanged and little coal is available for immediate delivery. Americans reportedly seek coal in Scotland and Yorkshire where supplies are larger.
Sixteen steamboats with 270 barges and 24 coal boats left Pittsburg for Cincinnati and Louisville. They shipped 7,500,000 bushels, with about 3,000,000 more expected to depart tonight.
The Republic Iron and Steel Company factory in Toledo halted operations today after failing to secure coal. Several smaller plants also closed due to the coal shortage. In Chicago, coal prices spur sidewalk and paving block theft with police urged to intervene. three arrests reported.
MONS Belgium Oct 13 The miners of three pits in the Grand Hornun colliery went on strike today. They demand wage increases citing higher coal prices tied to strikes in the United States and France. The mine owners federation reportedly refused the demand.
In Marion Indiana Gas City citizens gathered for a mass meeting to aid striking anthracite miners with a donated sum of money. Father F C Welchman and Reverend T J Johnson spoke at the event highlighting labor tensions and local support before the general strike is expected to be declared Thursday.
Secretary Wilson of the United Mine Workers reports hourly telegrams and mass meetings yielding cash for striking miners. Contributions range from a few dollars to thousands, with many gifts from trade unionists and citizens alike. He notes winter expenses will rise, but donors aim to supply bare necessities for about 500000 people.
J W Kelly city editor of the Butte Intermountain surrendered to police after shooting Dr H A Cayley in the Broadway flats. Kelly plans to plead self defense. Cayley, a well known physician, was hospitalized. condition uncertain as officials lack access. The suspect allegedly entered with a pass key, shot at Cayley after a struggle, and gravely wounded him.
New York reports the Jersey, the English prison ship where hundreds of Americans were martyred during the Revolution, has been found at Brooklyn navy yard. Workers uncover the hull beneath dirt and water while preparing for the Connecticut launch. Historical search efforts spanned fifty years.
A Grand Trunk Railroad special train carrying general passenger agents to Portland Me passed through Montreal with a wireless telegraphy demonstration. Dispatching gear at St Dominique station and receiving gear on the train communicated eight miles out and eight miles behind at sixty miles an hour. Conducted by EGUI University scientists, the test was deemed highly successful.
The city of Atlanta’s $45,000 damages claim against Chattanooga Foundry and Pipe Company and others over a price-fixing alleged “combine” was dismissed by Judge Clark in federal court due to a statute of limitations. Plaintiffs named Chattanooga Foundry and Pipe Company Anniston Pipe and Foundry Howard Harrison Pipe Works Dennis Long & Co. of Louisville Addyston Pipe and Steel Company of Cincinnati and Southern Associated Pipe Works.
Crown Prince Chawla Maha Vejiravudh of Siam and a Washington entourage arrived at Annapolis Maryland on October 13 and were welcomed by Superintendent Wainwright. A twenty one gun salute honored the visitor who reviewed the midshipmen battalion.
The nineteenth annual Laundrymen's National Association convention in Washington with over 600 delegates opened chaired by President Henry F. Porter of Dorchester Mass. The meeting may consider raising laundry prices due to a coal shortage.
LAREDO Oct 13 Vice Consul J F Kimball at Nuevo Laredo said a message from the United States consul general at Monterey reported no news yet of United States Consul Garret who went into the Sierra Madre range on a hunting expedition.
The executive committee after a two day meeting in Boston announces the next annual convention will be held there from July 6 to 10, 13.
ST JOSEPH MO Oct 13 William Coates aged eighteen was today convicted of murdering his Eliza Coates three months ago. The trial revealed a family tragedy with a sudden fatal shooting in ST Joseph. The verdict follows an intense court session as prosecutors argued a motive centered on domestic dispute and jealousy. The defense claimed lack of direct evidence linking Coates to the crime. Sentencing is scheduled for next week.
Warner's Safe Cure claims to cure kidney liver and bladder diseases and related illnesses including Bright's disease diabetes and rheumatism. It touts vegetable ingredients no narcotics and pockets two bottle sizes at five and one dollar while warning against sediment filled substitutes.
An 19th century-style ad offers a free trial bottle of Warner's Safe Cure for kidney liver and bladder diseases and a medical guide with disease-specific tips. It claims thousands of testimonials and guarantees genuineness, urging readers to write Rochester N Y and mention the newspaper.
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