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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1902
Page
8
The board of ordnance and fortifications will recommend a field gun for U S artillery. If approved, manufacture will begin using the best features of prior guns while addressing heavy weight and weak breech issues. Enlistments are to cease once the gun is produced.
A committee led by B H Warner and J H Brigham called at the White House to day and presented President Roosevelt with a gold G A R badge commemorating the national encampment. The badge is embossed and engraved. The President thanked the committee and said he would treasure the memento of their visit and his reception.
In his annual report to the secretary of the navy Judge Advocate General Lemly urges legislation to empower courts martial to hear civilian witnesses and use depositions. He seeks consolidating examining and retiring boards and allow commanding officers of naval stations to convene general courts martial to reduce delays in justice.
A Philadelphia Record fragment notes that Chicago people show superstition about a 30 foot pole leaning against a building. Those who passed near it chose to circle around rather than walk under. The line of thought hints that belief in omens influenced the crowd's actions.
The passage notes hazards from climbing ladders and paint drops. It highlights the fear of objects tumbling from ladders and criticizing workers who drop paint on pedestrians. It argues common dislike of spots on clothing and suggests caution for bystanders.
Chowfa Maha Vajiravudh crown prince of Siam arrives in Philadelphia with Prince Chakra bongse and aides. He tours Chestnut Hill, meets reporters, praises American people though finds some newspapers too small, notes Buddhists are prevalent, Presbyterians active, and sees potential Siamese American trade in cotton, intends to stay till Monday.
Terrific volcanic eruption at Soufriere on St Vincent caused darkness in Bridgetown and heavy sulfur scented sand showers. Craters remained active, with incandescent clouds and cannoning noises. A late meeting protested government relief policy and urged imperial intervention to relocate victims and appoint a new administrator.
In the early hours between midnight and 3 am loud detonations were heard and lights seen toward Martinique. Two earthquakes were recorded at Les Saintes islands off Guadeloupe’s southern extremity and at Marie Galante south-southeast of Guadeloupe.
The article discusses milk digestion noting milk curd varies by animal, with cow milk forming a hard curd harder to digest than ass milk. It describes how milk coagulates with gastric juices and must be consumed in diluted form after thorough mixing with saliva, outlining basic principles for proper digestion.
John C. Chaney, Republican candidate for Congress in Indiana's Second District, launches a county campaign in Daviess with large early meetings. The race pits Chaney against incumbent Miers amid Democratic defections and Riddle endorsements. Chaney is portrayed as a respected attorney, not a lobbyist.
Representative Miers limits speeches to mining towns in Sullivan County to rally miners against capital. He skips Sullivan city and other towns amid sentiment over his campaign tactics and dual attitude toward constituents. Democrats foresee a reduced county majority, signaling unease about his appeal to labor against capitalists.
James M. Lang county auditor and Democratic central committee chair filed mandamus against County Clerk Robert Taylor to force appointment of Charles T. Akin to the board of election commissioners. Taylor, former chair, led a rival faction. Lang asserts the right to select commissioners. Bitter divisions threaten further sensational developments as organization in Sullivan grows more fractured.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Richmond Indiana October 16 Democrats of Wayne county endorse the Kansas City platform and name a ticket headed by Milton H. Woolley for senator with joint representative Lycurgus W. Beeson and Clifton W. Merrill as officials. The slate includes Thomas J. Studdy as prosecuting attorney John C. Dodson for clerk Harry Dalby as auditor Hardin H. Peelle as treasurer Rudolph Hoover as sheriff Jacob H. Lichtenfels as coroner Dr A J Summers as surveyor Charles Grimes as Wayne township commissioner Oliver Cook and Robert Riley as Franklin township commissioner.
The Springfield Republican notes that a Welsh Congregational Association of Western Pennsylvania seeks dissolution to form a new body as members abandon the Welsh language for English. The petition explains dwindling use of Welsh in church work and attendance across communities in Chicago and St. Louis among other cities.
New York Oct 16 Bishop McCabe of the Methodist Church has returned after an eleven month absence visiting missions in South America Germany Switzerland and Denmark His European trip aided Bishop Vincent to return to the United States on church business In Concepcion Chile he found two large boarding and day schools serving hundreds of students with teachers and full expenses paid from tuition The government of Ecuador has asked Methodist teachers to staff a national system of normal schools, with transport paid and teachers shifted from Chile The bishop notes rising interest in education abroad creating opportunities to reach and influence the masses.
Archie Woodin, 23, rushed from a divorce filing to buy a revolver and shot dead his wife’s parents at their Gulick farm home and then killed his mother-in-law before killing himself. He had earlier killed his 18-month-old daughter and then rode away on a borrowed horse. Woodin, once a Cuban war veteran, regretted not killing himself at the jail.
Omaha dispatch reports that Rev Bruce Brown pastor of the Central Christian Church in Denver was asked to resign by the Christian Church general board for sensationalism. Brown invited laymen to discuss labor and allowed an avowed enemy to speak from his pulpit. The board upheld the elders and demanded his resignation despite Brown's claim the board would sustain him.
Fire horses used by light engines and heavier machines are trained as finely as men. They learn quickly, sometimes in a week, sometimes a month, to run to their places at the signal bell and even count strokes. A gray fire horse once swapped with a hose horse at a fire slipped back to his stall, showing loyalty and timing. A good fire horse lasts about six years, enduring heat and excitement when men falter.
A concise look at why the ruby throat humming bird migrates from near the equator to the Arctic circle each spring. The piece notes the bird’s solitary, resilient journey north of the Mississippi, covering vast distances in easy stages and arriving around the same date each year, weather permitting.
In a Rochester Post Express item, a citizen described as a nestor from Bac is portrayed through various testimonials. The narrative notes he was knocked out with drops, feloniously assaulted, deranged temporarily, handcuffed, and locked in a cell before being transferred to a madhouse, reflecting on virtue’s uneven rewards.
About 6 000 delegates arrived for the Disciples of Christ National Convention in Omaha as a major temperance rally continued. Speakers including Dr George F Hall and W J L Han non urged prohibition while local officials welcomed attendees. Seven thousand attended the first regular meeting with praise songs, addresses, and open remarks from church leaders and state officials.
Oberlin Ohio October 16 The annual business meeting of the American Board of Foreign Missions Congregational was held. The president nominated the committee on new members and named corporate members including J. Tyler David Fales Seee and W P Mills Ohio for consideration.
New York Evening Post notes a fad for early English angelica in markets. English angelica, smaller and more aromatic than American, is imported and cultivated in the United States. Uses span cordial and syrup, pot herbs, desserts, lamb dressing, and potent potpourri ingredients with a grand aroma and long standing tradition.
The Brooklyn Eagle editorial argues that Jews are increasingly visible in high political roles, cites Felix Adler as an exemplar, and discusses dual-party interest in Jew candidates for lieutenant governor. It warns against racially tinged voting motives, predicts informed Jews will vote for capable gentiles or Jews based on merit, and frames rising Jewish political influence as a sign of broadened civic culture.
Secretary Moody warns that despite a steady stream of new ships being commissioned, the Navy lacks sufficient officers. The growing fleet increases the demand for qualified personnel, risking underutilization of vessels due to staffing gaps. The administration must bolster officer recruitment to maintain operational readiness.
The article argues Congress should not delay action on legislation and authorize sufficient officers to operate newly authorized warships, urging immediate steps in the coming winter to fulfill duties and maintain a capable naval force.
City notes report Charles Dawson winning a County contract for Crow's Nest fill at 33 cents per cable yard. Indiana Society Bows of the Revolution set an Oct 2 banquet at University Club. A teen arrestee, Thomas E. Setter, aged twenty, awaits transfer for wire desertion. Robberies and hold ups on Madison and Pennsylvania streets are described, with $18 taken. Also covered are memorials, scholarships, Garda disinterments, and local remarks on a poet and a banker tale. Confusing fragments on several individuals appear, with ongoing city events and notable names.
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