Police Judge Wharton Levels Charges in Indianapolis
Indianapolis Judge Wharton accuses Mayor Bookwalter and police officials of dereliction and bias in enforcing speed, liquor on Sundays, and smoke ordinances. He claims police discriminate in arrests, enforce laws selectively, and release prisoners on their own judgment, citing Captain Asch’s dismissal of an arrestee.
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Wharton
Indianapolis
Bookwalter
Whallon
Police
Asch
Injunction Sought Over Rail Rates in Vandalia Case
In Indianapolis Judge Anderson overruled the motion to dismiss and will consider the exception to the master's report in the Vandalia railroad v Hunt matter. The railroad seeks a permanent injunction against a December 1906 railroad commission rate order on classified freight to the Illinois line. Anderson criticized railroads for accounting and pledged skepticism toward alleged advantages over the state. Additional items: Notre Dame students injured by a sodium peroxide explosion. a Black Hand extortion claim cited by a post office inspector. a check from Ohio for a Civil War service. a shooting of attorney Dowden to be investigated. a large gas well reported near Oakland City. Mascari wounded in Indianapolis. Cuban teen Del Torra and another Notre Dame student noted.
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Indianapalis
Ind
Anderson
Vandalia Railroad
Union B. Hunt
Railroad Commission
Indianapolis
Illinois State Line
Gov MarshallSuggests Railroad Commission Reconsider Opinion
Governor Marshall writes to the railroad commission proposing that it rethink a recent opinion on full train crew law compliance. Pennsy fights back as Pennsylvania Lines refuse to interchange traffic with Cincinnati Chicago Louisville at Richmond, unless traffic originates or terminates on CC&L lines.
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Gov. Marshall
Railroad Commission
Various Indiana Local News Highlights Across The State
Death of Hev Joseph Wiggs at 65 in Patoka township shocks Petersburg readers. Eagle convention gathers delegates from 97 aeries in New Albany. Indiana democratic editors hold midsummer meeting in Bloomington with Gov Marshall and Mrs. Marshall. Fire destroys Geo Deag store and Wayne Montgomery grain warehouse at Eureka, loss about 5000. H C Peters 17 dies in Liberty, Odd Fellows and Mason member. International Auctioneers hold first annual convention in Indianapolis with Gov Marshall and Mayor Bookwalter speaking. Terre Haute boat Black Demon sets 150 mile Wabash record in 10 hours 4 minutes to Lafayette. Richmond General Synod votes against alcohol sale. Evansville ice man assault wounds a Traction Co. employee. Capt John Ingle immigration inspector dies at Sault Ste. Marie. Anti Saloon League chief Shumaker says Warrick county votes end local option elections until winter.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Shumaker
Anti-Saloon League
Warrick County
Indiana
Runaway couple from Indiana arrested in Richmond
Richmond Indiana Sylvia Dailey age 18 and Clarence Wells age 21 runaways from Alexandria Indiana were arrested. The girl wore male attire during the escape. Authorities will place them in work here and plan marriage once Wells gains employment. Evansville Indiana Owen Darling aged 64, survivor of 1849 Golden Gate steamer disaster, died at his home.
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Richmond
Ind
Sylvia Dailey
Clarence Wells
Alexandria
Wells
Evansville
Owen Darling
Golden Gate
San Francisco
Feet Washing Ceremony At International Camp Meeting
In Anderson Indiana more than 1,000 feet were bathed as about 2,000 attendees observed the annual foot washing rite of the Church of God. The congregation included many missionary feet from India Japan West Indies and numerous individuals from southern states.
Auctioneers pick Chicago for 1910 session details
Indianapolis report: the International Association of Auctioneers set the next session in Chicago for June 8 and 9, 1910. Anson G. Madden of Covington Indiana was elected president with C. H. Robbins Amoret Missouri as vice president, L. S. Kent Hutchinson Kansas as secretary, J. E. Stout Peoria Illinois as treasurer, and A. A. Figg Danville Indiana as sergeant at arms.
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Indianapolis
Ind
International Association of Auctioneers
Chicago
Anson G. Madden
Covington
C. HE. Robbins
Amoret
L. 5. Kent
Hutchinson
Kan
J. E. Stout
Peoria, Jr
A. A. Figg
Danville
Bloomington Herald Square Comic Opera Company Disbands
The Herald Square Comic Opera Company disbanded here after manager Piquette departed unexpectedly. The company was organized in Toledo and had traveled to Bloomington from nearby areas, ending its run with abrupt changes in leadership.
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Bloomington
Herald Square Comic Opera
Piquette
Toledo
Enevilie
The Lure of Beauty Judith Getteth the Great General in Her Power
A discussion on the Apocryphal Book of Judith chapters 10 to 13. It argues the work originates in the second century B C, reflects Maccabean era heroism, and may carry symbolic meanings across its parts.
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Judith Getteth
Alexander Jannaeus
Demetrius II
Antiochus Epiphanes
Manhood, virtue, and the danger of impure thoughts
The sermon warns that beauty should lift men to nobility, not tempt them to ruin. It cites Jesus on keeping the heart pure and James on lust leading to sin, noting inner thoughts shape deeds and unclean thoughts corrode homes and nations. Keep thy heart with all diligence.
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Hotofernes
Judith
Jesus
James
Judith in Camp of Assyrians Faces Wary Night Wait
Judith moves through the Assyrian camp beside tents and sentries under dark skies. She trusts Holophernes strict orders to keep her path safe and believes the God of Israel accompanies her in a perilous task. The general reassures her, praising her courage as she prays nightly within the hostile camp.
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Judith
Holofernes
Isreal
Bethulla
Nabuchodoneser
Fats Iney
Judith and Holofernes: Deliverance plan in camp tale
The narrative follows Judith persuading Holofernes and planning to kill him. She feasts with him, prays for deliverance, then, in a night rite, retrieves his sword and escapes with her maid toward Bethulia, aiming to save Jerusalem.
A Little Brother Defends Baby Sister from Accusations
A young narrator praises a newborn sister as sweet and innocent while denying rumors that she broke his nose. He vows to confront any who spread the report, insisting the baby would never harm him.
German Soups in the Everyday German Kitchen
The article explains that soup starts every German dinner and describes several soups. It details lentil soup with sausage bits, Biersuppe made from milk water beer currants flour sugar salt yolk and spices, and serving with Zwiebach. It notes chocolate soup and a rose-pip broth served on special occasions.
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Germany
Bridget's Beatitudes from a Household Guide
A quirky vintage guide extols household tips. It praises ammonia for floor and table cleaning, cranberries for liver health, slowly scalded milk at 19 degrees with 20 to 30 minutes for richness, oil cloth washed with little water, and using thumb tacks instead of pins to dry lace curtains.
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Bridget
Man and Boy. Long thoughts of youth in verse
The poem reflects a speaker yearning to return to boyhood. He imagines trading business plans for dreams of perch and ponds, marbles and tops, owls and squirrels, and wildwood sounds. The speaker longs for simple joys and unburdened days with long thoughts for company.
Fancy Macaroni Takes New Shapes And Uses
The article recalls early humor about macaroni and describes new varieties shaped like oats kernal shells and cut into fancy colored patterns. Cooked macaroni serves as an appealing garnish for roasts or game, offering a colorful alternative to vegetables and enhancing table presentation.
How to Serve Tomatoes
In season, people debate preparation options for tomatoes. Many favor mayonnaise dressing, others eat them plain with a pinch of salt. Some recall childhood garden swipes and prefer minimal adornment beyond a drizzle of vinegar or olive oil.
Faith Hope and Charity Coins Lesson Ends in Laughter
A Philadelphia Sunday school tale shows a teacher explaining faith hope and charity with three coins. The pupil fails to recall the sequence and jokes that his family spent the money, leaving him with nothing but faith. The mother reportedly bought meat for hamburg steak, ending the lesson with humor.
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Philadelphia
Fanny
Huthin
Faith
Mamma
Itch Healing with Cuticura After Severe Eczema
Henry Searle of Little Rock Arkansas describes a year of severe eczema with intense itching. After trying many remedies he found relief and cure after two to three applications of Cuticura Ointment with Cuticura Soap and Pills, as advised by the hospital chief surgeon in 1907.
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Henry Searle
Little Rock
Ark
Wedding interrupted by prank at Shawnee County Probate
A Kansas couple faced a shock at Shawnee County Court House as Judge Schoch began the ceremony and a man burst in with a joke presenting each to be given an apple, inflicting startled reactions on bride and groom. The incident described as one man’s prank in the Kansas City Journal.
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Shawnee County Court House
Schoch
Kansas City Journal
Coffee's weight on old age cited by leaders
A southern public schools superintendent recounts his mother’s long coffee past and heart troubles. After tasting Postum at a remote dinner, he switched his family to Postum and noted improvement in health and digestion following the change.
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