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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1908
Page
2
A fragment notes that the first and plant cars on each live q will not be rug on Sundays and the first and last cars on each line will not be run on Sundays. The wording is unclear but indicates restrictions on Sunday operation for certain cars and line segments.
Arthur Netdlander and his wife were found dead in Columbus Ohio with gunshot wounds, stabbings, and a suspected choking mark. Neighbors heard a disturbance around 2 am but did not intervene. John Newkirk, a painter, is arrested though alibis and evidence like a torn cash drawer keep detectives cautious.
Paterson New Jersey August 17 a motor cyclist Sonny Bridge formerly a lightweight pugilist was killed instantly after losing control of a defective machine at Cofton cycle stadium as thousands watched Bridge from Waltham Mass had planned a twenty mile race with James Moran He plunged into a grand stand support after the machine began to warble killing him at age twenty three Also reported were brawls at Mingo Junction and a fisherman pulled from Perkiomen by bystanders after a large bass weighing pounds was hauled from the water.
Altoona Pa Aug 17 Samuel Reed aged 65 and his son Roy 27 were walking to Tyrone with Roys infant son when a quarrel over the child led to Roy striking his father with a large stone and throwing dirt over him. Believing him dead Roy fled taking the infant and leaving the elder man under dirt. The elder Reed woke at 1 am and notified police Roy remains at large with the assault report filed.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans known as Fighting Bob will end his forty eight year naval career tomorrow and retire at sixty two. He is at Mohonk Lake New York with illness limiting him to one foot but remains mentally sharp. A celebration is planned with J Edward Simmons presiding and Andrew Draper presenting a loving cup to the admiral on behalf of guests.
National League scores listed for Saturday and Sunday with results: Pittsburg 3 Boston 2. Cincinnati 2 Brooklyn 1 and Philadelphia 3 Chicago 1 and New York 5 St Louis 1. Sunday games include Cincinnati at Brooklyn and St Louis at New York and Chicago at Philadelphia with listed pitchers and scorelines.
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