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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1907
Page
8
Havana dispatch reports details of a planned conspiracy to spark a liberal uprising on the eve of Secretary Taft’s visit next week. The scheme aimed to force retreat of American troops and trigger a wider crisis.
A historical note explains that water in a room can absorb respired gases and purify the air, though the water becomes filthy. Colder water holds more gases, with ice temperatures nearly doubling capacity. It warns against using stored water, urges flushing taps before use, and cautions about night storage for sleeping rooms especially for children, concluding that impure water is more harmful than impure air.
An unknown well-dressed woman gave birth to a girl in a moving cab from Wheeling to Bridgeport. She left the cab in Bridgeport. the baby lived only a short time. Police hunt the mother for inquiry.
An attempt to break out of the Los Angeles County Jail yesterday involved Ernest Stackpole convicted murderer of Mrs. Auerelia Shéck’s husband, along with Joseph Eleanor and a prisoner named Borne. Jailer Oscar Merrill repelled the attack, wounding Eleanor and Borne who are in serious condition.
Charles Calkins twenty, formerly in the cavalry, committed death by his own hand yesterday in Elkhart by shooting himself in front of his former sweetheart’s home. He had been dismissed by the girl but sought an interview after telephoning three times and being refused.
San Francisco April 5. Mayor Schmitz, amid graft exposés and bribery confessions by the board of supervisors, defends his innocence and claims public support. He denounces questions as impertinent while officials, under indictment, maintain a calm front, and the public gaze reveals a shocked reaction to the century’s graft exposure.
Former Congressman J A Payson served as Harriman interests lobbyist in Washington for seventeen years shaping congressional votes. The piece portrays E H Harriman as the leading force behind Wall Street opposition to Roosevelt era railway and corporate controls and notes Harriman’s long conflict with Roosevelt and support for Parker.
A American woman considers starting a new career inspired by a Parisian female entrepreneur who runs a bicycle messenger service with an eight hour shift army of boys. The piece notes existing services but suggests creating a needed new venture. It also advertises Hood s Sarsaparilla as restoring appetite and strength after illness.
Half gallon bottles cost five cents while five gallon demijohns go for forty cents. The ad notes a new phone number 2177 and an old main line 773.
Buttons recovered after an incident at Room 8 in the Odd Fellows Building on Penn end Wash. The fragment notes a dress plaiting task and recovery of buttons.
In Portland a 22 year old Peter Garrett claims brain storm drove him to shoot three men in a cafe after dining with a woman. He fired from the doorway hitting the saloon keeper and two others, then left and returned to the scene. Authorities note Thaw defense already shaping West.
An old promotional piece touts Native American roots and Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for female ailments. It claims alcohol free formulas with printed ingredients and promotes benefits for working women and nursing mothers, highlighting strength restoration and relief from weakness and pelvic discomfort.
The assailant, intoxicated at the time of the attacks, recalls the chaotic moment as a brain storm and says he could not distinguish right from wrong. Witnesses described the scene as a cyclone as friends intervened and Garrett sobered in jail.
London April 3 Col Brocklehurst a member of parliament announced from Huddersfield that his engagement to Miss Millicent Walton has been broken off. The split was said to be by mutual consent after months of public announcements and gifts already purchased.
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