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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1909
Page
2
In New York on April 5 the Z. Grizzly Bear couple Zip and Tess quarrelled by the pool. Tess struck Zip who began to beat her. Tess bit Zip’s shoulder and ear. Keepers placed Zip in a solitary cage to recover as the couple separated.
A local Indianapolis notice promotes one third off many patent medicines and health products at Haag drug stores on N Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Michigan avenues. Featured brands include Hood s Sarsaparilla S S S Pinkham s Vege table Peruna and many more with discounts on syrups tonics and other health items.
In San Francisco on April 5 a mining party from Salt Lake City plans to drive an automobile across Death Valley. The group led by F. O. Kenner includes L. E. Dar Charles Covey and local chauffeur J Compton familiar with the area. They aim to cover about 78 miles in 30 hours using canvas strips to stabilize travel in the shifting sand. The venture risks grave danger as the valley lies 480 feet below sea level and previous attempts have ended tragically.
Indianapolis Aeria No. 211 Fraternal Order of Eagles held memorial services at the First Congregational church Sunday evening with 25 names on the memorial roll. Rev. Harry Blunt delivered the address. Mrs. E. Buick led the musical program. Fred M. Wheatley read the memorial roll. Memorial committee members included William Wickes F. C. Schmelz William A. Hamilton Peter Travers and Dr. Carl G. Winter.
A Palermo dispatch says Italian criminals in the Lieut Petrosito murder plot confessed. An inspector from Rome may have identified the assassins and notified Premier Golliti, who is said to have alerted Washington or Gen. Bingham. Wholesale arrests occurred in Palermo and in New York.
Elkhart Ind April 5 The Indiana Evangelical association closed with pastor assignments for four districts. In Indianapolis district L8 S Fisher presiding elder First Church G B Kimmel Second Church D D Speicher Grace Church C B Boyer East Germantown D A Kaley Commercial Street Dayton CO J H Evans Wayne Avenue Dayton Ohio BE W Laudemann Phillipsburg to be supplied Greenville Ohio C L Hastel Ridgeville W E Snyder Portland L E Smith Noblesville A B Aegter Skomo L Schelcher Bunker Hill C D Riggenberg Logansport Charles Schiemmer Royal Center J C Croft Pery J L Speicher Wabash F S Erne Spiker ville J C Danes Urbana Ind F L Snyder
Monday workmen started demolishing the former Gov Morton mansion at New York and Pennsylvania streets. Dr J M Kitchen will oversee construction of four modern office buildings on the site to be known as the Penn Way.
Theodore Roosevelt and son Kermit arrived in Naples aboard the Hamburg at 10 15 am, greeted by crowds and Ambassador Griscom. A Duke’s auto conveyed Roosevelt to the Royal villa while guards and police lined the route. He dined aboard, toured the Marconi office, and prepared to sail to Mombasa on the Admiral, with plans to inspect part of the Suez canal.
Charles Yeager died at City hospital after severe burns from coal oil he poured on a fire at his home at 283 Harvey street. The blast from the oil can caused the flames that grievously burned him.
Twenty people were burned, eight seriously, by a natural gas explosion late yesterday after a well was shot with nitroglycerin near residential areas and a high school. Children collected stones from the surface after the blast, as an oil well was detonated nearby.
A testimonial describes five years of heart pain and breathlessness improved after taking Dr Miles Heart Remedy. The narrator reports marked relief after six bottles and claims a weak heart can be strengthened by the remedy, with a money back guarantee through the druggist.
Anderson Ind April 5 It has just been learned that Mrs Florence Griner an Anderson widow fairly well known had married Mr George Landis a wealthy and prominent bachelor of Greencastle Ind The ceremony was performed secretly by Rev D A Landis at Mrs Butlers home The groom is a trustee and a well known real estate dealer with political prominence
In Sausalito California Manuel Silva 23 vanishes from beside his employer Constantine Bello while driving from the Lager ranch. Bello and Silva searched the area three days later reporting no trace. Silva leaves behind a wife and child as authorities investigate the baffling disappearance in open country.
John E Christian, 62, died at his home at 218 E Pratt street after a nearly yearlong illness. He founded Christian Lumber with former partner Harry Christian, who died within the past week. He is survived by his widow and brother W E Christian. The funeral is set for 2 PM Tuesday.
Clarence Ware, 11, son of John Ware of 1025 W Walnut St, fled his home last Friday to escape punishment for a boyish prank. He attended School No. 1 and has not been located. The father asks police to search. he has appeared before juvenile court.
Another letter arrives from Mrs Pearl Giltner who has been missing claiming she is in a hospital and not the victim of foul play. The hospital is not named and her friends remain alarmed as to her fate amid uncertainty.
Special agents in the field service force of the General Land Office were appointed by Secretary Ballinger to investigate alleged land frauds in the West. Wilson H. Bennett of Pennsylvania goes to San Francisco, Robert C. Willis of North Carolina to Little Rock, George Hayworth of Texas to Phoenix, Clarence M. Booth of Indiana to Seattle, Joseph G. Hendrick of Kansas to Seattle, and Frank D. Brown of New York to Enid.
Indianapolis Council No. 4 United Commercial Travelers held memorial services at the hall 3% N Meridian St Sunday afternoon. Rev F B Wicks pastor of All Souls Unitarian Church paid tribute to deceased members. More than 100 visitors attended.
Four new police stations will open Wednesday under Chief Metzger who announced the assigning of officers. Stations are No 1 at 980 East Seventeenth Street No 2 at 60 West Street No 3 at 1113 South West Street No 4 at 1123 Prospect Street. Each station staffs a day and night bicycle and desk pair led by named officers and includes an experienced partner. Headquarters teams include Mullin and Hunter Trimpe and Rucker Simon and Hett.
Mrs Catherine Wehrie aged about 84 died suddenly Sunday at her home 924 N Capitol Ave after a brief illness. She had tested ill since Friday and was found unconscious in bed Sunday morning. Funeral is set for Wednesday morning at St Marys Catholic Church.
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