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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1907
Page
3
In Brooklyn, 11 year old Theodore Shapiro filled in at Louis Soler's barber shop and shaved himself. He nicked his throat with the razor, requiring five stitches and leaving a visible scar. The incident drew curious neighborhood onlookers but no serious harm.
A literary bureau to promote William J. Bryan runs from the Munsey building under Willis J. Abbott, head of Bryan’s press teams. Abbott offers letters to newspapers, aiming to portray Theodore Roosevelt as aligned with trusts and railroads and allied with land-grabbing senators.
In Markneukirchen Saxony and nearby Alpine colonies in Mittenwald thousands work at violin making. Families produce and finish entire instruments by hand, shaping pegs necks backs and sound holes. Prices range five to five hundred marks and wood is left unmachined by choice in a craft passed through generations.
The passage describes the violin bow strings made from sheep intestines and notes September as the peak string season with high demand in Italy and Bavaria. It observes Alpine luthiers in Mittenwald producing fine violins and cellos while locals favor the zither and dance after market consignments.
The article advertises Dr George Edmund Flood claiming to cure rheumatism and kidney bladder troubles with a home remedy. It lists a fluid extract cascara aromatic half ounce barkola one ounce prickly ash bark half drachm aromatic elixir four ounces and advises one teaspoon after meals and before bed plus increased water intake.
Ranchers along Canon creek northwest of Helena switch from farming to cyanide gold mining aided by abundant water. The Gloster mine near Marysville yielded 38 million during its peak. tailings caused losses before cyanide tech later recovered wealth. Ranches with tailings sites now value higher, as one former Chicago policeman allegedly recouped six thousand dollars into quick profits after starting cyanide tanks.
Maxine Elliott, famed for her beauty and marriage to Nat Goodwin, sent her bulldog Cupid to traverse the continent to prove her heart belonged to Goodwin. The canine mission silenced rumors by reaching the hotel where Goodwin stayed, showing the star’s continued affection.
In San Francisco on April 8 the District Attorney and Heney built the civic purity campaign with help from Rudolph Spreckels. Spreckels initially sought broad fundraising but later backed the prosecution with a $10,000 contribution. Detective Burns, with Roosevelt’s approval, joined the effort, helping marshal resources for the investigation.
J Cavanagh of Korea traveled to Joinlin Missouri to buy a carload of tiff a mica-like material from Missouri and Kansas lead and zinc fields to use in making idols for Koreans He plans to ship the tiff to Pingyan and set up a factory there to produce idols.
The Kansas farming banner sees a surge of auctions as farmers sell surplus goods. Seven auctioneers operate across counties with noon coffee, free lunch, and tin cup customs. In Central Kansas about seventy five sales since January average over $1,000 each, totaling at least $100,000 in second hand goods.
Since its 1903 founding the Bide-a-Wee home for stray dogs has sheltered about five thousand canines, with stray cats now reportedly outnumbering them. Directors include Mrs. George H Could, Mrs. Vanderbilt, Mrs. Speyer, and Mrs. Kibbe serves as president.
The article lists 1906 rail data including aggregate U.S. trackage 315000 miles and about 50100 locomotives. It notes 7000000 total cars, 112000 private cars, net earnings 904431628, gross revenue 2315760050, and 1400778 employees with average daily earnings 2.09. It records killed passengers 418 and employees 397, injured totals 11185 passengers and 5524 employees. It highlights 279 companies with no passenger fatalities on 19462 miles but 2383 injuries.
Mrs Maude M Warren sues Harry J Warren alleging cruelty and abandonment. She seeks alimony and counsel fees while living apart since December. Warren denies desertion and claims suit aims to force alimony. affidavits accuse Mrs Warren of frequent intoxication and keeping cocktails in a clothes hamper. Justice Geigerich orders weekly alimony and $100 counsel fee pending trial.
In Oakland California Eunice Grimme aged 15 survived a 5000 volt electric shock when a high voltage wire looped around her throat. Her parents near Boating Street watched as she regained hearing and speech after months of silence and a near-fatal incident. Her father, an electrician, cut the live wire and saved her life.
Samuel L. Drake will address the audience at the Second Baptist Church on Thursday evening April 11 on the subject The Negro Problem and How We Must Solve It. A musical program will accompany the talk and proceeds will benefit the church.
An assortment of old advertisements lists a potato masher for treating grip, a tonic claiming cure in two days, and the Puro Distilled Water Company with prices and contact numbers. Also featured are photo prints at Wharrod's Studio, a 24 hour hotel and tailoring service, Kingston's whisky specialty, and Celery Vesce touted for headaches.
A London notice on April 8 describes the suspended bed fad hanging from ceiling chains. If someone stirs beneath it a sleeper can brace a foot against the structure, suggesting novel, risky usage.
A critic from America calls a wall mounted shelter tech the snooze cult arguing it frees space for other uses while sleeping remains deemed nonessential. The statement questions practical value of suspended tech and its adoption.
Washington officials study a plan to let the United States government acquire the nation’s railroads. The estimate places commercial value at about 19.244 billion dollars and envisions issuing government securities in exchange for private debt with no treasury drain. A secretary of railways would oversee the system.
In a pointed exchange Mrs Smithers suggests the woman suffrage bill was killed by persistent opposition. Mr Smithers retorts a grim twist, calling it death by own action as the bill’s fate is debated in London papers.
The Sun teams with a leading pattern firm to bring readers the latest patterns for ten cents each. A Different Pattern is described daily and includes steam allowance. Postpaid orders with pattern number, size, and address go to The Fashion Department of The Sun.
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