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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1908
Page
9
Humorist J Adam Bede visits the president with a troupe described as his own string of Bedes. Roosevelt, amused, asks what the group has brought and Bede gravely replies it is his own string of Bedes. The anecdote highlights witty congressional humor and a light moment in the Roosevelt era.
Col Stewart of the Coast artillery is marooned at Ft Grant Arizona with one enlisted man amid a ruined building. The text muses on the idea that his commander-in-chief should join them there for a restful retreat.
Do W Post of the Postum Cereal Company in Battle Creek outlines a practical plan combining profit sharing with long term savings. He describes 5 percent added to wages from year two, saved in bank accounts, and a 10 percent bonus in year three, plus home building schemes near the factory, affordable payments, and housing at cost with land profits. He cites thousands of savings accounts and the creation of individual homes funded by land profits and careful financing.
April 9 aboard the Kaiser Friedrich der Grosse from Naples arrives to reveal Mrs Henritte Ferrie 84, the ship’s gayest first cabin passenger. She dances on the deck upon spotting her husband the editor of Hamilton Times, traveling alone on her eighteenth Atlantic crossing.
East Society notes a fad of decorating vases with live green tree frogs clinging to the exterior. Thousands of these frogs are sent to England yearly as pets. The frogs move in circles on rounded vases, then rest, and they do not desert their assigned positions, a trend that has taken hold in London.
Beatrice Fairfax urges girls to trust their mothers before loving a man. She cites Grace Brown and Chester Gillette, warning against blind trust, secrecy with parents, and heedless flattery. Emphasizes motherly guidance, respect, and transparency, urging girls to verify intentions and avoid heartbreak.
A dated social critique exposes gender stereotypes and marriage dynamics with sharp witticisms. It questions men’s control in marriage, envy, education, and home life, noting how perceptions shift with circumstance and wealth. The piece blends humor with critique of love, loyalty, and social roles.
Secretary Taft claims a Japanese wrestler of four hundred pounds could defeat the world champion. The remark recalls Hitachiyama’s famed beam barely saving a fall from a white house window, turning to lighthearted sports talk.
Two major incidents during Hudson tunnel construction near New York reveal submarine brick making and near-disasters at Hooker and Hoboken sides. Workers built a riverbed brick shield in a flooded section and used heavy canvas and air pressure to clear mud and restore heading after tunnel doors and a coal dock area were overwhelmed.
Shelbyville Indiana April 9 The Elks indoor bazaar committee votes to hold a cake pie and bread contest during the Saturday matinee on June 2 with cash prizes for winners.
In Montgomery county Indiana four of the ten bridge construction contracts were awarded to the National Constructing company of Indianapolis. The awards were decided by the county commissioners in Crawfordsville on April 9.
An annual posse pursues William Cunningham a 3 Negro who kidnapped Deputy Sheriff J C West at Lincoln Alabama West tried to arrest Cunningham but was seized and marched toward the Coosa River by his capture.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E. church in London Indiana elected officers: Nannie E Jordan president Jennie Wiseman first vice president M Pritchard second vice president Carrie Ashton secretary Mina Harrell assistant secretary Estella Means treasurer. An auditing committee was named: Mrs Meysme Means Mrs Mae McDonald and Mrs Muggle Murnin.
New York April 9. Married Italian artist red Pinney Earle and Miss Julia Kurttner known as soul mates wed after Earle secured a divorce in France. They arrived today from Naples aboard the Kaiser Friedrich der Große. The marriage followed a divorce granted to Earle’s first wife in France and a long affair with Kurttner begun while Earle worked in New York.
Giuseppi Capello a stowaway on the steamship Parilie in New York harbor wedged himself in a porthole. He remained trapped for several oars until his clothing was removed and he was greased. Sailors freed him and Capello was sent to Ellis Island Hospital with bruises.
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