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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1910
Page
5
London report details Upton Sinclair's no food cure sparking medical debate. Dr. Wallace cites cases where extended fasting with distilled water improved health, including a young Spaniard in a London boarding house who reportedly recovered after a 15 day fast and emerged much healthier.
Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, head of the Royal Aero Club aviation committee, appeals for a British prize fund at Bournemouth next July. He notes 40 000 dollars in foreign competitions and argues for substantial British prizes to encourage pilots flying foreign and allBritish machines, hoping Britain will lead in aviation as it did in motor cars a decade ago.
The McKinley No 4 blue post cards will not reach Indianapolis for two to three months. Four million old-style cards were sent to the local office to be sold first, and Indiana offices will likely source more. Despite “use this side for address only” on the new card, the post office permits writing on the front.
Indiana State Board of Agriculture selects a pyrotechnic spectacle from five firms for a Wednesday contract. Proposals include Pain's "Battle in the Clouds" featuring airships and another firm offering "The Fall of Jericho" in fireworks form. The chosen show will be staged opposite the grandstand at the race track for state fair crowds.
In Anderson Indiana on April 18 Paul Deininger a former Catholic priest who became a socialist lecturer wed Gertrude Breslaubant in a Crystal theater ceremony led by Rev. Fred G. Strickland a socialist candidate for state senator. The couple who had been touring with lectures announced the marriage after a lecture drawing surprise from attendees. Deininger converted to socialism after meeting Breslaubant at the Chicago Automobile Club last October ending his priestly duties.
Miss Maybelle Seymour of Chicago sues William Stearns a Laporte shoe merchant for 25000 alleging four broken engagements to marry. The case began with a large team of lawyers as news of Stearns marriage to Mrs Etta Orr reached the plaintiff.
James Wheeler, a car inspector, was knocked from the top of a train by a sudden jolt and is in a dangerous condition in Washington Indiana on April 18.
Albert W. Walter 19 faces trial in General Sessions for the killing of 15 year old Ruth Wheeler. District Attorney says the trial will be short and Walter headed to Sing Sing. 50 witnesses and 150 talesmen summoned for jury selection. Disfigured body found on fire escape of Walter’s flat. Katherine Miller expected as chief witness.
The Indianapolis Alumni association of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity will hold its annual banquet at the Columbia club Saturday evening. The committee aims to surpass last year’s praised entertainment and invites Beta members statewide to contact A. R. C. Kipp at 822 Law Building if anyone was overlooked.
In Kokomo Indiana on April 18 the prosecutor signals a shift. Missing husbands case ends as Frank Phillips and Fred Keller return home forgiven after officers traced them to Logansport. Wives are urged to pursue punishment if needed.
Baron von Massenbach met Austrian masseuse Josephine Bendel in Monte Carlo. She claimed a high Prussian official sold fortress plans to France for 500000 dollars. Police charged Bendel with libel after she named General Baron von Lyncker, receiving an eight month prison sentence.
The 941,000 surviving veterans and widows received 160,993,000 in pensions. Ohio and Pennsylvania lead with 92,000 each. New York 83,000. Illinois 68,000. Indiana 37,000. Over 5,000 pensioners live abroad in 64 foreign countries. Canada tops foreign beneficiaries with 2,681.
Fred Emerson Brooks will lecture tonight in the assembly room of the Indiana Pythian building. Proceeds go to the general relief fund of the Pythian lodges. Brooks was entertained last night at the Denison hotel by lodge members.
An elderly Lewisham workhouse inmate, Elizabeth Forest, plans to marry her old sweetheart a plasterer who works in Southend. She has lived in the workhouse after her husband’s death, raised two children who visit and assist her, and the couple intend to start housekeeping at Christchurch Forest Hill.
A street vendor touts a versatile ten cent bar claimed as the greatest household necessity. He demonstrates its uses from shoe mending to repairs, drawing in bystanders with promises of rapid sales and universal usefulness.
A breathless vendor cuts through a crowd selling items at three for a quarter. The crowd buys eagerly as the dealer calls out and the mood turns lively. The pair retreat together into a doorway as plans for more drinks are discussed.
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