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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1907
Page
2
A traveling Knox area doctor named Taylor was accused of luring a farmer's daughter to her ruin. A mob dragged him to a livery stable, tarred and feathered him, and kept him until morning. He was then exhibited, and the father demanded Taylor leave the county and not contact his daughter.
About 300 miners from Beonville and nearby areas traveled to Eastwood Landing Kentucky to aid in unionizing the local mines. The Indiana wage scale is reportedly 33 percent higher, leaving southern Indiana mines effectively tied up. United Mine Workers decline to intervene to avoid arming forced members. Kentucky authorities anticipate trouble as the invaders are described as fully armed.
Mount Vernon Ind April 19 During a lovers quarrel Thomas Tucker shot Ada Bagwell 18 at her home Tucker fled and claimed she had shot herself He is under arrest and the case is under police inquiry
Ervin Anderson of Muncie dies from dropsy of the heart while en route to visit his mother. John Martin of Princeton, who had farmed for fifty years, is remembered. George Wellman, 80, of Martinsville, long resident of Morgan County and a former stage driver, is noted. John G. Brown, 88, Martinsville, likely the county’s oldest resident.
Indiana fruit prospects the best for years. Shelby gets a 500000 beet sugar plant. Switches are being put in. Government will send 1000000 fish to Shelby county streams. John Bader Williamsport ate 40 fried eyes in 26 minutes and won 5 on a wager. Henry Turner Marion day laborer has
Testimonial ad claims Botanic Blood Balm cures blood poisoning including skin lesions joints and mouth issues. W L Privett of Dudley Missouri says eight bottles repaired his condition and sends his photo for credibility. Promises blood purification and symptom relief with $1 bottles and trial offer via SALM CO 156 Mitchell St.
A jumble of short notices reports a range of local matters: a Montana uncle’s large inheritance for a fallen heir, a murder conviction with life sentence for Vincent Ginn in Middletown, a Kokomo Morning News dealer to start a new Elwood paper, and New Castle gaining a 150-man bottle factory. Other items mention a demented mother whose son was killed, a Wells project near Hartford City pumping 200 barrels daily, a Harlem-tinged slate of court actions, a dangerous farm incident, marriages, a public library funding dispute, and various accidents, robberies, and divorces across Indiana towns.
Pekin reports that due to an imperial decree ordering Chinese troops to withdraw from zones controlled by the powers the Franco German punitive expedition has been abandoned.
Gen Santiago Maceo, once linked to Cuba, arrived in San Francisco after deportation from Manila and was sent to Alcatraz. Separately, New York Life settles Harrison estate with $20,503 payout on a $10 policy after 15 year clause. The insurer also covered $25,000 on E C Atkins, totaling $75,000.
In Boulder on April 19 a C. and N. Railway double header plunged after striking a snowslide. Four men died: engineers Hannon and Fitzgerald, fireman Miller, and conductor Bair.
An advertisement promises free by mail BeGole's Nervetones for all nerve ailments including rheumatism sleeplessness and kidney or bladder weakness. It urges readers to send name and address to M BeGole & Co Marshall Michigan to receive a free package and promises no payment or references required. The copy emphasizes the product’s healing virtues and philanthropic nature.
Reports from Rosario claim anarchists in Paterson New Jersey communicated with them about plans to kill the German emperor the Russian czar and the king of Italy. An anarchist named Romagnoli was said to be designated to travel to Berlin to carry out the murder but German authorities report his arrest.
In Pittsburgh on April 19 the Wood plant strike at the steel trust ended with all workers reinstated and the present wage scale lasting until July 1, 1901. The Amalgamated association advisory board and T. W. and John Jarett of American Sheet Steel Co reached the agreement Thursday night, resolving a dispute over unionist firings.
Miss Florence Adele Hicks married Frank L. Schafur in Brooklyn. A messenger delivered to an usher a package for the bride containing $102,332 in Panama Trading and Developing Co. bonds and securities. A note signed Frank Wythhon claimed the gift honored a favor done by the bride's father years ago. None knew Wythhon. The bonds are believed genuine.
The Carnegie company will ship 20,000 tons of steel plates to Harland & Wolff in Belfast, marking the largest steel plate contract in U.S. history worth 780000 dollars. Dundee corporation in Scotland hires Lorain steel for 1500 tons of rails, with Glasgow’s municipal road also awarded 3450 tons of rails and fish plates.
Assessor Jefferson reports 200 more dog licenses and 6000 more Ysts returned than a year ago. Cashier Smith notes the treasurer’s office has collected 589000 dollars, 60000 more than at this time last year, amid local revenue gains.
John C. Sheehan KE Ellery Anderson Peter B. Olney and J P Daly led about 2000 people at Carnegie Hall in New York on Thursday night to form a new Democratic party aimed at buck Tamany Croker. The group named the Greater New York Democracy and attacks Croker for pushing taxes and real estate values.
Rev. John Patterson, a Colored preacher from Crawfordsville, is breaking rock on the Anderson stone pile with a bible and hymn book. He hoped to evangelize a wicked people. Police found him asleep on a residence doorstep after a late night drinking. In court he said he drank to settle his stomach.
The Home brewing company executed against Saloonist Peter Baney and one team the sheriff was ordered to levy on, including the Sun Day Bar.
Joe Wagner, 13, was locked in a Pullman freight car near Beaumont Texas. He was found near Council Bluffs Iowa after several days, nearly starved, and revived by rescuers who freed him from the car.
A. C. Schroth, a bookkeeper at the First National Bank of Birmingham, was arrested in Pittsburg on April 19 after a bank examiner’s information accusing him of defrauding $35,000. He posted $10,000 bail.
A brief note suggests humors of all kinds cause trouble and may be entirely expelled through a thorough course of Flood's Sarsaparilla, indicating a medicinal remedy approach popular in the era.
J H Clark, intoxicated, fell down the stairs at Greathouse's saloon on Indiana-age Thursday night and sustained painful injuries. He was taken home for treatment.
Secretary Root professes ignorance of Aguinaldo acts or intentions. Unofficial reports say the Filipino has altered his stance and will not issue a peace manifesto. The notice also advertises Wood's Norway Pine Syrup as a pleasant, harmless cough remedy.
Baldwin Music Store advertises upright pianos at bargain prices this week urging quick purchase. Prices highlighted to attract buyers in a local sales section.
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