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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1909
Page
2
Shank presents himself as a free agent not tied to any clique or corporation. He pledges no promises, stresses citizen responsiveness, and vows to work with the people rather than control the town. Shane supporters urge party loyalty while pledging respect for city governance.
The crowd enjoyed a lively game as Glaze starred for the Hoosiers against Goodwin and the Senators. Odwell manned third well in a new role while O Rourke and McChesney added punch in the infield and Big McChesney walloped drives. Umpire Owens predicted a future bloom for the A A and fans praised Sunday play amid chatter of injunctions and cheers from both sides.
A meeting at the Marion Morion hotel organized the Indiana State baseball league with six clubs Kokomo Huntington Marion Wabash and Bluffton. Edward Hill was elected president R C James secretary and R F Cummings treasurer. The league will play every other day and use Spinney official league ball. Salary set at 700 per season. the season begins May 15.
New York April 19 Mrs Burke Roche Batonyi daughter of millionaire Frank Work was denied divorce from Aureil Batonyi famed society whip in his counter suit for separation. The case before Justice Platzek lasted a short time with Mr Batonyi as the sole witness.
Mrs. Jacob Catt dies unexpectedly during a visit from Carthage to Greenfield. Her sister Mrs. Newsom and other relatives were present. Mrs. Catt had been in poor health but her death came as a surprise to family.
In Shelby county Indiana an election cost savings were reported after temperance supporters on the election boards served without pay. The county council had appropriated $2,000 for election expenses. with volunteers, expenses are expected to total about $1,500, saving roughly $500 for the county.
Clinton Indiana April 19 Robert Thomas father of Goldie Thomas says he knows her whereabouts and that they are kept secret due to unwanted attention from a young man. He claims the disappearance story was started by that man to locate her and that she left to escape his attentions.
Fire of incendiary origin aimed at blackmail endangered 100 people in a five story tenement at 42 W Thirty-ninth Street. It started in a box of oil soaked excelsior in Antonio Adano’s grocery on the ground floor. Police broke in, alarm sent, tenants warned. Adano allegedly refused a $1,000 demand two months earlier.
District School Building No 5 at 1348 Goldie Street Norwood was destroyed by fire Sunday morning. A frame shed in the rear sparked the blaze as high winds carried embers. Fire department sent two hose wagons an engine and a chemical unit but distant water supply limited efforts. loss reported at $4000.
More than twenty thousand travelers from other cities visited Indianapolis Sunday on steam road and interurban electric line trips. The day drew crowds to the first Sunday baseball game and hotels reported higher business. Four arrests for drunkenness occurred, five for violating the liquor law, and drunkenness arrests were fewer than on Easter Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kahn of Indianapolis will sail tomorrow on the Kron Prinzess Cecile of the North German Lloyd line for Europe. Mr. and Mrs. Méyer Messing of Indianapolis have already sailed on the Prinzess Irene for Naples and Genoa.
Mrs John S. Tarkington mother of Newton Booth Tarkington author, died suddenly Saturday afternoon at the family home 1106 N. Pennsylvania Street after two days of illness. Funeral arrangements were not announced.
The German Evangelical Lutheran orphans' home on East Washington Street will receive about $20,000 for upgrades. A Sunday meeting formed a committee to gather architect information, with H C Veale Henry Brandt C F Schwier Charles Reger and William Huber named.
A fragmentary verse speaks of a curate and a friend, portraying moral judgment and longing. The speaker imagines a canine paradise for a departed figure, then vows faith as encounters with night and light recur, mentioning St. John Lucas and an Academy.
Charles H. Ebbets, Brooklyn club president, and Charles W. Murphy, Chicago president, arrange a Bowlers Day at Washington Park Brooklyn on May 27. Proceeds go to a fund aiding visiting bowlers for the national bowling tournament in Madison Square Garden from May 24 to June 12.
The funeral for Rev. John Tevis a long prominent Methodist minister will be held at Hall Place M E Church at 2 PM Tuesday. The body may be viewed by friends from noon Monday until noon Tuesday at his home 118 West Nineteenth Street.
San Francisco April 19 Mrs Claus Spreckels widow of the late millionaire lies seriously ill at her home 2027 Howard Street Her condition is not deemed dangerous but relatives are alarmed due to her advanced years.
Mr and Mrs George Malkus announce the engagement of their daughter Minnie to Fred W Bulmahn The couple plans a June wedding in the near future
A Hartford Times note cites that current punctuation rules were established in the fifteenth century. It highlights historical precedence and echoes debates on modern usage.
Four local freight cars on the Grand Trunk line from Grand Haven to Grand Rapids hit a washout near Fuller Station at 5 30 this morning. Three crew members were killed instantly: engineer William Stoltz fireman John Runcke and brakeman Fred Finn. Conductor Stevens was seriously injured and taken to Butterworth hospital.
Washington Ind April 19 Although his arm was broken one day Wil Woodville did not discover the injury until several days thereafter when he consulted a physician. He works at the Seating factory and a timber wrenching left arm badly. He will be unable to work for some time.
The Odd Fellows lodges of Hamilton County plan a meeting in Sheridan on May 3 with a parade supper and degree work. Degrees will be conferred by teams from Noblesville and Arcadia.
Chicago April 19 M F Horr captain of last year’s Syracuse football team is chosen as football coach at Northwestern He will also coach the purple track team and is noted as a top athlete in track and fieldevents.
Chicago April 19 President Murphy of the world champion Cubs declares Johnny Kling will not be used as a bargaining chip. He dismissed Cincinnati gossip that Garry Herrmann was negotiating for Kling and warned fans to expect no compromise with the star catcher.
Pittsburg hotels refuse to accommodate Jack Johnson the colored heavyweight champion and his wife for a week’s stay. He will lodge instead at a cafe run by a colored man after advance notices warned hotels away.
Joe Choynski, veteran heavyweight, arrived in Memphis and said no one is authorized to challenge Jack Johnson. He also stated he has retired for all time and will referee the Stein Goodman bout Monday night only if authorized.
The Hagenbeck-Wallace circus and trained wild animal show arrives April 29 in a vast three ring format. It features 300 performers of both sexes, aerialists, equestrians, clowns, dancers, and a trained wild animal exhibit with African lions Bengal tigers polar bears and other exotic acts.
Portland Maine April 19 Bill Sewall famed Island Falls guide and Roosevelt hunting companion fears the ex president is too old and fleshy to endure the climate change on the African expedition. He says Roosevelt lacks enduring strength and may not survive the journey.
Amos Hill, a wealthy Gloversville, N.Y., passenger on the steamer President, was suffering an internal hemorrhage hundreds of miles at sea. Doctors at Marbor Emergency Hospital treated him by wireless telegraphy after receiving night-long updates from the ship. Continuous messages relayed pulse, temperature, and prescribed treatments as the vessel pressed on without a local physician aboard.
April 19. Robbers hanged Alexander Pochrko to a ladder in his ice store at 2012 Lexington Avenue and stole a pocketbook containing 26. They left him to die, and an employee later cut him down after finding him unconscious.
Memphis April 19 Little Rock of the Southern league bought Dick Padden a former National Leaguer from St Paul.
About 30 lawyers in Marion Ind took initial steps to organize a bar association. G A Henry was named temporary secretary. A resolution to organize the association was passed and committees named. Adjournment was taken to meet again when committees report.
The Haag Drug Stores claim to offer extensive bargains by selling most items about one third below regular price. They list Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, Hood’s Sarsaparilla, S. S. S., Peruna and more, with many 50 cent remedies at 38 cents and wine and whisky for prescriptions at lower rates. Locations cited include 112 N Pennsylvania Ave opposite Grand Opera House, 9 S Illinois St near Washington St, and 802 Massachusetts Ave corner College.
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