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Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1910

Page

5

Shank Gloses More Saloons for Violations

Mayor Shank revokes the license of George Greak at 428 W Washington and suspends Effie Grisson at 320 W Tenth for 30 days after police found beer at the Greek saloon. The Harrison Losh case was dismissed. Evidence tied Arthur Harris at 925 E New York to a West End Social club with a saloon, liquor sold Sunday. The mayor warned saloonkeepers to close or face more actions.

George Greak Washington Street Effie Grisson Tenth Street Shank Harrison Losh Monard Street Arthur Harris New York Street West End Harms Lcense Indianapolis

Orgy in Capitol Claims Denied by Trenton Prober

Trenton April 21 Speaker Ward after reviewing reports of an orgy at the closing day of the legislature wrote Governor Fort that there is no proof of members and women drinking to excess or sensational events. He cannot order a voluntary probe and asks the governor to call a special session if truth is found.

Assembly Ward

Society News Couples Tie In Philadelphia Armory

New York society notes from London report the engagement of Mrs James Henry Smiths son to Barton W Van Voorhis. Mrs Smith formerly Annie Armstrong daughter of Gen John A Armstrong of Baltimore. Her sister is Mrs Anthony J Drexel of Philadelphia.

New York New York Society London James Henry Smithson Barton W. van Voorhis Smith Annie Armstrong John A. Armstrong Baltimore Anthony J. Drexel Philadelphia

Warehouse Burns in Anderson Fire Loss at $20000

A three story warehouse of Union Grain and Coal company and a nearby residence were destroyed in a fire of unknown origin last night. The loss includes flour hay and grain totaling about 20000 dollars.

Anderson Ind Union Grain and Coal Company

Roosevelt Sends Cards to Pupils

Roosevelt sent postcards bearing the signature received from the former press. Pupils in a New York industry, the Children’s Aid Society, show the deep interest in the gesture.

Roosevelt SIGNA New York

Elson telephone merger bill defeated in Ohio Senate

Columbus Ohio April 21 The Elson telephone merger bill was defeated yesterday in the Ohio senate with 19 votes against and 14 in favor Personal crisis reports due to Comet Halley noted in Wheeling West Virginia April 21 Four of eleven reports in the district this week traced to fear of Hal lex's comet striking the earth

Ohio Senate Wheeling W. Va

Ghostly thief plagues Brooklyn house for days

In Brooklyn, a robber loots Dr. Viv Isaac Pasternak’s home at 303 President Street for three days, stealing nearly $1,900 of goods and breaking most windows. Police guard the house after stones strike from the yards as Annie Murphy, the maid, notes a man scoping the property.

Annie Murphy Capt. Savage Rutter Street Annie

Claims share in gigantic estate in Ann Arbor

Nellie Christman a laundress declares she is an heir to an estate valued at 204000000 dollars in America and Sweden. Her attorney FE L Scribner of Amesbury Massachusetts asserts the Wilmington business district rests on ground leased by her great grandfather now valued at 199000000 dollars with original leases held by relatives in New York City who refuse surrender for less than 1000 dollars.

America Sweden FE. L. Scribner Amesbury Mass Wilmington Del New York City

Divorce suit cites excess charitable work by wife

Special to the Suns Bedford April 20 Mrs John B Goff files for divorce alleging in her complaint that she spent too much time on religious and charitable work The Goffs are prominent in the fashionable west end.

Bedford John B. Goff Josephine Goffs

Hatpin Law Stance Reported By St Louis Police Commissioner

St Louis April 21 The new police commissioner opposes St Louis adopting the Indianapolis hatpin law. He is no misliner.

ST. Louis Indianapolis

Railroad toll rises as three-month toll reported

Washington April 21 A bulletin by the Interstate Commerce Commission shows that 40 persons were killed and 2,981 injured in railroad accidents in the United States during the last three months of last year. The figures mark an increase of 201 deaths and 3, -1u injuries from the same period a year earlier, with total accidents up 3.1u.

United State

Man rescues family by choking dog to death

In a New York dining room a man named McCullough of Alorence No J wrestled a dog to the ground and choked it to death to save his wife and five children. The struggle lasted about five minutes before he subdued the animal with bare hands, escaping with scratches. None of the family was bitten.

New York Uowserd McCullough Alorencve Sally McCullouugh McCullough

Eagle Shot Near Milford Nets Large Bird

Oliver Johnson of Milford area shoots an eagle near Greensburg Indiana. The seven foot wingspan bird fell to the first shot and measured three feet from beak to tail.

Johnson Milford Here

Louisville Man Believes Wife Shot. Divorce Wonder Ends

Louisvile upholsterer Theodore Finkter traveled to Nashville after a divorce suit left him separated from his wife for two months. He learned she was alive after a claim of her being shot reached him, and the message source remains unknown to the couple.

Louisville Theodore Finkter Finkter Nashville Tenn Finklers

Boy Ignites Powder in Columbus House Fire

Special report from Ta-San details Joseph Watson who ignited powder yesterday. He was burned on feet arms hands and head. He ran to his parents while burning clothes were torn off and set a horse aflame. The house was saved though the boy may lose his sight and his life is in danger.

Comet Tail Not Harmful, Indiana Professor Says

Bloomington Ind Apr 21 The Indiana university astronomy professor W A Cogshall says Halley’s comet tail will not harm observers and may be visible with naked eye late this month or early May. He notes uncertainty about the tail’s composition and cautions that predictions are not possible.

W. A. Cogshall Astronomy Department

Gas fumes cause death of Mrs Fagg

Washington April 21 Mrs Jane L Fars widow of Lieut Col James Fagg and a cousin of Sen Rob Taylor of Tenn was accidentally asphyxiated at her home here. It is believed she turned the screw too far after extinguishing the light when she retired last night. She was found dead by a daughter.

Fagg Fars James Fagg Rob Taylor Tennessee

Divorced. Weds No. 5 in Marshall

Joseph Sturgis, a wealthy farmer, was divorced yesterday from wife number four, whom he married last June. He married wife number five, Flora Terwilliger, 38, yesterday afternoon in Marshall. Sturgis' first wife died. the other four were found through a matrimonial agency.

Sturgis Flora Terwilliger

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Capitol Prober Trenton N. J J. H. Smith Ture Theodore Roosevelt Little J Col. Roosevelt Columbus, W the Elson Lex Ives Edward H. Green Hetty Green Jnd Treasury Vault Mr. Green Ann Arbor. Mich Nellie Christman Fashionable Washington EAGLE Greensburg, Ind Oliver Columbus Joseph Watson Gogshall Bloomington, and Indi Halley Indiana University Cershall Ilaex Hs Tal Jane L Ayer the Sun
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