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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1908
Page
1
Indianapolis school officials plan next year to send girls to Shortridge high and boys to Manual Training high to gain room for shops and improve conditions. The move follows investigations suggesting separate buildings will enhance high school work. The plan is expected to influence other cities.
Detective Grund, linked to raids on Second ward drug stores, was fined 410 and costs for carrying concealed weapons. He also faced a juvenile court for deserting his children. Grund claimed the stores were blinds. his wife said he deserted her three months ago. He fled to 57 South Alabama street before police caught him. He worked for the Civic league.
David Orr aged 61 bought a funeral bouquet for himself near his bed then shot himself in the head early today. He was taken to St Vincent's hospital and his death is expected within hours.
The message targets readers of all ages urging wife and husband to contribute to home life, warns young women against infatuation, and calls young men to true trust and honor. The Beatrice Fairfax column endorses Paid in Full as tender, humorous, and steadfast.
By John W. Harding Ceara 1908 excerpt shows Joe Brooks denouncing Amos Williams of the Latin-American Steamship Company. Brooks accuses Williams of greed and cruelty, while Emmia and Jimmy Smith listen as tensions rise over business and personal loyalties in the unfolding life of the ship line and its dock staff.
The State Life suits against A. M. Sweeney and Samuel Quinn hinge as William F. Churchman remains missing. Noel and Bennett associates push for testimony to implicate no one, while Sweeney and Quinn seek a May trial. The insurer seeks October while delaying current actions.
D A Miller of Clinton Indiana a student at the Indiana College of Physicians and Surgeons rushed to the police station Thursday claiming rivals cut hair from one side of his head after a fight. He seeks warrants against the students involved.
The Corn Growers association will convene at the statehouse on May 2 to discuss industry matters and set agenda items. The event gathers growers from the association and related interests for briefings and policy talks.
Frost may hit Indianapolis Thursday night while snow slicks Ohio and Pennsylvania. Growers hope lake snow won’t harm fruit as coal prices rise and May Day traditions prompt warmer gear. Reports from Pittsburg Columbus and Erie note snow and hail damage and rapid melt in some areas.
Attorney General James Bingham will speak to the Veedersburg high school graduating class. The event is set for Thursday at the school, with Bingham delivering remarks to the graduates and attendees.
Tokio dispatch reports the Matsushima exploded in her stock magazine and sank near Makang at 4 am. Of 159 officers and men, only 18 were saved by boats from Hashaidate and Itsu Hashima. Capts Yoshimura and Yashiro were among the drowned. The 4277 ton ship, built 1896, cost about 1 million dollars.
Judge Pritchard and Sheriff Clay met Thursday with Sheriff’s attorney William Bosson to discuss steps to arrest Thomas Rackley former Atlas Engine Works vice president indicted for alleged county bolster bribery. Rackley’s indictment leaked from the prosecutor’s office before his capture. he was reported in California promising to return but has not surrendered.
Gert Van Camp, driving on the wrong side of the street, smiled when a corner policeman signaled him to stop. William Ruginstein, in a police automobile, witnessed the moment and followed Van Camp to the Denison hotel to place him under arrest.
Eimner Harden habitually returned drunk on wash days and tossed his wife’s clean clothes out in the yard. She seeks a divorce citing his liquor addiction. The case is slated for the superior courtroom G.
John Zaza, a Greek, appeared before Judge Pritchard on a grand larceny charge. The prosecution withdrew the case after Zaza paid back the money he had taken from his roommate.
Ward chairman Timothy Sexton will preside at a Tenth Ward meeting set for Thursday night. The event, originally at Sheldty Beecher Street, will move to Quinn's Hall due to rain.
William Edwards, 72, was found dying at 318 Louisiana Street on Thursday morning. Dispensary doctors ruled morphine poisoning as the cause of his condition.
In a Newark street scene Henry Winkle lies injured after a fall from a scaffold as his daughter pleads to accompany him to the hospital. Detectives report John F. Gossert, charged with desertion, was found in Decatur and returned to face a grand jury, with prosecutors stating he shows little regard for his wife or child.
Philadelphia April 30. Referee Colahan ruled Helen Maloney daughter of Martin Maloney was never legally married to Arthur Herbert Osborne of New York and thus could wed whom she wished. It is stated Miss Maloney is now married to Samuel Clarkson and has been since the elopement last September.
Former congressman Charles G. Conn began a westward automobile journey yesterday afternoon. About thirty automobile owners escorted him to South Bend where a banquet was held at the Hotel Oliver. Conn's dress panel also accompanied him in a carryall.
The grand jury will file its April report Thursday afternoon. An adjournment was taken to allow Deputy Prosecutor Baker to complete the report for Judge Pritchard. It is expected at least one indictment will be returned in county graft and fraud cases.
Rondout New York April 6 a fire gutted the large hardware store of J. T. Johnson & Co causing about 100000 dollars in losses. Several adjacent buildings suffered heavy damage.
Dora Klein fell 18 feet from a rear porch at 505 Delaware Street Wednesday night when the railing collapsed. She suffered injuries to her head and was treated at the scene.
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