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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1910
Page
3
Anderson Indiana August 1 fire destroyed the Anderson Knife and Bar Company plant, the oldest locally, after an oil tank fuel explosion. Firemen fought all night to save the American Steel and Wire Company nearby, with total losses estimated around 40000 dollars, largely insured.
In Anderson Indiana on August 6 Mrs. Henry M Mitchell and Mrs. Ethel McKinley were led sobbing to jail after being charged with involvement in a $79 trunk theft from Henry Mitchell. Mitchell was served a warrant in court. McKinley said Mitchell urged the crime and they planned to split the loot. Both women cried during the process.
Herbert S. Weed, secretary of the Y M C A at Stamford Connecticut, accepted the Richmond Y M C A secretaryship to succeed George L. Goodwin whose resignation begins September 1. Weed will arrive September 10 to start duties.
In Lafayette Indiana on August 6 Dr George I Sintser preached at Battle Ground stressing the immense power of God's friendship and urging a better life. Other speakers included Rev E W Strecker Rev H A Gobin and Rev A G Leazenby. A local circus reduced attendance.
In Columbus Indiana on August 6 Alvan Nugent captured a wild cat that had taken residence in his barn by tossing a fish net over its head. The animal was dragged into daylight and captured. Nugent plans to sell the feline at a low price.
Daniel Robbins of Kokomo Indiana aged 76 was found dead in bed on Friday. He served as a drummer boy in the Civil War and was a pioneer drayman known for never eating bread but biscuits and for driving a stallion to his dray with crossed lines and never missing a drum engagement.
Bert Stone, a 35 year old long foreman with Ringling Brothers circus, died Saturday in Lafayette after losing both legs in a railroad accident Friday while overseeing pole loading. His home was Omaha, Nebraska, and he had ten years with the circus.
Culver Ind Aug 6 Captain P C Harris of the general staff U S A reports after inspecting Culver Military Academy that it is unlikely any similar institution can excel it. He notes ceremonies are nearly faultlessly executed and the academy designated as a distinguished institution for military training.
A local project aims to spend 250000 in public funds for a school construction. City officials expect bids from contractors and emphasize the project will affect district enrollment and classroom capacity.
IN MARION INDIANA ON AUG 6 A man identified as Pickett recited a quirky method to tame a mule that refused to acknowledge him. He circled the animal at night driving it dizzy with repeated turns before finally guiding it home. The mule proved not his, belonging to another owner.
In Martinsville Indiana on August 6 9 year old Mike Harrington who played Little Eva in Harringtons Uncle Tom Cabin company lies in a critical condition in a show car after a freight train bumped the car at Manila Indiana causing serious spinal and internal injuries.
Evansville Indiana August 6 State Chairman Jackson Stokes criticized Kern bribery talk during a meeting of First district county chairmen. He urged strict organization with chairmen from Spencer Warrick Posey Vanderburgh Gibson and Pike counties in attendance.
Loganport Aug 6 George S Hooper sixty two was declared insane after Chicago papers reported his thirty thousand dollar wheat deals A receiver was appointed for his business on the grain dealer’s application Hooper planned elaborate bequests to the city and other schemes following his fortune.
In Evansville Indiana on August 6, cantaloupe raisers in Posey and Gibson counties faced worker shortages. With few male harvesters available, wives and daughters have joined the field effort to salvage the crop, a season expected to last several weeks.
Bloomington Indiana residents face a fly eradication effort after a rise in illness. Dr A K Simonds of the state board in Indianapolis was called to consult with local doctors.
In Columbus Indiana on August 6 firemen at No 1 firehouse routinely order, Hi there, back that dog away from that cup, to stop women from giving water to their dogs from public cups, a practiced command amid a recurring nuisance.
In Kokomo Indiana Edgar Apperson says the wealth estimate is a joke after being served with a summons in his wife's divorce case. He calls the $200000 valuation too high and notes there are two sides to the dispute.
The Indiana society of the Farmers educational and cooperative union ended its Loogootee gathering with officers chosen: W W Myers of Knox as president, Fred Sheeks of Martin County as vice president, Stanton Johnson of Knox County as secretary treasurer, and C D Forsythe and C S Agelon of Davie ss County along with W W Bate of Pike, W W Brown of Spencer, Emanuel Brown of Martin as committee members. J B Williams was named as delegate to See Charlotte.
In Bloomington on August 6 a large English bulldog pursued a moving train that carried Edward F. Johnson of Indiana University for two miles. The dog, always with Johnson, broke free from I. M. Parker’s grip on the platform and ran off as Johnson departed for Newark.
Wabash Ind Aug 6 The traction engine and thresher of Charles Tyner broke through a bridge while crossing Buck Creek Friday, plunging fifteen feet. Tyner and two others escaped serious injuries by leaping to safety.
Crawfordsville Ind Aug 6 Luther Perkins a somnambulist walked out of a second story window of his home near Waveland this morning and sustained injuries that may prove fatal.
Special to The Sun Bloomington Ind August 6 After 23 years as agent for Monon A K Holton resigned Saturday to become Commercial agent for the New York Central with headquarters at Indianapolis leaving the Bloomington post open for a successor
Special to The Sun reports the twenty first drowning of the season in Hammond Indiana at Indiana Harbor Calumet where 17 year old Mat Soly died while bathing. Within ten minutes Howard Spriggs was killed on the Chicago Lake Shore and Eastern railway on a bridge forty feet from the drowning scene.
Walter J. Waltemath, postmaster at Hoagland Indiana, is under arrest charged with converting nearly $300 in government funds to his own use. He claims clerical errors caused the shortage. He has been removed from office and W H Rupp has been appointed in his place.
Peru Ind August 6 former Vera township trustee Philip S Sullivan has paid claims totaling 1987 21 the investigation begun by E B Wethrow who succeeded Sullivan disclosed the discrepancy and led to the settlement of the case
Fire in Vincennes Indiana destroyed the Broad way flour mills at midnight Friday, wiping out 60 000 bushels of wheat. The blaze caused an estimated loss of 150000 dollars as investigators search for the unknown origin of the fire.
Solomon P. Smelser former Madison County sheriff died Friday in Anderson Indiana He is survived by a daughter and three grown sons.
The text argues that only the best prepared survive and that saving money makes one able to do things, framing financial prudence as a key fitness trait in ongoing struggle for existence.
Washington reports that insurgent strength against Joseph G. Cannon grows after primaries. Insurgents gain votes and nominations across states, with not less than fifty anti Cannon Republicans likely in the next House, and many insurgents renominated or running for Senate opportunities.
Special to The Sus. A claim of domestic dispute erupts when Mrs Ray Gillespie hits Mrs Ruty Oldridge with a handbag at an interurban station in Columbus Indiana. Oldridge, aided by her husband, retreats as Gillespie files affidavit. Nearby report notes Mrs Charles M Brown Mall found fully dressed in chair as police checked a gas alarm in her home after three mornings.
Phi Gamma Delta members closed their annual convention at the Cilften hotel on the Canadian side of the river electing W. F. Chamberlain of Dayton as president Wilmer Christian of Indianapolis as treasurer and Thomas L. Pogue of Cincinnati as secretary The next convention is set for July 5 to 7 at the Hotel Shenley in Pittsburgh.
The Detroit report says William Harris, a Black man snatched from a Monroe mob and sheltered in Detroit, confessed to killing Sheriff Dull after being treated kindly for the first time since arrest. He made the confession upon arrival in Detroit.
In Anderson Indiana Dr J C Armington was struck by a Big Four switch engine on Friday and may not recover. He previously had a broken arm which was rebroken, three ribs fractured, spine injured and internal injuries. While Mrs Armington cared for him their son Robert swallowed concentrated ice and is in a precarious condition.
Cleveland reports indicate revenge sparked the murder of wealthy lawyer William L. Rice whose body was found last night. The victim’s purse and jewelry remained untouched as investigators pursue the motive. In St Louis a 75 year old woman leaped from a window in a suicide attempt, but instead struck a 93 year old bystander, both hospitalized.
The American schooner Annie R. Bishop lay derelict and dismasted in the Atlantic path of liners, with only a stump of a mast remaining. The liner Amerika reported seeing the wreck after passing within close range on July 31, as of August 6 from New York.
Chicago on August 6 reports Dr. Willam E. Michaelis a wealthy south side dentist shot on the street Friday night and dying after attempting to name his killer to police. A woman and a man are sought in connection with the crime. Sits dead three days. Philadelphia dispatch notes a death for further detail.
Advertises free three month treatment for many ailments if seen before August 7, with cased claimed cured without operation. Locates at 46 N Pennsylvania Street Suites D and E, promising quick permanent results and free consultation, urging women to avoid mutilating surgery and listing cures for male and female disorders and other diseases.
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