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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1906
Page
2
A cloudburst and windstorm at Fort Harrison wrecked about 1000 tents and $600,000 in gear as Rivers flooded the tent city. Thousands of soldiers became homeless while equipment, cook shacks, and stores were ruined. officers and troops endured soaking, with no serious injuries reported.
A whimsical verse describes a small man who endures a harsh coffee induced stomach upset. After a raucous frolic, he quits drinking coffee and switches to a piping cup of Postum, signaling relief from his ailment.
J P Morgan and companions sail the Corsair on the East River when a man cries for help. Morgan tosses a rope and rescues William Landoper from drowning as C A Wilson and Landoper’s companion are also pulled aboard and saved.
Two Democrats oppose plans for a combined City Hall Coliseum and Market scheme. A debate over spending from the $800,000 city hall bonds ends with the measure tabled, while a new bond proposal for city offices passes. Several ordinances are introduced, including food adulteration penalties and street improvements as Brightwood territory annexation talks begin. An auto crash injures Ming Blands Browning, with Charles Leary charged.
The note explains that many brewers substitute corn for barley malt to cut costs. It highlights that corn is cheaper and commonly used in brewing, suggesting economic incentives drive the practice.
An enraged mob of several thousand overpowered guards and lynched Nease Gillespie, Dean Gillespie, and Jack Dillingham after they were accused of murder in the Byerly family case near Salisbury. The victims were strung from a tree and fired upon as the mob moved toward Greensport. Authorities and citizens appealed to end the violence, while militia failed to intervene.
Social notes from the summer diary of residents including travels to Boston Atlantic City Niagara Falls and Lake Maxinkucke events such as engagements weddings receptions and club entertainments feature Mrs Jesse Johnson Mr George Wood Mr Theodore Wells Misses Peart Florence Randall Louise Cutman Helen Shingler Wahelie Towsley Myrtle Bundy Daisy Deane and Alfred K Jones among others with visits to Cincinnati South Bend Nashville and Louisville reported along with a Y M C A reception for new couple Mr and Mrs Jones and gifts to their home community.
The notice covers the funeral of George W. White a veteran Commercial Travelers' member, with services at his home and at the grave under the George H Chaplin post A R and the Women's Relief Corps. It also records death and funeral plans for Mrs George Ina Stewart and Mrs Loulaa Herath with details of locations and bereaved families.
Dolly Jayo reports that Woodsman Walls Hurd confessed to strangling Mina Mattie Hacket a year earlier at Reededale. Hurd, who had posed as tramp George Reed, admitted the crime to Jayo before shooting himself during a drunken frenzy. No motive or details were given.
A brief item notes the Lehigh route toward New York with a double track line. It mentions connections at Buffalo via Niagara Falls and westward access, along with water Lehigh Valley railroad details and a 369 foot signal notation.
Walter P. Taylor, a Denison hotel employee, survived a four story plunge from an elevator shaft at the Lease hotel. He sustained fractures in one leg and head scratches, then was taken to City Hospital. He had attempted to ride the shaft car accidentally reversing his balance.
Thomas Taggart appointed 20 delegates to represent the National Democratic Committee at the Bryan welcome in New York with a 30 member Democratic delegation also named for the event. The Sun reports Taggart notified the Bryan reception committee of the arrangements on August 7.
A reunion of the Fourth Cavalry unit is set for Russellville on Tuesday. Organizers invite veterans and families to gather, share memories, and reconnect with former comrades.
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