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Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1909

Page

5

Politician Ayers Dies By Own Hand In Ward Yard

John Oakey Ayers a Republican Twelfth ward politician shot himself twice in the stomach in his rear yard at 902 South Missouri street Friday night. He left a note for his wife and acted before his 12 year old daughter Margerite. Ayers had just served on the Seventh precinct election board and faced minor polling controversy.

John Oakey Ayers Twelfth Ward S. Missouri Street Ayers Margerite H. W. Klausman W. J. Tingle Election Commission

Williams Mystery Deepens in Assault Case

Detectives continue search for Walter Brand suspected in the attempted assault on Mrs. Williams as her condition worsens at City hospital. Williams reports a man forced entry after groceries, struck her with a gun, and warned he would have her now. Grover Williams repeated his initial account to police.

Walter Brand Burk Brand Holtz Ulery Williams Knoll S. East Street Grover Williams

Price Pleads Clemency for Benefactor’s Son in Theft Case

Attorney H C Price plead for mercy for Albert Cohen, son of a benefactor, in a petty theft case. Prosecuting Attorney Hooton opposed clemency, but Cohen received only a nominal fine and sentence.

Aids H. C. Price Albert Cohen

Spanish Pretender Don Carlos of Bourbon Dies in Exile

The article notes Don Carlos of Bourbon, the Spanish pretender who twice neared the throne after a long struggle, died recently while in exile in Lombardy.

Don Carlos OF Bourbon Spain Lombardy

Found Dead in a Cell Mobley Prisoner Death

Thomas J. Mobley, age unknown, was found dead in a police cell Saturday afternoon before transfer to the workhouse. Cause of death listed as alcoholism. Mobley had a prior drunkenness conviction and a $1 fine plus costs to serve. He lived on Southwas'en avenues and was known to police as a crankard.

Thomas J. Mobley Mobey Mobley Crarkard Southwas‘en Avenues

Collision puts motorcyclist in police hands after wagon crash

Edward Wischmeyer, 21, collided with the rear of Mrs. Manda Short's spring wagon at Raymond and Shelby streets. The motorcycle was demolished and Wischmeyer was pursued by Patrolmen Naughton and Armstrong, who used clubs to stop him. his companion escaped. The wagon’s endgate was badly damaged.

Manda Short Edward Wischmayer Wvischmeyer Naughton Armstrong Wischmeyer Raymond Shelby

Capital Council Y M I to Celebrate Birthday

The fourteenth anniversary of Capital Council Y M I will be celebrated Tuesday evening August 10. A fitting program is planned and Catholic young men are invited. An address on the Catholic Young Man in Public Life will be given by Hon. Jos A McGowan, followed by refreshments. Amusement Committee members include Timothy P Sexton, William Brennan, Jos A Gibbons, Elmer Weber, and Harry Dorsey.

Capital Council Jos. A. McGowan Timothy P. Sexton WM. A. Brennan

SUE CITY 10 ESTABLISH TITLE OF GRAVEYARD

William H. Thomson and others through attorneys Ketcham and Brewer sue the city of Indianapolis and others to quiet title to former North burying ground and Union cemetery now Greenlawn cemetery. They claim legal title to part of the ground. The action appears in a legal notice style with mixed garbled lines.

Sue City William H. Thomson New York Charles A. Ray Ketcham & Brewer City of Indianapolis North Burying Ground Union Cemetery Greenlawn Cemetery Thomson

Boy from Norristown Predicts Presidential Rise

John Wilson Webs, aged three, of Norristown Pennsylvania, captivates friends by weighing 130 pounds and continuing to grow, with many believing he will one day become president of the United States.

John Wilson Webs Norristown United States

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