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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1909

Page

5

Moose Lodge Feud Ends as New Chapter Chartered

Indianapolis Moose members believe loyalty to the order will prevail after a pre opening meeting led to the supreme lodge revoking the charter and a new lodge being chartered. Lucias Pauley and A H Jones led the transition, with C C Hartman as secretary and Al Womack noting the carnival’s finances remain unsettled but reportedly successful.

Indianapolis Lodge of Moose The Moose Supreme Lodge Lucias Pauley Ola A. H. Jones C. C. Hartman al Womack

Boy takes river bath. five arrests follow

William Murphy a seven year old boy from Lima Ohio came to Indianapolis and spent the night in a rooming house. Bicycle Officers Mullin and Winter found him on the banks of the White River washing himself and his clothes. Murphy said the lodging house was dirty and he needed the bath. He was arrested for bathing in the river but released in police court.

William Murphy Indianapolis Lima S. Senate Avenue Mullin Winter Murphy Hhe

Lincoln Penny May Tie Up Slot Machines

The new Lincoln pennies, circulating mainly in the east, have not yet gained general use in Indianapolis. Bankers and businessmen report they have not seen the coin, though it is expected soon. Slot machine operators complain the pennies are too large and the letters on the coins sit too high to stack properly. The treasury called in the first issue and halted additional minting until defects are fixed. An Indianapolis penny peanut machine agent says he has not received any new pennies, while a moving picture house on S Illinois Street received one coin that passed through its machine.

East Indianapolis Treasury Department Moving Picture Machine S. Illinois Street

Masons and Elks to Play for City Ball Championship

Rivalry between city fraternal lodges reaches a peak as Blue Lodge players face Elks in a charity city championship game at Washington Park on Saturday afternoon August 21. Tickets go on sale late this week for 2 cents, proceeds to the George W. Larrimore permanent relief fund. Committees are finalizing details and stores selling tickets will be announced with the lineup.

Blue Lodges Elks Washington Park George W. Larrimore Permanent Relief Trust Fund

Ordinance Requires Auto Licenses for 17 and Older

A new ordinance requires drivers of automobiles or motorcycles to obtain licenses starting August 12. Each license costs $1 and includes a wearable badge. Licenses will not be issued to anyone under 17. Applicants must file with the Board of Public Safety before issuance. Violations carry fines from $1 to $100 and up to six months in jail or workhouse. A third violation results in license revocation.

Board of Public Safety

Sportsman Publishing Company under state charter

The Sportsman Publishing company incorporated by A R Kling and Lewis C Willis of Indianapolis and EK Kling of Peru Ind. Capital stock is 10000 dollars. The Indiana Sportsman, a weekly magazine, is issued by the company. Its office is in Indianapolis.

The Sportsman Publishing Company A. R. Kling Lewis C. Willis Indianapolis EK. P. Kling Peru Ind Indiana Sportsman

Notice of sale by storage lien at 328 E Wabash St

Indianapolis notice advertises sale at 1 a.m. Sept. 1 at 328 E Wabash Street for storage charges and care over the past year. The list names numerous items including a Clover Buncher, boards, crockery, medicines, wallpaper, books, soap, and extermination supplies. Frank Shellhouse signs as lien holder with sale to be for storage expenses and to satisfy the lien.

Indianapolis Hits Place E. Wabash Buncher Co Crockery John C. Scherer Horn Brock Culver M Cavendisn Evans Toline Plow Co Ferdinand Hygieme Chemical Co Taditha Cloak Co Paper Co Lewis Ada Ternderevie Tees C. M. Spicer E. Ware Luella Spaulding Tyler Wall Paper & Paint Co Bed & Mattress Ada Williamson Soap

Auditor Billheimer and party head to Seattle exposition

Auditor John C. Billheimer, his wife and three daughters, John Ashby and wife, and John Williams depart Tuesday for Seattle for the exposition and plan visits to California cities before returning.

Billheimer Seattle John C. Billheimer John Ashby John Williams Exposition California

Clarke Ready to Enlist for City Campaign

Democrat Charles A. Gauss wins Indianapolis mayoral nomination and receives broad support from rivals and lawmakers. Letters of congratulations flow from O C B Clarke and other political figures across parties. Gauss plans stops in Mooresville and Louisville for meetings and a workers’ convention before issuing a public statement.

Clarke Charles A. Gauss Indianapolis Charles E. Clarke Shou O C. B. Clarke Ww. E. Kroll Mr. Gauss John W. Holtzman Paul Kroeging Democratic Club W. M. Fogarty T. P. O'Connor Timothy Soxton Edwin L. Seabrook Mooresville Ind Lew Shank Old Settlers Gauss Louisville Master Sheet Metal Workers

City Record for Births Deaths and Notices in 1930s paper

Births list several families with newborn girls and boys at various streets and avenues including Station Street Cornell Avenue Mulberry Street Spruce Street Market Street Brookside Avenue Norwood Street and Gladstone Avenue among others. Deaths include Mary Hazlewood cancer tuberculosis measles ulceration of stomach and other conditions with ages and residences. Marriage licences listed for four couples. Building permits issued for multiple houses and a store addition with locations and costs.

Frank M Lydia Lea Station Street Earl and Ressa Stader Cornell Avenue Patrick and Mary Maloney Mulberry Street Ernest and Maud Herther Spruce Street Bey Thomas and Marie Righthouse W. Market Street George and Anna Wolfred Brookside Avenue Samuel and Ida Greenberg W. Norwood Street John and Mae Hugill Gladstone Avenue Albert and Bertha Sogemeier Meridian Street Mary Dudley Olive Street Wagene and Mary Rossi Murphy Street Mary Hazlewood City Hospital Adelbert Bray Ashland Eugene White Ville Avenue Charles LeRoy Cleckner College Avenue George D. Ewing Hazel Street Edward Fogarty Blaine Avenue William F. Bargmann, Jr Engish Avenue Daisy Hamishag Torbett Street James C. H. Woodward Walnut Street Guiseppe Mulinaro Lena Murello Karl O. Diverbliss Pearl D. Graham Charles A. Johnson Opal John Heide Gray Winks Mr. Holmes Wilcox Street Brower & Love Wabash White River G. N. Morton

Jones defeats Brown in ten round boxing match

New York August 10 Willie Jones of Brooklyn bantam dominates Knockout Brown at Olympic A C in ten rounds. Brown is repeatedly put on the defensive, with Jones staggering him from round eight and finishing him with a KO in the tenth.

New York Willie Jones Brooklyn

Pennsylvania Lines Begin Double Tracking West of Pittsburgh

The Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburgh start double tracking and grade revisions to ease traffic between Columbus and Chicago and Columbus to St. Louis via Indianapolis. Projects include 99 miles Horatio to Onward with major earthwork, masonry, and grade reductions, plus 3 miles Richmond to Irvington and 36 miles Indianapolis to St. Louis, costing about 4 million dollars and expanding capacity for freight and passenger service.

Pennsylvania Lines Pittsburg Chicago, Cincinnati & St. Louis Columbus Chicago Indianapolis St. Louis Horatio Onward Indraneapolis Richmond Irvington Dublin Piqua Bradford New Paris New York

EAGT Driver Narrowly Fined After Delaware Street Crash

Samuel Ross escaped Tuesday with a token fine after police court finds on assault and battery and fast driving while avoiding drunkenness charges. The incident happened on N Delaware Street near Twenty third Street when a buggy collided with a motorcycle carrying Fart Abbott and a young woman. Abbott was hospitalized weeks later. Miss Kramer faced charges of fast driving assault and battery and drunkenness but paid no fine. Ed Biser, owner of the Orpheum hotel and saloon, rode with a woman in another buggy. racing after James Scanlon's roadhouse they collided on Delaware Street. Biser’s case was postponed to August eighteenth.

Samuel Ross Ross Anna Kramer N. Delaware Street Twenty-third Street Abbott City Hospital Miss Kramer Ed Bisor Orpheum James Scanlon Delaware Street Biser

Polk's Best Milk and Carpet Cleaning Ad Spotlight

An old business guide listing Polk's Best Milk, carpet cleaning services, storage, carriage and wagon services, and local trades. It notes cleaning rugs from old carpets, furniture repairs, ice cream supplies, and furnace repairs with multiple businesses and contact details across Indianapolis streets.

Lan Bros Howards

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