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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
10
Speedy and Rags from hose company No 10 slipped on a chain at 1 35 am and bolted into the street. They were last seen near Julietta ten miles east, then spotted near stop 6 on the Rushville interurban line as Chief Coots pursued with a car.
Grace D Wheeler of Indianapolis writes a new two step titled Howdy Si Hop Scotch for Sans Pareil Dancing club. The music carries right swing for a barn dance and lifts dancers off their feet, with an attractive title page from Carlin Lennox.
Apple men and applegrowers in northern Indiana and southern Michigan report an excellent outlook for a big crop this season. Harvest expectations are high as growers anticipate strong yields and favorable weather.
Richmond Indiana August 13 Walter Williams an upholsterer has disappeared and it is alleged he passed three worthless checks on local business men as investigators probe his disappearance and possible fraud implications.
In Muncie Indiana Aug 1 the vaudeville and movie theaters report a spike in business as temperance advocates George W Cramer and Jim Bingham give speeches. Local officials fear a nationwide chuckling epidemic may shut down city affairs before the November election.
Olive North of Indianapolis is engaged by the Askin-Singer company for the prima donna part in The Time, the Place and the Girl eastern tour. She began as Little Lord Fauntleroy, played the Dove in Woodland, starred at the New York Hippodrome in The Raiders and Gypsy Esmerelda in A Society Circus on Mars, and returned to straight comedy as Paula Armstrong in Brewster's Millions.
Cleve Snyder a 28 year old iron worker from Muncie Ind who had three prior assault convictions against his wife and two young children confessed after fatally slashing her with a razor yesterday police said Snyder had surrendered his motive linked to abandoning the babies authorities reported the motive and action as a result of the domestic tragedy.
In Vincennes Indiana on August 13 Joseph Fleck was seriously burned when a gasoline torch exploded during a St Thomas barbecue. Miss Emma Hess and Sheriff Westfall also suffered burns while George Rusch and William Mindeman were burned but not seriously.
Indianapolis writer De Lineator recalls James Whitcomb Riley as a stylish, generous figure seen daily with a gold headed cane and a white carnation. He is followed by local children, often buying lemonade for a boy vendor and leaving tips, exemplifying his fondness for pennies and his belief that they are hard for boys to earn.
Harry G. Strickland of Greenfeld, a Democratic candidate for state representative, spoke in Indianapolis predicting Hancock County will back Democratic state and national tickets by about 1,000 votes, noting Parker carried the county by 172. His opponent is John Riley, brother of James Whitcomb Riley. If Democrats win, Strickland could be speaker in the next legislature.
A thief battered off the lock of a small iron safe at Charles Haas 709 S Delaware, taking 60 dollars while the Haas family was away. Noise did not wake neighbors. The raid followed Haas selling his Wyoming street saloon, leading to the theory the thief sought the sale proceeds.
Capital lodge number 145 of the Pathfinders will present their annual green corn dance at the lodgeroom on 16 E Washington Street tonight. Supreme officers will attend and a fine literary musical and dance program is planned with preparations complete and a large crowd expected.
John R. Lew, 68, collapsed and died on a city street in Muncie Indiana as a heat wave gripped the area. Authorities attributed the death to heat exhaustion and urged residents to seek shade and stay hydrated.
In Carthage Indiana a whitecapping case linked to Tribbey tests political lines as Governor Hanly tours and Attorney General Bingham vacations. Democrats push a court inquiry while Republicans fear losing votes, and locals justify mob violence amid claims of strong public sentiment against Tribbey. Tribbey identifies assailants, yet marriage troubles and neighborly strife color the case as prosecutors weigh available evidence.
Tribbey recounts a brutal assault by masked men on his house. he was beaten, tied to a tree, and believes his wife knew of the plan. Neighbors recall threats, rocks thrown at a girl’s home, and the attackers as a well regarded local farming community.
Police appeal Wednesday for Frank C. Diamond who left Chicago on July 3 to travel to Indianapolis. His mother is ill, prompting the missing person search and public notice for Diamond amid the city inquiry.
State Auditor Billheimer returned to his office in the statehouse Wednesday morning after a break that included a fishing trip at James Lake. His best bass catch for one day was recorded, as he led a six person party including his life long friend J G Allen of Washington Indiana.
John F. Smith, assistant building inspector, reports two men fell from Connelly's yard at 3993 E Washington St Tuesday night. The suspects fled leaving two bicycles and 24 chickens stolen from the henhouse.
Mrs. Blake asked for funds to buy supper and Blake struck her. He was arrested for assault and battery, fined $10 and costs by Police Judge Whallon. They reside at 528 Lord Street.
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