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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
1
Dispatches report a Maya uprising near Tucatén in Mexico City where a large native force attacked a government detachment. Sixty Mexican troops were killed or wounded and forced to retreat, leaving dead and wounded behind. Several Maya were reported killed in the clash.
Rules outline fair stand up boxing with no wrestling, ten minute rounds, one minute breaks, knockdowns give 10 seconds to rise, referee can award if a man misses the scratch, overheating or rope interference to be resolved by resuming, gloves must be proper and replaced if damaged, knee or downed strikes disallowed, no seconds in ring, and matches governed by London prize ring rules with adjustments.
David Issacs twenty of Calhounst shot and killed William McElroy after a quarrel over a shovel at the corner of Roosevelt and Parker avenues Brightwood Indiana Four shots were fired from a revolver the heart was pierced and McElroy died instantly Issacs fled toward Anderson and is being hunted by detectives Police report the two men formerly worked as section hands for the Big Four Railroad and a third man named Yaeger claimed he would seek revenge for prior insults The body was taken to the city morgue and investigators pursue two accomplices who fled on a streetcar
In a Juvenile Court hearing on Friday the role of cigarettes in a boy’s life is debated. The judge warns that without quitting the habit the youth faces grave futures including potential insanity or prison, and the boy solemnly vows never to smoke again.
The defendant claimed morphine caused odd acts including taking and pawning a Welch belonging to Hayes Hallers. Judge Whatson set the case for Tuesday morning as Eck Wants Damages proceeds. William Eck, a blacksmith at 89 W Twenty-seventh, sues the Big Four and the street car company for 325000 in injuries.
New ad column lists items for sale and services including furniture and a woodworking machine. It advertises furnished rooms for rent and seeks workers such as cabinet makers and a general “men wanted.” A cryptic line mentions a phantom for sale and other notices.
A father in juvenile court admits he cannot name all his children born to William Brown, a colored man, explaining there are many and their ages make it overwhelming. He notes planning to reduce workloads and promises a detailed follow up, while officials deem the remark inappropriate.
William Cross of Maryland and California Teitley fought atop a telay refrigerator car at Kingar's packing-house on Friday. Cross fell sustaining a skull fracture and many bruises. He was taken to City hospital in serious condition. Cross refused to discuss the incident.
In an East End shop a seller pitches a Turkish feather as a cheap xray device. The “Nrey feather” supposedly reveals bone issues, claims it lets buyers see vanes in their hands. Feathers, from a South African bird, sell for 18 cents each amid crowd interest.
Statistics of the juvenile court show only one Stamenders boy foreign born, charged with loitering. Of 271 total cases, bad company leads to delinquency, with 195 released on probation, 33 to institutions, five to private homes. Trouble highest among ages 11 and under, including three seven year olds.
J W Bowlen of 189 Sheldon Street awoke Friday to find his wife dead in the writing room with an empty carbic acid bottle nearby. The three year old daughter cried for Mamie as neighbors described Mrs Bowlen had suffered long illness, with the end coming after a night of escalating decline. The funeral was arranged for Monday by Undertakers Tenthan & Blackwell.
Indiana oratory joins the Minnesota fair lineup as Senator Fairbanks plans a speech with the aim of entertaining and captivating northern attendees. The event highlights the fair’s tradition of inviting prominent figures to speak alongside displays of price pie pumpkins and farm machinery.
Bert Meluieman, secretary of the Park board, tendered his resignation Friday morning. He cites irreconcilable differences with the board and regrets leaving Supt. Power. Melueman will be succeeded by LE. A. Koehne, Indiana manager for Germania Life Insurance of New York. Power says a successor has not been chosen.
The sentry Halim who fatally harmed the Russian consul at Monmeth was sentenced to passing by court martial and immediately executed. Turks routed 2,000 insurgents near Monastir. reports say towns were burned amid the fighting as minor battles continued.
Dr Eugene J Ford a well known Chicago dentist died Friday from an overdose of morphine used to ease neuralgia pain. The notice also mentions Indianapolis strail meetings inviting out of town buyers to visit salesrooms and stores within the association territory.
Dispatches report a hurricane in Macon France unroofing numerous homes with no fatalities. A separate cloudburst hit Manuet Ta killing one man, while John Haley a 26 year old police character from St Louis was fatally shot by a patrolman. Also notes include a stabbing in Dyersville C and political endorsements amid a chaotic, fragmented wire-service feed.
George W. Gonser once state official linked to Marion Indiana business ventures killed himself near the Virginia Avenue Viaduct. He had held roles in state and various companies, including insurance and rubber interests, and recently faced financial pressures amid failed investments. Searchers found his body under a Pennsylvania freight train. authorities noted a complex web of connections and a planned move to Mexico for health reasons.
A fragment from a breakfast conversation venting about summer grafters and a lighthearted claim of revenge. The text includes a weather forecast for Indianapolis and surrounding areas for the 38 hours ending Friday evening with partly cloudy skies, possible showers, and temperatures rising from 64 at 7 am to 80 by mid-afternoon.
Gov. Winfield T. Durbin will spend a brief respite from state duties, departing Indianapolis Friday evening for Petonkey, with secretary George B. Lockwood hoping to accompany if the governor goes. The trip follows a restricted schedule in the tax department work and includes a stop at the state forestry reservation with officials present.
In a tense exchange, John W. Holtzman defends belated prosecutions as potentially political capital while the Sun questions the motive. Holtzman notes ministers claimed no wine rooms in Indianapolis and contemplates inheritance claims from prior administrations. He suggests lax enforcement attracts trouble and discusses independent anti Bosk Walter supporters as they grow, amid a closing invitation to an unexpected visitor.
A fragmented local item mentions Mount Vernon in Posty county and suggests community notes from January. It references a barber shop, a park called Faleview and names like Reece Janes Dustromm Onie, with scattered phrases about architecture and water.
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