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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1907

Page

10

Four Hurt In Collision Between Wagon And Street Car

Charles Jones, a street car conductor, was severely injured Thursday night when a stone wagon collided with Prospect street car No. 601. Three other men were hurt, including the wagon driver David Devine and pedestrians John Freeberg and A. J. Hill. The crash left all four cast to the street. Jones lay unconscious until taken home. Bicycle Officers Hall and Simon kept onlookers back while Dr. Wagner and the dispensary ambulance returned the injured to their residences.

Charles Jones Prospect St David Devine Davidson St John Freeberg E. McCarty Freeberg Hill Devine Jones Pleasant St Simon and Hall Wagner

Mrs Reno Dead at 85 in Southport Area

Mrs Nancy Reno died Thursday afternoon at her son Thomas R Reno’s home north of Southport. Aged 85, she leaves two children Miss Nancy Reno and Thomas R Reno of Southport. Funeral services Friday at 10 a.m. at the home with burial at Crown Hill.

Nancy Reno Thomas R. Reno Southport Reno Crown Hill

Rudolph Benner 88, Local German Resident, Dies

Rudolph Benner aged 88, prominent German resident of the city, died Thursday night of pneumonia at his home 435 W Maryland St. He was a member of several German societies and was highly esteemed. The funeral will be held at the family home Saturday afternoon.

Rudolph Benner Maryland St

New Flesh Reducer Lariat Exercise Claims

A Michigan woman promotes the lariat as a remedy for excess flesh, sharing various stories about its benefits and urging all women with too much flesh to take up the exercise.

Michigan

Child Demands Money Back From Drury Lane Touring Troupe

A small Idaho tour company led by H F Matthews faced a rough night as a boy in the audience cried for a refund during The Drunkard's Vision. The manager attempted to reassure him amid a crowded 14 dollar house, while the boy confessed fear of being alone.

H. F. Matthews Murray and Mack Princy-Pringle Dramatic Company Wilds Idaho

Amusements Park Shows Humpty Dumpty Revival

The Park theater presented a revived Mother Goose pantomime Humpty Dumpty with Johnny McDonald as Humpty Dumpty and strong vaudeville acts. The show features include acrobatic turns by McDonald Ross and McDonald, the Golden Sisters clog dancing, and the Goo Goo girls. Scenic effects impress, and the engagement runs through Saturday night.

the Park Park Theater Johnny McDonald Humpty Dumpty Hershey McDonald Ross McDonald Golden Sisters

Young man ends life gamble at Garfield Park

United Press reports a young man found at Garfield park gate in Chicago shortly after a morphine overdose. He carried a loaded revolver and an unsigned note lamenting doctors, stating he spent nearly all his $248.27 seeking one last thrill before death. He, marked by initials “J. L.”, is in the German hospital under care.

Garfield Park J. L German Hospital

Social News From Indianapolis and Surrounding Towns

Society notes report Miss Elsie White returning to Princeton from visiting Miss Emma Hall on N New Jersey street. Various residents travel to Cedar Point, Indianapolis, New York, Grand Rapids, and Covington for visits. Engagements and weddings include Miss Julia Hurlbut and Mr Robert Dennis, and Miss Cecil Toner with Mr J Blaine Brumfield of Fort Worth. A number of birthday and bridge gatherings are noted, with guests from Atlanta, Shelbyville, Fairland, Edinburg, Charlottesville, and other nearby towns.

Elsie White Princeton Emma Hall N. New Jersey St Cecil Toner George C. Toner J. Blaine Brumfield Fort Worth Tex Samuel Tomlinson Fairland Ind Brumfield Grant Parker Samuel Parker Shelbyville Mary Tomlinson Gertrude Toner Solomon Toner Edinburg Mabel McLeod Charlottesville Nelle Waters Pittsboro Claude Hensley Augusta

Inspectors Test Chicago Drinks Under New Pure Food Law

Inspectors from the U S government pure food bureau are in Chicago to sample liquors and wines sold in restaurants and saloons. Under Dr A L Winton, head of the local branch, a large laboratory is being set up on the top floor of the Manhattan building for tests under the new pure food law.

Chicago United States Pure Food Bureau A. L. Winton Manhattan

Fifteen Women Enter Order at St Marys Woods Motherhouse

Fifteen young women renounced the world and were vested with the habit of the Order of Sisters of Providence yesterday at St Marys of the Woods mother house for the United States. Named are Rose Sadler of North Vernon, Catherine Loretta McGuire of Chicago, Mary Immaculata Coney of Chicago, Catherine Cecilia Ryan of Chicago, Hildegarde Lane of Quincy MA, Vincenta Margaret McGrath Roxbury MA, Frances Ann Anna Jones Jasper IN, Mary Mermina Margaret Klesmpter Jasper IN, Mary Agrada Louise Schaaf Jasper IN, Elizabeth Rose McCabe Chicago, Joseph Teresa Mary Heldle Saginaw MI, Joseph Elizabeth Mattie Mead Lafayette IN, Margaret Louise Rose Bailey Fort Wayne IN, Mary Esperance Minnie Krant Covington KY.

Er House United States Geraldine Rose Sadler North Vernon Ind Catherine Loretta Josephine McGuire Chicago Mary Immaculata Marietta Coney Catherine Cecilia Josephine Ryan Hildegarde Mary Lane Quincy Mass Vincenta Margaret McGrath Roxbury Frances Ann Anna Jones Jasper Mary Mermina Margaret Klesmpter Mary Agrada

Train Hits a Boy in Veedersburg

In Veedersburg Indiana 17 year old Robert Henson son of Reverend John P Henson was struck by a Big Four passenger train and severely injured. He was placed on the train and taken to Crawfordsville hospital. Doctor W H Ross said recovery seemed doubtful but Crawfordsville reports offered hope for recovery.

Veedersburg Ind Robert Henson John P. Henson Crawfordsville W. H. Ross

City Championship Tennis Match At Spades Park

A tennis match will be played Saturday afternoon at Spade's Park to decide the city championship. Tom My Enoch and Sandy Healy will contest the match, which begins at 3 o'clock.

Spade’s Park Tommy Enoch Sandy Healy

Indiana mayor to the rescue saves shoyer at sea

Miss Mary Shoyer a Chicago teacher died aboard the Prinzess Irene after the captain threatened to bury her at sea unless $200 was paid. Dr E Cogan Deusen mayor of Michigan City Indiana led a committee with Edna Scudder and J L Brownlee to raise 220 dollars from first cabin passengers to avert the burial at sea.

New York Mary Shoyer Chicago Naples Gibraltar Shoyer Edna Scudder Trenton N. J Rome J. L. Brownlee Miss Shoyer Express Company Cogan Deusen Michigan City Ind Shover Europe

A Distinction Among Hobo Tramp and Bum Cited

A compact discussion notes a distinction among the terms hobo tramp and bum with a claim that the differences are subtle and that labeling each would aid understanding. It surveys social labels used for itinerant workers and asks for clearer categorization.

Strikes discussed by midwestern attorney generals in St Louis

Indiana Attorney General Bingham urged quick action to curb walkouts during a meeting of midwestern state attorneys general in St Louis. He questioned arbitration law's speed, doubted a constitutional compulsory scheme, and called for an arbitration board to boost harmony between capital and labor amid the telegraphers' strike.

Middle Western States St. Louis

Two-Horse Milk Truck Collides With Taxi in Chicago

In a Chicago crash at dawn a two horse Borden Milk truck collided with a northbound trolley, after sidestepping a southbound Statest trolley. Driver Martin Swillington and baker Daniel Blanes died. Motorman William Martin and conductors Robert Liska and John Gordon were seriously injured. The horses died and both vehicles were wrecked.

Chicago Borden Milk Company Martin Swillington Daniel Blanes William Martin Robert Liska John Gordon

Poverty at Newport Hits Summer Glory Hard

Newport Rhode Island voices mournful over a stock market crash ripple. The rich set faces severe losses, with paper declines around 100 million dollars since the month began. Even the prominent Astors and Vanderbilts feel the pressure as the hurricane of financial distress reshapes Newport’s summer mood.

Newport Astors Vanderbilts

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