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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1909
Page
2
A piano being hoisted into the Nixon theater building in Pittsburg collapsed from the fourth floor when the pulley ropes broke, crashing onto a passing pedestrian and killing him.
A fox terrier named Trixie owned by Dr A N Drury of Eaton Ohio died after grieving for ten days when his master was away. The dog craving his return refused to eat, was embalmed, and laid to rest in the Hiestand yard with a marble monument planned.
The Cleveland Trust Company as trustee filed in circuit court for foreclosure of a 250000 dollar mortgage on Indianapolis Cold Storage Company. The trust company also paid taxes and insurance premiums, bought the bonds in 1899, with August 1 2009 due, now unpaid, seeking judgment of 300000 dollars. The business is described as prosperous and likely to continue, with potential reorganization.
Charles Hill aged 16 committed death by his own action taking acid after seeing Miss Margaret Kapper, pianist at the Orpheum, riding with a young man on a streetcar. He died within seconds.
H. E. Barnard and Dr. H. W. Wiley depart Friday night for Denver California to attend the conventions of the association of State and National Food and Drug Departments and the association of Official Agricultural Chemists.
A list of sermons and services across multiple churches. Preachers include Rev H P Klyver from Peru Indiana at First Baptist, Rev Samuel Semple from Titusville Pennsylvania at Fourth Presbyterian, Rev Harry R Stark at Tabernacle Presbyterian, and others at Roberts Park, Hillside Christian, Fourth Christian, Wheeler Rescue Mission, and more.
Oliver Webster of Van Buren township in Anderson Indiana has created a new plow with a two year field test showing reliable performance. The device features a single lever for double cutters, an adjustable crank wheel to maintain consistent depth, and a simple two beam frame. Webster recently secured a patent covering the frame, lever attachment, and wheel, and already reports several favorable offers.
Tipton County Sunday school officials plan a park picnic at Broad Ripple Park citing ample space shade water safe shelter and boating facilities with safeguards for children. The event aims to provide enjoyment for officers teachers and pupils and promises a pleasant dividend on the investment of time and place.
William Standerford and family returned from their summer country home two miles south of Tipton to their city residence. He is an active businessman who sought rural calm but after two months found the countryside lonely and decided to resume city life.
Mr and Mrs W D Appleton report letters from their son Earl who left for North Dakota weeks ago He works for a threshing company earning three dollars daily He says there are many golden opportunities for the young man in the northwest and expresses pride in his son’s decision.
Vienna report says Professor Gumploiz a famed sociologist at Gratz University and his wife died by self inflicted poison. The pair were found with their arms linked around each other after their deaths, ending years of illness for the professor's spouse.
In San Pedro California on August 21 John Christie, a diver, began searching the harbor for a string of pearls valued at about 80,000 dollars dropped by the wife of Edwin T. Earl, a Los Angeles editor.
The Markle-Wiley Broom company of Pavis NL has a government contract for 75,000 brooms. Deliveries are to be made to Manila San Francisco and St. Louis as part of military needs.
County Auditor Sahm argues 11 Marion courts suffice for most cases and that most venue changes come from Marion. He presented claims from Hendricks, Morgan, Boone, Hamilton, and Shelby counties totaling several thousand dollars for venue-change expenses, urging payment and legislative fixes to curb venue shifting.
Roy Mullen of Swayzee Ind is held in Paris on charges of fleecing a man out of 350000 in a bridge whist game. A professional gambler who left Swayzee ten years ago, he later went to England to work the turf races and long ago shifted from poker to bridge whist for bigger gains. His mother and sisters still live in Swayzee and he visited them a year ago.
Leo Goodare, 14, son of Mr and Mrs George Goodare, was seriously hurt while flying a kite near his home in Jasonville Indiana. He stumbled on a stone, fell and cut his head, needing five stitches after medical staff treated the gash.
J. H. Clinton of Pettibone Brothers Cincinnati is in the city measuring officers for new uniforms. Pettibone Brothers have secured the contract to furnish the police with the updated toggeries.
Bedford Indiana August 21 John Woody three miles east of the city tends a corn stalk on his farm that reaches 15 feet in height with the first ear starting eight feet from the ground.
HHT reports Fall Creek open sewer damages property values and spurs residents to organize. Prominent homeowners vow to defend neighborhoods and seek legislative action to end the nuisance and protect land values. Local officials face pressure as residents push for a clean Fall Creek.
A dispatch recounts former Vice President Charles Warren Fairbanks meeting Japanese hosts in Tokyo and his planned trip to Korea. It alleges Japanese publicity agents arranged a prewritten interview three weeks before his Korea arrival to tout Japan’s rule and influence.
Charles Peacock, 32, died by suicide Friday afternoon at 939 Chadwick Street in the presence of his wife Louise Peacock an eyewitness. He had been in ill health and told his wife I am going to shoot myself before firing.
We have secured the local agency for the Free Sewing Machine along with Pettis Sewing Machine. The Free model is insured for five years against breakage wear fire tornado lightning and water. It combines top features from other machines and removes drawbacks after years of study with a ball bearing head shuttle ejector rotary spool pin and automatic drawer lock plus a French leg stand in brown to match woodwork.
The Turpin family reunion will be held at Riverside park Sunday. Members live in Indianapolis, Hendricks, Putnam, and other counties. The event features a noon dinner and an arranged program, welcoming all Turpin bloodlines.
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