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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1909
Page
2
A coastal vacation ad for the S. S. Bermudian offering a round trip to Bermuda with berth and meals for 20 dollars, sailing August 28. September and October rates listed at 30 dollars. Address 11 South Macian Street Frenzel Bros.
Humane Inspector John Shine found a blaze in Sanderland Becker's furniture store on Washington Street before it spread. William Ruginstein and Police Secretary Flinn forced the door, moved furniture to give firefighters a path, and the blaze started in excelsior. Loss about $200. Also a man’s furnace test ignited a house on Emerson Avenue, threatening a $300 fire.
The Allied German societies of Indianapol is and Indiana marked a Germania park event honoring a 9 A D victory. Prof. Julius Goebel of the University of Illinois gave the address while Hermann the Horuscan led the program with tableaux featuring John Hildebrand as Hermano and Mrs. Frank Herder as Thusnelda.
John McGraw announces two pitchers joining the New York National League club. Klawitter from Shreveport Louisiana and George Caly from the Springfield Til Three-I league team. Caly reportedly cost about 4600 dollars.
Two masked robbers attacked a Lake Compounce street car near New Haven. They blocked the track with rocks and ties, halted the car at 40 mph, and fled after obtaining $45 and a conductor's gold watch. Mrs. Helen Bulls and her daughter Mabel escaped as passengers. No suspects found.
The St. Louis Browns purchase outfielder Compton from the defunct Newcastle club of the Ohio and Pennsylvania league for $1,000. Compton, hailed as the premier fielder in the Ohio and Pennsylvania league, will report to St. Louis immediately.
Milwaukee catcher Hostetter once with St Louis left the season and may not play again this year. Rumors claim a serious bone tuberculosis threatens his right leg.
A Kaiser Wilhelm wireless reports E H Harriman aboard will not land until Tuesday afternoon. The ship was 120 miles east of Sabio Island at 2 30 a m traveling 28 knots and expected to pass Sandy Hook at 12 30 p m and dock about 3 p m. Alexander Millar praises Harriman as a key force in western development for rail facilities.
Three women were badly hurt when an automobile driven by William Laycock of Libertyville collided with a buggy carrying Mrs. Edward C. Triggs and two young women, in Libertyville Illinois. Mrs. Triggs suffered internal injuries. Laycock was returning from a picnic and tried to steer around the buggy.
Coroner confirms three more deaths from Saturdays races at the Speedway. Victims are Claude Kellum of Indianapolis, Homer Jolliff of Trafalgar, and James West of Indianapolis, all killed when a National car driven by Charles Merz crashed through the fence. Six deaths total from last week’s events. long distance races to be limited to 100 miles.
The Turpin family reunion at Riverside Park in Indianapolis drew 132 attendees from Indiana and Illinois. A lavish dinner impressed guests while speeches by Mr. White of Indianapolis and Mr. Pascal Lambert of Greensburg highlighted the event. Willis Turpin of Roachdale was reelected president. Wallace Turpin of Indianapolis became secretary and treasurer. Pascal Lambert served as historian.
Frank Bowerman has appeared in four games for Indianapolis and leads the American Association with nine hits in 28 at bats for a .321 average. Tip O Neill of Minneapolis tops with a .334 average as the true leader.
Mamie Blakeley, the St. Louis incubator baby central to a five year custody dispute, was abducted today by two men and a woman. They fled in a buggy after shots were fired as police in pursuit. Charlotte Binkeley, who gained custody from federal courts, lived with her mother and worked as a stenographer. The child, five, had been guarded carefully.
Mrs Charles Russell gathered signatures in Marion and Alexandria for a pardon petition for her husband a former D M Telephone wire chief jailed at Jeffersonville for robbing Joan Botz house. He escaped from the reformatory soon after and has not been heard from. Authorities doubt governor or parole board action due to his flight. He had prior good conduct claims but says he was drinking at the time of the robbery.
A six story Morehouse & Wells Hardware building on E Main Street burned from early morning until 4 PM. Fire destroyed Morehouse & Wells, Rogers & Clark, H Bachrach and Ulrich buildings and goods worth at least 1 million dollars. Water supply was low forcing a district blackout to protect homes.
Father Cooley of Fordham University boarded the Atlantic liner Minnetonka at quarantine to perform the rite of extreme unction for the wife of retired Rear Admiral Robert Potts. Mrs Potts had been touring Europe with her husband and daughter and had left London on August 14. She fell ill and lapsed into a coma a week ago.
Mrs. Emma Cooper of 3164 E Washington Street leaped back from a window Sunday night as a bullet shattered the glass and whizzed by her head. She crouched with a loaded revolver and police broke in when she refused to answer the door. She accuses her husband of a recent hammer attack and of being responsible for the shooting.
The Indiana County Auditors' association will meet in room 370 at the Denison hotel next Wednesday and Thursday. A program includes talks by Attorney General Bingham and Mr. Thompson, Auditor Billheimer and Mr. Reed, with Board of Accounts members Deharity Fogarty and Bolz. Gov. Marshall may attend on return from vacation. Responses from 75 of 92 offices. Main topic will be the uniform accounting and school fund loan laws. A. F. Zearing serves as secretary-treasurer.
J P Morgan and Company announced the purchase of the Chicago Great Western railroad in Chicago on August 23, confirming a transaction disclosed earlier. The move consolidates the firm's expanding railroad holdings.
Donald L. Persch, a young Wall Street broker, pleads not guilty in general sessions to two indictments for larceny tied to the Heinze copper stocks theft from Windsor Trust. Remanded to the Tombs in default of 960000 bail.
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