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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1908
Page
8
A young man named Danii Fallon, with cataracts and exhausted condition, was found near Munley Hospital after traveling from Anderson to Philadelphia for work. He begged for aid at the Friendly Inn while receiving medical treatment for blindness in both eyes.
A Heaton Harbor household led by Mr and Mrs M A Wilt and their son Charles hosts weekly meetings for the Surnamed Christian Israelites. Followers of John Wroe anticipate Christ's return within 18 years, with prophecies predicting London earthquakes and a transformed New Jerusalem. They have abstained from meat since February 1 and claim no theft or violence while preaching peace.
A fragmentary item notes Young Roosevelt intends a ride to surpass his father Teddy Roosevelt. Chambers Kellar of Deadwood and Thadwood plan to join Teddy Roosevelt in Minnesota where Mrs. Kellar’s father Captain Seth Bullock hosts a three week visit. The event aims to mirror the president’s travels in length and timing.
A long legal filing alleges misconduct by state mine inspectors and affiliated figures with ties to coal companies. Names including Andrew, James Andrew, Jaime Wppetsee, and Charles Lerhst feature in a complex case seeking property valuations and financial disbursements amid ongoing court action.
A garbled report claims a gang of gamblers in a remote county planned to kill the sheriff. Indictments were returned earlier, five suspects were arrested, one was shot by the sheriff, and four fled before the sheriff could capture them.
In Marion a political scene unfolds as leaders score points amid labor unrest. The piece notes local organizers and figures like Charles Walt, with ties to a national camel organization and scheduled events. The article hints at organizing efforts across different places and a focus on peace and orientation within the labor period.
A fragmented local item describes a man named Mr. Mersh from Massachusetts who pursued a religious path after joining a Baptist church in Rockwell. The text references an annul ceremony and an attempted baseball career with faded details about wages and early life.
A station incident in St Louis on August 25 reports a boy, 13, firing a gun in a Broadway car with a conductor triggering panic. A passenger named Cleveland Dewey from Winfield was the sole injury, a bullet through the hand. Other riders restrained the youth and he was taken to a police station.
Fragmentary notice notes a merchants association in Terre Haute with prices or dues listed as 1.00 and 0.75 at Greencastle, with scattered references to Indianapolis, Terre Haute, and a station. The readable text is incomplete and unclear.
A contested map drawn by residents appears to redefine ward borders within the city. Officials fear the plan could isolate areas around Armstrong Park and nearby neighborhoods, prompting a legal review to determine if the proposed boundaries could be absorbed into the city limits.
In Irvington on Monday afternoon, painters Witte, Van Low, and Bart were injured when a scaffold collapsed from the top of a building. One man’s leg was broken and another’s ankle was dislocated. May die hangs in balance as others suffer injuries. In Columbus, Indiana, Aug 2, Mira Frances Edwards collapses when told fiancé Edward Winn was injured on a traction bridge and remains in critical condition with scant hope of recovery.
In Atlanta on a hot August day Senator A. Q. Bacon and a group of prominent residents dined at the depot. The dining room at the Hamlet station was given to the delegation, and a side reading room was cleared for Bacon and his companions. Under these circumstances, Bacon and the Atlanta party refused to eat in the regular dining area.
Taven and friends ordered meats in advance and reached the station dining room to find they were accunted by Washington and Distrienes.
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