27 Aug 1910
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1910
Page
1
Robertson and Oldfield battle for Elgin Trophy valued at 4500 dollars plus a 1000 dollar cash prize, highlighting a high stakes race with top contenders and a grand prize.
The event features thirteen automobiles on the Place Elgin National Road course with No 13 substituted by No T1. The race covers 305 miles 204 feet or 36 laps, with the Elgin national trophy valued at 4500 dollars. Cash prizes award 1000 to the winner, 300 to second, and 200 to third. Notable entrants include A W Grenier in National No 1, Stirson in Lozier No 3, W Harroun in Simplex No 6, and J Dawson in Marmon No 10 among others.
Elgin is the scene as 13 cars enter the 305 mile national trophy on a track watched by over 100000 spectators. Al Livingstone and Harry Grant are among frontrunners with Oldfield Robertson Grenier among early leaders. Fast laps, tire changes, and crashes mark the event with Basle and Multford Jed among retirees. one accident at a telephone pole injures crew.
Mrs. Augusta Wightman of 2010 Tashbott avenue was fined $10 and costs in police court after being arrested Friday for speeding between Vermont and Thirteenth streets with a bulldog on the seat. Officer Stone noted she drove thirty miles per hour and she blamed illness and hurry. Her husband L J Wightman, manager of a downtown department store, pleaded guilty for his wife and paid the fine.
Detectives arrest William Maholn, 21, of 2241 Capitol Avenue, Saturday morning. He faces charges related to a case described in fragmentary notes.
The public health and morals committee of the city council will meet in secret session next week to begin an inquiry into alleged TIP disclosures to saloonkeepers about illegal hours and reports that three gambling houses were protected from police. The chair, Councilman Frank E. McCarthy, says hearings may be limited to city officials. No meeting notice has been received by committee members.
Justice Goft of the New York supreme court, in a suit by the Cloak, Suit and Mannufacturers Association against the International Garment Workers Union, ruled that a labor union ordering a strike to enforce a closed shop violates the law. The injunction bars strikers from interfering with member establishments and aligns labor union limits with employer conduct, stating workers may not deprive others of the right to work.
Fair tonight and Sunday with rising temperatures. Indiana forecast notes similar conditions with increasing temperatures. Sun rises at 5 08 and sets at 6 0. Hourly temperatures listed in the brief show gradual warming through the period.
Dr BH Crippen and Ethel Le Neve reached Liverpool aboard Megantic from Canada and were placed in Scotland Yard control. A special train carried them toward London amid crowds and press interest. Preliminary hearing before Judge Sir Albert De Putten to be held at Bow Street Police Court at earliest date.
State examiners report missing nineteen teachers contracts from Plymouth school city archives. They note continued search by William F. P. Duffy and John W. Barlow, and accuse A E Weddle and D Carmine trustees of dubious 1909–1910 spending, with incomplete appropriations records and self-issued warrants.
M. Austin Potter was fined ten dollars and costs in police court Saturday for speeding on a motorcycle on Rateaway Avenue.
A temporary restraining order was issued to stop Mayor Shank from revoking liquor licenses of James O'Brien, a McCarty Street saloon keeper. Judge Frank Ross heard the matter in probate court and set a hearing for early next week. Attorneys argued whether the mayor has authority to revoke licenses, with O'Brien claiming loss of livelihood if action proceeds.
The July bulletin of the state board of health finds ice cream samples falling below standard with eleven illegal and sixteen up to requirements. Inspectors report poultry houses dairies and battleground plants as most unsatisfactory due to lack of cleanliness. meat markets and grocery stores show continual improvement. Flour mills are excellent. twelve hotels rated good while seventy two labeled fairs. ten condemnations cited for bad sanitary conditions and construction.
The Indianapolis Trade Association plans a five day October tour visiting forty seven towns in southern Illinois. Members will travel by a special Illinois Central train with diners and sleepers, eating on board to save time. Departing October 3 they will stop in Sullivan and other towns, returning to Indianapolis October 7. Reservations via secretary W. J. Dobyns are urged.
Chicago August 27 Mrs Mayme Mc Kenna of 22 Michigan avenue was identified as the owner of gowns valued at 25000 confiscated by customs during a midnight Mauretania raid on the New York bound liner from Liverpool. She has been summoned to explain why the gowns were not declared at customs.
Governor Thomas R Marshall issues a Labor Day proclamation from Petoskes Michigan dated August 27 1910 urging Hoosiers to observe Monday September 5 1910 as a public holiday for labor. The prose extols honest toil and the dignity of artisans and calls all to join the union of labor and justice for all mankind in Indianapolis.
Cheyenne hosts a Pioneer Days parade with a colonel figure and unique scenes. The event promises rich pageantry and local interest, showcasing Western heritage through a lively sequence of re-enactments and street displays.
The schedule lists the days from August 27 to September 11 detailing Theodore Roosevelt's itinerary. Start in Cheyenne with a guest appearance, then speeches in Denver Pueblo Osawatomie Kansey City Omaha Sioux Falls Fargo St. Paul Milwaukee Freeport Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburg and final stop in New York. The notes include morning and evening events and a dinner in Chicago hosted by the Hamilton club.
Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Cheyenne amid wild frontier pageantry with cowboys and cowgirls, Indians in paint and feathers, and a massive parade. He greets supporters, enjoys the cheers, and shuns politics for the day, amid decorated streets and jubilant crowds.
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