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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1908
Page
3
George P. Smith, 21, faced a setback at the county clerk's office on Saturday when his fiancée Eva Pearl Martie was found under the legal age. The prospective mother-in-law restrained him, questioning consent and age limits, leaving their marriage plans in limbo.
A two pound infant born to Carrie Brown in Indianapolis is kept in a coffee pot serving as a temporary incubator at City hospital. Dr. Jobes calls the baby remarkable and healthy with a strong chance to live while planning to document the case in medical journals.
Burglars entered the Brewer savings barn across the river from Bangor early Saturday wrecked the vault and fled toward Ign Head. Police from Bangor aided by the sheriff pursued across the bridge but no one was hurt.
Mes Kattie Rummel, 3, signed a lease Aug 29 relinquishing her son to Mr and Mrs Thomas Hunt in North Anderson for 30 years. She cannot support the child but the Henderson family may not change his name or keep him after age 20. Also four slightly injured in the Wabash wreck at Napoleon Ohio on Aug 29 include W Budhor pitcher St Louis Sidney Mercer St Louis secretary and Helderick center elder and Napoleon Lajole Cleveland.
Col. Aug. 3. Three masked robbers held up a San Pedro electric car Friday night and took 190 dollars from the passengers. They then removed the controller and compelled the motorman to walk two miles for assistance.
New York reports the White Star steamer Britannic, once the Atlantic’s famed giant, has sailed from Belfast for Bremen to be broken up. The ship set speed records, served 29 years on the New York to Liverpool route, carried 20,000 passengers, and saw notable wartime use. Now retired, it rests in Belfast awaiting disposal.
The Marion club mobilizes for political activity as Hall Bookwaiter’s front appears in local contention. A campaign committee was formed Saturday by President W A Walk, with Fixe ille as chair and Normen Peck, Frian Pox, and John Paver as members. The group vows to back Hookwalter and push tax funded campaign efforts amid early stage enthusiasm.
In Louisville on a Saturday morning Aug a white man and a Black man returning from the country collided with a buyer party. A dispute over $10 led to Thomas striking Traily through the heart, killing him instantly. Thomas confessed and is jailed.
A report from San Francisco describes Mrs. Marcus Bowers and Mrs. Suntan facing murder charges in a case alleging the death of Bowers’s husband. The text cites an alleged motive connected to romantic entanglements and a disputed affair.
John Kostich, heir to a fortunes tied to murdered Austrian parents, was found wounded at Centerville fairgrounds. An unknown man robbed him, took $7, and fled. Kostich, about 30 and unmarried, had just returned from Austria. authorities suspect a family plot.
Tacoma reporters recount Ferdinand W. Peck Clarence Z. Peck Sydney E. Eastman and F A Brown reaching Nome after inspecting Northeastern Siberian company stalls under imperial Charter. They claim uncovering greatest fuel mines in Asia and note Baranker bay saltery will process fish this season.
Hob Brown, clerk of The Supreme Court, will preside at Sunday evening services of Hapewell Presbyterian Church in Johnson County. The church, dedicated Sunday morning, was organized in 185.
An Aug report says Henrik Ibsen, the famous author, is in critical condition in Berlin. His physicians have notified relatives that his health is deteriorating and death may be near.
Judge Charles G. Offutt, a prominent Greenfield lawyer since 1850, died suddenly from heart disease while seated Friday. A former district representative in Congress, he ran as a presidential elector candidate and later served on the circuit bench. A gold Democrat since 186, he was nominated for judge by Republicans but defeated. He leaves a large family.
A circuit court appeal will challenge a city ordinance banning stationary lunch venders at all street corners. Nick Lapple and partners Jos Zokman Ben Yantz and Henry Abtorer face charges after police court arrest, with the case stressing whether foot-pedestrian vendors may operate at town corners.
The regatta committee of the New York Yacht Club announced that Re Vance and Shamrock III will race daily hereafter until the America's Cup series concludes.
Gen Fred Erck Funston arrives in Seattle returning from inspecting Alaska forts. He has not decided on recommendations regarding the army in Alaska or the native population.
In Liberty Indiana Mrs John F P Hawkins awakened by a noise fired her revolver at intruders driving two burglars from the house Friday night. One is believed wounded as a result of the confrontation.
Mayor Bookwalter plans return to Indianapolis on Monday and resume bid duties in the city’s Pilot House. Business and politics delayed his visit to family who traveled to Wisconsin two weeks ahead. family will accompany him back.
A committee led by J T Dowling Monaghan and Charles Wertz Smith at B C Atkins Co. saw factory asked The Sun to print a statement denying that Charles Kennedy was a machinist helper. The note asserts his dignity and conduct in and out of the factory at E C Atkins Co. and counters remarks about his profession.
Aug 2 reports show receipts of cattle hogs and sheep across markets in Indianapolis East Buffalo and Chicago. Prices vary from prime steers near 4.90 to 6.50 for heavy cattle and pigs around 5.60 to 6.60, with sheep and lambs fluctuating and market activity described as generally lower.
The day covered Anglian and American markets with London and New York activity. Cattle, hogs, and wheat futures fluctuated as investors weighed currency shifts, stock moves, and rail and industrial shares.
Prices paid by shippers for poultry, eggs, meats, fruits, vegetables, and groceries in Indianapolis. Lists dozens of items with ranges for hens ducks turkey beef pork and wholesale foodstuffs plus coffee, sugar, and canned goods. Includes regional price notes and miscellaneous commodities with some unit details and packaging references.
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