Dorothy Dix on the Bradley case and its cautionary tale
Dorothy Dix analyzes the Bradley case and its dreadful lesson, offering a cautionary perspective from her column.
05 Dec 1907
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1907
Page
1
Dorothy Dix analyzes the Bradley case and its dreadful lesson, offering a cautionary perspective from her column.
The Sun's staff of real artists and cartoonists furnish laughs on the editorial page through witty cartoons and humorous panels.
Reports warn of a serious confrontation between residents and Western Federation of Miners in Mining City Nevada. Troops may be sent for ten quiet men to quell tensions. Citizens fear poverty hunger, and each man is said to be armed with dynamite in the camp.
Goldfield Nevada faces mounting violence as miners and mine owners clash, arming townsfolk while Gov. Sparks and President Roosevelt weigh federal intervention. Troops may be dispatched as two regiments stand ready in San Francisco.
Two men died and ten were burned in a tunnel fire that trapped sixteen others. The mishap occurred during work on a large tube beneath the river, leaving crews racing to extract victims and treat severe burns as authorities probe the incident.
A tunnel fire near Homestead New Jersey along the Pennsylvania line traps twenty workers. Two men die, sixteen are seriously hurt, five rescued alive and rushed to North Hudson hospital. Cause linked to tar piles and possible explosion remains unclear.
City smoke inspector David C. Walmsley told the Board of Public Safety that the boilers in Tomlinson Hall are old and worn, require propping, and should be replaced though there is no explosion danger due to low steam pressure. He also urged smokeless fuel at the police station until smoke consuming devices are installed, noting alleged violations of the smoke ordinance at the station.
Dr. F M Abbott appealed to the Board of Safety on Wednesday to stop a 5 cent moving picture show and a graphophone outside the Windsor building described as making a grinding harsh noise like twenty cats on a woodshed. The board sent Captain Hyland to urge moral suasion with the theater manager, noting that was the only course open.
Dr. J N Hurty publishes a letter from Dr J C Mahr secretary of the Oklahoma health board. The letter says the Oklahoma board introduced a health bill in the state legislature that Indiana’s board had tried to introduce before the last session but was refused.
Indianapolis city council eyes widening dry districts after Judge Leathers rules saloon license ordinance invalid. Wendell Bangs signals possible appeal or boundary changes. Ninth Ward dry measure shelved pending outcome. Several councilmen favor local dry areas while others seek brewers to comply, amid party maneuvering.
The Indianapolis ice cream trade is largely controlled by Quaker church members led by R. W. Furnas W. H. Bullard R. C. Jessup and Daniel Jackson. They built from small bake shop roots to a large plant network tracing origins to West Newton and Friendswood settlements. Jesse Kellum later joined, leaving real estate to focus on employment needs and partnership growth.
Richmond preacher Thomas H. Kuhn, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, told Indiana Democrats that the high protective tariff is legalized robbery and urged immediate revision. He faulted the Republican Party and urged electing U.S. senators by the people, calling the Senate an unrepresentative body.
Dr. Charles Wright, health officer of Huntington county, informs Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of the State Board of Health, that Huntington faces an epidemic of a malady like grip. It begins with sore throat and sometimes marked tonsillitis, then pains in stomach and intestines and headache. Duration exceeds that of ordinary grip.
The State Horticultural Society awarded prizes at the state house for the fruit contest held Wednesday. Recipients include John M. Beaver Glenwood and Z. M. Zion Clarkshill among many others, with amounts ranging from fifty cents to thirty two dollars and seventy five cents.
Constables Hinchman and Lamb went to 7 Road St to serve a writ on Mrs. Harry Vanzvil household goods and found her distressed from burns after a gasoline explosion. They summoned neighbors and tended to her before leaving, while Mrs. Vanzell attempted to fill a gasoline tank as the fire burned.
Albert W. Caldwell, a Lafayette attorney born June 18, 1845 in Boone County, died last night from stomach trouble. He once studied law with Ray & jitter in Indianapolis.
Martin S. Woelfel of South Bend was declared not guilty after a second trial in a federal counterfeiting case. A prior jury failed to reach a verdict. His lawyer argued he merely experimented with molds found in his pocket, which were discovered after his arrest for wife beating.
Danville Indiana residents and Hendricks county residents celebrate Judge Allen of Marion county ruling out all saloons in Danville Brownsburg and Pittsboro remain the only towns in the county with saloons noting the spread of prohibition in the area
George Ade is developing a new musical comedy titled The Co Ed to debut with the Purdue University Harlequin club. The production will tour, with two performances at Lafayette and engagements planned in Indianapolis and Chicago. If successful, it may go on the road.
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