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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1910
Page
2
The notice urges prompt action before December 10 for a Big Vote Offer. It warns that after the deadline votes drop from 10,000 to 4,000 per yearly subscription and encourages contestants and friends to submit subscriptions and letters to boost votes.
Indiana manufacturers and shippers plan sweeping measures at their Dec. 29 conference in Denison hotel. They seek stronger railroad regulation, express rate reductions, and bills to empower the Indiana railroad commission to set and suspend rates. The group favors an employee compensation bill and hopes a favorable Carmack amendment ruling will make initial carriers liable for claims.
Mayor Shank faced resistance from the advisory commission over choosing a decorating contract for City hall. The board of works favored Behrens for reputation, while the mayor backed local Fred Mack. A committee was formed to compare designs, with Behrens, Mack, and local experts discussed. The dispute over saloon limits and a brewer’s challenge added to the heated session.
Detectives traced feathers from Milton beer’s chicken house on Lincoln street to the back fence at 620 East Minnesota street. Mrs. Torrence said husband William Torrence and his brother Peter Bresbin took the birds on Saturday night. Thirteen fowls were stolen. five used for Sunday dinner and eight more found behind the parlor organ. Torrence and Bresbin were arrested for larceny.
George S. Wilson, superintendent of the Indiana state school for the blind, asked the governor for 43500 dollars for maintenance and 12558 dollars for a new auditorium over the open courts in a formal report.
In October the truancy department handled over 1,000 cases. The month is described as the most irregular period of the year due to widespread moving by hundreds of families, disrupting attendance and prompting enforcement efforts.
The Red Cross endowment fund received 1788.05 dollars, covering 10 percent per capita of Indianapolis's 17 380 population. Indianapolis Hebrew congregation and Sunday school pledged 48 dollars toward the apportionment, with 33 from the congregation and 15 from the Sunday school. Contributions include 11.75 from William Laurie's employer and a long list of local donors.
A grateful woman testifies that Dr Kilmer Swamp Root cured fistula bladder inflammation after two years of suffering. She credits the remedy with restoring health and notes she remains strong and well. Testimony dated July 12 1909 in Portland Indiana.
Dr Kilmer and Co advertise a sample bottle with a booklet about kidneys and bladder. The offer targets readers through drug stores with prices at fifty cents and one dollar and promotes the Indian apolis Daily Sun.
After months of work W Y Ellis convicted murderer of N P Willis a wealthy whisky care manufacturer of Indianapolis was granted a parole Monday by the Arkansas board of pardons following a petition of 10000 names Ellis was a wealthy lumber man at Little Rock Ark when he shot and killed Willis in the courtroom Willis had been given custody of his child Ellis had married Willis first wife and obtained custody of the child whose custody Willis had fought for resulting in Ellis losing his temper
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