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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1906
Page
2
Holiday Styles offer a vast array of aut and soft hats with new shapes and colors and a beautiful assortment of mufflers scarfs and drops. The lines include black white gray and blue hats and accessories priced from regular values around eleven fifty, with exchange after Christ mas for holiday presents.
The notice advertises gloves at one dollar each in new fashion shades suitable for street wear. It markets a gunmetal glove valued at twenty dollars, offered at a reduced price though text is garbled and partially unreadable.
A freqt assortment of umbrellas with ivory, pearl and horn handles trimmed in silver and gold is offered. Prices range around 4.50 dollars, showcasing varied styles and finishes for discerning buyers.
Jeffersonville officials plan a big rabbit drive next Tuesday at the state forest reservation near Wearyville to curb tree damage. Sale against Bunting will be suspended for one day, no dogs allowed, rabbits killed to be auctioned for Henryville public school funds. Captain Irmas Francke leads the effort with assistants Clayton Carter Rev Father John Shea Harry Raymond and others. state officials may participate.
Princeton Indiana businessman Lon Wheeler died after a joked touch by a friend caused a fatal cancer-like injury. The incident, described as a prank touching the chest with a cigarette, followed by cancer symptoms and a long silence from Wheeler about the event.
In Tangier on December, royal forces of the sultan move against Bu Tamra, the pretender, with Beripps-Meline Prean Ananciniinn leading. The sultan’s troops have crossed the Muiy va river and are pressing forward.
In Madison Indiana the remains of Richard Wainecott were exhumed and an autopsy indicated death by blunt force trauma from a banging incident. Foul play was suspected though authorities pursue findings.
H D Roberts a Minneapolis hardware dealer operates under a written annual pledge to give to the Lord a fixed portion of his profits. He cites his yearly income milestones from 1 000 to 5 000 dollars and claims prosperity from adhering to the agreement since May 12 198. The report notes his adhesion to the pledge as he states he has prospered by following it.
Local calendar columns announce annual elections, dolls sale, and meetings of Ladies circles at All Souls, Central Methodist, Morris Street churches. Minor injuries reported from a stairs fall. Jail facility talks, barrel packing for Puerto Rican orphanage, and various officer elections and entertainments noted.
Arle December 4 Cant. BH Smith owner of the Bellevue plantation was murdered in his bed about midnight. No clue found to the assassin or motive. Capt. Stith lived alone in the house and only the plantation's Negro workforce were nearby as workers on the grounds.
The Rockport town board sets a special election for January 29 to vote on a city charter proposal. The measure asks residents to approve or oppose the charter which could lead to governance changes and an open town status.
Special to The Sun from Jeffersonville Indiana reports 80 year old Benjamin Lucas, a veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars, who spent years writing poetry for his own amusement and recently passed away, leaving behind a quiet record of his life.
The murder trial of Harry K Thaw for Stanford White's death will not start before March or April next year unless the district attorney Jerome consents to a court rearrangement. The announcement came yesterday from the district attorney's office in New York.
Washington December 7. Bids for the Panama Canal construction open next Wednesday at noon. Over 2,000 copies of the general plan have been furnished to firms nationwide. a $200,000 certified check accompanies each bid. Foreign firms from Britain France and Holland likely to bid. several American bidders may form syndicates to compete. Western bidders named include Robert B. Orr Engineering, E Felix Construction, American Dredging, North American Dredging, Chicago Engineering, W A Esson, Lewis and Kitchen, Wellman Seaver Morgan, Fairbanks Morse, and Westinghouse Electric.
Californians push a proposed settlement over San Francisco school abuses, urging federal action to exclude Japanese contract labor and labor from Japan, while allowing separate schooling for adult Japanese students. Public debate centers on Roosevelt’s diplomacy and possible new treaty terms.
New Pullman sleepers are placed in service on both the Chicago and St Louis divisions of the Pennsylvania Lines. W. W. Richardson, assistant general passenger agent, announces the cars feature dark green plush upholstery, Tuscan reg mahogany finish, large white lavatories with tile floors, and electric lighting and amenities. Smoking is indicated in the text.
Nine year old Andrew J Reese was brought to a city dispensary in St Louis on December 1 after consuming whisky given by a man near the Vulcan Iron works. He raved about snakes and killers, then was washed out by a doctor and later moved to the city hospital. He is said to be the youngest treated for delirium tremens there.
Frederick Warde addressed Caleb Hills hall on Shakespeare and his plays. He defended Shakespeare from critics, praised his clarity for intelligent audiences, and offered readings from As You Like It and other works, ending with a note on his life and methods. He announcedJuás Cuevar Hamlet and Women of Shakespeare remaining on the program.
A derailment accident at a Maine line killed two crew members including brakeman Knowles. He was lifted by a blast and hurled about 40 feet, dying at the scene. The engineman also perished in the same explosion.
In Goshen Indiana 91 year old Bexaleel Tracy died after the death of his wife. Physicians say he could not reconcile her loss and faded away from mourning. He had been born in Stark County Ohio.
James E. B. McCullough denounces the current primary election law as responsible for corruption in politics. He spoke before the Review Club in Moncabe Hall Thursday night, delivering nine speeches on reform.
In Joplin Missouri on December 7 three children died after a train struck the buggy they rode home from a Sunday meeting. The victims were identified as Anna, 35, Barny Cine, 114, and Lama Cling, 22, all members of the Sorinpa-WeHpe Preas Association.
380 comb sets priced at 50 cents, festive gift boxes, back and aide combs in wheel or amber. Golf gloves for women in black and gray, black lining. Silver finish items in gray white and black. Floral decorated bowls and bowls with gild edge. Clark's 0 N. 7 black dancing line. Tweentieth Century Hardy Beak contains everything for reseem.
Rome reports Dr Lappani the pope’s physician died after years serving Pope Plus. Chicago dispatches reveal new evidence tied to Prof Herman Nekum and a string of mysterious deaths in the Vreal family involving hypnotism and alleged poison plots. Police question Billick and Mrs Vreal as investigators consider whether the chemist’s influence spurred suicides or murders.
An advertisement for Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets claims stomach issues stem from overeating and poor food choices and asserts the product provides natural digestive elements like pepsin and diastase. It promises relief by aiding digestion so the body can heal, and offers a free trial package by mail.
City birth notices for several pairs and individuals including Edwin and Haltir Tobey at 182 Fenway on a boy, John and Lena Tate at 25 Belleontaine a girl, John and Grace Cornell at 4700 E Washington St a boy, and others with multiple names and addresses. Death notices list Alvin Peteny, Oliver Makepeace, Anderson Simmons, Mary Mallasa Fisher, Nancy Schofield, Mary Winter, Leah McCurdy Brown, Patrick Davis, and others with causes such as carcinoma of liver, pyloric stenosis, nephritis, epithilioma, organic heart disease, and tuberculosis. Building permits issued for a frame house, remodels, and other projects with costs noted.
Fire destroyed two large Portland Cement Company buildings near Elizabeth. The blaze damaged machinery and structures valued at about 200,001 dollars. Cause remains unknown. Affected site includes surrounding plant facilities and equipment. Local authorities investigated the incident and secured the area.
Hundreds crowded Indianapolis streets to see El Gmith and his sled dogs and wolves led by Poses the malamute. The Alaskan team, famed for trips from Dawson to Nome, wowed youths and adults as they maneuvered through traffic and crowd barriers. Performances at Tomlinson Hall and three other venues are advertised with tickets sold at local stores. Crystal Theater construction advances with steel cross beams and a vaudeville focus.
From Durango reports say the Avino mine in the state was suddenly flooded with water, drowning 11 miners. The incident occurred in Mexico City on December 7.
Funeral services for Howart Para More were held Friday at 10 o clock at his home near Planet. Additional rites followed at Flanner and Buchanan chapel on Unnolsst at 3 pm Friday. Burial took place in Crown Hill Cemetery.
A banquet by the Commercial club outlined a proposed two thousand dollar fund to attract factories to Logansport Indiana. Speakers included A Meyers Frank H Stueerman and George B Lockwood with others from Marion Newcastle and New York discussing methods to boost local industry and employment.
The Mystic Shrine set to gather at the Seoitivh Rite temple this Friday at 4 pm in the city. Proceedings begin with a convocation and will conclude with a banquet, featuring the final initiation touches for initiates.
The National Wood Mantel Manufacturers' Credit Association of the United States meets to boost cooperation, improve credits, and share ideas for better conditions. Officers listed include HO C gteul of Buffalo and M L Dame of Harriman with M For as secretary treasurer. The executive board features regional members Hagan, Atking, Johnston, and Saito.
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