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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1905
Page
4
The dead letter office will auction more than 8 162 packages carrying carelessly addressed items. Valued from wedding rings to six volume histories, the sale starts Monday in Washington with many mysterious articles and a printed inventory of possible wealth.
A Washington gathering hosted by high officials included Senators Bulkeley Flint Piles Mutherland Grosvenor and others with a large party of politicians and society figures. The event featured pink and white carnation decorations and two musicales followed by a hare’s party. Senator Foster pressed the president on the Meriwether court martial, while Secretary Shaw announced interest payments on government bonds due January 1.
Ng Poom Chew a San Francisco Chinese editor defended Chinese immigrants at National Club federation talks. He argued many Americans view Chinese as a danger but urged a moderated exclusion policy. He criticized Ellis Island officials and contrasted Chinese and American labor roles while urging assimilation barriers be reduced.
Professor N Field Marrow to lecture on The Life and Works of Rev Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet in Christchurch guild room Sunday evening. Rev Maurice F Murphy to preach at Basswood Christian church NHural St with morning and evening services. Covenant Congregational church plans Bible hour music and evangelist Weaver leading evening, with orchestra. The Truth Students club meets at 8 PM Saturday at 1 N Penn. Mayflower Congregation crafts exhibition December 12 to 16. Officers named for local lodges and bands, spring market at 2110 Talcott Ave for Ladies Aid. Capital Home stead and other lodges elect officers. Fourth Presbyterian hosts Christianity and Civil Affairs talk Sunday eve with music. Weekend social events include a Tomlin Hall dance and a children’s party with a fortune teller drawing crowd. Louis Robinson, a Russian Jew shopkeeper, receives a letter from his sister in Russia.
An advertisement touts Gia And weekly dressings of Cutlevre Heap as a universal hair remedy claiming to stop hair loss remove crusts scales and dandruff destroy parasites soothe itching stimulate follicles loosen scalp skin nourish roots and promote growth on a healthy scalp. The piece also mentions a German style bread and a plan to ship goods. it shifts to a brutal Kiev murder and a concert by Pugna in a French music scene. It notes Dr J M Speier employee Linther Ashcraft arrested as a fugitive from Lexington on grand larceny and a Eurasian book trade plan by QC L Watkins in London. Nine recruits for the U S Navy were forwarded from Indianapolis recruiting station to the Franklin, with details of names and positions and four year terms.
William Brown walked into the reenlistment station on Saturday and surrendered after deserting from Fort Cook Nebraska last July. He said no specific reason except missing punishment after leaving with a crowd and wandering the country. He expressed willingness to return to duty as he is tired of roaming.
A young girl was found Friday night in Joseph Bakers saloon at 76 Wur nwaave by police. Baker was arrested for admitting minors in his bar. The girl was charged with soliciting and sent to juvenile court. Baker’s case was continued in police custody Saturday.
The Wabash railroad responds to a complaint by Efwand Moore a mail clerk who alleges injuries from careless ties of road employees The suit seeks 2010 in damages while the railroad lawyers deny any liability in this civil action.
Cora Stanley McFeeley files a maintenance suit through attorney FM Hay against James Stanley McFeeley alleging repeated acts of tearing off her clothes, described as contrary to civil conduct, with the wife preferring to wear her clothes. Included is unrelated market and horse stock data and an ad for PAZO OINTMENT.
Grain prices showed December wheat firm while oats and corn moved within narrow ranges. In New York, stocks opened higher with Sugar and Amalgamated copper leading gains before a broad pullback, leaving the broader market mixed and subdued.
Henry Christ testified Friday that he believed his life was in danger when he drew his weapon during a confrontation on the Maryland hotel steps. He described being struck and restrained by Cory before firing as a picket pierced his thigh. Court observers included out-of-town attendees, while police officials and witnesses defended Christ’s conduct. The case was set to continue with more testimony and a possible jury verdict expected Saturday afternoon.
Birth notices list Hazel Enocs and Walter Enocs at 108 N Merl Olan as wit. Bessie and Jas McCoy. Bertha and Samuel Williams at 943 Tremont with a boy. Chas Dean at 10 Chieneo. Annie and William Jones at 539 Missouri with a misprint. many other couples and addresses. multiple births noted. Deaths include Mauda St. Clair at City Hospital chronic bronchitis. Sarat A. Wagner on Tuluki River Ave with bruivehitts. Nathan Pierce at 02 diabetes. Infant Hawk stillbirth at 1020 Roach St. Andrew J. Griffith exhaustion. Infant Blessing Rockville Ind. various ages with pulmonary tuberculosis, heart diseases, apoplexy, typhoid, and other causes. marriages listed for multiple couples. building permits issued to J W Connat y and others for barns, repairs, and sign work across numerous streets.
Hog prices steady near current quotes in Indianapolis market as week closes. Receipts around 5,000 cattle and 150 sheep with hogs averaging near industry highs, demand strong for all lots. Prices mainly $4.55 to $5.00 per hundredweight for several classes, with good to prime steers and heifers also shown at steady to firm levels.
Livestock ledger shows cattle receipts totaling 32,086.90 with stockers and feeders 32,0093.50 and cows and heifers 2,000.400. Texas buyers and packers listed, including H. church or Dutcher figures, with varied figures for hogs and other stock. The fragmentary OCR text records livestock trade entries and totals for the day.
The Saturday session of the juvenile court addressed two Haley children kept from school under truancy laws. Parents were to be deprived of custody until the children are placed in a colored orphanage for a time. Albert Hull, a young offender, is slated for trial over a wholesale theft from school buildings.
A damaged ad states that a weak and exhausted condition follows overwork and confinement, depleting unity and harming the nervous system. It urges using Dr Miles Nervine to restore nerve strength, improve sleep, relieve headaches, and aid digestion. The testimonial notes severe fatigue before relief.
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