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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1907
Page
3
JacksonMiss December 11 Governor Varda milan ordered four companys of state troops to accompany the sheriff taking Jimtum a negro murderer to Vicksburg for trial before Judge Bush tomorrow to guard against potential white violence amid the proceedings indignant whites feared mass action could erupt against the accused ensuring security at the courthouse and route to trial
New York report says Jonathan L Rue, first cousin of John D Rockefeller, died last night at his home in Phillipsburg New Jersey. He was 82 years old and had worked as a carpenter for 64 years.
Dec 11 report from Stockholm states Queen Sophia widow of King Oscar is gravely ill from the strain of her husband's illness and the shock of his death. The late king’s body was moved from the castle to the chapel to lie in state Friday and the funeral preparations proceed.
Edward Harriman has been ill since Saturday with a cold that rumors say may be developing into pneumonia. His representatives insist he is in daily contact by telephone and at his Fifth Avenue home he is reported to be suffering only a slight cold and expects to return to his office tomorrow.
Special to The Indianapolis Sun Chicago December 11. A large crowd of 35 hundred amusement seekers were saved by quick action as smoke from a fire in the organ loft filled the Studebaker theater complex. Benjamin Rosenthal, theater advertising manager, halted a potential stampede by restraining a panicked man and stationing ushers at all entrances while fire engines arrived nearby. The performance of The Man From Home continued with no injuries reported.
Washington reports Admiral Evans will permit 19 000 Atlantic fleet officers and men to spend Christmas ashore at Trinidad Port of Spain with stockings filled and presents. Admirals Brownsam and divans plan staggered shore leaves to allow some to stay aboard. An elaborate Christmas menu and onshore baseball and other sports are planned for December 25.
Boston yesterday elected Republican George Hibard as mayor, defeating Democrat Fitzgerald as Independence League backed him. City and state results show licensure of saloons upheld in Boston, with Worcester going no license and Woburn flipping from wet to dry amid heavy liquor spending. Major Massachusetts cities listed with dry outcomes include Worcester, Brockton, Cambridge, Salem and Quincy among others.
Judge Wadgill of the United States circuit court names A. W. Martin Edward J. Laws and William M. Geddis as receivers for the Jamestown Exposition Company in Ricumond Virginia.
J F Smith assistant building inspector fell down cellar steps at his home 26 S Chester Ave Wednesday morning. His head struck a door casing and his knee was injured but he was not seriously hurt.
President Roosevelt named a federal commission to inspect labor conditions at Goldfield and report directly to him. The panel includes Lawrence O. Murray Torbert Knox Smith and Charles P. Neil. They left for Nevada this afternoon as tensions rise over possible martial law and a miners and mine operators plan to resume Thursday operations.
Irving P. Taylor a blacksmith was kicked by a horse and carried in with a broken leg while Mrs. Taylor, with a fractured hip, was brought out. In the commotion Mary Taylor, 16, fell with the baby, breaking her nose. Mrs Taylor slipped on ice as the husband was stretchered away.
New York December 11 grand jury indicted John G Jenkins Sr a director of the defunct Williamsburg Trust Co and indictments against his three sons John G Jr Frank and Frederick It is alleged the trust company loaned 557000 to the brokerage firm F and J G Jenkins on collateral of little or no value.
Births report multiple new babies to families including Fred D and Maggie Wielhaber in Indiana Avenue, George and Esther Pendleton on North West Street, Wells and Bessie Steele on North LaSalle Street, John and Margaret Wall on Kensington Court, Me Sulaan and Grace Bader on Central Avenue, and Walter and Kate Tharp on Chase Street. Death notices list Louise J. Wysong, Lewis Pierson, Mathias Paulus, John McFadden, Annie Marie McGrath, Mary Park, Carolyn E. Sanders, and Susanah Davis with causes such as scarlet fever, pulmonary tuberculosis, arteriosclerosis, lobar pneumonia, patulous foramen ovale, organic heart disease, chronic peritonitis, and an incomplete entry for Davis.
Henry Kiesenberg, returning from Washington, reports plans to turn Indianapolis into a seaport by deepening White River and the Wabash to the Ohio. A convention next month will raise funds and invite prominent Indiana men to support a national canal and port system, potentially linking to Lake Erie and Lake Michigan and shipping to Europe via New Orleans. Delegates may be appointed to canvass districts.
Special to The Indianapolis Sun. Georgetown December 11 The Powers murder trial resumes with Henry Youtses testifying about smokeless cartridges bought in Cincinnati and plans to shoot Goebel from a window. He says James Howard fired the shot after guns were placed in Powers office and a door was fixed for the assassin. Youtses implicates Taylor and other state officials, noting Taylor dictated a letter to bring Howard down and promised payment and a pardon for Goebel's killer.
Miss Svatrive-Tretford staged a program at the Propylacung with original manologies while many attended. Mrs Charles Coffin arranged favors for a children's party at the Uropylaeum on Dec 2. A D A R card party at 2636 Sutherland Ave supported a kindergarten fund. Numerous returns and visits note Indianapolis Kokomo Lafayette Logansport Marion and Peru residents.
The annual Christmas fair of the ladies of the Mayflower Congregational Church opened Tuesday afternoon at the church on Sixteenth and Dibiwarests. The fair was well attended and the receipts large.
Mr and Mrs James McNulty hosted a Tuesday evening dinner for a party of IS at their Silver Avenue residence. Guests included Miss Annie Cordis, Lusitani Sauvreau, Mrs d ildebrand, Miss Alice Scurt of St Louis, Mrs John Potter, Erne gene Porirer, Miss Gertrude Bywater and Mr and Mrs Michael O Brien. Evergreens and halls formed the decor with a festive tone.
Miss Alice Louise Schaf of Oakmere Long Island will come home for the holidays at the end of next week to spend time with her parents while she finishes her school term.
Mrs. George Tanner welcomed callers Tuesday afternoon for her niece Mrs. Jo seph J. Hall, formerly Miss Ethel Back, of Battle Creek Michigan, who has moved to live in Indianapolis.
Mrs William J Throop entertained Neighborhood Whist club members at her Talbotine home in honor of her daughter Mrs Charles Venetti Andrews visiting from Ixan sas City for the holidays. The Guild of the Grice Pre Cathedral plans its third of nine dinners at St Paul parish house Illinois and New York streets with a bazaar and dining room under Mrs Morey.
Harold B. Lewis brother of Capt Henry Lewis of West Point attempted suicide by gas at 1915 Priest Street Philadelphia today. A University of Pennsylvania student and shorthand student in a business college, he is not expected to recover, with overstudy noted as the cause.
Margaret Fish eighty widow of Tilghman Fishh died this morning in Knightstown Indiana from heart failure. The long time resident passed at home with family at her side. She was born in the area and leaves several children and grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending.
An Austrian Laboratory advertises ascatco as a cure for asthma bronchitis and catarrh. It costs $2 for a month, with a free experimental treatment offered by mail from 32 West Twenty-fifth Street New York City to prove its efficacy. Chronic cases reportedly improve in a few weeks.
James H. Lester longtime Indianapolis resident and Garden Baptist Church deacon died at his home 68 West New York Street on Tuesday. He is survived by his widow and daughter. Burial was at Crown Hill cemetery on Wednesday afternoon.
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