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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1906
Page
2
A torn ad lists gloves in various styles and prices from 50 cents to 15 dollars, including fur, driving, kid, and cape gloves in many colors. Also advertised are silk reefer fabrics, shirts, and new holiday style hats in both hard and soft shapes with moderate prices.
In Baltimore at the Dureka Athletic club a 35 round bout saw Kid Sullivan of Washington defeat Kid Goodman of Boston after a fierce contest. Goodman nearly won in round fracas but Sullivan recovered, landed a decisive right uppercut, and dominated the later rounds securing the decision.
A committee appointed to oversee the Homer Follies at the Juvenile Courts will meet Saturday night. Members include A McCotter chairman Adams W Bul Jer W L Dynes Morris M Feuerlicht Dre WE George Franklin S Huyt Follett Dr E F Kisar Bol-8 V H Lockwood C A Macauley ie W Min Dr HL Panizer and Jay Brabbrand the Rey A
The article details a fight over simplified spelling policy, with President Roosevelt considering revoking the reform and Rep Landis introducing a resolution. It also covers the annual cabinet dinner at the White House with invited officials and guests, plus naval plans for a new battleship and a proposed Department of Health.
Irvington New York December reports Antonio Cassiamin an Italian man complained of chest pain after following a doctor's instruction to try a porous plaster. He bought the plaster and ate it, with his last name uncertain but believed not to be dangerous anymore. Also notes on state insurance inquiry findings from Milwaukee reports senators found against state fire insurance and its expansion.
The Morning Union reports that John D. Spreckles and associates plan a San Diego to Yuma railroad. The project, owned by the Spreckles interests, will be capitalized at 5 million dollars and aims to connect San Diego with Yuma.
Police and detectives race to locate 6 year old George Brucato son of Alsano Brucato after he was abducted near his home in New York. Old Napers reportedly warned the father that the child will be killed if payment is not made, amplifying the urgency of the search.
Chicago December 14 report notes that 138 vessels were lost while navigating the Great Lakes this season, a sharp rise from 2 losses in 1906, signaling dangerous conditions for mariners.
In Denver on December 14 Judge Robert E. Lewis sentenced Dr. James D. Eggleston son of Pacific Express president to ten years in federal prison and a 1500 fine after a federal court conviction for counterfeiting and making photographic negatives of a ten dollar bill.
Charles W. Freeman clerk in a Seymour restaurant died of heart failure. His body was taken to Shoals Indiana for burial after death on December 14.
Joseph Wineman of the People’s Outfitting Company reports on European impressions from a tour with Mrs Wineman and three daughters. He notes Germany shows commercial awakening with well kept displays, contrasts Europe’s aging consumer habits with America’s enterprise, and praises American tourism and language spread. the trip covered Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, and England with stops in multiple cities and ventures abroad.
Corellan C. Green, an agent, died Thursday night at the home of George Green, 1288 Morgan Street. The aging man died of infirmities of old age. Born in North Carolina on July 8, he moved to Indiana in early life, worked as a coffin maker, and later retired in Indianapolis. He left two daughters.
Indiana Senator Beveridge, leading speaker at the Cincinnati convention, argues child labor must be abolished nationwide as a moral duty and standard through federal action. He warns uniform laws are essential to prevent “murdered and ruined” childhood and calls for a unified national remedy.
Special to The Sun reports three mail sacks stolen from the Columbia City depot last Tuesday. Night telegraph operator Clinton Fraulich, who had worked late, claimed sleepwalking caused the incident. After waking, he allegedly loaded the sacks onto a train car. Inspector Henman noted a blank mind during questioning. The U S commissioner disapproved Fraulich’s account.
Harvard University spent nearly 110,000 on athletics in the year ending September 1, with football driving most costs. Expenditures rose by about 65,000 versus the prior year, football accounting for 9,675.51 for the varsity eleven, nearly seven percent higher than the year before. Baseball saw a notable reduction of 1,289 dollars.
Miss Mary Garrett Hay has been re elected as president of The Daughter of Indiana in New York. The society celebrates continued leadership as it pursues its mission within the city.
A flurry of social visits unfolds with guests from Columbus Terre Haute Canton and Denver, including Mrs G J Reeves and Miss Watte of Toledo. Bridal events and bridge teas mark the week with gatherings at the English hotel Talbott avenue and Bellefontaine street residences.
In New York on December a the heaviest Christmas mail shipment Everett planned to cross the Atlantic. The note mentions Nevinpa McRar Wrens Amaneistrom and White Star line handling the mail load with an emphasis on the immense wartime postal effort.
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