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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1907
Page
3
The passage urges giving savings accounts as Christmas gifts rather than fragile trinkets. It promotes starting a savings account with the company, noting $1.00 or more as the initial deposit and framing the gift as teaching the value and profit of small savings for young friends.
A crowded Monday and busy Tuesday as Santa and helpers wrapped Christmas packages in stores, express offices, and the post office. Stamp sales reached about $6509 amid heavy mail handling. Adams Express moved 18 carloads and American Express 12. Police maintained a large security detail to curb thefts.
Prosecutor Elliott R. Hooton will require Harry Brunaugh Henry W Marshall George W Baxter Thomas Shufelton and Joan Rosaseco to appear in court and renew their bonds after corrected indictments were returned by the grand jury in the alleged asphalt patching fraud cases. The indictments were from a prior grand jury session and the new indictments are a technicality. Bonding amounts already furnished will likely not be increased.
County Chairman David A. Higgins called a Danville mass convention to organize and appoint delegates to the district convention. A State Central Committee member will be elected. Higgins says the Democrats plan a more aggressive campaign next year and aim to break Hendricks county's 1000 to 1206 Republican plurality.
The Metropolitan Benefit society will hold its annual Christmas eve ball at Walhalla hall on Tuesday evening. A prize two step will be a featured part of the event.
The circuit features Grand Majestic Empire Gaiety Park and Park houses with vaudeville burlesque and musical comedy. Notable acts include Murphy and Francis Ida O Day Leona Thurber Czinka Panna and the Creatore band. Raffles at the Majestic receives praise as does the Gaiety Girls and White’s Empire revue with dancing troupes and novelty acts.
Joseph Hicks forty and Oscar Martin thirty were in the Gilbert pool room at Shirley when Hicks, said to be intoxicated, opened fire four times at Martin as he leaned on a pool table. Martin died within minutes. Hicks fled. officers pursue. Martin left no family, while Hicks has a wife and five children.
Washington dispatch reports jurors returned a not guilty verdict for engineer Hildebrand while conductor Hoffmeyer fireman McClellan and brakeman Rudder faced manslaughter charges over the Baltimore and Ohio Terra Cotta wreck of December 39 1406 which killed 43 and wounded about sixty. The jury deliberated four hours.
Berlin on December 24 reports an estimate of returning German emigrants. Based on recent departures and bookings, about 20,000 are expected to return by the end of January. In the past days six thousand have already returned, and ships due soon carry about six thousand more.
The city council's special meeting planned for Friday was called after an earlier Monday session was canceled. President Frederick Eppert cited a flaw in the finance committee call that failed to specify the business to be transacted, so a new call will be issued for Friday evening.
A notice posted at the American Sheet and Tin Plate company plant states no wage reduction for 1998, keeping workers’ pay at 1997 levels. The announcement confirms stability in wages for the coming year amid company operations.
San Francisco report says a millionaire lumberman and railroad and banking man died suddenly in Carson City Nevada from pneumonia after 36 hours illness.
D W Fuqua a pioneer resident of Indianapolis died at his daughter Mrs Ellis McQuown 252 Park Avenue Sunday night He is survived by a widow and two daughters Burial will take place in Crawfordsville.
Peru Ind Dec 4 the new church at Amboy erected by Friends will be dedicated next Sunday. The dedicatory sermon will be delivered by Rev Ray of Richmond. The church cost 25000 dollars.
In Peru Indiana the Salvation Army and the local Elks lodge provided food clothing and toys for the needy. Today 59 well filled baskets were distributed by Salvationists to hungry families and children.
London December 4 Sir Thomas Sutherland told the annual meeting of the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship company that Japanese competitors had wiped out the entire trade between Japan and Bombay.
Harry Cohen, manager of the prospective polo team, announces New Year’s night lineup at the Auditorium for the reserves versus Richmond. The eight man squad features Sampsell, Frost, Kenworthy, Danforth, May, with Kenworthy as center and May on defense. Cohen plans an eight week Ohio league schedule starting mid January and hopes to recruit Long and Thompson to boost the Indians.
New York December 24 Leach Cross and Kid Stinger fought a corking six round star bout at Divcock Athletic Club ending in a draw. Both pugilists landed hard blows and each was knocked to the canvas twice during the lively contest.
At Spring Garden Athletic Club in Philadelphia Young Loughrey defeated Willie Moody. The match started with Moody ahead but Loughrey surged after the second half of the second round to clinch the victory.
Harry W. Bassett ends his challenge to Bernard Korbly for the Democratic district chairmanship. In a letter he says success would require sacrificing self respect, deceiving friends, and becoming a mere performer in a side show, and he praises Korbly.
The Mutual Accident company of Indianapolis, unsettled after the disappearance of head A L Sarran, will be transferred to the Casualty Security company of Indianapolis. Col E P Thayer of Greenfield will be president. An offer from a Springfield concern was declined in favor of the home company.
Terre Haute resident John McKenzie has been notified by President Carson of his reappointment as an umpire in the Central League, announced December 24.
Andrew Ebler who suffered a crushed foot when a tombstone fell on it two weeks ago died yesterday from lockjaw in Washington Indiana.
Harry K Millhouse local secretary announces Civil Service examinations in the examination room at the Federal Building. Positions include map engraver at 900 dollars per year, apprentice engraver in the hydrographic office Navy Department at 760, male physician in Indian Service salary 729 to 1200 per year. Also draftsman and dairy sanitary engineer in the Department of Agriculture 1400 to 1600 annually with exam dates January 15 and 16.
Chicago Bee reports the proposed White Sox journey to Honolulu in spring is canceled after time for travel preparation ran out. President Charles Comiskey would like the trip but has other training plans that are not yet finished.
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