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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1907
Page
4
Hudson voters approve a 266 to 188 ban on saloons after a promised 200000 gift linked to shutting down sale of Peuer ceases, claimed to be from W Ellsworth, a New York coal man, to create a model village.
Rear Admiral Brownson, head of the bureau of navigation, has submitted his resignation and the president has accepted it. The announcement places Brownson leaving the Navy Department in Washington D C as of December.
Judge James A. Pritchard of the criminal court could not attend court Tuesday due to severe illness. His physician ordered him to remain at home, resulting in no trials proceeding in the court.
Advertises Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for all stomach troubles including dyspepsia and indigestion. Claims one tablet can digest 3 900 grains of food and promises samples by mail plus a 50 cent box price. Includes address F A Stuart Co Marshall Mich and Marshall Building.
Washington December reports a plan to form a third squadron of the Atlantic fleet to guard the east coast. The Mississippi and Idaho lead the first division with Indiana and New Hampshire, under Rear-Admiral Richardson Clover, joining later. A second division of renovated cruisers includes Minneapolis as flagship with Des Moines, Tacoma, and Columbia. Additional divisions will add Chester, Birmingham, Salem, and armored cruisers North Carolina and Montana, plus overhaul of Massachusetts and Iowa. A torpedo and submarine division under Capt. Marsh will operate in Chesapeake Bay next spring with flotillas and near twenty torpedo boats awaiting reserve use.
Special to The Indianaapolis Sun reports a fatal elevator incident in New York City at the Met Life Building. James Barry was killed when the elevator started while on the ninth floor, and George Wittie suffered a crushed foot as Barry plummeted twelve stories to the sub basement.
The city Board of Health declares the water in good condition with a very small percentage of bacteria. Daily tests are conducted at the city laboratory and Dr. Eugene Ruehler notes the newly installed filter beds by the water company are performing well.
The Interstate Commerce Commission, in the case Holcomb Hayes & Co. versus Illinois Central and Southern Airway, awards $8,000 to the complainant, finding the defendants liable for publishing.
The British battleship Hero, aged 20, was deliberately targeted by the Dominion and Hibernia off the Kentish coast. Shells ripped through armor as the ship sank onto a shoal, its masts and topmasts gone and its fate sealed likely by torpedo. The test aimed to study shell impact on electrical systems aboard warships.
E L Gauss first assistant librarian of the Chicago public library died last evening at age years. He had served in the library service for years and was a prominent German American figure in Chicago.
Alonzo J. Fox about 20 was arrested near Dundee and held in Bluffton after his sister-in-law complained he is mentally unbalanced. Fox, engaged to Bluffton's Beasie Kindle, faces insanity proceedings filed by Mrs. Sarah Fox who fears he is dangerous and obstructed a marriage license.
An American couple guests at a Leicestershire house clash with a elderly baronet who insults Americans. At the next day’s hunt the American rider threats to thrash the baronet unless he apologizes, and the baronet complies after blustering.
West Indianapolis sewer completion depends on weather. city civil engineer Blaine H. Miner says if tests pass this week the officers will inspect. Begun last July, the $208000 project spans 18000 feet with sizes from 9 by 12 feet to a 24 inch circular pipe. Locates after 30 years.
The New York Association for the Blind trains blind men and women in stenography and typing using a six-key shorthand machine. Lessons, wages, and jobs extend to factory work, telephone switching, massage, piano tuning, and crafts, with blind workers attaining notable skill and independence.
A young man, formerly at sea, seeks to buy a real milk business without cows. He desires a genuine opportunity and is ready to invest. The notice reflects a practical bid from a former mariner looking to enter local commerce.
In Danbury Connecticut James L Williams a noted hat maker and his wife have not spoken to each other for five years after a quarrel. Their eldest daughter Alice 19 has not addressed her father. Mrs Williams sues for divorce alleging infidelity and accuses him of refusing 125 dollars sent by their son last July. Judge Roraback reserved decision.
A French peasant posts a notice warning nut pickers to enter his wood at their own risk. He cites Corylus avellana and other venomous snakes present, warning visitors about potential hazards.
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