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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1908
Page
2
Rosa Land aged 15 and her 5 year old sister vanished after a Christmas program at the Haughville reading room. Police and volunteers scoured the area from Crawfordsville road toward home, fearing they were harmed as a grim search continued, with descriptions circulated to patrols.
Mrs McCaughey, a Kentucky truancy officer, recounts a 59 year old whisky tale linked to Bush and McCaughey kin. A barrel distilled in the southern state was sent to Kentucky for a reunion never held due to the Civil War. After the war the husband freed slaves on the plantation, rolled out the barrel, and the liquor vanished as the plantation rejoiced.
W S McNary Democratic state committeeman says a boom will be started for Richard Olney at the January committee meeting. Democrats nationwide believe Olney could lead the ticket and help the party win the presidency.
Ten $106 bids in good greenbacks secured the release of James Wilson who was arrested at the Tenison hotel on a lodge theft charge. Judge Whallon set bond at 200 dollars. Wilson’s attorneys sought a reduction to allow him to spend Christmas with his family in Columbus. The court continued the case to Saturday.
Nine Bluffton high school students face assault and battery charges in circuit court. Victims were subjected to a series of hazing acts from cemetery oath binding to blindfolded boxing, stone strewn runs, and a spanking. Ralph McBride died two months later, his parents alleging death linked to the abuse.
In Williamsport Indiana on December 2 Grace Bettman announces herself as a Republican candidate for county recorder. The move has caused excitement as party leaders promoted her to run, signaling a notable challenge in local politics.
Mrs. Melvina Miles petitions for a divorce from Thomas Miles and seeks alimony of 36000. The case, moved from Hendricks County, notes Miles as a wealthy farmer with extensive land and investments. The article flags strained cruelty claims, court costs, and potential alimony judgments along with a lineup of attorneys. Also reported: Lucille Swigart located in Pueblo after a will dispute involving her grandfather. Separately, Chicago reports Postal Telegraph adding three western districts due to rising business.
A Christmas celebration by a farmhand named Bhawu Misa exploded into violence, with arson and freejackings spreading across the area. The fires damaged several residences and two stores, while the original theater area along Main Street, maintained by George Mitte, was swept toward the Central station.
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as the cure for drab mood and irritability caused by dyspepsia. It claims the tablets mimic stomach fluids to aid digestion, restore cheerfulness, and cites a testimonial from J. S. Houg of Wymore Neb who says they helped his stomach and heart symptoms after six years of trouble at age 77.
A local Dest FE merchant notes Christmas trade fell short of expectations as interurban lines failed to flood towns with crowds. He reports fewer customers from electric railway towns than last year, while mail order business remains strong and one interurban town customer reports unusually high sales.
For the first time since becoming secular within the United Mine Workers, WB Wilson is spending Christmas with family in his Pennsylvania home. He left Indianapolis recently and newspapers say he looked like a real Santa Claus with presents. President John Mitchell also enjoys the holiday at his Thinals home amid ongoing labor troubles.
A 36 hour outlook from Dec. 3 warns of light snow and a deepening cold front. Temperatures may reach about 10 above zero or lower with partly cloudy skies Friday night and Saturday. Also notes mail service expansion on the Indianapolis and Eastern traction line nearing completion and a veterinary asthma cure report for a Pueblo cat with Chicago ties.
Abe Welch was shot in the face by Preston Bell on Willard Street at 10 a m Friday. They were at the Welch home when a quarrel led to the shooting. A large crowd gathered but was driven back by the assailant as he fled through the front door. Police were in pursuit but had not found the suspect by early morning.
Despite a warning in The Sun urging care with decorations, no fires were reported at headquarters Thursday night on Christmas Eve. The previous many Christmas Eves often saw several fires, making this trend unusual.
Thousands rise before dawn to attend early Catholic masses across churches. At St John’s, Bishop Chatard presided a solemn high mass at 10:36 a.m. and delivered the papal blessing.
Watersfield, Cal. December 2. Aguill Antonie and Trinidad Figueroa are under arrest for causing death to Lee Gar, a Chinese man, in Nerdles. A trunk suitcase found with a head of an unknown man, the head allegedly bought by a woman involved in the case.
Toledo G Desc 25 reports Mayor Jones Ray 000 distributed to the employees of the Al. Tones company. Each man received ft, the money representing a per cent of the wages paid during the year. Oil Down to 25 Cents in Reymont, Tex. Crunean dropped to 25 cents, the third drop in ten days of dry weather.
Jerman Kent, 30, a Chilean native living in the United States, was arrested after writing a letter to President Roosevelt. He carried a revolver and steel knuckles when detained. In related dispatch from Austin, Texans report Mexican International Railroad office workers in Piedras Negras, Mexico, attended a bullfight presided over by six American young women with several near misses.
In Barboursville Kentucky a young man named Collins formerly of Leake county who served two years in the Glendale house of reform is now engaged in leasing and saving money to enter Yale next year He was sentenced to two years but released for good behavior Gen Rockwell dies suddenly in Boston of heart failure Thursday night
Police court convened at 3 30 am to clear dockets and end the day for families. Grand jury indicted former deputy clerk Brown for pocketing fines in criminal court. Big Pour robbery case involves box cars and new charges. A child named Zalpha Weaver was burned in a Thursday incident. Marshall Barrington’s absence leads to murder indictment uncertainty as Albert Nicholas remains playmate. St Marys parochial school plans a Christmas tree Sunday afternoon at the Pall parish.
An old police writ in Martinsburg leads to a corpse rising from a bed as Patrolman Shine discovers the man is dead yet the case returns to life of sorts. Witnesses recount a wrapped body and a startled scene as authorities pursue the unresolved payment of a fine.
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