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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1906
Page
5
Humanitarians urge a child care system placing neglected children with loving women who would adopt and raise them. They argue mothers could care for two or three children, reducing reformatories and saving state funds, with homes supervised by devoted women. President Roosevelt urged to act.
A narrator recalls a life changing pursuit of Grace Erroll and a vanished statue. He courts Mrs Cytherton as a Greek ideal, learns of her marriage, endures Arab fever confinement, and later reunites with Grace Erroll while news arrives that his treasured statue is recovered from a city station property room.
A scanned column touts Golden Beal as an unsurpassed heart tonic curing ailments of the heart and related disorders. It cites medical authorities and authors praising a tonic said to improve heart action and general health, urging readers to rely on the remedy.
The article notes winter hair trends with ribbons and small flower wreaths. Young matrons wear dainty headpieces, including a pink ribbon creation on a high coiffure ending in a bow. Many attendees feature black velvet chokers with dangling ends and jeweled accents.
Brookville Indiana reports a fatal wreck as two trains collided on a passing switch. Engineer James McEntee ignored a stop command and plowed into the eastbound, demolishing both engines. Fireman Frank Morris perished in the crash. another fireman and two onboard men died or were crushed.
Schuyler county hearsay centers on Benjamin W. Scobey, accused of murder in Montour Falls area after a hotelkeeper Dickinson was wounded. Coroner’s jury held Scobey responsible but grand jury declined indicting him. Supporters say unwritten law spared him. critics argue indictment was warranted amid public sentiment and financial concerns. Scobey bonded out for manslaughter charge before grand jury decision. The affair involved Scobey’s wife, her former name Jennie Rightmeyer, and Dickinson’s ties to the region.
A caricatured collection of overheard remarks and stray sentences from community chatter. Topics range from a Pittsburg chamber and local scandals to travel salesmen, windowed jokes, and trivial exchanges about reading, fashion, and conduct.
Waldorf Dickinson, 40, cashier at the Wal King Exchange bank, was ambushed near Watkins while riding with a friend. Two gunshots wounded him. he fled, was found unconscious by the tracks at Montour Falls, and died the next day. A coroner's jury blamed Fendey, and he is jailed. Dickinson left a wife and two young children.
Special to The Las Columbus reports Henry Herb an iron worker was shot and killed yesterday by Constable Jeffries in a saloon at South Columbus. Witnesses say the constable acted in self defense.
In New Albany Indiana on December 34 Kemen berg donated a home and lot to the widow of Shiery Lyona, a fireman who died in the line of duty. The Trenaynth presented Mayor Best with a watch chain and charm as part of the memorial.
Dew Me and Mrs Gray are charged by George Reed in an affidavit. The case states they culled carpets and draperies from their apartments. The couple was berated at Ahitind. Faulder had gone there to bring them Buick.
In Evansville Indiana James Kennedy, 35, was arrested after attempting to pass counterfeit money at a saloon. Police found counterfeit notes on him and believe he leads a gang traveling to pass counterfeit cash.
A young hunter was killed north of Union City when his setter climbed a fence to chase a rabbit. The gun discharged as the rail broke, the load striking him on the head and he died after being carried home.
The Rives and Post Wheeler, both noted literary figures, plan to marry at the American embassy in Tokyo on December 3. Miss Rives is linked to the Virginia Rives family and cousin to Princess Troubetzkoy once Ming Amole Rives, author of The Quick and the Dead. Post Wheeler, famed for Reflections of a Bachelor, serves as secretary of the American Embassy in Japan.
The Sun reports the daughters of the Priami Canal Commission chairman, Theodora and Marguerite Shonts, ready for a London Paris season. They traveled on a social circuit through Washington Paris London with engagements at St James Palace. Theodora, linked to a Duc De Chaulnesset De Plequagny, is favored by Mrs. Roosevelt and known for sport. Marguerite, quieter but fond of riding and fox hunting, is said to share a substantial income for social duties. In coming season, they will travel to Baltimore and New York for society events.
David C Webb, 71, president of a large mercantile company in Kansas City, died yesterday in the city. Born in Lafayette, he rose to prominence in local business circles. A brief notice confirms his death and details of his age and origin.
Special to the Sam: In New Orleans analysts recovered the charred bodies of Lewis Phillipy, 80, and his wife, 68, from their burned home. Authorities believe the blaze began when the husband’s pipe smoking in bed ignited bedding, causing the fatal fire.
A fragment from a period piece by Ella XM Dearbore on bachelors and men. It quips that a bachelor has “beet weighs” yet is lacking, and a Chicago woman’s view of attractiveness leads to a Portland bachelor who rejects a wife’s beauty in favor of concern for wit and intelligence. The piece notes married and single life, with satirical phrases about expressions and social roles.
The Eup has arranged with a leading pattern company to supply readers with the latest patterns for ten cents each. A distinct pattern will be described daily. Orders are postpaid by sending the pattern name and size, along with the reader’s name and address, to The Fashion Department.
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