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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
2
The notice invites participants to submit correct artistic solutions with a chance to share in a cash value prize pool and related merchandise distribution. It specifies eligibility for those providing right answers and outlines prize participation.
Solve the number circle puzzle by placing numbers from 632 down to 50, each used at most twice, so all lines horizont al diagonals and verticals total 1909. Mail or bring solution to store by Dec 30 1908 with name and address.
John White 52 a city nightwatchman at the courthouse swallowed carbolic acid Monday night and died at City hospital shortly after. He left a note alleging domestic trouble as the cause of his action. White, once employed at Kingan & Co, was a well known ward politician and lived at 25 N Keystone avenue.
H P Folk of St. Louis and George L Crafts of Des Moines led a meeting with Indianapolis millinery sellers at the Denton hotel to form a local post of the travelling men association. Officers elected were L W Daugherty president Fred D Balz vice president E M Johnson secretary and W D Jones treasurer.
Chicago authorities promise enforcement of a city ordinance requiring licenses for theater operators. Chief Shippy says many theaters run picture machines without licensed operators and plans to notify managers to push required examinations, though board delays slow progress. The report also notes a separate incident of serious burns in Ansvill e Indiana from a Christmas tree fire.
Indiana proponents including Los Angeles originator A L Bancroft push a county wide road blocking and house numbering system. The plan would align roads, assign names, divide into ten blocks per mile, and use block numbers with lettered house identifiers to show exact location on both sides of the road. The article notes low cost, permanence, and ease of use for finding distant points.
Mathew A. Lockwood veteran letter carrier fell from a new mail collecting car at Capitol avenue and Twenty-fourth streets. He struck his head, the skull feared fractured, and was taken by ambulance to Methodist hospital in serious condition. Authorities attribute the fall to apoplexy.
Funeral services for William V Wheeler founder of the Rescue Mission were held Monday afternoon at his home 1115 Broadway. Services were conducted by George H Thomas Post G A R and the Rev Wirt King of Central Avenue MB church.
Chicago December 29 President C A of the Chicago American buys property at Thirty street and Wentworth avenue for a new White Sox park. The land cost 150000 dollars from Mrs Lovert Jar John Wentworth, former Chicago figure. The park will be ready for occupancy next spring with Bo likely to apply.
In Omaha police court Judge Judie Crawford allowed Mrs. Frank Freihach to act as judge in her husband’s trial for abusing his wife and children. After testimonies of intoxication and cruelty, Freihach received a one day confinement, the lightest possible sentence, as his wife remounted the bench and he was led to jail.
Federal Judge Anderson proposes to extend the Star Publishing Company receivership as long as it serves creditor interests. He refused to sift the receivership and allowed John Shaffer of Chicago joining Daniel Reid of New York, amid clashes with George F. McCulloch over management. The court found Receiver George C. Hitt competent and said the property is more valuable under receivership.
Hazelton Ind December 29 Frank Speight was fined after admitting guilt in stealing corn from Frank Cassidy’s crib. Cassidy found eight penny nails driven into corncobs in Speight’s hog pen, using the nails as evidence to secure his arrest and conviction.
In Chicago on December 29 an aged London woman left West Freman a third of her estate valued at 310,000. Years ago Freman aided her after a cab accident, summoned a physician, and cared for her until she could name herself. She later sent a card and never forgot his kindness.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt youngest daughter of the president made her debut in capital society at a Washington ball last night. Mrs Roosevelt and her daughter greeted guests in the blue room and later the party moved to the drawing room where 400 young men and women danced to a Marine Band orchestra in scarlet uniforms.
J and Holliday purchased the Grand hotel property from the William Haerle heirs for 110000. The site fronts Illinois street 54 feet and Maryland street 101 feet three inches. The building will continue as a hotel.
Vicksburg Miss Dec 29 The Indiana monuments and markers in the nations park here were dedicated today A special train carrying the Moosters from Indianapolis arrived last night Col Ben Scudder hosted a reception Gov Noel attended Gov Hanly gave the principal address at the dedication Thirty one men representing fourteen of the twenty eight Indian organizations that participated in the Vicksburg campaign were present The commission members also joined the party
Indiana Teachers Association begins a three day session at Caleb Mille Hall with teachers arriving from directions. President George W. Benton heads the legislative committee to guard against undesirable legislation. L. D. Harvey, president-elect of the National Educational Association, will speak Tuesday night.
Chicago December 29 Mme Blanche Marchesi the prima donna on her first American tour warned a man in the Auditorium hotel lobby not to approach lest he spread his cold saying it will make me sick. Her manager J S Gordon had been trying to inform her of train departures.
Chapultepec racing in H. R. Brandt colors clocked 1:11 for six furlongs to break the American record. The former mark, shared by Rose Ben and Gloria, was 1:11 and one-fifth seconds slower. Lady Irma also set a five and one half furlongs record at 1:04 4-5, beating the prior 1:05.
A witty dialogue from the Sydney Bulletin features Pupii-I challenging a knockdown. The instructor replies that there are ten other ways to rise again, highlighting humor about resilience and clever comebacks. The caption reflects light Australian newspaper voice and period tone.
A garbled message advises taking a caret at bedtime and suggests sleep will end misery. the text is unclear and reads like a stray fragment with no identifiable names or events.
A well dressed woman who gave her name as Carmero Vanderlitz and claimed Turkish embassy ties in Washington is dying from a bullet wound near her heart at St Luke's hospital after a cafe shooting in Tuckhorn's cafe. A Minneapolis companion identified as Mrs Pullman is detained as a witness and two well dressed men are being sought by police. The waiters’ account of self inflicted shot is not yet accepted and a Washington message says the woman is not known at the Turkish legation.
Reports describe a devastating earthquake stretching from the southern Alps to Sicily. Fatalities spread across Gioia Tauro, Cacanzare, Stefanaconi, Regge, Catania, Monteleone, and other towns as rail lines, telegraph wires, and roads were ruined. Ships struggled to relay news while relief efforts mobilized coast to coast with thousands drafted to clear ruins and aid survivors.
A fragment hints at a joking scene where a lady remarks on He-Young Cash as a reliable felon yet doubts the claim when mistletoe enters the conversation. The tone is playful and suggests a Christmas related exchange. No concrete events or dates are present.
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