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Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1907

Page

5

Blackmailer Exposes Banker In Kansas Political Ruse

In Panokia Delaware banker Trevor Daer faces a blackmailer plotting to ruin his state treasurer bid. The critic reveals a past alias Robt Read and a shortage accusation. Granger, a former ally, identifies Jim Baldkirk as the real thief. the scheme ends with the blackmailer kicked out.

Trevor Daer Delaware Panokia Kansas Tom Granger Daer Buck Scott Robt Bob Granger Read Baldkirk

Alzen New Metal Much Strong Yet Light and Polished

Consul General Guenther from Frankfort describes Alzen a new alloy of two parts aluminum and one part gine. It is said to rival cast iron in strength while offering greater elasticity and better rust resistance. The metal can reproduce delicate lines in casting and takes a high polish.

Guenther Frankfort

Police probe death after exhumation uncovers fatal blow

Officials in Hammond and South Chicago exhumed Joseph Rapke after burial records cited jaundice. They determined death resulted from a blow to the head. Arrests are anticipated as investigations continue.

Chicago Joseph Rapke

Promise That Cascarets Probe The American Family

Advertising copy touts Cascarets as the most perfect bowel medicine for the American family after eleven years of promising reliable, nature aligned effects. It claims millions of loyal users and unwavering fulfillment of promises.

The Old Way At The Proposed Way In Saluting Ladies

The essay contrasts saluting the lady with the traditional hat lift and a new army style salute by raising fingers to the hat brim. It notes the old gesture may be outdated and praises the spirit of courtesy over rigid ritual as trends emerge from Newport.

Newport

Evelyn Nesbit at Five Was Sensation of Home Town

Tarentum Pennsylvania recalls Evelyn Nesbit Thaw born here, a beauty who at age five sang in a cherished church memorial. Neighbors describe a quiet, gentle child who rose to fame amid public tragedy, with lasting community sympathy for her later trials and fame.

Evelyn Nesbit Tarentum Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Evelyn Winfield Scott Nesbit Evelyn Florence McKenzie Allegheny Lock St Secondave Florence Tivelyn Nesbit New York Florence Nesbit Howard Florence Evelyn

Beardsley Bill Aims At Drugstore Liquor Sales

A new bill by Senator Beardsley seeks to loosen the Ganl ard blind tiger act by allowing intoxicants to be sold only in quart quantities at drug stores with a physician prescription. The measure would keep druggists under the old law’s restrictions.

Beardsley

Senate Bill On Reports To Health Dept Amended

Senator Henry P Pearson proposed a drastic bill forcing physicians and households to report births deaths and infectious diseases to the health department. The senate amended the measure. provision to revoke a physician license after a third conviction was removed before passage.

Henry P. Pearson Senate

Proposed Route Changes For City Streetcars

The plan calls to move Broad Ripple cars to Central avenue and Anderson cars to Columbian avenue via Howland junction to ease College avenue congestion. An extended Columbia avenue line from 25th to 32nd Street would serve the change, benefiting residents currently with poor service during summer peaks.

Broad Ripple Central Ave Anderson Columbian Ave Howland Station College-ave Hne Logansport Ft. Harrison College Columbia Columbia Ave

Hoosiers in New York

Special to The Sun. New York figures include numerous Indiana residents visiting the city this week. Listed are J Wohfield S Marlowe C E Crosby E W Howard hissipp CC Downes W Bridge A Kipp Miss Hereth G E Keller Miss Kann W M Woodward S Whitman F N Nessler J J McCarthy W J Brown JL A Dean A Goodman and many others from Indianapolis South Bend Terre Haute Vincennes Fort Wayne Anderson Evansville Edinburg Franklin Kokomo LaFayette Munice Noblesville Peru Richmond and more.

New York Indiana J. Wohfield S. Marlowe C. E. Crosby E. W. Howard Hissipp Cc, Downes W. Bridge A. Kipp Miss Hereth G. E. Keller Miss Kann W. M. Woodward S. Whitman F. N. Nessler J. J. McCarthy W. J. Brown JL. A. Dean A. Goodman G. W. Herkrader EH. H. Bauer T. W. Mitchell RB. Samuels FE. R. Arbuckle Dirs C. Kahn W. T. Cleaver Miss Frice W. H. Kilman E. Sadler J. Titus Albert W. Wishard W. C. #aring Js. A R. C. Wadsworth Washington F. L. Tatt A. B. Trentman Miss Hauber A. &. Smith Fort Wayne L. W. Henry A. M. Leakey Anderson H. KR. Moltz Decatur W. J. Nance Miss Becker Evansville G. Norton Edinburg R. V. Ditmars F. Evans Franklin Sternbeck Fowler B. F. Harness Lb. Schwind Miss Strauss CC. EK. Tolmes G. W. Hohms Kokomo J. Hickman Loogootee C. D. Robison Lafayette A. Magabus H. Kluter C.S. Jenkins E. Rothschild Mass H. T. Tillman A. C. Batley Marian Meehan M. G. Branch Muncie C. W. Sowerwein Noblesville E. Watson Peru J. F. Hasemeier Richmond

Beauty Walks In Cold Morning Winds At Central Park

Women continue to take complexion walks despite winter. Early morning exercisers tramp around the reservoir in Central Park facing biting wind. The ritual is seen as a bold tradeoff for beauty with windburned cheeks and tousled hair, yet valued for the desired glow.

New York Press Central Park Royal Road

Indictment Filed Against Harvey Critzer in Embezzled Ticket Case

Grand jury returned an indictment charging Harvey Critzer with receiving an embezzled street car ticket. He had recently been tried for embezzling from a common carrier and received a sentence of one to five years in Jeffersonville penitentiary. Motion for a new trial pending. If granted, he will be tried under a new charge with a Workhouse sentence cap. The prior punishment drew criticism as too severe.

Harvey Critzer Critzer Jeffersonville

Saloon License Bill Advances in House Committee

The house committee on public morals will report the 3,000 saloon license bill next Tuesday with a divided report likely, though a majority report is expected in favor of passage. The Prohibitionists lead the opposition among lobbyists.

House Committee On Public Morals

Young Man Disappears Near Goshen College

Goshen Ind February 16 Earl Osborn nineteen year old son of A Q Osborn of Brimfield has vanished from the city where he has studied at the local college for three years. Authorities report no trace and his family seeks information on his whereabouts.

Goshen Ind

Spanking Not Curing Bed Wetting Warns Reader

A notice from Mrs. M. Summers of Notre Dame Indiana offers a free home treatment for bed wetting claiming a constitutional cause and that it helps both children and adults with urinary difficulties. Mothers are urged to write today with no money required and no blame placed on the child.

M. Summers Hox W. Notre Dame Ind

Where the Fun Comes In and a Glimpse of Old Times

A collage of witty dialect and social quips contrasts a rural winter chapter with comments on fashion corsets and manners. The dialogue features Mrs Smithers and Mr Smithers discussing colonial homes forced by hardships, plus remarks on Taft, photographers, prizefighters, and a railway official lamenting prosperity.

Rural routes may be cut in Lawrence County

Bedford Ind February 16. Due to poor road conditions a government Inspector reports that Lawrence county may lose several rural mail delivery routes after recent inspection.

Bedford Ind Lawrence County

Fine Old Linen in Swiss Cheese Waist

A Washington woman braves a punctured linen shirtwaist embroidered with leaves and blossoms. The garment, once her mother’s petticoat, came to town with the family last year to reside near a married daughter and is valued but offered for sale amid fond memories of its public display potential.

Washington, D. CC Washington

Original Cold Tablet Bears E. W. Grove Signature

A reader notes that only one genuine sanative is Bromine Quinine, warning that similarly named remedies may mislead. The first cold tablet is described as a white package with black and red lettering and the signature E. W. Grove.

E. W. Grove Fic

Up-to-Date Patterns for Sun Readers

The Sun offers ten cent patterns from a leading company. A new pattern is described daily. This is the only ten cent pattern with seam allowances. Send ten cents, pattern number and size, plus name and address to The Fashion Department of the Sun for postpaid delivery.

the Sun Fashion Department

Miss Kean Wears a Bejeweled Hat

The luxury of the age shows forth in jewel display as women wear gems on fashionable hats. Miss Lucy Kean, sister of a Jersey senator, uses a tulle hat studded with about a dozen diamond and emerald rings, drawing attention at theater outings. Other society figures, Mrs Walsh Miss Durand and Miss Elkins, are noted for jeweled accessories including brick tulle gowns and jeweled slippers.

Lucy Kean Jersey Miss Kean Mrs. Walsh Miss Durand Miss Elkins

Also Mentioned on This Page

Other Royal Baking Powder CO the Daily Story Alzen Hammond, Ind Cascarets Bill Hoosiers Smithers Henry Taft England Eastern Railway Meredith Nicholson Underwood Paria Patterna Pries Washington, D. C Ferger Amber Gargle Delaware and Ohio Ezra Meeker North Senate Ave Indianapolis Jos.r. Adams, Painter Hudsom Street Ories Business College HL B. Vorles Scott-Miller CO N. New Jersey St Huntington & Page N. Delawar Big Pembsylvania ST The Tiger Real Estate Co
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