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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1910
Page
2
The Salvation Army discovered a mother and eight children, all ill with measles, living in distress as the father quit work to nurse them. Supplies were provided and half a ton of coal delivered. The family, new to Indianapolis since December, had no local friends.
Police conveyed a report of a murder in a Belt railway and Kentucky avenue saloon. Capt. Manning led detectives and officers in an automobile squad to every nearby saloon but found no evidence of a murder.
Madrid reports the steamer Sultan struck a rock while entering Aviles harbor. Seven people were drowned and more than ten rescued by boats in the harbor. The incident occurred February 16. The ship sustained damage but hopes for survivors remained uncertain.
Nusbaum decisive winner at Board of Trade billiard parlor claiming second block 250 to 161. He leads Bemis by 166 points overall as the event continues.
William Newton Harding was elected president of the Columbia club at a directors meeting on Tuesday afternoon. E L Killen was named vice president Bert B Adama secretary Horace E Smith treasurer and Thomas E Meek assistant treasurer. Directors include Franklin Van Camp retiring president Charles S Stone Henry L Dollman Laula F Smith James A Allison Harry S New and the new officers excepting Smith and Meek.
Mayor Shank issues an order to stop sale of beer whisky and wine in illegal houses run by women in Indianapolis. Supt Hyland will enforce the order. Three police sergeants have warned housekeepers to cease sales. many houses are expected to close as profits relied on beer at one dollar per quart bottle.
In Butte Montana on February 16, engineers in the district walked out threatening to close all copper mines. Mine officials predicted replacements could be found, and many strikers were expected to join the union.
Atlantic City police probe the death of 18 year old Jane Adams blamed on chloroform during a confrontation with suspect William Seyler. autopsy confirms she fought for life while witnesses on the pier heard no cries. Seyler, last seen with Adams, remains at large as authorities press for alibi details.
Boston Feb 16 Mrs Helen Agnes Mansfield seeks divorce from Red Letter Jo Harry Mansfeld Rockland boy broker. It is believed Mansfield will wed Miss Violette Watson Goldfield Nev who two years ago claimed marriage to Mansfield and sued Thomas b Walsh for breach of trust.
Karl Rogers, son of Col. John J. Rogers, the Phillies’ former owner and baseball manufacturer, was held up near his Wyncote home shortly after midnight and shot in the right hip. He wrestled the robber and took his revolver. the assailant escaped, believed wounded.
Rome reports Whitelaw Reid the American ambassador has rented a villa named Brasiliana Posilippe on the Bay of Naples for a seven day stay. He will entertain Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt plans to accompany Miss Ethel Roosevelt when the ex president arrives in Italy after his African trip.
An 18-year-old girl, Jennie Shakolsky, leapt from her home at 168 East Second Street after writing a note saying she could not live without her lover Isaac. The tragedy occurred today as she died from the five-story fall, with authorities noting she had been driven to suicide by heartbreak.
James W. Holliday known as Bug Holliday, famed batter and outfielder, died at his Cincinnati home after a long illness. He joined the Cincinnati team in 1909 and played left field for ten years.
James F. Quigley of the police department is assigned to the city legal department to investigate evidence in damage suits against the city. He will gather witness statements and prepare a complete typed report. Previously he served as detective for the police chief during the Metzger administration.
A severe flood and gale lash France causing extensive damage from Paris to the Rhine region. Troops drive residents from danger zones as storms disrupt rail, flood rivers inundate farmland, and thousands endure hardship with closed factories and rationed food. Cattle drown. houses and bridges vanish. widespread disarray persists.
Russell County youth, age two by error in report, confessed stealing silverware and hardware from Van Camp Hardware. Special Judge Brown withheld judgment, ordering $500 repayment with up to $32 weekly, citing first offense and leniency. The boy had previously given goods to female friends and sent items to Chicago and St Louis.
A historical overview traces Abbe Spallanzani and Beaumont for stomach chemistry, crediting Alexis St Martin’s wound with advancing physiology. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as natural digestors, claiming nationwide use, 40,000 physicians endorsement, and a free trial offer by mail from F A Stuart Co, Marshall, Michigan.
Havre reports several wrecks along the coast and a score of fishing vessels missing in the big storm.
Berne February 16 The same tempest waves hammer France and now threaten Switzerland. In the Alps buzzards are raging and it is feared many tourists will be cut off amid the wreckage of travel routes and mountain access blocked by severe weather.
Reports from Brussels on February 14 describe terrific storms along the coast causing great shipping damage. Inland rivers rise and several towns are threatened. the Meuse river is still rising.
In Angouleme France on February 3 the Charente and Vienne rivers overflowed their dykes turning low lying areas into lakes. Fields towns and homes are inundated thousands flee to hills as bridges are swept away and houses carried downstream. Vineyards suffer heavy damage and paper mills face hardship as underground streams surge beyond capacity.
Ephraim Teegarden, 75, was found dead in bed at the Princeton hotel in Indianapolis on Wednesday morning. He and his wife had arrived Tuesday night from Texas City Illinois en route to Ashville Ohio. The physician attributed death to heart trouble.
Young Loughrey of Philadelphia earned the decision against Tommy Quill of Brockton after a fast 12-round bout at the Armory Athletic Association last night in Boston Massachusetts February 16.
Harry Moore aged 24 of 24 W New York Street was robbed by two men at 6 30 Tuesday night on Ellsworth near New York street. The highwaymen struck him and took 4.40 the first wages from his first day at Atlas Engine Works after weeks of unemployment.
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