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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1907
Page
2
Arthur C. Metzler the drug clerk goes to trial for murder in the shooting of Albert W. Harvey, a Negro, at the Capitol avenue drug store. Metzler admits a threat but claims Harvey refused to leave. the defense seeks to impeach a key Negro eyewitness.
Col Ham, famed Georgia humorist, will deliver Old Times in Dixie at Caleb Mills Monday night. The talk, illustrated by apt scenes, promises to be entertaining and energetic, recalling Uncle Jim and Aunt Rachel with vivid humor. Seats available from Wulschner Stewart Music Co. Col Ham is a primary attraction in Polis lecture series.
Evan Preas Association and United Trades and Labor Council members press President Roosevelt in Washington to use his power and the courts to seek a decision legalizing kidnapping in the Moyer Haywood and Pettibone case linked to the Western Miners Federation and ex-Gov Steunenberg of Idaho.
George Ade known for The College Widow is described as a prosperous farmer near Brooke Indiana. He runs an 900 acre estate yielding eight percent and hosts frequent house parties. Ade distinguishes between a farmer and an agriculturist and expands into bulldog farming with fifteen dogs named after his plays.
Former State Life Insurance president A M Sweeney lies bedridden amid pneumonia fears connected to a probe into a 25 000 stake in the Stevenson building sale. Attorney Will Latta sues W E Mick and Co for 25 000 claiming unpaid legal fees tied to the deal.
A well known authority warns of a hard season for catarrhal diseases and urges warm weather, dry feet, and care. A home remedy using Pulp Extract Dandelion, Compound Kargon, and Compound Syrup Sursaparille is suggested, with doses after meals and at bedtime. The mixture targets kidneys and eliminative tissues to reduce symptoms.
Irving S. Gordon longtime president of the Indianapolis Saddlery company died in Jacksonville Florida from pneumonia after two weeks illness. He built the firm from a small saddlery shop to a west wide supplier with government contracts. He also led the Columbia club Manufacturers association and served on the Board of Trade. The Board of Governors met to adopt resolutions on his death.
Local leaders and officials praise a proposed Y M C A building, noting its role in improving railroad workers lives and keeping young men from bad habits. Elam N. Neal Rev James D. Stanley and others cite the association as a moral force aiding churches and city growth.
The Y M C A in Indianapolis aims to lift non churchgoing young men, targeting 50 000 city youths where only about 35 percent attend church and 20 percent regularly. The new building will include billiard tables and bowling alleys to attract and retain these men, offering social amusements once the facility is complete.
The Y M C A outlines a substantial new facility with multiple floors of activity. It includes billiard and pool rooms on the first and second floors, a dining room, business men and boys clubs, Turkish baths, a public bath and barber shop, and an auditorium for 800 seats. The project emphasizes educational rooms, shops, and spaces for youth meetings and employment work coordinated by A. C. Ward, highlighting the association’s role in placing boys and men in work and education programs.
A tall gaunt youth of about 18 seeks work at a Young Men's Christian Association desk in the city. Years later he leads the office force of a large manufacturing concern, showing how aid from the association can launch ambitious country youths into urban success.
Mrs Katherine Clark of 508 West Henry Street died Sunday from tuberculosis. She was 76 and lived with a daughter. The coroner’s finding was ratified after initial doubts about medical attendance, later confirmed that she had received medical care.
Mrs. Agnes Brown aged 71 died suddenly Sunday at her home 337 Holmes Ave Haughville. County coroner Dr G A Petersdorf believes heart trouble caused the death. She was seated by the stove, felt ill, tried to rise, and fell dead, living with a sister.
Ott item sale notice shows bulk stocking offer for fourteen dozen children sized 6 to 7, medium weight seam free stockings priced at 45 cents and 25 cents for bulk orders.
Miss Estelle Clark visits Logansport while Maj. Goodspeed from Athens stays in town. A Meje Baka club dance is planned at Brenneke academy with several social guests, while Harriette Newton and Cleveland Collins wed in Alabama and plan their New York departure for Colon. The German house marks its 13th anniversary with a program and dance, and a George Washington birthday ball is set by the Signal corps. A hearts party honors Miss Margaret Bailey as the Monday needle coterie celebrates its second year with luncheon and matinee. Maj. Goodspeed also visits again, and Mrs. David Chrichton returns home from Marion.
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