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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1909
Page
5
Buying side gains on hogs and sheep at Indianapolis yards while cattle prices ease. Receipts total about 1 000 hogs 1 100 cattle and 200 sheep with top hog price at 6 60 and most sold 6 25 to 6 50. Cattle trade dull with heavy steers and bulls weaker calves steady to lower. Sheep and lambs smaller receipts and generally steady with Friday demand modest.
Purdue's basketball team lost to Illinois 18? to 2% in Champaign after a long three hour late train ride from Lafayette. The Illini capitalized on Purdue's rough trip and missteps to secure the win.
Chauncey A. Manning was appointed captain of detectives by the Board of Safety to succeed the late Capt. Edward Bray. Manning had served as lieutenant of detectives since joining the force in December 1897, with Jeremiah Kinney moving from captain to lieutenant.
Dennis Courtney, struck on the head with a revolver by Sergt Elmer Stoddard during arrest, is said to be recovering at City hospital. He will be returned to the Jeffersonville reformatory to serve the remainder of his term as a paroled prisoner.
A bill passed the senate repealing the adult cigarette ban and making penalties for selling to minors stricter. The cigarette law, once ignored, is now slated for enforcement as cigarettes are reportedly smoked in the statehouse.
George W. Thompson of Ridpath's Lyceum bureau Chicago will lecture at King Avenue M E church Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. The subject is The Trial of Christ From the Viewpoint of a Lawyer. Admission free.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions bromine and a mining context with Curepe and Dey, but details are unclear. No definite event or identifiable figures emerge from the readable portion.
Police reveal an alleged horse poisoning gang operating in Bordugh and Brooklyn. Three detectives hid in a stall as William Press a 28 year old stableman of 485 Willett Street and Rubin Wolpinsky a 30 year old of 1 Eldridge Street were arrested at Fried Dellis 46 Suffolk Street. The gang is accused of poisoning horses after blackmail demands and has reportedly harmed over 300 horses citywide. A misdemeanor charge was filed pending deeper inquiry into possible larger crimes.
The Indiana House passed a repeal of the metropolitan police law by a 7 to 15 margin. It transfers appointment power for police commissioners from the Governor to mayors in 14 cities including Lafayette Hammond Elk Hart Michigan City Vincennes Anderson Muncie Elwood Marion Logansport New Albany Kokomo and Jeffersonville. Governor Marshall has resisted existing appointments and may suggest council nominees if the repeal fails. The measure, backed by Democrats, could yield Republican boards in nine cities for four years and is expected to advance in the Senate.
A seven month old baby died in a poverty stricken home on Yandes street after the mother fell ill and the family faced hunger and cold. Volunteers of America found them and will arrange an interment for the infant while the mother is hospitalized. Citizens are urged to contribute to the funeral fund payable to Volunteers of America at 448 Capitol Avenue.
In Auburn Missouri George W Perkins and his son John F Perkins were found guilty of manslaughter for the death of Charles Strout. The incident followed a quarrel over a baseball hit on Strout's horse, and the boy fired the shot at Strout on his father's urging. The jury asked for clemency for the boy.
North Adams Mass Feb 18 Mrs Anna Collins long employed as a washerwoman left an estate of 40000. Her children and families for whom she worked believed she was poor. She possessed 18 bank books and many railroad bonds.
Massage for scalp face and body offered with nervous-tension relief. Meridian room 8 advertises a 18 percent service or discount. Treatments at 310 North Alabama with stress relief options and tub baths. New phone 2122 listed for appointments.
Local advertisements list Polk's Best Milk praised as top for Indianapolis families. Various business spots include bicycle shop 1809 Century Thorn-Proof Tires, Shomyron Supply Co., storage units, wagon repairs by Bernd Bros., coal and coke suppliers, Earhard and Earhart dentistry, Formes Light Co. gasoline system installers, H C Schergens jewelers, Victor Printer, and D P Ostirk trusses. Rentals showcase a strictly modern flat at $22.50 per month with hot water and outside rooms.
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