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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1907
Page
1
Gen Pavloff chief military procurator was killed this morning during a court martial. A terrorist disguised as a soldier fired seven shots, wounding two policemen and a boy before being captured near the opera house and court building.
President Roosevelt promised to attend Indianapolis on May 20 to speak at the unveiling of General Henry Lawton's statue. The invitation came from a Commercial Club delegation led by Representative Overstreet with R. Hawkins Hilton A. Brown and Evans Woollen. He would travel by special train and then proceed to Lansing Michigan after the ceremony.
Chief of Police Robert Metzger denies delaying his criminal court trial and says he is ready for Jan 14. Mayor Bookwalter to host city council at his home Thursday night as the barrel of oysters is rumored to be opened. Judge Stubbs drafts juvenile court measures for the state legislature. City and county pay union carpenter wages. Public Works will press ahead with spring street improvements amid intimidation attempts. City weights inspector may inspect gas meters. John Males publishes a patriotic song to American women. Ice trade faces uncertainty with natural and artificial suppliers. Fred Eppert hosts a theater party for council members. Crowder Mason and W D Cooper work on merging inventories. Plasterers busy in the Board of Trade building with dryers causing steam. Crystal theater finishes near completion on S Hinots street. Greek shoeshine parlors report rising female patronage.
The Indianapolis Sun pledges eighteen years of unbiased coverage of the Indiana legislature. Three trusted reporters will monitor sessions starting Thursday, delivering factual, unbolstered news from the shoulder without bias, while editorials will express opinions separately.
A streetcar collision at Alabama and Michigan streets injured three people, with one woman seriously hurt. Conductor Browning suffered a probable skull fracture as the cars failed to stop on slippery rails, sending passengers into a panic while two women, Mrs. Pratt and Mrs. Lewis, endured spinal injuries and nervous shock.
Evansville Indiana January 9 The river is receding slowly and flood danger for the present is at an end. The loss in this vicinity is not heavy. Some corn in the lowlands is submerged but farmers saved livestock and household effects. No major damage reported in the city though several factories along the creek closed.
The Union outlines propaganda efforts to promote labor causes with label meetings in Chicago clothing trades using stereopticons. Unions aim to extend into trading stamps with stamps redeemable by financial secretaries for dues. Union members would buy union goods to earn stamps equal to half a percent of label trade value.
Sessions of the Indiana Woolg Growers and Indiana Swine Breeders took place at the statehouse on Wednesday morning with discussions led by George W. Parnell James West and others. The Aberdeen Angus Breeders plan an evening session and the Indiana Poland China Swine Breeders formed a permanent group with Cr Dickerson W Morris M Gentry and Lloyd Mugg elected as officers and planners for next January.
A special edition of the presidents Panama message with pictures from his canal inspection is issued by the government printing office. Copies available to the public for 50 cents each at the government printing office.
Scripps-McRae reports F Augustus Heinze and associates wrest control of the Mercantile National bank from the Gould interests. The copper magnate is elected a director of Consolidated National Bank and poised for active financial moves. He reportedly plans large mining ventures now that Mercantile’s millions are in hand.
Old time marketplace note lists new pianos priced from 165 dollars upward and promotes Wulschner’s ice cream cones as fitting for banquets receptions and parties with Old phone number Main 6211.
Detectives arrested Fred Richards and his wife after a Tuesday afternoon discovery of an alleged opium joint at 616 Indiana Ave. A large wardrobe of dresses, a full opium outfit, and reports of frequent costume changes were found. Both suspects face loitering charges and are held on heavy bonds as police investigate further.
William Foor former Imperial hotel manager pleaded guilty in criminal court to allowing gambling at his hotel. Judge James A. Pritchard fined him 100 and costs. a police court fine matched. Police broke up a poker game at the hotel on November 24, 1906, prompting the case.
An examination of applicants for admission to dental schools was held Wednesday at the statehouse by the State Board of Dental Examiners. Probably none failed and all took the examination.
Leslie McLaughlin, indentified as Andrew McLaughlin, a Perry township farmer, pleaded guilty in criminal court on a note for 300 dollars forged with the name James H. Cogill. Judge James A. Pritchard fined McLaughlin ten dollars and sentenced him to the penitentiary for two to fourteen years.
The Indianapolis Dairy company at 200-28 E Maryland Street will reorganize and operate as the Indianapolis Commission company. Theodore H. Dammeyer remains president with brothers William E. Dammeyer and Henry G. Dammeyer as associates. The new firm is incorporated for $10,000.
The State Board of Agriculture named department superintendents for the state fair including Admissions J C Haines Rockport grand stand Knode Porter Hagerstown speed Charles W Travis Lafayette heavy horses David Wallace Indianapolis light harness horses Charles Anthony Muncie beef cattle F A Nave dairy and creamery Clem Graves Bunker Hill swine Mason J Niblack Vincennes sheep John L Thompson Gas City poultry I Newt Brown Franklin art James E McDonald Ligonier horticulture Oscar Hadley Plainfield agriculture C B Benjamin Crown Point mechanical E S Tuell Corydor concessions H L Nowlin Lawrenceburg and executive committee Messrs Thompson Haines Nowlin and Travis.
The Interstate Commerce Commission plans a nationwide probe into block signaling safety after deadly wrecks including the Terra Cotta and Sawyers incidents. It backs non intermittent 24 hour signal towers, stricter rules, harsher discipline, limited operator hours, banning youths and women as operators, and tighter clock inspections.
Cassie Frey, a negro woman, arrested on a charge of cutting the throat of Henry Dugan, a white man sixty, waived examination in police court Wednesday and was sent to the grand jury under a heavy bond. Dugan has been at City hospital and is about recovered and will be out in a few days.
Squire E R Welshhaus of the Shelby street Big Four shops marries Roxie A Manis of 706 S Delaware street before Justice of the Peace H B Stout on Wednesday. The ceremony was private but spectators were allowed if they would refrain from kissing the bride.
Plasterers and decorators announce a repair department now open for quick service. Work completed on short notice. Call Bell phone 6065 Main or new phone 1323 for estimates and scheduling.
Mrs. Potter Palmer hosts a National Civic Federation event in her Lake Shore mansion where Chicago capital and labor will mingle without formal dress. The January 12 reception aims to foster employer and worker dialogue, reflecting Palmer's long public service and recognition, including honors from France.
Boston, January 9. Mrs Grace Allen married Charlies E Thompson to fulfill her late husband’s wish. The dying man urged his friend and wife to care for each other and join hands at his bedside.
Justice J H Sheppard to hear suit brought by M H Spades owner of the residence at 517 North Delaware street formerly occupied by the Stag club against William Beck and Horace Wilson for $50 rent in arrears for December and January. Proceeding set for next Saturday.
Stockholders re elected all existing officers and directors. Officers include John Perrin as President and H A Schlotzhauer as cashier with Theodore Stempfel as assistant cashier Evans Woolen as counsel and O P Welborn as auditor. Directors named include Hervey Bates Jr James I Cissette Frank W Lewis Herman Lieber John Perrin Joseph C Schaf Henry Severin and Evans Woollen.
Elkhart Indiana date line reports missionary Adeline VY Brunk, who went to Armenia five months ago, died December 11. Brunk, a member of the Mennonite church, is remembered for her religious work and service abroad.
The Board of State Charities received a request from Hon. St. Clair A. Mul holland, United States pension agent in Philadelphia, via Secretary of State Fred A. Sims, for a copy of the indeterminate sentence law.
The State Board of Health reports mayor Dr Fuller has been detained for not reporting diphtheria cases and failing to enforce quarantine rules. Two deaths are attributed to his alleged neglect of duties. Rug cleaning and repair services offered by Ashjian Bros. Co. with two phones.
Foreign residents in Tangier fear a Raisuli kidnapping to press the sultan. The bandit's recall of abducting Ion Perdicaris in May 1904 and the $55,000 ransom haunts the foreign colony, fueling alarm over a possible new seizure to regain authority.
Reports from Rio Blanco and Nogales in the Orizaba mill district say government forces have full control. Troops faced rioters halting violence. thirty workers died and over eighty were wounded as soldiers opened fire to disperse the crowd.
Maj. Charles R. Krauthoff of the U S army subsistence department is authorized to buy 600000 pounds of flour for famine relief in China. E H Harriman offers use of his line for transport. The U S consul in Shanghai will distribute the flour to famine-stricken residents.
Miss Anna Hoffman, daughter of millionaire brewer William Hoffman, and Oscar Hayter, riding master of the Metropolitan Riding club, married on Christmas after meeting at a riding academy. Father Hoffman blesses union. The couple traveled to Hoboken for the ceremony.
Edward Ash and Bella Godelle were married Tuesday at 6 in Covenant Congregational Church at E Market and Highland. Only a few friends attended. The bride, noted as one of Louisville’s beautiful women, and Edward Ash rode the 7:10 train to Wilkensburg, Pa., where they will reside. The ceremony was performed by Rev Albert Garwood Detch.
John W. Johnson, state supervisor of public printing, was arrested in the state house this morning by a deputy sheriff on the charge of attempting to corruptly influence circuit court judges. A grand jury returned an indictment yesterday.
Judge Clark rules for city on coliseum site with plans by Rubbush Hunter. Bids sought for ten to twelve days, with opening set for January 21. A temporary market shelter will run from Market street to Alabama street, preserving stall space and vehicle passage while work on the permanent market and city hall proceeds.
The autitorium floor will sit seven feet above street level, reachable by seven inclined entrances with no stairs. The arena floor spans 710 by 125 feet and will use a single wood plank, the building being fireproof. Delaware Street serves the main city offices entry with a grand stairway and two elevators to later floors housing controllers, departments, and the council chamber on the fourth floor.
Danville Ind January 9 The city of Indianapolis won again in the city hall and coliseum suit as Judge Clark sustained the demurrer to the amended complaint The case moved here on a venue change from Marion county Attorney Bachelder signaled an appeal to the supreme court within 60 days The ruling held the suit insufficient to show damage or standing to enjoin construction The bonds worth 300 000 were issued and sold to New York The city maintains the right to build and control the market place with the alleged injunction shift to Hendricks county for trial
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