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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1907
Page
1
A tidal wave swept parts of the Dutch East Indian islands south of Achin. About 300 people perished on the island of Tana with hundreds missing. Forty lives were lost on Simalu and reports from other islands indicate large loss of life.
Wall Street together with bankers and railroad men reacted to the Pennsylvania Railroad proposing an additional 200 million dollars to finish its improvements. Investors dumped Pennsylvania shares as fears of dividend cuts grew amid a tight money market and Cassatt’s optimistic estimates.
Indiana retail lumber dealers meet to discuss mail order houses and boost the home market. R B Clark of Anderson to present on the topic Friday afternoon. F E Parker of Saginaw and J T Eaglesfield address lumber supply and car service. Nominations: president Charles Franks Mishawaka and W W Atherton Anderson. vice president W F Johnson Indianapolis.
In the absence of the minister, senators opened with the Lord's prayer. The journal reading was dispensed with and 50 bills were introduced. A motion adjourned the session to reassemble Monday at 2 PM. Some members planned Sunday home visits due to expense.
Brief items note Desk Sergeant Frank Schwab’s son touring with the Madam Butterfly company in town, and his prior stint with Henry W. Savage’s orchestra. Roller skating returns as a fad with new rinks, and the Indianapolis Driving Club gears up for a summer program pleasing horse lovers. Old coins circulate easily. the Manhattan debuts as a 5-cent amusement spot on West Washington Street. The governor’s handshake related to meeting Mr. Miller, not a slight to the speaker. Gwilym Miles excites local audiences, while Thaddeus Rich’s Philadelphia concert is postponed for orchestra duties. Protracted E Tenth Street M E Church meetings draw crowds. Oil inspector Sid Conger dismisses newspaper notoriety and last-word talk. The Barbers’ Union plans a fourth annual ball at Germania Hall on Jan 23. Mrs. Kelcey’s gasoline accident causes burns. Tra Halmes opens a law office on the Circle, stressing business on the square. Ex-Justice Nickerson named assistant building inspector, returning to architectural roots.
John S. Schirm, president of Grand Canyon Lime and Cement Co., is arrested in Los Angeles on a charge of receiving concessions from the Santa Fe railway. The arrest follows the Brand jury inquiry into rebate practices.
The debate centers on local self government for Indiana cities as a Democrat backed bill by C K McCullough would shift police board appointments from governor to mayors. The measure aims to empower citizens to decide wide open or sealed lid policing policy, provoking factional disputes within the party and possible cross over in the race. A separate reform proposal seeks to curb graft by requiring annual county bid letting for printing contracts based on inventory needs and real usage.
Twenty six workmen died when a factory in Geispolsheim Alsace caught fire today. The tragedy occurred in the early hours, with authorities reporting extensive damage and fatalities.
J H Wind sor, a retired millionaire and philanthropist, died this morning in Des Moines. His wealth stemmed from large land holdings accumulated in pioneer days.
Senator Will Springer introduces a bill to raise the liquor license fee to 1000 dollars for a year, directing the fee to be paid to the county treasurer and into the county school fund, with an emergency clause taking effect on passage. The measure amends sections of the 1881 revised statutes governing sale of spirituous, vinious and malt liquors and related penalties.
Epifanoff, who recently tried to kill the master of the household of the Grand Duchess Elizabeth, was tried by drumhead court martial in Moscow today and executed.
Thieves entered the Beaver Meadow store in Freeland Pa. early today and bound the manager Miles Harold to his cot. They blew the safe and took $60 in cash and fled.
The last session of the annual county assessors meeting convened at the state house on Thursday afternoon. Miss Mary Stubbs chief of the State Bureau of Statistics was greeted by the assessors and urged to aid in gathering statistics while Chief Deputy J L Peets outlined the report blanks to be sent to the assessors.
Milwaukee officials back a Madison bill to establish a city slaughter house and butcher shop. The measure would allow meats to be prepared and sold at cost to all citizens, with the aim of making Milwaukee famous for meat rather than beer.
Mrs A D Horton entertained Thursday for her son Russell Joel on his eighth birthday. Eight guests attended and eight candles lit the table. Miniature harps tied with blue ribbons were favors. Mrs Horton was assisted by her mother Mrs J A Dynes.
Houston Chief Ellis testified in a Tenderloin court about an incident with two young women who accused him of a badger game. He explained he was on a nightly inspection voyage through Broadway and intoxicated men. A distraction led to missing seventy dollars before officers arrived.
A Indiana senate bill by Senator Will R. Wood would close barber shops on Sundays, making it a misdemeanor to work between midnight Saturday and midnight Sunday with fines up to 25 dollars and up to 30 days in jail. The long list of proposals also covers public depositories, banking supervision, daily cash settlements, finance board control, and various tax and fee measures. Other senators push pay rises for judges, two cent fare bills, anti trust measures, freight rate protections, and campaign finance restrictions.
Forecast calls for warmer weather today with rain expected Friday night into Saturday. Sunrise is 7 07, sunset 4 40. Temperature readings show noontime and afternoon values ahead, but OCR text contains unreadable segments.
Lansing Mich Jan 11 Gov Warner's letter accusing Arthur Hill of trying to secure the U S senate nomination helped break the Michigan Republican ring. At last night's caucus Congressman William Alden Smith won the nomination by a 32 to 45 vote, and will be elected by the party.
Andrew Carnegie writes in the Review of Reviews that minds should lead, not money, and that millionaires ought to share wealth with the poor only after death, with the community taking a large cut proportional to the fortune.
John Griffin of the Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Co. was crushed by iron castings from a long storage cabinet at Louisiana Street barns Tuesday night. Rescuers freed him after several minutes. he sustained a broken leg and minor cuts and bruises, and was taken home to 516 Senate Avenue.
Hamilton Bermuda January 21 The long missing steamer Ponce arrived in distress here in tow of the tramp steamer Wabble. The Scripps-McRae Preve Association confirms the vessel’s safe arrival after a troubled disappearance.
The lower house posts committee assignments and the plunder committee lists county appointees for various positions. Enrolling clerks, engrossing clerks, postmaster, doorkeepers, journal clerks, and other staff are named with assigned terms. Sperker Branch of the lower house plans to announce its committees Monday.
A committee appointed at a recent meeting of the County Commissioners association in South Bend met at the Denison hotel on Thursday night and organized for its work. George D. Park of Lafayette was named chairman, with D. A. Roche Nour of Brownstown Orlando Lee of Greensburg H A Tahulka of South Bend and L A Fredericks of Vincennes as members.
Ire swept a large tobacco warehouse owned by S. R. Moss and spread to the American Cigar company plant in Lancaster Pennsylvania. Fire departments from Harrisburg and Columbia were dispatched by special trains. Despite quick aid, several buildings were destroyed and the total loss was estimated at 21 million dollars.
New York City moves to replace ramshackle horse cars with electric ones. President Vreeland of the New York City Railway company announced immediate abolition of horse cars and accelerated switch to electric locomotion.
Bills poured in at the session opening in both houses. House members sent in ten measures while the Senate introduced fifty. Proposals include auditing commissions for county records, bonding saloonkeepers, and restricting legislative lobbying activity by hired counsel or agents. Governor Hanly’s reform program drives the pace.
Gust Rosberg, tailor at Pembroke arcade, announces fall and winter saltings. Fancy Mixture Children's Coats for 8 to 14 years priced at 6.50 now 2.75. $10.00 Coats in gray plaids sizes 32 to 38 at 3.08 tomorrow. Real Brog plasterers and decorators.
Police Sergt Hagerty resolved a tangle between Pang Su Si You a Cincinnati born Chinaman and his wife Miss Clara Peters a Newport Ky white woman. She accused him of desertion, he claimed American citizen status and bad wife. Hagerty escorted them to the laundry, Pang clung to the ironing board while she demanded renewed living arrangements. The sergeant advised reconciliation and withdrew.
Carl Karstadt of Karstadt Bros. 1435 N Ulmoissr was burned by a gasoline explosion caused by silk fabrics pressed with a hot iron. The business suffered $100 damage. Additionally two fires hit A K Holloway’s home at 2505 College Ave, damaging the dwelling $900, starting from a flue in the afternoon, and reigniting on the second floor about eight at night.
Ice cream cones advertised as proper treats for banquets receptions and parties. Old phone Main $311.
A Barbers' union delegation led by Guy D. Laport with Charles S. Stemple and Ora L. Hebble met Prosecutor Elliott R. Hooton to press enforcement of the Sunday closing law. Hooton told the committee he would prosecute offenders brought before the court under the current statute. Also listed: shotgun and rifle items and a sale at Rink's with elegant women’s coats advertised.
Articles of incorporation were filed in the secretary of state office on Friday. Fulton German club of Fulton lists directors Dr. James Pipender C. V. Jones and Virgil Buckingham. Linton Gas company of Linton reports capital stock at 100000 with directors Arthur T. Symmes W. H. Bower and J. E. Burroughs. O Donnel Steam Heating company of Evansville shows 5000 capital stock with incorporators John O Donnel August Koring and Harry C Stivers. Rock City Literary club of Wabash names directors L. G. Smith Robert Morell Orth Allen Frank Grode and C. M. Long. Big Creek and Marble Corner Telephone company of Big Creek lists 240000 capital stock with incorporators James W. Smart Wallace brothers Uriah Mara John S Murner Michagh Burel and Joseph Zager.
Walter S. Bogle III, son of Crescent Coal Mining president Walter Bogle, is found dead with a bullet wound in the head at the family home in Chicago. Police now say the death appears accidental as Bogle reportedly discharged a firearm while examining it in his den. He was a noted golf player and mining engineer from Terre Haute, Indiana, and planned a trip to St. Louis.
Funeral services for Earl Burgess, a high school student who died by inhaling gas, will be held Saturday at 9 30 a m at his father's home 1316 Columbia avenue. Tutewiler Sons will conduct the rites and Crown Hill cemetery will receive the burial. Despondency linked to threat of blindness was noted as the sole cause of his tragedy.
Miners entombed after a cave-in at the Schloss mines in Calhoun county Alabama with rescuers entering the shaft. Exact deaths unknown and details not yet received as recovery efforts continue.
A runaway coal train rolled down Weatherly hill in Luzerne County, colliding with an empty train at Black Creek junction. Engineer Harry Rarig was killed and an unnamed crewman injured as cars towered into the air, with tons of coal spilled and wreckage blocking tracks.
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