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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1906
Page
6
Public health scare grips South Norwalk Connecticut as mumps closes Rowayton Public School and sickens Franklin L. Lane principal six in bed with distorted cheeks. Three pupils in one grade while six normally attend. Nearly all teachers ill. town of 3,000 boasts prior health freedom.
Special to The Sun New Brunswick New Jersey Mayor elect Drury W Cooper stands out in New Jersey politics. He refuses an annual railroad pass, saying he pays his fares and won’t owe favors. Cooper explains his independence and that friends helped him win the office, with transportation arrangements already in place.
Fragmentary OCR shows a string of street names and stores including Washington Capitol Beliefontaine Lexington 1548 College Woodawn Tea Co. 2N. Pennsylvania 4 N. Alabama 510 N. Pine 234 Shelby rd N. Dinos 2208 Martindale WL Massachusetts 84 N. Llinois 15 W. Ast 40 Hellefontaine Hoyt and Etate ee Btores.
In Bridgeport Connecticut the new Security building, now under construction, brought together two Yorktown friends parted over four years ago. Joseph Lee, foreman for Smith Building Company, and Hara Purdy of Berkshire Avenue, reunite after a long separation. Both men were youths fishing and hunting together, Lee served as a carpenter and in the Civil War, Purdy also served in the Civil War era. They swapped stories as old friends do after years apart.
A verdict for 16500 damages was returned in Queens Supreme Court at Flushing against Charles Bimberg owner of the Westside Lyceum for injuries to 13 year old Cora Collins of Manhattan caused by a fall on a carpet at the Lyceum Feb 1. The defendant did not appear. The girl’s leg was amputated after complications including blood poisoning. The case followed testimony noting the accident occurred during a dance at the Lyceum.
From St Petersburg January 16. Russia lacks a central government as the empire fragments. Provisional leaders emerge in provinces with mixed plans, from monarchist restorations to republics and socialist coops. Revolutionaries argue over futures, while some demand universal suffrage and state-run employment.
Special correspondent Marl en Hew details the career of William A. Clark Montana senator and said to be the nation s richest man with copper wealth and vast holdings He faced accusations of buying his seat and a court battle over his election while maintaining a public persona of philanthropy and political influence.
A debate on U S involvement in the Morocco conference unfolds. The article argues the meeting aims at power and control in Africa and the Mediterranean, not trade, with nations like Germany France England Austria Spain and Italy represented. It questions America’s weight in a European policy game and whether it should exert influence or observe.
A suit brought by Mrs. Stuard guardian for Kittings. Stuard against Indianapolis Street Railway claims a car failed to stop at Indiana Ave and Hinsdale St, injuring her in 1993. She was adjudged insane in October 1993. guardian later filed for $10,000. Her reluctance to spend on witnesses led to a default. Hood’s Sarsaparilla advertised with medical claims.
In New York on January 16, Jake Curtis a 33 year old telegraph operator at Bellevue Hospital died after a long tuberculosis struggle. Doctors say a broken heart contributed to his death, while Curtis had devoted years to hospital service and once led the telegraph bureau. His body was taken to the morgue after his discharge and return to hospital failed. Curtis’s brother was notified, possibly to arrange burial. Meanwhile Dr Selwyn A Russell a prominent physician of Poughkeepsie died from starvation related illness after years of promoting Christian Science and mind cure. He reportedly deprived himself of nourishment while researching cures, and died at his home under care of medical staff. His death followed a week without food and his own fasting experiment. He was a graduate of Albany Medical College and served on Utica State Hospital staff.
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