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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1909
Page
4
An expert warns that fast eating leads to poorly chewed food and rushed work, increasing dyspepsia. A suggested antacid mix of sodium phosphate, essence of peppermint, baking soda, and water is claimed to relieve gas and cure indigestion in weeks.
The senate moves to kill Senator Clark's anti graft measure extending criminal statute limits to five years from discovery of malfeasance. Critics argue it would hinder bonding for public officials while supporters cite Marion county grand jury findings of rot in public office and past indictments. The judiciary committee plans an unfavorable report.
Births listed for George and Josephine Hunt. Persey and Shirley Craig. Michael and Katherine Dalton. William and Mary Voliva. Rosha and Lelia Smith. Michael and Mary Sullivan. Thomas and Harriet Dodd. William and Emma Hann. Fred and Bertha Haley. Charles and Lucy McDermott. Phillip and Maria Windom. Deaths include Mary Durham. Jesse C. Thomas. Carnett Martin. Lewis Stanch. Caroline E. Miles. Alice Cannon. Anna Dodd. Ellen C. Scanlan. Gabel. F. Yeo and Alice Tharp. and others connected to William Zerface, Dessie Hewkins, Ray Guthrie, and Nina Witham.
A new class for sheet metal workers has been organized at the YMCA to teach drafting. The plan, prepared by the YMCA, has been presented to sheet metal workers and met with approval. Meetings will be held on designated days and Fridays, starting next week, under the direction of foreman RB. Magic of the sheet metal department.
Mrs Harriet Beech Wheeler hosted a Friday tea at Hartwell apartments honoring Miss Leah Henry and guests from Clinton Iowa Toledo Ohio and Cleveland. The guest list included thirty young women and several hostesses.
The disaster involved a passenger coach and a rear section tearing through the freight train near Detorso. Officials and survivors recount delayed relief, heroic passenger rescues, and a tangled wreck where the day coach telescoped and many deaths likely among the injured. The engineer died among the first rescued.
Charles P. Showalter, a letter carrier of 107 West Twenty second Street, slipped and fell, suffering injuries described as serious. No further details on location or condition were provided.
Receipts total 7500 hogs 1200 cattle 200 sheep with declines in hogs and sheep versus a week ago and gains in cattle. Demand remains strong and prices rose on good hogs to 6.40 top with most sold 5.75 to 6.30. cattle trading quiet weaker. lambs steady around 7.50 with no sheep above 4.25. Steers and cows show varied classes with multiple price ranges for feeds and stockers.
The stock market opened modestly heavy with several leading issues down yet soon regained momentum. Chesapeake & Ohio rose about one point to 59 percent, Wisconsin Central common gained two points, American Cotton Oil advanced 14, and other minor industrials joined the upward swing. Urgent buying appeared in higher priced issues before 15 minutes elapsed.
Hogs receipts 1400 with best prices near 6.35 to 7.00 for heavies. Cattle receipts steady with beeves around 4.5 to 7.0 and cows and heifers about 1.85 to 5. stockers and feeders 3.25 to 5.00. Texan calves range 7.50 to 9.75. lambs 4.50 to 7.90.
Senate opened with a burst of activity as 99 measures entered the hopper while the house delayed, delaying 60 new bills on Thursday. Major topics include repeal of the county local option law, executive mansion for the governor, inheritance tax, metropolitan police repeal, and city governing acts, with partisan friction shaping outcomes.
A large black cat named Black Person, kept by Indianapolis Fire Department Company No. 2, rides to fires on the apparatus. The cat enjoys the speed, curls up on the seat, and purrs in appreciation as drivers race to blazes. He is the only cat among the department to relish these urgent rides.
The Passion Play will be shown Sunday at the New Gayety theater in four performances to benefit the shelter house fund. Rev. Lewis Cauble will lecture on the screen presentation, with sacred solos by Miss Norma Gray and a quartet plus pipe organ. Joseph Joiner serves as organist.
In White Plains New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur S Tompkins grants Harry K Thaw another habeas corpus trial to decide his sanity at Matteawan State Asylum for Insane Criminals The ruling transfers the case to New York County and allows a court or judge to appoint a commission or referee to determine Thaws present mental state The decision aligns with Thaws mother Mary C Thaws petition and contrasts with Mills law in denying a jury trial.
John Martin a prominent Indianapolis brick contractor known as Honest John died at 227 North Alabama Street of heart trouble. His death followed that of his eldest son John E. Martin by one week. A pioneer in the city’s building trades since 1850 he left a legacy of notable structures and a reputation for integrity. He was a 32nd degree Mason and member of Pen talpha and Scottish Rite. He is survived by Mrs Susie E Ellis Mrs Martha Henring Mrs Mary E Bunch Robert Martin and Mrs George Watson.
In criminal court Friday afternoon Alfred F. Williams, also known as Alfred G. Syahn, was found guilty of forging the name of W. H. McVey to a payroll voucher. The verdict follows a case tied to a Big Four end thereby.
Judge Pritchard and Sheriff Woessner clash over appointing riding bailiffs for criminal court. Pritchard delays Woessner’s claim of $11 for summoning jurors, saying he had named a man for that duty and cannot understand why the bill was presented.
Pittsburg stock market notes cattle receipts light and steady prices across grades. Hogs receipts 20 loads with higher market. primes and best heavies quoted. Sheep and lambs steady receipts light with wide range for wethers, ewes, and lambs.
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