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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1907
Page
6
Rollo and his father discuss fruit and fancy talk, referencing a lemon as a metaphor for disappointment and fame. The dialogue drifts through quirky botanical trivia and a nod to London Punch founder Mark Lemon, framing a playful, satirical exchange.
Frisco residents express confidence about a large exposition in 1911. Banks lend money freely and arrangements progress, with optimism and cheerful outlook for the city’s forthcoming event.
Nine months after a four square mile fire wiped out 25,000 buildings in Frisco, property value rises. Permits for 35 million dollars in new construction issued, districts rebuilt and reoccupied. Wages higher, labor disputes settled, bank lending ample, and eastern capital invested amid widespread prosperity.
San Francisco shows rapid post disaster growth with 6 percent population rise and a 160 percent jump in bank clearings. Real estate sales climbed about 60 percent and building activity 260 percent as flood of investors, warehouses, and hotels reshape South Park Mission Street and surrounding blocks. Developers plan class A buildings, hotels, and wholesale districts while Chinatown regroups and Dupont Street rebuilds toward a thriving post fire city center with prospects for a Panama Canal exposition in 1911.
John Splan the Cleveland turfman now based in Lexington has signed a three year contract with Charles Lyons to train trotting horses owned by M Ouschkouf in Moscow Russia. The stable includes American bred trotters such as Totare daughter of Vincent Lyons plans to depart the first of April.
Dallas dispatch reports the death of Elretits, a renowned trotting stallion from Lomo Alto farm, at age nineteen due to acute inflammation of the bowels. He sired sixty trotters and pacers with records ranging from 2:11 to 2:30, gaining national fame.
Thomas M. Kettle, the Irish national party’s youngest British MP, tours the United States to drum up support for home rule. An orator of force and magnetism, he aims to enlighten Americans on Ireland’s oppression, mobilize sympathy, and secure material aid for Home Rule legislation through lectures in major cities.
In the senate on Monday a heated two hour clash saw defiance toward the administration as Republicans split over the anti lobbying bill. A motion to kill the bill was defeated by nine votes, with Senator Roemler voting no on postponement. Senator Slack’s Missouri inspired measure was set for engrossment after Senator Farber’s administration bill advanced.
Fresno January 22 A jury in superior court awarded Willard Zibbell and his wife Georgia Kemper $100000 in damages against the Southern Pacific for injuries Zibbell suffered when he was run down by a drifting freight train in 1906. He lost both arms and one leg. his bride, from San Francisco, became Mrs. Zibbell. Blaine McMahon was killed in the incident at the Tulare switch.
President Roosevelt describes in his reply to critics the Brownsville affair damage to civilians. He cites Frank Natus shot and killed, Mr and Mrs Odin wounded in the Miller hotel, a police lieutenant shot from his horse losing an arm, two officers wounded, a lamp shot from a dining room table, and damage to two hotels and several houses. Troops fired within 30 yards of the barracks, and the action, he says, was imperative under the circumstances.
In Chicago agents report a mistrial after a long deliberation over the 1905 drivers strike case. President Cornelius P Shea and 17 lieutenants faced conspiracy charges. The jury split on ten ballots before failing to reach a verdict. Prosecutor Healy said the defendants will be retried promptly.
Two oil paintings were shown at L. S. Ayres on Tuesday and will stay in the store galleries until Feb. 2. Franz A. Lundahl’s The Cruncification of Christ, an American artist, valued at 2500 dollars, measures 9 by 14 feet. The Village Blacksmith by H. De Mareau, a French artist, also valued at 2500 dollars, has attracted widespread attention in the United States.
The fourth people’s concert was held Monday night in Caleb Mills ball with a delighted audience and strong attendance. The event showcased Mr Green receiving applause from attendees.
Marion Green, basso, drew strong applause along with IKxarl Grienauer, cellist, and Mme. Grie nauer, soprano, as the company presented a program. The next concert in the series is set for February H, with Mlle. Germaine Schnitzer, a young Austrian pianist, confirmed for that date.
Nora Grove nineteen, an operator, was electrocuted at the Clinton Newfoundland switchboard when a live light wire blew across a telephone line as she inserted a plug at the exchange. The accident occurred during regular duties and authorities begin a full inquiry into the incident.
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