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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1907
Page
1
Republicans push to have the senate frame key legislation while the house lags. The plan centers on banking and insurance reform, primary election changes, and depository laws as party leaders race to whip passage before the session ends. The effort mirrors district primaries and boss-driven vote control.
An old classified page lists businesses and services including NONE BETTER National Restaurant at 38-40 Monument Place, HEAL BROS plasterers, DENISON BARKER SHOP, ORIENTAL AND DOMESTIC carpet work, Ashjian Bros. & Co, new pilsnos priced at $165 and up, Wulschner's items, ice cream cones for banquets, GREAT SALE on women's coats at Rink's, HOTEL ENGLISH tailoring with overnight service, and a pickup and delivery note with Main and Maine phone listings.
The Sun plans a true detective story by Conan Doyle featuring his iconic Sherlock Holmes. Doyle portrays himself clearing a real life convict of a heinous crime, with the tale presented in six chapters. The first installment will run next Tuesday.
Local notes describe a cold wave, transit quirks, and public concerns. Turnkey Al Mathey longs to return to his Sia place while Dr. Richard Poole plans to move his office toward the city center. Citizens urged to clear snow, keep sidewalks safe, and avoid ice hazards. The Meridianus Soto project and Marion club progress, Fountain rink hosts a children’s roller party, and a hazardous spill in the courthouse basement drew attention.
A Senate bill proposed by Senator Mack at the request of a Bloomington professor would ban liquor sales in counties housing state educational institutions. The measure would cover Tippecanoe and Monroe counties where Indiana University at Bloomington is located.
Ten thousand bales of cotton were hauled to higher ground on the river front as a precaution against flooding. The city is white with cotton while a crowd of insurance agents surveys the scene for coverage of special risks. The city council enacted an ordinance to protect the cotton.
Gov. Huntly signed joint resolutions from the senate and house Friday providing for the investigation of the Seeleyville and Clinton mine explosions, the relief of Ohio River flood sufferers, and the investigation of the Big Four wrecks at Fowler and Sandford.
The hotelkeepers' liability bill received Senate support on Friday. The measure, backed by landlords, defines hotel owners' liability for loss of a guest's property and aims to set clear legal responsibility.
William Miller 46 a manager for Klee and Coleman Bottling Works killed himself in a shed at his home 90 Broadway Friday morning after a period of ill health and financial worry. Physicians said there was no hope. Police investigated amid a grand jury probe into use of rival bottles. Miller left five children and was a well known German citizen with a long tenure at the company. The act followed months of despondency over health and money.
Gavin L. Payne of Indianapolis recounted chaos for 120 American tourists stranded on Kingston docks after a Jamaica quake. Some found meals on deck and bags as beds while tension rose between travelers and arriving ships. British captain refused shelter, prompting distribution of slack aid and a nightlong wait for relief ships.
Henry C. Churchman a creditor filed suit in superior court to appoint a receiver for the Per fection Broom company Theodore F Vonnegut named as receiver by Judge McMaster.
The senate passed resolutions of condolence for the late Senator Uriah Culbert, former upper house member, who died at Michigan City on Thursday. The action followed a suggestion by Senator W. R. Wood.
Representative James Norwood of Marion county delivered a brief one minute speech in Friday morning session that propelled a bill to authorize a bailiff for the Marion county commissioners court who would also serve as clerk. The measure now awaits Senate action with similar support hoped for to safeguard John McGregor Jr.’s position.
Isabella Beecher Booker daughter of Rev Lyman Beecher died at her Hartford home from apoplexy. She was 4 and known as a prominent women's rights advocate. She was the last of 11 Beecher siblings including Henry Ward Beecher Harriet Beecher Stowe and Thomas K. Beecher.
The senate held a session Friday afternoon and adjourned to reconvene at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon.
An odd notice from Harrods Studio at 110 Virginia Ave. promotes paid help columns for ten words over three days and mentions $1.80 photos in folders. The fragmented ad references invitation style and pricing.
The bill to place a Gen Lew Wallace statue in the national hall at Washington DC and provide 5000 dollars for the purpose passed the Senate on Friday by 30 to 8. Voting against were Benz Kistler Parks Ranke Shafer Slack Tyndall and Wood.
A vivid New York court scene centers on Evelyn Nesbit Thaw as she endures a tense trial. The model and wife leans forward, eyes glistening, while district attorney questioning unfolds around her husband and the Thaws lawyers. Observers note her genuine distress may sway the jury more than legal rhetoric.
Railroad trainmen secured passage of a house bill regulating voluntary relief associations. The measure forbids relief schemes that deny other injury relief and targets associations run by railroads. Debates claimed workers face indirect coercion to join and salary deductions to fund the schemes. The reform effort saw strong trainmen backing the law against these associations.
The house approved a bill to erect a monument at Andersonville Georgia honoring Indiana soldiers buried there. It creates a commission to arrange design and erection at once, backed by the G A R and part of the governor's bills.</s>
Judge Pritchard sentences George Denny after trial for stealing 25 yards of carpet from Frank Ward at 315 W. Sixteenth Street. The court orders one dollar and costs plus six months in the workhouse.
Read Rinks ad on last page for women coats offered at self set prices. Also features shotgun and rifle sales and football goods from Gus Habich located at 121 West Washington Street.
Frigid conditions persist Friday night with more snow then a calmer Saturday. Sunrise 7 00 AM Sunset 4 56 PM forecast notes continued cold. Nonsensical OCR fragments obscure specifics but indicate a weather brief with temperature and daylight data.
The Board of Public Parks moves into new quarters at H1-12 Saks building and begins orderly business. The juvenile court will not relocate from the courthouse to the vacated rooms before Monday.
The president today sent to the senate the nominations of Indiana postmasters Thomas Rudd of Butler Amanda Sullivan of Garrett and G W Patchem of Union City as reported by the Scripps-McRae Presse Association from Washington on January 33.
While bombarding Raisuli's camp, the Moroccan warship Turki struck a rock near the Zaffarine islands off Morocco and sank with part of its crew. A French vessel rescued many sailors. The Turki, the sultanate's sole warship, was a steam transport carrying about 100 men and several small guns.
The Indiana senate Friday approved a bill to take over the burial site of Nancy Hanks Lincoln near Lincoln City Spencer county. The measure directs the Nancy Wanks Memorial association to transfer the burial place to the state and provides for a $5,000 appropriation.
The Sun proposes to pay $500 to any charity if the Indianapolis News proves, by examining The Sun's city circulation, that its circulation estimate is correct. If not proven, The Sun requests the truth be published. The News declined, so The Sun issues a new offer for bold front-page disclosure of the examination results.
In New York, Jan 15, before the Thaw murder trial, defense lawyers seek removal of fifth juror Harry C Harney who previously voted to execute a man. The Thaws watched with pity as old man Harry Thaw faces perjury arraignment while Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and family attend.
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