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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1909

Page

4

Governor Marshall mourns death of Marshall county deputy

Governor Thomas R. Marshall sent a special message to the house announcing the death of Representative William S. Sarber of Marshall county at his Argos home on Saturday January 23 1908. The note urges appropriate steps and a fitting state memorial for his life and service.

Marshall Williams Larber Marshall County Argos William 8. Sarber General Assembly Thomas R. Marshall

City Grain and Wheat Prices in Early Market Report

Wheat prices steady with Nos. 2 and 3 red trading around 1.05 to 1.08 and January through March bids near 1.07. Corn shows mixed white and yellow grades from 59c to 68c through billing, oats firm at 51c to 52c, hay dull with No. 1 timothy at 12.00, rye and various grain lots listed by car and sample totals.

Timothy Sample Oat Hay Clover

Bill to Raise Tax Levy for Indianapolis Schools

Senator Cox introduced a bill to raise the Indianapolis school city levy from 6 58 to 6 7 cents per 100. It would authorize issuing 75 000 in bonds annually for 30 years at 4 percent with a five cent levy, fund future site purchases including a Carnegie library, and grant about 98 000 annually to the John Herron Art Institute for student drawing instruction and privileges.

Cox Indianapolis Carnegie Library John Herron Art Institute

City Record of Births and Casualties and Building Permits

Listings include multiple birth announcements for the OConnor Henderson Drake Campbell Denny Viebahn Theiss Zix Walker Van Osdel Martin Niedhamer Richardson and others. Also reported are deaths and injuries such as a stabbing near Indiana avenue an elevator crush nasal sarcoma uremia and various illnesses. Building permits show repairs at several addresses with stated costs.

David and Mary O'Connor Morgan Street James and Hilizabeth Henderson City Hospital Florence Drake Kelly Street Thomas Daisy Campbell Dormah Street Geo Elizabeth Denny Pennsylvania Street Lebrecht Jacoba Viebahn Capitol Avenue John and Hannah Theiss Centennial Street Mary Zix Chestnut Street Dallas Della Walker S. Hast Street Albert and Pearl van Osdel Wyoming Street Frank Bessie Martin N. West Street Clarence and Anna Niedhamer Windsor Street Chris Richardson Vermont Street Indiana Avenue Henry Harris Ernest E. Sanders Tecumseh Street Wm. Champion New Jersey Street Edward H. Ferguson Edison Street Wm. Wilson Delaware Street Joseph J. Cross Hamilton Avenue James Allen Edward Nye Grand Hotel Geo. Clemmens Senate Avenue Walter A. Boyd Washington Street Jeannette Wolfram

Plea For Sunday Baseball To Be Heard At Open Meeting

The house committee on cities and towns will hold an open meeting Monday night at room 111 statehouse to hear arguments for and against Sunday baseball The joint committee of both houses will hold a public meeting Monday night to discuss a proposed law for a uniform system of accounting inspection supervision and reporting in public offices

House Committee On Statehouse Senate Indianapolis Brolley

Baltic Brings 1650 Survivors After Republic Florida Collision

At Sandy Hook dense fog delays Baltic after rescuing 1650 passengers from the Republic and Florida wrecks. The Republic sank near Nantucket last night. Captain Rawson reports no panic and heroic crew actions. Four steerage aboard the Florida died. Mrs Lynch and banker Mooney among the dead.

Florida Lynch Mooney Republic Ambrose White Star Hner Baltic Atlantic Navigation Rawson Italy Ranson

Evangelistic Committee Holds Fine Meeting at Seventh Presbyterian

An enthusiastic session of the Evangelistic committee of the Indianapolis Presbyterian Brotherhood gathered Sunday at Seventh Presbyterian Church. Moderated by Joseph P. Durham, the meeting featured earnest addresses by Charles D. Meigs and Charles A. Terebaugh. About 50 visiting brethren from other city churches attended. the crowd showed strong support for the pastor and church work.

Indianapolis Presbyterian Brotherhood Seventh Presbyterian Church Joseph P. Durham Home Presbyterian Church Charles D. Meigs Charles A. Terebaugh Indianapolis Brotherhood

Entries Close for Dog, Cat and Poultry Show in Indianapolis

Entries for the dog, cat and poultry show close today. All entries mailed to arrive with today’s postmark will be recorded. The year’s entries are large and the show is billed as the biggest ever held in Indianapolis with hundreds of cats entered.

Indianapolis

Meats and Lard Fragments From Local Market List

Fragmentary OCR item listing meats and lard with scattered numbers and terms. Readable portions indicate ham and rendered products, but details and quantities are incomplete. No clear event or agency appears to anchor the note to a broader news item.

Indiana election laws face tough battle in statehouse

A clash over suffrage protection and reform bills dominates Indiana politics as Democrats push stringent measures while Republicans warn of disenfranchisement. Debate centers on the Strickland bill, ward and township reforms, county option repeal, and public utilities oversight, with ministers opposing Sunday baseball amid road and city improvement proposals.

Sweeney Perry and Crawford House Public Morals Committee Senate

Night of Horror Continues as Gays Head to New York

Night of Horror details the Gresham crew’s sleepless vigil after the Republic sank off Nantucket. Capt. Perry recalls the Republic captain staying aboard as the vessel vanished. A wireless from Wellfleet urged rescue for passengers and crew, with Wellfleet and Provincetown amid a brutal sea and fog.

New York Gresham The Republic Capt. Perry Well Fleet Nantucket Provincetown Secretary of Navy Repubblic Regiabilc

Reason Why Cascarets Sell Fast Across America

An old advertisement extols Cascarets as a trusted daily remedy, boasting extensive sales figures and millions of loyal users. It claims over five million dollars spent to promote the product, and warns of imitators and counterfeiters seeking to steal its goodwill.

America Cascarets Cascaret

Brave Captain Sealby Stands By Sinking Ship Republic

Eyewitness accounts recount Captain Sealby refusing to abandon the Republic as it sank after taking on heavy seas. The Seneca aided in tow and lifeboats ferried survivors, with Sealby and the first mate rescued near the wreck. The crew administered stimulants and coffee to the exhausted officers after rescue.

Capt Sealby Sahara Republic Seneca

Dog Fails 10 Bark Thieves Loot Post Office

In Upland Indiana on January 25 a post office was robbed of $400 in money and $1,100 in stamps. The postmaster trusted a guard dog, but the thieves apparently outsmarted it, as the dog remained unchallenged in the office with no signs of a struggle.

Upland Ind

Struggles Against Poverty and Hope for Better Times

A Salvation Army investigator finds a single mother toiling in a tenement, carrying water up stairs and washing at a sequin floor. She refuses charity but receives limited aid as she ends long days to support herself and child, maintaining hope for improved circumstances.

Siet Salvation Army Salvation ‘Army

Bulldog saves Muncie from flames in store fire

In Muncie Indiana a bulldog reportedly saved the Jones building from destruction early Sunday morning. Fire caused about 10000 dollars in stock damage plus 3000 more to the block. Dr A B Ross owner on the upper floor woke to alarms from the barking dog and alerted others.

A. B Ross Dr. Ross

Shopworker inherits $40,000 from Chicago uncle

Cumberland Missouri path reports that J H B Dellinger, a railroad shopworker, learned he is the sole beneficiary of his uncle Joseph Wilson, who recently died in Chicago leaving a $40,000 estate.

Cumberland, Mo J. HB. Dellinger Joseph Wilson

Boy Loses Finger In Saw Accident At Connersville Plant

In Connersville Indiana on January 23 Fred Quinn son of Robert Quinn lost the little finger of his right hand when his hand slipped onto a revolving circular saw at Central Manufacturing Company's plant.

Connersville Ind Fred Quinn Robert Quinn Central Manufacturing Company

Unclear Phrase Highlighting Merit and Honor

The passage asserts a sound honest business rooted in time tested merit. It emphasizes a principled stance and worthy foe tied to honor and concareta, with a steadfast, implacable tone.

Dishonest Purposa Prompts Health and Welfare Concern

A fragmented text warns against slick salestigin and a false ancient story. It notes a dishonorable purpose harms health and welfare, urging skepticism toward misleading claims and urging informed judgment.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Tse Sic Gov. Marshall A. W. Thomson Elees Massachusetts Ave Delaware St Baltic the White Star Sandy Hook of the American New New York At & O Nantucket Island Eugene Lynch Boston J. Mooney Langdon WN. D M. M. Murphy Union Central Life Insurance Company Grand Forks N. D Binns High Seas Marconi Tattersall Evangelistic Committee Indiana Jackson Democratic State Committee Simon-Wicksey Elections ‘Committee Repubcans Strickland Wasmuth Republica Indiana Raillroad Commission Alloes Aboes Ies Dea i Bulldog Muncie Emedy Company
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