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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
3
Lucien Young and others praise Peruna as a curative tonic for catarrh and nervous debility. Letters from residents across the United States credit it with restoring energy, aiding sleep, and improving general health, urging others to try the remedy.
In Richmond Indiana on a Friday a worn Clifford Millison sought help at police headquarters to locate his father and siblings. After tracing via letters and newspaper clippings, his father Noel Millison and brother Eugene arrived to aid the search, confirming Clifford’s kin in Knightstown and Kenton. The family reunion is anticipated within days.
Judge Jesse Holdom sentenced two labor tenders to jail and fined others after contempt of court for violating an injunction against interfering with Kellogg switchboard company business. Arthur A. Hopkins received three months, William Lynch 30 days, with Jann O'Brien and Thomas Queenan also jailed.
Roy Madox, 14, died after being thrown from a fairground merry-go-round in Peoria Illinois on Wednesday afternoon. The ride lurched suddenly, ejecting him onto the pavement where he sustained fatal injuries.
James Warren, a Mexican War veteran from Sullivan, argues he is alive after being mistakenly reported dead. He served in Company G of the First Illinois Infantry and lost a postwar pension claim when a fire destroyed his wartime certificate. Warren seeks recognition of his continued life amid pension disputes.
Harry Negrey chairs a committee set to investigate charges against City Clerk Willett. The panel plans another meeting to push the probe, focusing on the clerk’s books. Republicans Crall and Keach clash over the report and thoroughness.
New York reports sillonaire yachtsman and financier G Brokaw is sued for 200 for alleged libel by Mrs Kath Crine Pollion. The case centers on a published interview quoted as outraged by Pollion who had befriended Brokaw and threatens further action.
An advertisement extols Dr A W Chase Nerve Pills as a remedy for nervous exhaustion and ovarian trouble. It quotes Mrs G M Powell of Indianapolis praising improved sleep, energy, and mood after use and notes to seek boxes at dealers with the physician's portrait and signature on every package.
Patrolman Bangston arrests Belle Marlowe a frequent offender after a disturbance at Washington and Civio tests. She resists arrest claiming money from Anderson to furnish a home and demands return in court. Belle, 44, had spent time on the South site and drank beer at breakfast.
The steamer Minn arrived from New York with a cargo of cotton. Reports indicate cotton shipments to New Orleans coming from northern ports, signaling price trends and market activity as traders monitor evolving demand.
The report covers the Bank of England rate holding steady with dull U S market moves in London, Iowa GOP convention backing Roosevelt tariff policy, rising May road gains, and June funds progress. It notes banking shifts, stock declines and rail gains, plus Indianapolis cattle receipts and bids with mixed steer weights and feeding cattle prices.
Local securities listings show multiple regional companies including Indianapolis electric and streetcar firms. New York trading opens mixed with declines in Southern Pacific Canadian Pacific and Atchison while Pennsylvenia and Missouri Pacific retreat amid crop report uncertainty.
A farmer named Jake Thurman was kicked to death by a mate in Hoppenville on Wednesday. Maj. Allen assumes command of a troop company at Cynthiana for the expected trio and related operations with units from CroopR and Jirksen.
Lists numerous marriage license pairs and a long string of deaths with ages and causes such as tuberculosis and cancer. Mentions locations and street addresses in a fragmented, OCR-like style, reflecting a local notices page with names including Rogers, Krug, Patterson, Baker, and Mage among others.
In Muncie Indiana Anna Harget was arrested on arson charges after allegedly setting fire to the home of her former husband Joel Marget. The case notes a tangled history with another marriage plan and jealousy influencing the alleged act.
Mary Jane Price died after being found unconscious at home and dying en route to hospital. Police arrested her husband Sidney B. Price as the investigation continues. The case centers on possible strangulation and official inquiries proceed.
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