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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1910
Page
5
Dawson secures the Marmon car prize in the Cobé Trophy at the Speedway event. Bosch Magneto and Michelin Tire cash rewards totaling 1200 dollars also go to winners.
The Cobe trophy contest results list first place Joe Dawson of Marmon with a time of 2 48 2 1 and prizes totaling 3000 dollars plus 1200 from attendants 500 from Speedway management 300 from Bosch Magneto 400 from Michelin. Second is Robert Burman of Marquette Buick with 300 dollars. Third Ray W Harroun of Marmon wins 200 dollars plus 100 from Bosch Magneto. Fourth Grant of Alco earns 100 dollars. The trophy is an annual event donated by Ira M. Cobe of Chicago.
Joe Dawson in a Marmon racer outlasted Wild Bob Burman across 200 miles at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to clinch the Coca trophy and $1,200 in prize money. Amid rain and a 20,000-strong crowd, Dawson gambled on tires and held off Burman on the final laps for the victory.
State Senator John Broderick of Chicago is indicted by Sangamon county grand jury on 17 counts for bribery involving State Senator D W Holstlaw of Inka. He is charged with giving Holstlaw 2500 dollars to vote for William Lorimer for United States senator. The indictment corrects errors in a prior filing.
Boston socialite Dorothy Deacon marries Prince Antoine Radziwil of Russia at St Marys Catholic Church Cadogan Street London with Father O Kelly officiating. The bride is one of Mrs Baldwin Deacon and Mrs Edward Parker Deacon’s daughters. The prince reportedly brings substantial personal wealth. A second fragment promotes Allen s Foot Ease foot powder with testimonials and claims of healing and comfort for feet.
King Manuel of Portugal, short of funds with a civil list of about $1,000 a day, searches for a suitable wife among European princesses, but many seem reluctant. Critics warn Portugal’s unrest could spark reforms or even revolution, and abdication in favor of his uncle, the Duke of Oporto, is discussed.
Joseph Rindsberg, prominent Wabash merchant, was fined 25 dollars for selling fireworks. Mayor Wilson ordered all merchants to refrain from making sales. Rindsberg was the only Wabash merchant to violate the law.
Automobile speed records fall at the Speedway Monday across many distances from 20 to 200 miles. Notable marks include twenty miles 14:10.7 by Marquette Buick Burman and the free for all twenty miles by Eddie Hearne in a Benz 14:08.72, with several previous records broken or noted as new.
Lady Arthur Grosvenor, wife of the Duke of Westminster’s heir, travels incognito as Syeira Lee in a licensed gypsy caravan. She covers 176 miles from London to Doncaster in nine days, staying at Normandy park with her brother Sir Berkley Sheffield, and plans to reach Chester for an upcoming pageant. A female companion accompanies her while selling baskets in gypsy style.
Sister Algeria, a Spanish nun, received the red cross of the Order of Military Merit of Spain in Melilla for heroism. She recovered from an operation to save a wounded soldier by donating skin, saying a soldier's life is more precious to the fatherland than hers. The presentation occurred in the presence of civic and military officials.
Former Lieut Governor M Linn Bruce chosen as counsel for the legislative graft probing committee and to be formally named at Friday’s meeting. Sessions to begin soon and run through summer mainly in New York City. Bruce is a former New York Supreme Court justice under Governors Higgins and Hughes.
Lawrence Kan July 5 A E Pickett a Douglas county farmer found strawberry cultivation profitable this spring From one and one fifth acres he harvested 357 crates of berries totaling 96750 dollars in revenue
In Amsterdam on July 5 a report notes the stork arrived fourteen days late from Africa. The bird, once home, expels any intruder from its nest before repairing the nest in the village.
Local listing features reversible wool and fiber rugs for porch cottage or bedroom use priced at 10.75 and seamless velvet rugs in oriental designs at 17.75 each, both 9x12 feet, reflecting reductions from higher prices.
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