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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1905
Page
3
Mere Mortimer Kaphan and Army Officer William Johnson endorse Peruna as a universal remedy for colds catarrh and general toning. Carleton Macy lauds Peruna freeing chronic ailments and restoring normal health after long strain and illness.
Special to the Sun reports Walter Scott arriving in New York and causing a stir at the stock exchange by throwing his hat among brokers. He claims to have a fortune and intends to stay in the spotlight. Scott travels with a large family and plans a mining prospecting trip with J XN Girard bankers before returning to Chicago.
The Marion county grand jury may investigate the paving war in Indianapolis between asphalt and allied interests and the Warren Brothers Bitulithic company. Contractors fight legal battles, injunctions, and petitions as asphalt groups press for Northwestern avenue pavement while bitulithic plans advance.
Newport Ky July 13 Caleb Powers shows a daily decline and weakness grows. He lists hours for rest and struggles to speak clearly while attempting exorcise. exhausted and agitated, he may require bed rest if condition worsens. The report notes a separate Ottawa incident where an explosion at Dominion Cartridge arsenal in Brownnburg Que killed several and injured many as detonating rooms failed. A government official announces a vacation to Georgian Lake for ten days leaving Indianapolis Saturday night.
Historical notes describe Gov Hanly pardoning a Black man so he could ride with a woman on a Sunday excursion. Clerks prepared papers after supervision from Supt Whittaker and the governor's approval. The woman left for Jeffersonville Saturday and would return with a boy on Sunday. Holt, from Marion county, received an indeterminate sentence of one to three years for petit larceny, with uncertain recovery prospects.
Birth notices list numerous families with addresses and newborns including girls and boys at 16 W Eleventh 1125 8 New Jersey and other city addresses. City permits cover repairs and cottages on Meridian Ammermann Dearborn Parker and more with values noted, including dwellings and stables.
In Memphis on July 15 Annie McGeidge, grocery store proprietor, resisted a condemned home eviction under eminent domain with two pistols drawn and others within reach. Deputies entered after a scuffle, a revolver discharged, and the house was moved from the lot by a pull of a cable and winch.
Gzar afraId to visit Moscow after assassination of Count Shuvaloff alarms the emperor. Regent worries prompt advisors to warn against travel. Imperial decree grants amnesty to religious offenders in line with may decree backed by May.
A tremor was recorded at 4:10 AM Saturday with a subsequent stronger shock. No damage reported though shocks felt in Augusta Bangor Lewiston Rockland and Brunswick. Authorities note the earthquakes are larger than those on March 31 1914 according to observers.
Dispatches from Vienna report rumors of a mutiny aboard the Katherine of the Black Sea squadron. The mutineers are said to have sunk the vessel, with details received from St. Petersburg.
Quiet trading dominated the grain and stock pits with slow early moves. Reading, Erie, Northern Pacific and coal issues showed muted activity while livestock in Cincinnati and Indianapolis reflected steady to higher bids. cattle, hogs, and sheep receipts varied with limited large orders and prices near week-ago levels.
Toledo examiners probing police records uncover a peculiar incident. A book titled The Grafters by Francia Lande Stetson allegedly showed how wealth was acquired without work. Copies of the book were charged to the police department, paid for by the department itself.
A violent storm struck Winnipeg on Saturday morning, toppling a high brick wall at Hoover & Towns on James Street. The collapse buried two nearby houses, killing four residents including H. White and W. Steinbott and two Reiily sisters, while injuring six others. The injured were F. Bennett, F. Gladhall, J. Sitinhart, Combes, J. Anderson and BD. Ferguson.
Scripps Awrame reports that a printing error altered a law intended to ban English Chinese or Mongolian pheasant. The term peasanta appeared due to substitution, nullifying the statute’s intent. Also notes Charles T Yerkes ill in London and a terrorist bomb factory raid in St Petersburg with bombs seized.
An official decision by Secretary Bonaparte revokes a transfer of Civil Engineers J W Walker and E R Farris from inspection duties at the Charleston Navy Yard. The order returns them to Charleston, following Darling's investigation which found vigorous inspection crucial to meet contract standards. Walker and Harris are praised for conscientious service.
July 15 in Detroit the Longshoremen's International union turned down a proposition to raise the monthly per capita tax to 7 cents. The proposed increase was for an emergency fund.
Special to the Sun reports that Admiral Sigsbee's squadron bringing Admiral John Paul Jones remains from Paris will arrive off Annapolis. The body will be placed in a temporary vault at the chapel and later deposited permanently.
William Alison of Mayaville Missouri died in hospital from injuries after a threshing machine engine exploded Friday near Lincoln Nebraska. The explosion occurred Friday and death followed Saturday in hospital. Local officials stated the incident is under investigation.
A city review notes new appointments including a third sweeping and aprinkling inspector. W B Murphy hired at 9000 a year. Clyde H W Byers, a young married Northwestern ave commercial traveler, plans a Broad Ripple picnic. State Board remarks reveal tax issues and a double track plan. Police investigate intoxication near B Washington St. Gerude Bowlby learns of lover Ralph Knott's arrest for stealing $2 and contemplates drastic action as Knott vanishes with railroad tickets.
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