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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1909
Page
3
Albany July 17 The labor department notified employers of changes in the labor law affecting dangerous employment. Effective Oct 1 the law bans hiring children under 16 for operating powered machinery such as circular saws planers printing presses and rolling mills and for work manufacturing items involving poisonous acids.
Decatur Indiana endures a gasoline famine with Standard Oil supply exhausted after a week of empty orders. Local agent T R Moore failed to receive three cars of fuel and vehicles from other cities are stranded until new supply arrives.
The Indianapolis Military band performs a Sunday program at Fairview park with afternoon pieces including Marches and selections such as I Wish I Had a Girl and The Blue and the Gray, plus chimes and solo numbers by LeHar, Sousa, and others.
The New Bijou theater on EB Washington near Delaware opened Saturday after thorough remodeling. Crowds waited for the 10 o clock start and saw moving pictures and vaudeville in a program that proved an instant hit. The venue features a slanting floor for wide seating and full stage views. Manager C L Sutherland pledged variety and kept it with a twice weekly change of acts.
Miss Myrtle Harsh, 16, daughter of Rev and Mrs G Emerson Harsh, was arrested at Earlham College after being found rifling dormitory rooms. She confessed at police headquarters claiming unclear motives. The article notes a related person, Miss Haren, formerly Earlham student and Greenville high school teacher.
A Park theater rehearsal for The Sunny Idea of Broadway shows chaos as chorus and principals mingle on stage. Boyle Woolfolk oversees music with Max Bloom leading the company of seasoned performers.
Riverside beach hosts a week of attractions led by Lora the fire queen performing on a high wire above the lake as her clothing catches fire and is extinguished in water. Lionel Legare balances on a rolling ball and displays marksmanship and acrobatics as crowds enjoy warm weather and new girl groups from New York stores. Arndt’s military band opens the evening concerts.
In Vincennes on July 17 authorities reported Andrew Huff killed his wife with a shotgun near Oaktown saying her interest in a traveling salesman caused the tragedy. He then shot himself with a revolver, ending the double tragedy.
Resolution passed by the committee on charities of the Commercial club calls for the board of directors to request reports from Indianapolis benevolent and charitable organizations. It would identify deserving charities and issue cards certifying their worthiness, with notices to citizens about recommended groups.
In Evansville Indiana July 17 a legless man named Henry Tudor from Aurora attacked Charles Ruth a nonunion motorman on a street car. Tudor pulled a knife striking Ruth on the throat near the jugular vein but the wound was not fatal. Tudor was arrested and authorities deem him likely crazy.
In Columbus Ohio on July 17 catcher James hit a homer over the right field fence in the fourth inning to break a pitching duel between Goodwin and McLurdy, giving Columbus a 2 1 lead. Toledo collected six hits, three of them in the first inning.
In Kansas City on July 17 a boxing crowd packed the arena for the latest bout. Harry Trendall and Joe Galligan fought ten rounds to a draw in a lapse memorable for the city’s renewed fight scene.
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