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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1908
Page
10
In a move reflecting labor strife, Shea brothers circus personnel abandoned duties near ABA Neb to take harvest jobs at Digger wages. Upon reaching Bronx City Friday, a strong manpower shortage forced hiring of extra crews to set up tents.
A fierce storm sweeping southwest of town caused extensive destruction. Deaths include Ora Lung and Cora Roisdert with many others injured. Buildings at Electric Park and Advent College campus wrecked. Slauber’s factory and Western Vulcan plant ruined. Purcell killed. Damages spread to Ransom and Verona towns. wind reached high speeds, tearing roofs and shattering glass.
Indiana cities reported light damage or none as a late storm moved through. Lafayette saw signs torn and awnings blown. Marion Richmond Noblesville Fort Wayne Anderson Logansport reported little to no damage while Terre Haute and Evansville areas endured railroad and culvert washouts and heavy rainfall.
Alfred A. Knapp, the convicted strangler in Indianapolis, received a letter from his former sweetheart before learning of his conviction. The note expresses hope they will visit soon. Visitors are now barred. Knapp keeps his old demeanor, plays cards, and jokes with fellow prisoners.
In Brown county near Beck's Grove a clash between the Suttle and Barker families over a sheep led to William Suttle being fatally shot and badly wounded. The two farms border and hostilities have long existed. A dispute over a damaged Suttle pasture sheep escalated when Barker tried to take a sheep by force.
Alfred Funtt, lifelong Friends church member, dies after a threshing machine incident near Charlottsville. The accident involved Splo-Kimer Williams and a hound, with the situation described as severe but details remain sparse.
Fair Bank and Grand Opera present a week of selections led by Mr. Bogue from the Metropolitan Opera and Miss Marie Valdes from New Orleans. The program promises operatic airs, duets from Il Trovatore and The Crus, plus a second-week engagement by Mise Louise Brunany. The calendar includes nightly concert programs and moving pictures with a military band accompaniment, plus park concerts on Sunday by Indiana regiments and city bands.
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