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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1910
Page
3
Miss Ida Gainer, 23, was shot in the back while walking in Sunset Park, Fort Wayne, Monday night. A steel corset stay saved or could save her life by blocking the bullet, doctors unsure if organs were spared. The shooter remains at large.
Peru Indiana July 19 Special to The Snc L G Miller fell against a whirling Wabash stationary engine Monday morning and was mangled. While working about the machine after setting it in motion his foot slipped and his arm was drawn in. He shrieked as he was dragged to death before bystanders could reach him.
White river floods into the main stream five miles north of Petersburg Indiana as east and west forks pour water into the river. Farmers move stacked crops while vast quantities are carried away like driftwood. Temperature drops fifteen degrees.
Two octogenarians died within hours in Vernon Indiana on Monday. Mrs. Jennie Basnett, 89, and Mrs. Martha King, 80 or 81, pioneer citizens and schoolmates in youth, passed away the same day. Basnett was grandmother of Indianapolis attorney George Batchelor and mother in law of Judge Thomas C. Batchelor of Vernon.
Cambridge City Indiana July 1. Law and order with vengeance governs this city as temperance and saloon factions enforce the blue laws. William Kiser, a well known Good Citizens League member, was arrested Monday for driving an auto without a license. The action is seen as retaliation for his protest against liquor.
In Brazil Indiana on July 19 Tim Miller a farmer declares he will spill blood to stop the T H I I traction company from encroaching on his land. He has a peace bond after driving off a section gang who threatened to shoot him.
In Brazil Indiana on July 19 the police command issued an order to lock up drinking clubs amid a crackdown. The move targets disturbances and public safety concerns as authorities assert control over late night establishments. Local officials declined further comment.
New York July 19 Samuel Untermyer, a renowned American attorney, organized a large oil combine in London aimed at challenging Standard Oil. Reported by cable, it is the biggest venture yet against Standard Oil, backed by American and English capital. Twenty million dollars has been subscribed to start operations with lands acquired in Oklahoma. Untermeyer declined to provide further details.
Fort Wayne Indiana July 19 The daughter of Mr and Mrs John Mooney 719 Madison Street reports a live feminine scream ready to go When a strange man stood in the doorway between two rooms holding a lit lamp at 3 AM she screamed He threw the lamp to the floor and fled through an open back door Police pursued but the burglar was not found
Special to The Sun reports in Richmond Indiana that a new high school building is nearing completion. The facility will include a large gymnasium and auditorium and an art gallery, touted as one of the finest for a city of Richmond’s size.
In Huntington Indiana on July 19 the two year old Virgina Kiracore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Alvin Biracoffe, crossed the Erie railroad bridge twice while her father fished below at Little River. The trestle was only wide enough for trains but none arrived, and the child said she was looking for daddy.
A. H. Hart, a Erie Railroad brakeman, and his wife Jessie Wart Hart have disappeared from Aurlington Indiana amid rumors of a separation. F. H. Hassloch, auditor for the Chicago Bluffton & Cincinnati Railroad, resigns and leaves for Wyoming after findings show his books in order. Town gossip links Hart and Hassloch as close friends. Hart contemplates divorce.
Loganport Ind July 19 James Pearson, father of James Pearson Jr., who died after being struck by a Wabash interurban car near Longcliff, says his son never drank and that he is to blame for any stigma. He urged that his son died sober and that the truth be told.
Fort Wayne Indiana July 1 The Rev Frank M Fox pastor of Third Street Presbyterian church says a minister's words stick with a congregation He cites material proof of 15000 dollars in six weeks since a sermon on Giving the church debt has been wiped away due to generous giving by members.
After renomination by acclamation at the Thirteenth Democratic convention Henry A. Barnhart of Rochester was expected to open the campaign with the acceptance speech attacking the Payne bill and tariff policies. Senator Shively joined the effort, urging tariff for revenue only, as the party plans to wage its campaign largely through speeches. A joint representative convention was also held.
Tony Waski, 40, fled from a lake hills home where he had been confined three weeks with typhoid malaria. In pajama clothes, he vanished after a door slam heard by his wife Mrs. Wunski. Search efforts failed and authorities fear exposure could have killed him.
Wabash Indiana July 1. An auto carrying Dr and Mrs George H Brodbeck and daughter Miss Adz Brodbeck crashed through a rickety creek bridge near Lincolnsville as timbers cracked. Miss Adz Brodbeck sustained a broken leg. The ravine was narrow so the car did not plunge fully into the ravine, keeping the occupants alive.
MONTREAL July 19 Earl Grey governor general of Canada ends three weeks in London and will serve another year in Canada before expected succession by the Duke of Connaught. Canadians, happy over news of his extended stay, praise his popularity.
In Kokomo Indiana a meeting of colored citizens pledged to suppress outbreaks after Constable Oscar Welty killed J W Edwards. Welty appeared in circuit court to plea offer. The defense sought guilty to manslaughter while the state pressed murder charges. Trial under the indictment is set.
Chicago authorities refused to issue permits for showing the Jeffries Johnson prizefight films. Chief Steward’s vacation move left orders not to grant permits during his absence. The police will block display of the real films despite imit imitator versions removing brutality.
Anderson Indiana July 19 special to The Suan EB Collins and Mrs Collins say opportunities for Lidianans are thick in the Pansinia canal zone. They report there is too little for picture shows in the small towns along the line of construction and not much to amuse the natives or the Amert Milk Workers.
A 17 year old Elwood youth, RV Easter, stands six feet one inch, top prospect for naval service. He tells the surgeon there is no more at home as he seeks steadier work rather than family duties. He passes the examination and becomes an apprentice seaman trainee despite tall expectations.
Sheriff and former Republican candidate William Fe Horsley is hospitalized at St Anthony's with a severely injured left knee after a motor boat accident. Doctors fear lifelong impairment.
Anderson Indiana July 19 Keyv. & Boyd Jones of the First Christian church at Marion has been secured as pastor of the Central Christian church in this city. He will occupy the local pulpit by September 1.
Lightning struck the home of Thomas Illet in Jetsville Indiana and hit a shotgun barrel causing an exploded cartridge and destruction of the weapon, with no other damage reported.
Four year old Gordon Lee, son of Mr and Mrs John Lee of 1506 St Eighth, lies in St Anthony’s hospital after a rock thrown by another boy fractured his skull. Doctors performed trephining but hope remains small as the neighborhood mourns the tragedy of its pet alike.
Burrell Webb was arrested in Bedford on Monday night for violating parole from the Michigan City prison. He was found heavily armed.
Special to The Son from Princeton Indiana reports several barrels of beer shipped from Evansville to an unknown recipient were confiscated by police. Mayor Davison has ordered the alcohol destroyed.
Mrs. Sophia Johnson, 96, long recognized as Clay county’s oldest woman, died in Brazil Indiana on Monday. She reportedly remembered four wars.
Ing July 19 Kelley Stevens and Estella Stevens arranged a double ceremony by telephone. Charlies W Shepherd of Fortville Ind. facilitated the weddings while their father and others teased Kelley to summon Miss Theodore Brown of Warsaw. The sister’s marriage proceeded and Miss Brown joined via the wire in a simultaneous ceremony.
In Shelbyville Indiana on July 19 an old wedding secret surfaces. Miss Kathryn Bassett and Wilbur Willard Peace, both of Shelbyville, were wed in Madison Indiana six months ago. The ceremony, performed December 30 1909 by Rev Lory of the Madison Baptist church, is now disclosed as Peace returns to Indianapolis where he has been employed for months before coming back to Shelbyville.
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