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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1905
Page
3
The article warns that summer colds are common and more dangerous to lungs and kidneys, caused by heat and exposure. It advises Peruna as a preventative and remedy, quoting endorsements and cautions about imitations, with anecdotes from Baron J M Vandenheim and Prince Jonah Kalanianaole.
Special to The Sun New York July 20 1909 Thomas Faulkner Morton ousted controller Jordan of the Equitable Life Assurance Society for refusal to disclose information sought in an investigation. William A Day named acting controller to take effect immediately. Jordan had risen from clerk to comptroller earning 55000 annually. probe also targets a 685000 loan from Mercantile Trust to the Equitable and ties to James W Alexander.
Special to the BMNJ Wellsville Missouri July 9 Senator W. J. Stone of Missouri in an interview pays respects to Thomas W Lawson of Boston. He says Lawson is a fake, says he has not told anything new and dismisses Lawson as having fallen out with Roger. He claims Lawson cannot aid people in recovering money and notes public interest in Lawson claiming wealth from Wall Street.
Morria Ravenovitch a Stamford newsboy lies ill with tetanus from a toy pistol. The 2 year old pet of Stamford society Morris Ravenovitch receives constant visitors and flowers as a New York broker pledges unlimited funds to save him.
A railing piece portrays Thomas Madden as president of the Board of Safety and closely aligned with Captain Kruger and Holtzman. The text alleges secrecy, manipulation of police affairs, and a biased board, citing Christ the patrolman and prior conduct. It paints Madden as influential within a corrupt city power structure and mocks the board meetings as informal social gatherings with Kruger shielding police wrongdoing.
New York reports indicate the heat wave has weakened though deaths attributed to heat reach 185 so far. Physicians warn there may be additional fatalities as the hot period continues to affect health.
Hartford City July 3 Edward Sinclair was severely bitten by his bulldog after striking it with a board. His hands and arms were lacerated and he is under a doctor’s care. Neighbors beat off the dog, which was shot and killed by Charles Leonard. Sinclair, in pain, may have hydrophobia risk and finger loss reported.
John Mullin of Telluride and E M Titus with Earl Weller left Rhyolite on June 20 for a Death Valley prospecting trip. Mullin arrived in Rhyolite days later half-crazed from severe thirst. Titus and Weller are believed dead after wandering the desert. two horses and 18 burros perished from thirst.
Carl Hagenbeck from Hamburg will tour under canvas with trained wild animals in a circus and menagerie. He partners with C Lee Williams ex Cincinnati Zoo secretary John H Harlin and Frank Tate of the Columbia. The show will appear on the Washington Street grounds on Wednesday August 2 with a parade and two performances.
A mob battered county jail doors in New Braunfels Texas on a Wednesday night and shot Samuel Green a 16 year old colored prisoner after he allegedly attacked William Karbach s one year old daughter on Tuesday night. The mob failed to break into the cell and used guns through a steel door opening to kill Green.
Lizzie Lynch seeks divorce from Maurice Lynch after six months of marriage. She accuses him of habitual drunkenness and demanding beer money from her.
Mrs P Heckett of goo Van Buren St Brooklyn N Y says her mother with a severe ulcer once deemed incurable was cured using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills her face now clear and restored.
Special to the Bun reports Forward Gottechalk, inmate of Ramsey County Jail in Minneapolis Minnesota, hanged himself in his cell Wednesday afternoon rather than face an August planned execution for the murder of Joseph Hartman. The authorities’ plan to stage the execution for sheriff association members prompted the suicide.
Chicago July Wheat rose on reports of Black rust in spring wheat country and drought in Rua ala and Spain. July at 8 5 ڻي, September 5 9 4686c. Old July corn 57%, September shes. July oats 3c, September bhy bic. Sept pork 1.59 12 9234, ribs 37.92 97.90. New York stocks opened with limited changes. Union Pacific up to 130% from 15% and U S Rubber, American Woolen and others gained. Government bonds steady, noon prices listed.
City births listed including Hunter and Helen Overstreet. Paul H and Daley White. William and Sadie Ramer. Horace N and Pearl Rantong. George and Ida Sulter. Augusta Hartley. Arthur and Sire Baxter. Homer A and Juli Hulse. Roy and Eatella Gooly. Otto and Hester Jenkins. William and Elizabeth Collman. Edward and Mamie Fisher. MG H in Washington. Edward and Florence Wilson. Jennie Lightfoot. Infant Williams at City Hospital. Algoth Edward Rydell. Vera Claire Raw man. Flennard Blackburn. Infant Trester. William Bremen. George Davis. Roy A. Brown. Perry Featherston and Jennie Rilla Mit. Thomas W. Hawkins and Ethel Chittenden. Walter A. Prohm and Leela Robinson. Mose Lowden and Katie Barnett. Theodore J. Conley and Helen A. Hesley. Jesse D. Ells and Christene Jensen. Stephen M. Jackson and Adella English. Henry Jones and Georgia Justice.
The record shows many building permits issued including remodels and repairs. Names such as H Bockwald L A Barnes G Koehring and J A Gahen appear with addresses on Broad way Washington boulevard and Jefferson. Permit values range from 225 to 32 000 for various dwelling and cottage projects.
Scripps McRae Press Association reports Kansas City on July 24 that new wheat receipts will total 2000 cars this week. Bank disbursements on the crop will run about 1230 dollars this week. A new grade named cash No 1 hard is being dealt daily for the first time in years.
John Weber and his band present a patriotic program in Fair Bank featuring a 30 minute Civil War tone picture. The performance includes Star Spangled Forever, Dixie, the Battle of Fort Sumter sequences, and a grand cavalry charge with war songs, national airs, and solos.
City Chairman Jesse M. Tindall issues an official call urging Prohibition voters and civic-minded residents to attend a city convention for nominating a city ticket. The gathering is set for Tuesday July 3 at 8 00 p m in the Marien County courthouse criminal courtroom to protest machine candidates and push for reform in taxes gambling and saloon regulation.
July 7 Indianapolis hog receipts 3,000 cattle 9 sheep 20. despite weak market signals, hogs rose to a top of 6.14 with most trades 5.96 to 6.06 and close steady. Sheep steady. Prime steers 1200 pounds and up, various grades quoted. market mixed across cattle and calves. Pittsburgh, New York and Chicago quotes for cattle hogs and butter reported in brief.
A compact cloze of brief notices and items from across cities including drownings, arrests, fatalities, and a few local classifieds. Entries mention Lillian Bradner in Bridgeport, J B Gregory in Los Angeles, a gasoline explosion in Manhattan causing $20,000 damage, Hazel Offer killed by lightning in McConnellsville, and other scattered notices with missing or garbled words.
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