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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1906
Page
6
A San Francisco refiner recalls efforts to avoid scrutiny by J D Rockefeller era rivals. He describes starting small, facing exploitation by railroads, hard contracts, and shipments delayed or diverted, leaving plants idle while oil supply problems persisted and profits relied on a precarious, secretive strategy.
The speaker recalls coal shipment woes and mischarges by rail, noting 187 miles of roadbed, unpaid compensation, and cars’ movement ambiguity. He describes adapting by carrying oil in groceries wagons, fears being followed, and claims to concentrate his plant while pursuing a dubious future beyond John.
Dr L Hurty secretary of the state Board of Health told Prosecutor Benedict he will pursue a different form of meat analysis to be used as evidence against meat dilut ers. He will discuss the matter with Benedict personally to seek understanding. City meat dealers plan to stop using sodium sulphite after recent protests hurt their business in ground meats.
Mrs Wells W F Wells aged 81 died Thursday at the home of her son Livingston D Wells in Blocherne Indianapolis. She came to the city in 1830 from Clermont County Ohio and married W F Wells in 1852. Surviving children include Charles W Wells of Joe Wells Bauer firm, Joseph R Wells of Asheville North Carolina, Mary Wallace and others.
Special to The Sun reports Railway Detective Updite and partner Mitchell saved each other during a fierce struggle with a tramp on the roof of a moving Royal Blue line baggage car between Bound Brook and Trenton. Mitchell grabbed Updite through a doorway as they teetered on the edge, preventing a deadly fall. The tramp was handcuffed at last.
Frank Harter longtime educator and former principal of the east New Castle school building died at age 40 after two weeks with a Newel ailment. He previously led public schools in Fortville and is survived by his wife and three children.
Representative Sema E. Watson of the Sixth Indiana district will tour the country in a private car with Speaker Joseph G. Cannon. They will speak in many states during the coming congressional campaign, with Indiana included in their itinerary.
A burglar entered the Carey residence at 1150 North Meridian Street while Mr and Mrs Carey slept. The prowler took silverware and jewelry valued at unknown amount, forcing entry by prying open a front window and ransacking every room in the house.
Rigell says his house was refurnished during his wife's absence. Mrs Boas expresses surprise, Rigell describes it as a shock rather than a surprise, addressing questions about the home changes.
Police probe Max Dittrich a Dresden worker accused of at least four murders with a diary detailing methodical killings. Victims were women and girls, bodies mutilated, instruments seized for crimes. Despite social respectability, doctors deem him sane as rail commission takes up shipper complaints against railways.
Daniel Chester French, one of the principal sculptors involved with the H W Lawton monument, will be asked to aid the monument commission in seating the rue.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a universal tonic purifying blood and strengthening liver and kidneys. It asserts it cures liver and kidney troubles, builds red blood, and improves nerves, skin, and vitality, touting endorsements and medical authorial backing while appealing to readers for orders.
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