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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1907

Page

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Indianapolis grocers to stop liquor sales by Aug 1

City License Inspector David Tullis says about 100 North Side grocery stores sell liquor under government licenses but remain illegal under state and city law. Grocers with post law licenses face closure when licenses expire, while saloon men argue the trend harms legitimate taverns.

Indianapolis David Tullis Mr Tullis Tullis United States Marion County George Breunig Ninth Ward Gerncer

Local Jottings Show City Life In Mingled Banter

Mayor Bookwalter and Police Chief Metzger sat with Judge Whallon in court Friday morning as a prisoner quipped that beating the crowd would be heroic. The column notes shifts at the New York store picnic and Hyde Park humor, with townspeople and officials stirring in July heat and plans for the Hamilton county reunion picnic at Brookside park. Musings include the Indiana Uniform Bank encampment, a $8 600 house project near Sixteenth and Meridian, and updates on the North side streetcar repairs while soldiers and families visit camps.

Charles A. Bookwalter Robert Metzger Whallon

Magill Arrest Sparks Public Outcry Over San Diego Case

State's attorney Miller concedes no evidence against Fred Magill or Faye Magill in the death by own action of his wife. He plans to have them released, blaming gossip and Chicago papers for the arrest. Citizens and public opinion here had doubted any conviction.

Clinton Miller Fred Magill Faye Magill Magill Magills San Diego Cal Campbell California Chicago United Press Hthas

Grant H Clay D D Dentist

Grant H Clay M D now located at 108 N Delaware street opposite Tomlinson Hall in Indianapolis after fourteen years with the New York Dental company.

Grant H. Clay New York Dental Company N. Delawarest Tomlinson Hall Indianapolia

The Gem Laundry and The People's Outfitting Co Listing

Local ads advertise The Gem Laundry offering family washings at per pound and ironing for flat pieces. The People's Outfitting Co offers a reduced price on a complete three room furnished set and other goods including a Bliss Native Herbs product and new pianos starting at $16. Wulschner's invites readers to Meet Your Friends at the Bull and Bear in Ohio Street.

THE GEM Laundry

Regiments Wait Expectantly at Indiana Camp as Gov Reviews

Preparations at Fort Benjamin Harrison advance for governor’s day with a grand review at 4 30 p m Sunday. regiments One and Two await action on the distant hilltops while Third regiments hike the reservation. Hospital corps under Maj. Sommer reports minimal illness as 60 Indianapolis officers staff the camp with a full drugstore tent and a staffed mess Runaway heat and mosquitos loom as inevitable camp conditions.

Indiana National Guard Fort Benjamin Harrison Hanly George Knox Indianapolis W. G. Everson Franklin Col. McCoy Petersburg Benjamin Harrson Volunteer Army Hospital Corps Edgar F. Sommer Corps Chocolate” Wells Cook Harry M. Franklin

Professors Forecast Women Growing Beards Across Centuries

Special to The Sum Chicago July 20 University of Chicago paleontology head Samuel W Williston told coeds hair will grow on women's faces. He predicted moustaches and full beards for women, sparking astonishment as students teased and debated styles while quipping about Van Dyke cuts and center parts. He warned the change would come only after many centuries.

University of Chicago Samuel W. Williston Department of Paleontology van Dyke Noah Senator Peffer Kansas

Haul's Attorney Raps the Court in German Trial

In Karlsruhe, Dietz for Carl Haul, a Washington professor accused of murdering his mother-in-law Frau Molliter, charges an organized conspiracy to convict Haul and seeks adjournment until a key witness Wieland is examined. He accuses the court, prosecutor, and jurors of bias and unethical conduct, threatens a duel with Prosecutor Bleicher, and claims the trial lacks judicial integrity.

United Press Karlsruhe Germany Dietz Carl Haul Washington Frau Micolster Hau Frau Mollter Wieland Moliter Frau Moliter Han Eller Hall Bleicher Carl Hall

Haywood case heads to jury after long opening

Boise July 4 United Press reports Haywood prosecution closing its opening in the Steunenberg murder trial. Hawley appears exhausted yet persuasive as Richardson prepares to speak for the defense. Judge Wood bars Colorado labor trouble references, altering both sides' arguments. Courtroom crowds pack the proceeding, with a risk the trial ends in disagreement.

Steunenbere Miners’ Federation Orchard Richardson Hawley Clarence Darrow Mr. Borah Guments Steunenberg Idaho Colorado Haywood

Negro Robs Gas Meter in Highland Avenue Home

Neighbors saw a man of dark complexion at the cellar window of 2018 Highland Ave. He stayed briefly and left revealing a robbed gas meter with a small amount of change taken. A description was provided to police.

Highland Ave Ross Colton St Frank Denton W. Morris Sr

Fire department receives $100 donation from Daniel Stewart Drug Co

The fire department was presented with a $100 check from Daniel Stewart Drug Company on Saturday. Accompanying letter praised the department for its work during the July 7 fire and urged continued donations to the pension fund since balls to raise revenue are no longer permitted.

Daniel Stewart Drug Company

Indiana lumber firm tax mixup risks $125 penalty

Oran M. Pruitt, president of Indiana Veneer and Lumber and secretary of Indiana Lumber and Veneer, discovered Friday he paid taxes for the wrong corporation. The taxes for the intended company were delinquent, and he works with county officials to correct the error and avoid a $125 penalty.

Oran M. Pruitt Indiana Veneer and Lumber Company Indiana Lumber and Veneer Company

Countess Rosslyn Granted Divorce in Edinburg

A divorce was granted to Countess Rosslyn formerly Anna Robinson an American chorus girl and opera singer today. They were married in March 19 Anna Robinson is the daughter of a Minneapolis hotel man.

United Press Edinburg Scotland Countess Rosslyn Anna Robinson Minneapolis

Institute Time Set for County Institutes

The office of state superintendent Fasser A. Cotton lists county institute dates from July 29 to November, naming counties for each session. Washington county opens July 29 with others scheduled in Clinton Floyd Fountain Orange Spencer and more across the state, including Morgan Newton Cass Perry yet undated.

Fasser A. Cotton Clinton Floyd Fountain Orange and Spencer Daviess Decatur DeKalb Elkhart Fayette Gibson Hendricks Huntington Jasper Jay Knox Kosciusko LaGrange Lake Laporte Miamon Miami Porter Foulaski Shelby Starke St. Joseph Steuben Switzerland Tipton Vanderburg Wayne Clay Delaware Dubois Grant Hamilton Hancock Henry Howard Jefferson Johnson Lawrence Madison Monroe Montgomery Ripley Sullivan Vermillion Vigo Wabash Whitley Martin Posey Morgan Newton Cass Perry

Telegrams requested in Rhodius marriage case

John W. Claypool, attorney for the Rhodius inquiry, seeks court orders to compel local telegraph firms to preserve all telegrams involving Cass Connaway, Thomas C. Whallon, and Bobie Warren related to Elma Dare and George Rhodius. Telegrams are typically destroyed after six months. The telegrams would be used as evidence.

John W. Claypool Elma Dare George Rhodius Cass Connaway Thomas C. Whallon Bobie Warren Rhodius Mr. Claypool

Wrecker Defaces Sign on Lodge Property

Bryant known as the Wrecker painted over a sign with water and lime on Saturday morning. The work occurred on a wall just east of the Odd Fellows building being torn down at Washington and Pennsylvania streets. The sign, painted without contractor or lodge consent, encroached six inches on lodge property so the defendants claim a right to deface it.

Bryant Odd Fellows Washington and Pennsylvaniasts Lodge

Four Rooms Furnished Complete at The People's Outlet

A four room furnishing package is offered complete for 155.00, down from 225.00, at The People's Outlet. The sale highlights affordable home furnishings and invites buyers to take advantage of the reduced price.

Michigan Wreck Kills Thirty With Fiery Inferno Scene

A Michigan traffic collision left 30 people dead and 65 others injured as cars caught fire and many victims were incinerated. Witnesses described the scene as an inferno with chaotic flames and smoke engulfing the wreckage.

Deadly Pere Marquette wreck near Salem claims many lives

A Plymouth Salem excursion train crash into a coal freight near Salem, Michigan, killed at least three and injured more than 65. Officials dispatched a relief train and surgeons before collision, with bodies recovered from the mangled wreckage as crews toiled to clear the tracks.

Pere Marquette Detroit Salem United Press Mich Union Depot Plymouth Pere Marquette Railroad Ionia William E. Keene W. F. Dobbins

Scene of Horror at Plymouth Railroad Wreck

A Salem wreck survivor describes a Plymouth disaster scene with bloodstains on his clothes and a chorus of groans. He recounts mangled bodies, severed limbs, frantic search for relatives, a madwoman seeking her child, and passengers fainting under the burning sun as cars lie piled like tinder.

Plymouth Mich Salem Union Bank

Negro Found Living in Market Cellar and Arrested

Special Officer John Hudson found Charles Smith of Evansville living in the market house cellar while he worked in the basement on Saturday morning. Bicycle Officer Charles Galnisch, after breaking a cellar window, persuaded Smith to come out and was helped by Bicyclemen Wilson and Golnisch. Smith was jailed on loitering charges.

Charles Galnisch Charles Smith Evansville John Hudson Smith Wilson Golnisch

United States Weather Forecast Summary

Fair tonight and Sunday with sunset around 4 32 and low visibility. No significant precipitation expected. Temperature hints at mild conditions across regions with scattered clouds. Information appears fragmentary and may not reflect full national outlook.

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