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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1908
Page
10
Arrest man after woman's body found in Columbus
Columbus Indiana July 20 John Underwood a former motorman is under arrest suspected of murdering Mrs Carrie Hayden Percifield whose body was found last night on the levee west of the Second street bridge He is married and arrested at his home He was intoxicated and his clothing bloodstained No marks of violence on the body A flagman and residents recall a scream and a man seen running from the woods
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
John Underwood
Carrie Hayden Percifield
Second Street
John Cochrane
Captain McCrea Dies in Brooklyn Naval Hospital
Capt. Henry McCrea United States Navy commander of the battleship Georgia during the North Atlantic squadron cruise to the Pacific coast died of Brights disease in Naval Hospital Brooklyn. He had been ill since June and was relieved of Georgia command to lead the lighthouse corps. His wife Mrs Caroline McCrea and son Elslie of Plainfield N J were at his bedside and Arlington Cemetery in Washington was set for interment. Born in Logansport Indiana fifty seven years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry Metrea
United States Navy
Georgia
Pacific Coast
Bright
Naval Hospital
Brooklyn
Golden Gate
Caroline McCrea
Elslie McCrea
Plainfield
N. J
McCrea
Washington
Arlington Cemetery
Henry McCrea
Logansport
Ind
Irish Lacemakers at New York Store Exhibit
The Irish lacemakers from Loughlynn Ireland were shown at the New York Store beginning Monday drawing large crowds. Expert handworkers produced beautiful Irish faces and drew strong interest, especially from women visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Indianapolis
Loughlynn
Ireland
Week of sports events across cities and venues
The schedule lists baseball bouts in Washington park and multiple cities, boxing cards in Rockland Maine Waukegan Illinois and Frisco, Olympiad athletics with American team emphasis, Glidden Tour autos toward Saratoga, motor paced cycling in Madison Square Garden, high speed boat races at Larchmont, harness racing in Perrin and Detroit Grand Circuit, yacht regatta at Put in Bay, Turners tournament in Frankfort Germany, Y M C A relay from New York to Chicago, and Indianapolis Gun Club shoot on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Saratoga
Madison Square Garden
Larchmont
Six killed in crush near Columbia City Indiana
Remains of Charles Sherman King his wife and two daughters were buried at Wabash after a collision near Columbia City. Fayma Bradshaw and chauffeur Carl Timmins were buried in Fort Wayne. The touring car failed to see an approaching passenger train as a freight train passed, killing six occupants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sherman King
Columbia City
Pennsylvania
Wabash
Reaghs All-Americans Sail For Japan Trip
Reach's All-American Baseball club will sail from San Francisco on November 3 bound for Japan China the Philippines and the Hawaiian islands. Star players include Frank Chance Orval Overall Jiggs Donohue Hal Chase Ty Cobb Bill Burns Delehanty Pat Donohue Liefield Nealon Jack Bliss George Hildebrand William Devereaux Rollie Zeider and others from the Pacific Coast and major leagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollie Zeider
Pacific Coast League
Houser wins Riverside Handicap Golf Tourney
George Houser won the Riverside Golf Club monthly handicap tournament held Sunday with a net 65 after applying a 20 stroke allowance. J A Martin placed second with a net 71 after a 15 stroke advantage, while Chester Nelson finished third at 72 net from scratch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Houser
Riverside Golf Club
J. A. Martin
Chester Nelson
Louisville Club President Issues Anti Betting Manifesto
Louisville July 20 President Thomas A Barker of the Louisville Baseball club issued a manifesto opposing betting at the local ball park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Thomas A. Barker
Louisville Baseball Club
Woman slain and body placed on railway tracks
New York reports Ottilie Eberhard murdered aboard a railroad line near Hackensack after arriving from Austria. Autopsy shows bullet wounds and robbery of two dollars. Her daughter Ottilie survived after being shot thrice, while the fate of nephew August Eberhard remains unknown.
Me Family Theater Draws Big Patronage With New Bill
The Me Family Theater shows a fast-growing crowd for a five act bill featuring Ames and Corbett on drums, Ed and Laura Tieche, Sur lesque Magicians, Mrs. Murphy outdone, and Stanton and Flamime with songs, talking, and motion pictures. Evening shows begin July 24 with 8 0 and 9 30 p m on weekdays and 7 30 8 45 and 10 00 p m Saturdays, matinees daily. Patrons are not allowed to remain between shows to avoid disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corbett
Laura Tieche
Murphy
Stanton
Flamime
Fatal injuries after buggy tossed by car near Columbus
Miss Elizabeth Dupree, 38, died from injuries after being thrown from her buggy when an automobile frightened her horse on Saturday near Columbus Indiana. Her mother suffered head and shoulder injuries in the same incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
Elizabeth Dupree
Sermons and Band Concert Compete at Fairview Park
At Fairview park Sunday night hundreds moved from benches to the hillside to hear two brief sermons on the Twenty third Psalm by Rev Joshua Stansfield and Rev E P Brown. The Ram's Horn Brown drew over 500 listeners with witty epigrams as band music followed the sermons. The crowd size was unusually large and ministers avoided the bandstand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview Park
Joshua Stansfield
E. P. Brown
Brown
Carpenter Held in Brother-in-Law Stabbing Case
Walter Veregge, a carpenter of 1212 Columbia Avenue, is being held on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill his brother-in-law William Engelking who was also arrested on an assault and battery charge. Engelking allegedly was stabbed in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter, Veregge
Columbia Avenue
William Engelking
Veregge
Engelking
Police charge alleged fraud by McClung and accomplice
Alvin McClung timekeeper for Moore Mansfeld Construction was arrested Saturday by Detectives Lancaster and Kruger on a fraudulent check charge. He and James McBride allegedly swindled two firms by cashing checks. McClung denies wrongdoing claiming he sold brick to a man named Goldburg who produced the check. police say Goldburg is a myth. The $39 check was cashed by Moses Sapphire on Indiana Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin McClung
Moore-Mansfeld Construction Company
Lancaster
Kruger
McChung
James McBride
MecClung
Goldburg
McBride
Moses Sapphire
Indiana Avenue
Prisoner at police headquarters attempts suicide
Joseph Smith, a prisoner at the police headquarters, tried to kill himself Sunday night. He climbed onto the bars and was about to jump when he was discovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gell
Joseph Smith
Smith
Remains of A D Mcleod to be buried in Baltimore
Cincinnati July 20 The remains of A D Mcleod assistant general freight agent of the C H and D who died Saturday night will be taken to Baltimore for burial He was well known to Indianapolis railroad men
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
A. D. Mcleod
Baltimore
Indianapolis
Dropped Coffee Doctor Gains 20 Pounds on Postum
A Washington physician credits Postum with relief from chronic headaches, sleeplessness, and irritability after abandoning coffee. He reports weight gain of 20 pounds, improved brain clarity, and steadier hands, noting the product provides phosphates and albumens.
Murderers Die In Electric Chair In Ossining NY
Ossining New York July 20 Charles Henry Rogers and Angelo Lauderio were executed in the electric chair for brutal killings. Rogers murdered three people including a child and a mother, then confessed robbery motive. Lauderio killed Don Michele d Ambras in a Bronx assault linked to blackmail. Both spent a restless night under guard before execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Henry Rogers
Angela Lauderio
Contractor
Fred
Willis Olney
Alice —Ingserick
Angela Liauderio
Don Michele da’ Ambris
Rogers
Jones
Lauderio
Fathers Matuney
Benedicto
Angelo Lauderio
Alice Ingerick
Howells Station
Goshen
N. Y
Ingerick
Alice
Middletown
Mulberry Bend
Don Michele d’Ambras
Bronx
Italy
d’Ambras
Hector Street
d'Ambras
Dry Beer Test Planned In Court In Bloomington
The Capital City Brewing company seeks a court test Monday in Bloomington Indiana to prove that their malt beverage named Dry Beer contains only 0.49 percent alcohol and thus falls outside the dry beer ban. The firm aims to secure future protection for its dispensers by establishing safety from prosecution through a formal ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capital City Brewing Company
Bloomington
Ind
Brewing Company
Frankfort Tragedy Reeks of Drunken Double Death
July 20 report states Clarence Jones, a young businessman, shot and killed farmer Claude Pruitt at Hillsburg then shot and killed himself. The men, said to have been drinking and gambling, were buried today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Clarence Jones
Claude Pruitt
Hillsburg
Reilly Sold to Cardinals After Cotton States Lead
Gulfport manager Gilks announced shortstop Tom Reilly has been purchased by St. Louis Cardinals manager McCloskey. Reilly leads the Cotton States batters. Pittsburg offers 2500 for Bridgeport pitcher Red Waller, top in the Connecticut league. Fred Lake for Boston Americans talked with Bridgeport owner Jim O’Rourke about Waller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilks
Gulfport
Tom Reilly
McCloskey
St. Louis Cardinals
Reilly
Cotton States
Pittsburg
Red Waller
Bridgeport
Fred Lake
Boston Americans
Jim O'Rourke
Waller
Drowns Babes and Self in East River Tragedy
New York July 29 Mrs Gussie Benson 3 Jamestown North Dakota drowned herself and her two children in the East River. She had come to visit her parents. Her mind was unbalanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gussie Benson
Jamestown, N. D
East River
Bar Association Convention Opens at Country Club
The State Bar association held its first convention session Monday at the Country club in Coolness and Seclusion. President Merrill Moores spoke. Tuesday night features addresses by Thomas R. Marshall and James E. Watson on gubernatorial campaigns. Other speakers include Henry Vinton and John B. Lemb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bar Association
Country Club
Merrill Moores
James E. Watson
Marshall
James L. Clark
Danville
William N. Putnam
Portland
Frederick N. Judson
St. Louis
Mill and warehouse destroyed by flames
Fire destroyed Rush and Paddock's lumber yard and planning mill and Surface's grocery warehouse at Simith Valley twelve miles south of Indianapolis Sunday night. By the time a volunteer fire service was organized the entire plant was doomed and for a time the village was threatened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush
Surface
Simith Valley
Indianapolis
Crushed to Death Near Lamb Indiana
Ind July 20 Clifford Plow fell under a wagon near the town of Lamb and was crushed to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amandison
Clifford Plow
Lamb
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