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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1908
Page
1
A garbled sports fragment mentions Ned Paine and Jean Jamarta with a basketball set piece. The text is heavily corrupted and does not convey a coherent event, score, or outcome suitable for a precise summary.
In New York June 2 Taft's remarks on Gen Grant stir G A R protests while a Batavia mayoral trial sheds light on public funds. The session features detailed cross examination of Brunaugh, former Batavia mayor, and Foster witnesses discuss asphalt patching and fee practices.
The royal relatives of le Abruzzi have ordered the young lover to wait one year before marrying Miss Katherine Elkins, the American heiress. The ultimatum, said to have been relayed to United States Senator Stephen Elkins, was delivered to the Duke through an aide-de-camp after months of fiction around the heart affair.
Building Inspector Winterrond has started an investigation of the 5 cent theaters and two have been ordered to comply with the law regulating theaters or submit to arrest. The two theaters on W Washington street west of Capitol avenue have been introducing vaudeville acts and must exclude vaudeville numbers. The city electrician will check if wiring meets the ordinance requirements.
Mrs Rollyn Hawkins a 39 year old who was injured Saturday in a runaway at Massachusetts Avenue and Vermont Street died Monday at Methodist Hospital. her husband Mr Hawkins also injured with four broken ribs from the same accident at their home 2619 Talbott Avenue.
A fragmentary report notes a suicide involving a person named Joho W Gates and a friend. The text mentions barbed wire and shots, with unclear surrounding details and names distorted by OCR.
The Indiana State Reunion Association opens a business session as visitors arrive by the hundreds along all roads, signaling broad interest in the gathering and anticipated activities. Local officials note crowd turnout reflecting strong regional engagement and historical ties.
Capt William English will officiate as grand marshal for the seventh annual Indiana Elks state reunion parade. Elks from across the state arrive amid prizes for best decorated building, best dressed band, unique costumes, and largest lodge representation. The two day program includes receptions, ritual sessions, entertainment, a city tour for ladies, a Monument Circle parade viewing, and a mammoth social at Fair Bank park.
Sheriff Joseph Clay pursues Thomas R. Rackley, Atlas Business Works vice president, on a conspiracy charge in Marion County. Rackley, absent from Indianapolis, is hunted through Boston and eastern summer resorts. police have checked Whits Bear Lake without success. Relatives refuse to aid, two months since the inquiry began, with no arrest in sight.
Newark New Jersey June 2 A shopper Miss Helen Crosby sued F W Woolworth & Co after a store crush during a holiday sale left her right hand severely injured. She was awarded 2000 damages and the defendant agreed to the sum before verdict. The suit claims owners failed to take reasonable precautions to protect customers from injury.
Burglars broke into Aldag and Coons coal office at 249 E Washington St Monday night after looting Joseph Wein Barber's blacksmith shop nearby. They found a sign on the coal safe reading This safe is open and left some change plus a notice Too Bad.
The circuit court on Tuesday granted a change of name for the Citizens' Savings Deposit Company, which now operates under the legal title The Citizens' Trust Company. The rebranding formalizes the institution as a trust company while preserving its origin and operations.
Robert H. Green a banker and community leader from Waynetown Ind sits in a police cell awaiting trial for horse stealing. He formerly ran a stock farm near Waynetown and used the alias Frank Ross as a Board of Trade gambler. Detectives allege he shipped stolen stock, possibly over thirty horses, financed by wheat speculation and bank loans, with the unraveling traceable to local brokerage checks. His wife and three children face a troubled home as the case unfolds.
Labelle Missouri June 2 Bert McMillin a ranch foreman shot and killed his wife and two young children in a fit of near insanity then set fire to their clothes and killed himself with a bullet.
Indianapolis June 1 1968 letter questions Treasurer Robison about public depository law praise billing and book keeping. Fishback accuses delays and potential misdeeds, asks for detailed accounting and actions in office regarding Barrett law funds and county finances.
Portland Ore June 2 A Democratic victory in yesterday's election suggests the legislature will lean Republican but must choose a Democrat for the U S Senate George E Chamberlain is believed to have won by popular vote Prohibition passed in all counties where it was on the ballot Women s suffrage was defeated
The F A Rathbun Co have begun a new concrete and iron building on Harding Street to house their pocket lighter manufacturing. One story high, 30 by 40 feet, it will be partitioned into four compartments for safer storage. Fireproof construction aims to prevent future fires and accidents.
The State Railroad Commission secured a restraining order against Southern Indiana and Big Four railroads in No. 4 court to force them to let their workers comply with a joint coal rate set by the commission. Railroads had told crews to ignore the commission, but the order requires adherence. Arguments on the order are scheduled for June, while coal must flow at the commission’s rate.
Samuel Martin, a recent arrival from Kentucky, leased about twenty acres of vacant land on W Morris Street in Indianapolis to plant corn and later plans wheat. The field, once pasture for thirty years, is now yielding about eighty bushels per acre. Local residents initially feared unsightly views, but those objections were overcome as the project proceeds with additional six acres planted in soybeans and corn.
A Rushville mother, Mrs. Murphy, pleaded with Governor Hanly on Tuesday to consider Elmer Murphy, her son, who is serving a prison term for theft in Rush County. The outcome depends on executive action or pardon board referral.
The South side Improvement group will hold a meeting at engine house No 2 Wednesday night to transact business of importance to every citizen of the South alley.
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