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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1908
Page
2
A blaze at Hotel Kamatan in Bronxville displaced 205 guests last night. Firemen regained control at 2 05 with the south wing destroyed. Damages reach about 150000 and many guests lost jewelry and money as they fled in night clothing to shelters and nearby homes.
The annual election in the assembly rooms chose Milton Woollen as president. Edward W. Bassett became vice president, with Thomas Oddy as treasurer. The governing board includes William J. Mooney Charles C. Perry Louis J. Blaker John E. McGettigan and others.
The transfer of the YMCA building to J. A. Rink was recorded Monday. The sale occurred about a year ago. The YMCA will be allowed to occupy the building until their new structure at New York and Illinois streets is completed. The consideration was $225,409.
Rev F F Lewis of the Mor ris street M E church has been ill with typhoid fever for two weeks at his Arlington avenue home. On Tuesday his condition was described as somewhat improved though still serious. He is widely known in Irvington.
In England aviators have begun using a device that supplies artificial oxygen at high altitudes. The apparatus blends oxygen with ambient air to prevent the severe lack of oxygen astronauts previously faced. It enables safe ascent to heights previously deemed impossible.
The Indianapolis Auto Trade association plans an outing for forty to fifty cars carrying 150 orphans to White City on Wednesday. All were invited except the German Lutheran home on E Washington street. candy is provided and guests include Gov. Hanly, Mayor Bookwalter, and Chief Metzger.
The will of Joseph R. Evans valued at $100000 was filed for probate. The widow Carrie E. Evans inherits the estate. The Indianapolis meeting of the Society of Friends receives $250 to purchase a burial lot in Crown Hill for members lacking funds.
Governor J. Frank Hanly delivered an eloquent address at the seventeenth annual Manual Training high school commencement in Tomlinson hall. He spoke on dreams becoming reality, the value of dreamers and doers, and the importance of noble aims guiding liberty and rights for all.
June 9 Roosevelt appoints a national conservation commission. Chairmen include Burton on Waters, Smoot on Forests, Nelson on Lands, Dalzell on Mingrads, with Beveridge listed as a member on forests. No other Hoosier is named on the panel.
Eight councilmen voted against immediate passage of a measure halting Prestolite from making acetylene gas in the city. The ordinance was referred to the committee until next Monday, delaying action after a recent explosion. A dispute arose between Councilman Hamlet and Dr. John H. Oliver over accusations of dishonesty.
Miss Emma Lanahan of Louisville credits a rat in her hair with saving her life when the Creve Coeur train wreck occurred near St. Louis. She recalls the car traveling 40 to 50 miles per hour and the sudden lurch when the rat allegedly cushioned the impact, preventing a skull fracture.
Boston June 9 President Tuttle of the Boston and Maine railroad says accidents are not from overwork or safeguards failure but from brain fag a psychological disease that renders trainmen temporarily irresponsible and from which no guaranteed workers can be obtained.
The graduation exercises of SS Peter and Paul’s Boys’ School will be held Wednesday evening at the school. Graduates include Louis Kiefer Walter Watson Harry Scott Ward Perrott William Mooney George Vondersaar Edward Dean Harry Metzger Leo McNamara Joseph Behringer Raymond Mellen Cyril Carr Karl Opperman and Elijah Johnston.
Capt William E English and Mrs English have returned to Indianapolis from their country place in Scott county. He shows injuries from a runaway near Madison but plans to attend the Republican national convention next week.
Report claims New York gamblers fleeced Pittsburg men of about a million dollars in a fraud scheme. The remark contrasts Pittsburg’s lack of notable local figures with claims of widespread betting operations.
The United States Brewers association convenes in Milwaukee with over 1 050 brewers attending. Speakers include Arthur Brisbane on drink and the public and E J Giddings on prohibition experience as leaders urge cleaning up saloons while local option laws loom large. Julius Liebmann presides and Henry Fink outlines prohibition inconsistencies.
The Columbia club, remode led and redecorated, will open to members and friends Tuesday night with a reception and dinner. Dinner serves from 7 o clock, reservations indicate a large crowd, and after dinner the roof garden will be opened for a tour of the building.
Thomas J. Markey writes on Feb 35 1907 warning acetylene gas factory near St. Vincent's hospital poses explosion risk. He cites prior blasts at Prestolite sites, urging removal to a less populated area at least 500 feet from public buildings and residences. He offers to help find a safer location.
The Farmers' Trust company reported a successful year and announced a slate of 12 directors for the coming year including James W. Lilly David M. Parry George Seiden sticker Charles N. Williams Larz A Whitcomb Michael J. Ready Thomas A ynne James W. Noel Edmund D. Clark John A. Butler W H Messenger and Robert H. Baker. Officers named include President Charles N. Williams Vice Presidents John A Butler D M Parry Thomas A Wynne Secretary Charles M. Lemon Treasurer Riley E. Smith and Attorney and Trust Officer Donald S. Morris.
Otto Wolfe died by arsenic this morning in Peru Indiana. His father committed suicide two years ago by the same method. Wolfe had recently married, and his wife had died not long before. He was said to have been discharged from his job yesterday.
Senator Albert J. Beveridge arrives in Indianapolis and checks into the Denison hotel. He plans to stay until Sunday unless an emergency calls him to Chicago. The visit appears routine amid ongoing political duties.
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