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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1909
Page
2
Police believe a boy aided a burglar who forced entry at 241 Massachusetts Ave. The thief opened the cash drawer and safe, manipulating the register to take most of the cash. A glass window fragment suggests a boy entered, retrieved a key, and opened the back door. Only a small amount was missing.
At police and fire stations a motorcycle will be put in service to track fast drivers. Bicycle Policeman Rowe returns to duty after rheumatism. Police Judge Whallon prefers suspending sentences over immediate confinement. James Haley, fire station stoker, finishes two new screens after seven weeks, showing rapid production once learned.
William Brommer 22 son of Capt Brommer of Brightwood fire station was painfully injured when he stepped from a car at Roosevelt Avenue and Rural Street and was struck by a test car from the American Motor Car company Friday night.
May and Crystal Acton, ages 9 and 12, who ran away from their parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Acton of 183 Fenneman Street, were located Friday night at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Boylan, 903 Church Street.
Mrs. Iva Hunemeier of Washington Indiana prominent lodge woman died at Methodist hospital Friday night soon after arrival for treatment. She had served five years as matron of the Daviess county orphans home. Her husband is a druggist in Washington.
Chief Thunder Water a full blood Chippewa arrives in Schenectady and seeks help to reach his home in the Indian territory after being stranded with a Wild West show. Two months earlier the group left a Boston area town but the braves and squaws split up with squaws sent home while braves fared for themselves.
Camps 1 24 and 5 of the Patriotic Order of America plan a Union meeting at Pearson's hall to entertain the national president tonight.
Broad Ripple Bathing Beach in Indianapolis prepares to open featuring a new inland lake replica with a concrete basin, Lake Michigan sand, and two million gallons per minute flow. Plans include salt water filling, cascades, electric illumination, 1200 foot well, new lockers, and a refreshment stand as owners vow strict sanitary standards and safety.
Police linked William Leon Ling to the Ellsie Sigel disappearance and suspected murder in Chinatown. Ling, an Americanized Chinese worker with ties to chop suey restaurants, vanished with a roommate after Elsie Sigel was found dead. Investigators found a Bible and hymns in Ling's quarters and a note to Elsie.
Police doubt the suspect fled calmly as he left his opulent lodgings, abandoning valuables. A body found in a trunk was covered with quicklime, suggesting a hurried departure and concealment of evidence.
A sewing machine delivery wagon driven by J. A. Prail collided with Brightwood street car No. 433 at Maryland and Delaware streets on Saturday morning. Prail was thrown from the wagon and his leg broken. He was taken to the city hospital.
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