20 Jun 1910
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1910
Page
1
Theodore Roosevelt secretly left Oyster Bay with Secretary Meyer aboard the Dolphin to discuss the political situation on the Sound. The move shifts national Republican focus to Oyster Bay as Roosevelt plans informal talks with insurgent and regular leaders and delays public comment on politics.
Boston report notes Col. Roosevelts return backdrop as a ship yard worker Samuel Anderson hosts four newborns three boys and a girl in the Charleston navy yard home Grace McLean mother is Canadian aged years old McLean family has eight prior children four living.
Roosevelt arrives in New York on the Dolphin and shakes hands with seamen cheering his name. He inspects the vessel and is escorted ashore to the Outlook building, where Myer and others join in the day’s events. Roosevelt also chats with an elevator operator and visits Tiffany’s for a wedding present.
Rumors claim Carl G. Fisher will sell Prest-O-Lite to Morgan interests in New York for 5 001 000 cash with balance later. Charles A. Bookwalter would head a new Indianapolis plant, as Walter and Fisher deny details though trips to New York persist. The firm, maker of automotive lamps, has grown rich from demand and Speedway investment.
A long Saturday to Sunday video shows Will Walk and Fred Hartz damage a brand new automobile owned by L. A. Rehm of Danville Kentucky. The footage ends with the car appearing battered as if after a siege.
In Valencia on June 20 anti clerical rioters breached a Catholic club destroying furniture amid ongoing demonstrations. Earlier clashes followed an anti clerical meeting as Republicans were attacked and fired upon by Catholic groups. Three suspects including Claude Davis and others wait at the police station for charges of malicious destruction of property.
Dr M C Brasher reports a minister under anesthesia began singing and swearing after loss of consciousness. The piece notes varied aftereffects from mild drowsiness to delirium, with some patients recovering quickly and others remaining unsettled for hours.
Miss Alexander wed Theodore Roosevelt Jr and Eleanor Butler Alexander at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York. About 1,500 invitations were issued for the ceremony with a reception at the Alexander home on West Fifty-eighth Street. The event was attended by a distinguished bridal party and notable guests, including Kermit Roosevelt as best man and several Roosevelt and Alexander family members.
Miss Alexander wore a white satin empire gown with higher neck and three quarter sleeves, complemented by Valenciennes lace gathered abroad. Attendants dressed in dull pink and pale blue, carrying pink roses and forget me nots as guests heard of a secret honeymoon plan. Roosevelt is due in San Francisco July 1 to manage the Pacific coast branch of a Thompsonville carpet firm.
Fire aboard the German steamer Andalusia at Port Said on Monday spread quickly and could not be extinguished. To protect other ships and the docks the burning vessel was destroyed by dynamite to avert a larger disaster.
The murder trial of Henry Harris, a colored man, for the February death of Emma Turner, also colored, began in the criminal court. A jury was obtained and sworn in for 2 o'clock Monday afternoon.
The forecast calls for fair skies, continued warmth tonight and through Tuesday. Indiana sees fair weather with ongoing warmth as sun rises at 4 28 and sets in the evening. Hourly temperatures section appears and includes unreadable data.
Police Superintendent Garland pushes a city ordinance modeled on Detroit rules to regulate downtown traffic. Corner officers will use whistles with one two or three blasts to signal stop patterns, with heavy wagons restricted on Washington Street. Violators face up to 100 dollars fine and 80 days in jail.
Indiana Senator Beveridge attends Taft's signing of the statehood bill as president adds two stars to the flag. Taft thanks Beveridge for pushing legislation aiding new states amid other Washington notes on appointments and nominations.
A June 2 hail storm struck Jefferson township, Weyersburg area, causing thousands in damage to dwellings and crops. The tin roof of Herschel Horten’s home was torn and the house frame and nearby structures suffered further damage, with roofs and looms battered by the hail.
New York June 20 two lawyers Lawrence Maxwell Jr and John E Lah watch Teddy arrival from Waldorf Astoria windows. Lamb predicts Democratic Indiana victory and Kern as next US senator while recounting a heated convention clash with Taggart Fairbanks and party bosses.
Indianapolis business leader Hugh J McGowan president of the Indianapolis Traction and Terminal and Terre Haute Indianapolis and Hastings Traction will sail from New York next Saturday for Europe with his wife and four daughters. He plans a pleasure trip with no business in view spending time in Germany and Switzerland and expects to be away at least two months. He will sail aboard the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria the same ship that brought Colonel Roosevelt here last Saturday. McGowan recently returned from Europe less than a year ago.
A woman from Greenbgtrg, Indiana, admits in a signed statement that she and another girl stole a bundle of celery from Childs garden eight years ago. She says she has repented and asks to be forgiven, describing herself as having been “received of God.”
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