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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1910
Page
2
Indianapolis park commissioners adopt strict ordinances to remove dead trees and regulate street lawn plantings. Owners must file detailed requests, spacing rules require 30 feet between trees, permits restrict trimming seasons, and standards mandate healthy stock and specific approved species.
A feature recounts Eagle Eye in Arizona sharing methods for making boy friendly Apache outfits. He covers bow and arrow craft with hickory, teepee construction, moccasin patterns, feathered headdresses, face painting, and campfire etiquette, stressing one speaker at a time.
A quirky article promotes a new indoor fly swatting game suitable for a nine or six room flat. It suggests using wire slapsticks as clubs and offers household scenarios for strokes from parlor to kitchen. Dr. J N Hurty’s possible approval is mentioned with humorous intent. The Sun invites readers to submit match scores.
City council votes to refund barbers the money collected for licenses after a judge rules the move improper. Weeds must be cut by July 1 or face penalties. Ordinances allocate 600 for the Indiana Industrial Home for Blind Men, appoint a city judge stenographer, fund a tuberculosis clinic, spend 20000 on street work, create a purchasing agent post, rename Massachusetts Avenue to Fifth Avenue, and regulate downtown traffic.
New York June 21 trains on the Lehigh Valley railroad will be equipped with a telephone apparatus for immediate communication with trains along the line. The device uses an extension pole hooked over wires parallel to the track and follows successful experiments with the general manager Mr Maguire.
Members of St Johns academy graduating class received diplomas Monday night from Rt. Rev. Francis 8 Chatard bishop of Indianapolis. The bishop praised the school and founder Augustus Bessonies. A reception preceded by a program followed the mass and alumnae gathering evening.
In a second floor room at 161924 S Meridian, Antone Mallabra, 65, shot John Rousch after a quarrel sparked by disputed savings. Rousch died at City hospital. Witness John Benzing recalled no robbery plan. Mallabra charged with murder while Davis and Meyers await as witnesses.
William J. Lowry, 73, of 2230 College Avenue, was thrown from his buggy at Twenty third Street and the Lake Erie and Western railroad. He suffered a broken collarbone and head injuries as his horse panicked. Other incidents included a street car motor man Jacob Richardson breaking a leg after falling from car barns, William Keith injured near Monrovia, Harry Cohn with a crushed foot, William Cropper cut by wool at Indianapolis Cradle, and Samuel Plummer falling from a wagon on Madison Avenue.
Los Angeles reports the death of Samuel Elmore a wealthy salmon packer from Astoria Oregon who was driving an automobile that collided with a Long Beach electric car in Pasadena. A young woman riding with him also died instantly and his wife is reported ill at the Hotel Maryland. The companion's identity remains unknown.
London reports King George likely to be crowned on Empire Day May 24, 1911. Empire Day marks Victoria's birthday and celebrates the imperial idea. The king favors the date and has completed a comprehensive tour of the British dominions, signaling strong imperialist leanings.
The text promotes a motto for all workers and professionals endorsing savings accounts as the safest and best method to save money, claiming no better option exists. It suggests universal value for saving and appeals to a wide audience.
The largest and strongest in the state invites both large and small accounts to begin now. Emphasizing readiness, the firm urges customers to start today and join a broad-based, confident financial partnership.
Special notice notes two hundred newly built hand wagons available at the Guede Hoefer Wagon Co on Ken Fincal Ave. Laycock company dining room employs volunteers who shorthand order notes, described as unique among waiters worldwide.
A Winona lake student reports poor meals at a college boarding house described as designed to rush students to class with scant portions and tasteless offerings. The complaint targets the food’s wholesomeness and calls for state health scrutiny before Dr. J N Hurty’s July lecture.
Horace Taft of Watertown expelled John Garfield son of former Interior Secretary James Garfield for decorating the granite soldiers memorial shaft with school colors flags and evergreens. Three other students were expelled with Garfield who faced graduation in a week.
Richmond Virginia law effective June 22 imposes a maximum fine of 500 dollars for using cuss words or any language calculated to provoke a breach of the peace.
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