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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1910
Page
2
A Revelstoke dispatch reports about 100 men dead after a gigantic avalanche buried two rotary snowplows near Rogers Pass, east of Glacier. Rescue efforts involve Revelstoke Beaver Kamloops crews amid warm Chinook winds and ongoing snow hazards.
The state Socialistic convention opened with 150 delegates at Pierson hall Indianapolis. A complete state ticket will be nominated and campaign plans set. Joann Collins of Chicago will speak Saturday night on How to Reach the People. The Jewish Socialists plan an open meeting Sunday night at 9215 S Meridian with Morris Siskin addressing.
Mrs R O James return from Isle of Pines and Havana. Miss Madeline Foster from Aurora N Y to visit aunt Mrs Willis Crawford. Mrs Thomas A Alford visiting Liberty Ind. Mrs William V Kriegshaher of Atlanta expected to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Henry Raun. Mrs Thomas Noble hosted a bounce euchre party for sister Mrs Osborne of Duluth Minn. Miss Lillian Guedelhofer from California visiting Her man Hoenig. Dr and Mrs E Fletcher Hodges hosted dinner for Baroness Rose Posse of Boston. The Minerva club gave a dinner at James W Poole residence 638 W Thirty first street for about 35 guests.
C N McRoberts is under arrest in Kokomo on alleged bigamy charges and is wanted in Lexington Kentucky. In Lebanon the Lebanon Crawfordsville Frankfort debate trophy contest winner was announced. In Columbus eggs cost 16 cents a dozen. In Greensburg William C Patton a wealthy Decatur county resident has died leaving a wife two daughters and a son. In Shelbyville Citizens Natural Gas plans five additional wells in Shelby and Hancock counties.
Milton I. Clawson Republican candidate argues a congressional primary can be legally held under state law. He cites sections 6899 and 6599 and accuses party leadership of blocking primaries, vowing to push a direct county primary to place his name on the ballot. He appeals to voters through the newspaper.
Charles Zeublin speaks at the Propylaeum on Saturday night arguing that local businessmen shape public morals. He contends business leaders misallocate powers through overspecialization and urges adherence to the teachings of Christ Isaiah Carlyle and Riskin to reform society.
Testimony in the Oliver P. Ensley case centers on a $135 744.30 total in receipts from 1904 to 1907 with $19 406.89 sequestered property tax shortage and $410.68 taken from Indiana Manufacturing Company funds. Charles B. Lockhart and James A. Noel describe audit findings and a June 1908 certified check demand. The crowd packed the Friday session as jurists anticipate a full week of hearings.
Mayor Shank plans a joint meeting of the city council and the Board of Public Works to break a deadlock delaying the new city hall. The standoff over appropriations stalls contracts, with the board ready to resign to avoid yielding and refusing to let contracts be let if funds are appropriated.
The Department of Superintendence closing in Mobile, Alabama hosts a record turnout nearly 2,000 attendees from across the United States. A Friday program featured hygiene and physical education sessions with speakers from Philadelphia New York and Chicago.
The Charles Mayer company store abandons plans for a new building as bids from contractors prove excessive. Officials say they lack time to draft new plans and complete construction this year due to the costs.
The street department warns property owners to keep sidewalks clean and grants three days of grace for compliance. If notices are ignored, prosecutions will follow to enforce the order.
Rev Charles S Medbury of Des Moines Iowa has been engaged by Butler college faculty and students to deliver the June commencement address He is pastor at Drake University University Church and is noted as a leading clergyman of the Christian church.
The National Labor Alliance, organized in Washington, plans a nationwide campaign against AFL political interference. The alliance includes congressmen from independent labor groups, anti AFL bills advocates, and capitalists. Over $1,000,000 was pledged at a secret launch meeting attended by labor leaders and manufacturers, with Knights of Labor to lead independent labor members.
Enrico Caruso, the tenor, barricaded in his Knickerbocker apartments after two men were arrested in a blackmail plot seeking 15000 dollars. Police believe a high hand ordered death target remains. A package of two dollar bills and paper strips was left at his stoop. Armand LeComte and Antonio Cincotti aided guards at his door.
The New Thought club will gather Wednesday at 2 30 PM in room 327 of the Board of Trade building. The discussion topic is Obdsrveles to Progress by Henry Wood. Visitors are welcome.
The article reviews calls for a constitutional convention to seek amendments via a state petition and outlines persons like Champ Clark and William Jennings Bryan supporting popular Senate elections. It notes state-by-state support across both parties and predicts a future shift to direct elections.
Indiana coroners reports show fewer total calls but more murders and personal crisis cases. In 1969 murders rose to 141 from 122, and Marion county notes a 40 percent homicide increase and 170 percent rise in women taking their lives.
London reports King Edward leaves for the continent to recuperate, hoping Biarritz will restore his health amid a political crisis. Advisers say the Asquith ministry will likely endure until the Easter recess.
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