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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1907
Page
2
In Berlin on March 7 Kaiser Wilhelm II faced a dramatic scare as H Kupke an orchestra member, leaped forward during a concert in the palace white hall and struck at the emperor. Officers restrained him and he was sent to an asylum while the audience panicked.
Goldie Miles, 19, 225 N West St, was seriously burned Wednesday night when a coal oil lamp exploded as she carried it from the kitchen. She rolled on the floor to extinguish flames that caught her dress, with mother and sister helping to quench the fire. Dr Hughes of the City Dispensary attended.
Judge A B Anderson of the United States court grants a mortgage foreclosure to New York Trust Company for 50505 8 33 and to Metropolitan Trust and Savings Bank trustee and cross complainant for 2 72 with 1 percent interest each. The decree covers all railway property held by the company in Miami Grant and Delaware counties.
A Commercial club representative will inspect the Panama Canal with a party of businessmen under the New Orleans Progressive union. President Vonnegut will designate the Indianapolis delegate from volunteers.
A Perry county horse thief in Columbus prison nicknamed Iron Teeth Rheam fashioned a full plate using a file and iron to fit over two remaining molars. He earned the moniker from fellow inmates for his improvised dentist work.
The McGee-Henderson camp No 2 United Spanish War Veterans held an organization night with 32 charter members. The charter members were all part of the Twenty-seventh ch abters, which served in Puerto Rico in 1898.
Dr. Thomas B. Noble a veteran physician died at his Greenwood residence on Wednesday night after angina pectoris. He was born February 18, 1827 in Kentucky and practiced in Indiana most of his life. Funeral Friday at 2 PM at the Greenwood Presbyterian Church. Surviving children include Mrs. Margaret E Lee of Chicago and Dr. T. J. Noble Jr of Indianapolis, among others.
A large Indiana Association gathering in New York at the Waldorf Astoria included speakers like Senator Beveridge and James B. Curtis. Beveridge argued for national solutions to reform and modernization, praising the nation over state action and praising Theodore Roosevelt’s leadership. The event featured prominent Hoosiers such as Meredith Nicholson and John T. McCutcheon with Nicholson discussing Indiana politics and a cartoon screen presentation by McCutcheon.
IN THE CITY items include a cinch party at Massa chusetts avenue and New York street. A lunacy commission met to decide Mary World stein alias Rose Ettinger's sanity. A birth day reception is planned by the Ladies Missionary circle of Garden Baptist church. Grace Jones seeks 3000 from Indianapolis city for a fractured ankle. The Marion County Wills and probate rummage sale continues at 635 West Maryland street. A marriage occurred in Louisville between George Ler and Miss Allene Williams. The February East Market receipts totaled 379.50 dollars. George W. Nicks won a 20 dollar verdict against Michel F. Smith over a repaired watch.
Charles W. Fairbanks hosted the first of two receptions for state lawmakers at his Fairbanks home in North Meridian Street, assisted by his daughter Mrs Timmons. The event drew wives and daughters of legislators and the lawmakers themselves with cigars served and a relaxed atmosphere. Half the members attended Wednesday night. the other half are invited for Thursday.
A bill by Dr Horace G Read, now passed two houses, would sterilize convicted criminals in insanities and rapists to prevent procreation. It allows a surgical operation decided by a hospital physician with input from outside doctors and the institution's managers.
A rumor suggests Governor J Fran Hanly plans to veto the Farber insurance bill and then call an extra session next year to enact more satisfactory insurance legislation. The rumor notes the bill now resembles the Farber bill and could pass despite a veto.
Probate Commissioner Merle N. A. Walker ruled on a contested matter involving five hundred dollars of personal property after Mrs. William Jackson and her husband were killed in an interurban accident. A witness testified he felt Mr. Jackson’s pulse, while Mrs. Jackson’s head injuries suggested she was dead, yet the decision reflected the belief a man often shows life longer than a woman in such cases.
The Scrippsa McRae Press Association reports Winthrop Murray Crane received an official boost as a presidential candidate after a Boston dinner of Western Massachusetts lawmakers. The event, planned to influence the Massachusetts delegation, aimed to sway support toward Crane for the next Republican national convention.
A Victorian style advertisement claims Blackburn's Castor Oil Pills strengthen and concentrate castor oil through a unique compressing process with sulphur and other medicines. It notes the pills are sweet small and effective with fifteen doses for ten cents or forty five doses for twenty five cents and urges buyers to seek the package bearing the portrait and signature of Mr. Blackburn.
The defense presses its strategy to prove Harry Kendall Thaw sane at the time of the shooting, relying on doctors Hammond and Jeliffe who cross the line from insanity defense to current sanity. Mrs. Thaw testified briefly, detailing her son’s marriage and family pressures as the trial pauses after her statements.
Boston March 7 Scrippa McRane reports leaders of the Christian Science Church to be served in Eddy property case. Defendants in New Hampshire to be served immediately. Massachusetts defendants may join later. Counsel asserts Eddy is syndicate trading on her name and seeks to determine her capacity to protect her property rights. Eddy hopes to answer subpoenas and remains firm in continuing the case.
The senate, Welresdar, votes 32 to 11 to pass the Furnas bill over the governor’s veto. It provides for public property assessments for improvements and makes the assessment a lien on property of counties townships towns and cities. The governor called it unwise and said it should be decided by courts rather than the legislature.
March 7 report from Scripps-McRae Press Association states the Rev Hugh R Moore of the First Church of Progressive Spirits left New York for Dayton Ohio. Mrs Harriet Strickland, former spook-in-chief at Moore's ghost parlour, says she will press a $25 defamation suit against him.
Senator Mattingly's amendment passed 34 to 0 in the senate to replace the house bill on depository law salaries for county treasurers. The measure alters several figures, drawing strong opposition. A conference committee promise kept the large vote, and many figures may still change. Martin County treasurer remains at 25.00 dollars and the state treasurer at 7.20. Salaries depend on population and office ease, paid quarterly.
In Danville Alabama on March for the Troquois theater fire the trial of Will J Davis for manslaughter halted as jurors retired and witnesses returned to Chicago. Defense counsel Lewys Mayer sought dismissal on technical grounds citing faulty Chicago building ordinances. Mayer said he would need two days to argue the motion.
A planned disruption of a Davis theater performance sparked a riot in San Francisco. Six policemen were wounded by stones and ten spectators suffered head injuries as eggs and rotting fruit were hurled at an actor whose sketch offended Irish viewers.
The State Board of Medical Registration and Examination will next Tuesday try Dr. Julius C. Bloom and Dr. Harry L. Miller of Elwood for allegedly obtaining diplomas through fraud. They are charged with holding diplomas from colleges deemed diploma mills where diplomas are sold.
Five two year old racehorses owned by K. I. Cushing of Minneapolis were cremated in a box car in Louisville and Nashville yards. The animals, valued at 12,000 pounds, were en route to Windsor Canada when a lantern was knocked over.
Senor Obaldia Panama minister in Washington reports that President Amador will visit the United States next December. Obaldia will travel to Panama to serve as provisional president during Amador's absence.
The funeral for William Turner, a resident of Indianapolis for over five decades, is set for 2 p.m. Thursday at his home at 19 West Sixteenth Street. Turner, aged years, died Tuesday from the grip.
Naples reports twenty nine bodies washed ashore at Castella mare Disabia believed to be passengers and crew from the British steamship Malaga which recently foundered. The total loss of life is unknown.
The heir of Cant Byron TL Canfield, longtime auditor for S. S. Ayres and Company, was buried Thursday in Chardon cemetery where he spent his youth. Services were held Wednesday at 1896 N Senate Ave conducted by Rev. D R Lucas. The Chardon G A R post assisted, many Ayres employees attended, floral tributes arrived, and the store closed in respect to Captain Canfield.
Prof. Charles Henderson of the University of Chicago argues for colleges of courtship to reform lovemaking. He says modern dating risks flirtation boasting conquest extravagance costly gifts and lack of marriage intent, and urges expert instruction for the smitten public.
Mrs Ethel Gordon aged 28 of 28 N Baet street died after ingesting carbolic acid early Wednesday night. Police say she may have been unhappy due to a quarrel with husband Gordon who reports a serious disagreement. Doctors from the city dispensary arrived but her condition was critical.
A man with thirty years of experience touts a rupture appliance he invented, claiming it and only it can safely withstand rupturing events. He asserts it will absolutely hold under pressure and be a dependable solution.
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