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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1907
Page
1
Archie's illness in the White House sickroom prompts relentless care. Doctors report steady but cautious progress as Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt maintain vigil, while warnings about relapse keep officials quiet and visitors brief. The condition still grave yet optimistic.
With Speaker Emmett Branch and Senator Ranke steering, the armory board bill passed the house and awaits the governor's signature. The board will locate armories for the national guard and oversee their management, serving without pay, with a $10,000 appropriation for other expenses. Branch cites benefits seen in Indiana by veteran guardsmen and alignment with sister-state practices.
A crack at locals seeking help appears in The Sun offering free insertion for Wanted Male Help or Wanted Female Help. HEAL BROS practical plasterers list contact numbers Main 06 New 5567 and address 1828.
City notes mention State Senator Charles Roemler preferring cigarettes in the statehouse and politicians resuming law practice after adjournment next Monday. The Anti-Saloon League plans action after legislative work, and Mike Jefferson’s friends worry after his slow day with jokes. Foresters to host a Saturday event at the Saks building. Streetcar service criticized for morning and evening crowds. Police salaries debate influences Senate, while the city copes with eight week old poodles and a shift in bicycle patrol. City dwellers eye cottages with yards as fringe living grows. A Wood line ordinance to keep saloons 500 feet from schools pleases local citizens. Shelburn Street line runs with limited cars and crowded schedules.
Mrs. Anna Long, wife of Frank Long, testified she was not with Dr. Ephraim Chessman the night he was shot by Long. She suggested the other woman, of similar size, might be mistaken for her in the dark, and noted Chessman was often with this woman. The defense read depositions from Harper and Mary McManus, while Ivan Long described his father's troubled state and a private family exchange about the case.
In Bloomington a masked robber held up Miss Mabel Williams, the cashier at the Illinois Central lunch counter, and stole the cash drawer contents. Nearby reports from New York and Lincoln detail ongoing legal actions and legislative actions related to recent tragedies and political cases.
The YWCA building fund in Indianapolis reached 99 217.46 by Friday noon with Friday reports adding 10 522. Subscriptions over 600 include Delavan Smith, Bertram Day’s Sunday School class, Crawford Fairbanks, Brewer & Love, William W. Taylor, Memorial Presbyterian Ladies’ Society, Al A. McCormack, Indianapolis Abattoon Company, and Bobbs-Merrill Company. Workers, both men and women, rally in a lively canvass at 22 N Meridian to push a larger home and mortgage payoff, while plans expand to downtown stores and wholesale houses.
Clifford Grant, manager of the London Gaiety Girls company, jumped from a hotel room window on Twelfth street in Cincinnati, injuring his right leg and sustained other injuries. His wife Nellie Grant, a company member, reportedly locked him in and argued with him earlier. The incident occurred after supper as the troupe had returned, and the window was found open. Doctor L A Querner treated him.
House members sighed with relief as Parks and Kelley ditch bills neared governor approval. Rebellious amendments by Burton Greer triggered a gag rule clash while Speaker Branch and Baltzell handled proceedings. Kelley says the bill ends county surveyors graft in midtown.
Danville Indiana March 8 burglars cracked the post office safe in EB V Wil sons general store at Hazelwood south of Danville early today. They took about 100 dollars in stamps and small change. Five dynamite charges were used. Citizens fired at the robbers as they fled south into Morgan county. Million also runs a private banking business but no funds were taken.
A creature will be unable to keep his engagement in Indianapolis. The announcement was made on Friday.
The secretary of the senate was ordered to draw a warrant for postage payments for the session. The total amount is 322 dollars. The largest daily drawing was 50 dollars, the smallest 4 dollars. Dates mentioned include February 4 and January 21 as six day spans, with March 4 and February noted as zero.
The Senate passed a bill despite the Governor’s veto to raise Board of Public Safety members’ salaries from 690 to 1200 dollars a year. Supporters led by Senator Hugg argued the increased duties justify the pay, noting police and fire force expansions. The vote was 324 to 15 with noted supporters and opponents listed.
The House refused to back down on inserting harmful and unreasonable in the Hawkins anti trust bill. The Senate struck out the words, but the House stood firm and a conference committee was appointed. It is understood the Senate will concur with the House amendment. The terms apply to trusts prosecuted, while other trade agreements may exist.
Representative Luman Babcock’s measure to raise county recorder pay won House approval on Friday. Current compensation stands at 20 percent of office fees. the bill lifts the rate from 30 to 50 percent of receipts, though the recorder’s office is viewed as the poorest paying among county offices.
The pure food expert Dr. Wiley reports sawdust can yield pure alcohol not like wood alcohol. He notes that the taste or smell cannot distinguish it from corn alcohol. Vast sawdust waste could become a new industrial material, with sawmills moving to utilize it and Pennsylvania already manufacturing sawdust alcohol.
James E. Thomas was knocked from a coal tender by a swinging coal crane while loading coal at the Pennsylvania railroad yards. He was taken to St Vincent's hospital in an ambulance with internal injuries reported. He resides at 531 St. Paul Street.
Fraunk Madison and EF Douglass, pumpers on a tool lease, were instantly killed yesterday afternoon when a boiler exploded at the Scripps-McRae Presa Association plant in Woodleffield. The incident occurred around 0 March s. and is being investigated by local authorities.
A thief entered through a transom at the Darstadt dye one clothes repair shop on N Jitiinis street on Fridex night. Five pairs of trousers and an overcoat were stolen.
Republican members of the House held a noontime caucus on Friday amid talks of selecting remaining Republican bills to pass and to sideline Democratic measures. The Insurance committee chair called the meeting to plan action on the Farber insurance bill if the governor follows through with a veto.
A conference committee forwarded changes to Gus Grieger's bill raising county treasurers salaries. The committee recommended adoption with no discussion and the bill moves to the governor. The higher pay reflects added duties under new laws, exceeding Hanly administration proposals.
Hingse billion known as the Vincennes university claim was called up by the senate on Friday for passage over the governor's veto. A special order for Saturday at 2 o clock was set, with the attorney general to advise on constitutionality. Enemies seek to kill the bill, while supporters fear wavering among those who backed it in the service.
For months residents of the Shiel apartment house hunted a gas meter thief. Chester Smart alias Charles Barnell, a negro boy, was found in the building and arrested along with Bicyclemen Shine and Schlangen. Detectives Kinney and Morgan led the case after three meter break ins. The thief reportedly entered Mrs. R. C. Vanora’s home at 802 N New Jersey St to loot a gas meter.
The Rev. Neil McPherson of the tabernacle church, at 1620 N Pennsylvania St, is seriously ill but slightly improved after a long natural sleep noted by his physician. He remains in critical condition with pneumonia, and prayers are offered for his recovery by church members.
Sheriff kept Schwemeyer in jail and did not take him to the funeral despite family requests. Fear of a graveside disturbance led to the plan to avoid an angry scene as neighbors warned against a public appearance. The victim's funeral was held at the Schwemeyer home with services by Rev. Foster and burial at Mt Jackson cemetery. William Gill’s funeral is set for Saturday at Charles Gill's home, with the coroner to begin investigations next week.
In London today Mr Dickinson introduced the woman's suffrage bill in the house of commons. Only women sworn to behave were admitted to the gallery. Premier Campbell-Bannerman spoke against the bill.
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