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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1909
Page
3
A splashy promotional piece touts Cascarets as the preferred laxative used by millions. It cites vast daily and monthly sales, asserts enduring consumer trust, and warns of imitators and counterfeiters seeking to profit from Cascarets’ popularity.
An ad touts Cascarets as a time tested remedy for digestion and bowel health. It warns against dishonest salesmen and promotes the product as purely vegetable and harmless, made by the Sterling Remedy Company with a ten cent West Pocket box and GCC marking.
Shirley market news reports the Duckcreek Canning company relocating from Greensboro to Shirley within months. Local stockholders raise funds to upgrade the plant, with tomatoes as the first season main product and 150 to 200 acres of tomatoes sought. The firm will supply seed and pay seven dollars and fifty cents per ton for tomatoes.
William Loeb Jr was sworn in today in New York as collector of the port. The appointment places him at the helm of customs operations amid changing federal duties and maritime trade.
A man named Harry Burton from Toledo Ohio posing as a cripple and selling court plasters was picked up by Princeton police and held on a vagrancy charge. He later faced arraignment after examination showed no disability. He had used the crooked arm scam at Mount Carmel and reportedly profited.
The Taft cabinet held its first meeting today at 11 o'clock with all members except Dickinson of Tennessee. Wright, wartime secretary under Roosevelt, will occupy Dickinson's chair until March 15 when Dickinson is sworn in.
In Columbus Indiana on March 10 a home dance riot broke out injuring Harry Kempting who required stitches. George Garrett filed affidavits against Isaac Lander and James Adkins for assault and battery after witnesses described an uninvited entry and a stove hearth being used as a weapon.
Maude Kimberlain filed for divorce from Joseph Kimberlain in Vincennes Indiana after a 14 day marriage from February 28 1908 to March 13 1908. She alleges curse and abuse and asks to resume her maiden name Maude Taylor.
Mary Ann Boyce of Muncie was granted a divorce from Isaac J. Boyce by Judge Leffler on two years of failure to provide. The husband, reported as habitual drunkard, did not appear to contest the allegations. Boyce is said to reside in Fort Wayne.
Rockville residents hold stock in the Dixie Queen Mining and Development company where values range from 50 cents to 2 dollars per ton. Donald Batman travels to Chloride Arizona to take the role of assayer and assist with books and machinery placement in construction of Toads.
In Clinton Indiana Governor Cunningham, then seven, found a buried gold watch in Higgins field south of town. He cleaned it with coal oil, the watch kept time after being buried for seven years, and the maker may use the piece as evidence of its quality.
Mount Vernon officials plan to relocate the large electric light plant whistle to the water works station to speed fire alarms at night. The whistle, once placed at the plant, has been noted for its unusually loud blast heard in New Harmony and Uniontown.
Richmond Indiana March 10 plans were announced at a First M E Brotherhood banquet for a summer centennial celebration of the advent of Methodism in the county. Committees will manage the event with cooperation from all Methodists. Rev T M Guild will bring the proposal to other churches and expects broad participation.
Elkhart Ind March 10 A meeting of Star Match promoters who recently incorporated in Indiana discussed building plans for a new factory in the city John Longrin of Duluth Minn named as superintendent left for Bridgeport Conn to buy machinery Nelson J Russell of Rockford Ill serves as president The Star Match company is a branch of Northern Match company based in Rockford
At Madison Square Garden on March 10 the French duo Cibot and Orphee led the six day go as you please event at the fifty seventh hour with 338 miles and 8 laps. Davis and Merkus moved into second place 17 miles behind while the Boston pair Dineen and Prouty dropped to fourth with 308 miles and 3 laps.
Ed ward Pierce a 24 year old baseball player was electrocuted at Gary Indiana when his body received 22000 volts while working as an electrician for Indiana steel mills. He had been signed to play with the Three Eye league in Decatur Illinois this season. Last year Pierce pitched for the Dubuque Iowa team.
London March 10 England could lose football if the professional players strike after the Football Association withdrew its officials from ongoing matches amid the escalating dispute.
The Brooklyn baseball squad worked a full day at the riverfront grounds in Jacksonville. Mornings and afternoons featured batting fielding and base running with lively effort and readiness for a championship game.
Under Sozialer Verein auspices a talk in the German house auditorium Sunday at 8 o clock features Mr Philip Rappaport speaking in English on Method Science and Theory of Modern Socialism.
In Columbus Indiana temperance workers plan a dry speaking campaign before the local option election. Hugh T Miller presided the meeting with church representation. Ministers will speak in rural towns next Sunday and a mass meeting in the city hall will feature prominent speakers.
In Rush County Indiana the board of commissioners will convene March 18 in Rushville with the Rush County Board to finalize plans for building a macadam road from Orange to Glenwood.
Dr. C. W. Burker circulates a petition urging the Kosciusko county board of commissioners to act on establishing a soldiers home in the county. The drive pushes for local action and support for a veterans facility, with further details pending.
In Boston on March 10 Sandy Ferguson recovered from trouble to knockout Al Kubiak in the fourth round after a three round burst, proving his resilience in a dramatic boxing bout.
In San Jose Jim Scott showed full extension for the first time as Sullivan used him in the fifth inning. He struck out nine of eighteen batters, gave up only one hit, and appeared charged with experimental energy, quickly proving dominant. Jacobs witnessed the lone hit.
The Sox Yannigans spent recreation day in Los Angeles on March 10. Players boat rode, visited Catalina island, and some went to the races. Nick Altrock and Dr. White led a separate fishing trip. Olmstead and White may start against Vernon, with Payne catching.
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