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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1906
Page
10
The wheel steamer Mary B owned by Cunt Bisso collided with a snag near Mount Airy six miles above New Orleans. Four crew members drowned while the captain and ten others were rescued. The Mary B was en route upriver with tow.
Special to The Sun reports on Margaret Carnegie, daughter of steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, destined to be very rich but not inherit vast wealth. She is raised amid luxury, with strict guardians, no schooling, and daily park walks, living a secluded life while Carnegie gives away libraries.
Mrs A D T Whitney, author of many stories for young people, died at her home in Milton Massachusetts on March 2. The writer’s work, especially for girls, carried her name widely across America. She was born in Boston.
Citizens resist saloon circulars urging ward residents to halt petitions against saloons. Ninth ward, considered primarily residential, worries existing saloons depress property values as saloon advocates vow to continue the battle.
English's Montgomery and Stone star in The Wizard of Ox with James Powers Lavina Shannon and an all star vaudeville lineup at Grand Theatre plus Watson's Orientals at Empire and Dusky Dames in Mufus Kea Aus at Park Theatre. Hogan's company brings a bold blackface musical offering to New York with laughter, music, and vibrant spectacle.
Mrs Nicholas McCarthy Harrison and her son plan a homecoming from Atlanta next week. Mrs Willam Foor issued invitations for a card party Friday in her apartment at the hotel Met. Mrs McCoy hosts Friday Af Reading Club at her Pratt Street home. Helen Hibben visits Irvington parents. Letts Catan to return from the south later this week. Mrs B A Cruil of Port Wayne visiting her sister Jessie Goodwin has returned home. Hugh Richards returns this week from Nashville. Robert Springateen back from French Lick springs. Newton M Todis home from ten year Florida and New Orleans trip. Lucile Ballard back from six weeks in New Orleans and Pass Christian. Edith Schmidt departs for Fort Wayne to visit Mrs James D Berogay. Parlor club met Wednesday. officers elected: President S B Perkins, vice presidents B L Wood and Anna Secretaries D K Partlow, treasurer David Hoss, exec committee Larry Tutewler William Holton Dya and Delle Dearborn. Service club to luncheon March 3 at University Club honoring Mina Virginia Shaw and Milas Mabel Tarbott, April brides. Miss John Lewis of Kalamazoo returns home later this week. Mrs Charles Kortly and children of Madison have returned home after visiting Dr and Mrs Johnston.
Births record numerous couples and places listing dates and names including Alex and Org Wilitk. Henry and Mary Zinarman. William and Barbara Peages. John and Gertrude Sheehawer. Clarence and L Shirley. Owen and Stelle Morris. Fred and Cotton Cawley. Ray C. and B. Shaneberger. John Miller and Mary. and many others with towns such as Jersey City Newark and Delaware. Deaths note Wika Limpatt whoopings and Mary Iya pneumonia, with hospitals and ages.
In Chicago, jurists ruled against the defendants in a restraint of trade case involving Armour & Co and related figures. Edward Swift and others faced a trial. several prominent Armour employees attended. The judge announced motions denied and the date for trial was not yet set as celebrations and handshakes followed the decision.
City reports show McCartney facing a direman inquiry after a badge purchase and failed exam attempt. A Cincinnati to Indianapolis walk story notes a partially frozen man, while the Broad Ripple annexation debate and school board bid talks proceed. Jail capacity rises and a Robaline blast causes fire loss. NY dentists ad closes the item.
Advertises painless dental work with electrical anesthesia and crowns without pain. Claims 43 offices in the United States with a ten year written guarantee. Prices listed for wood teeth and other services, with inspections by call and visit hours.
London dispatch reports the first smoking car in Great Britain dedicated to women left a London terminus for Liverpool. The window label reading Ladies' Braking Innovation attests to the growing spread of smoking among English women during the seventh decade.
The Indianapolis Civic Improvement Association opposes using the courthouse yard for a city hall and urges locating a new building at the Market end of Alabama and Market streets. W J Faraythe, artist and society president, is drafting alternate plans, while members insist no crowding near the existing structure.
Pearl specialists in Paris discuss the fragile state of a famed Louvre pearl necklace once valued at 2000 francs. They argue pearls must be worn regularly to maintain color and luster, noting public belief that jewels reflect the wearer’s health and vitality.
Washington March 22. Newsroom sources report surprise among Ometaty of the administration at Judge Humphrey's decision to grant immunity to individual packers in the meat trust case. The ruling hinges on whether individuals were compelled to testify, with the government contending immunity was not promised.
Dallas March 22 The state court of criminal appeal has affirmed the death penalty for Fred Fleming a Negro who killed Ardin Tddle a white man.
The will of the late Mrs. E G Potter of Athena Michigan provides five thousand dollars to the fund for indigent students at Oberlin College and additional funds for prizes in the widespread school.
An advertisement extolls nerve force as the root of vitality and body function. It touts Dr Miles Nervine as the remedy to strengthen nerves and restore health, promising relief from weariness irritability insomnia and poor digestion. The Miles Medical Company of Elkhart Indiana is cited as the maker.
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