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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1907
Page
6
The body of Dr Mau champ, a Frenchman murdered in Marrakesh Morocco, has been interred after authorities recorded all wounds. His coffin traveled 125 miles across the desert in a mule drawn bier, escorted by French citizens and Moroccan guards, with a cedar outer coffin and zinc tower.
Dealers in Indianapolis give a 13x17 inch Clothes Pin Apron illustration with every 25-cent Swift Pride Soap or Washing Powder purchase. The apron holds 75 pins and is a limited giveaway. Swift Pride Soap praised as Puce, well-hardened, suds well, and gentle on hands. 6 bars for 25 cents. Swift & Company U.S. A.
In San Francisco on May 8 a new figure enters graft proceedings. Fighting John Mooney, captain of police and heir to Tobin wealth after marrying into the Tobin family, declares honesty and exposes graft within the police department. He alleges payoffs from gambling houses and vice, listing protection prices from beat patrolman to top officials.
Four trustees accounts under William Thaw will filed for audit show Harry Kendall Thaw as the second largest heir with about 392,524.46 due and 93,903.20 income for three years. Edwin Thaw has 42,887.59 due, Margaret Thaw about 563,997.83 balance with 120,000 paid, and William Thaw 142,928 balance with a little over 20,000 received.
A dated advice column argues women should distrust men as deceivers, noting marriage claims often lack sincerity. It suggests reading a man’s behavior, listening for repeated phrases, and valuing a woman’s instinct while noting men vary only in weight and complexion.
Mr Doveydove reads of a furnished summer cottage near Sparkling Springs for 100 dollars. He and his wife debate affordability, considering rent, car fare, and groceries, and whether two rents fit their budget as they dream of a rustic, restful season.
In Paterson New Jersey on May 8 a puppy swallowed a two dollar bill as a chase for a ten dollar note left by Col C C Shelby. The treasury redeemed the loss and the value is now eleven dollars ninety nine cents and ten mils. The dog’s life remains intact after red tape and patience.
Miss Mae L. Andrews, a woman hearse driver in Los Angeles, calmly steers the city’s dead wagon through crowds. She reaches wreck scenes promptly and attends to funerary duties with efficiency, earning praise despite public astonishment.
An old newspaper snippet markets Puro Distilled Water with half gallon bottles at five cents and five gallon demijohns at forty cents. It notes a new phone number 277 and an old line 778, and additionally promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla to cleanse the blood and improve the complexion along with Celery Vesce for stomach trouble.
Herman Lehman was captured by Native American groups at age 11, in an incident described as a boy held captive. The report notes his capture and later status, reflecting frontier peril and local interest in his ordeal.
Herman Lehman a white man nearly 30 years old from Indiahoma C T seeks allotment of Indian land on grounds of formal adoption into Apache and Comanche tribes He was captured at age 11 and eight years of captivity under harsh tribal life He learned language and customs and even fought during battles including Yellow Wolf during the 1870s before surrender negotiations with Quanah Parker and Fort Sill army officers led to his release
After many years a mother and son are reunited as Comanche Kiowa and Apache chiefs review Lehman’s case and affirm his entitlement to full tribal benefits, equal to those granted to an Indian, under tribal law.
A mother and her two infant children died in a fire that destroyed a block of houses in Beaver Brook, a mining village near Hazelton Pennsylvania. The dead woman was Mrs. Joseph Ducavey, wife of a miner.
Mrs. Chester Griswold on her Long Island country place has developed a monotone color scheme for lawns and terraces using color massing. The approach emphasizes sequential color blocks like white and pompon chrysanthemums, scarlet and crimson roses, and beds of coleus, creating a deliberate but seemingly informal order that preserves each hue’s individuality. Admirers praise the thoughtful yet apparent disorder.
A lecturer describes a peculiar race where blind runners follow wires stretched along a track. Sliding rings on each wire connect to rings in runners hands, guiding them from start to end and back. The method, said to originate in Australia, is now used at the Overbrook School for the Blind.
Atlantic City hotel JOSIAH WHITE & SONS highlights May at the Marlborough Blenheim with open air plaza ocean views. Auto runs to Atlantic plus beach horseback riding draw visitors. Weekend dances Sunday singing and nightly music feature. White service in four dining rooms. Golf and ownership management noted.
A series of notices from multiple applicants in Marion county Indiana announcing applications to the Board of Commissioners at the June term 1907 for licenses to sell spirituous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons with permission for on premises drinking. Include premises details such as addresses 42 Virginia avenue 2 Kentucky avenue and 2 South street and 10 East street and pool table privileges. Applicants include Philip Zapf John Weilacher Delber Dinkens and Joseph Pflueger.
Notices by CHY QUINN in Twelfth ward Center township and by HENRY REINKEN in Seventh ward Center township announce petitions to the Marion County Board of Commissioners at the June term 1907 for licenses to sell intoxicating liquors with premises details and intent to obtain pool table and bar privileges in specified front rooms on South Street and East Washington Street Indianapolis.
A batch of notices from Indianapolis ward sections detailing residents like THILFORD D SUMMERVILLE CHARLES SCHIFFERDEKER and others applying to Marion county Board of County Commissioners at the June term 1907 for licenses to sell intoxicating liquors in limited quantities with pool table privileges in various front rooms located at addresses along Washington Street Pine Street Brightwood Avenue Madison Avenue Capitol Avenue and other city blocks.
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