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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1907
Page
6
Des Moines landlords ban cooking cabbage and onions in rentals. A new lease clause forbids preparing these vegetables, forfeiting the lease on violation. The Martindale flats lead the move, signaling a citywide trend among landlords toward odor controls.
Charles Aldrich curator of the Iowa Historical Society says autograph manuscripts, especially presidential, will grow in value. He cites Lincoln pieces likely to reach 500 dollars, notes Taylor and Johnson wrote little, and warns typewriters shrink future handwritten material. He recalls Boone era handwriting and says his collection, started sixty years ago, is kept in the state capital museum.
Special to The Sun reports Ralph Klye, formerly of Edgerton Ohio, cut to pieces on Lake Shore tracks near Goshen after leaving Michawaka telegraph job. Relatives say he may have been fed into a freight car during the mishap. In a separate event James Ripe, a farmer near New Paris, was struck by a Winona express car at a ration platform crowd, suffering a crushed leg and possible death.
United Press reports a $100 reward for the identity of the person who has been annoying Miss Ella Ough, a trained nurse, at 494 Wellast Street, with calls day and night, prompting authorities to seek the culprit.
New York November 4 The copper downturn tests a Montana heir Morris Sellers Largey who spent millions courting actress Nina Blake. He proposed incessantly and lavished wealth to boost her fame while facing possible bankruptcy due to the copper crash and the Montana bank failure. If broke she might marry him.
A New York report on the latest street car design called the Montreal idea. It features a rear platform with separate doors for boarding and alighting, a seven and a half foot rear platform, vestibuled cars, and a conductor between doors guiding fares. The car seats 36, costs 7200 dollars, and never allows entry through the exit door.
A terse dialogue centers on a fast machine, with a character boasting that shifting to the fourth gear yields a ten dollar fine per minute, highlighting speed and brash assessment in a compact exchange.
Special to The Times Washington November 4 The social season opens with a chic contest among cabinet circle women for prominence in dress Mrs James R Garfield unveils a startling pale green broadcloth gown with black satin gilt braid and matching hat featuring black net and velvet foliage in greens The ensemble draws widespread talk and admiration in elite society
Fort Wayne Indiana November 4 Carl Burdoine aged 34 a farmer near Abolt was killed instantly when he tripped on the hammer while pulling shells from a shotgun He leaves a widow and one child.
In Hy dropolis Louisiana a wife suffered eczema for three years. She used Cuticura Soap and Ointment along with the full Cuticura Remedies and recovered completely. She thanks Cuticura and endorses it for others in the parish and locality. (I M Robert Jan 5 and Sept 1 1906).
A Charleston man describes quick relief from eczema using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent after five weeks of poor results with other treatments. He reports six weeks to clear skin and endorses the Cuticura regimen for all ages.
Notice announces two applicants in Marion county Indiana seeking December term licenses to sell intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons and to allow on premises drinking and pool table privileges. William Henry applies for ward 12 at 441 West Washington Street Indianapolis Center township. The second applicant, Acraby, seeks ward 14 at 2433 Oliver Avenue for similar liquor sales with on site drinking rights.
A series of notices announce petitions to the Marion county Board of Commissioners for licenses to sell intoxicating liquors in various wards. Applicants, addresses, room sizes, lot numbers, and street locations are listed, with requests for pool table privileges in several cases. The December 1907 term is specified.
Multiple applicants in Marion county Indiana seek December 1907 licenses to sell spirituous vinous malt and intoxicating liquors in premises of various sizes and locations. Each notices intent to sell and drink on premises with pool table privileges in specified wards including Nos 3 ½ South West Street, 40 East Morris Street, 53 South Delaware Street, 322 West Michigan Street, 222 West Bay Street and 14 Virginia Avenue among others. Applications list exact room dimensions street locations and ward numbers.
Numerous 19th century notices from Marion county Indiana applicants seek December term licenses to sell intoxicating liquors in various ward locations. Each entry lists ward, township, address, room size, building description, and a pool or game table privilege note. Names include CHARLES SIMON WILLIAM BEAL A MARVIN SCOTT JOHN MESCALL GEORGE KELTER ISIDORE MENDELSSOHN FRED W KOLB among others.
The notice states a December 1997 license request for intoxicating liquor sales in Center township Marion county Indiana at 299 South Meridian Street Ward 12 on the first floor of a three story brick building with front room facing west. Pool hall license requested with specified room dimensions and frontage. F D Beck signs as applicant.
A A Wicker announces a December term 1907 application for license to sell intoxicating malt liquor in a front room 19 by 40 feet at 2136 West Michigan Street in Holmes West end addition Indianapolis Wayne township. He also seeks pool table privileges in the same room.
Notice to citizens and veterans of First ward Marion county Indiana. December term 1907 orders licens e to sell five gallons at a time in a room 18 by 14 feet with a door south and west and three north. Room fronts south at northeast corner of Massachusetts and Cornell avenues on the first floor of a two story frame building. Located at 314-100 feet on Massachusetts avenue by 1141% feet on Cornell avenue northeast corner of outlet 188 in the city of Indianapolis. Center Township Merion county Indiana known as northeast corner of Massachusetts and Cornell avenues in ward No 1. I also give notice to table privileges.
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