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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1908
Page
9
Purdue conducts a fierce scrimmage in Lafayette as Coach Speik tests new plays before the Northwestern clash. Star halfback Rochford shines, leaders urge a win, and the squad heads to Chicago with a large traveling contingent.
Charles T. Johnstone of Rochester New York once toiled in a Thompsonville Connecticut carpet factory and is now a top advertising writer in the United States earning at least ten thousand dollars yearly. He credits hard work and timing and notes Roosevelt’s future potential while recounting early wages and career steps. Johnstone heads the advertising department at Menter and Rosenbloom Co and recently arranged with Booths Hyomes Co to oversee its copy line, placing him among high earners.
Carlisle Indian football team rises to national prominence with decisive wins over Navy and a high scoring record. The squad, led by Coach Warner, eyes Harvard clash in Boston as a premier feature of the New England season amid upcoming tests against Western University of Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Saint Louis, Nebraska, and Denver.
The Charity Organization society reports strong winter work among Indianapolis unemployed aided by savings bank features. John H. Holliday is re elected president with Louis Holmes as vice president Volney T. Malott remains treasurer and Charles S. Grout continues as general secretary. Executive committee members are J. H. Holliday Rev. Francis H. Gaviss Fred M. Ayres W. T. Malott Arthur B. Grover Thomas H. Spann Harry J. Miligan Hugh H. Hanna Sr. Charles Martindale and Louis Houweg. The society took in 25776.31 and spent 25772.23 in the year.
Harry Hall and Earl Chubb were arrested Thursday night by Detectives Kinney and Morgan on charges of robbing Volney Stubbins of $30. Stubbins said he hired their automobile on W Tenth street, got out, and the pair drove off leaving him purse-less.
Curley's choices list Pimlico race by race with Halifax Botanist Niblck in race one and Aster d'Or Superstition King Sol in race two. Quantico Baliot Girl Nethermost in race three and Trance Statesman Footpad in race four. Tony Bonero Pins and Needles Inging of Bashan in race five with Iornsides Homeland er Bilberry in race seven. Tranchd tipped as most probable winner in race five.
In 1802 Napoleon asks Antonio Canova to sculpt a bust of the First Consul. Canova refuses to bow to fear, arguing art has its own language. He later underscores that true power lies in reverence, not coercion, and leaves Paris after completing the work unless friendship with France is secured.
Gen. Fred D. Grant in Detroit recounts the cigar that began his father General Ulysses S. Grant’s smoking habit at Fort Donelson. He describes how Grant rushed from a warship to rally Union troops, leading to surrender of Buckner and a shift to victory. He notes Grant smoked cigars gradually and first tried at West Point but grew ill.
Orlando P Dexter was slain on his hunting estate near Santa Clara in the Adirondacks on September 19 1903. A man calling himself Fred Schmidt claims a rich man jealous of a socially prominent young woman committed the murder and says he witnessed the crime. He offered to testify in New York if guaranteed protection and says he hid the murder weapon to deflect blame onto Dexter’s employees.
Utica New York November 6 Vice president elect Sherman filed with the secretary of state a list of campaign expenditures totaling 2800 dollars.
Indianapolis lodge No. 68 I O B E will join lodges nationwide in observing Bnai Birth day on Sunday November 8. An open meeting at the Temple corner Tenth and Delaware at 8 p m invites the public. Henry Riesenberg president will preside and Emil Mayer of St Louis first vice president of District Grand Lodge No 2 will deliver the principal address with talks and musical numbers by local members.
An advertising proposal extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy for various forms of indigestion. It claims the product digests food, strengthens gastric juices, and diets nerves. asserts widespread physician and druggist support and offers a 50 cent box or a free trial by mail from F A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan.
Princeton New Jersey November 6 The scrimmage was long and hard as the week shows the Tigers have developed considerable strength. The scrubs and freshmen no longer match the varsity even with younger coaching staff reinforcements, and the varsity keeps rolling up big scores. McCrohan and Dillon, the last injured, are back in the lineup and show no weakness.
Holmes surprised Thornton at the Board of Trade billiard parlors last night as he closed his run with 175 and an unfinished 19 break while Thornton sat on 192.
Notre Dame will play Marquette University on Thanksgiving Day in Milwaukee. The matchup pits Notre Dame against the new athletic giant of the West, Marquette, in a marquee holiday game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Cincinnati November 6 nine players from the Chicago American League club face suspensions for participating in games with the Logan Square Independent club of Chicago, violating the National Baseball Commission rules.
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