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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1910
Page
12
The Weather Bureau projects notable climate shifts in coming months with emphasis on rising temperatures and changing precipitation patterns. Officials urge readers to plan accordingly for agriculture, travel, and daily routines as forecasts refine.
The Woman’s national foreign mission jubilee ended in Indianapolis with a large rally at First Baptist church drawing about two thousand attendees and overflow at Second Presbyterian. Speakers included Mrs. W. T. Elmore, Miss Fiora Fenshaw, Mrs. Helen Barrett Montgomery, and Dr. Mary Noble. Churches plan to raise funds, with Congregational churches aiming 110000 for next year and Methodist women pledging 2000 for Korea plus 46000 from state efforts.
Joseph Kautsky Jr reports his stabbing at Madison avenue and Morris street after a hunting trip, with police unsure whether the wounds came from a knife or other source. He is hospitalized at City hospital and lives at 106% Virginia avenue.
Nine new members joined the executive committee of the Indiana branch of the National Conservation Association. New appointees include Edward Daniels and Horace Fletcher of Indianapolis, E. B. Williamson of Bluffton, B. E. A. Hackett of Ft. Wayne, L. Ert Slack of Franklin, Dr. Stanley Coulter of Lafayette, M. B. Thomas, Joshua Strange of Marion, and Craigia Guna Mitchell of Spring.
Marion county new officials announce appointments. Drs Ralph S Chappell and M C Leeth are named deputies in the coroner s office by coroner elect Dr Charles O Durham. Harvey R Matthews will be bailiff in superior court room 1 per Judge elect Charles J Orbison. Dave Casady Meredith, former Rush circuit court reporter for four years, will serve under Judge elect Joseph Collier in superior court room 2.
Patrolman Ray C. Chitwood faces conduct unbecoming an officer charges after being off duty for illness, then seen in a saloon where he insulted and attacked Sergt. James D. Hagerty. Michael Hunter faces unrelated serious charges awaiting grand jury findings. The safety board also considered traffic rules, appointing Corcoran, Gibson, and McDaniel Ross, and set a Nov. 23 start date for new downtown traffic regulations limiting streetcar stops to one side and requiring safer crossings.
Indianapolis public library bulletin shows 233 new books placed in October across 14 religion and theology 9 law 13 political science and economy 5 social science 10 education 7 philosophy and occult science 13 fine arts 17 music 24 useful arts 7 medicine 5 science 9 travel 14 history 9 biography 15 literature 9 poetry and drama 34 fiction 19 juvenile. plus a legal notice: John Pierce sues S Kentucky Lodge over delayed Indiana Pythian building completion costing $50,000 and alleges further payment due.
In a criminal court appeal, Judge James Pritchard dropped the police court case involving Michael Mannella and John Gentley. Gentley faced a $25 fine and costs for opening beer bottles for foreigners, while Mannella’s case was withdrawn. Witnesses included former County Councilman William H. Morrison and brewery representatives.
Gov. Marshall will be the principal guest at the Indiana society of New York annual dinner on December 2 at the Waldorf Astoria. He will deliver the address. About 400 members, led by Capt. James Curtis, promote his presidential bid. this marks the third invitation Marshall has received from the society.
William Bartley of stop 3 on the Greenwood interurban line reported a holdup while waiting near his home. A highwayman robbed him as he waited for the car and fired a revolver shot at Earl H. Rifner on Oliver avenue. a bullet was found in Rifner’s car. Miss Ethel Wade lost her purse during a singing engagement at East and Washington. Benny Ball, 16, was arrested after the purse was found emptied.
The state board of health condemned five Lawrenceburg dairies in October after ruling that using distillery slop for cow feed violated pure food regulations.
Mrs Ida May Shroger twenty, wife of William Shroger, quartermaster sergeant of Company E, Tenth United States infantry, committed death by her own action at her Lawrence Indiana home Wednesday afternoon. She stood beside her husband and drank nearly a half filled glass of carbolic acid. Sergt Shroger could not explain her wish to die as she showed no known reason for despondency. A physician tried to save her life but she fought him.
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