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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1909
Page
2
Do not delay in starting a savings account. The Indiana Trust Co offers a hearty welcome to savers with small amounts as well as larger deposits. It is the oldest and strongest in the state with capital and surplus totals. Start with whatever cash you can spare today and let the plugger reach the goal. The Indiana Trust Co a Home for Savings. Capital 1,000,000 Surplus 500,000
After about a dozen years the Emanon club at Huntington ind dissolved its charter and disbanded. Once a flourishing social group with membership near a hundred, it faded as members left for college or work and high school fraternities drew interest away. The club hosted notable aerial events and popular social gatherings, now remembered fondly by participants.
Dialogue captures a household scene as a father directs Ethel to restart the clock once the young man leaves to fetch his breakfast. The exchange centers on time and routine in a domestic setting.
W A Perrine, a Bedford road truck farmer in Washington Indiana, recounts a 25 year old debt payment. An elderly man, troubled by guilt, approached Perrine on the street and settled the $250 balance with two dollars and a silver half dollar, saying he felt relief after finally paying.
In Cherry, Newfoundland, Nov 20 volunteers assisting the fire crew halted work after dawn as oxygen helmets were deemed essential. The bodies retrieved are severely despoiled by decomposition and smoke damage. Capt Kenny urged for volunteers who had previously flooded the area to resume, noting the lack of helpers and the grim conditions inside the mine.
Indianapolis theatergoers enjoy high quality plays at Park theater as firms announce transfers to higher-priced circuits due to production costs. Telegram to Dickson & Talbott notes shows like The Girl Question Mrs Wiggs of The Cabbage Patch School Days Cole and Johnson The Clansman Beverly of Graystark Norman Hackett in Classmates Checkers The Squaw Man The Newlyweds and Their Baby The Man of the Hour and The Lion and the Mouse will move, yet managers claim profits remain feasible at popular prices and anticipate profitable engagement.
A Ferris, Texas, woman writes that Cardus, touted as the woman’s tonic, cured a three month bed confinement and a rising tumor like ailment. She credits two bottles with restoring strength and the ability to work, urging others to try Cardus for nerve exhaustion and fatigue.
In Boise Idaho on November 20 a tramp who held Master Harry Garret for two hours in an upstairs room of the Garrett ranch house threatened to kill the boy if officers pressed an arrest. After the boy escaped by jumping from a window the outlaw, dazed from vigil, also leaped out and was shot dead.
Washington reports President Zelaya of Nicaragua is held personally responsible for the execution of two Americans, Leroy Cannon and Leonard Grace, per a state department dispatch from U S Vice-consul Calera in Managua dated November 2.
A combined service for the deaf mutes and their hearing children will be held at Christchurch on Monument Place Sunday November 2 at 10 4 a m. The sermon and merging service will be read by Rev Stanley with Rev Austin W Mann as interpreter for the deaf mutes worshiping with the regular congregation. The sermon outlines the churchs work among deaf school graduates and explains sign language as key to preaching to them.
In St Louis on November 20 the United States circuit court ordered the dissolution of Standard Oil after a two year case. Judge Elmer B Adams read the sweeping decree sustaining the government on most points, with minor subsidiaries not clearly shown to be controlled by the trust. The order becomes operative in 30 days and the ruling will be appealed to the Supreme Court.
Senator Beveridge addressed YMCA delegates in Kokomo Indiana on the value of character building. He argued existence isn’t defined by railroads or science but by moral character, faith in free government, and ongoing civilization. He stressed the ongoing battle between wicked influences and good influences as the salvation of free institutions and mankind.
Hoboken Justice of the Peace William C Babender who wed Anna Gould and Prince de Sagan killed himself on the eve of a fraud charge trial. The abrupt death ends a case that involved alleged money obtaining.
The article extols charcoal's deodorizing and absorbing powers based on Stenhouse and Hunter experiments across woods including willow. It touts Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges from willow wood with honey, claiming they absorb gases, destroy germs, cleanse the stomach, and freshen breath before urging readers to call a druggist and order a box for a price and free sample offer from Stuart Company Marshall Michigan.
Members at the Central Electric Railway association fall meeting at the Claypool hotel praised Indianapolis as the finest interurban station and praised the city's traction system. They reported new interurban lines planned in the east and west, surveys for additional roads, and potential lines to Shelbyville Kentucky and Cincinnati Lexington. Speakers from Detroit, Louisville, and Indianapolis emphasized advertising and modernization, with the Indianapolis station held as a model for convenience and passenger handling.
Indiana Union Traction leaders describe a representative interurban body in Indianapolis. Plans include teacher training on boarding and alighting to reduce accidents, plus advertising as key to public awareness. Talks foresee electric lines Findlay to Sandusky and extended routes toward St Louis, Indianapolis, Buffalo, New York City, with Chicago access possible soon. Continuous Chicago to New York City trip hoped within months.
The Union League of Druids announces a dance on Wednesday evening, November 24, at Meridian Hall located at the corner of Meridian and Kansas streets. The event invites members and guests to attend a social gathering with music and dancing.
In Rawlins Wyoming, Maxim Agsasaomasor alias Michael Jacobe fled barefoot across frozen ground after deputies raided his secret underground lair. Pursued five miles through snow, he taunted officers and was eventually captured and jailed. He is wanted for robbing Union Pacific box cars and reportedly linked to Green River freight robberies.
The old fiddlers' contest to aid the Girls' Industrial school will be held November 2. J. L. Peters and Robert Heady oversee ticket sales and fund solicitation.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy to bolster vital power and immunity against germs. It claims to cleanse the body, improve digestion, and strengthen organs, noting the medicine contains no alcohol and disclaims substitutes as best.
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