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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1909
Page
2
Sadie Cuthbert Georgia reports a late night crash when a speeding car struck a bridge. Curtis Williams from Fort Gaines Horace Sheppard of Edison died. Helen Mattox and Mary Mattox were injured. James Sheppard and Williams were among the riders.
The Union League of Druids host a dance Wednesday evening November 24 at Meridian hall located at the corner of Meridian and Kansas streets.
A Beonton New Jersey resident Henry Coursen reports using Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills for rheumatic pains headache and side and back ache and says they give perfect satisfaction. The ad claims pain stems from nervous weakness and urges trial with a money back guarantee if the first package fails.
Frank Tink of 2418 E Michigan says a burglar tried to break into his house early Sunday. He fired one shot from a revolver and the burglar fled. Separately, Dr George Koons at 1234 N West street reported burglars stealing an overcoat and surgical instruments valued at 40 dollars.
Samuel Hayes, 14, in county jail for burglary and grand larceny, asks officers not to tell his mother Mrs. B. L. Brown of Denver, fearing her heartbreak. He ran away from home to see the world and expresses remorse, saying he would rather face prison than hurt his mother.
Cheyenne Wyoming November 22 mentally unbalanced by worry over his theft led 15 year old John Pettit to a reform school sentence. His mother Mary Pettit 40 wandered from home before daylight and was found unconscious in the snow near City park. Dr James P Willard attended and fears pneumonia. Police report John Pettit robbed his mother of money for a rifle prompting the juvenile case.
Washington November 22 Senator Cullom of Illinois is 80 years old today. He and Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin form the only pair of octogenarians in the Senate.
Four occupants—two women and two men—were in a Columbia City road accident in Clear Creek township. The car overturned after steering failed. all passengers sustained only minor bruises and cuts and were aided by Jacob Scheer and his team before continuing.
An advertising notice promotes Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a cure for blood poison and related skin ailments. It claims to cleanse the system, heal sores and eruptions, and restore healthy skin with testimonials of cures, with sample free offers and home delivery options through Weber Deavugl Co and others.
Que Antoniese survivor recalls seven days trapped in the St Paul mine black hole with 21 men facing hunger thirst and a water theft plot. Clelland Waite and others guarded cups while three men stole water sparking clashes and vow secrecy.
The Rev Frederick E Hopkins urged compulsory marriage arguing it benefits the state by increasing homes and population. He proposed medical exams for matrimony and, in cases of divorce for brutality or crime, limited rights to remarry for three years or longer.
The Aluminum Company of America has secured a contract to supply 1,500,009 pounds of aluminum wire to Ontario Hydro for power lines from Niagara Falls. The project is valued at about $400,000.
Mary Dunfree 62, a widow of 62% E Washington St, drank carbolic acid in her apartment in front of a friend, Joseph Whitzell. She had threatened suicide after her husband’s death and had earlier urged police to intervene during a prior abuse incident. The two officers arrived after her scream and found her dead.
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