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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1906
Page
5
A vivid description of an indoor dress featuring black liberty silk and black white net fabric. The gown showcases yellow lace, a mel lowed velvet ribbon threading through the shoulders and front, tiny puff sleeves, and a box-pleat skirt with loose pleats at the hem.
Bedford Indiana November term begins under Judge J H Wairen with Alvah Callchon charged by indictment for the murder of John Walters at Dark Hollow Inn in September. Marshall Cheek of Mitchell faces manslaughter charges. The trial of the Jones negro for the Lee murder of restaurant keeper Albert Stevens at Bloomington, postponed from Monroe County, will be held during the term.
Special to The Son reports in Carb Illinois Nov 2 that Ben Collins aged 47 fatally shot his wife Hannah Collins before turning the gun on himself. He was believed to be insane from brooding over his blindness, with officials hoping for recovery of Hannah.
An editorial argues a disease should be treated as criminal. It condemns blaming the sick and highlights the burdens on mothers and households, noting that poverty and hard work contribute to debility. It critiques forced blame on the infirm and promotes sympathetic, factual care over punishment.
The Fire Dance of the Dead VII, held near Mount San Jacinto, honored Mata-wer of the Stesa Grande tribe. The three day rite drew over 100 members of fading tribes and featured gambling, horse racing, and a dramatic finale as elders leapt into the flames. The death of Mata-wer ends the ritual’s line, and the tribes say the Naming era remains in the hands of the epirita.
Reggie Marston plans a Wall Street surge by courting financier Richard Wainwright to boost Rattlesnake shares and win social acceptance for his fiancé Aline Van derstucken. The plan backfires as Rattlesnake crashes. Reginald reveals he sold shares before the fall, leaving Aline to confront the wrecked hopes and their ruined fortunes.
A white silk beaver reminiscent of great grandfather’s era is chosen by Dame Fashion for a feminine look. The quaint headdress has a four square crown outlined with deep pink roses, a blue rosette of black velvet ribbon, black coque feathers draping from the left, and is worn coquettishly over the forehead.
Special to The Site from Richmond Indiana reports the Elks lodge launching a campaign to secure a permanent meeting place and raise a sizable fund. The week’s activities likely netted the lodge a substantial amount as progress toward the goal is noted.
Special to The Sao Martinsville Indiana March 2 Tribune reports M Hath has been appointed sheriff of Morgan County to succeed the late Hugh Bothwell.
The comic strip page features quoted townsfolk debating the play Hamiet and a youthful tragedy. Characters critique modern drama while noting local habits and the hunting season. A-side joke references Pat Crowe and Tom Platt.
A proposed Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition feature in Seattle 1899 plans a submarine boat called Diving Gold Fish. It would launch from a chute into Lake Washington carrying twelve passengers through a hatch in a steel finned side. Passengers would dive, experience underwater green light, and return as the vessel slows.
A garbled report from Charleston details a loss of six thousand dollars tied to a private scheme described as an amplification fraud. The fragment mentions names and a city, with uncertain dates and participants, indicating a police or court investigation underway.
A morning daylight robbery at the Adams Express office in Rayford Kanawha County ends with Agent Y Adams shot and the robbers firing the office. Adare says three men seized him bound his hands and took him some distance before he freed himself and fired. The assailants returned fire, wounded Adama in the leg, and then set the building ablaze.
Special to The Ban from New York details Dr Schmarya Lewin's defense of Jewish rights in Russia. He cites the need for constitutional government, recounts events surrounding the Viborg manifesto, and notes thousands of Russian Jews fleeing to the United States seeking freedom and safety. He calls for Russia to be free and for justice to prevail for all Jews.
A 1910s San Francisco theft echoes in a tale about Mrs. Arethusa Ewald and Mrs. Ida Gray Scott, owners of a wedding ring and a watch, stolen during a Windsor hotel break in. The thief looted fourteen rooms in under twenty minutes, triggering a citywide mystery. Months later a murder-suicide and recovered jewelry linked the cases, with police securing the watch for Mrs. Scott.
A mule of old kitchen tips describes roasting a goose with pan drippings, creating gravy with giblets, and finishing with butter. It covers stale bread soaking for stuffing, a nut bread method, and a Tarte Tatin style pastry using eggs, cinnamon, and honey. Also mentions yeast bread and simple roasted dishes.
The Sun outlines a pattern service offering a new inscribed pattern daily from a Wuling pattern company. It notes readers can receive the rarest patterns by mail with ten cents, and to mail a name and address for postpaid delivery.
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