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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1907
Page
6
Disjointed OCR notes reference a boot period nickname, a heksmith from a family who punished and released you, a mother’s rag, a $12 carpet, and mud. It notes replacements like corn husks and a rubber mat, and mentions a rain bar as a better feature. The text ends with the word Welcome.
A fragmented note indicates that fabric cuts in a tire cover and water intrusion may cause blowouts. It suggests replacing the cover as a cost saving measure rather than waiting for further damage.
An elderly man named Augustus Martin, living at the Keppler house on West Washington Street, handed Desk Sergt Crane a dime to buy tobacco for a prisoner who lacked funds. The sergeant sent the coin to the turnkey for use as intended, reflecting on the man’s empathy for inmates lacking tobacco.
Boise Idaho Sept 30 United Press reports Judge Whitson will delay ruling on whether to halt the United States Senator Borah trial after juror Peter Neth was deemed temporarily insane. The trial remains paused while the court determines next steps.
A long critique of Charley Fairbanks and his bid to be lay delegate to the M E church general conference in Columbus. The piece argues his church invasion for political gain backfired, noting Methodists’ independence, Prohibitionist and Democratic opposition, and a rebuke from church leaders amid a six ballot struggle and final setback. The author laments lodge and church manipulation in politics and praises Methodist integrity.
An eccentric mock profile portrays Fairbanks as a tall, bucolic Indiana figure with strong country tastes and a genial nature. The narrator teases political personas and favors buttermilk while lampooning public life and party tensions with humorous, satirical asides.
Dr. Charles McCarthy of the Wisconsin legislative reference bureau denounces fraternities as harmful to athletics at the University of Wisconsin. He cites distractions from football, the freshmen rule hindering participation, and urges shutting or regulating fraternity houses and building dormitories and a central eating facility to improve housing and campus life.
The committee seeks simple elegance and fitness in decorations for the eighth national automobile show at Madison Square Garden from November 2 to 9. They expect decorations to avoid distracting from exhibits and plan to add nearly 10,000 square feet of exhibit space, pushing total capacity beyond all prior records.
Convalescence after pneumonia typhoid fever and the grip is often only apparent. Hood's Sarsaparilla is presented as the best tonic to make recovery real and rapid. The advertisement asserts thousands testify and urges taking Hood's.
Notice by Charles Barnes and another subscriber announcing their intent to apply at the November term 1907 to the Board of County Commissioners for licenses to sell intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premises consumption and to seek restaurant privileges in specified rooms in Indianapolis Center township Ward 12 and adjacent areas.
Herman Newman of Ward 13 and Fred Meyer of Ward 6 in Center Township Marion County Indiana announce plans to apply at the November 1907 Board of County Commissioners term for licenses to sell intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premises consumption rights. Newman’s request covers 120 South Meridian Street and adjacent rooms, Meyer seeks license for No. 576 Indiana Avenue with pool table privileges in the front room of a two story brick building on Misson ti street. both list detailed parcel descriptions and acknowledge pool table privileges.
A string of notices from Marion county Indiana in 1907 announce applications to the Board of County Commissioners for licenses to sell intoxicating liquors in Ward 12 and Ward 14. Names include William Brommer, Chas H Root, George Coble Jr, William Shane, and John Flaherty with locations on Virginia avenue Illinois street Howard street Washington street Capitol avenue and nearby blocks. Each notice specifies premises sizes and building descriptions and notes pool table privileges in some cases. The announcements align with November term licensing procedures of the era.
FRANK J. ARENS announces intent to apply to the Board of County Commissioners at the November term 190 for a license to sell intoxicating vicious malt liquors in a front room measuring feet by 34 feet with two doors, located at the southwest corner of Pearl street and the first alley east of Meridian street, Indianapolis Center ward 12, on the first floor of a four story brick building No East Pearl street, with plans for pool table and restaurant privileges in the same room.
Public notices reveal multiple applicants in Center and nearby townships seeking licenses to sell intoxicating liquors in various small premises around Indianapolis. Names include JOHN HAYS, WILLIAM ROGERS, THOMAS SEXTON, PHILIP J HOFFBAUER, THOMAS O MALIA, GEORGE KNARZER, and HN PRICE with locations on Martindale avenue Columbia avenue Roosevelt avenue Massachusetts avenue Northwestern avenue Belmont avenue and South Meridian street.
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