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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1907
Page
3
An advertisement touts Dr Miles Antipain Pills as a remedy for headaches caused by excitement or travel. It claims a dose taken at onset stops pain and guarantees refunds if not effective, noting availability from druggists and Miles Medical Co.
Special to The Sun from St Louis tells how Mrs Isabella Fettig of 1411 Hebert Street arranged a silk lined coffin and formal burial for her pet dog Gypsy. Undertaker Charles Kron delivered the body to St Louis County for interment after police and health authorities blocked a backyard burial. Gypsy received overnight vigil from sympathetic local boys and the couple, childless, had cared for the dog as if a child since Gypsy wandered into the yard earlier that year.
Versailles Ind Oct 5 Mrs George Sellers mother of Frank Sellers owner of the Hassmer house here drowned in Laughery creek yesterday afternoon. She attempted to ford the stream against her husband’s wishes. The horse bolted and threw her into the swift water as the rig capsized. The body was recovered half a mile downstream.
Special to The Sun Evansville Indiana October 6 13 year old Car Speigel was hit by a car while walking with a lunch basket along street car tracks he died not instantly according to report from Evansville.
Tribute to Mrs Eliza Baker head of the kindergarten movement in India nas centric note Twenty third street and North Bamasts invited to the Indianapolis Kindergarten Society twenty fifth anniversary meeting Wednesday afternoon at the Orial Institute.
In Indiana political chatter, figures like Oom Jack Gowdy, Jim Watson, Hugh T. Miller, and William L. Taylor are weighed as potential governors or allies. Newspapers circulate boilerplate boosts, factional lines blur, and predictions shift as Democrats and Republicans jockey for state posts, including a looming Sixth district leadership contest and supreme court reporting bets.
Judge Henry Clay Allen ruled that assessment should apply at the same per foot rate to parcels not directly on improved streets but adjoining ones that face improved roadways. The case involved Fifteenth Street between College Avenue and the Monon tracks, which had been paved.
Dr Charles Shaw, the hbieologist, claims seven of ten women are naturally fitted to be good explorers. He has guided women through mountains on demanding scientific trips and states they endure as well as men and possess a latent love of wilderness, keeping them spiritually and physically vigorous.
Miss Mary A. Hall of Augustus Georgia is the sole female full member of a Confederate veterans camp and marches miles to reunions. She wears a small unobtrusive flag and is known as the custodian of the flag, having placed dozens on veterans’ graves.
A notable violin recital by Maud Powell is set for next Thursday night at Caleb Mills hall in Indianapolis under Mrs. A J Tron. Powell, trained in Europe and linked to Theodore Thomas, draws praise for pure tone and heartfelt interpretation. Also noted is Worcester festival’s fiftieth anniversary signaling American art music vitality.
New York October 3 news notes a $750,000 British subsidy tied to the Lusitania’s ocean record attempt. The Kaiser Wilhelm II holds the current fastest trip mark at 23.58 knots, achieved by Capt. O Cuppers on the North German Lloyd liner.
Mrs. Bertha Henderson files for divorce from Oscar B. Henderson of 2004 N. Meridian Jr. alleging lack of support. She requests $10,000 alimony and $1,000 yearly for the child’s support and education. Henderson is described as an official of the Pope Motor Car company.
A list of Indianapolis residents including E H Foster Samuel Wallace Anna Freeberg and many others are awarded watches for solving a rebus published by The Home Magazine from Bobbs Merrill Company. The firm promotes a one dollar yearly subscription plan claiming large circulation and advertising value.
An advertisement for a Bobbs-Merrill Company Home Magazine promotion offers stem-wind watches in Indiana sizes. Readers solve a familiar quotation's first four words, submit with $1 by Oct 12, and indicate watch choice. Winners listed Oct 19. guarantee accompanies each watch.
United Press reports attorney Clarence Darrow near death after brain tumor operation in Boise Idaho. Friends fear he cannot survive as he undergoes treatment while awaiting continuation of miners trials. Letters from his wife convey great worry about his condition and prognosis.
At the Pure Food Show the J. T. Polk Co. displays a growing dairy and canning operation. S. O. Dungan leads the milk department, noting expansion from one wagon to forty, daily milk output around 2,500 gallons, and 100 times more milk than the original. The Sunlight Canning Plant near Greenwood, managed by Ralph Polk, produces tomatoes, beans, peas, and Polk's Best soups. J. R. Gentry oversees canned goods. Dungan leads milk.
Beginning Saturday evening at Tomlinson hall attendees can vote for Indianapolis’s most popular grocer and clerk with a gold watch awarded to each winner. A daily baby show starts Monday at 3 pm for the three best looking babies, entries via J W Galloway or the Indianapolis Retail Grocers association. Full size giveaway coupons accompany paid admissions.
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