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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1907
Page
3
A colorful tirade portrays Hearst as a restless, outspoken figure in New York politics. It notes his past spending on electric lights in St Louis, his failed Democratic nomination bid, and his aggressive, combative style. The portrait implies his desire for national office and ready contempt for rivals.
Special to The Sun from Wheeling West Virginia October 10 recounts William Hearne a wealthy corporation lawyer running for governor to please his wife Hazel Campbell Hearne. The romance drives a bold campaign including an automobile tour through the state. Hazel Campbell Hearne met Hearne at Bethany Kentucky where she studied.
Railroad building in Africa faces dangers from wildlife and disease. Giraffes and elephants topple telegraph poles while natives weaponize rails and insects threaten animals used for transport. Despite these hazards, thousands of miles of track are operating and more are being laid.
A Beatrice Nebraska plant is producing commercial gas from corncobs hay and other vegetable matter for lighting and fuel at 1.19 dollars per thousand. The gas is claimed to equal coal or oil gas in quality and is marketed as free from any material beyond farm refuse.
Special to The Sun details a nationwide coastwise panic in October 1898 as Spain’s warships moved toward American shipping. Amid misread signals and rumors, New England residents faced shuttered businesses, fearful crowds, and valuables locked in vaults while ships patrolled from Key West to Halifax and back.
City board announces improvements for Washington Boulevard sewer from Thirty fourth to Thirty sixth streets and multiple alley and street sewers on Michigan, Arsenal, Vermont, Arlington, Chesapeake and related connections. Public hearing on October 18, 1907 to hear remonstrances and assess cost versus benefit, per resolutions adopted October 2 1907.
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as instant relief and a permanent cure for piles with a free trial offer. It claims no work stoppage or doctors’ bills, includes testimonial from Isaac Smith of Wharton New York, and directs readers to mail for a free sample or buy at 60 cents a box from drug stores.
Halifax reports Dr. Frederick A. Cook, famed for Mt. McKinley, plans a bold spring dash to the pole via a route north of Greenland. He winters at Buchanan's Bay, aims to traverse Bilesmere land, and sustains the expedition with dogs and game as supplies.
An old advertisement promotes Panic View Sanatorium offering cancer, skin, sterine and rectal disease treatments by Dr. L. T. Tench with offices in New York and California. The notice also touts COMPERR CIGAR as best on earth and advertised widely.
Indianapolis public works notes on October 8 1907 approving prima facie assessments for the First Alley East of Keystone Avenue to New York Street for grading graveling and rolling a 12 foot roadway. Board of Public Works sets remonstrance date and lists owners and properties on file for review at the board office.
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