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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1908
Page
9
Fragments show names such as Korbly Hooton and district or circuit court references. The readable items indicate judicial officials and court designations in a Marion Superior Court context, but concrete actions or events are absent in the fragment.
John Fadeley of Terre Haute Indiana was crushed between two piles of lumber at the Dalton lumber yards Friday evening. He was pulled free and severely bruised after the piles collapsed while he lay beneath them.
Washington report by Ralph Whiteside cites H B Davis plumbing commission revealing urban bath neglect. He urges public baths in cities like Chicago and other metropolises, plus school swimming curricula backed by a $5,000 total cost for two pools one white and one colored to teach every graduate to swim.
The Harleian MSS recounts remarkable family sizes across Europe. Notable figures include Lady Temple of Stow with 700 descendants, a French lawyer with 45 children, Mrs Agnes Melbourne who died in 1743 at 106 leaving 200 descendants, and Mrs Ursula Lightfoot buried recently with 168 descendants. Other cases mention Thomas Greenhill, surgeon to the Duke of Norfolk, as the thirty ninth child of one pair, and a Scotch weaver with 62 children. Details also note a Mrs Honeywood who died in 16% leaving 367 total descendants across generations, and other mothers from England with 33 children.
Seventies artist C P Ream shows varied fruits pictures and Persian works at the Herron galleries. Miss Adam L Stewart, from Chicago, visits to discuss Ream’s works and predicts rising value after the artist’s death. Herron open Sundays 1:30 to 5 with ten cent admission.
Advertises Dr Pierce a 40 year medical specialist for women with disorders, promising confidential correspondence and home treatment without examinations. Claims the Favorite Prescription cures many cases, emphasizes no secrecy, stresses non drug components and warns against substitutes from rival depots.
Paris reports Prince Robert de Broglie has separated from Princess de Broglie after a theater scandal in London. The prince, already twice married, remarried Estella Alexander in Chicago, while the princess, financially strained, worked as a music hall singer under the name Maritza and plans vaudeville work. The couple's marriage ends as he seeks divorce and pursues a theatrical career.
London Oct 17 The vegetarian movement shows rapid growth with West End cooks enrolling in the London Vegetarian Association cookery school. Society leaders embrace vegetarianism, including the Duchess of Portland and ladies such as Lady Fitzgerald and Lady Charles Beresford.
Washington through its Chamber of Commerce has become an active bidder for national conventions. It costs money to secure events and stage exhibits, with about ten thousand dollars required to build a display building for the Railway Supplies Manufacturers' association. Upcoming conventions include the Association of Railway Superintendents of Bridges and Buildings, the Railroad Signal association on October 12, Knights of Labor assembly in November, and several December meetings such as the National Rivers and Harbors congress and National Music Teachers' association.
A motorist collides with a fence, flies about 40 feet into a yard, and is greeted by a farmer's wife who asks if he had an accident. The driver replies with a blessing as he regains his footing, noting it was his usual way to stop.
The Board of Public Works announces actions on vacating seven feet of the north side of a street east of California and opening Gray Street and Bright Street, with remonstrances invited on dates in October. Notices describe exact street portions, affected properties, and hearing times, with final action pending.
New York, Oct. 17. The city is the world’s largest coal consumer, using over 2 million tons yearly and employing about 50 000 workers. More than 150 million dollars are invested in supplying the metropolis, with winter heating costs around 120 thousand dollars. The city government uses nearly 700 thousand tons, anthracite dominates shipments, hotels burn 100 tons daily, ships 1000 tons, and department stores about 50 tons daily.
Senator La Follette declares he will publish a weekly newspaper to handle speeches and letters, claiming support is assured. The move invites questions about the editor publisher's role and the nature of guarantees, warranting full publicity before and after the venture.
General Ordinance No 82 1908 revises restrictions on obstructing streets alleys sidewalks and public places in Indianapolis It sets penalties for blocking pedestrian use by goods on sidewalks occupying sidewalk edges delaying deliveries parking vehicles in roadways and other forms of obstruction including animal tethering and related acts.
The Office of the Board in Indianapolis invites sealed proposals at 10 a.m. October 21 1908 for Twentyeth Street improvements from Brookside Avenue east end to Olney Street west line brick with six inch gravel concrete foundation curb to curb width 36 feet except eight feet center width. Requires water gas sewer service connections and performance bond with certified check at least 2.5 of the engineer's estimate. Board may reject bids.
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