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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1908
Page
2
James Kervan aged 38 runs for Township Trustee in Center Township alongside Henry C. Schroeder 39 seeking Township Assessor, with James E. Berry also named as a candidate, all representing the Center area.
A sympathetic husband consoles his wife who laments mice eating a custard pie she baked. He minimizes the loss with a comforting remark about the small misfortune. The exchange showcases a gentle domestic moment and light humor.
A 33 year old woman, Mrs. John M. Boland of 186 St Peter Street, was found dead at Crown Hill cemetery near her son's grave on Sunday morning. She had placed two bouquets on the grave and trimmed the grass, then suffered heart failure. Police found her face down, clutching a bundle from which a sickle, a pair of shears, and white floral paper emerged.
Nine brothers and sisters and their families gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turner home at 1609 W Morris Street for an informal reunion. A fine dinner was served and the day spent recalling childhood incidents. Attendees included Geo L Turner and wife Marguerite of Peoria Illinois A Bench and children Anderson Indiana Mrs Julia Garrett and daughter Marion Mr Frank King Frankfort James Turner Bluffton John Turner New Castle Samuel Turner New Augusta Cecil Turner Indianapolis George Pierce and wife Anderson and James W Cline and wife Indianapolis.
William Laurie, a long time Indianapolis merchant born near Glasgow, died Sunday at 79 after a three week illness of nervous prostration at 608 Sutherland Avenue. He arrived in the United States in 1861 and led William Laurie & Co as chief stockholder. Known for conservative methods and no advertising, he avoided telephones and wagons for delivery. The funeral is set for 2 PM at his residence with burial at Crown Hill.
Jane Mac Crelligh sails from New York aboard the Voltaire to wed Albanas W. Goulding, a mine superintendent stationed 700 miles from Buenos Aires in the Argentine Republic. The journey spans thousands of miles as the bride hopeful travels toward her future spouse.
Miss Martha Dorsey, English teacher at Shortridge high school, will discuss "The Recent Political Awakening of the Average Voter" at the Social Institute rooms, 222 North Meridian Street, at 2 30 this afternoon.
Democratic candidate Frank S. Fishback addressed traveling salesmen Saturday night. He attacked graft exposure claims tied to Robison and Ruckelshaus, highlighted a $22,473.22 funds discrepancy and a $1,200 city school fund shortfall, and urged transparency in county treasurer accounts. He warned reports to the grand jury may be delayed until after the election.
Detroit reports Henry Hiney his wife and three children perished in a forest fire near Castro last night. Authorities fear Kneeland town may burn as winds drive flames toward Alpena areas. Firefighters beat back fires around Alpena though other outbreaks remain active.
Old Sol sent sweltering rays over Indianapolis on Sunday raising the temperature to 82 degrees at 3 PM, the warmest October 18th since 1871. The day’s average temperature stood at 72 degrees.
Omaha on October 19 reports Sewell Slue man a broker worth about half a million dollars shot and killed Miss Evi Tart at her home and then killed himself. Slue man was married, a broker, and reputedly wealthy.
A letter from the State Soldiers' Home in Lafayette on October 18 defends a Star report. It disputes claims that old soldiers tore Marshall buttons from coats after Watson's talk and says neither candidate made political speeches there. The writer notes the soldier vote for Marshall and the state ticket will be large.
More than 1,500 candidates were inducted Sunday in Indianapolis at Masonic Hall as Woodmen members gathered for exercises. A parade preceded a public reception at the Majestic Theater honoring J. C. Root sovereign commander and Mrs. Emma B. Manchester supreme guardian of the Woodmen Circle, both of Omaha Neb.
Miss Virginia Pickens, who was to marry Hugh Love Jr., died Sunday after five weeks with typhoid fever. Daughter of Samuel O. Pickens of 19u1 N. Pennsylvania, she was 44, a Girls Classical school graduate and had studied music in New York. A prominent Indianapolis society woman, her funeral is set for Tuesday with burial at Crown Hill Cemetery.
A political column cites temperance and reform factions in Indiana debating Governor nominees. It notes Democratic hopefuls, Republican tactics, and labor unrest sparked by a Watson parade featuring a clashing of labor views and a derisive mockery of Hunyaks.
Aaron Fix aged 58 died in Greenwood Indiana from typhoid fever. His son Clement Fix works as bookkeeper for Levey Bros Co in Indianapolis.
Dorothy explains to her mother that her foot is asleep and she wants to wake it up using an alarm clock set for six. The playful exchange shows a child’s simple, humorous problem and the mother’s light response.
Fire men battled a blaze that threatened the Indianapolis Paper Stock company at 411 S Illinois, causing about 20 000 in damage to stock valued at 346 000. Driver James Warrenburg was cut by falling glass as flames spread from scrap paper on the first floor. Fire Chief Coots estimated spontaneous combustion as the probable cause and a second alarm was turned in before control was regained in under an hour.
In Greencastle Indiana on Sunday four masked men called evangelist J Fenwick Reed to his doorway claiming a telegram. They grabbed him and jumped him before he freed himself and fled indoors. Reed suspects the assault was tied to his anti saloon campaign.
Martha Lorenzen a maid in the Menchenburg home on Riverside Drive killed herself with a bullet to the chest after kissing the children. The employer recalled her background in Germany and believed she pined for a German fiancé she left in the waterland. Also a brief ad notes an extra heavy broom sale at National Furniture Co.
The Board of Public Works of Indianapolis dated October 17 1908 announces the prima facie assessment roll for improvements on Pine Street from Market to North Streets and Hazel Street from Roosevelt Avenue to Langley Avenue. Public hearing remonstrances are set for Wednesday October 28 1908 at the Board’s office, with the roll available for inspection.
National Spiritualists Association announces forenoons and afternoons free and evening lectures on the philosophy and phenomena of Spiritualism by able speakers. Admission 25 cents. Public invited to attend.
Beech Grove Baptists dedicated a new church on Sunday as a branch of Emmanuel Baptist of Laurel Street and Woodlawn Avenue. Indianapolis ministers attended and much of Emmanuel Church’s membership was present. The Rev. S. C. Fulmer gave the principal address and is district secretary for the Waine Missionary Society covering Indiana Illinois Ohio and Michigan.
The Broadway M. E. church laid the cornerstone of its new church at Broadway and Twenty second street. It will seat 1 200 and cost 50 000 dollars. The project began three years ago with Rev. Joshua Stansfield delivering the dedicatory address.
A lone elderly writer encounters an old man alone in a tiny shack on the lonely Cape Cod coast, sharing a quiet, reflective moment in falling autumn. The scene hints at solitude and weathered life in a remote seaside setting.
A fragment describes Uncle Ned alone in a chicken coop with a net and a corncob pipe. He shuns loneliness by simple tasks, often just sitting or thinking, claiming no boredom despite months of solitude.
An advertisement touts sulphur water for rejuvenation and blood cleansing and promotes Blackburns Casca Royal Pills containing cascara castor oil wild lemon and root extracts. It claims relief from constipation biliousness liver and kidney issues purging toxins and preventing illnesses with druggists selling ten and twenty five cent packages.
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