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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1910
Page
12
Republicans charge John Kern used influence to insert Sec 2 into the 1893 employers liability bill. Court records show 174 of 176 cases under the law favored employers, with labor winning only twice. The provision allegedly strips workers of compensation when obeying orders or due to employer incompetence known to the firm.
Pr Modge Iowa October 19 Nearly the entire town paid last respects as residents filed past the bier of Senator Dolliver The body lay in state on the front porch of the Dolliver home until 9 pm to allow those unable to attend view it The funeral is set for Friday afternoon.
John Innis, who had made more than 200 balloon ascensions, fell from an eight foot scaffold in Hville Indiana on Tuesday breaking his arm. A jeweler's clerk named Heaps filed a voluntary petition in federal court Wednesday, indicating financial troubles.
A ladder set against a saloon on West Market Street drew a crowd as Hoosiers avoided passing under it. Eighty seven of the first hundred passersby sidestepped or dodged the ladder while workers decorated for an industrial parade. Residents offered varied superstitions about consequences and luck.
A party booklet highlights Sheriff Jacob Woessner and claims record low expenses at 385 211 36 and peak collections 23 490 24 for 1 year nine months versus 44 000 to 56 000 and 16 000 to 18 000 under prior sheriffs. It notes improved jail care and Woessner funded Sunday services and a Christmas prisoners’ celebration.
Apples and cigars will feature the Democratic smoker Monday night at Tomlinson Hall. The event is for candidates, committee members, ward and precinct representatives, and others active in the Democratic organization. A Friday Cumberland meeting will have Congressman Charles A. Korbly and county prosecuting attorney candidate Frank P. Baker speaking.
Ada J. Craig sues Indianapolis traction and terminal for 15000 dollars claiming injury after a fall from a car on Massachusetts Avenue. She alleges darkness and a temporary track thirty two inches from the pavement caused her to plunge to the street injuring her spine and internal organs.
William Freaney Jr son of P. A. Preaney, owner of a large fruit ranch at Orondo Washington, has enrolled at Washington State University Pullman to study horticulture and fruit growing. He is a graduate of Manual Training High School in the city.
Ed Hack Spencer former St Louis Browns catcher and two other baseball players were injured in a joy ride accident in New Orleans. Clarence Relf was hurled seventy feet breaking his back. Spencer was thrown forty feet and is in critical condition. George Grant, a retired player, is badly hurt. The car allegedly traveled sixty miles an hour hitting a raised plank on a bridge.
New York Oct 19 Ex State Senator Otto G Troelker testified before the executive investigation committee that he was offered 60000 to vote against the Albany racetrack bill in 1908. Gardner offered 12000 initially and 50000 later, with 4000 down, 3000 later and 5000 after signing. He refused, voting for the bill.
In Logansport Indiana on October 19 Harry Jenness age 6 and accomplices plotted to corner the false face market revealing a robbery at Adams Express company. The child bought many false faces with four twenty dollar bills, later claiming he picked up the money fallen from an express wagon after visiting a theater and candy shop with Garrett Finley Ray Hawkins and his brother.
In a fragmentary note, questions arise about whether the leaders discussed were bought, amid an open trade sale context. The text hints at improprieties without providing full details or names. Further clarity from the original source is needed to confirm facts and parties involved.
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