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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1909

Page

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Democrats Enthused by Big Meeting in Indianapolis

Democratic rally praised Gauss and the party ticket amid denials of internal strife. Speakers Taggart Spencer and Gauss stressed unity, called for strong precinct organization, and pledged reform, denying discord and promising an economical administration without bonds or patronage.

Mr. Holtzman Democrats Gaurs Taggart Caiss Gauss Kr. Gauss United Front W. W. Spencer Shank Irdianapolis

Two bullets in woman's body in Islip woods mystery

In Islip New York a second bullet was found in the victim's body. Police theory ties the fatal wound to the bullet that killed the woman in an automobile. An automobile goggles pair found nearby supports a real estate dispute tale involving two men. Investigators questioned woodcutter Joseph Schmidt but recovered no new facts.

Islip L.il Daily Islip Woods Bay Shore Bay Sacre IsHp Joseph Schmidt Schmidt

Earthquakes Felt at St Ignatius College

The seismograph at St Ignatius College in Cleveland recorded two shocks this morning at 6:31 and 7:00. The quake is believed to have originated about 5,000 miles away, with earth tremors felt in the area.

Cleveland Stt. Ignatius College

Arrests Made in Jennie Lopez Kidnaping Case

Eight men and one woman are under arrest at police headquarters in New York charged with involvement in the Sept. 7 kidnaping of 4 year old Jennie Lopez. Among the detainees is Pellegrito Mule, a Italian prisoner with a life murder sentence who fled years ago. The girl was found wandering near her home at midnight after a ransom demand arrived by mail peaking at $5,000.

York Jennie Lopez Pellegrito Mule Italy Mule Cetrosinoe Lieut Petrosimo Jennie Giovuanni Lopez E. Thirty-ninth Street Lopez

Dutott Captured After Police Chase Through City

Lawrence Dutott, 22, attempted to evade arrest Thursday morning. Clarence Thatcher outran him in the crowd, and Dutott was captured after a chase through alleys and side streets ending at California and New York streets. He had been troubling women near 409 Bright Street and had previous police calls.

Iaiwrence Dutott Kitzmiller Barrows Clarence Thatcher Brignt Street Mcleeman Kitzmiller Dutett California New York Patfornon

Consolidation Forming Imperial Window Glass Co.

Pittsburg Oct 21 Consolidation of all handmade window glass firms in America with property value around 5 million to 10 million will be completed at an all day session at the Fr Pitt hotel. The new Imperial Window Glass company will be capitalized at 250000 with Myron L Case J R Johnston and J G Sayre named for president secretary and treasurer respectively. Headquarters likely in Pittsburg as center of glass production. Prices to be equalized for trade.

Pittsburg Myron L. Case Toledo J. R. Johnston Hartford Clffy Ind J. G. Sayre Columbus

Poet's neighbor weds man met out west

Miss Marsha Koch 45 of 516 Lovkerple Street and Vernor L. Cole of Los Angeles California were granted a marriage license Wednesday by County Clerk Quill. Koch has been a friend and neighbor of the Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley. She spends winters in California where she met Cole. their acquaintance ripened into love and marriage plans.

Marsha Koch Lovkerple Street Weman Vernor L. Cole Lons Angeles Cal Miss Koch James Whitcomb Riley California Mr. Cole Albert J. Allen Loganspér Henrietta A. Davis N. West Street Carl Walters Sturgis, Mich Rosa King Tasene Hospital Earl C. Patterson Kansas City, MO Gertrude A

Boy Confesses Stenographer Purse Theft

Fred Morton a messenger boy on McLean street confessed after a talk with Lieut Belch to taking a purse belonging to Miss Ethel McKee a stenographer at the Big Four railroad office near Washington and Pennsylvania streets on Wednesday night. Morton delivered a message there and saw the purse. he was arrested by bicycle policemen Trimpe and Rucker.

Lieut Belch Fred Morton Mce- Lean Street Ethel McKee Big Four Washington Pennsylvania Morton Trimpe and Rucker

Woman Divorces Man Amid Testimony On Alleged Misconduct

A woman finalized divorce after hearing testimony accusing her husband of involvement in scenes with Beatrice Dreyfus, the so called fencing girl, whose small portrait appeared in court. The case centers on alleged misconduct and connections to Dreyfus.

Beatrice Dreyfus

Smokestack Tipped Over During Labor Dispute

An attempt to overturn a 120 foot eight ton smokestack under construction at D Sommers Co on Capitol Avenue and Washington Street failed when bolts were cut and the stack toppled but was caught by walls. Hogan and Carse Construction Co 821 E Market Street is building it to 170 feet. Mr Carse did not report to police calling it a labor controversy.

D. Sommers & Co Capitol Avenue Washington Street Hogan & Carse Construction Company Market Street

Roosevelt Heads to Hunting Ground Expedition Plans

The expedition team including Theodore Roosevelt Edmund Heller and R J Cunningham arrived in British East Africa from Navisha and will depart Monday for the Guansonguisho district returning in November. They schedule December 1 to start for Uganda reaching Gondoko by February 1 and home on Merck 1. Kermit Roosevelt and Leslie Carleton stay at Nakura for a few days.

Nalrobi British East Africa Theodore Roosevelt Edmund Heller R. J. Cunningham Navisha Guansonguisho Uganda Gondoko Merck Kermit Roosevelt Lesiie Carleton Nakura

Rutherford Denies Inducing False Evidence

James P. Baker and Harry O. Chamberlain filed a report in superior court No. 1 recommending that Attorney James S. Rutherford be disbarred from Marion county courts. The report claims Rutherford induced witnesses to testify falsely in juvenile and criminal courts. Rutherford denies the charges.

James P. Baker Harry O. Chamberlain Superior Court James S. Rutherford Marion Rutherford

Trolley Car Crash Injures Fifteen in Moosic NJ

In Moosic New Jersey a trolley car ran out of control and struck an engine of the New York Susquehanna Western railroad. Fifteen people aboard were injured, all to varying degrees.

New York Moosic N. J New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad

No Witness for Murderer of Children in Utica Trial

In Utica on October 21 Attorney Goldstein concluded the defense for Theodore Rizzo charged with kidnapping and murdering two children Theresa Procopio and Ferdinando Infusino on September 12. He asked for leniency and a lesser degree verdict as no witnesses were presented for the defense. The jury was expected to decide quickly.

Utica, N Goldstein Theodore Rizzo Rizzo Theresa Procopio Ferdinando Infusino

Fuller Acknowledges 26000 Dollar Libel Suit

Edwin Chubb Fuller filed suit against Equity Publishing Company James A Everitt and Sibley F Everitt seeking 3000 damages for a libelous February notice that he jumped a hotel bill in Indianapolis. He was later acquitted in criminal court last spring.

Edwin Chubb Fuller Equity Publishing Company James A. Everitt Sibley F& Everitt Mr. Fuller Indianapolis

Belmont Mortgage to Fund Suffrage Fight

Mrs. H. P. Belmont, a leading suffrage advocate, placed a mortgage on her Madison Avenue home at Fifty-first Street to raise funds for the battle for women's voting rights. The loan is described as temporary.

New York H. P. Belmont Movement For Women's Vote Madison Fifty-first Street

Miss Maley to Speak in Odd Fellow Hall Friday Evening

Miss Maley of New York will lecture at Odd Fellow hall Washing 107 street and Hamilton avenue Friday at 8 p m. She is regarded as one of the best women speakers on the platform.

Miss Maley New York Odd Fellow Hall Hamilton Avenue Matey

Million-Dollar Inferno Destroys Dayton Scales Plant

Dayton Ohio October 21 a massive blaze tore through the Dayton Computing Scales plant and damaged neighboring operations at Cooper Medicine and Pasteur Chamberlain, burning for hours until shifting winds curtailed the fire. Loss tallied at one million dollars. The scales plant suffered the worst destruction as flames reached their peak at two o clock before dying down. The fire started in the paint department and overwhelmed the facility.

Dayton, O Dayton Computing Scales Company Scales Company Scales Cooper Medicine Company Pasteur-Chamberlain Filter Company

Motorman Edgar W. Plummer Killed In Carmel Accident

Edgar W. Plummer a 46 year old motorman with the Indiana Union Traction system was electrocuted in Carmel this afternoon. He connected a car telephone to a pole wire to notify the dispatcher and was found dead when Conductor Clarkson failed to get a signal. The high tension wiring may have caused the shock. Plummer lived at 1802 East Washington street. Body sent to Tanner Buchanan's undertaking house.

Plummer EL Washington Street Tanner & Buchanan Undertaking House

Band Leader and Wife Decide to Quit in Atlantic City

Mrs Edna Vesella daughter of Thomas Egan and her husband Orestes Vesella band leader have separated Mrs Vesella has been living in Cincinnati for two months Vesella is in Atlantic City The story recalls their dramatic courtship marriage and ensuing public incidents including allegations of spying and detectives during their troubled union.

Batonyl Frank Work Atlantic City N. J Edna Vesella Thomas Egan Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce Orestes Vesella Vesella Cincinnati Veseila Asiy Miss Egan Egan Lfe Vecella

Lovett Elected President of Union Pacific Rail Line

New York Oct 21 The Union Pacific directors chose ex Judge K S Lovett to succeed the late E H Harriman as president. The remaining officers were re elected in a brief board meeting.

False Step Sends Man to Jail for Grand Larceny

Butler F. Bixby, 42, a former traveling salesman, pleaded guilty in criminal court to grand larceny and received prison from one to eight years. He admitted stealing a leather grip with clothing, shaving outfit, and books from the Indiana Trust building on Sept 1, later returning to Indianapolis with a typewriter. He claimed the device was sent back to Louisville and that his life, finances, and drink problem led to his downfall, begging the judge for leniency. He has no family.

Butler F. Bixby Binghamton N. Y Bixy Frank A. Chapin Indiana Trust Building Louisville Indianapolis Bixby Ohio Findley Himi Criminal Court

Short Measure Man Forfeits $2 Bond

John Wilson, a peddler with Ed Johnson, was arrested by inspector Isidor Wulf for selling short measure. He resisted arrest and did not appear in police court, resulting in the forfeiture of his $25 bond.

John Wilson Ed Johnson Isidor Wulfson

Heating plant upgrades planned for Indianapolis schools

The city of Indianapolis is authorized to install new heating plants at school Nos. 35 49 and 54 and at branch libraries on Ohio Mount streets and Washington near Rural Street. Total cost cited is $18,000.

Indianapolis Ohio Mount Streets Washington Rural

Blue Bird tops Vanderbilt course at sixty five mph

New York on October 21 Billy Krapper drove a Chalmers Detroit Blue Bird to 65 miles per hour in a trial over the Vanderbilt cup race course on Long Island. Two National cars driven by Jack Aiken and Charlie Merz and the Isotta piloted by George Seymour also ran on the course.

New York Billy Krapper Long Island Jack Aiken Charlie Merz George Seymour

Also Mentioned on This Page

Thomas Taggart Mr. Taggart Self Charles A. Gauss Tomlinson Hall Star Thoms Taggart Jauss Mrs. Parkhurst Harriet Stanton Blatch Equity League of Self- Supporting Women Pankhurst Suffragettes of Boy Batonyi Pranscins Worte Hoche-Batonyi Aurel Batonyl New Yark Roosevelt Torney Goldstein Fuller Acks Rome Muta Edgar W. Plummer Tion Company Electro Carmel Clarkson Sizaal He Investi Gell Blue Bird
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