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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
2
Idle money can be invested safely with quick access and fair interest. The Indiana Trust Co offers accounts designed for safety and security of principal and interest. Capital fully paid in at IA Home for Savings shows $1,000,000 in capital and all surplus earned.
Kas Oct 2 W S Irwin auctioned Shipton selling the village in one lump with rocks and stumps. Frederick Warnow, wealthy farmer, bid and won the town for 2620 dollars as more than thousand people attended the sale. The town includes a railroad station grain elevator stores houses post office and a church.
London, Oct 21 Arthur Wilson head of the Wilson steamship line and one of England’s greatest shipping magnates died here today.
United States Senator William J. Stone slapped a negro cabman at Union Station in St Louis over a $1 fare. Patrolman Coates mediated and Stone paid the cabman after the driver asserted the rate. Stone earlier slapped a waiter aboard a train traveling from Washington to Philadelphia.
George L. Knox, proprietor of the Freeman, presents a gold watch fob to former Senator Joseph B. Foraker. The gift honors Foraker for defending negro soldiers amid the Ivensville affair, and was purchased by colored citizens of Fairbanks Alaska.
Madrid Oct 21 The Spanish cabinet resigned today with King Alfonso accepting the move after a long consultation between Ing Alfonso and Premier Maura on the Ferrer crisis. The government aims to ease the difficult situation caused by demonstrations at home and abroad following the execution of Ferrer.
Charles A Gauss challenges Elaine Miller to name grafters amid graft accusations. Major Republican noon meeting at Kingan Co. attracts about 2000. Speakers include Gauss and Shank allies at American Car and Foundry plant and Pratt Illinois streets. Dems host four meetings. Repubs hold three. School board slate split between old and new factions with nonpartisan headquarters opened.
President Taft golfed with his brother Charley P. Taft at Laquinto ranch Gregory Texas and visited Taft the town on the ranch devoted to cotton ginning and tanning. He said experiences on the ranch have left him ready to be a cowboy while quietly preparing his message to Congress for delivery soon after returning to Washington.
An Erie freight train derailed at Guymiard New York at seven in the morning. The locomotive jumped the track and the engineer and head brakeman were killed. The fireman is missing and believed trapped beneath the wreckage.
Dispatches from Calcutta report a cyclone like storm across Bengal killing about 16,000 people. GoaLand a town at the Ganges Brahmaputra junction was razed and river craft and steamers were sunk. Telegraph lines down hindered official casualty reports and couriers were unable to reach Calcutta.
Senator Patrick H. McCarren rests at St Catherine's hospital Brooklyn after an appendectomy as war clouds gather over his leadership. Doctors say he is improving and he hopes to confer with lieutenants about the Brooklyn campaign amid reported moves to depose him for harmony with Murphy.
A teaser summarizes The Diamond Master by Jacques Futrelle, detailing a plot of diamond manufacture from burnt sugar, the involvement of Doris Kellner and Wynne, investigations by detectives, a murder, and a fortune, all ending with a settled crime and hopeful future for the lovers.
Maurice Chofsky, a Pittsburg fruit peddler, was killed when the Pittsburg and Lake Erie flyer hit his wagon at the McKees Rocks grade crossing. The wagon and a switchman's shanty were demolished. other men on the wagon suffered serious injuries but survived.
The Guttenberg Press reports fall and winter catarrh is common due to weather shifts and exposure. German specialist Tief Von Sternberg recommends diluting vintox with water to sniff for nasal relief and gargle for throat symptoms, noting it soothes inflammation and clears passages.
Harper E. Lee American matador and protege of President Diaz was gored to death by a savage bull in Mexico City arena as spectators cried Americano. Once a Texas student, he studied civil engineering but turned to bull fighting and his arena entrance drew frenzied cheers. His death occurred during his final appearance before a Chalmers-Detroit tour visit.
Chicago October 21 Mrs G Hernville appointed official censor for costumes of female employees at a large State Street store. Orders demand simple attire a black or white tailor made shirt waist and black skirt hair kept plain. banned items include hair puffs hats false curls bows peek a boo waists sleeves and makeup. Jewelry limited to one ring and a locket.
At Lake Dorkos the dam furnishing Constantinople with water broke causing twenty five deaths. Rescue teams battled flooding as authorities investigated the cause and assessed casualties and damage. Local officials pledged measures to prevent a repeat and aid survivors.
W A Maxwell a C H D railroad former train dispatcher and Wabash veteran died in Gary Indiana from spinal meningitis attributed to overwork He was well known in Indianapolis and is survived by a widow and two daughters His mother resides in Indianapolis
An advertisement claims Pyramid Pile Cure can quickly cure piles without surgery. It invites readers to send name and address for a free trial by mail, then buy a 50 cent box from drug stores, asserting the remedy reduces inflammation and heals itching ulcers and congestion.
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