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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1909
Page
2
In Princeton Indiana Mrs. Mike Loebs, while in Indianapolis for the Red Men convention, received a bogus message claiming her husband was robbed and asking for $20. She sent the money before learning the ruse. Mr. Loebs had not been robbed. Police seek sender to recover funds.
Princeton Ind Oct 22 The five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs William Symonds was fatally scalded when she fell backward into a tub of hot water The child was only partially dressed the mother having removed the outer clothing for the bath
Brookville Indiana Oct 22 W J Wood of Aurora killed the mate after measuring an eight plus foot rattler with a 20 inch wide skin. The snake was killed at Blue Lake camp and the mate nine feet eight inches long had 27 rattles and a button. Photographs and data will be sent to the government museum.
Pittsburgh Pa Oct 22 police nationwide search underway for William C Lilley a wealthy retired businessman known for temperance and church work He is treasurer of the Presbyterian General Assembly temperance committee and elder of First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh missing now three weeks.
Mr and Mrs Louis Munier marked their golden wedding at home on ig creek Jefferson county Indiana after arriving from Germany more than six years ago The couple wed October 11 1909 in a ceremony by Rev Father Duponthes North Madison Their family includes eleven children seven sons and four daughters and they were joined by 23 grandchildren.
The writer as a Democrat pledges support for Gauss and urges party unity, criticizing the Indianapolis News for alleged bias. He defends brewery nonpartisanship, praises Thomas Taggart’s steadfast party loyalty, and commits to campaigning to rally Democrats for the ticket.
In an interview Thomas Taggart defends brewers right to support party nominees amid past aid to Republican campaigns. He recalls brewers aiding Indiana Republicans during the Spanish American War era to curb internal revenue tax and notes he favors the Democratic party while denying ties to any brewery. He says Indianapolis city politics do not drive Indiana’s Democratic reorganization and wants Indiana in the Democratic column.
A medical ad spotlights chronic constipation as a leading cause of appendicitis and urges treating underlying gastro intestinal indigestion rather than using laxatives. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for digestion problems and offers a 50 cent box with a free sample by writing to F A Stuart Co.
In New York on Oct 21 two 14 year old Bronx girls Mary Hass and Margaret McDonough vanished after climbing out a window at Margaret McDonoughs home following a social visit. Their mothers reported the disappearance to police noting one girl had ten cents and the other no money. A friend said the girls spoke of having good voices and wanting to sing illustrated songs in a moving picture show.
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