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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1907
Page
3
Mr. Andree Anderson of 1319 E. 16th Street Los Angeles recounts a near death from pulmonary trouble and bleeding. After seven months of Peruna he regained health and weighs 73 pounds lighter but strong again. He cites his recovery as remarkable and lasting.
James Kirby Risk of Lafayette faces Gilbert Hendren of Piscomfield in a bid for state Democratic committee chair. Hendren hosted William Jennings Bryan, then hosted a heart to heart with Bryan. Risk plans a November Bryan banquet and a statewide reach. Indiana citizens eye legislature seats. Charles Lambert of Muncie seeks bureau of statistics chief as Miss Mary Stubbs’ candidacy looms. Senator R C McCain of Kentland, known as Doc, tires of lawmaking and wants a quieter job.
In the Bavarian Alps eight boys form a ring and circle while alternating dancers fling their feet forward to become horizontal. The four then brace their feet and, with support from the ring, form a rapidly revolving cross before regaining feet and forming the cross.
Capt Roald Amundsen arrives in New York announcing a six year expedition toward the geographic north pole. He describes training polar bears by Carl Hagenbeck to pull sleds, six bears to haul three sleds, and a later lecture tour.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat predicts the day of the typewriter girl is ending as an automatic typewriter, invented by a western man inspired by a grudge, may replace stenographers. It would allow business men to dictate to a phonograph and have letters written automatically, though the machine is not yet perfect.
A Delaware woman, Miss Eliza F Teas of Sussex, is credited with modernizing the Drngwarennaor district by grading lots, sowing glass seeds, and repainting school buildings. Her actions inspire voters in neighboring districts to advocate for electing women to school posts.
The Indiana Y M C A committee set the thirty eighth annual state convention for Evansville from November 7 to 10 with prominent speakers including Christian Phidias of Geneva and James A. Hemenway. Michigan City donor John M Barker offered half of the building cost if the city can raise the other half for a proposed $60,000 Y M C A project. A new $100,000 building at Richmond has begun construction.
Jerome designates William H. Rand to lead the prosecution of alleged insurance grafters in New York. Rand will have charge of the case as special district attorney appointed by District Attorney Jerome.
Interurban car No. 236 on the Union Traction line toppled near Kilgore avenue after noon yesterday, injuring twenty. Motorman Schultz could not slow due to leaves on the track. Serious cases include Mrs. Frank Donovan of Yorktown with a fractured skull and Eugenia Williams age 14 with internal injuries. Several others, including Mrs. Ida Hines of Muncie and Edward Newton, were hospitalized with injuries ranging from fractures to possible back damage. George F. McCullock and W. &. Sampson, aboard, escaped injury.
A unique hydraulic machine lays cast iron tunnel sections with heavy concrete blocks for the Paris Metropolitan railway under the Seine. A swinging arm picks blocks, places them upward and forward, then bolts secure the lining. The entire outfit runs on a temporary track along the tunnel.
The article notes fire-killed timber is prone to check but widely used for mine timbers, coal props, poles, ties and posts. It highlights Leadville, Colorado, consuming about 350,000 feet monthly, with other mining camps also purchasing it wholesale. Dead timber is praised as seasoned and lighter than green timber.
An American tourist questioned a white patch on the eastern rock of Gibraltar, which is a rainwater catchment covering ten acres. Galvanized iron is fixed to deep piles above Catalan, channeling water through a 2000 foot tunnel to western reservoirs. The catchment yields 249,000 gallons per inch of rain.
A Kansas City Journal item profiles H C Roloff of Atchison County living a mile from St. Louis church who, at 28, claims he has never kissed a girl. He and his 69 year old father run the farm, with Roloff handling cooking, sewing, washing, and gardening while maintaining a neat home despite the single male household and rare visits from sisters.
Inmates from the county poor farm aided in combating a fire that broke out in John Pressly’s field after sparks from a passing Big Four engine set the stubble ablaze. Ditches were dug to curb the spread, but substantial fencing was burned and the poor farm buildings faced threat.
The kitchenette rises in favor as a well-furnished compact unit. Two rooms plus a kitchenette is seen as an ideal setup for young couples, aided by the janitor so no extra help is required.
Miss Phoebe Couzins says she has long campaigned for suffrage but observes that enfranchising women has not uplifted public life and, in states with the ballot, has led to moral demoralization. She notes discouragement after years of effort.
Miss Marie Stewart wins the 92 percent prize offered by the Commercial Club for best cover design of its new publication The Commercial Club Monthly. Dr. H C Wahle to edit. Stewart designed the Lincoln Memorial tablet on the Claypool hotel south wall.
J Brandt Walker, who left Chicago for New York six years ago, is reported to have cleared about 96,500,000 in Wall Street dealings and plans to visit his old home. The tale highlights a sharp rise from local roots to financial prominence.
Gilbert Hendren of Bloomfield campaigns for state chair of the Indiana Democratic committee with ally Alvin Padgett of Washington district urging loyalty to William Jennings Bryan. Padgett notes bright prospects for Democratic success. Hendren led the previous speakers bureau. Gill McNutt of Terre Haute is rumored to be favored by Thomas Taggart.
A notable shift is described as English titled women entering trade pay debts promptly. The change is blamed on lessons from dressmakers and others who once faced long waits for payment, illustrating the value of swift settlements and financial discipline.
A country youth courting a city maiden sends a letter with a witty PS. He writes Please let me have your answer by return post as I have somebody else in my ex. The remark adds a humorous twist to the proposal.
Patrolman Al Ray on the Pennsylvania and Chio streets corner received a morocco bill and coin book from an elderly Indianapolis resident. A note praised the officer who guards the corner and its vulnerable daily foot traffic including children heading to the public library and the nearby Blind Institute.
Richard Boone McKee a well known Indianapolis pianist and promoter of musical enterprises died at his sister Mrs Charles W Merrill’s home 1111 N Delaware St Tuesday evening of tuberculosis He worked with Prof Edward Birge director of music in the Indianapolis schools in the People’s Concert course and was a broker of the Stock Exchange He is survived by a sister two brothers and his mother.
In Terre Haute Indiana the new St Marys of the Woods chapel was consecrated with elaborate services led by Bishop Chatard of Indianapolis and attended by over 100 Catholic clergy. The ceremony coincided with the Sisters of Providence centennial anniversary and featured apolistic delegate Diomede Como and other Indianapolis clergy.
Henry Sykes a Black man from Indiana was lynched by a small crowd said to come from Okolawa. Authorities used a decoy but he escaped before capture and was later arrested after gunfire with a posse. He was accused of telephoning white girls in Okolana.
Special to The Sun in South Bend Indiana reports Steven Tots found guilty of attempting to swindle Western and Southern Life Insurance company and fined 110 dollars. Accomplice Louis Schipps was fined an amount not disclosed, and impersonated dying Steven Frankas in the scheme.
Indianapolis ministers report growing interest in union revival meetings set to start November 3 in five prominent churches. Evangelists will be assigned to Roberts Park Meridan street Central avenue Fletcher Place and Irvington churches. Hoyt avenue male quartet to sing at Edwin Ray church with Rev. C. E. Bacon delivering the sermon after the quarterly love feast.
Evansville Indiana report says Phoebe James, 39, shot and killed her husband George James at Howell, a suburb. She was arrested by Marshal Felsted and jailed in the county facility. The couple had argued over money.
A vote of thanks is given to David Walmsley the city smoke inspector for keeping the sky clear of smoke so the balloons could be seen Tuesday.
In Madison Indiana on October 23 Frank Long of Madison was involved in a quarrel over family matters when a Louisville man named Slater attacked him at Bethlehem. Slater was fatally shot.
Busy lifestyles and rich foods wear out the stomach and disrupt digestion. Remedies tout Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a non medicine digestive aid, claiming one grain can digest 8000 grains of food. A free trial offer follows with purchase details and Marshall Michigan address.
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