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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1909
Page
2
A Democratic City Committee editorial denounces Mr. Shank and defends Mr. Gauss while challenging editorial influence. It questions Shank’s honesty over the Harding money affair, contrasts editorials, and ponders Senator Beveridge’s role in the local race.
Modern Woodmen day drew over 2,000 members and friends in Indianapolis with an afternoon parade of more than 6,000. A class of 3,416 admitted to Woodmen of the World. 80 new members joined the Woodmen Circle. Distinguished officers attended from Omaha, South Bend, Louisville, Cleveland, Chicago and St. Louis. South Bend Grove No. 36 won the state drill championship.
The M E Foreign Missionary Society of the Logansport district elected officers in Peru Indiana. Officers include President Mrs J A Sumwalt Elwood first vice president Mrs George C Miller Peru second vice president Mrs Fiser McGrawsville recording secretary Mrs A B Wooton Greentown corresponding secretary Mrs HI G Reed Tipton treasurer Mrs H H Weaver Greentown.
John W L Goodrick and Dennis Courtney with Frank Woollen escaped last night from the workhouse. Goodrick aided Courtney and Woollen, and all three forced a window to flee the cellhouse and drop to the ground before the watchman recognized the escape.
Seattle banker J. E. Chilberg traveling to San Francisco via Pullman dropped a glass of water from the car window near Mount Shasta containing 25 40 worth of diamonds intended for cleaning by his wife Mrs. Chiflberg. An engine and car were chartered and a search started, but the gems remained buried in cinders.
Popular Mechanics reports growing locomotive weights forcing railroads to reinforce bridges. A full page illustration shows the Queen and Crescent bridge over the Kentucky river being strengthened to handle larger loads and increased traffic in rail operations.
Stamford scene as Rose Harriet Pastor Stokes and her husband James Graham Phelps Stokes on a motorcycle collide with a stationary auto. Mrs Stokes leaps from the chair to avoid injury and lands unharmed, while the couple resume their journey.
Evansville bakers joined forces to purchase 10,000 barrels of flour to shield customers from bread loaf reductions amid rising flour costs. The stockpile is intended to cover bakeries through the winter, ensuring steady supply for the city.
A massive blast hit the Pabst brewing company power plant in Milwaukee early today. The entire building suffered heavy damage with one wall blown out, an estimated 250600 dollars in destruction. One employee is believed dead and another seriously injured.
President Taft arrived in Houston at 7 10 am and spoke to 10 000 at the Rice hotel balcony. He praised the south and Confederate soldiers, joked about taffy with a spectator, and urged postal savings banks before heading to Dallas.
A glass motion machine with no visible mechanism spins ceaselessly inside a display. The glass balls revolve on a glass axle beneath a glass bell on a glass plate supported by wine glasses, proving insulation from external forces per Popular Mechanics.
A brief dialogue from the Boston Transcript shows a cautious caller requesting a check while a taller person questions whether they are a customer or a bill collector, illustrating a tense street scene.
A health advertisement claims caffeine in coffee harms nerve centers and causes stomach troubles, heart palpitations, kidney issues, and even paralysis. It recommends Postum as a direct rebuilder and promises clear health improvements with use.
L Turley Curd of Wilmore Kentucky says a family doctor gave up on him with dropsy. After taking Miles' Heart Remedy he recovered fully by 1902 and can work on his farm. The ad claims heart nerves and muscles gain from the tonic and offers a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails.
A meeting of about 50 colored citizens at 214 Indiana avenue organized the Law and Order Colored Voters club to back Chas A Gauss and the Democratic ticket. William Miller is president John F Young secretary Emanuel Collins vice president with executive committee Wallace Finley Augustus Manning James Howard Geo Goins. Permanent headquarters opened for continuous campaign meetings.
An old label claims a quick cure for a cold using laxative bromine quinine tablets with a refund promise if it fails. The box features Grove gesture branding and a dubious guarantee.
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