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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1909
Page
5
A Taliaferro county man, urged by a revival speaker, admitted his wrongs but declined to speak while the grand jury sat. The minister urged forgiveness, and the penitent quipped that the Lord is not on the grand jury.
Five children burned to death in a blaze at the Girls College of the Presbyterian orphanage in Lynchburg Virginia. The fire broke out early as the building was mostly asleep. Teachers, officials and attendants struggled to evacuate panic stricken children and only later learned the casualties.
A farmer visiting the city comments in awe as he passes a monument yard with gravestones, remarking that graves are buried close in the city during his first visit, as reported by Lippincott's.
The piece extols three advances in housework with emphasis on Fels-Naptha soap. It claims it saves back-breaking labor and money by allowing clothes to be washed in cool water without boiling or heavy rubbing, while preserving fabric. It urges readers to try it next washday.
Herbert Innis a sign painter told police court he found empty beer bottles in his yard after a party hosted by his wife and her friend The judge fined Innis $1 and costs for assault and battery on his wife Mrs Innis who says he threatened to kill her filed for divorce alleging he was intoxicated and abusive Police officers brought him in after the dispute at their Leota street home
In Cornwall Hollow, Connecticut on October 26 Joseph Hind heard prowlers near his home and, in a nervous attempt to defend the house, cocked and discharged his shotgun. The blast blew away part of his hand. no burglar appeared.
Birth listings include Paul and Maude Curry Jr 909 Ashland rear 90y Frank and Mary Smith 214 Burton James and Grace Hunter 1419 Sample James and Lottie Cooper 1102 W Twenty seventh Albert and Ethel Doughty 1116 Finley Frank and Maud Berry 316 W Eighteenth William and Mary Norton City hospital. Deaths include John Stanley Hartwell 1841 Applegate cholera infantum Edward O Duncan 34 1681 W Walnut acute nephritis Emma Jane Losey 55 18 College cerebrospinal meningitis. Marriage licenses list several couples. Building permits issued to Bernard Realty Co Merritt M E Church R H Moore Felix Taylor Francis S Chatard James T Shimer Charles Y Cones and others with various sites and sums.
New York October 2 The Eastern League opened with four candidates for president each confident of victory. P T Powers leads a strong faction with James R Price and Ed Barrow among rivals. Edward Hanlon of Baltimore and owner also backs Howard Griffith a Jersey City lawyer for the post. Hotel Victoria serves as league headquarters during the convention.
The young wife vents that her husband and his repeated complaints about meals make life difficult. The cook sympathizes yet notes the hardship of living with such a gentleman.
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