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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1907
Page
4
York city notes a planned group of twelve skyscrapers with over 290 stories and 25 million dollars in value, rising up to 25,000,000 dollars in capital and 90 acres of floor area, while a fashion trend unveils a three story hat for women. The piece also mentions clerical support for Rockefeller amid industrial debates and a surge of building activity downtown.
Dr Day attacks President Roosevelt in Appleton's periodical while Chancellor Day of Syracuse University voices monarchist fears. Ocean liner Amerika introduces living fish aboard for fresh meals. New York leads in telephone production with Western Electric selling 3,000,000 instruments yearly and 28,000 workers. LONGACRE.
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills relieve pain repeatedly and help nervous ailments without weakening nerves. Endorsed by customers with chronic conditions for enduring comfort, distributed through Mrs S B Robinson in Chattanooga Tennessee.
United Press reports John Oster known as Kid Gordon was fatally stabbed early today near 1% East Fourth Street after a confrontation with several men. Martin Sweeney, returning with Oster, aided him but Oster died an hour later at Bellevue hospital. Oster had appeared in many minor prize fights.
A special Lincoln league committee led by President Edward E. Gates meets at the Denison hotel to select the city for next year’s Lincoln league convention on February 12 and 13. Cities including Richmond Evansville Wabash Terre Haute Fort Wayne Logansport and Indianapolis seek the gathering. Speakers include C W Fairbanks Senator Albert J Beveridge Gov J Frank Hanly Charles W Miller and W L Taylor. The event carries extra weight as the next year is a national campaign year.
Walter R. Wearn, a Detroit glassware merchant, and his bride of two weeks clash in Manhattan. She smashed hundreds of dollars of glass, tore her husband’s photo, and threatened to shoot him. The couple married Oct. 11 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and then defects and fights followed in hotels and offices before she returned to Detroit with their stepson guiding her to depart.
James A Duthie longtime Marion county resident died at his home 3161 North New Jersey Street on Sunday He lived in Indianapolis for more than 48 years He is survived by a widow and six children Archibald Duthie Agnes Herrider W E Duthie Dr J A Duthie Robert J Duthie of Fort Wayne and James A Duthie of Chicago
The Marion club will not hold its Halloween dance due to many members having other engagements. Elaborate preparations had been under way, but all plans are now canceled.
The first meeting of the year of the Boys league was held at the YMCA Sunday afternoon led by Secretary I N Logan. Over 300 boys aged under 18 attended. Rev Frank Lewis of Morris st M E church gave the main address from the text In malice be children but in understanding be men. Music by Rev L Burteh and the YMCA orchestra. Officers elected include President Lynn Spray, Secretary Albert Haines, head usher Louis Kritach, entrance usher Lawson O Malley. Bertram C Day of Central Life Insurance to deliver principal address next Sunday Nov a.
King Carlos awards A. Patterson, Portugal manager for Standard Oil, the title of baron in recognition of his efforts to foster commercial ties between Portugal and the United States. The unprecedented honor draws strong interest from Lisbon’s diplomatic corps.
A Georgia colored prisoner refused the appointed young lawyer after reading his appearance. The inmate said a past defender who looked like the man would be better. The judge acquiesced and the case proceeded without that attorney. The exchange reflects racial and legal tensions of the era.
New York October report on the Standard Oil anti trust case outlines how Kellogg and Morrison study testimony to plan a fresh attack. It questions how the court would dissolve 500 million dollars in global property and whether a receiver or trustee would be appointed.
Arrangements completed for a horticultural and soil improvement special train to run over the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern through Indiana around November 1922. The program is a joint effort of the B&O Southwestern, Purdue experiment station, and the Indiana State Horticultural Society with one hour stops at key stations. C. G. Woodbury will lead horticultural work and Prof. Arthur Goss will direct soil work, with lectures provided by the experiment station and state society.
Adam Heimberger of New Albany leads a field with Stokes Jackson Gilbert Hendren and J Kirby Risk for the Indiana Democratic committee chair. The piece notes Heimberger a former secretary of state candidate and New Albany Commercial club president. It also mentions tariff revision talk by Rep Charles B Landis and GOP nomination chatter around Emmett F Branch and others in the Fifth district.
Earl of Carrington launches a Rooseveltian scheme at his 800 acre Lincolnshire corn farm. Land to be sold in moderate allotments with a condition that buyers marry within a reasonable time. The plan has drawn wide interest in England where sales of land are rare.
James B. Reynolds of New York City and Henry Beach Needham secretary of the People’s Lobby will speak in the interest of that organization in the assembly room of the new Board of Trade building Monday night. Senator Beveridge will preside and the public is invited.
Detective Jacob Kurtz arrested Jean Webb on Sunday night and will return him to Glasgow Kentucky for murder charges connected to the Webb home southeast of Norwood. Detectives Manning Samuels and Kurtz joined Roger Kirkwood on the pursuit.
Akron Ohio October 28 Frank A Boron cashier and treasurer of Dollar Savings Bank died by his own hand. A $25 000 shortage was found in the books and the bank closed for his funeral. Boron earlier ran as county treasurer and led local lodge groups.
Rockport Kentucky October 4 The historic home of the late General Don Carlos Buell at Airdrie on the Green River was destroyed by fire Saturday night. The building, once occupied by Buell during the Civil War, sat near furnaces once run by convict labor aiding nearby operations.
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