Divorce Case Reveals Infatuation With Miss Walters
New York September 3 A sensational divorce motion arose in Judge Dugro's court as Mrs Mary Simmons seeks alimony from her husband Dr John G Simmons of West Chester The physician counters with charges of improper conduct involving Mrs Simmons and Miss Lea Walters a former Rochester real estate agent and village church choir member The judge halted readings and reserved decision on alimony and counsel fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Miss Walters
Rochester
Labor officials plan action on Conkey plant strike
Labor commissioner McCormack will visit Hammond Tuesday to address the Conkey printing plant strike. Schmidt had already visited Monday. The strikers, including women, were enjoined by Judge Baker. Officials say recent troubles stem from union membership rights, not wages. In Marion, plumbers struck over a nonunion hire, but the union delayed, then settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Conkey
Going Lawson's Way In Newport Yacht Race Scene
Newport Rhode Island September 3 The yacht world sees unprecedented tension in preparations for the international cup contest. The Constitution shows retrogression baffling managers while New York clubs wrestle with public scrutiny and emotions. Club members mutter that Lawson’s treatment was unjust and fear public reaction shaping the choice between Constitution and Columbia as they hope for a Constitution victory or a Shamrock setback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
New York Yacht Club
Constitution
Columbia
v.Shamrock
Lawson
Bernhardt Illness Report From Brittany Alarms Paris
Paris reports Sarah Bernhardt is seriously ill at her Belle Isle residence in Brittany. Chenoa Illinois notes Robert C. Gregory known as Battleship, former Chicago NL player, was struck and killed by a train Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Brittany
Sarah Bernhardt
Belle Isle En Mere
Chenoa
Ill
Robert, C. Gregory
Destroys Brain Cells and Forces at Unceasing Toil
An old city newspaper style lament on exhausting work in factories offices and homes. It touts Dr A W Chases Nerve Pills as restore vigor and health citing Mrs S W Marston of Indianapolis as a testimonial. The ad promotes 50 cent boxes from druggists or Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo N Y with portrait and signature of A W Chase M D on every package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Chase
S. W. Marston
Meridian St
Indianapolis
Ind
A. W.chase
Hudér
Miss Isabelle Thoburn Dies in India Mission Field
News from Cincinnati reports the cholera death of Miss Isabelle Thoburn in Lucknow India. A longtime Methodist missionary she served thirty years there and was sister to Bishop Thoburn. She helped found the Methodist Women’s Foreign Missionary Society and was Ohio’s first missionary sent by the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Western Christian Advocate
Lucknow
India
Isabelle Thoburn
Thoburn
Butchers May Strike In Omaha Packers Refuse Wages
In Omaha on September 3 unofficial reports say South Omaha packers will refuse the 10 percent wage increase sought by beef butchers. The plan is said to be a nationwide agreement by packers to deny the raise. Local packers will consult their men, and the local union warns a strike will close plants if the demand is not met.
Dowie plans moving pictures of every motion and speech
John Alexander Dowie announces he will arrange a biograph to record his every movement during lectures and at home. He will also have phonographs record each speech and produce cylinders for distribution worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowie
Edward’s commission probes Koch tuberculosis theory
London September 3 King Edward has appointed a five scientist commission to study Dr Kochs tuberculosis theory. Kochs theory presented at the tuberculosis congress earlier this summer contends that animal tuberculosis is not contagious to humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
King Edward
Dr. Koch
Koch
McGinnity Reinstated After Umpire Assault Showdown
Baltimore pitcher McGinnity, suspended for assaulting umpire Connolly, is reinstated by President Johnson after a potential life expulsion was avoided. A fine, kept secret, was imposed as Johnson commended McGinnity’s conduct and assurances of future restraint. In London Kitchener reports Cane Colony status largely unchanged with Boer losses and large captures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
McGinnity
Baltimore Baseball Club
Connolly
Johnson
London
Local glass plants resume full operations in Marion
Marion Indiana September 8 plants of MacBeth Evens glass company with 500 workers and Standard Cooperative Glass company with 125 workers resumed operations with full forces after a pause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ind
MacBeth-Evans Glass Company
Standard Co-operative Glass Company
Ruestley
Everett Abandons Illinois Coal Mines Union Plan
Springfield dispatch says John J. Everett of Chicago failed to organize a coal mines combination in Illinois and has abandoned the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
G A R gavel from Indian battlefield to open encampment
Major Tom J. Johnson of Cleveland will open G A R encampment ceremonies in Baton, Ohio next week with a historic gavel carved from a buckeye tree root from the St Clair 1792 battlefield west of Baton. The gavel bears St Clair Baton 1792 1901 and includes a battlefield button. Mrs E E Reynolds, secretary of the National Association of Ladies Naval Veterans, will present it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Reynolds
National Association of Ladies’. Naval Veterans
Pretty Girls as Bank Tellers Begin at Royal Trust
Chicago September 3 thirteen young women began duties as tellers at the Royal Trust Bank. Officials expect an extraordinary rush to the savings department. Cashier Mack says the move is to improve accuracy with small details and not to replace men. The women are praised for meticulousness and discretion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Royal Trust Bank
Savings Department
Mack
Gen Ludlow buried at Trinity church funeral
Funeral services for Brigadier General Ludlow were held at Trinity church. Pallbearers included Brooke Wilson Griffin Black Treat and Gibbe. The casket arrived at Erie depot from Convent New Jersey and was escorted by artillery men. Burial followed at St John’s churchyard in Oakdale Long Island beside his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ludlow
Trinity Church
Brooke
J. M. Wilson
Eugene Griffin
Wm. Black
C. G. Treat
E. St. John Gibbe
Erie
Convent
N. J
Trinity
Oakdale
L. I
St. John’s Church
General Ludlow
Man Says He Is Legally Dead After Hearsay Hanger
Lud Madison of Parkersburg West Virginia contends he has already been legally executed after a records error showed he was hanged instead of respited. Governor White granted a 60 day stay. Madison plans to appeal to the U S Supreme Court claiming double jeopardy and a wrongful second hanging attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Mosquito Plague Halts Fort Worth Work at Port Arthur
In Fort Worth on September 3 reports say the vicious mosquitoes at Port Arthur have forced suspension of general labor. Cattle are being killed by the insects, which are described as small black saltwater varieties drifting inland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Port Arthur
Admiral Sampson Resting at Burk Haven on Lake Sunapee
Rear-admiral Sampson is resting and gaining strength during a stay at Burk Haven on Lake Sunapee New Hampshire. He spent most of Tuesday on the lake as he recovers from his illness and continues his recuperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Sunapee
N. H
Sampson
Burk Haven
Guam Governor Schroeder Arrives in San Francisco for Schley Testimony
Commander Schroeder, governor of Guam, arrived in San Francisco en route to Washington to testify before the Schley court. The arrival sets the stage for his upcoming congressional or judicial appearance related to the hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Schroeder
Guam
Washington
Schley Court
Press-Post Returns to Streets After Union Lockout
Columbus dispatch resumes publication at noon Tuesday after a ten day standstill caused by the paper locking out its union employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Press- Post
Young Bank President Kettenbach Visits Indianapolis on Way Home
W. F. Kettenbach and wife from Lewiston Idaho are in Indianapolis for a week en route home from Europe. He attended Butler college five years ago and is known as the youngest bank president in the United States. His father once lived in Indianapolis, later moving to Idaho and making a fortune. Secretary Harry of the State Health Board visited Batesville Tuesday to investigate a typhoid fever epidemic. Gov. Durbin and Capitol engineer Schutt inspected plumbing in the state house, as the last legislature funded a new system. the current one is deemed unsanitary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Kettenbach
Lewiston
Idaho
Indianapolis
Europe
Kettenbach
Butler College
United States
Harry
State Health Board
Batesville
Ripley County
Durbin
Capitol
Schutt
State House
Czar of Russia to Visit Paris and Other Notes
Brief items note a range of events including a coal discovery at Chardon Ohio. A Russian czar to visit Paris. Illinois crop conditions show improvement. McKinley visited Starke county fair in Ohio. Horse thieves and rurales clashed near Ures Sonora with casualties. Day’s jewelry store in La Grange Texas robbed of about 2000 dollars. Roosevelt spoke to a Minneapolis G A R meeting. Col Albert Clark of Boston elected chairman of the industrial commission succeeding Senator Kyle of North Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Starke County
Ohio
Ures
Sonora
Roosevelt
Minneapolis
Minn
Teddy
Col
Albert Clark
Boston
Industrial Commiisssion
Kyle
North Dakota
Col. Clark
Subscriptions Offered with City Trip Incentives
Outside Indianapolis subscribers must pay in advance. Each yearly out of city subscriber counts as three. Earn 100 subscribers for two Pan-American Exposition tickets and $10 cash, or full cash value. With 50 subscribers you gain a round trip ticket and $5 cash or full cash value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
SUN
Buffalo
N. Y
Indianapolis
City
Also Mentioned on This Page
West Chester
Conkey’s
Labor
McCormack
Schmidt
Ployed
Baker
Logansport
Gregory
the Daily Grind
Miss Thoburn
Packers
Omaha, Neb
South Omaha
Butchers’ Union
John Alexander
Edwards
Illinois Coal Trust
G. A. R. Gavel
Bank's
Ers
Gen. Ludlow
Parkersburg
W. Va
Gov. White
the Stewart Soap Co
Michael Farley
Philadelphia
Baldwin's
Capital City
Indianapolis Paint & Color Co
Mass. Ave
E. J. Heeb
Pres
Vories
Monument Place
New Fall Goods
Our Line
Massachusetts Ave
Big Four
Indianapolis Union Station
Benton Harbor
Union Station
H. M. Bronson
Indianapolis Gas Co
Oerenies Pinkham
Kilmer
Green
Dr. Pierce
Scott
Warner
Bell
Stuckmeyer
Central Printing CO
Vonnegut
J. J. Myle
E. Christ
A. B. Meyer & Co
Portland
N. Penn
Anc
Get
O. Czar
Russia
Day
la Grange
Burkwarts
W. & Burkhart
Cincininati
Buffalo, N. Y
Indiana
SUN Office
the Sun Pub. Co
Ohio Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!