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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1905
Page
2
Martial law rules Tokio amid continued demonstrations over the Portsmouth peace pact. Eight killed, arrests made as mobs torch streets and disrupt tramways. Foreign legations guarded. churches burned. press suppressed as government defends terms and limits news.
City workers face mounting pressure as budget strains trigger demands for large retroactive payments. A heated dispute centers on who bears the cost, with carpenters and bridge crew cited among those affected as pressures grow.
A boy named Trvin ClaypantoY drowned after jumping into the river at the mouth of the Ken Wekseave. Anne Tver reported the incident at Coc Mook Thursday afternoon. Grange Chayot, the boy’s father, witnessed the event and identified the body later.
A veterans gathering will be held at the state fair on September 12 to honor late comrades. Mayor James Irons and local officials will attend. veterans with ties to Martinsville are invited, and old soldiers will gain free admission.
Ecripps Ayrae report reviews progress of an insurance probe. Frederick Cromwell of Mutual Life testifies officers and trustees participated in underwriting syndicate securities sold to the institution. Trustees acted independently of syndicate managers, with profits routed privately. Trust equities tied to subsidiary entities dominated by Mutual Life were said to be highly profitable. Transfer of the Hyde stock emerges as a focal point of the inquiry.
The Webster Kinder and Creek families plan their second annual reunion at Creek's Grove, Creek area, northwest of Cleera Indiana. A social and fellowship events are scheduled across the weekend with other community gatherings noted including Women of the Muccanens dawn social and church support events for orphans and missionaries.
Baldwin's airship City of Port is described for round trips, claimed as the first of its kind to perform such flights. The craft allegedly rises, travels against wind, then returns to its starting point within seven weeks, aiming to test endurance, stability, and safety amid wind currents.
The Taggart divorce case nears its end with both sides opposed and no clear decree expected. A prominent attorney predicts the judge will grant no outright decree to either party, ordering joint custody if any ruling is made. Evidence and testimony remain disputed as the trial proceeds into mid September.
Milton Hater, Akron Conntsieter, begins a rare vacation week after years of nonstop work. He has missed only one turn for a needed rest, while traveling only a small distance, according to local commentary.
A devastating five story rear tenement fire in New York destroys a building on Sept 8. Three people perish including two children Mare and William and a man named Michael Angelin while others escape or are rescued by firemen from upper floors. tenants are evacuated as flames force a frantic escape through windows.
A disruptive strike by mail wagon drivers in New York disrupts deliveries to the main port office and branches. Negotiations with the New York Mall Company seek a peaceful resolution as talks continue amid halted transport routes and uncertain timelines. Internal factions and wage concerns amplify the standstill affecting cattle movement and freight traction across facilities.
James D Mortarity announces bid to unseat the Keach Holtamain machine in the Preventh ward as an independent Democrat. He says he will deliver a decisive blow and a ward meeting to launch his campaign is planned amid strong Democratic support.
Dispatches from St. Petersburg and London report widespread unrest in the Caucasus with bloodshed and property destruction. Officials fear insurrection could ignite a nationwide revolt as authorities order strict crackdowns and arrests rise in districts like Vitebsk. British and other observers note massacres, arson, and fear for foreign subjects near Baku as artillery bombardments continue.
In Wilkes Barre a man and wife nearly died after eating mushroom mushrooms during a meal. Ira Hugs and his wife were saved when J W Graf improvised a crude emetic using pork attached to a string. He pulled the pork out to induce vomiting and rescue the couple.
Special to The Sun Elrieart Indiana Sept 8 reports officer Scott Thoman attempting to land a five pound pickerel in Painter Jake. The fish dragged him from the boat, his heavy clothing and rubber boots hindering escape. He nearly drowned before help arrived as the line snagged on the oar lock and the fish held fast.
William Hi. Martin, a prominent traveling man, committed suicide Friday morning near Richmond Indiana. Despondent over health and his wife's insanity, he used a gun to take his own life.
A Union Store is repurposed into Beltran’s Big Store on Magee chusette and planned larger quarters at 231 and 339 Massachusetts avenue. The new store aims to serve union workers with a wide selection of men’s clothing, hats, and furnishings at lower prices, promising better value than downtown shops. Also advertised are services from local firms including dyeing and chasing, coal, and a fish company offer, with daily fresh stock and the promise of savings for customers.
An 19th century style ad touts Mr Winslow’s Boothing By rue for teething babies claiming soothing effects on the gums easing pain reducing wind colic and diarrhea. It markets a twenty five cent bottle as the best remedy for infants.
Special rail rates to Pacific Coast points including San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Seattle and Tacoma via the Chicago Union Pacific and Northwestern Line. Daily excursions in Pullman sleeping cars to San Francisco and Portland with double berth fares around 7.04. Low dates to Helena Butte Spokane Cy-don Mull Lake City and other points. Details from M M Breeze General Agent Cincinnati.
A garbled 1900s advertisement promises readers a journey to Mackinac Isle with "In Fairy land" booklet by D and T Goast Lins to Mackinaw. Readers are urged to send a two cent stamp to Detroit navigation company for the publication.
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