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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1908
Page
1
William Jennings Bryan told the Peoria state convention that state rights are essential to the nation’s balance of power. He argued for strong state governments as bulwarks against anti Republican trends and for preserving the general government as the constitutional anchor at home. Continued on Page 4, Col. 5.
Large crowds pack the Indiana State Fair grounds with 50 000 on Wednesday as Mayor Bookwalter promotes Indianapolis Night at the Mammoth Coliseum. The fair expects Thursday crowds to surpass all records amid favorable weather and strong night shows.
A speeding car on the Richmond turnpike struck three boys playing in the road near New Brighton, killing Henry Schumacher, 6, and injuring Elmer Meyer, 5, and Henry Perina, 5. The driver was arrested. In Washington, Orville Wright flew 47 minutes 31 seconds in an aeroplane, breaking records, with Augustus Post observing.
Indiana Republican leaders in a state of indecision after Gov. Hanly called a special session. Conferences yielded no clear plan as to action on Vincennes University or local option law. Durbin opposes immediate move, while Hanly pushes repeal and party managers fear his persistence.
The Marion County Council refused extra money for a criminal court stenographer and lodging for jurors, hindering upcoming graft cases. After pressure, the council voted additional funds for prosecution, signaling possible renewed support for the county investigation in the months ahead.
Mrs Frank Bridwell searched for weeks for a valuable ring lost in her Bedford Indiana home. While visiting Campbellsburg Johnnie Trueblood seven son of a neighbor and his mother dreamed the ring lay under the grass in the yard. On return a search found the ring buried under that spot after repeated raking failed to reveal it earlier.
A report states that individuals are permitted to see Judge M. N. A. Walker daily during his illness. The note mentions his ongoing care and related visits at the institution where he is confined.
Greenfield Ind September 9 Judge Mason postponed the annulment suit of Alma Dare Rhodius and George Rhodius to the next term due to illness of local attorney William Ward Cook. The case from Marion county was called with Alma Dare Rhodius present along with a large array of attorneys. Courtroom crowded witnesses from Kent and Indiana awaiting testimony.
At an Omaha investigation into Dr. Frederick T. Austin’s shooting death, Edgar Allan Poe’s description of a plot where three people seek death is recounted. A doctor, a willing female lover, and a nightmarish patient each faced death by different means amid insurance constraints and moral conflicts. The outcome shows the patient alive, the woman preparing to die, and the doctor dead, with follow up on page 4.
Frank Blackwell known as Black was fined 25 dollars and costs and sentenced to 30 days in the workhouse for keeping a gambling house. He appealed. In a Princeton hotel room Harry Mack Arthur Johnson and Charlies Johns were found gaming. Johnson and Johns were fined 5 dollars and costs each.
Charles Hill of Bicknell Ind reported to police that his pocketbook was picked on a street car at Minois and Washington streets Tuesday evening. The wallet contained $20.
County Auditor Albert Sahm, a Democrat, urged economy as Republican commissioners W H Roberts and John McGregor pushed 1908 macadam road funding. The county council voted a $73,600 appropriation for macadam roads for 1909, despite Sahm’s warning of rising taxes to cover debt payments.
Miss Mamie Durth, missing since Saturday, is found by Officers Rowe and Merz and sent to the Woman's prison on a loitering charge. She says she visited parks after leaving Mrs Wheeler's home and loaned her watch to a strange man who promised to return it later at Georgia and Meridian streets.
David Stratton of Louisville Kentucky was arrested by Detective Kurtz on a charge of stealing an automobile in Louisville. Stratton sold the car before reaching Indianapolis and will be returned to Louisville.
On September 9 a head on collision between two trolley cars on the Schuylkill bridge near Penrose injures 20 passengers and fatally wounds one man. The incident prompts a major emergency response and traffic disruption in Philadelphia.
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