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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1905
Page
3
The New York Store presented fall and winter styles in millinery suits and wraps with ongoing showings through Tuesday and Wednesday. Editors note bold colors, elaborate gowns including red velvet with black braid, and varied necklines and trims. Widespread color emphasis signals new palettes for the season.
Debut in commercial world features Mire Rice leading a stockholding venture. The plan forms Neve anese patna bank with capital of $200,000. Noted financiers Vash Voong Rice and others participate, forming a major stake in the venture.
A river drowning near Evansville ends in the deaths of three individuals including Misael Kokemo and Matt Owensharm. Reports indicate a group attempted to reach the Sowings ear with help from a reed boat, but the effort failed amid rough waters.Nearby witnesses described strong currents on the Ohio River as night fell, leaving authorities to investigate the decedent names and ties to local communities.
Severe Oklahoma storms on Sunday caused several fatal incidents. In Sayre a Mrs Ha Smith and three children were drowned when a stream swept them from a route. Near Sangre two Gregory boys aged 10 and 16 drowned after a flood. A Horton boy aged 12 and an Nyans boy died in separate incidents. Francs Holliday was struck by lightning near Almon. A child named Enfield died at Gale.
Vaughn of Los Angeles claims after two decades to have found a tempering street yielding gold silver and copper with wire consistency for making springs knives and jewelry of the Bréclone metals. A company forms to manufacture hypodermic needles sutures and surgical instruments from ture KOA.
A fragmentary account from Sunday notes Oster theory discussions leading to an incident near a Cleveland residence. A friend triggered the event with a phone call about the Oster theory, and the deceased spouse reportedly reacted soon after. The article references Nes as a factor and mentions a longstanding Cleveland association.
Postponement announced as Hiebert Raitt and women linked to Cotontay hotel case face police court proceedings. Names Nese Yernes and Washington sts appear in notes. Preliminary charges include gaming and viewing, with hearings rescheduled to Sept. 1.
W. W. B. Amin, a prominent yacht builder, died of heart disease. He produced many prize winners and boats that served in major yachting centers. His work spanned prominent yards and helped shape competitive craft across leading maritime hubs.
Union printers led by Edward Barry and Charles Meniec lay down an eight hour day demand at Newton Clay Pool House amid typothetae talks backed by the International Typographical Union. A strike looms if no contract is signed before the new year and employers face potential stoppages at about twelve printers and eight local houses.
A chaotic city record lists numerous births with names and addresses including Lombard, Miller, Clinger, Currens, and Hartenstein among others, noting infant genders. Death notices cite Robert Alexander, Mary Coffin, Robert Shaw, and several others with ages and causes. Marriages are listed for multiple couples, and there are scattered property entries and business lines.
Indianapolis Sept 11 reports hogs lower and wheat in decline with traders noting a soft cash market. Prices for hogs varied by grade with most lots selling between 1..50 and 5.00 per hundredweight while steers and cows showed general weakness and mixed demand across the midwest. The Chicago wheat futures drifted lower into early September, while St Louis and Cincinnati livestock receipts indicated subdued demand for cattle and sheep alongside price drops.
Acting on coroner and sheriff advice, Jackson county farmers organize search for killer or killers of Heber Wortham 11 and Virgil Eldon Cluts 9, with families recounting brutal heart wounds and lack of identifiable enemy. G A R reunions plan register at fair Thursday and an S R hall camp fire on Maryland Street announced with speeches and entertainment.
Secretary of the Interior and Mrs Hitchcock announce from Manhasset New York the engagement of their daughter Annie to Lieut. Commander William Bimnis United States Navy, in a telegram received by press association and Washington dispatches.
The thirty third Indiana volunteers reunion is set for 2 PM Tuesday in Superior Court Room No 2 with Judge Carter speaking. Camp near at the same location at 1 PM Tuesday details incomplete due to fragmentary text.
President Roosevelt received the board of consulting engineers of the Panama Canal Commission at Sagamore Hill after they arrived from New York aboard the Sylph. The party included Gen George W Davis as chairman and engineers William Barclay Parsons and Fred P Stearns among others, with John Barrett and Charles Richard also in attendance after Portsmouth Peace Conference duties.
At Amilivacker Wisconsin Sept 1 a railway claim agent offered compensation to Holthausen for injuries from a fall in which he died of heart disease. Holthausen laughed and declined saying he was not hurt. The agent persisted and Holthausen ordered him to leave. After the agent left Holthausen collapsed and died before midnight.
Fifty printers walked out at Blanday morning after Vausen refused to sign an eight hour day agreement. Eleven firms either signed or promised to sign the pact, while the sixty men out were employed by eight firms.
Kansas City mayor Jay Ib Neff called at Mayor Holtzman’s office at 310 day morning but found no one. Neff intends to arrange a conference with Holtzman on the coming Monday after noon, as soon as an appointment can be made.
New York stocks opened under pressure as Reading fell and several metal and chemical firms declined. Trading showed broad weakness with multiple issues down and little early momentum, while energy and agricultural listings posted mixed results and prices fluctuated into the noon hour.
Reports from Baki indicate peace in the city with the recent lootings largely ended and life returning to quiet. However other messages suggest insurrection spreading to additional districts in the Caucasus, signaling widening unrest beyond the city.
Grand jury in palior court met Monday morning to hear embezzlement charges against Christopher Hankmeier, a drug store clerk at 24 Station, Wrightwood. Prosecutors say he kept cash from sales and diverted rents. An arrest followed as evidence showed missing funds were not logged on the register.
Chief of Palle Wruger charges Patrolman John O Connor slept near the Pennsylvania and North ers corner while on duty the night of Aug 2. Charges also name Patrolman Charles Johny accused of similar misconduct and leaving his partner asleep. Wruger urges careful review to uphold discipline against sleep propotion among officers.
In Noweaqua a man fatally slashed his wife then killed himself with the same razor after a quarrel over Everett Portwood, his son by a former marriage. The boy discovered the bodies on Sunday returning from Sunday school. The woman was Portwood's fourth wife.
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