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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1910
Page
3
Congressman Borland urges a comprehensive nationwide inland waterway plan centering on the Mississippi valley. He argues cheap water transport boosts farm and mine products, lowers costs, and complements Panama Canal completion. He warns against piecemeal projects and stresses funding for a swift, broad program.
Atlantic City September 23. John J. Gilman of Boston was chosen commander in chief at the national encampment opening on the ocean end of the steel pier. Other officials elected include Charles Burrows Rutherford New Jersey senior vice commander in chief William Jones Jacksonville Florida junior vice commander in chief John L. Smith Spokane Washington surgeon general Rev Thomas Harwood Albuquerque New Mexico chaplain in chief.
Anna B. Fairchild masseuse operating on Delaware street sues Grant H. Clay for 10000 claiming damages after he cast reflections on her character. The suit was filed Thursday afternoon seeking the stated sum as redress.
Archer Brown, a white man from Staunton, was electrocuted in the Richmond penitentiary for the murder of Perry Hoy in Staunton. Brown fired a shotgun at Hoy, killing him and a small child nearby.
The Smith-Prenier typewriter, made in Syracuse New York, was awarded the Grand Prix over all competitors at the Brussels international exposition on September 22.
Special to The Sand Logansport Ind Sept 23 Margaret Conover of Chicago wore a hobble skirt and wandered five blocks from the Pennsylvania depot to a grocery. Nervous, she fled through the back door and down side streets, then returned to the depot. It marked Logansport’s first real hobble skirt sight.
A Garfield park street car operated by Tim Sullivan and conductor Joe Blettner struck a street sweeper on 1400 Madison avenue Thursday night, throwing two drivers. Charles Lee and W. H. Scott suffered severe bruises. Lee cut his head and was sent home, while Scott twisted his hips and back and was taken to City Hospital.
A Cole automobile owned by Homer C. Lathrop secretary treasurer of Henderson motor sales was stolen from in front of the Grand hotel Thursday night. The car has a blue body yellow running gear top windshield and license I 4 27 Ind.
Evansville notables report a tense burglary at a saloon keeper P Hammerstein’s home at Fourth and Division. Hammerstein, waking to tend a sick baby, grappled with the assailant who gripped his throat. They fought through the room and up the stairs before the burglar slipped away down the stairs and fled.
A gray haired stranger posing as a gas official visiting homes in Dreasing collected small sums by claiming a new law required a $2 payment to prevent gas shutoffs. Several residents handed over money and received receipts, until James Dean, a barber at 834 West Washington Street, reported the scam and asked detectives for details.
Washington reports rising tar losses amid tobacco policy shifts as officials weigh stricter controls. Analysts say the rise impacts manufacturers and retailers while public health advocates press for stronger anti smoking measures.
The American made cigarets and tobacco packs have shortened from twenty to fifteen cigarets and ten to eight cigarets respectively. Smoking tobacco packs drop from one and two thirds ounces to one and a quarter ounces. Western states freight rate conferences ended after resolutions urging strict Sherman act enforcement and rail road valuation to judge rate reasonableness.
Topeka Kansas September 23 with the permanent organization of the Mid Western traffic association embracing a majority of the commercial organizations in mid western states. The article notes the formation of a regional body to coordinate commerce and transportation interests among businesses across the central United States.
Marion Ohio September 23 Reverend Clarence Miller was granted a divorce from Margaret Ingles Miller of Louisville Kentucky on grounds she failed to perform household duties.
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