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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1906
Page
3
San Francisco rebounds with bustling wharves and growing trade as ships discharge Alaska salmon, California produce, lumber, and glass. Entrepreneurs report 100 percent leasing advances, urging new Palace and Fairmount hotels and rapid street expansion around Fillmore and Van Ness.
Birth notices list Alvin and Carrie Dawson at 209 N New Jersey a boy Edgard and Anna Dunn at 1429 Spruce Street a hay reference and many faulty names. Marriages record Paul M Robbing and Elizabeth M M Churchpitt and others. Deaths include Martin Workman age 47 153 W Sixteenth paralysis Lulu Settler 15 typhoid fever Jane Breeden 6 pulmonary tuberculosis and several entries with medical causes. Building permits cover multiple addresses with values up to 3200 dollars and repairs at various streets.
Special to the Sou from TLWOON Indiana reports the death of U-Capt. RL Japeon a prominent local merchant.
Richmond Indiana September 24 The Democratic administration near Sept 1 faces tax and funding turmoil with a proposed tax rise from 1.04 to 3.10 and an attempt to set it at 1.18. The City Attorney warns the Reid Memorial hospital aid was unauthorized by law and warrants may be blocked to protect city finances as Republicans control the council and Democrats govern the mayoral side.
Special to The ua Noblesville Ind Sept 24 The Dismal OW company reports an 80 barrel well on the Hinshaw farm near Noblesville. It is the third good well the company owns in this field and more wells are planned this fall.
A review of Lobbs‑Nerrh company’s Modern Business Corporations by William Allen Wood, noting it explains corporate administration for officers directors and stockholders. The volume aims to unite substantive and procedural aspects of organization and management, reducing legal jargon and addressing common managerial failures and finance gaps.
Special to The Sun from Lafayette Indiana reports Mrs Hor tense Cllman Doyle, wife of Capt John Doyle who served in the Spanish American War, shot herself in bed with her husband’s pistol and died two hours later. Her two week old baby lay beside her as Mrs Ullman, mother in law, was away, returning to find Doyle dead. The revolver had hung in the bedroom as a decoration.
Frederick Kiely, a 24 year old Equitable Life clerk, reports a millionaire broker offered $190,600 to give up Clara Thiele for a marriage to him. Kiely says the broker pressed him with $5 now and a Europe trip later, but Kiely refused and vowed to keep his attentions and not marry the woman described as the “brown hair girl.”
A New York meeting of the Indiranagans Gan company board adopted resolutions expressing deep sympathy for the death of Mr Jona R. Pearson. The text honors his two years with the firm, his leadership and fidelity, and directs a copy of the resolutions to the bereaved family with signatures from Hastings and Reers.
The Perry township Democratic convention will be held at No 1 schoolhouse on the west end for the nomination of a full township ticket. Primaries were held Monday afternoon at 4 o clock. Lawrence township Democrats named Isaac McGehey Frank Bearman for Justices and William Coppersmith Award Meade and Worth Newhouse for constables. Ora Hamilton Frank Yo Wondawoerth and James Iain named for the township advisory board.
Knoxville police report 14a McNaffery accused of murdering her third husband to collect 15.40 insurance. Chemical analysts found traces of strychnine in the dead man's stomach, signaling a deliberate poisoning.
In Indiana, 105s coal year shows 20,996,170 tons mined from 22 mines with 1855 miners. wages totaled 6,904, and repairs and shortages hit production. County breakdown lists Clay, Tax, Fountain, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Parke, Perry, Pike, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, Vermilion, Vigo, Warrick counties with hundreds of miners and thousands of tons produced, totaling 18,442 miners and 10,996,178 tons.
Report on a church year at Edwin Ray M E Church shows progress over last year with total funds raised of 6000 dollars. Epworth league led the old peoples meeting and provided transport. Addresses were delivered by Rev B Carter Rev E D Cummings and Rev H C Clippinger with Rev Abbott of Irvington speaking in the evening. H C Clippinger departs for Greensburg to attend conference.
A report from November 10 19 notes a law to protect quail and limit hunting except for ducks. It warns against practices to shoot rabbits and deters using dogs for training. Officials report arrests likely as quail are scarce in parts of the state while rabbits remain plentiful.
Police report a dismembered male body found in a burlap bag 24 feet deep in an excavation near a brewery. The bag bore the name Z K Mano, with a woman's skirt strip and crude Columbus sketch. Investigators suspect two implicated individuals and expect a third package nearby. Coroner notes three stab wounds and deliberate concealment. The victim appears Italian. head and thighs missing. Syrian import background noted for the bag.
Week features decisive party conventions in New York with Buffalo Democrats and Saratoga Republicans ending. Hearst eyed for governor nomination by Democrats while Republicans debate Governor Higgins renomination. A new battleship, the Connecticut, is set to join the US Navy this Saturday marking a strengthening fleet.
The centennial celebration of the discovery of Pike's Peak began this morning in Colorado Springs with a military ceremony. General Pike, the keynote, presided as officials and attendees gathered. Indications point to a formal tribute including a procession and remarks by dignitaries.
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