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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1891
Page
3
A first person narrative describes a nighttime burglary begun before midnight, detailing entering through a south facing window and looting a home. The narrator recounts smoking cigars, winding clocks, discovering a stash of cash and a portmanteau with about 300 dollars, and ending with a brief stay in a criminal detention facility.
A collage of quips and anecdotes from various papers. Items reference Bon Agrippa, the epidemic, automatic telephone connections, a planned Sun newspaper in London, and playful remarks on manners, suffrage, and public figures. Jokes about dogs, mothers-in-law, and caricatures of political leaders appear alongside light editorial gossip from New York and Boston papers.
A boy bruises his leg and tells his mother that being a colored man hurts. The exchange reveals a racial joke. Featherstone replies humorously about his sister sewing a coat button, noting a man’s involvement.
A scrambled clipping mixes tales of cadet schemes at the Jacksonville Institute, pawn shop tricks to avoid moths, and a nameless dandy’s overcoat pawn ritual. It shifts to ads for Hood’s Sarsaparilla, Brown’s Dental Parlors, arene Bros florists, and Wood’s stable, ending with a moral about traveler insurance.
A summary list highlights a series of violent and damaging events and notable deaths. General Albert Pike dies in Washington. Architect Windrim resigns. A front page tally mentions a fatal train collision near Hornellsville, New York, plus multiple fires causing substantial losses in Ohio Massachusetts and Maine. There are reports of a Chicago man beset by emotional turmoil and a Corsicana orphan burned alive, a political stance on tariffs, and a violent incident in Texas. A reporting note mentions a past kidnapping in Indianapolis linked to a discovery in Fos toria.
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