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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1904
Page
4
The Indianapolis Sun notes changes in contact lines with 263 old numbers and 8441 new entries, alongside references to 80's style phone prefixes and a historic communication shift. The item highlights a period transition in local telephony and directory updates.
A critical column denounces the Citizens' League for meddling in county elections after its city campaign failures. It condemns the group for favoring candidates with “large influence” over ordinary workers, endorses Sheriff Eppert, and mocks the league's elitist standards while praising plain citizens. It also mocks a new editorial praise of law officers from the Indianapolis Star.
American George Kanouse of Dover Delaware wins a duel against Count Raoul de Montaigne la Valle in a passion fueled romance with Grace Davis of Morristown New Jersey. The clash ends with bare knuckle fighting, wrecked space, and the couple marrying, proving romance triumphs.
A jumble of rustic verse and dialogue recalls a family horse named Dobbin and a quaker hat tale. The piece moves through scenes of carriage rides on country roads, a robber’s tale, and a fisherman's plod through streams, ending with Edward Singer credited.
A scattered Indiana page reports Mooresville planning a likely al U directory to be published in Washington. Rush county Adkins grows a 2200 tree sugar orchard with several hundred gallons of syrup this season. A Vincennes high school auditorium scare caused Mrs. Lloyd to be carried home for hours of medical care after gas from a nearby jet overwhelmed her. South Bend plans an annual buy day to fund St Joseph’s King Epworth hospitals with contributor tags. A Pleasant township girl, Ethel Moyer, 13, has seven years of perfect school attendance with long walks and no absences. A coal mine east of Petersburg is abandoned after a fire rekindled by a miner’s collapse. County officials face tax and municipal issues across multiple towns with officials warning of court actions and ongoing property tax disputes.
A historical account recalls the opening bloodshed of the revolution. Civil and colonial tensions rise as local militia clash with British authorities in Orange County North Carolina. The court clerk and royal officials face tax protests and a fatal skirmish leaves fourteen militiamen dead or wounded.
Iowa farm department reports oat smut inflicts substantial annual losses nationwide. Formalin treatments, properly mixed and applied, dramatically reduce or eliminate smut in tested fields. Guidance covers solution strength, application, and aftercare, plus farmer outreach and field demonstrations. A note on vegetable farming near towns shows profitable use of vacant lots with careful planning.
Fragmented account describes a social gathering at Berwick Staton Minera with a man and a girl observing from outside. The scene hints at class, spectacle, and a disreputable eastern captain’s son known for his drinking and riotous behavior. The text focuses on mood, setting, and looming departure tomorrow.
A fragmented tale intertwines Indian agency intrigue with a perilous pursuit as Patsy Kenyon and partner flee riders across the plains. A dramatic gunfight and a daring escape drive them toward a farmstead where a clutch of tree shadows hides water troughs and a spring. The couple survives, but social scandal shadows Daley’s marriage to a parson as the Kenyon family faces ruin.
Review notes a shaky vaudeville show featuring Helen Bertram once a local favorite. Windom and Re nyard perform with novelty acts while the Melani trio and Goolmans offer songs and juggling. Audience lukewarm, billing colors the night as a weak imitator of past success.
The derailed text notes engagements in Chicago and New York with actors like J M Bare veto and Ditle Mare facing delays and casting changes. It mentions a London craze over "the dating of the Gods" and vaudeville managers electing FP B Chase as president, while Pittsburgh and Keith prepare for competition.
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