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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1904
Page
2
Reports say Cossack units have seized Sung Chan behind Japanese lines on the Yalu, aiming to encircle and annihilate them. General Pflug denies any Japanese crossing of the Yalu. A Pekin bulletin quotes a Shun Tyang Shiboa source with details.
Chinese brigands intensify anti foreign actions in the north, with several killings near Tientsin and other sites. A French merchant and Signor Poma, an Italian road engineer, were slain. Authorities plan to move the Shanghai arsenal to Wuhu to avert an attack, with costs estimated at unspecified large sums.
Miss Martha Bond of Mount Vernon shot the janitor over her dog and later swallowed poison in a scene described as a death party. Police reports note she appeared nervous during the event and fired a shot at the janitor, then consumed poison as the night ended.
Intruder entered the home of Frank H. Pillet in GoBE New York and broke apart a piano scattering pieces around the parlor. Family awakened by a crash. window found open and no other items taken. Only the piano was disturbed.
A tornadic episode Sunday killed six people including a 10 year old boy and two children in Mount Vernon and McPherson. Several injured and many buildings demolished. In Mount Vernon a house, barn, windmill and outbuildings were destroyed. In McPherson six residences wrecked and three people injured, one seriously. damages extended to nearby homes and farms as winds leveled structures and caused injuries to multiple residents.
A Panama Canal resolution ratifying transfer to the United States stalled at a French Panama Canal Co meeting in Paris. The large gathering filled with stockholders awaited action as officials noted papers conveying the canal to America had been issued, delaying final ratification.
State facis erition of labor and the American federation plan to tour the state this week to win furniture dealers to back the strike. They aim to secure orders from manufacturers hit by the strike while avoiding labor opposition in dealers towns. At Handkerchief Shoal off Chatham Mass a fishing schooner Mary P Mosquito and the Buena from Boston ashore after a Sunday accident.
In a California high school near a growing city a principal recounts 23 years of fatigue and illness worsened by a sedentary job and poor diet. After an old friend suggested an exclusive Grape-Nuts diet, two months brought dramatic relief from headaches rheumatic pain and indigestion. He credits Postum and Grape-Nuts and hopes for long-term health benefits, urging physicians to note the product’s effects.
Robert Hindman, a patient at Mane Haitian hospital, escaped to the hospital grounds and defied rescue. Captain William Clark led the pursuit, Hindman overpowered a deputy and seized a weapon before being restrained and bound. He was later transferred to Bellevue hospital.
A cow caused a wreck near Sortonville injuring a brakeman identified as Aremon. The article notes a funeral service for Edward Thompson at Centrideane, with details of pallbearers and location. Several crime reports mention robberies in South Street and a banana price discussion due to a supply shortage. An advertisement promotes cheap travel rates and notes the commencement date.
Special trains to California via Chicago Union Pacific and North Western leave Chicago and points east on April 2 and 27 with stopovers at Monvar Colorado Springs and East Lake City. Tickets valid on The Overland Limited with daily through service, two trains daily, and return options. Write W B Katskern Cincinnati Ohio for itineraries and details.
A garbled OCR style report describes military or police actions, orders, and threats. It mentions names and places in a disconnected sequence, including references to a committee, a meeting, and potential penalties. The readability is low and key facts are unclear.
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