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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1905
Page
2
A County Clerk describes the impact of a new marriage license law driving residents out of state. Clerks report a large pile of forms, stricter sworn questions, and rising travel as couples seek marriage elsewhere. The change shrinks license sales and lowers county income from certificates.
Mrs. Sallie Hulley and florist Martin Nelson faced a purse theft at the Carneliagave market flower stand on Thirty-ninth Street. About 3 PM the shopper set a purse under her cloak while sales continued. later the money vanished. Police and detectives were assigned to the case, seeking the thief but keeping a low profile to avoid tips.
Reports show that numerous people in modest means squander funds trying to gain something for nothing. Few see any returns as investigators reveal the extent of a nationwide lottery scam.
A report outlines a suspected massive fraud by the city lottery operator controlling most prizes. It details fake prize distributions, unidentified correspondents, and misdirected winnings. A nameless, penniless man, Frank Markey, was found dead in a barrel house near S W Washington Street, with officials confirming his identity at the morgue.
A farm wagon loaded with hogs lost a wheel while crossing street car tracks on Kentucky Avenue near the starch works Wednesday morning. The disruption delayed streetcar and interurban traffic for over an hour. Tram crews were called and cleared the tracks.
Walton G. Cash, a dry goods merchant, filed for bankruptcy with debts of 1,037.31 and assets of 15,998.48 while Sidney W. Elston, president and manager of Elston Automobile, reported debts of 4,440 and assets of 6.16. The proceedings appear in a local bankruptcy filing notice.
Members of the Commercial Club gather at the elite rooms Wednesday evening for reports on club enterprises and social entertainment. W. Fr. Burford, Franklin Vonne git, and others will speak on topics from reopening Jackson Place to new industries. Story tellers include A. J. Mason and Rev. A. B. Pickinutt among many from Indianapolis and Cincinnati.
Attorneys who handled matters for W. D. Owen of Ubero fame file claims totaling 6500 against the promoter. William A. Ketcham of Indianapolis sues for 440 and KE. B. Bellers of Monticello seeks 91,00. Other firms named include Nelson, Myers & Yar tatt and Guthrie & Justice.
Wisconsin Senate found Senator Barney A. Eaton of Milwaukee guilty of conduct unbecoming a member and suspended him until January 1, 198. The action followed Eaton’s testimony in a trial on bribery allegations involving a barber license bill from four years ago.
Tuesday night AQ members of the advertising script club and guests gathered at the Gednt Hotel for a distinctive display with novel menu and toast programs. Speakers from The News, Star, Sentinel and Sun spoke on advertising research, stray wits of advertising, and whether advertising remains a mystery, inviting the group to visit French Lick.
Fort Wayne Ind April Wi-dinedt by Miss Minnie Melching daughter of former Sheriff A. E. Melching, John A. Welker, shot the girl five times with a revolver then shot himself. Wounds deemed fatal for Bliss Melching and Welker not expected to live. Welker, a harness manufacturer, occurred at A. E. Melching home.
Boston dateline reports Dr. Washington Gladden attacking Rockefeller over ties to the South Improvement company alleged to be connected to corruption. Rockefeller’s counsel counters that he had no link to the firm and cites separate interests, urging accuracy in the cited testimony.
Special to the Sun from Toledo reports April scouting a new airship project by Roy Knabenshue. He ends his partnership with Baldwin the Arrow inventor and aims to launch a craft titled Toledo capable of air travel.
A passenger train on the C and C railroad slid from the mountainside between Roncéverte and Elkinn and plunged into the Greenbrier river. New details report the death of fireman A Culp and injuries to engineer C H Dean and six passengers.
New York reports say ascatco, the Austrian discovery, treats hay fever asthma and catarrh. An almost tasteless ascaria squid solution is given twice daily, start seven drops, and may prevent symptoms if begun eight weeks before recurrence. The Anatrian dispensary in New York City offers test treatments by mail across the United States.
Furniture ad lists Banitary steel couches at 3.75 with Thursday sale, ice chest at 3.59 also on Thursday, and payment terms of 71.00 cash and 10 per week. Includes ice chest and Terme 1.99 cash and 60 cents weekly.
An OCR fragment advertises $39.00 Pacific Coast rail fares from Chicago to San Francisco Los Angeles and Seattle with routes via Union Pacific and Northwestern Line. It promises daily guided Pullman tours, double berths at $7.00, and mail-order ticketing through N L Brecke agent in Cincinnati. Also mentions Davenport bed offer and furniture dealer terms.
Nan Patterson appears in court in a gray silk gown with accessories, amid sensational testimony and a staged display of a skeleton. Detective-style cross examinations focus on whether the weapon could have been fired at the angle claimed, with new emotional moments from witnesses and hints of a potential marriage rumor involving a New Yorker.
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