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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1902
Page
5
Animals roam Riverside Park as rabbits thrive on greens and hawk guards its cage. Wolves tame with keepers while a colored attendant once faced a bite. Monkeys, pheasants and quails arrive, with 10 comic animals to amuse children. Park improvements and boat services promise summer fun.
A man returns from overseas to find his sister Alice, who mistakes him for her brother Will Brown. After a playful chase through Central Park and a mistaken kiss exchange with a stranger, the real Will confesses his identity. The tale ends with a corrective reunion as Alice embraces the actual William Brown.
The readable text shows a fragmented confession about consoling a woman over an implied separation. It suggests devotion and ongoing support since the split, with incomplete phrasing and missing surrounding context.
Thomas Hamilton and Amanda Tucker wed at 10 AM at Miss Tucker’s sister’s home with Justice James Reid. The Logansport Journal notes Reid’s many marriages, the local bartenders forming a union, and various community tidbits including freight costs for Lehigh Cement, grocers’ trade upticks, a peculiar will clause, windy weather affecting trade, a Muncie stunt, a profit forecast from Anderson, and aeronaut Dumont urged to commercialize flying machines for farming needs.
Chicago April 30 Judge Tuthill grants divorce to Mrs Selma Langan from Edwin J Langan stating a wife has a right to kill a husband who beats her He notes continual drunkenness repeated blows and gunshots and says self defense is a natural and statutory right emphasising a stronger claim for a defenseless woman.
LaSalle Illinois April 30 Rudolph Bartag his wife and three children were found comatose in their home amateur hypnotist Leo Lenser confessed to having put them to sleep four days earlier Lenser had visited the Bartag home daily and stayed one night restoring two children to consciousness He will not allow doctors to aid him Dr Joseph Cummings says the victims are in a healthful state.
In Washington on April 20 President Roosevelt gently removes a youth named Kermit after he walks into the cabinet room on stilts. The president warns the child not to interrupt again. In New York on April 30 the World reports a rush to complete about 24 million dollars of skyscrapers with many advertised to be ready by May 1 and several leases already made from that date.
The Washington and State street institute houses 331 deaf and hard of hearing pupils taught like public schools with industrial training. Boys form three baseball teams, girls enjoy lawn tennis, and several clubs including White Rose, Merry Club, and literary societies host plays and lectures. Special parties, holidays, and a biweekly pupil newspaper The Silent Hooster mark the vibrant campus life.
In Denver on a Sunday at University Park Miss Eva Hamassen a university student showed signs of death from heart trouble. A local physician failed to revive her with brandy until fellow student Mrs. Cooke quietly breathed into her mouth reviving her. Later that day she suffered another attack and was taken home. Miss Hamassen is a Pi Beta Phi member.
In Swissvale Pittsburgh April 30 a burglar ransacked the home of William Meredith while Mrs Meredith watched him from her room. He smoked a lighted cigarette and warned her to close her eyes until morning as he inventoryed the house, stealing $125 in valuables and leaving half-smoked stubs.
An essay argues that chasing wealth fosters neglect of meals and proper nutrition. It warns digestion suffers and health declines as people pursue money. The text touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy available by proper nutrition and guidance.
In Freeland Pennsylvania at 2 a.m. Michael Cherko a church trustee was shot dead at the Greek Catholic church door by George Smith after Smith refused to remove his hat inside. Cherko had ordered him out. Smith waited outside and killed him. Smith was arrested to prevent lynching. Cherko left a large family.
In Bridgeport April 20, Rev F M Hallock performed a baptism for 87 year old Mrs Mary Dickinson at her daughter's home Mrs Mary Tallerdy. Family friends witnessed the ceremony. Mrs Dickinson has many descendants including several living children, 100 grandchildren and 0 great grandchildren.
Historical ad copy promoting Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. Claims include soothing the child, softening gums, reducing pain, curing wind colic and diarrhoea with a price of twenty five cents per bottle. Public health context noted by modern readers as a dangerous outdated product.
A special train departs Indianapolis at 7:25 a m on Sunday May 4 returning from Terre Haute at 7:30 p m. The round trip price is one dollar.
In a dated timetable the Departures and Arrivals show times for multiple trains including the EL line to St. Louis and Western routes. Entries list connections with T. H., Effingham, and Sam L. at varied hours from morning to evening.
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