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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1903
Page
5
A village tale tells of Anner a College-avenue dog who rode a city car platform with conductor Walk. The dog’s daring trip ends when Walk swats her away into the night and the dog is never found leaving the town shaken and restless.
Polly laments being denied a new Easter hat while peers plan feathers and ribbons. Grandmother and Grandpa tell a gentler tale of a vain girl who learns generosity when money is tight. Polly’s suitor Dick hopes to buy her hats, and the scene closes with a shared reflection on love’s old story.
Mrs. Sarah M. Cook of 218 N Capitol Ave asks for news of her husband Jogeth Cook once of the Twenty Seventh Pennsylvania. Separated years ago and last heard from when he left the Dayton soldiers home, she seeks confirmation of his status for pension and closure.
In Boston on April 3 the origin of smallpox is linked to protozoan organisms, the lowest form of animal life. Harvard Medical School professor W T Councilman and colleagues reveal the protozoan cause, noting the life cycle occurs within the patient and suggesting possible treatments targeting these organisms.
Hunters returning from Calaveras County claim to have seen tree dwellers long known to Indians. A father mother and son were said to have climbed a tree and lived there, communicating in an unintelligible language.
In Chicago the Deering harvester plant shuts down heavily with 3000 more workers striking, bringing total strikers to 6000. Only 50 union machinists remain at work and will strike on orders from headquarters. Meanwhile Leavenworth residents push for an extension of the Paotl and New Albany electric line to reach Wyandotte Cave White Cloud and Leavenworth for one day’s steady effort.
The Hague April 3 Queen Wilhelmina has been appointed as umpire for the United States to lend judgment on unsettled claims of that country against Venezuela.
Addison G. Curry of Indianapolis died in Terre Haute Monday night from blood poisoning, a few hours after the burial of his daughter in law Mrs Charles Curry who died from the same cause. He pricked his hand with a thorn last Friday and Mrs Curry had suffered peritonitis before developing blood poisoning. The Currys moved from Terre Haute to Indianapolis recently. Addison was a carpenter living at 37 Hulda St.
The weekly crop bulletin notes cooler weather and occasional rain while ground remains too wet to plow. It estimates up to 60 000 acres of wheat lost in White River bottoms and flooding. Early fall fruit faced frost damage to plums and cherries, but other crops in the state show overall good progress.
A string of light verse and local notices from Indiana towns recounts playful jabs at public figures and stale jokes. The column parodies editors, includes remarks about the governor and Indiana University, and mentions a Tipton ice cream machine, plus a school commencement gag ending in a misread diploma.
After securing the old Indiana Midland the Pennsylvania and Big Four plan to funnel through freight around Indianapolis by using the Central Railroad of Indiana from Brazil to Muncie and returning via Richmond. The upgrade aims to handle heavy traffic and free belt-line capacity for World’s Fair passenger trains.
Four envious girls and three boys allegedly bought twelve plasters and switched them to a professor as he spoke at the Commercial hotel. The professor announced he would mail duplicate diplomas to graduates, as pranksters seek to avoid court action. Meanwhile, a shoe shop mishap and a tour through historic trees surrounding prominent figures are noted.
Washington is famed for its famous trees and monuments. The article notes presidents and prominent figures planting saplings on the capital’s green grounds, with Grover Cleveland described as viewing the trees as part of the city’s living history.
New York reports Mayor Low approves a bill letting the Board of Health issue a permit for an independent abattoir. Construction will begin soon and workers say the independents will meet the beef trust in the city on equal terms before next winter.
The German dental association issued a report advising patients to avoid American dentists. It claims many American colleges grant degrees to incompetent applicants, making holders of American credentials suspect.
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