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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1903
Page
2
Dispatches from Naples report Vesuvius near eruption with tremors and lava flows. Naples faces ash and stones showers, while Sorrento and surrounding towns fear a large blast. Observers note earthquakes and a rising lava cone threatening Pompeii and nearby villages.
In Marion Indiana the Gemmer engine works strike stalemate deepens as workers from Chicago arrive and tents are set near the plant. Employers threaten state militia and urge cessation of union demonstrations to allow talks. Indiana guards quartermaster-general Oran Perry is on the scene gathering information for the governor.
The nude body of a white man was found in the river at the foot of 26th street Tuesday evening. Edward Cotton, a young Black man, says the victim was murdered by three colored men. The trio have been arrested. Cotton claims the man carried a large roll of money.
A Texas woman describes a long illness after a horse accident then credits Grape-Nuts with restoring her strength and allowing her to marry. The letter, signed by the Postum Co, extols the food's benefits and mentions a prize contest extension offer worth 7% in money prizes.
In Shoals Indiana on August 5, Henry W W Hattard and William McCormick fled after filing suit to recover a 200 reward for capturing Arthur Lyons the desparado who shot his stepmother and eluded pursuers for six days. Officers call it absurd to claim a reward for capturing a dead man as the case heads to the courts.
A Salem penitentiary alum, ex convict Harry Riley, beat Elliott Parkhurst at a depot gathering and abducted Parkhurst’s wife, daughter of J Te dunes. Parkhurst, once a county deputy sheriff, aided bystanders, but Riley fled with the woman. no sighting since. Authorities suspect Riley fled with warden protection nearby.
The Retail Grocers Association plans an all day picnic on August 19 with grease pole climbs, novelty contests, a baseball game and multiple prize events. Prizes include flour sacks and household goods as rewards in four or more categories, with food and music supplied at the State fair grounds by a military band.
A garbled 19th century ad mix lists Spring and health remedies such as Fowlers Extract of Wild Strawberry and Mountain Valley mineral water for various ailments. Includes shop names C Roehring & Bro and DeVore Co, plus dental college, Mrs Winslow soothing syrup, a girl-seeking ad, and Lake Erie & Western railroad excursion details to Atlantic City with stopovers and a 12 day return.
Rev Aug Lorn announces the birth to Mr and Mrs Winthrop Rutherford on Tuesday. Mrs Rutherford formerly Miss A Morton, daughter of former VP Levi P Morton. The boy is the Mortons' first grandson. Burderk Bined Bitters proclaims benefits for health and vigor.
A materially advertised excursion run by Lake Erie & Western A A Personally Conducted to Niagara Faille priced at 7.00 dollars. The schedule lists Thursday August 6 as the travel date with a call for full particulars at an on or address.
Rail excursion listings for Lake Erie and Western and Pennsylvania Lines with round trips from Indianapolis to Michigan City Rochester Fort Wayne Madison Terre Haute Greencastle and more. Fares range from 75 cents to $1.50 with specific departure times on Sunday August 9 and Wednesday August 12.
Loulaa Pierce Barnes, 78, of Cambridge, sues her husband Dr Charles N Barnes 38, formerly of New Bedford, now in Los Angeles, for absolute divorce. She seeks an $8,000 attachment on his property claiming he wields hypnotic power and administered powerful drugs. The petition names two non respondents.
William J. Bryan speaking in Richmond Indiana on Tuesday said he has no choice about the party’s standard bearer for the coming campaign and does not wish to name a man. He emphasized that Democrats must stand by the platform and its principles.
The balance from the Martinique relief fund collected in the United States is being used to aid starving natives in the interior provinces of the Philippines. In all 35000 dollars of this fund was turned over to Taft to be expended under his direction.
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