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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1905
Page
8
A vivid portrait of Saratoga high society and gambling fever in August. Dine at Canfield’s, watch the race track, and witness thousands chased by roulette wheels and poker tables. Wealth, luxury, and risk collide as fortunes swing with every bet.
Special correspondence from Saratoga New York describes a town in gambling frenzy with open access for all patrons. The piece notes an excited crowd, no limits on bets, and locals arranging facilities to accommodate bettors from five cents upward despite chaotic conditions.
In Quincy Mana an injunction bars the phonograph Y 3 from playing specified tunes after a judge acts. The brief note describes the ban affecting tracks including The Lost Rave of Summer and In the fiend Old Bummer Time as read in a clipped, fragmentary report from the era.
In Cincinnati news a neighbor files for relief over a loud phonograph disturbing boarders at Clare home. Judge issues temporary injunction against continued operation amid claims of near constant noise and insomnia.
A series of brief reports from various towns details accidents, crimes, and deaths. Notable items include a pedestrian killed after being struck by a street car near Three Haute-Rolla, Westerman dying in Evansville after burglaries in Towimville, Cabling McCrenana dying in Trinidad, and an aunt of Senator Hemenway linked to Frank Boumer’s suicide via carbolic acid. Burglary attempts numbered four across Peru, a runaway team killed Porter Bryan’s dog, and an explosion affected John Haine in Evansville. Additional items include a coal miner Yunner killed near Hig Four tract, a severe storm in Anderson injuring James Adams, John James awaiting trial for the Beckner homicide in Crawfordsville, Jesse French retiring as president of Keell-French Plano, and a detailed statement on the estate of Simon P. Sheerin with stock holdings in multiple Indianapolis and Columbus firms.
A fragmented piece recalls a farmer’s life and a wife left to manage chores while the husband wanders. images of peeling wood, cooking dinners, mending splinters, and watching for lost tasks mingle with stray lines about hens, a child, and a parlor scene amid stray ad copy for bird’s eye matches and grocery offers.
In Philadelphia on August 1 an expert chauffeur Wiig H Meyer was convicted of manslaughter in the crash that killed Elden Saever. He was sentenced to county prison time and fined 10 dollars for the speeding automobile incident that occurred June 8 Friday.
What would you do if your income were so teston suddenly. Suppose you Sy . Were hurt or you took sick? Could you stand the loss of your wages? You insure your life , but you have to die to have your family get that money. You insure oncr.eee your furniture against fire, you insure your house. 'The ee ee only thing you don't provide for is sickness or accident.
A brief sales pitch offers a weekly earning guarantee insurance to protect wages if sickness or accident interrupts income. It invites the reader to send a meal postal card for explanation and promises simple terms with a small cost.
Local text shows scattered names, places, and numbers with unclear context. Readable items include partial names like Lexington, Massachusetts, and mentions of rooms, baths, and suites. Several nonsequential fragments resemble addresses, real estate or directory entries with odd punctuation and stray tokens.
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