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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1903
Page
8
Washington Aug. Public printer Palmer issues an oath of allegiance for all government printing office workers. The measure aims to align per diem staff with yearly employees and follows a Miller dispute. Officials refuse to name sources but claim the move will curb strikes and identify union members who refuse the oath.
In Little Rock Arkansas Governor Davis was knocked from the speaker’s platform during a campaign speech by Judge C J Words of the Arkansas frems court who opposed a third term bid. Davis was not harmed and supporters separated the men. Words struck Davis in the back after an exchange over a question igniting a scuffle on the stage.
Charles Averill, on a Broad Kopple car, argued politics with friends. He left a large package of rice and a beefsteak in the seat, forgot it at his stop, and later learned the steak had ridden away. He retrieved the remaining meat when he reached home.
Park's Railroad Jack a misfortune tale of a tramp and circus fortune, closing week at the park with a tornado wreck, attempted train destruction, and stage specialties. Grand Opera house opens next week with seat sales starting Thursday for a premier program described as one of the most artistic yet. Empire continues Bowery burlesques to crowded houses. Meanwhile in Marion, Indiana, two pumpers Charles Davis and George Camp were overcome by gas. Davis died, Camp not expected to survive. both from local families and city residents.
A wild bull attacked a big bear in a Tuesday night spectacle across the Rio Grande from here, witnessed by a large, excited crowd including many women. The ten minute clash saw the bull as aggressor, with the bear repeatedly gored, tossed, and battered against a cage side, though authorities say the bear will survive.
Daniel Fallon a blind boy from Deranton Pennsylvania sought work in Indianop e lis but was sent to the workhouse for vagrancy after failing to secure employment.
Anderson Ind Aug 2 H M Van Huse a veteran gas worker of Ja pes was struck in the jaw by a gas well plug used to hold a well down and was fatally injured when the drill dropped on it. The impact knocked him clear, breaking a jaw and causing serious injuries.
On the gallows at Cvero Texas a condemned man faced execution after a governor granted a brief respite. Telegrams and delays accompanied the death sentence as a sheriff prepared the scene. In Delphi Indiana Oliver Bragniar, a wealthy farmer, ended his life via carbolic acid after load of financial troubles and left a note for his wife and son.
Aug 1 in Kokomo Indiana society circles buzz over a street managers offer to pay all wedding expenses for any couple that marries in a public ceremony under a tent set up for the event. The plan includes a cash bonus and wedding trip, but the names of the couple are not being released. Marion bans women from wine rooms while men face similar restrictions. police seek and close wine rooms and instruct proprietors on serving to female customers.
Robert Kinkead, believed longest-term resident of St Louis, died Wednesday at his daughter Mrs A B Crowder's home. Born in St Louis, he lived there for many years.
In New Castle Indiana on Aug 2, Mary Bitner sues William Bitner for divorce alleging desertion after he sent her to another county and moved the household goods to his parents. She claims he used vile language. they were recently married.
About 8 000 school children in Chicago area will be excluded from schools this September due to incomplete eight school buildings under construction. A shortage of trained manual training and domestic science teachers compounds the impact.
In Wabash Indiana on August 77 a freight conductor Frank Dickinson was knocked under a baggage truck while attempting to board No. 19. His left arm was severed yet he kept control of the throttle and stopped the train before being moved to hospital.
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