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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1905
Page
3
The piece describes how California Indians and southwestern groups observe Christmas by worshipping the Creator in a dance form. Women join the dance, prayers seek rain and crops, and the ritual includes singing, swaying, group dances toward an altar, and dancing around a Christmas tree taught by missionaries. It notes these practices blend Christian faith with native traditions under religious leaders.
Caroline P Wallace describes child marriage customs in India under the ghia system. She cites girls as young as seven sold to older men, enduring torture, outcasting, and abandonment after bearing no sons. The article urges reform to extend education and rights for women, lifting barriers to progress.
Milton Indiana December report says Charles and John Muckridge are held as suspects in Joseph Lucey murder. No direct evidence, but were near Lucey home the day he was killed. A man under suspicion is missing, last seen in Athlon. County to offer a 41000 reward for arrest and conviction.
Col. Matt J Winn president of the American Turf wackation says his New York visit had no racing connection and refused to discuss business. Movements of the Western Jockey club related to Douglass parade improvements involve about 179000 dollars in planned expenditure.
New York Central elevated collision near Forty second street leaves passenger J W Knapp of New Rochelle dead and about 40 wounded. Both eastbound trains from Grand Central struck. engineer John Horn of the Poughkeepsie Express arrested for manslaughter and later bailed.
Marion Indiana December 20 Special to the Sus Samuel Reed H C Reed and EE Kesler are under arrest for dunkoing merchant Harry Cramer from his home and grocery Kesler acted as Cramer’s agent selling stock and dwelling to 1 ¢ Reel for 34590 and taking a mortgage on a farm in Pike county Ohio valued at 100000 A Pike county recorder telegram claims such a farm exists Read sold the grocery and dwelling to Samuel Reed after four days of income Reed was arrested in Richmond The other two men were arrested in Marion as they prepared to leave
Special to the Sue reports Miss Jennie Holland of Cottage Grove and Mrs. John Pultz of College Corner were struck by a passenger train on the C and DL line while walking toward the station. Holland suffered severed legs below the knees and other injuries, while Pultz lost an arm above the elbow, suffered a fractured leg, and facial lacerations. Investigators consider the injuries potentially fatal. Both women were en route to board a train to College Corner.
Notre Dame weighs offers from three contenders Cudin of Chicago area, Vanderhoom from Wisconsin, and Norcross of Michigan. Each has indicated willingness to meet Notre Dame terms. The decision hinges on coaching fit and possible track duties.
Ceril Armstrong, pitcher for the local team in Youngstown, was struck in the left arm by a stray shot during a hunting trip near Garneaville. He became separated from a companion, and the accident left him confined to the bed.
Special to the Base from Elwood Indiana reports De Portmaster W A Finel received official orders from Washington removing Chase D Gillespie from the Elwood post office. Gillespie is held under a $6 bond to appear before the federal land jury at the next session to answer a charge of robbing the calle.
George Resttalde attempted to rob Williams Bros. grocery last night and was captured by the police. He was found hiding behind flour racks with tobacco in his pockets.
Robert Garrett was mortally wounded when a revolver discharged accidentally while rabbit hunting yesterday in Annapolis. The brief report notes his deathly injury at the scene and contrasts it with the navy losses in the Spanish American War, reflecting on training.
Dee Adams, age 19 and formerly married to John Adams, wed Clarence Jackson yesterday at the courthouse in Jeffersonville Indiana. The ceremony follows Adams divorce and prior residence near Bridgeport in this county. Meanwhile Jeffersonville sees growth as Louisville traction line opens boosting suburban property investment and city boom.
Richmond will appeal to the supreme court after Judge Macy denied the city’s bid to force Richmond Nature Gas to lower its rates. The ruling challenged the city’s authority to regulate utility charges.
Wabash Indiana December 20. James McCrea has sold the Citizens bank to the Wabash National bank. McCrea's bank reported capital stock of 36000 dollars, 715000 dollars surplus and deposits of 0 dollars.
Two men trapped for 40 hours in a Pennsylvania railroad tunnel were rescued after tapping iron pipes to signal they were alive. A team of 19 entrants, including three expert swimmers, reached them on a platform and ferried them to safety with one diver carrying each man and another swimmer nearby for backup.
Special to the Lexington Kentuckian reports wealthy turfman McBrayer Moore from Boyle County fell ill in Lexington after being taken to his Danville home. He underwent surgery for locked bowels last Thursday and had been in a serious state for four days. doctors warned only hours remained.
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