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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1902
Page
5
Marion Dudley finds a piano accompanist job via a newspaper ad and meets Mr. Jeffrey’s violinist, Dick. They bond over Beethoven and music, keep her job secret from her mother, and after setbacks he returns, shares news of his father’s illness and recovery, and their engagement is announced a month later.
Mary Gallagher, living in squalor in Fort Lee, was found starved and frozen and taken to Englewood hospital. Deeds and bank books revealed she owns about 40000 in real and personal property. A man claiming to be her husband from New York is barred from visiting by the poormaster.
A series of violent incidents is reported across locations including Frankfort Kentucky Chicago and Youngstown Ohio. Names such as George Bean Charles Mason Patrick Mulvahill and Edward Kaden are mentioned along with outcomes including killings commitments and self-inflicted deaths.
Visitors peer into a vast basement storeroom beneath the Capitol where records, rifles, tents, and uniforms lie shelved. The auditor’s vaults hold ledgers while Sam Shutt’s private corner powers the building’s heat and light. The scene combines awe with a hint of historical mystery.
In Philadelphia on December 26 Frank Trenwith, once earning $7 a week at a Falls of Schuylkill mill, married Jeanne Lyons heiress of a $400000 fortune. The bride paid about $2000 wedding costs and honeymoon expenses to St Lucie Florida. she derives over $50000 yearly from real estate investment.
A local tale quotes Cy Neal venting about triple accident insurance and a doctor’s verdict of a mild sprain. Another Indianapolis anecdote humorously describes a man freezing out his mother in law to force her to move, keeping the house at 58 degrees.
Riley Godfrey of Milligan had a festive night with three bumps on his head and a torn tailcoat after a Christmas celebration. He cheerfully remarked you ought to see the other fellow. The column notes Addie Rouss returning to late nights, quipping about his bachelor ways and stirring concern among friends.
The Cicero Era notes White River township residents visit old folks and distant cities to renew family ties and share meals not found in big-city life. A new rule forcing druggists to remove lethal liquor from spiked sodas stirs dismay in Crawfordsville as proprietors face loss of hidden bottles.
Charley Montague of Nelsonville wears a garish red necktie from his sweetheart Miss Ella Foudra, who will wed him in January. The item notes Reelsville saloon rebuilt and open for business in Greencastle Press.
John Gardner killed a beef last Tuesday and plans to change his life in Greencastle. Rev Chambers injured a finger while breaking up a dispute over his wife in Shelbyville. Posey to Steuben youths show resolve for the new year as yearbooks reveal several black spots.
Parcheesi is the popular game in St Paul as young and old join the fad. The club has moved to larger quarters to house its rapidly growing membership. John E Dunnigan of Evansville nearly tore up the earth over a prank involving a cow's tongue on a Christmas tree and a taunting note about the Venezuelan trouble.
Pleasant Plain item in Huntington News Democrat reports William Hacker a school teacher treed and killed six raccoons in one brush heap describing a bold hunting action.
Lancaster performer Miss Clara Bollinger trains a troupe of cats and rats for vaudeville stunts in the upcoming season.
Dan N. Oldham of Spencer County is described as having a hypnotic effect on wildlife. He whistles and raccoons and opossums come down from trees to follow him. This season he has trapped two raccoons and two opossums. оплат
A Plainfield group aims to build a canning factory with $17,000 paid in capital as Pekin and nearby towns boast clean streets and sociable residents. Miss Sadie Gore, a race horse driver, symbolizes Pi nny’s growing ambitions. In Spokane a man receives $199.50 after 43 years, paid by old customer John Nagel who says the debt was owed since 1839 and finally settled through the Chicago Record-Herald.
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