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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1903
Page
5
A daring nighttime escape unfolds as a protagonist climbs a linen rope, evades guards, and fights through a corridor with pistol and sword. He repels attackers in a twisting chase, aided by a ally named Sian, before a dramatic confrontation ends with a decisive duel.
T. P. O'Connor, an Irish born journalist in England, stars as a prolific editor and writer. He runs T. Weekly and a literary journal, sits at a Chelsea desk, and has authored biographies of Gladstone and Balfour, while marrying an American woman. He has shaped London journalism for 36 years, cofounding The Star The Sun and Weekly Sun.
Washington reports a campaign to set aside the lake treaty prohibiting war vessels after Congress reconvenes. Otawa sources claim Canada plans armed revenue cutters, fueling talk of opening the Great Lakes to warships, with Michigan’s William Alden Smith likely supporting the move to aid shipbuilders.
In Creal Springs, John Chamness, attempting with friends to free Frank Chamness from the city jail, shot three men and was killed. No arrests have been made.
A scrambled news roundup reports Commodore Edward F. Glover of New York vanished following a $20,000 withdrawal. Other items include Bryan’s return to Condon, a trackless train accident on Parry Street, $20,000 fire losses in Hough & Keenan plans, arrests and releases of local figures, a lack of gold in the Wichita mountains, Westinghouse buying the Lackawanna & Wyoming railroad for electric tests, a fatal train collision near Bristol Tennessee with multiple injuries.
In Helena Montana a rich Louisville organ maker’s daughter Alice Pilcher, age 2, lived as a boy for three years. Known as Perey Pilcher, she traveled west to ward off consumption and adopted various jobs from waiter to ranch hand before a cold revealed her disguise and she returned to her father.
In Chicago, a man attempted to compel another to drink whisky. Vincent Glarak, 25, was shot in the leg side and back. Mary Kreccyk, 40, was shot in the breast and leg. The shooter, Charlea Peckropyk, 27, fled.
A New York meeting among Methodist ministers debated removing section 288 of the rules of discipline that bans card playing dancing and theatergoing. The issue will be discussed at the May 1904 general conference in Los Angeles with strong opposition from Rev Dr J Wesley Johnson and support from Rev A B Leonard.
The article reports on Bief Ellison provoking trouble after a 3 a.m. incident near Forty third Street. Patrolman McGowan testifies Ellison assaulted him and two companions assisted. Ellison and the men refuse to give names. Ellison previously served time for assault related to W. Enriques and had a reputation as a clubman bully.
Washington reports a surge of eccentric visitors, with an average of four cranks per month jailed or sent to St Elizabeths. The Navy of secret service tallies, arrests, and asylum placements grows as authorities curb disruptive sightings and incidents near the Executive Mansion.
Police report a surge of eccentric visitors, including Eliott who fled to an asylum before escaping, then returned to seek aid from the president. Cranks say spaceships or flying machines pursue them, while others demand pensions or reward for imagined services. Jacob Waldeck.
A Detroit physician markets a home remedy for male sexual weakness and related conditions claiming instant results and a complete cure in weeks. He offers to mail the formula and receipt in an unmarked envelope to any man who writes for it, promising no obligations and easy self-use.
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