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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1904
Page
2
An old advertisement claims a one dollar remedy can cure severe disfiguring humors from pimples to scrofula across ages, asserting it suffices when other treatments fail. The copy supports a broad, dramatic promise and emphasizes affordability and universal applicability.
J M Studebaker of South Bend Indiana, a wagon manufacturer, was pickpocketed in Chicago. A Chuan thief swapped an old match safe for Studebaker's BH watch, then taunted the victim and claimed to know the thief’s name and promised a reward if shown how the theft occurred.
Readable fragments indicate Whitaker Wright's wife is gravely ill and possibly dying following a crime and self-inflicted actions linked to her husband's wrongdoing. No full details available in readable text. Entities include Whitaker Wright and his wife. Further facts remain unclear from the fragment.
The Phenix Insurance Company of New York shows a monthly income near 200,000 with capital around 1,000,000. It carried a Baltimore fire loss of about 20,000 and a Chicago train fire around 4,000, paying claims promptly. The firm, old and large, faced these costs while expanding its reach and assets since 1812.
In Paducah Kentucky a street car was struck by a passenger train injuring fifteen. The motorman attempted to beat the train to the crossing despite warnings from passengers. J. W. Helsley may not recover. The incident occurred February 1.
A patrolman Shafer ejects a man at Tomlinson hall after a password refusal during a Knights of Pythias meeting. The piece also defends Detective Asch, noting ex-superintendents and judges praise his efficiency and questioning the board's action to demote him, arguing it harms the service and public safety.
A watchman failed to notice thieves who entered Coffin-Fletcher's abattoir and stole ham worth about 60,000 dollars. Local prices suggest 160,000 dollars of ham could yield roughly 45,000 pounds, enough for 7,680,000 sandwiches, illustrating the scale of the loss. Other items mention Cuban bonds and ships undergoing conversion, plus the death of Framont E Swift from bronchial trouble.
Dr John G Wooley temperance candidate for president crossed the Ohio River in a skimboat through heavy ice to reach Russell Kentucky for a political meeting. A boatman ferried the group past two miles of ice while spectators watched, then Wooley spoke to a large audience at Memorial hall upon arrival.
Fire at Parkhuret-Davies mercantile company and Bella buildings in Topeka Kansas on February 13 destroys the premises as many cartridges explode injuring spectators. In Gaston West Virginia fire tears through two small dwellings leaving miners and families homeless. In Oakland California A McCowan, former California university secretary, sentenced to seven years in prison.
London dispatches cite two German-verified reports from Admiral Togo’s fleet. One confirms torpedoing Rugulan Value ships and harbor bombardment. Japanese casualties are four killed and 34 wounded. News mentions Japanese maneuvers around Port Arthur and landings at Mensampho Mokpo and Chemulpo as Korea tensions mount.
The United States releases a note through John Hay seeking restraint in Russo Japanese hostilities and calling for peaceful intervention to protect American interests in China. The communication stresses avoiding excitement and disruption among Chinese civilians and limiting loss to commerce, while signaling protest against foreign interference and anarchy in China.
In Richmond Indiana a secret drawer concealment produced four United States government bonds valued at 1040 dollars. John St Mason, found dead by burning, was said to have accumulated wealth. A will was found but unsigned and insufficient to locate his property. In Watertown New York typhoid cases rise toward a quasi epidemic with 10 to 200 ill and hospitals crowded. Local officials improvise the charities bureau building as a temporary hospital.
The Sigma Chis of Indiana will hold a gathering at the Columbia Club on February 26. Dr Hannah Graham has returned home and will be at her office Monday. Thurston, once stricken with paralysis, is improving. A German ball Friday night at the Poultry and Potato Show was a success. A saloon fi ne for solitaire in a bar was tied to the Nicholson law breach. Lincoln’s birthday noted with a function at Oud fellows hall. Woodward, a city character, transferred from insane hospital to Julietta as a trustee. First United choir will perform at the Grand opera house Sunday. The Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Co was protested over a fine for not stopping its car for a passenger. a hearing is pending. Patrolman Murphy rode to stop a runaway horse, staying with the horse until it was halted by a bicyclist. In Frances D ditrine vs Carter for slander, testimony touched on alleged insanity. Mrs Gurton’s pocketbook was recovered intact days after disappearance.
Dispatches report Japanese forces preparing to push through Korea toward Manchuria to cut off Russian lines at Port Arthur and threaten Mukden. Expect first clash at Fing-Yang as open warfare looms in northern Korea amid tensions on the Yalu river.
Fragments show an old ad mix with remedies for teething and coughing. Notices mention Christmas or midwinter travel fares to New Orleans Mobile Pensacola and California colonist rates from Chicago and St Louis with excursion tickets and train details. Communications reference J B Couchman dentist and various merchants at Monument place.
A by election at Mid Hertford Street produced results with candidate Black securing 4757 votes and Conservative candidate Gibbs receiving 4425 votes, marking a narrow Liberal victory in London on February 14.
The timetable lists Indianapolis routes and freight details for the Indiana Union Traction Company. It notes morning departure times from Indianapolis to Anderson and connections to Alexandria, Elwood, Muncie, Noblesville, Tipton, Kokomo, and Shelbyville, with limited service to Martinsville and Greenwood. It covers freight consignments, station locations at 117 Kentucky Ave, and multiple car departures on various schedules, including summer 1908 timing.
Fragmentary timetable text lists trains between Indianapolis and Columbus with stops at Greenwood Whiteland Franklin Amity Edinburg Taylorsville and Columbus. Mentions hourly departures and express combinations with times partially legible, including a Greenwood run and a morning/afternoon pattern.
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