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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1903
Page
6
The article extols hearty meals for vigorous old age and criticizes dieting fanatics. It promotes Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe aid to digestion, describing their action on digestion rather than bowels, and notes wide drugstore availability from Maine to California. It targets travelers and general readers with a period tone.
Judge Brubbs harsh on burglar suspects in police court Saturday. Peter Garberson of Dakotast. and Leonard Coons bound over to the grand jury under $1,000 bonds for burglaries at Wilson and Bowers and Daniel Finn groceries. Patrick Glayth held for February 20 to await more evidence on recent burglaries. Two youths from Covington arrested for car burglary on the Wig Four line between Indianapolis and Shelbyville, sent to the grand jury after being found in a bar car at Meridian.
In Marshfield a large dog attacked a masked visitor after misidentifying the man as a threat. Owner Joan Flavell sustained bite injuries while attempting to separate the two. In Memphis, John Marshall was shot on Saturday by W J Hass after Marshall forbade Hass to visit his sister.
An old advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as superior for weak lungs and sensitive throats. It claims the emulsion strengthens respiratory passages and thins out coughs and colds, aiming to keep illness away.
In Charleston on Feb 16, Dan R. Hanna of Cleveland and John H. Winder of Columbus allegedly beat Hon. W. G. Caldwell of Wheeling after leaving a gambling house. They fled in a private car, warrants were issued, and pressure delayed arrest as officials debate action.
In Stratford, E Peck plans to donate land for a church if Pastor Raymond will attend 12 talks where Peck explains his religious theory. Eight talks remain undelivered, and the minister must sit in silence until Peck completes his unit. Three talks have already drawn interest from the Congregationalist pastor.
Mrs Frederick Morgan Breele argued before the Daughters of the American Revolution that colonial women combined grace with modesty, contrasting their lack of fads or athletic shows with current trends. She cited Ruths of Puritan days and noted the absence of fashionable routines in their self discipline.
Police report a 77 year old woman, formerly Bucherar and known as Blanche Smith, found dead in her room on Saturday. The body showed signs of foul play with pillows over the face and finger marks on the throat. Her watch and opal ring were missing and the room appeared in disorder.
Richmond dispatch tells of John Bowles Flannagan a 99 year old former slave from Fluvanna County Virginia whose life story accompanies a long contested Omaha land case. He reportedly received 40 acres during the Civil War and now the Omaha business district parcels are claimed, with court decisions finally resolving years of dispute. Flannagan later corresponded with his former master and met Omaha officials who promised to share wealth valued at millions. He had settled in King and Queen County decades ago, operating a wheelwright and undertaking business.
New Haven probate court hears the estate of Henry Hy Gilda, pie business heirship argues over about 400000 in assets to be divided among heirs in the United States and Europe. Professor James Campbell appears with Martinrnes claiming heir status. Campbell, once a bachelor, is tied to the family through his father, now deceased. The case adjourns to March 10 for proof submission as Yale School connections surface and the widow-remarriage of Campbell’s father is noted.
Across Indiana towns several notices report business openings and reorganizations. Alexandria forms a Pythian elus, Vincennes drills for oil restart, Peru inaugurates a trust company and savings bank, Kokomo notes biggan well opening, Frankfort hosts a public sale, Decatur sells oil lenses, Cicero to study current events, Newcastle marks mail route workers, Muncie trains to Chicago, and Lafayette recounts a near fatal incident.
A fragment from state news recounts a local charity effort chopping 13 cords of stove wood for two widows, a Kokomo tip on a cock fight with an unusual entrant, and an Indianapolis witch switcher incident. Rochester students caused a gymnasium scene as the president walked in to halt the noisy prank session.
In February in Ventura County a bitter custody battle ends with the mother Mya A. Conrad of Minneapolis retained as custodian of the child. The case notes the mother previously kidnapped the child from the chartered home and later, after remarriage, took the child to San Francisco. The husband’s objections and legal maneuvers are described, with limited details on the underlying offenses.
The Chinese community prepares a burial service for My af Sea Fong who died last Saturday in Torre Hama. Funeral at Crown Hill chapel conducted by L Ling and Chinese Masons with ritual anointing. Non mourning observance noted as many friends will attend.
Mae Fitzsimmons wife of the famed boxer is described as a lively cordial former stage star. The piece recalls her Australian birth, early life in Barnum Bailey circus, long tenure with Tony Pastor's company, and her transformation after marriage. She speaks about hoping her husband wins and her confidence in him.
Indianapolis Greenfield Line and related routes list schedule details. First cars depart at 6 a.m. from Pennsylvania and Washington, hourly until 10 p.m. Last car at 12:15 a.m. Additional services to Greenwood, Martinsville, and Brooklyn begin with specified times and intermediate stops.
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