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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1904
Page
5
In a London club lunch Pollak hints at a colossal patent deal with world rights and free shares, stirring Cruce’s curiosity. The partner calls the venture massive and says its fortunate inventor is a friend and admirer of Cruce, setting up a tense pursuit as the plot unfolds.
In Paris on February 17 Miss Ethelshaw of Albany New York walked with her large black French poodle along Boulevard Et Dents when a man snatched her purse. The dog chased and struck the thief causing him to surrender and drop the purse, though the account ends with garbled text.
Miss Susie Billings, 18, rode 16 miles at night through zero wind to Lyons to summon a doctor for George Buchanan who lay near her ranch, as Buchanan’s condition worsened after a night of illness. She had ridden from a remote meadow road through rugged terrain in a severe storm.
Five Sun hustlers shown in a photo earned handsome watches by securing new subscribers. The men, names not fully listed, are long-time carriers with prominent routes, part of a larger push to boost circulation.
A small museum item fetched nine thousand two hundred ten dollars at a regional sale. The buyer and exact lot context are not provided in the fragment.
Monarch Edward's riches include Windsor gold candelabrum and a life-like tiger, a world’s finest gold dinner service, gem-encrusted goblets, and a casket from Catherine of Braganza. His royal library holds over 159,000 volumes, with Caxtons and medieval psalters. Windsor china rivaled in Europe, and prized portraits, drawings, and enamels complete a vast collection. A separate Christie’s sale in London realizes 9710 dollars for a boxed enamel scene from Blas and 32730 for Chinese vases, with another Berres vase selling for 420 dollars.
New York special reports in St Peters burg that the czar believed war unlikely until the attack on Russia. He dined with Grand Duke Nicholas and told a theatre audience that all would be well. Officials feared to interrupt his peace expectation, while London financiers warned of a coming crisis. The czar blamed Alexieff for false assurances and lack of warning.
FATIL Feb 1 report recounts how two French monks, kept in solitary confinement, devised dominoes using flat stones with black dots. They signaled victory by repeating a line of prayer, and the pastime spread through the monastery and beyond, giving the game its name Domino.
In Holyoke Massachusetts on February 172 the House hold workers union formed last spring by domestics has been disbanded. The group drew attention as mistresses curtailed the workers privilege of entertaining their best fellows in the kitchen, ending the effort.
Paris report states the Russian giant Machnow sues showman Gedermeyer alleging daily starvation. The case details claim the exhibitor fed him scant meals including tea, butter, rolls, broth, meat, potatoes, coffee, bacon, and bread quantities each day.
The Hon. Amos P. Atkins of New Albany endorses Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier and tonic that boosts vigor, endurance, appetite, and sleep. He claims it helps with hard work and outdoor activity, citing personal use and convenient for office or shop workers. A $3,000 forfeit challenges authenticity of testimonials and writers.
Newark Feb 1 Mrs Cathrine Flynn Ray was acquitted of the murder of her four year old niece Mare Canning. The case drew attention for a circus background and claims of abuse by her husband. Witnesses spoke of violent temper and acts of mercy, while the defense argued the child died in a attack by the husband.
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