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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1905
Page
3
Mrs. Mary Good, 24, from a New York hospital cot, says vanity led her to wear high French heels, causing a foot injury four years ago. Necrosis worsened, and she will have one leg amputated at St Luke's hospital Saturday. She urges women to avoid fashionable heels.
Adam nan opm starteg ont Fri morning and fell while selling brooms along Vir biotin eye and East xt. He had walked there for eight years but found no cellar to open and sustained severe bruises to head and body. He was taken by an arrest car to his home via Dr Reed of the City Dispensary. Near W. Washington st and Rockville road.
Roy Green, 13, hanged in Owensboro Kentucky for the July 31 1904 murder of James Coomes. He confessed claiming whisky spurred the crime and expressed repentance. The victim from Webster County was struck with a plank at the fair grounds. Green stole coins and fled, later captured to await trial. The execution occurred at 7 a.m. with the noose for a strangulation death.
Severe weather caused much suffering among workers in Noblesville Indiana. Local business leaders raised 460 dollars and coal dealers donated two tons of coal for relief efforts to aid those affected by the harsh conditions.
Surrounded by walls and guards, Sergius, governor-general of Moscow, faced assassins and fears of death. Reports claim he used brutal tactics against students, sending Cossacks to quell protests, burning proclamations, and repressing citizens, prompting resignation and scrutiny by czarist authorities. The article portrays Sergius as a cruel despot whose rule sparked unrest and awe in Moscow.
A mob of hundreds of workers forced to halt after a break in at Grand Duke Sergius’s palace during “Blowdy Sunday.” The attackers smashed windows and breached the palace as soldiers arrived to disperse them. The grand duke fled and sought refuge at a nearby palace.
A daily city record lists births including Christopher and Clara Koop in Lexington and several others with varied surnames and locations such as Center Street and 27 Indiana. It also notes deaths at multiple hospitals, a selection of marriages like Alvin Jackson and Nannie Smttn, and building permits including repairs and brewery rentals, reflecting a bustling period record with many names and addresses.
Theodore Gilmer sues Bee Live Paper company for 3000 dollars claiming personal injury at the factory. The suit seeks compensation for medical costs loss of income and other damages arising from the incident at the plant.
Illiquid OCR summary notes sharp hog price declines and heavy trading in Chicago ledgers, with mixed grain and livestock receipts across Midwest markets. Cattle and sheep demand steady in Indianapolis and Cincinnati. New York stocks open higher as Erle and Reading push gains, while farmers watch wheat and corn futures amid a volatile day.
An effort to secure the release of Virw gle May Johnson charged with stealing a ring from Miss Blanche Smulth is led by her grandparents Mrs Ditmer and Mr Ditmer who promise a good home for the girl and to ensure no harm. The owner, Mrs Smith, does not want prosecution and wishes the girl to be free. The case awaiting Saturday court action. Special to the Sun from New York. The Equitable Life Assurance Society directors re elected J W Alexander as President and Tamer H Visite as Vice President after a recent $100,000 banquet. A plan opposing Mr Wyte was used to oppose those with methods distasteful to him. Presence of notable figures in Hyde Park and society circles noted.
In the senate on Friday Senator Moye eulogized Princess Willan, first president of the POT Phene epson WH One. The scene featured Beverluge, Hanke, and others praising the memory amid theater and workhouse references.
Fragmentary text describes a man seeking revenge on his father, a government arrest, and a tense rural setting with references to a powtiton and a telephone plot. Details are garbled and names unclear.
A ward meeting is set for Friday evening at Suethe Simork's gift room in Delaware Street to protest the extension of city administration past five years. A wart resolution opposes the proposal and will be read. additional meetings are being organized.
Charlies Dudt of Columbus was arrested Friday morning by Detectives Holz and Bray on charges of stealing a large number of ties and counter brakes from WT Hearney Vehicle Company at 5 W Market. He had a dozen counter brakes with him and claimed the goods were bought from a acquaintance.
A proposal lists about 300 names and positions for a new fire station to serve the northeast area around Hurat and Taitheata, near Warwick. The plan outlines site location and staffing in the effort to expand emergency services.
Gov Hayry on Friday signed a bill directing the creation of a slate oil refinery in Topeka. The measure, backed by officials including Schipps-Mcrae Press Association, moves the project forward under Kansas state authority.
Forty witnesses testified at Poles court as Nathan Farb son of Sam Farb faced charges of lottering and profane language. Prosecution painted a pattern of street corner loitering, with witnesses citing Farb’s alleged conduct and prior police fines on Farb family members. Defense moved to dismiss the complaint, arguing the warrant dated 1945 and the alleged offenses after that date were errors by the clerk.
Norman G Williams stands accused of abandoning his wife after their May 1901 marriage. The trial reveals the couple’s tumultuous history including a remarriage, a factory firing, and a baby born after the split. The woman testifies of suspicion and social pressure.
William B P Roberts sues Maggie Roberts for 5000 dollars claiming she accused him of stealing a cane from John Roberts, provoking his humiliation and estrangement within the family. The suit frames the alleged slander as a violation of Roberts reputation and seeks damages.
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