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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1904
Page
7
City hospital in Cincinnati reports a newborn with a rare deformity showing abdominal skin missing a six inch area. The umbilical stump is balloon shaped, exposing stomach and intestines. doctors fear the condition may be fatal within hours.
Naval authorities plan two new German squadrons. One unit is to operate in the eastern Mediterranean and on the East African coast, while the second will serve in the southern Baltic.
The item reports a man found with fatal injuries on a Nile bed after alleging assault by a man named Roma while returning from the theater. A grand jury in St. Louis is examining charges of alleged graft in the House of Delegates related to pneumatic tabs and terminal pills. Also noted are two men killed and nine injured in an explosion at Cambria Iron Works in Pittsburg and Johnstown-region incidents.
Noblesville Indiana and Camden New Jersey report a city ordinance forcing muzzles on dogs found running at large with enforcement implications. In Camden, Judge Alfren Hugg, a leading Democrat, was asphyxiated at his home on Thursday morning.
A mixed dispatch from Piua Ohio reports Bartty Schucker suffocated by gas from a stove, tucking in the death of his brother Hel Ry, while other items note a German historian tracing poker to the United States, and Wall Street speculating on war outcomes. A San Francisco case involves Hugh Craig seeking $982.44 from John Dewey over a loan years prior.
An excerpted advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as the best preparative for maternity. It warns that alcohol-heavy tonics harm the mother and baby, touts the product as safe, and cites testimonials from women praising improved health, reduced labor pain, and overall well being. The piece invites readers to seek medical advice from Buffalo's Medical Association and promises $100 for cures it cannot achieve.
Fragmented report covers Senator Morgan’s Panama annexation bill proposing annexation to the United States with compensation of 10,000 and 46,000,000 for properties tied to the new Panama canal, plus placing 10,000 at the president’s disposal. Also notes McDonald’s consumption illness and snow in Southern California with frost fears.
A large fire at the Shelby plant of the United States Steel Trust wiped out production and stock, causing extensive losses estimated at millions. Investigating reports mention electric causes and resultant destruction of 800,40 tons of steel products and six months of output, with a multi-million dollar damage tally.
A fragmenting sale style notice lists a business chance seeking a partner to invest in a patent near 401 Virginia, plus advertisements for a confectionery and laundry agency, rental rooms in a brick factory, and several investment solicitations. Also mentions shares in Gold Mill and Gold Mines with prospectus, a shoe store in Muncie, and contact lines in 3128 Walton Avenue and 368 Senate.
A battered ad offers fifty dollars for Flety W and money loans from 3 to any amount on furniture, planca, vehicles and other personal property. Weekly installments set at ten for a fifty-dollar loan with one twenty cents per week. Confidential private offices in Lombard Building and Market Street. No charges taken out in advance and no inquiries.
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