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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1904
Page
8
At Riveraide park the canoe Bontzouss and the bathhouse supply were smashed to pieces and drifted downstream. A force of men battled the powerful current for Bours, but could not prevent further damage. The steamer Helen Gould, a popular summer pleasure craft, was anchored downstream and saved from total destruction despite heavy battering.
Students at Morningside College staged a class prank during a morning color rush. A live rooster was decorated in freshmen colors and torn to pieces in a chapel melee after the rooster allegedly died during the scuffle. The incident could prompt prosecution by the Loyal Humane Society on charges related to animal cruelty.
A man shot himself in Justice Daw son s office on Thursday afternoon in Uniontown Pennsylvania. He was with his wife and Miss Bertha gink, whom he was allegedly infatuated with. The woman, known as Herre Hollingsworth, had claimed he deserted her and had traveled from Indianapolis.
In Hopkinsville Kentucky a manhunt report notes that Frank Merriwether the fourth of nine negroes charged with murdering robbing and unknown white man near Pembroke on November 11 190% was sentenced to hang. George Holland Tick Carney and Chas Finch allegedly resisted and more executions were alleged to follow as the case proceeds.
A jumble of notices reports varied civic topics from chapel curtains and drinking regulations to a state librarian’s money collection from Indiana’s early days. It notes political club formation, court alimony action, and calls for quarantine readiness in Lagro. A church inspection flags fire exit improvements.
A scrambled sports column highlights Gus Rublin, Canadian season opens next Saturday, and a slate of horse and boxing notes. Mentions include Jake Beckley near big horse bets in San Francisco, a Madison Square Garden clash, and Frank Robison aided by Milner magnates shaping the Cardinals. Toronto players Massey Downey Miller sign contracts. Kentucky Derby prep and regional racing chatter fill the page.
Marion defeated Indianapolis 7 to 2 on Thursday night at Mallon. The Old Soldiers played strong defense and dominated the Indians, winning as easily as amateurs.
Editors from Republican papers gather at the Claypool hotel for the Indiana Republican Editorial Association meeting. Western League games include Indianapolis at Anderson and Richmond at Elwood, with Central League matchups Fort Wayne at Lafayette and Danville versus Terre Haute referenced.
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