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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1905
Page
1
Special to the South Bend news reports Henry Levans aged 17 killed his brother Jultus, 35, after an argument on a street while both in a drunken condition. Henry showed no remorse, telling police he did not care if his brother was dead as blood ran from an open knife wound.
Special dispatch from City of Mexico reports hundreds more bodies recovered in Guanajuato after a cloudburst caused catastrophic floods. The disaster destroyed the US consulate, banks, theaters, hotels, and the governor’s residence. A temple collapsed burying shelter seekers. a Mexican Central train was swept away and seven people perished with many injured. Merrymakers on the plaza were swept away as the flood struck.
Special to The Son Portland report says United States Senator John H Mitchell was found guilty by a federal jury of accepting pecuniary compensation for lobbying before federal departments in Washington. He was recommended to mercy, with concerns of a potential mental breakdown following the verdict.
Charles Asterson armed with a revolver broke into the Goetz Goetz home after a rejected suit for Miss Lulu Wallace. He shot Mrs Ethel Wallace, Mrs Goetz, and Mr Goetz, killing Mrs Wallace and injuring three others. Asterson was arrested at the scene. Goetz family members sought safety in the store.
The New Marion county grand jury began its July session with no clear move to investigate race track bookmaking. Prosecutor Charles Benedict said he had not seriously considered starting an inquiry, though Deputy John Craig remains at the fairgrounds for potential information. The grand jury’s workload is described as unusually light and no action is planned on the Von Zell Floover case before Floover’s death.
A garbled OCR style list mentions dogs or horses and a string of names such as Hattie Weihe Ethel Mark Sultry Gilfain Attila Floral King Little Giant Columbia Girl and Prince of Pilsen. The text appears as a chaotic array of proper nouns with no clear event dates or outcomes.
Louis Eck, 1 Bow Twenty-Seventh at, was killed Monday night by an accidental discharge of an aid revolver. He was cleaning the weapon when it exploded, the bullet crashing into his brain.
RENSSELAER Ind June 4 The body of John J Leahy was found in the courthouse yard where he killed himself with arsenic He served three years in the United States Army and was brindled for bravery at Porto Rico He later served three years in the Navy Ut health is the supposed cause Also assorted local advertisements appear in the column including watch and dentist notices and a gas station listing
The piece portrays Gov. Hanly shifting burdens to citizens as a vigilant committee awakens to address suppression of poor selling at the race track. It claims the governor’s hands stay clean while locals bear the brunt of any falldown, urging action by the citizenry to steer the outcome.
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