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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1904
Page
4
The Indianapolis Sun lists old and new telephone numbers and general contact guidance. It outlines postal mailing details, publication communications, delivery and advertising inquiries, carrier rates, and agent forwarding policies for sales and distribution.
The piece warns Republicans that their Marion County slate faces a tough, possibly decisive fight. It highlights weak candidates, fears a party split, and notes potential effects of national figures like Senator Fairbanks and Thomas Taggart on local campaigns. It also discusses Democratic plans and the risk of a major upset if weak men are retained.
The Citizens' league claims another victory as William Fortune, a member, dodged a city charge by claiming nonresidency. Indianapolis Judge Whalton dismissed the case, asserting Fortune is not a resident of the city. The episode raises questions about residency and local law.
An American citizen is held by bandits in Tangier while warships parade offshore demanding action from Moroccan authorities. The Brooklyn earned praise for its Santiago duty. The piece mocks Jap and czar actions and notes Ed Spurbler’s nomination for sheriff, with Fogarty cited as a long‑ago city official.
A. B. Neale argues that thorough tilling improves soil readiness for plant food while not adding new nutrients. John Decker promotes centrifugal milk separators as superior to gravity methods, claiming potential farm savings from higher butter yield and simpler equipment. advice on dairy management and oxygen milk fever treatment follows, with notes on pests like dandelion.
In Hauzhville a family scene unfolds with a mother reading the Bible as children wake. A local joke contest offers prizes from cash to books, and readers follow banter about insurance, shop prices, and a proposal to send for a year’s paper. The note closes Sept. 15 with four cents per contribution.
A former successful criminal describes his early heists and views on justice. He details a green hold-up and a later house job, including methods, the lure of easier crimes, and the emotional impact of night work. He recalls a close escape and the lure of anonymity.
Wednesday meals listed with breakfast items such as sliced bagels and cream toast, luncheon includes croquettes and fruit with coconut, dessert or beverage offerings unclear, dinner features breaded veal with gravy and potatoes, plus lemonade and nuts. The text is garbled with several misspellings and inconsistent items.
Chicago traders saw the May wheat contract close with little drama as Waterman of Albany steered the scene and shorts privately settled positions. The market traded about 100,000 bushels, with prices sliding four to five and a half cents. Warrantman reportedly held 73,000 bushels.
Mina Morris reports a man named June Ray W. Nixon was shot by Beda Mehr as he entered his hotel room at the Donnelly hotel. Mehr then killed herself with the same weapon. The deceased is believed to be Misa Maho, a domestic, and Harrison is expected to recover.
At the Morton county medical society meeting Tuesday evening Dr Gully Bell urged starting schooling at age eight. The discussion centered on medical inspection of public schools with Dr A W Mrayton proposing a yearly $5,000 appropriation for the grade schools inspection.
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