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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1905
Page
5
Dear Cousins comments on a Newport scene describe women in white lingerie outfits and lace trimmed garments. Two young sisters display doll attire in white lawn, while an ultra chic lavender silk suit worn by a wealthy woman highlights couture excess. The writer notes fit and drape matter as much as cost.
In a Chicago Record Herald excerpt, Ophelia Briegs rebukes William Dunkie as he returns from past missteps. She contends their love cannot endure due to his choice to buy a gasoline buckboard, ending their hopes of marriage and forcing separation.
A Boston Herald anecdote recalls John Litue of Laconia setting fare levels on a Meredith to Center Harbor to Sandwich stage line. Passengers braved a long incline as the driver warned that first class would stay seated, second class would exit to walk, and third class must exit to push the coach.
The American yacht Apache owned by Edward Randolph finished the Kalacr'a Cup race at 10:30 Monday after leaving Sandy Hook on May 17 with the racing fleet.
Berlin reports Duchess Cecilie, 19, Mecklenburg Schwerin princess, has completed her trousseau for her Tuesday wedding. Most dresses are Parisian, with undergarments from Mecklenburg, and many evening gowns feature high and decollete bodices. Rich materials include silver embroidery, lace, guipure, and Valenciennes. pieces range from simple linen dresses to elaborate silk ensembles.
Local society items report engagements and upcoming weddings in Indianapolis and surrounding areas. Names include Miss Made 1 Jones to Clyde Benjamin of St. Louis, Miss Laura Elizabeth to Satiny Bailey of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Effie Wayne visiting. events feature lawn fete at Technical Institute grounds for the Free Kindergarten association and multiple hostesses.
A cloudburst Sunday night flooded Bellefontaine causing many residents to flee their homes. Streets were inundated and houses and barns in low parts of town were washed from foundations.
A Japanese mail card shows a war scene with a battleship leading a column toward the observer across a broad sea. English caption under Japanese text reads Our Combined Squadron straining Toward the Enemy and depicts a black smoke filled horizon behind the ships.
A garbled OCR snippet presents stray phrases and names like Patrolman Chompen and Ket, with unclear dialogue about reading a play. The text lacks coherent facts or a clear news event to report.
Indianapolis residents endured a sweltering Sunday with a passing breeze at night. Saloons saw two morphine incidents as William Caldwell and Emma Hunt attempted self harm. both survived or psychiatric concerns noted. A large Evangelical Lutheran Orphan Society feast drew about two thousand attendees to E Washington Street, housing 64 children aged from 1 to 14. Within 24 hours, four arson attempts struck John Kaaste’s home at TH Central Ave, triggering detective investigations after a blaze caused about 250 in damages.
In Fort Collins Colorado a village blacksmith built decorative columns for his shop entrances using stacked horseshoes. Each column stands about two feet wide and five feet tall with wooden posts at the center, wired together and anchored to the wall with iron bands.
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