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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1904
Page
2
The Indianapolis women's club completed withdrawal from the local council on Tuesday. On motion of Mrs. Charles B Clarke the resignation was accepted with regret and with dissenting vote.
Chicago visitor Charles Andrisin narrowly escaped serious injury after being pinioned between a turnstile crossbar and a post at the exposition pike. Rescue by attendants freed him as onlookers and a Cairo staff assisted. He was taken for treatment for painful injuries not considered fatal. Arrests also reported in East Liverpool and Toledo financial notes.
A June wreck near Danville involving a Wabash freight train collided with a ble four freight cars derailed and dumped logs, injuring no one. Rail officials investigated the Danville crossing incident as crews cleared wreckage.
Two masked men halted a Denver and Rio Grande passenger train near Palisade on Wednesday. They wounded Brakeman Shellenberg, shot the conductor’s lantern, and used nitroglycerine to blow open the express safe grabbing a small amount of money.
Delaware Democrats unanimously instruct delegates to back Judge Gnergs Gray at St Louis, though Gray disagrees. Colorado delegates back Hearst in a 79 to 108 vote. Kansas City platform endorsed. Hartsburg, Pa. fills vacancy after Senator Quay’s death. Next December may see a legislative extra session for a senator. Porto Rico Democrats adopt a platform and send delegates to St Louis. Ex Senator Wolcott invited to nominate for VP at Chicago. Colorado Democrats denounce Gov. Peabody over mining troubles. Republicans sweep Oregon state elections. Hawaii Democrats back Hearst. Georges O Malley mentioned. Butte, Montana nominates socialist gubernatorial candidate. Ohio liquor groups unite against local option in defense.
Potatoes are selling at record highs in New York with new potatoes on the dock at 6.25 per barrel, far above previous records. Retailers report prices near double those of a typical year and no relief in sight for housekeepers.
Births list numerous couples with addresses and newborns including Dora and Harry BM Spencer at 418 Ken Hington est, a girl. Deaths note Nancy Ballard and Mary Daniels with causes meningitis heart disease and typhoid fever. Marriages feature many pairs such as Trautman Beard Edmonds Tussell Gray Keys Bell Clark Sullivan McCarty Brundridge Monroe Wiese Dect Sylvester Kinney Townsend Wilson Shoemaker Sutherland Albrecht White Waldo Haywood Dawaon and others. Building permits record multiple properties with addresses and project details including cottages, additions, repairs and estimated costs.
Miss Mabelle Floy Lewin, 22, married Alvan C. Case in Chicago with no warning to her mother or fiancé. The couple, soon to live at 3417 Prairie Ave, faced family objections as Case described their courtship and Lewin’s past engagement to Eastman. Case vows they will “make our way in the world” despite the wedding shock.
A giant oriole nest from Choloma Honduras, described as four feet long and eight feet stretched, arrived in New Orleans via P. Lelong from James Rea. The woven straw structure holds two large pockets for nesting and feeding young, with meticulous binding and a poundish total weight.
Daniel Thompson forced entry into Charlie Mocka laundry in Sersey City New Jersey finding Meek and two assistants Quan Ling and the Mack bound gagged and tied as if laundry packages. The cash drawer was emptied of eight silver dollars while robbers fled leaving the scene and police hunt for the trio.
The Liberty Bell, cracked and rusted yet cared for, arrived in St Louis on Wednesday afternoon aboard the Chicago and Alton. It was displayed at the world’s fair grounds, marking a new leg in its journey to celebrate historic freedom.
June 8 The Cripple Creek district is under martial law Adjutant General Sherman Bell has taken charge He explored reports of miners gathering near Victor with a troop escort and mine owners leaders The Bus Hill fortification earlier mocked militia arms three wooden cannons were found The leaders are arrested or deported and most strikers are jailed Cripple Creek Victor streets calm. no further trouble expected
Police used axes and crowbars to break into Hannah Elias’s second floor apartment in New York, arresting the woman charged with extorting 97.40 from John R. Platt. The suspect, described as a negress, faced officers at police headquarters after a tense, hourlong preparation and a dramatic breakout.
New York June thieves ring exposed after $50 000 in gems vanished from La Marquise hotel. Clerk Henry J. Davis and bellhop captain George G. Lecker arrested after detective pursuit. Dards confessed to pausing surveillance while Lecker copied keys and gems were lifted.
Danbury area reports feature a mare’s colt adopted by its cow, a cow fishing in a brook catching catfish, and a shepherd dog drowning its own litter after grief over puppies drowned by the owner. These incidents center on farmer Hefferan and nearby Geary and Murdoch households, with animals displaying remarkable behavior.
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania residents reported a long garter snake about a foot in length dragging a carving knife in its mouth along the pavement one evening. The creature drew attention from bystanders as it slithered past, and when attempted capture it shed the knife and fled beneath a perch.
In New York Hannah Elias, a European-born intriguer, faces details of an extortion plot cited by Platt. He claims she threatened suits and implied payment would end trouble, alleging he paid more than 15,000 last month, while a $750,000 extortion claim involved millionaire John Platt. Elias was arraigned, case adjourned to Friday afternoon, remanded to the Tombs in jail.
Evidence of a new Austrian discovery named ascaten claims to cure catarrh and asthma. Consular reports say obstinate cases improved with seven drops daily, and the Austrian dispensary at No 6 East Fourteenth Street, New York, offers free sample bottles by mail to applicants nationwide.
An old nurse’s remedy named Winson’s Boothing Stnp for teething soothes discomfort, softens gums, relieves pain, calms wind colic, and claims to cure diarrhoea. Includes train travel ads to Michigan City and special services by Lake Erie & Western RR. Also promotes government land loans in Rosebud Reservation with pamphlet offer. Contact N. M. Breeze, 435 Vine Street, Cincinnati.
Gov Yates takes a fresh grip on state politics decapitating five rivals who failed to match his vigor at the Springfield convention. He may announce another trip, offering $30 to Denver and back. Details note two daily trains on the Union Pacific North Western line with tourist sleeping cars.
The Sun’s For Sale column promises sales power with ten word snippets and boasts about the New York Central line. It invites readers to request an illustrated catalogue from George H. Dani folx at Grand Central Station, New York, for its Fair-Trek Berle promotional material.
Public notices describe hunting and fishing trips, summer resort guidance, and telephone pamphlets on North-Western Railway travel. Details include dates for round trips from Indianapolis, through sleepers to northern Michigan resorts, with a June start and September end for the season.
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