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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1904
Page
5
A New York regiment returns home with Ingraham gravely ill as officers and civilians visit the wounded in a sunlit ward. The President and officers greet Captain Winn, whose leg wound draws a warm, reverent reception from the visiting group and anxious onlookers.
The scene unfolds with President and doctors debating Captain Winn’s future as he fights brain fever and court martial pressures. A friend asks to aid him, possibly allowing a return on horseback. The president notes Winn’s fragility and a nearby love interest tends him. A soldier’s fate hangs on forthcoming decisions amidst battlefield chaos.
The scene unfolds above a wooded Maryland river bend where Forts and field works rise across the Potomac. Major Winn returns from injury to join the Foreign Legion brigade, while his loyalty to Ingraham and Columbia connections color his reception by generals and aides as the Civil War mood turns to reconnaissance and readiness.
A wounded man, unable to go in person, plans to seek aid for his stricken and unconscious friend. He contemplates contacting General Kalorama and the Columbia wid for assistance.
A 13 year old boy Lac Swarp of Gallitzin, Pa, pursued by his father, George Swarp, ran up a mountain slope and toppled onto the railroad below. His skull was crushed in the fall near the Pennsylvania line as he attempted to escape a whipping. Reported from Altoona on June 1, the tragedy details a fatal escape attempt ending in a fatal fall.
At a St Louis fair the only regularly organized boy fire department in the world competes with an all boy crew. The unit features a exact duplicate engine and wagon of a real fire company with six men, ages from 14 to 30. Chief George C Hale of Kansas City organized the group and the lads perform fire drills rescue duties and mock blazes twice daily for visitors.
M Vernelet known as the crocodile tamer performs a variety of tricks with crocodiles in Paris. He focuses on making the creatures do unusual maneuvers while claiming an advantage in training compared to other animal trainers. The animals appear hardy and responsive to audience approval.
The Marion County Indiana decree directs the Indianapolis Mortar and Fuel Co. as plaintiff to cause sale of real estate at public auction. The property is Lot twelve in Block six of Martindale's Second Addition in Lincoln Park, Indianapolis. Rents and profits for the term exceed years, with interest and costs, will be applied to satisfy the decree. Sale to occur July 24, 2004, between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the Court House door. Attorney J B Berrybill represents the plaintiff.Francis Brothers & Van Holt are associated with the case.
H Wee Derwer of Jamestown New York stands eight feet eight inches tall and weighs 148 pounds. He has applied for the naval academy but is about two pounds short of the height requirement, as the navy demands two pounds to rack of height.
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