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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1902
Page
5
Ex police chief Quigley argues many criminals live in Indianapolis and operate elsewhere. He notes fixers align police support in towns to run quiet games, then gangs rob locals. Crooks specialize and fail when they stray from their trained crime like porch climbing or diamond switching.
Sixteen Cleveland women formed Sunbeam Circle a decade ago to aid crippled children. They secured a charter on Thursday and plan to expand the Sunbeam school with Miss Callaghan as teacher. Ten pupils now ride in carriages from home to Goodrich house for classes and return each day, with more expected in October.
A nobleman fleeing a sham marriage meets a Chicago heiress fleeing arranged nuptials on a Scotland to Glasgow train. A clergyman witnesses their union by Scottish law, then the couple discovers they were unknowingly playing into a staged matchmaking scheme. They plan to have the wedding reversed in a civilized manner.
A Baltimore resident, Mr Rolandparke, voices fury at neighbors who allegedly poached his lawn mower last summer and now send a committee to demand sharpening for the upcoming season. The quarrel shows mounting tensions over property and neighborly disputes.
A collection from small papers notes printers in Anderson printing posters in Cleveland, a Castorville farmer derides a highway law after a calf incident, a Rushville firm offers a $75 burial outfit for $1 monthly, Luther Solliday leaves for Ohio selling patent freezers, Marguerite Murray and Mabel White elope with a show then return, an accident injures Fort Wayne man, Lon Kiser counts 440 rose bunches totaling about 20 000 roses, with brief notes from Worthington Marion Carthage and Fort Wayne papers.
Henry Richlen, formerly of Cincinnati and disbursing officer for the department of justice, confessed to Attorney General Knox that his accounts showed a shortage between $7,000 and $8,000. He was arrested and a books investigation was ordered. In Windsor, Queen Alexandria and the royal family attended Ascot races with the king not joining the party.
In Indianapolis a popular accessory is the folding fan worn with a chain around the neck. Gold watch chains serve as fan or purse chains for fashionable women. Bead chains in various styles sell for 1 to 2 dollars, with imitation beads and white or colored strings available cheaply. If no chain is desired a white satin ribbon two yards long ties the fan to the neck.
Immigrant opportunities in Texas and Louisiana praised with emphasis on rice farming. Noting $20,000,000 added wealth from rice and affordable land, this item urges readers to request Rice Books or the Southern Pacific Rice Cook Book via local agents or W. H. Connor in Cincinnati.
A brief note notes a help service offered by The Sun's newspaper in Ohio, referencing telephone contact and a request for reader engagement. The fragment hints at a promotional or guidance line without clear events or dates.
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