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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1903
Page
8
Rev. W. O. Griffin of Troy quits his Westchester M E Church post after deacons bar him from playing baseball. An all around athlete he holds good positions with several eastern clubs and will be paid 1200 for remaining games. He is a 5000 pitcher and also refs at bag No. 1.
Two local boys discover a two month old baby boy wrapped in newspapers on the east bank of White river near Locster mills behind Washington street. This marks the second such infant found in the mill rear in a month and one of several suspected infanticide cases reported to the coroner in six months. no clues yet to the perpetrators.
A local clerk noted a record day with 25 marriage licenses issued on Tuesday and another 25 expected the next day. The scene closed with a sense of notable activity as the office prepared for a potential repeat.
Brookside park hosts the annual Laycock Manufacturing outing Saturday featuring thirteen evening events for men women and boys and girls with three prizes per event. A basket dinner follows the field day and athletic prizes are awarded along with cash prizes for valuable employee suggestions. The day ends with a baseball game between the factory team and the Bankers in a league clash.
Albert Walker, 22, of Poor Place, was struck by a westbound engine while asleep on railroad tracks near Iowa Street East. The records say bones in his right leg were shattered and he survived only due to fortunate timing. Police and railroad officials investigated the incident.
In Rocheport area, P. D. Nuckles returns to the farm after floodwaters recede to find a nearly new, fully furnished house carried from Bia farm. The owner remains unidentified.
KOKOMO Ind June 4 A modern Nebuchadnezzar was the late Dr Edwin Stanton With a mania for eating grass Stanton would go to the Nelda and crop the tender blades with the cattle Stanton died Tuesday at age 80 and physicians are autopsying his remains to see if poisoning caused death He is believed to have devoured a poisonous herb Stanton was once wealthy but lost his money through reverses and for years imagined himself an ox
City dogs are being poisoned with strychnine hidden in meat called dog buttons. Owners report July heat drives more prowling at night as police work to trap the culprits and stop the summer epidemic.
In Peoria on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning a mob formed around the city jail attempting to lynch Black murderer By McCray who killed Detective William E B Murphy. Police and fire department maintained order and dispersed the crowd. Murphy leaves a widow and family.
The Boys Club chaperoned by Miss Graydon held its annual outing at Broad Hippie Park on Tuesday with about 200 boys. Activities included running races and amusements. Willie McKee reportedly set a new mince pie eating record though exact time was not recorded. Everett Tree won the divest prize in the running event. Free transportation connected the outing.
Washington June 34 Government investigators will probe a rumor alleging A. W. Machen former rural delivery superintendent colluded with three suppliers to overprice painting letter boxes. More than 200000 government letter boxes are in use. Chicago June 4 Christian workers central states convention gathers many Indiana preachers.
In Brigham City Utah nearly 600 young Mormons of both sexes were threatened with excommunication for patronizing a dancing pavilion run in opposition to one owned by the church. The offense followed their disobedience of church authorities in Salt Lake City on June 4.
James Andrews was found guilty of murder in Marion County and sentenced to life imprisonment. The trial concluded in about a day and a half with a jury deliberation of under two hours. The case, considered the cheapest murder trial in county history, cost the state only 80 dollars.
In Indianapolis haberdashers windows bright summer fashions appear with gray and blue shirts, gray socks, canvas shoes, and Panama to wide straw hats. Patterns favor stripes and dots, with turnover collars and four in hand cravats. Canvas shoes come in white, tan, and olive while hats range from panamas to braided straws, with bold and plain options.
George O rsmith, known as Pittsburg Phil, is barred by the Jockey Club from receiving entries. The ban stems from alleged suspicious betting during the Jamaica spring meeting and subsequent races at Morse Park. Smith owns one horse outright and has interests in several others.
Kulea Lepleux from Normandy arrived in St Louis after a three week journey from New Orleans, mostly on foot, covering about 706 miles. He is a landscape gardener who works at the exposition grounds and faced many hardships along the way.
Dorothy Pluckebaum thirteen daughter of Adolph Pluckebaum fell from a Riverside park swing Tuesday evening and sustained a broken leg. An ambulance took her to a city dispensary for treatment.
Isaac Murphy, arrested on a charge of enticing Olive Mantle from Greentown into a horse of ill repute, was dismissed by Police Judge Whallon on Tuesday. The court found no clear implication against Murphy or the girl, who was advised to return home and stay with her parents.
Santos-Dumont piloted airship No 9 a long egg shaped craft over central Paris on Tuesday and landed it in its own dooryard with perfect control as spectators watched the ascent and descent from nearby streets.
Paris dispatch says President Loubet, visiting London next week, will confer with British cabinet members on difficulties arising from affairs in Morocco Tunis Tripoli and Egypt.
The Money League will relocate its headquarters from Denver to Indianapolis to gain central access. Officials expect the next annual convention to be held in Indianapolis, aligning with the central location plan.
The Carroll county society, a group of former Carroll county residents, holds its twelfth annual reunion Thursday afternoon at Riverside park. The event includes games, social time, renewal of acquaintances, an informal program, and election of officers. Dinner is planned for 6 p m. Pet Snakes at Boys Camp in Milligan Indiana are popular pets among NMU A boys. Visitors report the snakes are common and the boys are enjoying camp until June 30.
Rome June 4 The Vatican has been requested to lend the St Louis exposition all documents and maps in its library bearing on the discovery of America. Plymouth Mass June 4 A member of the St Louis world’s fair commission seeks to have Plymouth Rock taken on an exhibition train across the country ending at the exposition grounds.
Greenwich Cinn June 4 Genevieve Peats daughter of millionaire Peats died from injuries in the Peats mansion fire Monday night She was terribly burned Her mother also burned while trying to save the child but will recover Archibald Morrison a traveling salesman committed suicide by leaping from a Brooklyn Bridge tower onto a passing freight train Tuesday and was dead at the scene
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