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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1903

Page

2

Desks Sgt Crane Warns Warren to Quit Drinking

The scene at the police station shows Sergeant Leonard Crane warning Warren to quit drinking after a bear incident and a string of misperceptions. Crane recalls past whisky use and confesses his own eyesight issues, insisting Warren will see things and fail in duty if he keeps drinking.

Sergi Warren Uring Pogues Run Tor Pogues Washington St Sala Crane Sogner Jocuser Crane Kentucky Alabama-st Warrer

Two Hundred Strike Shuts Barton Miner Yard

Bridgeport reports two hundred miners at Barton strike over alleged improper weight. Workers protest wage and ore handling, demanding accurate measurements and fair grading of extracted coal. Local officials urge dialogue to resolve wage and safety concerns.

Bridgeport Barton

Henry Wawra Resigns as German House Custodian

Henry Wawra resigns after five years as custodian of the German house due to failing health and returns to the fatherland. He is succeeded by Robert Zenmcka.

Henry Wawra Mr. Wawa Robert Zen- Mcka

Feud Battle on Quaker Mountain Ends During Picnic Pass

A feud dispute in Raleigh NC on Quaker Mountain escalated into a shooting halted by a request to let a picnic party pass. Capt King was killed and two others wounded after the ceasefire, as factions from local neighborhoods clashed over an old quarrel.

Ralewil NC King Quaker Mountain

Labor leaders to address Parry event in Shelbyville

Organized labor in Shelbyville plans an open air meeting Friday night to discuss broader union troubles. Indianapolis leaders Mosars Lynch Kennedy and Perkins are listed among speakers, with a tentative venue and time noted, as city workers prepare for expected attendance.

Shelbyville Ind Mosars, Lynch, Kennedy and Perkins Labor Leagers Indianapolis Greve Glasect Ly

Wrecks injure multiple in regional accidents

Huntington dispatch reports an electric interurban car bound from Ashland to Huntington collided with a freight train near Catlettsburg, injuring six—Charles Armstrong, Martha Staley, Maud Troby, George Fahrlander, Mrs. Lew Shuler, and Jessie Stewart—plus several others. Separate incidents include a powder car explosion at Parkersburg injuring none and a derailed B&O passenger train at Leavittsburg with no serious injuries.

Huntington W. Va Camden Interstate Railway Ashland Pleasure Weske Catletteburg Charles J. Armatrong Cincinnati Martha Staley W. Ve Maud Troby George Fahrlander Columbus Lew Shuler Jessie Stewart Parkersburg Ohio River

No fooling when Coates wanted to die

Brunswick Ga June 26 W Coates general manager here of the Plant system of railroads blew himself to pieces with a dynamite bomb Wednesday night. The death by own action was not discovered until Thursday afternoon. The fragments were scattered for 10 yards. Former Healer killed Wichita Kan June 26 E H Strong's team ran away Thursday he was thrown against a tree and killed. A wife and seven children survive. Mr Strong came here from Dekalb county Indiana.

Brunswick W. Coates Wichita Kae E. H. Strong Mr. Strong Dekalb County Indiana

Laughing at Grape-Nuts Diet Converts Stressed Woman

A St Louis woman recalls mockery from family before adopting a diet of Grape-Nuts and cream plus Pontum Food Coffee for breakfast. She reports better sleep, weight gain, clearer skin, improved mood, steadier reading and thinking, and a lowered grocery bill after two weeks to a month, crediting brain-building effects to the product.

Seta St. Louis Agueyal Ana Abe Fostum Coi Battie Uretk

Man Gives Blood to Save Wife in Hospital Tragedy

Andrew Christiansen a carpenter living in Buffalo New York offered to donate blood to his wife Mrs Christiansen suffering from an incurable blood disease. He gave a pint and a half of his blood at the general hospital after a complex transfusion procedure but the wife died next morning. The operation was described as rare and the wife had previously come to America from England.

Buffalo Andrew Christiansen General Hospital Christiansen Hasdagg

Foolish powders and laughing gas at Lockerbie fair throng

The Lockerbie fair neared its end with a twinkling mood as crowds filled the tents. Madame Mae the London palmist drew steady curiosity, while booths dazzled with bright decor. Receipts showed brisk progress with Wednesday at forty dollars and Thursday near eighty, and organizers expect about eight hundred by week’s end.

London Madame Mae

Cablegrams From The Fast Father Agipay Ready To Report

Rome reports Father Agipay leader of dissident church in the Philippines will travel to Rome if the Vatican is ready to discuss his proposals for healing splits in the church archipelago. Archbishops named in Glasgow and Tuam. Burial of Cardinal Vaughan in London. London dates Edward VII birthday celebrations with Trooping the Colour. Belgrade reports King of Servia hosts government heads and officers as national fear closes. king dances at a peasant festival.

Father Aglipay Rome Father Agipay Philippines Vatican Holy See Cardinal Macchi Maguire Glasglow King OF Servia Belgrade

Romance of the Flood Brings Couple to Honeymoon News

James Steener of Jersey City, a commercial traveler, and Florence Jansen of New York, met on a stalled train during floods. Their romance blossomed as they waited for a new bridge, and they wed Wednesday night after Steener secured consent from Florence’s father.

New York James Steener Jersey City Aouth Florence Jansen Flo New Orleans Steener

Escape Man After Brother's Murder Fears

In St Louis on a June night, Mack, brother of a Kentucky murder victim, hid in a Viton station waiting room. He fled Jackson with no ticket or belongings, claiming friends of the accused sought his wife and that he went to Kentucky to aid prosecutions.

ST. Louis Thomas Marcum Muscoker Viton Mack Phoenix Jackson Mia Encape Jett Wena Hia Brothére Kentucky Ris

Bribery a Custom in Rhode Island Provoked by Twain Visit

Mark Twain, stopping in Providence on a trip from the cape to New York, reports Gov Garvin accused a judge of bribery without naming the suspect. Garvin dispatches an open letter denouncing bribery, pledging to curb it at the upcoming election as Rhode Island seeks to root out the practice.

Providence R. J Mark Twain Cape New York Gov. Garvin

Leaped From Table During Surgery At St Luke’s Hospital

Janes Hadding of Keokuk Jr undergoing throat operation at St Luke's hospital in Racine leaped from the operating table under chloroform. Surgeons stopped the operation as he recovered consciousness and avoided fatal injury when his movement caused instruments to miss his throat.

Racine, Wic St. Luke's Hospital Janes Hadding Keokuk Hadding Consciouanesa

Refused the Injunction in Jevanville Case

In Jevanville Indiana Judge Foater of the superior court denied the petition of Barge Furnitures Company for a permanent injunction against the Wood-workers Union. The judge ruled unions are not automatically responsible for acts of violence by their members. In New York Mrs Ellse Burns, a shorthand teacher, died and was cremated.

Jevaneville Ind Foater Superior Court Denien Barges Furnitures Company Wood-workers’ Union Offten Burns New York Ellse

Hair Caught in Machinery At Fox Woollen Mills

Minnie Mein hers, worker at Fox woollen mills in LaPorte Indiana, was partly scalped when her long hair was pulled into a large machine on Thursday afternoon. The engineer stopped the engine in time to save her from death.

Laporte Ind Minnie Mein Fox Woollen Dogen Masaive

Judge awards six cents in Michigan contract case

A circuit judge in Sault Ste. Marie Michigan awarded Lac la Helle land company of Laporte six cents against Munising railroad company of Marquette after a ten day trial. The railroad had sued for two hundred thousand dollars for alleged contract violation and the judge took the case from the jury and entered the award.

Laporte Ind Sault Ste. Marie Mich Lac la Helle Land Company Munising Railroad Company Marquette Robert E. Morrison Indianspolls O Mevecel

Loss of 300000 Fire Destroys Cincinnati Abattoir Plant

Fire in Cincinnati on Friday destroyed the Cin cinnati abattoir company plant. The loss is reported at 300000 dollars, with extensive damage to adjacent facilities belonging to Jo melys & Smith fertilizer operation. The blaze caused significant disruption in local industry and municipal services.

Cincinnati CincInnati Abattoir Company Jomelys & ‘Smith Countis

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