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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1903
Page
8
In Williamsburg a public beef-eating contest crowned former mayor Men Van Wrek as champion, consuming eight and three-quarter pounds in under an hour. Competitors Michael Schaupant and I Oschmann trailed as Brooklynites watched.
An aged Richmond couple, Walter T. Carpenter now 92 and his wife a few months younger, are noted for long Quaker meeting attendance and habitually riding horses. Carpenter once led Earlham College as superintendent and earlier engaged in Ohio commerce. both natives of New York and Clinton County Ohio respectively, they still wear early Quaker garb. Back to Washington City paroled Michigan City prisoner George Laforce foiled by officers at a stockyards saloon. Laforce has been on parole since 1901 and was sent back to Michigan City.
A fragmented ad promotes Dr. Davill Kennedy’s remedy for kidneys liver bladder and blood. It claims a free trial and mentions a prepaid coupon and trial offer, with references to newspapers Indianapolis Sun and Indianapolic Daily Ocean. No clear dates or locations are fully readable.
Waterbury Conn June 25 Grass of a peculiar sturdy growth troubles Bronson library trustees. They hire a Winsted animal dealer to provide a small herd of Angora goats to keep the lawn around the $50 000 structure tidy. The goats will be guarded and kept in check by a wire fence.
Tint Reever a glassworker from Marion was arrested and charged with placing his wife in a resort. He was fined $1 and costs and given 94 days in the workhouse on two counts assault and battery and entering the house where the woman stayed. The judge admonished the woman to seek legitimate employment as Reecer faces about nine more months in the workhouse.
In Oska loosa George Milledge, arrested on a charge of beating his wife, swallowed ten grains of strychnine on Thursday and died in the jail infirmary. He cried that no mob could reach him where he was going, as officers reported.
Boston June 26 Hooker day opened cold but dry as crowds watched 15000 soldiers parade. The main event was the unveiling and dedication of the Gen Hooker monument in the city’s grand pageant the largest in 35 years.
The piece praises New York roof gardens as ideal summer entertainment with Hammerstein's shows at Victoria and Bela theaters. It highlights “There Is but one New York” and the popularity of the Baby song, notes a shift toward American themed works, and mentions Witmark & Son signing Thornton Cole to write exclusive scores for future productions.
A New York Engineering News article notes most U.S. cities with populations over 100,000 do not yet own their water systems. Only nine large cities still private, with New Orleans and Omaha already moving to public ownership. agitation is strongest in San Francisco, Indianapolis, and Denver, while overall gains depend on public sentiment and regulation.
The piece argues that combined with kinder customer treatment by firms, public ownership might have deterred moves to municipal control in the past. It notes benefits of municipal ownership but stresses progress should be checked by reforms, suggesting cities need broader reforms beyond water works to curb private ownership evils and enable public benefit.
A Manila court case features Solomon and Miteman, with judge Ambler awarding the plaintiff 400 pesos in damages and alimony while warning against further entanglements. The trial recalls a breach of promise in the Philippines and involves Chinese merchants and inspectors.
In Kralaska Mich a new suspicion adds to the list against Mrs Mary McKnight jailed on a confession that she poisoned her brother his wife and child and may have murdered eight of her relatives and friends all dying after crossing her path. James Murphy a brother was in Kulkuska with his wife as the case unfolds and Mrs Murphy questions her sister's innocence.
Sheriff Creighton cites evidence noting Mrs Murphy refused capsules from McKnight believed to cure Murphy's grip. Investigators say McKnight planned to kill Murphy’s kin with strychnine. Murphy now refutes necessity of the capsules. McKnight paced days jailed, confession drafted by Prosecutor Smith, clinging to Baptist clergy for interview.
A dramatic appeal warns of a catarrh epidemic and touts Brazilian Balm as the universal cure. The ad claims the remedy destroys the catarrh microbe, clears nasal mucus, stops coughing, and restores vitality, offering a month’s treatment with a $1 purchase plus a supporting detoxifying tablet.
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