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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1903
Page
3
Richmond dispatch reports Beeson installed as in charge of the dormant Citizens bank. He, with others, starts a probe into bank affairs and a creditors statement is expected by Saturday evening. It is believed president Elijah Kessler may not return, having shown no intention to do so.
Four inmates at Jeffersonville Reformatory in Indiana stroll away from a single guard while in plain clothes. Names include William Rice, Lester Keever, Rayme Landis, and Albert Jandis. They fled while workers were grouped outside the prison gates, prompting a posse and search as night fell.
President Roosevelt enjoyed a unique dinner party Friday night at Dickeys, a rustic Virginia side resort near Great Falls. In a log cabin with chickens and dogs roaming, Mrs. Dickey cooked for seven as Roosevelt praised it as the most delicious meal of his life. The party included Proctor, Garfield, Pinchot, Coolidge, Rixey, and Boteler. The report notes an unannounced visit ending with the president leading the group to the porch.
The jury panel in the Alfred Knapp murder trial will not be completed before Monday. By Saturday noon 11 jurors had been accepted, subject to peremptory challenges. The case concerns the confessed strangler and the veniremen remaining given further screening.
The body of John Penrick an ex Confederate and prominent farmer and sawmill man was found Friday after two days absence. A pet sow lay cuddled by his body as if keeping him warm in a pasture once owned by the decedent.
Bank run centered on James Duke secretary of the Royal Savings and Loan when rumors claimed he hid about $2000 in personal notes. Since 1897 he reportedly borrowed $500 and $1000 notes, totaling around $38,000, repaid some, with insurance protecting the institution. Directors say securities cover the deficit and a dividend will proceed.
Taqus Indians attacked a stage coach from Alamos to Guaymas. Two Indians and one soldier were killed, another soldier and passenger Juan De Dios Valenzula were badly wounded. Governor Torres sent rurales in pursuit and later surprised the Indians at Bajojari, killing seven. Lieut Robles died, and several officers were wounded.
John L. Noble attorney for James Hargis attacked Mason Wasson, a newspaper man, in Winchester and was later jailed in Lexington police station on disorderly conduct after a confrontation sparked by a hotel incident and a newspaper report.
Harvard students Jane 1 Guy Floyd Hunt and roommate Floyd KE Rich were arrested in Cambridge Massachusetts on charges of breaking into the Harvard cooperative society. Details of the alleged theft and items taken were not disclosed in the readable text.
New York reports mixed tone with durable goods and rail shares gaining. Observed cash flows include Pennsylvania stock strength and Toronto and Canadian Pacific movements. livestock markets show steady cattle and hog prices in Indianapolis and East Liberty, while Chicago grain notes reflect wheat and corn price shifts amid flood and market uncertainties.
Prices paid by shippers for eggs and poultry in Indianapolis markets. Hens, toms, ducks, and geese listed with varying price points. Groceries, canned goods, sugars, coffee, flour, and meats priced by wholesale standards. Includes butter, cheese, oysters, fish, and fruits with extensive itemized listings and per unit costs.
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