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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1904
Page
4
A Kansas City man arrested for stealing from a telephone box to pay for a baby's coffin is saved by community aid. Police and managers refuse prosecution, an undertaker donates the coffin, neighbors help, and the man finds work while vowing honesty. The tale contrasts with political scorn in Washington and local hoaxes.
A collage of quotes from readers including E M Johnson and others on politics, prohibition, bridges, crime, and local issues. Each speaker comments on candidates, policy, and civic concerns, with opinions on the bridge situation, municipal services, and the role of newspapers.
A 1904 Bean Hill Beacon column mixes local chatter, odd anecdotes, and social notes from Mount son and nearby areas. It mentions political talk, a goat and a bird, a polemic about dogs per township, and a mock advertising contest among butchers with short verse entries.
Fragmented account details a naval clash at Port Arthur with ships named Adams, Asama, and others. It lists vessels from Russian and Japanese fleets, armament, speed, and armor while noting commanders and fortifications around the harbor. A narrative interlude shifts to a personal scene with a wounded man and a woman reacting to the event and its impact.
Prokis named its county ticket including Prosecuting Attorney Wilson Bown Sheriff Sammae Senuck Treasurer Hiram W. Rodgers Coroner Ar Kimer M. Taggaet Commissioner First District BP Osborne Tivingtony Commissioner Second District Jan Risley Washington township Surveyor B W Stoddard Senators Harrison Ogbern Ma ML Blunt John W Appel Alfred P Wiley Pike township Representatives Pleasant C Bond Frank Easton Warren J J Milhouse De cater township Charles Tegieman George Stitz SS Stanton William A Euleson
In a curious court moment a group associated with the Kokume steel wire company set up a machine and ran wire in a federal courtroom. The act, described as for edification, lasted about an hour during the proceedings.
Wabash alumni banquet was held Friday night in the university hall. President Kane attended and heard stories from the college area about when he became president years ago. Charles W. Moores acted as toastmaster.
Bar low under the knife at City hospital after a three week duty layoff. A Big Four yard brakeman, Walter Anderson, fell from a cut of cars and was taken to St Vincent's with a back sprain. Purdue wreck repair near Brightwood clears 14 students dead. cars to depart soon. Davis man George Dean and Henry Pratt handed to grand jury over Hobbs Station hold up. Shortridge parents protest school board decision on Paul Merrell sitting with a colored girl. indignation meetings discussed.
Advertising letters praise Magic Foot Drafts as cures for rheumatism. Testimonials from Annie Les, J H Dirkman, Join Will Arm, Mrs Mary St Woomsie, and others claim relief after trying the drafts. The company offers free trial pairs and a rheumatism booklet from the Magic Foot Draft Co. at Oliver Kilg Jackson Michigan.
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