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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1904
Page
2
A large advertisement extols Liquozone as a miracle treatment capable of curing numerous illnesses once deemed incurable. It claims years of scientific testing, offers a free trial with a $1,000 disease guarantee, and presents a list of diseases supposedly treatable. The text emphasizes oxygen and germ destruction, urging readers to request a sample via mail.
Margaret Broce sues an Indianapolis gas company for 5289 claiming she paid for illegal connections with her house and that the firm stopped service after agreeing to a 49 cent rate per cubic foot. She alleges breach of contract from a March 21 date and seeks her money back.
John Tornstein, a dry goods merchant at 07 W. Michigan Street, was swindled Saturday night when a man bought goods with a counterfeit $100 Confederate bill. Bornstein changed the note, received 88 in change, and only learned of the deception Monday morning. Police are investigating the incident.
Post office inspectors have recommended four new rural carriers for the outlying districts of Indianapolis Wandered Away. Joan Kendricks MM with fever wandered away from City hospital early Sunday morning clad in his gown and wrapped in a blanket Rain was falling Police found him on W Eighteenth St and the annusance took him back to bed He was no worse Monday Charged With Gambling Albert Blackwell saloonkeeper Thirteenth St and Columbia Ave with seven men was picked up Sunday night.
Tragic report from Trazil Indiana states Judge Silas B. Coffey, a Civil War veteran and prominent local figure, dropped dead while in Manilla, Arkansas area. The death stunned the community as authorities prepared to notify relatives and review routine duties.
A newly chartered union formed by workers in the city plans to press the administration with a demand that stenographers employed by the city be unionized. The group, backed by the American Federation of Labor, plans to move to the criminal courtroom Monday night to organize. Representatives were seen in the courthouse basement reviewing the ground conditions.
Otrth Tuireell Wootten, daughter of Mr and Mrs Milton Wootten, 179 Broadway, is connected to a elopement involving Frederick Anton T of Sullivan. The couple reportedly fled to visit his father, a munit operator, and were said to marry compelled by the pretense. Relatives learned of the elopement and details suggest the pair traveled from Sullivan to Phjoage and returned, with work at the Academy and other local ties noted.
In Chicago on a March Sunday Lilian Lettick faces a custody dispute as Louis Keelar plans to marry her, while Aubin Keelar seeks the girl through a different claim. The mayor warns against violations of guardianship and suspends a contract as station by engineers notes.
A City hospital nurse laments parents' obsession with happiness over pain and noise. She says hospitals are seen as places of joy, while patients suffer in silence and groan, yet staff strive to ease discomfort and curiosity during visits.
A Laguna named Paso de Columbia near Cozumel has been leased to the Mexican government for ten years to breed turtles and tortoises. The lessee pays customs duties at Chetumal, and other privileges include timber cutting and gathering rubber. The site covers about 13,000 hectares in the Ralanema district.
Disjointed report from March 71 describes Rena Neleun of Pleter e under arrest for allegedly sending poisoned candy to a girl. Separate notes mention injuries from highwaymen, a postponed cabinet meeting, and local society activities in Wisconsin and nearby towns.
In a testimonial from Bat-Ye Creek Michigan a patient reports severe stomach and intestinal distress for years. Since starting Grape-Nuts four years ago he has had no attacks and credits the product with curing symptoms. Medical practitioners reportedly prescribe Grape-Nuts as a substitute for medicine for stomach trouble and nourishment.
James Youngs of Chatham awoke Sunday night to find himself under arrest for tapping Donkey's drug store. Nancy Davis, reportedly recovering, faced amputation surgery and is improving at the City hospital after being found in a hovel at Sacksouw Park.
A raft carrying Farward Siclelmeyer and others overturned on a 20 mile downstream trip Sunday near Morriest. The group planned to hunt and recover John Schowe's body, while a rowboat voyage preceded the attempt. In New York, Policeman Thomas J. McGowan, 24, killed himself amid unclear motives.
Frankfort March 7 Kentucky legislature passed a bill extending the school term to six months. The measure has been sent to Gov. Helmton for signature.
West Indianapolis through the Commercial club notes progress in improving transit service. An additional car was added on Sunday and another on Monday as the group targets the Silver Star Company's franchise to address poor service.
In St Louis, Mrs Joseph Sailer collapsed and died of heart disease after posing in a Columbia costume at a masquerade ball in the North St Louis parlor hall. The event attracted hundreds. Sailer had been a prominent figure on the floor and admired for her charm and cordial manner.
Reports from Sunflower County say five men were killed and two wounded in Buddsville after a gambling dispute sparked a deadly shooting. The violence escalated in a single location where bets and chicanery were reportedly involved, tied to ongoing racial tensions and previous violent incidents in the area.
In New York on March 7 a funeral for a faithful St Bernard drew a brass band and a clergyman. Thieves and a guardian dispute over ownership faltered, but the dog was honored. a maple monument is planned at the gravesite by the water.
In Opira prison a condemned man Sparks attacked a guard with a knife before mounting the scaffold. He was pinned to the wall with pitchforks and overpowered until the rope was adjusted. The second attempt brought a fatal neck break, ending the execution.
In Reading's Scott Works of Heading Iron Company a new form of cannon is described. The device, named The cmon, is a segmental wire gun weighing 100 pounds and designed to withstand powerful explosives.
A report describes a proposed oil plan by Pale dt to unify operations across multiple states. It envisions handling and refining oil locally by laying pipelines and building large refineries, enabling producers to process their own product and expand the market similarly to major oil companies.
Wy Foltz of St Joseph Michigan died in a Pullman berth near Somerset Kentucky while returning home from Cincinnati after a health decline. He had traveled south for his health and was told recovery was impossible.
James E. Martin, a 23 year old escapee from a sanitarium, was found Sunday at Lafayette in the home of a sister. He had fled the sanitarium wearing only a nightgown but was aided by a friend who supplied clothes and money.
Rates for one way second class colonist travel to California Oregon Washington and Idaho apply from Chicago to the Pacific coast priced at 23 dollars from St Louis or New Orleans 0 dollars further details from W H Connor general agent 68 E Fourth Cincinnati Also mentions quiet selling and minimal cost for Nner in The Bun and office contact for tickets.
James Murphy died in jail and his brother Michael Murphy, also in the same cell and rheumatic, transported the remains from Mariford Connecticut to Hartford on Sunday. The story notes long suffering and a move of the body, then abruptly shifts to advertising Doan’s Ointment with claims of relief and universal availability at drug stores.
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