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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1903
Page
7
An American ship the Alex McWell ran aground near Praise reel after leaving Hong Kong on Dec 20. Five sailors disappeared after a drunken fight and the vessel drifted onto a reef, later found by a steamer with the crew rescued in an improvised boat.
A dispatch reports Homer Bird, convicted of killing two companions on the Fulton River, was hanged in Seattle. The narrative notes Bird’s final speech claiming innocence, prior parley with officials, and a calm demeanor at the gallows as Mrs Bird and Bernie Bird sought clemency.
Indiana student hazing case shocks campus as seven upperclassmen face faculty inquiry after a pledge was plucked from warmth to freezing air. The incident involved alternate hot and cold water dousing, ashes and broom depredations, and public shaming, with several accused from Tiffin and Port Wayne prominent in local circles.
Frank Wenson, 13, of Shelbyville, is under arrest after being charged Monday night with attempting to place Grace Benver, also of Shelbyville, in a disreputable resort on the South Side. The two had previously been schoolmates. the incident followed a theater outing and alleged coercion to remain in the city.
NECATLE Ind March 10 Representatives of the Morkun syntheste secure right of way for an enter urban Mieros Toledo po Indianapolis. admission refused for Italian Luca Lapetcha aged 16 who resided in Indians six months after coming from New York where he was a clerk in a law office but never attended law school. Ex Judge Walker questioned him and noted he had not studied law, prompting the Italian’s quip that a man must have a god before he can build a house.
The report covers Dr Godfrey Hunter Jr and his wife and son arriving in New Orleans after the resignation as U S minister to Guatemala. Hunter and his son were acquitted of a killing charge in Guatemala for the death of William Flingerald, claimed as self defense after a dispute in Guatemala City. The article also notes a wage increase for Cook County carpenters and a related court case in Vincennes, Indiana.
Harry Gorman, a Niagara Falls resident, lived as a man for two decades and even married. An incident on an icy sidewalk led to hospital discovery of her sex. She planned to resume male clothing but vanished from the hospital with doctors’ garments missing, possibly fleeing to Niagara Falls or New York to meet a sister.
In Philadelphia a junior student named Benwob, about 13, demonstrates wire less telegraphy using second-hand copper wire and a home built transmitter. He sends messages up to 400 feet from his yard using a simple dynamos power source and a crude receiver, reading signals from nearby telegraph lines. He hopes for a future with Marconi, though knows many applicants stand in the way.
Bon Sung died on Monday night amid a family desertion and allegations of a lover’s betrayal. The unusual death is blamed on a broken heart within old Chinatown circles. Jessamine Den Sang fled to New York with a companion, taking money from a safety deposit. Yeon awaits trial in Cook County on conspiracy to rob Miller's Cross-Complaint.
William Heney Johnson a 12 year old boy ran away from his Dougan Michigan home claiming his father William Johnson beat him. The boy’s parents have been contacted and a search is underway as authorities seek his safe return.
Advertises $22.00 fare via Chicago and Northwestern Railway from Chicago daily Feb 15 to April with low rates to Mountain states including Colorado Utah Oregon Washington and California. Pullman sleeping cars to San Francisco Los Angeles and Portland daily double berth offered.
Realty firms and brokers including HC Bickel As Law Bidg and E Shelton at 103 Uaellst. Dwosnell Co at 25 Mageave with Lor Craftrel at 5 Lemeke Bide and HK Mathews at 34 El Waste of Realty Loam Byram a Thorpe are named in the notice listing area realty firms and agents.
A fragmented OCR line appears to reference a location and names, including Gil Stoves and Orman, with garbled street hints and dates. The readable parts suggest a local item or classified entry but lack coherent facts to establish a clear event or outcome for a concrete summary.
Multiple lenders advertise household goods loans with weekly payments and low rates. Offers claim confidential service, no removal, and quick funds for furniture planos horses wagons toys fixtures and more. Locations include Indiana and Indianapolis offices with varied weekly payment amounts and terms.
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