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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1904
Page
6
Shelbyville dispatch reports Wilbur Sanders found guilty of manslaughter in the death of Eva Cochran's baby. Jury deliberated about a day with seven jurors for imprisonment, one for death, and four for manslaughter verdict.
In Salt Lake City on March 17 three notable Mormons led by Reed Bmeot sought to depose Klapo- Fitton. Brigham H. Roberts, elected to the lower house, was denied his seat. Moses W. Thatcher, accused of polygamy after apostasy, ran for the Senate but failed to win church consent. Now Smoot enters the scene.
New York report from Hoboken describes dressmakers arriving from abroad enduring a tough overhauled trunk inspection by customs officials. Paris and London items were seized by the customs house as the inspectors sought to enforce declarations on dutiable articles. Several distraught dressmakers nearly collapsed from nervousness after the ordeal.
In a letter to the Irish Emigration Society, Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore urges Irish youths to seek livelihoods at home, praising Ireland’s climate and warning that emigrants face a harsh struggle in America. He stresses staying in Ireland for a better chance at a stable life.
Eyewitnesses describe a blaze in a cellar with steam and smoke thickening the air. Fire engines arrive as bystanders fear for the building interior and discuss salvation efforts while noting damaged crockery and a feather bed risked to safety. Anxious locals seek the proprietor and insurance details amid the crowd.
In Colorado Springs on March 19, seven hundred students gathered in grotesque green costumes for St. Patrick's Day, prompting police to intervene as over 100 participants formed a chaotic scene. Six officers arrived. by 10 a.m. fifty ringleaders crowded the station. Chief Reynolds delivered a fatherly lecture and the youths pledged to abandon gaudy attire.
In Waterbury Connecticut, Patrick Danaher aka the wild man of Naugatuck staged a carnival for locals and clashed with police. He toppled a trolley car, harangued crowds, smashed store displays, fought officers, and even bit a trousers leg before being subdued and returned to the Middle Town asylum.
SEATTLE March 1 Realizing the crowless rooster is a long felt want engineer Nachtwey of this city has two full grown silent samples of the crowless breed. Whether they are deaf and dumb Nachtwey does not hum but they cant crow or cluck In all other respects they resemble ordinary roosters The crowless breed of Black Spanish crossed with white results in a creature Nachtwey cannot explain Decapitates Three Hounds near Colliaron Ohio March 19 A farmer J Q Dawson west of the city killed three hounds that had been raiding his sheep rock After waiting he fought them and escaped unharmed as the dogs ripped his clothing apart.
South Dakota Democratic primary on March 2 is expected to send an unrestricted delegation for Mr Hearst, amounting to about one third of the total. Other items note a two year old boy’s death from a tongue wound in Duluth, solitary confinement for Marx and associates in Chicago, and a bill to reimburse Senator Thomas of Superior, Wisconsin.
A report from Chicago states 8 F Metz died at County hospital after a self-inflicted carbolic acid overdose linked to his deceased wife. His in laws were buried in Bloomington Indiana as another unidentified individual was found unconscious in a Union Depot team car.
The article describes Japanese soldiers relying on Kitee and dried fish as their staple during campaigns. Rice is prepared thick and glutinous, pressed into slabs, cut into squares, dried, stored, and rehydrated in boiling water to make a thick soup. When water is scarce they eat a dry reform cake. The piece notes physical traits and discipline, highlighting endurance and patriotism of Japanese soldiers.
A dog trained to sniff and point leads its owner to a large terrapin found in a hole by the road near Lower Alloway Creek. The same day the terrapin hunt yielded another sizeable specimen. In Olympia, the Washington supreme court awarded $17,001 from Mrs. Abbie Stuart’s estate to designated friends. The page also advertises Health tonics and local establishments.
Indicted liquor dealers in Kansas and Kentucky face true bills for violations of the prohibitory law. The charges allege shipping liquor to restricted persons and directing express agents to distribute packages. The dealers’ names were not released. Michael Davitt ill in Oakland after arrival from Ireland.
Volume of rental entries shows numerous addresses across city blocks from North Temple to South Wilmette with room counts, prices, and furnished options. Notable listings reference 503 Temple rooms and 3862 North TET Mer, along with numerous street names and building numbers in dense ad style.
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