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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1903
Page
6
Chicago May 6. Both sides in the laundry workers dispute fail to agree at mediation. Citizens pay premium to have clothes cleaned while workers plan their own plants across the city. Five carloads of dirty linen go to St Louis as hotels lack plants and nearby cities supply dirty laundry. Some local residents join washing bees in Not buildings.
Justice Harvey B. Stout is credited with turning walking into a city fad. He walks from 236.8 Pennsylvania to his office near Delaware and Washington streets each morning, about five miles, starting at 7:15 or 7:30. Ex-mayor CLS Danny and Charles Lathan join him, forming a regular group along Pennsylvania Avenue and 1st Street. Stout notes a weight drop from near 200 pounds to about 375, and reports improved health and mood from daily walks. Others like W. L. Measenger and D. M. Furry join when possible, often meeting near 7:05 at Pennsylvania and Thirteenth Street. walking together rather than alone.
A wife finds a baby on her doorstep with a note from Frederick and must confront her husband Jack upon his return. Misunderstandings ignite jealousy, letters cross misinterpreted accusations, and a courtroom or solicitor's visit prompts vows to sail for England. In the end, a public scene on the street leads to reconciliation as Jack and his wife share a hopeful moment with the child.
Fragmented OCR text cites Dr Pierce's Golden Medical and claims of cures with a contest offering $3,000. The passage references testimonies and signatures being forged or misrepresented, with damaged wording about digestion, organs, and conjectured handicaps.
In a Muncie police court a pair of drunks face Mayor Bherriit amid calls for a public park. A Connersville shopper sues over ill fitting shoes, prompting a disputed exchange and a scuffle with a dealer as a constable intervenes.
A historical note on Indianapolis funeral processions describes a shift from slow dirges to lively marches and two steps. Brass bands led by the city’s musicians abandoned Chopin style pieces for cheerful tunes amid changing tastes and a shortage of skilled dirge players. The trend, praised by some for modernization, draws critique from traditionalists but gains support from officials and writers including James Whitcomb Riley.
The sugar magnate F C Havemeyer supports The Chaperons comic opera company as a devoted patron. He attends performances nationwide from Cincinnati to New York and Chicago, bringing gifts and sharing time with stars Walter Jones and W H Tanguay. Havemeyer, brother of Theodora Havemeyer, travels with the company when not in his New York idle routine, enjoying the shows and friendship with the troupe.
The article notes England spends about 25 dollars per person on alcohol, totaling 805100.00 dollars annually. It argues drink expenditure surpasses government spending and food or clothing for many, with distillers and brewers wielding political influence to block temperance laws and Tory leaders granted peerages.
A tangled tale shows a property owner and author remarking on a boy named Sparkles in Bucktown. The piece discusses a bizarre winter fad of hatching chickens on top of furnaces, with advice from furnace owners and notes on local reactions. It also blends in unrelated advertisements and a medical pitch for Hood's Sarsaparilla.
The subscriber gives notice to voters of the Tenth ward Center township Indiana that he will apply to the Marion county Board of Commissioners at their June term 199 for license to sell and dispense intoxicating vinous malt and spirituous liquors in quantities less than five gallons with drinking on the premises. The business is in a room fronting north on Washington Street in a two story brick building at No 30 Washington Street in Indianapolis Center township Marion county Indiana.
An intense sentiment surrounds Oil Kings objections to the Wilson Amendment as they warn interference with legislation and national development. The piece also touts Burtthart's Segerbie Compound, claimed to treat 9,764,000 people with ailments from blood to heart and catarrh, highlighting broad health claims and industry impact.
A trio of notices from residents in Center Township Indianapolis Marion County Indiana announce applications to the Marion County Board of Commissioners at the June term for licenses to sell intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premises drinking privileges and pool table privileges in provided premises. Names include JOHN ROECKEL and FRANK COMPTON with listed addresses 129 E Washington Pl and 32 N West Street plus ward and street details.
Wal T. Adams gives notice of applying to the Marion County Indiana Board of Commissioners on June 19 percent for a license to sell intoxicating vinous and spirituous liquors in quantities less than five gallons at a time in a one story frame building facing north on St Clair Street in Ward No 1 Indianapolis Center Township Marion County. He requests the privilege to allow the sale and consumption on the premises and to conduct business at No mi East St Clair Street understood as part of Lots A and B in J B Brandt subdivision.
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