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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1904
Page
6
An article cites a shift in Indianapolis toward Chinese residents, noting improved attitudes, frequent social hospitality, and fewer arrests. It profiles individuals Moy Sing Moy Kee Chin Gum Sing and Chin Gum Bing, highlighting festive events and English proficiency, while contrasting with harsher treatment in other cities.
Martha Kaufman sues Harold Kaufman for divorce claiming they wed three years ago and lived together only a single day before he vanished. She asks desertion grounds and restoration of her maiden name Martha Bailey. Also notes Gen. Peter J. Osterhaus arrives in St Louis after two years away and will attend a reception hosted by Frank P. Blair G A R post.
The will of the late A B Compton probated Thursday afternoon leaves Bert and Raymond Compton about £10,000 each. Mrs. Fred Chamberlain of New York and George Compton receive nothing, with the claim they took more than their share. In related notes, Moxes Fowler Chase is recovering from a period of mental instability and may regain guardianship if his reason returns. Olin Bundy, Bedford attorney, is said to be ill at Dr Sterne’s sanitarium after assisting in the Sarah Schafer murder investigation.
In Toledo Judge Mitehall married H George Harvey of Chicago and Mixa L McCarty of this city after traveling for the ceremony to avoid parental trouble. The groom offered a 350 fee, but the judge took only 30. Tony Chitwood escaped from the workhouse by a dash for the fence. Two killed in a wreck near Huntsville Texas when an International and Great Northern collision fatally injured an engineer and conductor and injured several others.
A Sunday in Indianapolis portrays a dead city with no ball games theaters or parks. Residents blame the administration for closures of saloons and hotel bars, calling the place the lightest in the west and planning to gust the administration.
Sir Cheng Liang Cheng, China's minister to the United States, has arrived from Washington and joined Prince Pu Lim and Wong Kai Kah, vice-commissioner to the world’s fair, at the Washington hotel for a reception to Pu Lun. The dispatch notes state hall parks in the state are closed by enactment, with Indianapolis the only city enforcing it. The Sun assures readers of guaranteed results with their telephones and ads.
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