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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1902
Page
2
Frankfort Kentucky May 7 One Kentucky agriculture bureau corresp says in remarks that mountain counties show increased poultry business driven by women as men pursue feuds and trials. Wives and daughters gather eggs and pick geese while men engage in gunning.
A historical account details the Chinese highbinders or Hung Triad leagues, their rituals including blood oath rites, and the influence of secret societies in California and San Francisco. It cites a 1891 feud, headquarters on Spafford alley, and clashes with police amid demystified myths of danger and crime.
A team drawing a wagon loaded with bears bolted through the crowd at the First M. E. church steps on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland. The frightened animals dashed along the parade route until the driver regained control near Sterling Avenue after passing everything in line.
NO CONCESSIONS SCRANTON Pa May 7 Wednesday morning John Mitchell president of the United mine workers of America declared the miners convention will take up negotiations where they were dropped after conferences with coal magnates in New York last Wednesday I have received no offers of concessions from the operators The executive committee is in session to decide whether to order the vast army of coal diggers from Pennsylvania to force operators to grant Shamokin convention demands higher wages shorter working days and changes in mining methods to the man with the pick Something in the way of concessions was expected from New York during the day.
Halifax May 7 Canada fills its fourth contingent with 2250 men ready for active service in the South Africa campaign. The force completes Canada's contribution to the war effort and departs in stages to join British operations.
A Toronto woman credits Grape-Nuts with reversing long standing poor health. She recovered energy after years of weakness and stomach strain and could eat breakfast again as her digestion improved and weight and strength increased.
A. C. Shanton quits his cigar and tobacco store at 845 Massachusetts Ave after repeated robberies over a year. About $30 in tobacco disappeared last Sunday afternoon. half later found behind the Capitol lumber yard with two quarts of ice cream. Police investigations failed. a gang of boys is suspected. Entry was through a rear window or by cutting a pane of glass. the store will no longer hold tobacco for the youths.
Madrid May 7 The spectator platform at a Linares bullfight collapsed on Wednesday killing five and wounding over fifty, many severely. Authorities investigate the disaster as rescue teams assist survivors and clear rubble.
Ex prison physician Dr Broser S Horne, linked to the Michigan City prison probe, was seen in Indianapolis Tuesday night seeking a new location in Indiana. Rev George Meyer of Bayonne St Henrys Catholic Church will no longer file marriage returns until the state board prints blanks on white paper due to legibility concerns.
State Siftings lists Evansville attendance for a carnival May 26 to 31 amid a string of local incidents. Notables include injuries and deaths from accidents, suicides, and a church dedication in Ladoga as well as a golden wedding celebration for Gen and Mrs Lew Wallace in Crawfordsville.
Councilman Harry E. Negley refuses to back a favorable report on the gas meter ordinance and predicts the committee may not sign any report. Moriarty, Democrat leader, says no Democrat will vote for meters, with at least three Republicans opposed. The measure needs 11 votes to pass and 14 to overcome a veto, with 21 members total.
In Cologne on May 7 a group from the Virginia and Carolina Chemical Co is traveling to Europe to assist bankers in acquiring two leading German chemical works. The deal is reported to be financed by J P Morgan.
Fifty street sprinkling wagons will go to work Thursday to flush downtown alleys blocked by dirt. Authorities will enforce the ordinance prohibiting pumping dirt into alleys as merchants were found sweeping store trash into these passageways and wind carries it into the streets.
An advertisement extols Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy as a cure for kidney and related ailments including liver bladder rheumatism and constipation. It cites a Holley Manufacturing foreman praising relief from gravel and kidney pain and notes availability in 50 cent and one dollar sizes with a free trial sample by mail and a separate Golden Plasters claim.
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