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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1903
Page
8
In M'Pherson Kansas farmers report alarming Hessian fly activity with up to seven percent of the crop in danger. The issue raises anxiety among growers as pest pressure mounts across the region.
Edward de Rosa, aged years, died at home from injuries after being knocked to the ground by a crowd of boys known as the Mott Street gang. The incident occurred as they were running along the street, pushing through the crowd and trampling the child on the sidewalk.
Vancouver reports on H. C. Russell, government astronomer of Australia, insisting the moon governs rainfall. Despite drought across Australia, researchers and colony astronomers reportedly endorse his theory of recurring rain, predicting continued wet years ahead.
In May 15 report from Kossuth Indiana the village post office was destroyed by an explosion killing Postmaster Hedges and tearing his body. Powder cans were in the store and the ignition method remains a mystery. A prisoner in Buffalo was said to have killed himself by slashing his throat while awaiting execution after a conviction for assault. Authorities investigate how Lane obtained the razor.
A long mixed notice lists births deaths and marriages with many names and addresses. It includes several baby births such as a girl to Robert and Rose Gladden and boys to Arthur and Minnie Green and J. I. and Emma Smith, among others, with numerous street addresses. It also records diseases and infant illnesses alongside marriage entries placing Bernard Splitmesser with Laura Up Wh, and several other couples. Various properties and repairs are noted for cottages, dwellings, and additions with prices and locations.
An advertisement claims Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy cures kidney and stomach troubles and a wide range of ailments within two weeks. It urges readers with neuralgia, dyspepsia, diabetes, Bright's disease, and other conditions to try the remedy, available in New York and distributed by Henry J. Huder in Washington and Pennsylvania Streets.
George Nous, son of Martin Walls, a prominent Pittsburgh millionaire, who vanished nearly two years ago, has reportedly been located in a Riverton village near Marrsburg. Posing under a false name Nas, he has been working as a clandestine engineer within a few hundred miles of his presumed remains.
An impatient rover abducted Miss Martha Fleming from Notre Dame Academy in Roxbury and married her in Jamaica Plain, sending news to her father. The groom, Capt. Charles J. Senter, formerly of Manchester, NW, was an instructor at Nyack Normal and is linked to a wealthy banker father, ME Fleming, who opposed the match. The bride, 18, is Martha Fleming.
In Anderson Indiana the Grand Army of the Republic elected officers for departments and posts. Key selections include department commander Judge G. W. Grubbs of Martinsville senior vice commander J. J. Musser Amerton junior vice commander RE Georgia Muncie medical director Tr W D Hing Greenfield department chair Rev Albright Muarin and many others with state-wide posts and units.
Chicago May 15 market notes show wheat and corn mixed with steady to higher tendencies tempering gains. Provisions list July pork and lard values amid fluctuating futures as traders track No 2 red and mixed grain grades, with inspections data appended for wheat and corn offerings.
Stocks in London steady with heavy rains in Kansas and a settled Great Northern strike. Wires extend Pittsburgh to Baltimore. money demand strong, earnings rise, cattle and hog markets show mixed receipts and prices. New York provisions and grain futures listed with varied bids and delivery months.
East Buffalo reports May receipts for cattle and hogs with varied prices. Chicago Livestock notes mixed cattle and hog figures, while New York Stocks show a fluctuating market with some gains and losses. East Liberty and Union Stockyards data include cattle, hog, and lamb receipts with price ranges.
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