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Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1903

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Desperado Kuhns Beats Guard After Escape Incident

Marvin Kuhns, the Ohio penitentiary escapee, returns to action by beating prison guard W. J. Paschal after an encounter in the stamp shop. Kuhns claims Paschal pressed rules and was uncooperative while Paschal reports Kuhns overstepped, leaving Paschal with a broken nose and a cut under the eye. Other prisoners corroborate Kuhns’ version as tensions rise over possible punishment.

Columbus Marvin Kuhns Ohio Indiana W. J H. Paschal Kuhns Paschal Paschel Kubns Kuhpe Kuhna Kuhne

Burglary Questioned After Jewels Left at Upholsterer

Mrs Burton reported jewelry valued at 2000 dollars missing from an antique dresser left overnight at E F Steigemeyer upholstery shop 129 N Delaware St The items included a gold diamond watch a diamond brooch stud and breastpin The dresser was later returned with the jewels still in a small tin box to Mrs Horton at 708 N New Jersey St

E. F. Steigermeyer N. Delaware St M. J. Burton St. Clatrest Jie Horton New Jersey

Booth Tarkington gravely ill at home in Pennsylvania

Novelist Booth Tarkington remains seriously ill at his home in northern Pennsylvania. Doctors report no sign of improvement as his fever stays high and there is little hope of a rapid recovery.

Booth Tarkington Pennsylvania St

New Claypool hotel opens with Colonel Shaw first guest

The Claypool hotel opened to the public Monday afternoon with Col. Shaw and wife of Cincinnati registering first at 2 3 o clock. Gov Durbin and others followed as the guest influx continued through the evening. Maurice Cahill and Dan J. Sullivan led the prior Bates house staff in the transition.

Col. Shaw Cincinnat Jack Rohr Indianapolis Ben Bohn Cincinnati Claypool Hotel Gov. Durbin Bates House Maurice Cahill Dan J. Sullivan Bates

Liner Advertisements on Seventh Page

New liner ads list helpers and goods including boy and girl help wanted, housekeeping rooms for rent, modern room house for sale, almanacs and maps for sale, and trash hawking notices. One acre for sale and a seal for sale appear among brief classified items.

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Supreme Court Contempt Ruling Debated by Law Masters

Washington lawyers disagree on whether Judge Anderson was fully reversed in the Bachs Watts contempt case. Most say the Supreme Court did not overrule him entirely and did not claim lack of jurisdiction in bankruptcy. They note the harsh punishment was reduced, not authority exceeded.

Anderson Bachs- Watts United States Supreme Court Washington THE SUN Supreme Court Federal Court Bachs and Watts

Highbinders Blamed in Doc Lung Murder Case

Circumstantial evidence links Nim Davideon Jim Andrews and Jesse Baker to the Doc Lung murder. A shoemaker Kauffman identified several men he saw acting suspiciously near the crime scene on the fatal night. Defense argues celestial highbinders killed Doc Lung by the Chinaman’s death and claims Ollie Randerh opposed Davideon, suggesting enmity and alibi gaps.

Olle Sanders Nim Davideon Jim Andrews Jesse Baker Doc Lung Kauffman Ollie Randerh Davidson Davideon Witl

Sercoff Kills Lioness in Melee by Kittens

Wyn Lander reports Sercoff was attacked by a mountain lioness while seeking her kittens. The beast fought for 15 minutes before Sercoff overpowered her, biting her neck and severing the jugular vein. The lioness bled to death.

Rock fall devastates Prestonburg with injuries and damage

A rock slide near Prestonburg Kentucky injured GH Barbarat and Steele's servant girl, damaged Sam Steele's residence and kitchen, and caused extensive damage to the Smith hotel and local church. Three construction workers were arrested as authorities investigated the incident. Mrs Earhardt was reported possibly fatally injured amid widespread destruction.

Prestonburg Nile In Tockel Rose Sandery Barbarat Sam Steele Steele

Robbers Escape After Chicago Shooting Incident

In Chicago on May 19, officers attempting to arrest three robbers were met with gunfire as a Patho Miller shot, striking Reser ex Semence. The man is critically wounded though doctors say recovery remains extremely unlikely. The robbers fled.

Chicago Miller Doctora

Reward Offered for Yeager Murderers in Indiana

Kokomo Indiana May 19 county commissioners announce a $1000 reward for the capture of Louis Yeager’s murderers. Petition from Taylor township residents prompts action and neighbors have raised 4000 to hire detectives.

Kokonq Ind Louis Yeager Taylor Township

Lost in Indiana sand dune district student resists night

George McCracken a University of Chicago geology student became disoriented while studying the dune country west of Michigan City Indiana. After hours of wandering a search party of fellow students found him exhausted at the foot of a dune and prepared to spend the night among the sandy hills.

Michigan City Ind George McCracken University of Chicago McCracken

Weather forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 36 hours ending 8 p m May 20. Partly cloudy with occasional showers Tuesday night and Wednesday. Temperature at 7 a m 62 and at noon 73 with light to moderate winds. showers likely in Indianapolis and surrounding areas with rising temperatures.

Indianapolis

Roosevelt at Red Rend and Embezzlement Charge

President Roosevelt arrived here Tuesday morning and resumed his journey after a brief stop. Fred R. Kenyon, 19, an employee of the High Art Publishing Company, was arrested Tuesday on a charge of embezzlement filed by manager W H Gilbert. Kenyon, a solicitor, allegedly collected funds for the Commercial building but failed to remit them.

Rend Roosevelt Fred R. Kenyon iTigh Art Publishing Company W. H. Gilbert High Art’ Company Compan Kenyon Gilbert

Heartless Russian Atrocity Report From Kishineff

Abraham Wolevnick of Kishineff, Russia, aboard the Furnesia arriving from Glas saw, recounts a brutal anti Jewish massacre. He describes sudden mob attacks, killings, dismemberment, and destruction of synagogues and homes. Police and soldiers did not intervene while Christians sheltered fleeing Jews.

New York Glassaw Abraham Wolevnick Kishineff Russia Ohtt Neder Perth Itrat Stioway

Three Murders Stun Chicago Headlines Echo Turbulent Night

Chicago May 19. Patrick Barrett a Balconial was found murdered in his saloon Tuesday morning amid a suspected robbery. Stanley Westey stabbed Kittie Emmett during a drunken brawl and is jailed. An unknown assailant shot a man at Vitte Legils saloon. Two youths, Law Tenve Meehan and Victor Barre, fled home but now return as juvenile court aids, while city life notes report new officers and a large revival planned for June at Pleasant and Olive with Mulan Lyon leading.

Chicago Patrick Barrett Caloon Stanley Westey Kittie Emmett Chick Vitte Legils Juvenile Court ofMfeem Law- Tenve Meehan Victor Barre Meehan City Life Proptlaeum Ira May Wright Bewall Mee A. M. Roberteau Mra. Ir Jacob P. Dunn Henry D. Pierce Pleasant and Olive-nts Mulan Lyon Earthplace M. E Edwin Ray Emanuel Baptist Hopt-ave M. E Trinity Con ‘Gregationsi Villa-ave Olive-ave. Presbyterian Hoyt-ave Seventh Presbyterian Fletcher-place Mf. E

Louise Hadley the Chambermaid Accumulates gifts

Louise Hadley, a chambermaid, claims to have earned over $1,000 for refusing to make up Booker Washington's bed. A $1,000 check came from New Orleans citizens with additional gifts from Winona Mississippi Pickens Mississippi and Memphis. More checks keep arriving as she expresses gratitude for not making the bed.

Booker Washington Bec Louise Hadley New Orleans Winona Miss Pickens Misa Memphi

Husband Pays Wife Contempt Fine Despite Divorce

Mrs. Charles Bronson was fined 223 and costa by Superior Judge Leathers for contempt of court. The divorce had occurred May 7 when she married Charles S. Bronson. The judge said the punishment was light but necessary, and Bronson and she agreed to pay the fines and end the alleged notoriety. Mr. Grant, the attorney, could not be located for comment.

Charles Torney Leathers Bronson

Strike Ordered in West Virginia Mine District

United Mine Workers chief Levis announced a strike order affecting about 800 men in West Virginia’s “slave district” with action set for Thursday. Journal editor Sexton claimed operators force workers into stockades by money and bayonet, promising habeas corpus if men remain restrained. He challenged sheriffs and judges to deny the charges while urging due process.

Levis United Mine Workers West Virginia Minera Slave United Mine Workers Journal Sexton Journal the Sun United States United States Court Mila J Hoa Saxton Sheriffa Marq Eee

Three Engineers Killed in Latrobe Wreck

In Latrobe Pennsylvania three engineers Henry Branninger Andrew Vresko and John Kipvitek were killed when their cart drove into a ditch during a work shift. The incident occurred Tuesday as the men worked at a local site.

Latrobe Renry Branninger Andrew Vresko John Kipviteh Tusedey Cara

New Trial Granted for Hampton Over Judge’s Slip

Charles Hampton, life prisoner in Hendricks county, gets a new trial after an appellate ruling found a judicial error in a jury instruction. The judge used inconsistent language, misreading the word inconsistent as consistent, in a murder case tied to Whison Haynes in Coatesville, Indiana, on November 19, 101.

Charles Hampton Hendricks Hampton Supreme Court Whison, Haynes Coatesville Ind

Daughters of Rebekah Install Officers at Greensburg Hall

Daughters of Rebekah held a Tuesday noon meeting at the 1.0. C. F. hall and closed with an installation led by retiring president Mrs. E. Ray. A tax to fund a new home addition was discussed, and new officers for the year were elected including Mrs Olive E. B. McGrew as president and Miss Rose L. Farr as vice president.

Daughters of Rebekah C. F Odd-Fellows Greensburg Olive Eb, McGrew Indianapolis Rose L. Farr Liberty Tillie K. Mann Mimete Nellie Lindsay Kukomo Louise Langjahr Lebanon Mary A. Poths Terre Haute Sadie E. Carter Camden Margaret Parry

Kipling Novel The Light That Failed At Low Price

The Sun announces Kipling's The Light That Failed offered to subscribers as the best aerial story ever published in Indianapolis. The piece notes Kipling’s celebrated romance and literary stature, promising access to a costly book form at a low cost for readers to peruse the novel.

Indianapolis Rudyard Kipling Indianapolia

Knuckled to Rairoads on Speed Ordinance

Indianapolis council delays railroad speed regulation as Big Four and Pennsylvania interests demand influence. M E Ingalls, Big Four president, orders no action until appearance before the committee. Mansfield and Myers urge against imposing four mile per hour limits near crossings. electric car speed ordinance shelved. City clerks books under audit and boulevard funding debated as officials propose a $1000000 improvement plan.

M. E. Ingalls Ingalla Big Four Railway Company Dr. Infills Indianapolis W. Mansfeld Chariva B. Myers Pennsylvania Big Four Mansfield Indianapoli Bill Magmtey el- Hart Erventy Aide McFarlan

Slate Fired Up For Democratic Convention

James McCullough seeks mayoral nomination while William Fogarty vies for city clerk and Ed Little aims for police judge. McCullough is a lawyer and former congress candidate with county council ties. Fogarty, not declared, is seen as likely candidate and Telegraphers union member. Little, a well known lawyer, previously lost as police judge nominee.

James McCullough William Fogarty Ed Little slcCullough Fogarty Democratic Legislativicket Telegraphers’ Union Ed Littie McCulloush Congress Ile

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