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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1904
Page
2
In Buffalo a young office boy used observation and pursuit to aid police in catching two men who stole diamonds from Louis E. Reinsch. The criminals fled with $500 worth of stones, an old coat left behind in a lumber yard, and were arrested with officers Thomas McGreevy and Sergi Brostberger nearby.
London reports a Modern Astrology forecast that Nicholas II faces a fatal fate as war looms. The soothsayer claims the czar is humane yet destined to die this year, with square Jupiter and Moon aspects in the eighth house of death and a threatened state from internal revolution.
Bellefontaine Ohio May M A B Thompson 73 claims to be the oldest telegrapher in the United States. He worked on the first telegraph line ever operated in the country and was captured by the Confederates during the Civil War while running a message through their territory.
A jumble of late 19th century notices reports Grand Duke Cyril’s bravery at Port Arthur prompts the czar to drop objections to his marriage to the divorced Duchess of Hesse, with a quiet wedding planned soon. Other items note a Michigan judge sentences a thief to life, a Washington hotel keeper anticipating many honeymoons, and various legal and local notices from Chicago to Kentucky.
May 2. Jowa drunkards of Des Moines face forced labor in coal mines under a state board of control plan. Proposal includes buying coal land near Knoxville’s new hospital and placing inmates at production cost to fuel state institutions. Dockstader in New Stunt Washington mime explained.
A British torpedo boat sails from Gloralter for Tangier to back U S consul Samuel Gummerce demand for the release of American citizen Mr Perdicaris and British subject Mr Varney Wisterson abducted by Moroccan bandits on Wednesday night.
Reports from Niuchwang claim Japanese setbacks as forces retreat toward Feng-Hugng-Chong. In St Petersburg crowds rejoice over the loss of Japanese vessels Hatsuse and Yoshino, blamed on torpedo boats. Tokyo reports Kal-Chow fallen to Japanese troops with heavy Russian casualties. Naval experts attribute Hatsuse sinking to a torpedo or mine, while Port Arthur harbor remains contested. Tokyo confirms officer losses aboard Hatsuse and Yoshina after collisions.
The Republican state convention in Springfield adjourned until May 31 after a deadlock. Ballot results listed Yates 183 Lowdon 92 Denren 245 Hamlin 13 Warner 63 Sherman 01 Pierce 9 with total ballots cast noted.
Retiring moderator Roy Rovart of the Denver Presbyterian General Assembly denounces plural marriages and easy divorce, arguing a system allowing multiple ex-spouses or plural wives endangers society and will curse the nation with childless firesides replacing family circles.
The City Hospital ward reports numerous foot ailments including corns bunions broken toes and frostbite among patients. Gardener James Cullen says frostbitten bunions are unusually painful this season and he would rethink his prior tolerance.
A city hospital patient, Gue Bubner, recounts a gasoline accident blamed on a Standard Oil product connection. He explains spilling gasoline while lighting a stove caused injuries, with neighbors noting the odd celebrity of the misfortune.
The Wyoming Republicans nominated B. B. Brooks for governor. An Omaha address Thursday by William Jennings Bryan attacked the Democrats as intruders. Two New York bank directors, Democratic electors candidates, resigned due to constitutional illegibility. Col. T. K. M. Nevin was renominated for Congress in Ohio district 3. Republican headquarters to open in Chicago on June 1.
Bedford Ind May 2 The Monroe county murder trial of James McDonald featured testimony by Dr Joseph Gardner a noted microscopist who said hair found in the hand of Sarah Schafer matched the size and texture of hair from James McDonald, suggesting a possible connection to the crime.
In Cincinnati Ohio on May 2, applicants for marriage licenses will face four new questions in probate court. The four queries assess habitual drunkenness epilepsy insanity and intoxication. The law aims to ensure clear answers, with court records reflecting responses for each application.
May 20 in Wilmington shows armless Joseph Smith puzzled officers as man before court places stump on his Bible to take oath. Mixed local notes cover streetcar trust in Galesburg run by hospital board women conductors, railway union meetings, a Grace Pro-Cathedral concert, and drug ad blurbs.
Kansas farmers are purchasing Topeka city bonds yielding five percent interest. Earlier $2.0M of paying bonds were offered but not taken by banks, now most have been sold to farmers in Kansas and beyond. Investors from Ohio Michigan Pennsylvania join in securities offering low risk returns.
Five Vine Inn young women received marriage proposals after operating lawn mowers this week. A curious sequence of conferences led to the matches with all couples proceeding calmly, though one man remains uncertain about future growth in the hardware market.
In Washington on May 20 M. P. Jones recovered a lost bundle dropped by E P Pregentt of Realing Fa. containing $8 in negotiable securities. Jones chased Prescott, returned the bundle to the grateful owner, and received the reward on the spot.
The North Western Line advertises a Russsia Japan Atlas and three two colored maps bound for reference. It lists train fares to Terre Haute and Greencastle with May Sunday departures and a special Terre Haute return. Also promoted are maps detailing the Eastern situation with military and naval strength data and a address in Cincinnati for Breese.
A historical note extols Grape-Nuts as containing natural food elements that provide predigested nourishment for athletes. It claims the product helps the body digest easily, builds overall strength, and yields a reserve of force and poise through regular trial.
The Independent Order Bial B'rith will hold sessions at Blaelty on Sunday and Monday. Sunday morning gathering at Claypool hotel, afternoon memorial service at the Jewish temple, and evening reception for the visitors hosted by the Americus club.
A Newark woman, Mrs Badia Green, faced detectives as they entered a house to arrest her. The confrontation grew violent and ended with the woman collapsing or dying at the detectives' feet, leaving investigators to determine the cause and circumstances.
The commissioner under an Indiana Marion County circuit court order will conduct a private sale on May 8 at 10 a.m. at the State Life Building Indianapolis to sell Lot 17 in Hubbard Martindall and McCarty's South East Addition and the north half of Lot 24 in the same block for cash or one third cash with balance in one or two years secured by mortgage. WILLIAM C. BRYAN, Commissioner, 220 State Life Building.
Friday night’s program at Tomlinson Hall pledged all proceeds to the Industrial Home for the Blind. The lineup included The Last Chord, Grand Waltz, Concerto D, Britten Trot, Schumann pieces, Catherine Bauer violin solos, David Levy piano, and multiple vocal duets with Miss Hose Scott and Mrs. Edward Neil among performers, under various interludes and encores.
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