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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1902
Page
5
Belva Lockwood, at a Hague conference anniversary in Washington, denounces the Philippine war. She asks what soldiers fight for and laments loss of homes and language, arguing war fosters vice and imperial excess, endangering peace and suffrage aims.
Dr. Gustav C. E. Weber once praised as a genius and pioneer surgeon who invented life saving nerve and vascular procedures has suddenly lost his mind. The Cleveland physicians at his bedside say his life may continue though reason is gone, a tragedy for a man once hailed as a benefactor and innovator.
An advertisement promotes a free catalog featuring up to date furniture and house furnishings with pictures and descriptions. It states the offer is not available to children and invites readers to obtain a copy.
Frank Bowers holds a copy of the first issue dated October 2, 1797, of the New York Commercial Advertiser. The four-page document includes advertising on two pages and world news on the other two, with extracts noting Minerva’s editors, a peace treaty in August, and early European intelligence.
On Tuesday evening October 3 the celebrated tragedy Jane Shure will be presented with the musical farce Poor Soldier. Doors open 6 30 and curtains rise 7 30. Also includes an extract from Carnot’s 1797 speech praising the Republic amid rapid historic changes.
Seven hundred pounds of turtles were shipped from Franklin to Richmond on Tuesday. Trappers Cassell and Hubbard of Germantown caught them along Hurricane creek. The catch brought 38 50, highlighting local preference for turtle over beef as Independence Day spirit grows across Indiana. Oscar Vandiver of Hensley reports a prime knee high corn field in Johnson county, plowed thrice and considered among the best.
A damaged OCR line hints at a notice about a sale or negotiation involving an individual or entity. The readable fragment mentions intimated action and selling a property or item, but key details such as names, date, location, and exact terms are missing.
In Princeton Indiana on May 23 diggers uncovered a large stump about 37 feet deep on Philip Rhinehart’s farm northeast of town. Brought to Princeton it was placed in a shop window exhibit. The wood appears poplar to some say sassafras. The stump lay in black sand above soapstone or blue clay, suggesting a possible ancient slide or upheaval.
A husband recalling a night on a large Indian railway contract, he keeps his wife and seven year old daughter Rosie safe as a man-eating tiger stalks the bungalow. He wards off the beast with a rifle, the tiger dies, and he reflects on fear and revenge.
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