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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1904
Page
2
Chicago May 4. Unions claim women workers face brutalizing shifts in stockyards as packers push to replace many with men or incas. They report rising female labor in slaughtering and cutting, near kill rooms, with warnings from Donnelly that women at knives threaten safety.
A man named George Glover allegedly sold 18 pairs of curtains valued over ten dollars each for two dollars to a buyer in a home dispute. He is suspected of stealing the curtains from the People's Outing Company's warehouse at 445 Washington Street and was found in a cellar by Detectives Splan and Haley on Burcay. He faces grand larceny charges and a second charge of intent to commit a felony.
Sunday sermons at Tabernacle Roberts Park Plymouth and German churches covered contrasts between salta and good works, quickening by the Holy Spirit, and the need to balance retrospection with progress. Rev J Cumming Smith urged active faith amid criticism, while Rev Dr Hurlstone cautioned against pessimism and stressed foundational fast principles. Harry Blunt spoke on character and vision, noting true service aligns heart and deeds.
A jumble of incidents reports suicides in Newark and Chicago, a well rescue in Nashville, student enrollments at Kentucky university, a jewelry robbery on a millionaire, and a fire fatality at Vineland. Also noted are political church union efforts, treasury losses in Philadelphia, and a river of minor misfortunes including drownings, arrests, and a plague cure claim, all reflecting a broad snapshot of crises and daily events.
Mrs Renja Win Greenbough of Boston sues Standard Oil for 50 101000 claiming royalties on her husband inventor's kerosene product. She says he devised the pro wels that made kerosene nonexplosive and that Rogers Pratt and later Standard Oil used the invention as capital with royalties paid only briefly before ceasing.
Ben Howard, repeatedly before police court, received a works house sentence of days and a $1 fine for theft. He admitted guilt with attorney Taylor Gronninger defending and claimed no real remorse in the guilty plea.
The item recounts jokes about clergymen and church officials. A Pittsburg preacher cites a pastor’s quip about preaching and carriage, then recalls a Tombigbee river miscommunication to illustrate unintended consequences. The Louisville Herald notes the punchlines and their humorous sting.
A prominent Paris sale feature saw Comte de Camodo pay 5000 dollars for a portrait of an unknown nobleman by a French painter from the eighteenth century. The princess had previously bid up the piece to 25 dollars. Also in New York two bodies arrived, Thomas H. Cumming, U.S. consul at Porto Cabello, and Capt. Herman L. Kuhn, ex-quartermaster of the 9th Ohio Volunteers, who died May 1.
At a Monday meeting of the cardinals, it was decided that the papal secretary would be selected or confirmed, marking a key appointment in the Vatican leadership. The discussion centered on duties, succession, and the role’s significance within the papal administration.
May 7 Findlay Ohio reports seven dead and several injured after an explosion at the Lake Shore Novelty Company plant where torpedoes and holiday explosives were made. The blast shattered windows citywide and left many workers missing or injured. early speculation points to a dropped torpedo triggering the blast.
Milwaukee May 3 Lydia and Lilie Beubarth ages five and fourteen drowned in a pond in Wannatoss a Milwaukee suburb Sunday. Lydia toppled in accidentally and while Lillie attempted a rescue both girls perished in the water.
Birth notices include Joan Iran Belle Gain Frank V Lewis Elmer Volderauer Mattie Gooanight Louisa Enders Harn Cory James Woodhead Elia Morgan Abigail Spalding and addresses with illnesses. Marriages record Lorenso Shearer Goldie Nix Charles Wageoner Elizabeth Ewing Grafton Blankenship Ja Campbell.
Building permits list entries for Hagedon and Fletcher Avenue include a shed at 08 Greer Street and a dwelling at 3301 Fletcher Avenue. Another cottage at 13 W Twenty-fifth Street is noted with owner J Parsons on N Delmont Avenue and a 10 percent unspecified item by Louisa Rushton.
Chicago May 6 thefts by a alleged investment ring led to Hoosiers and others losing as much as 75000 dollars. The firm showed fake dividends and limited real transactions. Gerald Eberman and A Baldwin were arrested as investigators connect the group to earlier B. S. Dean frauds in New York.
Mrs Carrie McGuire arrives in New York from Italy seeking news of her friend Mrs Marie Clark who spent a year in hospital and died recently. Clark’s possessions allegedly included sums over 0,000 and were buried in potters pieces, prompting Mrs McGuire to investigate the estate.
Albert Fos ter, owner of the Alconquin hotel in New York, offers a reward for information on his 18 year old daughter Dorothy who vanished April 15 with her mother. Fos ter says publicity was avoided but now urgent calls for help. Dorothy’s whereabouts remain unknown.
A canal housekeeper recalls a tale about Grape-Nuts as a royal breakfast. She cites a king and German emperor reportedly eating it daily and credits the cereal with curing indigestion, boosting nerves and brain power, and aiding long endurance. The ad touts batch notes and an inside recipe booklet.
News from Manila reports the massacre of Filipino Civilians in Malalbong Cuotnhala Mindanao, allegedly carried out by Moros. The victims included men women and children employed by the military government during a period of unrest.
In Terre Haute a bird egg fell from the A U W office roof to a back room, wrapped in cloth, and exposed to steam. The egg hatched despite the ordeal and the chick is thriving under care, named Charity by lodge members.
In Terre Haute Indiana May Spl Homer Pinnell, sole graduate of Eton Academy Kaneag Illinois, was crushed while adjusting a horse to drive to school. He feared tardiness more than his injuries, having never been tardy in three years of tests. The Manila item notes Standard Oil buying land for a refinery and regional distribution to cater to the Oriental trade. De Woot’s Norway Pine Syrup advertised as a remedy for coughs and colds.
The skat section of the German house plans an International tournament trip leaving Indianapolis via Vandalia Line at 9 a m Saturday May 28 arriving Louis 1 34 p m May 29. Fare listed 9 81 Those wanting to join should notify the committee. Coach excursion tickets 46 00 round trip.
Arthur Trowbridge and Miss Sta be McNew wed after parental objections. McNew's parents argued against the ceremony since she is only 16. A rapid, improvised nuptial took place at Squire Duty's office with Miss McNew's quick entry and the groom awaiting. Parental forgiveness followed. couple now resides with Mr and Mrs New. Julia Fubridgy reports relief from a skin condition using Eucod Bitters.
An old notice promotes a Russo Japanese War atlas for children by MM Breese. It advertises a 25 cent stamp price, maps bound in a convenient form, plus a list of train routes and fares to Michigan City Lima Fort Wayne St Marys Celina via Lake Erie & Western.
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