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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1904
Page
8
The Toneph Taggart brand Indiana square loaf is hailed by grocers in Indianapolis and nearby towns and among elites. Shoppers are urged to ask their grocer for the bread noted as the biggest and best.
A boy escaped unharmed after tumbling two stories and crashing through a skylight at the J C Perry Co. grocery in Maryland. Lars Bryant and Wor Fenneman Sr. reported the incident as remarkable.
In Marion county a Sun backed proposal argues the juvenile court judge, George W. Stubbs, should be endorsed rather than a party nominee. Democrats including John J. Appel Lewis A. Coleman and others urge nonpartisan quality over partisan politics, while several others voice support for or against endorsement and weigh Stubbs's competence and reform potential.
A worker fell from a bridge spanning a court and grabbed the skylight frame to break the fall. He was helped out by colleagues from the firm and resumed working after the rescue.
A Chicago movement advocates women removing hats at Sunday services to improve sightlines and attendance. Clergymen including Rev J Cumming Smith and Dr Philpine argue headwear hides ministers and the choir, and that modest hats may help preserve decorum and focus during sermons.
F H Wheeler and Arnold Spencer were thrown from an auto returning from Lateys tly near Linde. The boy escaped injury while Wheeler suffered a broken collarbone and Spencer endured severe head and facial injuries as the steering bat broke and the car crashed into a fence at high speed.
John H. Woot former president of the First National Bank at Matthews Ind pleaded not guilty in federal court to an indictment charging misappropriation of bank funds and false entries. His trial is set for June 2 and he is held on bond.
In the Philippines readers note a mix of American influence and local habits. The piece highlights resistance to bathtubs while showing a fondness for water activities and seaside ablutions. It mentions children on beaches, their schooling near Malate, and their progress in English as a sign of hopeful development.
CHICAGO May 26 A former butler named Stephen Herbert for John W. Kiser was arrested in Providence R I after confessing to stealing $18,000 worth of jewelry from the Kiser residence in Chicago. Detectives will pursue extradition as Herbert plans return to Chicago. He claimed to have hidden $2.00 worth of items in New York and intended to pawn others while sending the rest to Ireland.
The General Conference adopts resolutions to consolidate Methodist publishing houses. J. Her Lin is expected as editor of Epworth Herald. A committee report lists episcopal residences in New York Philadelphia Washington Cincinnati Buffalo Chicago St Louis Portland San Francisco Shanghai Zurich Buenos Aires and others with named bishops.
The report notes Alabama Democrats chose an uninstructed Parker Altogation to the national convention while Tennessee Democrats instructed for Judge Parker. Ohio delegates go uninstructed, with unit rules governing votes. Nebraska Douglas County delegates face primaries, and changes ripple through party leadership as Morton quits and Tammany shifts stance on Parker nomination.
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