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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1902
Page
5
E H Nebeker recently retired from the State prison board rejects the claim that Henry Marshall has an assured path to the next house speakership. He says neighboring county representatives have not pledged support and many developments could alter the race before the vote.
The first chapters describe the murder of Jacob Benton on his lawn and the ensuing investigation led by detective Minard Hendricks. A notebook, a revolver, and footprints surface as clues while a clock stops at 2 33 a m indicating Benton’s last moments.
Regional quips and oddities echo across towns like Anderson Muncie Avon Danville Lebanon Whitestown and Boone county. Stories include a knife and fork factory boast plan a divorce over a show a man beating the beef trust by rabbits and a Whitestown man killing dead rabbits en route to his barn with a side of barbed wire mishap and a corn wager joke.
In Indianapolis comic opera dominates popular music as ragtime declines. Music critics note a shift toward love songs and complete opera scores while ragtime loses its edge to jerked rhythms. The city, known as a comic opera town, sees managers banking on musical shows and parlor entertainers thriving on the new style.
In a tale of 1890s crime a murder case ends with a false conviction. Edminton is freed after Miss Edna Blake and a secret bundle reveal the true killer was Jorbert alias Slippery Jim who hid $10,000 in bonds under a floor. Edminton and Blake marry in private afterward.
Contributions include a noble original poem titled The Nativity by a master poet in his later years. Illustrations by J C Leyendecker in color accompany the piece. Sold by Butterick and news dealers for 1.00.
New York November 13 Evening Journal reports that Edward P. Remington, recently found dead in his room, did not die by his own actions but was murdered according to statements from New York surgeons. The article signals conflicting conclusions and prompts further inquiry.
Memphis Tennessee will gain a large auto manufacturing facility as part of upcoming industrial development. Heavy rains across Texas are causing extensive property damage and disruption. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, recently ill, is reported able to leave illness behind. Convicts conspired to blow up the Petros Tennessee branch prison but were foiled. A Medon Tennessee woman, Mrs F M Arnold, is accused of fatally shooting her husband, a pastor. In Leon Iowa the jury found W H Clark not guilty of murdering Dr W D Duff. In St Joseph Missouri Jesse Talbert attempted to kill his wife’s pet dog and assaulted her. the woman may die.
The city of Indianapolis is strained for funds with a December settlement due. Comptroller Breunig expects about $12,000 to cover operations until mid December, after laying off street department workers and retaining a $5,000 to $6,000 emergency reserve.
W W King of Huntsburg builds an elaborate Gothic style hen house with electric call bells speaking tubes steam heat and stained glass. He plans a reception for chicken thieves and guards the place with a dazzling display and a loaded musket while a panel proclaims Cackle Plymouth Rocks and quips about eggs and mortgages.
Vermont Supreme Court Justice Loveland Munson, returning from Burlington, brushed off a persistent football player who harassed a young woman on the same car. The man defied the judge and was struck once after warnings.
A jurist showed mettle as cuffs descended on a boy who offered apology and subsided. After the judge left the train at Manchester the young man learned who had struck him, a surprising revelation. Glance the Sun’s Real Estate and For Sale Miscellaneous on pages six and seven for bargains.
Real Estate column on the sixth and seventh pages and the For Sale Miscellaneous column invite readers to peruse listings and notices.
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