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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1904
Page
4
The Indianapolis Sun advertises 1 cent paper with daily edition except Sunday. It lists address in TAS BUN Building and business offices with phone numbers. Subscription rates vary for city and outside city, weekly, monthly, semi annual and yearly terms in advance.
The piece argues no new hospital rules are needed but enforcement matters, calls for capable leaders, and warns booze harms health. It notes New York deaths from Bright's disease and heart ailments rising with wealth and late hours, urging sane living from childhood. It also cites Joseph Mulhattan's downfall and Cortelyou's political advertising as path to public influence.
Witnesses said the water pressure was low during Thursday's church fire. A city official who observed the blaze warned that insufficient water at a critical time could cause disaster and urged measures to improve the supply.
The Park theater run featured a melodramatic production with Jack Webster foiling villains. strong performances by W F Canfield Alice Meredith Minna Ferry and George J Whitman complemented a realistic portrayal of slum life. At Empire theater Indianapolis audiences enjoyed local hits and Fay Foler company continues with four more performances this week.
A writer catalogs statues erected to spirits in England and notes Memorials to animals are rare. He cites a single church statue, a cow in Durham Cathedral, said to honor the burial inside the sacred building of St. Cuthbert’s remains.
Report describes two parcels left at a customs depot containing bombs charged with explosives. The discovery followed attention drawn to the suspicious packages. Police investigation is underway to determine origin and intent.
A fragmented clipping recounts idle remarks about money, fate, and ambitions from a speaker in a casual setting. It touches on a minor political jab about a governor’s election cost and a humorous note on how a local group got their names into the paper by arranging a chauffeur’s arrest for furious driving.
The Scotsman notes the death of Mrs William Stott aged ST, describing her as one of the few remaining Unks with ties to Sir Walter Scott. It recalls her uncle John Hughes, Scott’s printer’s associate, and their late nights correcting proofs at the print works. A tea routine with the author is mentioned, plus stories of the fairy-tale times. The report blends with unrelated items about a deer herd skirmish near Mount Scott and Fort Riley tracer shell experiments, all from the Portland Oregonian and Junction City Union.
Fresno county yields 40,000 tuna of raisins yearly with profits per acre varying by local conditions. Magnesite deposits found in Santa Clara and Stanislaus counties, the only known U S reserves. Santa Fe detectives uncover reduced fares for train passengers on the California line. The national plant garden near Chico receives Japanese plants and bulbs for propagation trials. A Mikado birthday celebration attracts thousands in San Francisco with speeches dances and performances. California Supreme Court grants stay in Loeder case but execution preparations continue.
The actor Charles Hanford from Don Catear de Bazan praised by members of the Indies of the Oklahoma and Indiana territory federation of women's clubs at Guthrie after a performance. He said the audience from pit to gallery was the finest he had seen and that the attendees wore handsome gowns. The Kansan City Times notes Blvary item in Oklahoma will endorse his statement.
A collection of brief frontier anecdotes featuring Bishop Dudley in Kentucky, a Boston dinner party remark about prayer, and Rev Dr Hayes of Cambridge known for hunting mischief. The tales mix humor and humility as clergy encounter everyday firearms, faith, and unexpected investigations into skill.
The article quotes M Glad declaring the campaign finished as the Jaguar party winds down. Officials acknowledge fatigue but stress completed groundwork amid lingering questions about future leadership and strategy.
A miraculous Irish case reports wholesale poisoning at Holywood barracks near Belfast where old vendor McKenna sold a fizzy drink mix. In France a blacksmith kept his wife in an attic for three years. Vienna sees a bank messenger Jenner arrested after stealing $40,000 and hiding in a photo shop, aided by conspirators.
George Herrmann, once a millionaire, faces divorce from wife number three while preparing for possible reconciliation with his first wife, Lina Krouder. The tale recounts his three marriages, alimony, alleged extravagance, and claims of a wife playing poker with other men. Herrmann remains unchallenged in the current suit and continues visiting Lina in hospital after the Slocum disaster injuries.
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