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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1904

Page

2

Unusual Care The Presidential Train Schedule Discussed

The presidential train will depart Washington for St Louis for the world's fair. The movement and timing are not public until close to departure to avoid nuisance. It will pass Indianapolis Friday night and reach St Louis Saturday morning. Extraordinary gate guards and a pilot train will precede it. Secret service, the president, his secretary, and reporters will be aboard.

Washington St. Louis Pennsylvania Railroad Indianapolis Houis Secret Service

Negro prisoner escapes at Union Station Indianapolis

Deputy warden Frank Sewell attempted to return Thomas Ford to Mitchigan City after a prior escape. Ford, handcuffed, shoved Sewell from the train and fled on foot along the tracks, vanishing among passing trains and likely aided by local supporters in Indianapolis. Ford had been imprisoned for robbery years earlier and was last heard of in Cincinnati working his old trade.

Frank Sewell Thomas Ford Mitchigan Cit Ford Union Station Indianapolis Sewell Capt Kinney Mery Uison Knox

Smock’s Record National Guard Row Revealed

Indianapolis man Thomas W. Smock, under arrest in St Tours, confined at Central hospital for insanity until June, escaped in August with a year’s stay in hospital through a window. Hospital discharge ordered by Supt. Molenharter amid chaotic account of injuries and personnel changes at the facility.

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Gipe On Trial In Murder Case In Nevada Court

Special to The S News reports Gipe stands trial for the alleged murder of Mile Starbuck and her stepson Nellie Shepperd in a case heard in Winnesidax court. Judge Morris declares no Thanksgiving adjournment, a rare county precedent. The all-farmer jury faces a stubborn defense led by Mark Fork gene and colleagues. A disturbance outside the English’s business scene followed the day’s events with a punchy confrontation over pay for supers.

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Schaffer Is Sick and Union Benefits Noted

Theodore J. Behafter of the Amalgamated association is ill again. Work was dispatched from Titssmirk headquarters Tuesday night. Steel strikers received $5,000 in strike benefits on Wednesday for Thanksgiving. Corner stone laying planned at Firstist church at Vermont and Merlitansis with simple services and a sermon by Hey T J Villers.

Schaffer Scripps-M’rae Youngstown Theodore J. Behafter Amalgamated Association Worl Titssmirk Vermont and Merlitansis Eimple Hey T. J. Villers

Shoot at School Boys in Rick Arkansas Beat

A Tuesday evening incident in Rick Arkansas saw white boys shoot at three colored boys aged 13 to years as they returned from school. Wounds not considered dangerous. Target rifles used. An indignation meeting of Central-age people is planned for Wednesday night amid complaints about streetcar congestion at the north end of the avenue.

Iscripps-Awrae Telegram Rick Ark Avena

Theyre for him net uo u1 for governor tour sears

Partial readable OCR notes from Bloomington discuss a political figure labeled as the strongest in the state and hints at a speech and nomination. The fragment mentions whether he will run in 148 Wy and references foreign-language remarks, but the text is garbled and unclear.

Tour Sears Bloomington Tbe Wien

Revolver Found at Wever Trial Raises Suspicions

Evidence emerged at a preliminary hearing as officers reported a revolver stained with blood near the Weber residence. The weapon likely connects to a child’s death and the disappearance of another weapon tied to the Weber case. Investigators search for the pistol owner and broader weapon network.

Iscripps N.aviurn Weber Adolph Weber

Imagination Fades as Man Dies in Freezer Car Mystery

Special to 8: Special dispatch from St. Petersburg reports Thy power of mind to imagine torture trapped Mutacl Staritaks, a car cleaner on the Vareat Siberian railway, who awoke locked inside an empty refrigerating car at Krasnoyarsk station. He reportedly suffered terror while believing he would freeze to death as the thermometer read 56. The sensational tale follows his imagined torments until rescue.

SV. Petersburg Staritaks Vareat Siberian Krasnoyarsk Station Stariteky Rel Ageep Amnauritas

Attempt to blow up Eureka Foundry case shocks city

Fred Rauhauner confesses to planning arson at Eureka Foundry. Detectives pursue leads across several iron molders with warrants issued. Authorities report no explosion occurred. Valentine and Hallawell denied involvement as Cleveland dispatch notes President Valente in city and prepared to return to face charges.

Fred Rauhaueer

Working Day and Night munitions drive at Basson factory

Naples reports from Matin that at Basson Keipp factory twenty seven thousand workers are on day and night shifts producing cannons and projectiles. Two hundred thousand grenades are ready for delivery with destination kept secret. Also, Alpena notes a farmer Thomas Thrash found dead with throat cut amid a house fire, possible murder or suicide. Public notices include dental offices move and travel fares on Lake Erie and Western lines for Thanksgiving and other trips.

Scripps-Mare Naples Matin Hn Ber- Laat Keipp Basson Eseven Kent Scripps-Maae Alpena Mich Thomas Thrash Atlanta Thesday

Make It Unanimous United States Election Theme

A prose fragment argues that Parker could secure an electoral victory through an unanimous vote to bridge the North South divide. It claims Roosevelt’s popularity and praises a clean administration, suggesting a synchronized national vote would remove division and solidify unity.

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Drake's Palmetto Wine Promises Free Test Bottle

Testimony from readers across Missouri Minnesota and Illinois extols Drake's Palmetto Wine as a cure for malaria stomach kidney and liver ailments. Individuals claim rapid improvements after a single bottle and request free test bottles sent prepaid by Drake Formula Co. of Chicago.

Realla James G. Gray Gibson, Mo Drake Missouri Dunklin County A. A. Felding Knoxville J. W. Moore Monticello Minn

Officers Elected Special to the Gate City Meeting

A list of officers and members elected includes several named officials and auxiliary roles. Notable figures mentioned are George W. Stubbs as a judge and various secretaries and committee members from multiple locales, including Indianapolis and Evansville, reflecting a regional professional gathering and their leadership slate.

On trail of Dove iscripps-31rae telegram mystery

fragmentary local item recounts a cryptic telegram tied to a figure called Dove near William Bate. scattered names and garbled lines hint at a police case or pursuit but lack clear details or outcomes.

Fire insurance rates rise after 30 stormy conferences

After a protracted series of meetings the board of governors voted to raise fire insurance rates by 30 percent on all policies written for downtown Indianapolis properties. Mayer Holtzman urged delays to study further fire protection improvements before final action. The increased rates will be offset by a permit rebate under an improved building ordinance.

Idianapolis Mayer Holtzman

Lawson Lacripps-M' Rab Telegram Rumors Trial

A garbled telegram summary from Boston in November references legal threats against Lawson Lacripps-M' Rab, denouncing rumors of suits by Standard Oil and others. It describes frenzied finance and a defiant stance, with supporters prepared to stand by him and offer no mercy.

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Determined to Marry Aboard at Fort McKinley

Scripps of Portland Maine and Marie Gardiner of Boston plan to wed after towing a boat to Fort McKinley. A window was broken at the hospital to enable Sergt Merit J Witty and the party to leave at 1 am. They then rode back to the island where Whity returned to the hospital and was spotted climbing in.

Scripps Portland Mies Marie Gardiner Boston Fort McKinley Sergt Merit J Witty Margt. Whity

Strike Vote At Chicago Cattle Packers Amid Labor Grievances

A strike vote was authorized Tuesday by united meat-cutters at Chicago stockyards. President Donnelly can order a walkout if grievances remain unresolved in a few days, potentially idling 8,000 to 16,000 workers. Also noted is a double wedding near St Louis with family ties among participants.

Iscripps-M'Rae Chicago Ins Donnelly

Notable Anglophone Attitudes Toward American Fashion

A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet notes Englishmen reportedly oppose the American woman's short skirt, suggesting if they possessed the trim of an American woman’s neatly shot fret their views could be modified. Also a brief cablegram from Naples reports brigand activity and a mine discovery being killed by soldiers.

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Doctors Endorse Ascaten Cures For Asthma And Catarrh

Physicians and specialists report permanency of cures by Ascaten the Austrian drug. The dispersary in New York offers medicine free to asthma and catarrh sufferers who write. Includes unrelated sale notice and travel promotion for Colorado trips at $47.20 round trip from Chicago to Denver and nearby cities.

Ascatco New York Ascates Ascaten E. Fourternthet Colorado Chicago Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Union Pacific & North-Western Mapa N. M. Breeze Gen's Agt Vineat Cincinnati Ohio

Fast Forging Forward Idaho Leads In Health And Growth

Idaho becomes a popular region due to mild climate and vigorous health benefits, attracting eastern capital and rapid growth. The Union Pacific offers direct routes from Omaha and Chicago to Idaho, Montana, and the Northwest, with two trains daily from each hub. For details contact W. I. Connor in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Idaho America Idaho Points Union Pacific Omaha Chicago Kansan City Montana Great Northwest W. I. Connor East Fourth St Cincinnati Ohio

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