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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1902
Page
8
Widespread gas shortages hit Indianapolis Thursday and Friday as Indianapolis Gas Company reports near zero supply and predicts severe cuts. Consumers’ Gas Trust and its customers switch to coal or wood while experts warn the field will run dry by year’s end with no gas flowing in the mains.
Bombay report says the Wazari rebellion is over with tribes now quiet. British forces captured 202 rebels, killed 25, and wounded two. Wazari villages were destroyed as punishment proportional to their strength.
TIRED OF LIFE. MUNCIE Homer Lewis, 36, prominent stock raiser and once wealthy, blew out his brains with a revolver. Result of temporary insanity caused by the death of his wife and financial reverses. MARION Miss Hattie Larkin, 18, is dead from morphine taken while despondent because of a quarrel with her sweetheart. CONNERSVILLE J. F. Myers, farmer near Longwood, committed death by self with a revolver. KOKOMO Miss Emma Roe, daughter of Harrison Roe, Liberty township, attempted death by poison despondent because Charles Jacksoon failed to call on her.
Hipson the Indianapolis polo star lands among an Indian tribe on his first appearance at Tomlinson Hall. He borrows shoes, faces a rough crowd, and endures a painful scalp after a clash with a rival, as eastern hopes clash with western grit. The piece adds local league arc and notes on other bowling results.
A brief club bowling table shows Marion leading with 15 wins against Washington 20. Ko We Ba posted 22 games won at 667 pins while Turner had 2 wins and a 691 score.
The Army faces Navy at Franklin Field in Philadelphia as nerves run high and confidence soars for the service stars. A flurry of boxing and wrestling chatter, with bets and rivalries across bouts, fills a bustling sports week.
In Lancaster Kentucky on November twenty ninth a Sheriff auctioned three vagrants Clara Anderson William Reed and Belle Griffin after vagrancy convictions The trio sold to highest bidders with prices ranging from seven to twelve months The event recalled slavery era practices and illustrated strict laws governing vagrants and the rights of purchasers while authorities promise to continue bidding enforcement to curb loafing gangs
Richard Mansfield, a reclusive star, dodges reporters during a Cleveland stay. A Press reporter recounts failed attempts to schedule a talk, noting Mansfield’s policy of issuing interviews only through his press agent and even denying access at the Colonial hotel.
A speaker recalls being blocked by Mansfield and vows lasting vengeance. He notes returning to the office to write in revenge and hints at a future reckoning tied to a review of Mansfield's work. The tone is resentful and personal.
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