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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1903
Page
4
Prominent Norman City Methodist Sunday school superintendent and judge candidate died Sunday night in the county jail of delirium tremens. The death ends a month long debauch, despite efforts to conquer the liquor habit, leaving him highly regarded in society.
Rumor from Sofia on October 5 claims fighting between Turkish and Bulgarian troops near Demir Rapin with heavy casualties unconfirmed. Bulgaria plans to mobilize 24,900 recruits. Many villages burned and inhabitants killed. Reports say 29 Turkish villages in Baglog district burned. Baniske village destroyed with 300 Turkish residents killed.
At his residence on Monday morning the condition of W A Bissell, formerly postmaster general, was reported as serious with doubt of recovery. He is suffering from cancer.
James Porter of New Orleans has been elected delegate to the American Federation of Labor session to be held in Boston on November 7. The selection marks a historic first for a Black delegate, with fellow members noting Porter’s anticipated leadership role.
Weekend game results show multiple league scores including Philadelphia Americans six, Chicago Nationale six, St Louis Americans five, Cincinnati Nationals seven and more. Also reported are a jailhouse confession, a grave incident, a jury disagreement in a case, and Sam Parks addressing Iron Workers convention in New York.
A Bofia dispatch reports two thousand Turkish noncombatants fatally hurt as Banlako was destroyed. Another message notes a battle between Turkish troops and Macedonians under Gen. Senstreff near Godleve, lasting about half a day.
Readable fragments show stock listings for banks, railways, utilities, and manufacturing firms. Names include American National Bank, Indiana Trust Company, Union Trust, Indiana Union Traction, Indianapolis Gas Company, New Telephone, and Street Railway entities. Currency and bond notes appear as percent figures and par values amid scattered company titles and locations.
On Wall Street, uneven opening as stocks drift with steel and rail fears. Grain movement in Nebraska and Pennsylvania rises while Atchison and New York Central shares show steady demand. provisions and bond markets vary with copper and steel fluctuations. markets note labor tensions and dividend expectations.
The Park presents Mr Dooley in a three days engagement starting Monday with a lighthearted revue heavy on songs dances and a roaming German stereotype. Paul Quinn stars as Mr Dooley supported by a chorus of talented girls while Empire offers burlesque at 2 and 8 p.m. attendance appears strong from advance sales.
An earthquake struck the Fleet valley in Sutherlandshire Scotland Monday morning. Two loud reports were followed by rumblings and vibrations felt in the area.
Residents near Cottage Ave and 5th St report several petty burglaries over recent weeks. Thieves ransack shops including Tulley’s grocery and Wehrer's drugstore, plus homes, taking only edible items. Milk stolen from Theodore Graven’s rear porch at 241 Shelby St. Sunday morning. Also notes widespread disruption to local properties.
Grain market notes list mixed futures and cash bids for wheat and corn including No 2 red No 2 white and No 3 yellow varieties. Milling freight and hay timothy prices appear with nominal and per bushel figures, car counts for inspections and totals noted for various grades.
Receipts and shipments show market activity at fair to fully steady or stronger levels for fat stock. Goats, cattle, and sheep are listed with varied weights and price ranges, while hogs and calves see firm demand. grain and seed futures also noted with October prices in Toledo.
In Gascitt Wich on a Sunday evening a boat capsized and sank with a father aged 18 and three children aboard. One body was recovered, leaving the fate of the others uncertain.
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