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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1902
Page
4
The Sun reports the police will continue the grave robbery investigation and pursue every clue to the end. The People demand full disclosure and aim to bring the entire gang and supporters to justice without favor, regardless of race, name, or position.
The article urges residents to support the Fall festival and horse show in Indianapolis. It notes crowds at Festival field are large for a ten cent admission with free shows, while the main horse show at fifty cents admission has drawn smaller crowds. Officials hope stronger turnout in remaining days to bolster the public event.
The article claims officers do not interfere with gamblers in Indianapolis as election time nears. It asserts the Marion county ring needs gamblers votes and mocks the University in Tron's Alley for its so called experts. It notes a professor on a commission judged the ten bodies found at Indiana medical college.
The excerpt notes fears Queen Lil will spend about four hours in Indiana as her train passes through. It adds consolation that W. J. Bryan has no Indiana dates, and mentions a longing for the prior month’s salubrious weather, hoping it helps the horse show.
A collage of brief quotes from Indiana papers commenting on politics crime reform travel and industry. Items reference the coal strike the anti Bryan democrats divorce law and a plan for electric batteries from coal gases. The tone blends satire and editorial notes from Kokomo Muncie and Terre Haute papers.
The Detroit Free Press notes Senator Fairbanks credits Republicans with national prosperity and favorable trade, while warning the party must answer for coal strikes, monopolistic power, and unrest. It suggests prosperity may be overemphasized and invites scrutiny of domestic prices versus foreign competition.
A child killed by a passing trolley in New York prompts mothers’ caution nationwide. Press quips note Beveridge’s absence in Nebraska on Thanksgiving, Tarkington statistics spark Indiana literary debates, bricks soaked in kerosene eyed as coal substitute, possibly affecting prices.
A field escape from a ferocious cow ends with a girl praying for safety and a boy misquoting a breakfast prayer. A country school inspector tests arithmetic with jesting answers, including a clever reply about a pie and missing portions.
The Buffalo Courier sketches John Mitchell as a priestly figure at a recent conference. It notes his 34 years, Illinois roots, long career with the United Mine Workers, and contrast with George Baer through biographical snippets and beliefs. Governor Stone in 1890s era is also profiled as a towering statesman.
William Q. Radcliffe, nominated for sheriff on the Democratic ticket in Youngstown Ohio, issues a statement on the reverse of his nomination card. He says he does not want office but will use influence to abolish the fee system and seek honest government. He is a hotel operator aligned with Henry George and Tom Johnson. A China man Wong Now dies by starvation in Chicago after a secret society demands his death, refusing nourishment for two months.
George Burns a 73 year old veteran sailor visiting Maumee Ohio bears extensive injuries from numerous battles and accidents. He was trained at Annapolis in 1854 and fought in the Mexican Civil and Spanish American wars and with Greely on the Jeannette. He has 37 bones removed and lives with multiple missing or damaged body parts.
The Peabody historical society dedicates a monument and tablet to John Proctor, victim of the 1692 Salem witchcraft persecutions. A large natural boulder secured near Proctor's Crossing at the junction of two streets bears the tablet and marks where he lived. Proctor and his legacy are honored in this commemorative installation.
John Proctor and his wife Elizabeth faced witchcraft charges. Proctor was hanged on August 19, 1692 at Gallows Hill Salem after a trial marked by perjured testimony. Elizabeth survived the executions and rumours say Proctor’s body was buried on his farm.
After long illness Mrs. Dora Gerstenkorn, age unknown, died at her home in Kankakee Illinois. She suffered a paralytic shock 29 years earlier when her brother returned from a railroad accident with a broken leg, from which she never recovered.
The article promotes homemade window draperies using cable net or bobbinet at 35 cents a yard, 40 inches wide, with hems and edgings. It suggests lace, Battenberg braid, and scrim as affordable finishes, and notes challis, waists, and polka dot patterns remain in fashion with pale blue lace edging and affordable bolts for edging.
City Life notes a state conference of charities and correction to be held at Meridian Street Church on November 11 18 and 19. A report claims Crawford Fair banks Terre Haute brewer denies plans to open a saloon in Irvington. Eclectic Society elects Marion county officers with Dr Henry Long as president and Dr A C Smith as vice president. Hallie King seeks annulment of her marriage to Theodore King alleging her first husband Frank Clark was not lawfully divorced.
A short culinary note extols spicing plain apple sauce with chopped dates English walnuts or raisins to enhance flavor and appeal for family meals.
The article describes affordable ties and stocks, including polka dot cotton ties and silk ties with color-contrasting edges. It notes women may prefer neckpieces over ties and highlights stock prices from about $1.25 to $2.50, with lace accents and silk folds as featured options.
Charles Dalton, known for Sign of the cross, has signed with Managers Wagenthals and Wemper to lead Blanche Walsh in Daughter of Hamilcar. He will play Matho the barbarian warrior, a rugged ingomar style role in Walsa's new production.
An advertising notice touts guaranteed results and profits with two phones offered. It lists an address 88 Office 121-125 E. Ohlest and urges readers to act for financial gain.
William Hi Crane will perform at English's on Wednesday in a dramatization of David Warum. Valerie Bergere is moved closer to the center, replacing her closing-act position, providing a pleasant break in the show. For the latter half of the week the Par Wil will present the Jiston play At the old.
Poetic fragment recalls a lone figure in a quiet village where no one remembers the day of birth. The speaker hints at absence and anonymity, a ghostlike presence that leaves no mark on the community. The piece conveys loneliness and detachment amid rural life.
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