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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1903
Page
2
Henry Watterson delivers a combative lecture at Carnegie Hall denouncing what he calls a pale, imitation social set. He warns that ostentatious display by wealthy women threatens traditional values and unity, urging a return to grit and virtue across American society.
Reports from Indianapolis traders show shippers paying 19 cents for green coffee as supply tightens. Weather favors a move higher despite recent drops, with cheaper grades rising while better grades hold, caused by a shorter crop. The commission house quotes are set around $9 per barrel and $25 per ton, with sugar futures near shifts as retailers watch prices.
A petitioner seeks permission to remain housed at the workhouse facility. The request centers on continued residence while awaiting resolution of a legal matter. Court records indicate the appearance and surrounding custody arrangements.
Prisoners at the county works house share in a bountiful harvest as farmer Sparks reports ample crops. He distributes garden produce to benevolent institutions and notes a poor potato crop due to vermin, yet inmates express contentment with board and treatment, often preferring return as regular boarders after serving time.
Washington reports consul general in Frankfort says experiments in French forests cut trees with electricity. A heated platinum wire acts as a saw, producing no sawdust and leaving wood preservative effects. Time to fell trees reportedly one eighth of traditional methods. Also Michigan City juvenile thieves rendezvous found. several youths arrested and confined for robberies.
Terre Haute Ind Oct 24 Wilam Oliver 16 was arrested on a charge of assault on the farmer Alkire’s daughter last Tuesday. The boy remained awry until intense emotion subsided, then returned home as the father swore out the warrant.
Crockett, a 38 year old colored man, was badly burned when he crawled into a coal bin near 322 Dusque Hennast at 4 p.m. Saturday. The bin ignited, trapping him as he tried to escape. He reached City Dispensary unaided, then was taken to City Hospital with his head fully bandaged. He speaks with difficulty and details are scarce.
William Jennings Bryan, arriving from New Haven, spent the day with Stone Tennett & Co. and lawyers. He declined to discuss the Bennett will case or politics, saying he cannot talk lawsuit matters in newspapers and noting rumors about wealth and influences were unfounded.
An Indianapolis reader recounts years of kidney discomfort and back pain. After using Doan's Kidney Pills, he reports relief and normal kidney secretions, noting the product’s success where others failed. The testimonial mentions purchasing from Henry J. Huder's drug store and a 60 cent per box price from Foster Milburn Co. BUFFALO N.Y. as agents.
An assortment of old ads lists lamp chimneys for 2 1 2 cents, coal prices per ton, and various shops with kitchenware and bread. Also advertised are teething syrup for children, a special excursion train from Indianapolis to Decatur and Rochester, and low fare round trips to Vincennes, Michigan City, and other destinations with specified departure times. The page notes a Garlands store, Meridian street ads, and multiple merchants.
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