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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1903
Page
2
In Vienna Bohemia a young girl Pauly Ine stole a baby corpse from a house, dressed it as a doll and played with it for days. Relatives searched, the corpse was hidden then found in a heap. Doctors diagnose mental condition as normal.
Lofty claims surround the Duchess of Hamilton and Lady Hamilton actress Nina Poore amid a disputed ranking and inheritance. The text mentions an infant heir and references to a Poore family member famed for military service in South Africa.
Residents report confusing temporary changes to streetcar lines around Olio and Pennsylvania and through College Avenue. The schedules loop via Massachusetts Avenue Alabama Street and a dump, with diversions toward the slaughter house and back, creating uncertainty for patrons and highlighting a clash between company decisions and rider convenience.
Hosiery and garment line advertised with price ranges from fifty cents to four dollars a piece. Emphasizes fancy bulbtlegane and merino items, full fashioned wool fleeced garments, and guaranteed gloves for kids and adults. Some unstandard spellings but products include ribbed palbriggan cotton wool blends and all wool fabrics.
A Cincinnati physician recounts how Grape-Nuts improved his health and strength after a period of illness. He credits the product with marked personal gain and recommends it to many patients. The claim is endorsed by Postum Co. and promotes a booklet titled The Road to Well.
Reports say hundreds of employees from Adams United States Southern and Wells Fargo express lines stopped work Wednesday in sympathy with Pavific ax press strikers. The action spread to other company staff, with new guaratees of minimal disruption being secured and no major interference expected.
A flood of settlers from the United States seeks parcels around a distant area for citrus cultivation and capitalist ventures. The report notes large groups engaging in land purchases and planned agricultural development, with local leaders discussing distribution and rights.
A damaged OCR fragment describes Chicago city ordinance to ban loan or furnish to minors any gun, pistol, or toy firearm during the Fourth of July period. It specifies penalties of up to one dollar per offense and notes enforcement terms extending over the coming year.
In Delphi Indiana Miss Tauri Currin, formerly engaged to Arthur Brough, secretly marries him during a postponed wedding period. Currin had become engaged to Charles Deoham, then Brough attempted a violent act for possession. The couple wed Tuesday night in a quiet ceremony.
A Pennsylvania locomotive collided head on with a freight car near Cleve lant causing 15 injuries, with both crews claiming mixed orders. Separate crashes on the Dl. & Wat Orange line in New Jersey left about a dozen hurt. Fireman Helm and Engineer Luts died after a Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive exploded near Robertstown. A collision on the P., M. & C. line at Dunbar injured several.
The steamer Ohio Roanoke and Benator have arrived at San Francisco from Nome carrying about 500000 in gold. The steamer Meteor is believed lost with valuable cargo and eighteen men missing.
The well known artist Groelle discusses his long hard struggle beginning in childhood, apprenticing to a village painter, learning to mix paints and tinting, and early work in sign painting, landscapes, and printing. He recalls military leaders as favorite models and notes a lifelong drive toward art.
The Washington convention planning group meets to decide where the next convention will be held as work teams search for a suitable venue.
An advertisement-style notice promotes Dr Shoop promising a rheumatic cure at no cost if it fails. The claim includes a free monthly trial, a money-back assurance, and requests readers write for a book and sample bottles, citing long experience and a German discovery.
A Monmouth ceremony linked Pearce and T. Rhoades with Attica ties as guests noted the central figures. other briefs report a Youngstown peanut vender facing charges tied to alleged arson and an odd Denver pigtail case, plus a New York pardon scene at Sing Sing with Reverend Jerome observing. Names, places, and dates anchor the mixed dispatches.
A persuasive appeal touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a solution for hemorrhoids and related ailments. The testimonial from Lavell Arthur of Indiana describes severe pain and eventual relief after using Pyramid products, and invites readers to request a free sample and the accompanying booklet by sending name and address to Pyramid Drug Co in Marshal, Michigan.
A windowed ground-floor break-in at Somerville's residence yielded two picketbooks containing money and a gentleman's gold watch along with a new overcoat. The thief appeared to retrieve the coat after sensing danger, suggesting it was a late addition to the theft.
In a vintage ad from The Bun newspaper a factory store promotes boys and youth boots in sizes from M24 to 2 with low prices. It lists fabrics like flannel and ginghams at yard prices and touts bargains on a main floor display with reading material from Indianapolis merchants.
Officials of we mine workers spread across Pennsylvania for the fourth annual celebration of John Mitchell day on October 24. President Mitchell will speak at Deraw Ley, Secretary Wilson at Hazelton, and Vice President Lewry at Minersville as part of unified tributes to the 1896 great miners strike victory. The auditing committee led by Mossop is preparing the national union quarterly report.
In memory of Indiana's war governor Oliver P Blorton will be held Sunday evening at the First Presbyterian Church. Judge Grobbs of Martinaville department commander of the G A R will preside and John W Kern will deliver an address. Beata will be reserved for various military bodies and the staff menta of city high schools will be specially invited.
Nine steamers are jammed in ice off Dawbon N W T with feared crush risks. Total cargo value estimated at 22 million. Damaged notices mingle with unrelated ads and street promos in the clipped OCR page.
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