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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1903
Page
7
A conductor confronts an absent minded passenger over unpaid fare aboard a Northbound streetcar. The passenger, in a comical Alphonse-Gaston manner, insists the fare was not collected while the conductor shows the fare register and questions the transfer in the passenger’s hand.
In Castine Maine on September 4 Attle Methodist Church staged a fair to fund repairs. Besale Smythe offered to sell her hair and a bidder from Boston won with 575 dollars, then allowed her to keep the hair as chivalry. A Portland dealer contested the bid.
The Epworth League Indiana pols district held its quarterly institute Wednesday night in several city locations including Fletcher Place and Roberts Park M churches. The session served as a training school for society officers and drew large attendance.
The regular quarterly meeting of the state board of pardons met in the state house on Thursday. Applications for pardons were considered as the board members L. G. Riggan, Attien president, C. W. Elmore, Crawfordsville, and J. J. Gillette, Lafayette, attended.
Incorporated Meyer candy company in Evansville to manufacture candy ice cream and confections with 10000 capital stock. Directors include Edward H Meyer Charl Anfield George W Meyer. Fisher automobile manufacturing Mooresville 25 OM capital stock directors J S Comer H C Scearce D F Swain. French Wreck state bank French Lick capital stock 6141 two stockholders reside French Lick Paoli and Seymour with Thomas Taggart and A Ti Brown of this city.
A Browmfontein episode shows a professor of hypnotism using a vacant shop for ocular demonstrations. A policeman, skeptical and present among the crowd, is hypnotized and pretends to arrest the demonstrator. The man later regains senses and departs frightened, while visitors enjoy the harmless ruse.
A Navy Department suggestion proposed assigning a small warship to a kite flying detail though officials have not yet determined if this plan would work in practice. The note reflects exploratory ideas in naval operations.
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