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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1904
Page
2
The dispatch notes Kuropatkin guiding a retreat from Mukden toward Harbin by roads and the railway, with maps showing Mukden vicinity and the line to Harbin about 400 miles north. Analysts say the Russian army will seek winter quarters beyond Mukden, while Oyama plans wintering at Mukden if the route is chosen.
Report from Indianapolis states Mrs Nelle Neal formerly Miss Nelle Robinson living with her mother and brother at S07 N Capitol Ave was killed by her husband William E Neal who then shot himself He had been under indictment in Louisville for killing attorney James K Schrader and claimed Schrader had been intimate with his wife The couple known as Mr and Mrs Johnson Nashville Tenn had stopped at a boarding house Mrs Neal later returned to Louisville after hearing Neal was released from jail and the tragedy occurred there with Neal and his wife dying in the shooting
The 17 year old Myria Thomas of 1749 Columbia Ave tried to kill herself Wednesday after learning her husband Mort had left. She told officers she would need an ambulance and spoke of preferring death to life without him. She later expressed desire to live but regretted the failed act. A conciliator deal was set between Republic Iron and Steel and the Amalgamated asssociation with board members named Heedy and Davies.
Miss Jesale Jolly and Mrs A P Green have returned from the world's fair while Misses Wright visit Indianapolis then Louisville. Dr and Mrs Oliver plan to return to Indianapolis next week. A dancing party hosted by Mr and Mrs Burton E Parrat. Several weddings noted at homes and churches including Miss Nora McDougal with Paul J Stroup and Miss Lillian Kottlowski with Charles Schumacher. A private car trip to the world’s fair by several families. Coterlo Club entertained with guests from Cincinnati and Morris. Emma B Littus wed Alvin G Swank at Rev J C Peters residence. the Swanks to live on N Cap Meyle after a short visit to the ex-
Ex mayor J Samuel McCue was arrested on murder charges after his wife was found battered and shot in their Richmond home. He claimed an unknown assailant attacked them while they slept and denied the accusations.
W. T. Whittaker, superintendent of the Jeffersonville Reformatory, urged the prison reform board to educate prisoners in trades. He proposed abolishing the prison contract system within two years and using the proceeds to transform the reformatory into a large school that trains convicts for honest living after release.
W R Pelly a Big Four brakeman was knocked from the top of a car by a negro tramp near Summitville Indiana as the train ran at full speed He fell down an embankment and barely survived His arm was seriously hurt and he had chest cuts after the assailant knocked his helmet off He reported the attack to officers but the negro had not been caught
Hagerman recovers from a stabbing by Herman Simon last Friday night and visits the polling station. He notes the assailant was desperate and remains weak with limited use in his left arm. Lawler, chief clerk of the street commissioner, is jailed on $900 bond for mob violence against a streetcar. In Huntsville, Horace Maples, a Negro, was lynched after being accused of murder. the mob hanged him after smoking out the jail. The same car carried Conductor Samuel Price’s body back to Lebanon. In Des Moines, James R. Richie dies from a hay fever sneeze triggered by an allergy.
Paris reports the death of Deibler the celebrated French executioner at Auteuil on Thursday aged 1 His eccentric acts included forging rings from iron blood drawn after executions to be sent to the Paris Academy of Science for cataloguing the victims He was working on The death penalty in Europe at the time of his death Kovovic Executed in Washington Pa for murder of Samuel Ferausen
English’s Dark Modern vaudeville at 2 and 8:15 shows includes On the Suwanee River with Clayton plantation and Aunt Lindy role, while Spike-Irwin’s Majesties at Park offers aerials by the five Bellatzar sisters and DeFay sisters at Empire. Unique fair week features Ethel Russell Billy Adams and more with family friendly aim and same prices.
Reports from Wisconsin to New York list prisoner releases, gubernatorial nominations, a New Haven visit by Roberton, a Boston-area political shift, a New York social arrival, a burglary loot of $5000, a World’s Fair school access plan, two deaths in a Pennsylvania freight wreck, a Col umbus shooting fine, district congress nomination, a Mexican plague event, a Wabash College health note, a Chicago trolley fatality, an Indiana rent dispute, a Vermont election read, and a yacht club prize in a regional contest.
A Kansas City special train collided with a freight engine near Tiskilwa Illinois injuring many and killing at least three people. A Chicago man Donaldson and two unidentified men perished with around 25 wounded. Fireman Hannan and Engineer Croppers escaped injury as wreckage spread across the tracks.
W T Moore a painter of 5 Tacoma Ave falls 40 feet from a scaffold at 4013 N Pennsylvania St while painting near the top of a house. He lands on a porch roof then the ground and is taken home by a dispen sary ambulance. Internal injuries threaten his life. Ten Fine Horses Cremated in Suelbyville after barn fire damages descendants of a famous stallion. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertised for teething children at 25 cents a bottle.
Promotes summer rail rates to Colorado and return via Chicago on Union Pacific and Northwest lines with multiple routing options. Highlights nightly and multi-day travel from Chicago to Denver and Colorado Springs, and from Atlantic Seaboard. Also advertises Adirondack region scenery and healthful air with invitation to request free issue. Written by George J. Diners, General Passenger Agent, Grand Central Station, New York.
California prospectus titled California showcases a lavish illustrated folder with hotel listings at tourist resorts, a tasteful collage of images on the state’s resources and attractions, and a note urging agents to obtain copies. It advertises discounted one way tickets on Duty Daily Rept with travel to the coast at low rates from all points, via N. M. Arceze, general agent.
An old newspaper ad promotes discounted rail fares from Chicago to St Paul Minneapolis Superior Duluth and Sault Ste Marie with various round trip prices. It highlights through sleeping cars heat and daily tickets via the North Western and Union Pacific lines. Rates to California are listed with schedules and routes via the Overland Limited and double track lines. Information and tickets offered by N M Breeze Cincinnati Ohio.
Advertises low rail fares to Hot Springs Deadwood and Lead via Chicago & Northwestern Ry. Promises picturesque scenery in the Black Hills, marketed as a premier western attraction. Offers illustrated Black Hills booklet and map mailed for 4 cents, with home agent information available. Also mentions a 1 word ad in The Bun's for sale column.
In Evanston around 1 34 a m Thursday burglars entered the home of B F Crawford head of the National Biscuit Company and after gathering loot hurled they used a bottle of carbolic acid into Miss Mabel MacPherson wife Crawford’s sister who was present She was hospitalized in serious condition with facial injuries threatening her eyesight Police have no clue to the attackers In Washington a separate note reports the national currency state call demanding a report of the condition of banks as of Sept 6.
M Pio of Paris feeds birds daily in the Tuileries gardens. While in the park he found his pocket looked missing. He hurried to a police station as hungry birds followed him pecking at his hat and shoulders and many entered the station.
Disjointed timetable fragment lists multiple train routes and connections among Terre Haute Lafayette Chicago and other hubs. Mentions trains at 3 00 am 12 10 am 4 20 am and 8 55 pm with destinations like New York Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh and Cincinnati and various intercity paths through Indiana Illinois Missouri and Ohio.
Allen Wells and widow Mrs Hattie Wells traveled to Cincinnati seeking papers said to belong to Mahlon Wells. They found letters from a woman who may have been Mahlon Wells's intended wife, offering a possible clue to the murder near North Vernon. Aeronaut killed at Illinois fair in Douglass county. Chicago double tragedy ends with a man killing his wife and then himself.
New York reports Dr. Wallace Hadley, a famed panopathist, asserts he can stop death and cure every disease. He says he cures without drugs, offers free services, and credits a divine duty to heal mankind, citing letters from grateful patients and extraordinary recoveries across illnesses.
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