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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1904
Page
6
Thurston Baker and Jackson A. Munzell, ticket agents at the Central Union depot, were arrested on a grand larceny charge after confessing to jointly stealing more than 7000 from railroad companies using the depot. They admit a year of theft linked to a racing game addiction.
In Gainesville Virginia on September 9, Gen. Bell led Browns to a decisive victory over the Blue force at Bull Run. Repeated assaults, hidden from trees and fences, failed until a surprise regular infantry charge from behind a cornfield routed the Blues. The Browns then broke the left flank, bringing heavy casualties and a pivotal turn in the fight. President Roosevelt hosted Austro Hungarian Count Opponyi and Ambassador Hendelmuller for luncheon after a productive discussion at Oyster Bay. Denver anticipated trouble as 12 companies were mobilized to Cripple Creek. A fire in Gallipolis claimed Stella Adkins and burned her 6 month old, while William Adkins was badly burned.
NY Clara Ward ex-princess of Chimay may return to America. Chicago man Abraham Jacobean found dead on top a streetcar. likely a ride theft. Annie Winchell killed by lightning in Duncan's Falls Ohio. Kentucky man Ry Green sentenced to be hanged October 1 for garden murder. Belma William Huggins assaulted by two white men. investigators work. Barry Howard learned heir to 400000 left by Virginia uncle. Hartford Senator Fairbanks opens Republican campaign in Indiana. Marion Frank Marvin 40 glass worker commits cyanide suicide after arrest for intoxication. Cleveland glass manufacturers meet to set next year's scale. plants may not open before Oct 1. North Vernon Fred Willman bound over for murder of Mahlon Wells. bond expected at 19000. Columbus Lavina Phipps dead at Garden City. owned Phipps marble stone. Deputy Indiana crude oil discovery reported. Rushville J Frank Hanly GOP governor nominee addressed large meeting. Congressman Watson introduced speaker.
For weeks visitors repeatedly ask if things are straight in the governor’s office. Secretary George Lockwood answers with a smiling quip and returns to his desk, while the door joke becomes a habit of the daily routine.
The first cargo of lumber for the Panama Canal left the United States from Mobile on the American schooner D. C. Clifford. The lumber, contracted by the Panama Canal Commission, will be landed at Colon.
Fighters Claude Skelding and Patrick Devering were tried in polite court on Friday morning on warrants for drunkenness and assault and battery. The case, delayed after jail time, involved an alleged incident where Devering and Skelding say fellow prisoner John Wilson was assaulted while confined, drawing a third charge. Both received injuries and each man incurred a cast on a limb.
Lake Erie and Western car inspector Alvhrew Peterson was bound over to the grand jury on a $29 bond after admitting he took sacks of wheat from cars he worked on. Bicyclemen Morgan and Samuelu found the car seal broken and wheat cached under a shed and in Peterson's shed.
Roosevelt intervention spared Frederick Vo Sca, once a private in the Twentieth United States Infantry, who was sentenced to death for commanding insurgents against former comrades. He faced execution in Manila, after a prior desertion charge led to a choler sentence, with a later choice between prison and a dishonorable discharge.
Daniel Lamont stated he is not a candidate for governor on the Democratic ticket. He backs Charles W. Goodyear of Buffalo or Edward M. Shepard of New York for the nomination. George Lewark injured in a separate incident near Greenfield Indiana when a Pennsylvania passenger train hit a load of cement, possibly fatally. At Madison County Fair races in Anderson Indiana, two horses fell. Jones escaped injury while Moore suffered serious bruises.
Dr. F B Bryan of the State University spoke at the Madison county teachers Institute on Thursday afternoon about Life in the Philippines. He paid high tribute to the character and intelligence of Aguinaldo, whom he often met.
Topke, arrested at Kingan's packing house for stealing a handful of brains, was fined $1 after a Friday morning hearing. He told a luck story claiming he took the brains to cover his board bill. The judge warned he would face four years if a similar charge recurs.
Friday morning the police station filled with about 40 burly men sworn in as special police for state fair week. They took oath, received badges and clubs, and were instructed in duties. Officials say demand remains high and more volunteers will be enlisted in the coming days.
State senators and representatives will face $9.70 worth of new draperies when they convene in the state house. Room 72 in the state house holds a pile of blinds awaiting installation. The space will be dressed in oriental splendor with Torenings to be hung, giving the room an appearance of Abdul Hamid’s private counsel.
Mrs May Trusty of Waverly Indiana tells police she may be the mother of a girl linked to a separate Goetler case. Descriptions match the infant sent to an orphanage and later adopted. Police plan to withhold contact until the other claim is resolved and custody decision awaits verification.
The famed Paris headsman Delbler, also called Monsieur De Park, has died. The report notes his mastery of the blade and his long service in the French capital’s executions, marking the end of an era for the city’s grim justice.
Birth notices report Joly and Ymma Wilson of Maywood and several other couples with listed addresses. Deaths include George F. Reawine and James William Thomas with ages and partial causes. Marriages recorded feature Hawley F. Chappell and Eliza C. law yer among multiple pairings. building permits listed for J. Mauer and others with damages and repairs noted.
livestock prices and receipts showing cattle and hog markets steady to firm with mixed classes. cattle ranges include good to prime steers and cows with various feeding and butchered categories. hogs strong with varied weights. sheep and lambs noted. grain and hay prices listed for nearby delivery alongside Chicago produce quotes and New York stock market activity.
New York produce and live stock prices show mixed trading with commodities such as lard, powdered goods, and various poultry items listed. Chicago live stock receipts and prices are noted for cattle, hogs, and sheep, with estimated Saturday totals and steady market expectations.
Cincinnati Livestock market report for Sept 9 shows cattle receipts 682 with mixed to strong demand and prices for choose at about 1.20 to 1.25 per unit. Hogs receipts 1182 with bids for good to choice around 6.00 to 8.05 and pigs 4.25 to 6.60. Sheep receipts 1091 with lower prices and lambs around 3.40 to 5.00. extra lots noted. Also a note offering free sewing machine ads in The Sun for sale column.
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