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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1903
Page
4
A reader letter rails at the News for censoring the Hitz campaign circular claiming Holtzman cannot beat Bookwalter. It asserts blatant bias by the paper, calls for truth, and reflects on political roiling including Beveridge’s Indiana bankers remarks and local clashes over mayoral race figures.
The Grand presents a mixed bill with new acts including a notable feature by Irene Franklin and a fresh carol by Mary Nerman. Theatregoers see a Carter scenic production Too Proud to Beg at Lincoln J. Carter’s Park with children performing acrobatic feats amid a tragedy and social struggle.
A garbled dispatch riffs on Theodore Roosevelt and a planned Block 2 Hills horseback journey. It parodies the president’s youthful bravado and a wager to beat prior records, noting public fascination with the executive’s exploits while criticizing sensational spectacle in Washington.
The text protests public melodrama and brandstand in show business, arguing Roosevelt should focus on governance rather than promotional stunts. It laments McKinney's time spent on such rhetoric and warns of monopolistic control in the wild west show industry. The piece contrasts presidential prerogatives with media spectacle.
Lottie Newtun aged about 1 attempted to kill herself in a Muskegon jail cell by cutting both wrists with a pocketknife. She had been confined with two other prisoners after arrest in Grand Rapids on a theft charge. Medical aid restored her. she vows to die before her sentence ends.
The steam er John Duncan reached Ashtabula on Wednesday night ending a voyage fraught with danger as the crew faced shipwreck fears and had to abandon the vessel at one point.
A nostalgic school scene unfolds as students recite and dream of adventures while a bright teacher questions Johnny and Jimmy about local legends and pirate lore. The page also includes brief items about a rumored western trip, witty exchanges, and a disciplining incident at home.
A Memphis Daily News item warns readers of an unseen danger lurking for the unwary amid airborne castles built in the air, describing risks faced by those exploring or imagining air travel.
In Chicago on September 12, Mrs. Mary Rowe wept at the city pound when told she must pay 2.75 to free her dog. She offered her shoes and all her money, but the keeper refused. He agreed to hold the dog until she could pay, and later she redeemed the yellow mongrel in a carriage.
A guide for hosting a pie party with prize ideas and menu suggestions. Activities include pie judging, a dramatic “four and twenty blackbirds in a pie” tableau, and pie auctions. Also offers hat fashion tips, color trends, and braid materials for fall millinery.
In a crowded City Point car, narrator meets Edna Crawford by chance after a long separation. Edna reveals she is in town for a teachers convention and to see him, sharing recent life events including James Hawthorne’s marriage and Lessie’s plans, before they part amid a teasing exchange.
A patchwork of world data shows the United States holding half the globe’s rubber crop and many nations juggling military, education, and trade. Observations cover Germany’s meat injections, Japan’s watch imports, Russian schooling, and U.S. debt culture, with odds and ends on rail, population shifts, and public health.
A summary of large industrial capitalization notes the Hamburg American Line owning 11 vessels worth 43.152 million dollars and North German Lloyd with 107 vessels valued at as well as a claim that significant American industry is built on iron and steel. The text mentions Rhodesia potential production of high price goods in Liverpool and remarks on bankrupt Kilburn’s reports about trust companies and New York corporate stability.
A Chicago man visited Clinton County farmers in St. Johns and enlisted them in a fake investment promising 2 percent monthly returns with only a receipt. He collected thousands of dollars but sent no real payments after the first month, then vanished, leaving others in the county similarly cheated.
J. Smith, president of the miners union, warns that miners will quit district 9 if wages and treatment are not improved, signaling potential action in the Knoxville area.
An invitation fragment mentions seeking help through THE GUN free livers with a bend in piz word. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear event details or entities to identify a full news item.
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